Classic Vietnam

Arrival in Ho Chi Minh City

Ho Chi Minh City city tour showcasing a mix of French colonial architecture and Chinese influences. Afternoon at leisure.

Take a speedboat to visit Cu Chi Tunnels, an amazing complex of underground bunkers which were used by a guerrilla army during the Vietnam War. Afternoon free

Drive to Cai Be, 120 km south-west of Saigon in the heart of the Mekong Delta. Stop en route to visit a typical local house where rice is made (visited during harvest season only). Continue by river to see family-run businesses producing a local version of popcorn and rice paper. Lunch is at a local house on the Binh Hoa Phuoc islet, set amongst fruit orchards and bonsai trees. Continue to Vinh Long and drive on to Can Tho.

Morning boat cruise to visit Cai Rang floating market, a wonderful spectacle with thousands of small boats jostling for position as their owners attempt to sell their goods. Cruise through small canals and stop at a fruit orchard to taste some of the succulent fruits of the Mekong Delta then continue drive to Binh Thuy. Cycle along quiet towpaths to experience authentic rural Vietnam.

Morning drive to Ho Chi Minh to catch the flight to Danang. Transfer to Hoi An, en route visiting China Beach and the Marble Mountains.

Morning walking tour visiting the ancient houses, Phuc Kien Pagoda, Hokkien Temple. Afternoon free

Drive to Hue. Sightseeing of Old Imperial City -Visit Imperial Tomb of Emperor Tu Duc, Thien Mu Pagoda, Tomb of Emperor Minh Mang with a boat trip and Dong Ba Market.

Flight to Hanoi. Walking tour of the Old Quarter, Hoan Kiem Lake, Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum, One Pillar Pagoda and Temple of Literature.

Drive to Mai Chau through nice scenery with rice paddies and green mountains. Visit Soldier Cave and walk through Thai Villages of Pom Coong and Lac. Dinner with a traditional dance performance by local Thái tribe.

Drive back to Hanoi. Afternoon free

Drive through rice paddy fields to Halong Bay. Board a junk for a cruise among the hundreds of islets of Halong Bay. Drop anchor in the evening for an overnight on junk among the dramatic limestone peaks rising out of the sea.

Take a delightful morning cruise through the limestone cliffs and emerald waters of Halong Bay before returning to the pier. Drive back to Hanoi and the afternoon at leisure.

Transfer to the airport.