Authentic Vietnam

Saigon Arrival - Visits (D)

Arrival at the airport, welcome and transfer to the hotel to drop off your luggage (rooms are available from noon only).

While waiting for your room to become available, your French-speaking guide will accompany you to Cho Lon District (Chinatown), with visits to Thien Hau Pagoda (Pagoda of the Celestial Lady) and Binh Tay Wholesale Market, followed by the Jade Emperor Pagoda (Chua Ngoc Hoang) in the Vietnamese quarter.

Free afternoon to rest or explore the city at your leisure.

Welcome dinner at a local restaurant. Overnight in Saigon.

Saigon - Mekong Delta - Saigon (B/L)

In the morning, departure for the Mekong Delta (Cai Be) for a private sampan excursion. Discovery of local workshops producing traditional products such as rice candies.

Visit Cai Be Floating Market. Lunch at a local home.

Walk through the fruit orchards on the islands, then return to Saigon.

Direct transfer to the hotel. Dinner at your own expense and overnight in Saigon.

Saigon - Danang - Hoi An (B/L/D)

After breakfast, meet the driver (without guide) at 08:00 for the transfer to the airport for your flight to Danang.

Upon arrival in Danang, meet the driver (without guide) for the direct transfer to your hotel in Hoi An. Meal at a local restaurant and overnight in Hoi An.

Hoi An - Free Day (B)

Free day to relax on the beach or enjoy your own personal discoveries.

Meals at your own expense or included according to your wishes. Overnight at the hotel.

Hoi An - Hai Van Pass - Hue (B/L/D)

Free morning, then check out around noon. Meet the driver (without guide) at 13:00 and take the road to Hue via Hai Van Pass.

Arrival in Hue, followed by a direct transfer to the hotel. Meal at a local restaurant and overnight in Hue.

Hue / Visits - Hanoi (B/L/D)

Your guide accompanies you on visits to the Citadel, including the Imperial City, and Thien Mu Pagoda (also known as the Pagoda of the Celestial Lady).

Cruise on the Perfume River, visit the Imperial Tomb of Tu Duc, and discover an authentic village specializing in the production of conical hats and incense sticks.

Visit Tu Hieu Pagoda.

At noon, lunch featuring local specialties at a local restaurant.

Continue with other visits, followed by free time.

Meet the guide and driver at 17:45 for the transfer to Hue Airport for your flight to Hanoi.

Upon arrival in Hanoi, welcome by the northern team (guide and driver), followed by transfer to the hotel. Dinner at a local restaurant and overnight in Hanoi.

Hanoi / Special Visits - Lao Cai (B/L/D)

Meet your English-speaking guide and driver for a full day of city visits according to your wishes.

Visit the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long followed by Hoa Lo Prison.

Lunch at a local restaurant featuring the Cha Ca specialty.

Continue the visits with the Temple of Literature and the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum complex (exterior), followed by the One Pillar Pagoda.

Free time and dinner at a local restaurant.

Meet the guide and driver for the transfer to the railway station for the night train.

Private cabin on the Chapa Express train / Soft sleeper.

Lao Cai Arrival - Sapa - Cat Cat Village (B/L/D)

Arrival in Lao Cai, welcome by your English-speaking guide and breakfast at the station, followed by transfer to Sapa to discover the town and its valley.

Walk to Cat Cat Village and visit Sapa Central Market.

Lunch at a local restaurant.

In the afternoon, free time to rest or enjoy your own personal discoveries.

Dinner at a local restaurant and overnight in Sapa.

Sapa - Lao Chai - Ta Van - Giang Ta Chai - Sapa (B/L/D)

After breakfast, meet the guide at around 09:00 for a day of walking through the villages of Lao Chai and Ta Van. Discover beautiful landscapes and the ethnic communities of the Sapa Valley.

Lunch at a local restaurant.

Walk to Giang Ta Chai Village, then return to the hotel by car.

Free time and dinner at a local restaurant. Overnight at the hotel.

Sapa - Hanoi (B/L/D)

In the morning, your guide and driver take you to visit Thac Bac Waterfall.

Return to the hotel to collect your luggage, then depart for lunch at a local restaurant.

Transfer to the railway station. Dinner at a local restaurant.

Night train at 21:00 / Private cabin / Soft sleeper.

Hanoi Arrival - Ha Long Bay (B/L/D)

Arrival in Hanoi, welcome by the guide and driver, followed by transfer to the hotel for breakfast, then continue to Ha Long Bay.

Arrival at Ha Long Bay at around 12:30, embarkation and brunch on board a shared junk boat for a 24-hour cruise through Lan Ha Bay and the two other bays.

Seafood meal on board. Visits to caves during the cruise.

Dinner and overnight on board.

Ha Long Bay - Ninh Binh (B/L/D)

The cruise continues. Brunch at around 11:00, followed by disembarkation at around 11:30.

Continue by road with the guide and driver to Ninh Binh (Van Long).

Free time and dinner at a local restaurant. Overnight in Ninh Binh.

Ninh Binh - Cycling and Visits (B,L,D)

After breakfast, set off on a bicycle ride to Tam Coc Village and Thung Nang.

Then climb to the summit of Hang Mua for a panoramic view over the limestone peaks. On the way down, visit Bich Dong Pagoda and Thai Vi Temple.

Enjoy a sampan ride at Thung Nham (a site less frequented by tourists), gliding beneath the longest cave through the limestone mountain. At the end of the sampan ride, continue towards Thien Ha Cave to navigate along its underground river.

Lunch at a local restaurant.

In the afternoon, visit the temples of Kings Dinh and Le before returning to the hotel.

Evening and dinner at a local restaurant. Overnight at the hotel.

Ninh Binh - Hanoi (B/L)

In the morning, walk through Van Long Village, followed by another sampan ride in Van Long Nature Reserve (“Dragon in the Clouds”) to compare it with the other sites.

Lunch at a local restaurant, followed by the return journey to Hanoi.

Arrival in Hanoi and direct transfer to the hotel. Rest and free time.

Dinner at your own expense and overnight in Hanoi.

Hanoi - Free Day (B)

Free day. Check out at around noon.

At around 19:00, take a taxi to the airport at your own expense.