Day 2: Hanoi Orientation (B/L)
Breakfast will be served at your hotel and then follow our professional guide for a Hanoi orientation. You can choose a classic excursion that comprises of Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum (viewed from outside on every Monday, Friday, and afternoon as it’s closed), One-Pillar Pagoda, Tran Quoc Pagoda, Westlake, the temple of Literature – the first university in Vietnam dating back to the 11th century – And after a lunch served at a local restaurant, you will return to the Old Quarter of Hanoi to visit Hoan Kiem Lake, Ngoc Son Temple. Enjoy one-hour cyclo ride between crowded and small streets of the bustling Old Quarter where you can observe the most of local life. Your day ends with a Water Puppet Show at Thang Long Theater.

OR if you’re brave and adventurous, you can choose a day on motorbike, the most popular vehicle of local residents. You can ride your own motorbike or our guide drive and you just seat behind to take photos. We’re opened to your decision! Wear your helmet and ride thru small streets, reach each conner of Hanoi. The places that can’t be missed are Saint Joseph Cathedral, Long Bien Bridge – the oldest bridge in Hanoi built by French colonialist, West Lake, Quang Ba Flower Market and Ho Chi Minh Complex. You can join in Hanoian daily life style by sipping street iced tea, coffee or eating street foods.

Day 3: Ha Long Bay – Overnight on traditional wooden junk (B/L/D)
After breakfast at your hotel, you will drive to Ha Long Bay thru the vast green rice fields of the Red River Delta. The route takes around three hours and a half drive and around 30 kilometers to the bay, you can smell the salty and fishy air of the sea. Ha Long Bay, one of the World Natural Heritages recognized by UNESCO with over 3,000 spectacular limestone islands rising from the clear, emerald sea in the Gulf of Tonkin. Upon arrival, welcome aboard. Enjoy welcome drink before check in at your cabin. While the junk is passing many rocky islets, caves, floating villages and beaches, your lunch will be served on board with fresh seafood. In the afternoon, visit a floating fishing village by rowing boat. Meet and talk and take photos with the villagers. Late afternoon, your cruise will stop at a quiet lagoon for overnight where you can take time to swim, relax on sundeck or kayak (with extra charge of US$20 per double kayak). Followed the sunset, your dinner will be arranged in a warm atmosphere restaurant between gently lapping waves. Overnight on board.

Day 4: Ha Long Bay – Hanoi – Danang – Hoi An (B)
Breakfast is served while the junk cruises around Ha Long Bay, passes by many islets named by their shapes such as Dog, Incense Urn, Fighting Cock, Finger, etc. Stop for a while to explore Surprise Cave - one of the most beautiful caves of the bay. The junk then continues cruising towards the wharf. Check out your cruise at 10:00am. Our car/bus is ready there to pick you up towards Hanoi and then straight to Noi Bai Airport for a domestic flight to Danang. Upon arrival, you will be met by our guide and transferred to Hoi An. Check in your hotel and overnight in Hoi An.

Optional visit on the way from Ha Long Bay to Hanoi: The transfer from Ha Long Bay to Hanoi will take three hours and a half if you drive straightly. But it is a very big regret if you ignore the attractions on the way. There is a long list of interesting things that you can fill into your experience.

But Thap Pagoda is located on the bank of of the Duong River in Dinh To commune, Thuan Thanh district of the northern province of Bac Ninh, about 30 kilometers northeast of Hanoi. The pagoda is one of the finest pagodas in the north of Vietnam and known as Vietnam’s first Buddhist centre. The pagoda was built under the dynasty of King Tran Nhan Tong in the 13th century and rebuilt in the 17th century in the Le Dynasty.

Dong Ho folk painting village is located on the southern side of the Duong River, 40 kilometers to the east of Hanoi. Dong Ho Painting is printed by hand on the surface of wooden plate. Each printing color has its own engraved board. The black one is printed last. Thanks to this way, paintings are made in bulk and do not require sophisticated techniques.

Con Son Pagoda is located at the foot of Con Son Mountain. The pagoda was built at the end of the 13th century. It’s one of the three centers of the Buddhist Truc Lam Trinity under the Tran Dynasty (1225-1400). The pagoda was extended in 1329 and underwent several restorations during the 17th and 18th centuries and in the last few decades. This pagoda is surrounded by mountains, pine forests, and streams.

Dong Trieu or Bat Trang Ceramic Village are the most famous hand-made ceremic village in Vietnam. There, you can see how villagers make their beautiful wares in traditional ways.

Quan Ho Folksong Performance at Dinh Bang Village, around 30 kilometers from Hanoi. Quan Ho Folksong was born in the 13th century. They were spring festival songs and performed by farmers in the Red River Delta after the lunar new year. Their stage are courtyards of pagodas.

Day 5: Hoi An ½ city tour (B)
After breakfast, you will enjoy a light walking tour along peaceful narrow streets of Hoi An with numerous boutique shops on the side. You will stop to visit: a 400 years old Japanese Bridge, a 300 years old Chinese temple, a 200 years old Vietnamese former merchants' house.
In the afternoon, you will be free at leisure or spend the time for clothes tailoring. Tailors in Hoi An can satisfy the most demanding tourists and the work can be completed within 24 hours with some additional cost!

Day 6: Hoi An – Joined cooking class (B/L)
Improve your cooking skill today and bring home recipes of some local dishes that you can show off to your family or friends. A half day cooking course in Hoi An consists of a guided tour to colorful town central market, a boat trip on Hoi An River and a hands-on cooking class. It’s not just a cooking course, it’s really funny time!
Afternoon is free to do whatever takes your fancy! Overnight in Hoi An.
 
Day 7: Hoi An – Danang – Ho Chi Minh City (B/L)
After breakfast, you will board a morning flight to Ho Chi Minh City. Arriving at Tan Son Nhat Airport, you will be welcomed by our guide and start a city tour. The sites can’t be missed are the War Museum, the Reunification Palace, the Notre Dame Cathedral and the Old Centre Post Office. Ben Thanh Market is your last stop today where you can choose some fresh seasonal fruits for desert after your own dinner tonight! Shopping and bargaining like a local resident may bring you interesting experience! Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.

Day 8: Ho Chi Minh City – Mekong Delta – Cai Be Floating Market (B/L)
After breakfast at your hotel, you will leave the bustling Ho Chi Minh City to the Mekong Delta in a good time to observe the most crowded hours of Cai Be floating market. Unlike floating market in Thailand, there are bigger boats here full of coconuts, watermelon, potatoes and many other crops. These big boats came from the provinces along the Mekong River and this market serves as the trade area. The boats also serve as the people's home since it can take days or longer to cruise the Mekong River. Afterwards, you will local gardens and houses to see orchard and local daily life and so forth. Lunch will be served at a local restaurant with Mekong River fish and vegetables. After lunch, we drive to Vinh Long, passing lush canals and peaceful villages, the unique natural setting of Mekong Delta region. Stop at An Binh Islet to visit some of the famous fruit orchards. After crossing the Co Chien River, the excursion ends at Vinh Long Pier where our driver is waiting to take you back to Saigon. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.

Day 9: Ho Chi Minh City – Departure (B)
After breakfast, you will be free at leisure until our guide and driver come to take you to the airport for your flight home. Goodbye to Vietnam!

More information:Little Vietnam Tours
Email: info@littlevietnamtours.com.vn or sales@holidaysinindochina.com
Website:www.littlevietnamtours.com.vn or www.holidaysinindochina.com

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