Classic Vietnam Discovery – Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh Experience

PICK UP:  07:15 – 7.45 AM // RETURN: 19.30 PM
ITINERARY
07:30 AM: Depart from our office or your hotel for Cu Chi tunnels.
Pick up at your hotel and drive for approximately one and a half hours to reach Cu Chi.
Upon arrival, receive a brief introduction and watch an informative video about the construction and survival strategies of the tunnels during the war.Explore the remaining areas and intricate tunnel systems, including living quarters, kitchens, storage facilities, weapons factories, field hospitals, and command centers.
Experience the maze-like tunnels and discover hidden trap doors and dangerous traps that were used for security purposes.
Afterward, enjoy a serving of special tea and cassava, which were staple foods for the guerrillas during the war.
Leave Cu Chi tunnels and continue the journey to the Mekong River.

Arrive in My Tho and board a local motor boat. Take a scenic tour along Dragon Island, Unicorn Island, Phoenix Island, and Turtle Island, with a stop at the famous Unicorn Island.Visit a beekeeping farm on Unicorn Island and learn about natural honey production. Sample honey tea, rice wine, and banana wine. Take a walk through the village and enjoy a peaceful rowing boat ride along the natural water coconut canal, gaining insight into the local lifestyle in the Mekong Delta.
Transfer to a small motor boat and cruise through lush green canals, perfect for photography.
Stop at a handmade coconut candy workshop in Ben Tre province and witness the candy-making process.
Proceed to a local restaurant for a delicious lunch.
Visit a tropical fruit garden in another area of Unicorn Island. Indulge in various tropical fruits while listening to traditional Southern music.Return to My Tho on the local motorboat.

The tour ends at around 6:30 -7:00 PM at your hotel.
Inclusions :
Good Van or Mini bus, English Speaking Guide, Entrance fees and mineral water, Lunch (veg or non veg),Boat trip, fruit, tea, music, Cake.

(SIC/Join-In TOUR : Pickup available from Dist 1 Hotels only. Guest from outside Dist1 hotel will have to report at Pickup point Near Bui Vien Street)

SIC TOUR : Drop location will be Benh Thanh Market / Bui Vien Street

Meet our representative outside arrival gate - holding your "Name Placard" and get transferred to your hotel.

Please Note : Hotel Check-in time is 14:00 Hrs.  Early Check-in is not guaranteed , subjected to hotel terms and conditions
Afternoon Tour 14.00 - 18.00.

Start the tour by visiting Ho Chi Minh complex including Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, his house-on-stilts, the One-Pillar pagoda and continue on to the Temple of Literature - the first university of Vietnam and the place dedicating to Confucian. A Green Car (or cyclo ride) (self paid) tour around the Old Quarter to experience the exciting local daily life of Hanoians. Stopover to visit the Hoan Kiem Lake and Ngoc Son temple.

Post City Tour , you are free to explore charming old quarter surroundings on your own (best experience is walking around) , haon Kiem lake and allys full of cafes, shops and spas.
 
Travel Tip : You will find lot of Indian restaurants in this area

SIC tour only from selected hotels in Old Quarter. otherwise guests will have to reach opera house for pickup.
08h00: Our Tour guide will pick you up at the hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter then depart to Halong Bay by Expressway Transfer.
10h30: Have a short break for 20 minutes to relax
12h00 – 12h30: Arrive  Halong International Cruise Port. Welcome to the Cruise. We will take you on a 6 hour journey via 2 day-sleeper boat cruise route which is renowned for its striking passages, uninhabited islets and outcrops have been given imaginative names by the locals, due to their perceived shapes while having lunch on boat. (local food)
14h00: You will visit Surprising Cave to see a lot of stalagmites and stalactites with different shapes of sea lives
15h00: Visit Titop Island with sandy beach to the towering limestone mountain with excellent backdrop of the Bay, and climb up Titop Peak for a panoramic view of the bay like paradise.
16h00: Then do kayaking or bamboo boat in Luon Cave to discover the beautiful Lagoon.
17h30: Cruising back to Halong International Cruise Port. There is a lot of time for enjoying a sunset party with tea, cakes, sunbathing on the upper deck with music and enjoying great fun of group touring fellows among world iconic natural scenery.
18h30: We get on the bus back to Hanoi by Expressway, have a short break for 20-30 minutes.
21h00: Arrive at the hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter.

Important note: The time to visit Ha Long Bay may be changed depending on the weather in Ha Long or the coordination of the Management Board. Ha Long Bay. Wish you sympathize!

Note:
SIC Pickup will be from selected Hotels in OLD QUARTERS ONLY, otherwise guests has to come to Opera House on their own, for sightseeing pickup. 
Mua Cave is available for Direct payment of USD 10 per person to Guide.

07h00-07h30: Our tour guide and driver pick you up at your hotel in the Old Quarter. If your hotel is outside the Old Quarter area, the meet-up point will be at the Hanoi Opera House. From there, we will travel by air-conditioned bus to Ninh Binh, where we will spend the day exploring the highlights of the region.
09h40: Having a short break for 20 minutes.
10h30: Cycling to Hoa Lu, the ancient capital of Vietnam during the Dinh and Le dynasties. Here, you will have the opportunity to visit the temples of the Dinh and Le kings and learn about the history and culture of the region.
Cycling through the villages with rice fields, pagoda, Banyan trees road on the way back to the restaurant.
12h00: Enjoying lunch at local restaurant with great local cuisine.
After lunch you will get on bamboo boat – rowed by the local people – in Hoang Long River to visit Tam Coc (three caves) on the way. You pass through three enormous caves that provide a brief respite from the intense summer sun. It takes approximately two hours to go up and down the river and along the way, you witness local fisherfolk, village life along the river and, of course, the striking limestone karst formations that Tam Coc is famous for.
17h00: Get on the bus and go back to Hanoi.

19h30: We arrive in Hanoi and drop off guests at their hotel. 

TOUR INCLUDED 
Ac Bus transfer from Hanoi (Pick up from hotels in Old Quarter)
Sightseeing Entrance tickets 
English speaking tour guide
Local Lunch will be provided
Cycling through the countryside


TOUR EXCLUDED
Drinks for lunch
Mua Cave ( available @usd 10 per person directly payable to guide)
Tips for tour guide (5$/Pax)
Personal expenses or anything not mentioned above
Visa fees/Travel insurance


SPECIAL NOTES:
Should bring the necessary items such as: cash, cellphone or camara, raincoat/ umbrella, sun block… (depending on the weather)
Tour may finish a bit earlier or later in some cases
The order of the itinerary can be changed depending on our guide’s arrangement.

Breakfast at hotel. Transfer to the airport to take flight home.