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Itinerary
The Best of Vietnam 13 Days is among our top Vietnam best tours with Indochina Today Travel, showcasing the most thrilling destinations in Vietnam. This includes a tour of Hanoi, a boat excursion in Ninh Binh, a 2-days 1-night cruise tour of Halong Bay, which is an absolute essential for any traveler to Vietnam. The unique landscape of Halong Bay promises to captivate you at first sight. Additionally, the package encompasses the stunning locales of Danang, Hoi An, Ho Chi Minh City, a tour of the Mekong Delta, and concludes with relaxation on the exquisite beaches of Nha Trang.
Tailored for those seeking a distinctive journey to deeply explore Vietnam in a unique way, this package provides profound insights into Vietnam’s culture and historical sites. You’ll have the opportunity to marvel at the spectacular thousands of limestone formations in Halong Bay and unwind on one of the world’s most beautiful beaches. Booking The Best of Vietnam 13 Days with us promises to be the highlight of any post-travel conversation with your friends.
This tour is perfect for those looking for Vietnam package tours, featuring the best of Halong Bay best tours, Hanoi highlights tours, Hoi An tours, and Ho Chi Minh City tours.”
In Brief itinerary:
Day 01: Arrival Ho Chi Minh City (D)
Day 02: Ho Chi Minh City tour & Cu Chi Tunnel (B/L)
Day 03: Ho Chi Minh City – Cai Be – Vinh Long (B/L)
Day 04: Ho Chi Minh city – fly to Nha Trang(B)
Day 05: Nha Trang and it’s off Shore Island (B)
Day 06: Nha Trang – Danang – Hoi An (B/D)
Day 07: Hoi An – My son (B/L)
Day 08: Hoi An – Hanoi (B)
Day 09: Hanoi city
Day 10: Hanoi – Halong (B/L)
Day 11: Halong – Ninh Binh (B/L/D)
Day 12: Ninh Binh tour – Hanoi (B/L/D)
Day 13: Hanoi – Departure (B)
Detailed itinerary
Arrive to Tan Son Nhat airport. Welcome by your local guide and driver. Transfer to your hotel. Take an orientation tour in the afternoon (if time permits). Welcome dinner at local restaurant with warm atmosphere…
Meals: Dinner
Accommodation: Hotel in Ho Chi Minh city
08:00 AM: Take the morning trip to visit Independence Palace, also known at the Reunification palace, was built on the sight of the former Norodom palace. The Independence palace is a widely known landmark of Ho Chi Minh City and was designed by the architect Ngo Viet Thu.
Continue seeing the beautiful structures from the French Colonial times such as the Notre Dame Cathedral, the historic Central Post Office.
Followed by the remarkable site of the War Remnants Museum the museum has a vast display of both the Indochina wars.
12:00 PM: Have lunch at the local restaurant.
Then continue to Cu Chi Tunnel:
- You’ll have a chance to watch the documentary and see self-made weapon, bamboo traps,…and see how guerrillas dug , lived and fought inside the tunnels as well as learning how the strength of will against sophisticated weapon.
- You can crawl in the tunnels if you wish.
- Know how the locals make rice paper, rice wine.
- Try to fire AK-47. (600.000 VND / Bullets ) and the steamed cassava
- 18:00: Leave Cu Chi, return HCM center
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel in Ho Chi Minh city
Depart for Cai Be, stop for photos at Tan An town over the flat rice fields. Arrive to Cai Be, start the motorized boat to visit the Cai Be floating market, experience how people exchanging goods, fruit and many other commodities on their vessels. Visitors then roam into the small villages to visit the orchard, fruit plantation. Keep cruising to Vinh Long through small canals to enjoy the charm of the Upper Mekong Delta. Visit some hand-made family business products such as the coconut candy mill, the crispy rice popcorn. Arrive in Binh Hoa Phuoc village the green pearl of Vinh Long town where you can indulge yourself into the nature. Enjoy the southern Vietnamese traditional folk music. Take a nice walk through the bonsai garden. Return to Ho Chi Minh city.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel in Ho Chi Minh city
After breakfast, we take the flight to Nha Trang. Arrival Nha Trang.
Free at leisure and enjoy beach.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Hotel in Nha Trang
From 8:30 AM to 9:00 AM, we will pick you up from your hotel and transport you to the harbor. From there, a vessel will take you on a tour of four islands in Nha Trang Bay.
Between 9:00 AM and 11:30 AM, you will visit Mun Island. This island is home to the first marine conservation area in Vietnam, protecting 350 species of coral and marine creatures. When diving, you will be amazed by the colorful coral reefs, beautiful fish, and other sea creatures. You can also opt for a glass-bottom boat tour to see the coral from above.
From 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM, it will be time for a delicious lunch on the boat. You will be treated to a variety of tasty dishes, including fried shrimp, fried fish with tomato sauce, spring rolls, cabbage soup with shrimp and meat, lagim fried noodles, water spinach sautéed with garlic, fried chopped egg, steamed rice, and seasonal fruits for dessert.
Between 12:30 PM and 2:00 PM, you will visit Mot Island. After lunch, you can enjoy a music program called “Dance Of Sea” performed by our band, providing a relaxing and leisurely atmosphere. You will also have the opportunity to join the Floating Bar Party on Mot Island, where you can savor cocktails, fruits, and music in harmony with the gentle sound of the waves on the romantic blue sea.
From 2:00 PM to 3:45 PM, you will visit Tranh Beach. Here, you can rest and relax on the beautiful beach or take part in water sports such as banana float, water motorbike, and parachute (additional costs may apply). Afterward, you can enjoy some seasonal fruits on the vessel.
Between 3:45 PM and 4:45 PM, you will visit Mieu Island and the Tri Nguyen Aquarium. The vessel will dock at Mieu Island, where you can explore the mysterious Tri Nguyen Aquarium designed to resemble a stranded pirate ship on a reef. Inside the ship, you will find various unique species of coral and marine life. Outside the ship, there is the Lo Thien Aquarium where you can purchase food to attract turtles and fish.
At 4:45 PM, the vessel will take you back to Cau Da port, and the bus will drive you back to your hotel, concluding the tour.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel in Nha Trang
Free until transfer to Cam Ranh airport for boarding to Danang.
Pick up and transfer to Hoi An Ancient Town.
Walking tour in the afternoon through the narrow winding streets of the Ancient Quarter visiting Chua Ong Pagoda, Chinese Assembly Halls, the 200 – year old Tam Ky ancestral house, and the Japanese Bridge.
Have dinner in Hoi An.
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Accommodation: Hotel in Hoian
In the morning we visit Ruins at My Son Holy Land, former capital of the ancient Cham civilization that ruled Central Vietnam from the second to the thirteenth century. Their religion was primarily derived from Indian Hinduism. My Son is considered to be one of the best-preserved Cham structures in Vietnam. The complex is comprised of seventy Hindu-like towers and temples dating from the second century. This site is a must-see for those people who are interested in architecture and ancient civilizations and is now one of five UNESCO World Heritage sites in Vietnam.
Come back to Hoi An by boat. Have light lunch at the boat /restaurant.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel in Hoian
After breakfast, free at leisure till transfer to Danang airport for boarding to Hanoi. Upon Noi Bai airport and transfer to hotel in the center. Free at leisure in the Old Quarter
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Hotel in Hanoi
Our guide will pick you up between 08h00 and 08h30am to visit Hanoi city.
08h30: Arrive Tran Quoc Pagoda – the oldest pagoda in Ha Noi built in the 6th century.
09h30: Visit Ho Chi Minh Complex, you have a chance to see the embalmed body of Ho Chi Minh then walk around the garden to see 2 houses where he lived & worked from 1954 to 1969. Then visit One Pillar Pagoda where worships the Godess of Mercy – It is the most unique padoga in the world.
Should dress modestly by covering from shoulders to knees when visiting Ho Chi Minh mausoleum, temples, pagodas…
Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum is closed on Mondays and Fridays.
Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum is closed at least 2 months (15thJune -15thAugust) for the annual maintaining but still can take picture Mausoleum and visit around that area
11h00: Visit Vietnam Museum of Ethnology to learn about the culture of 54 ethnic groups living in Vietnam.
– Special Note : we will visit Women Museum instead of Ethnology Museum closed on Mondays
12h45: Have lunch at our restaurant. You have an opportunity to enjoy Vietnamese cuisine with 8 delicious dishes.
14h00 – 14h15: Continue visit Temple of Literature – the first university of Vietnam, established in the 11 century
15h15: Leave for Hoa Lo Prison Museum which originally used by the French colonists in Indochina for political prisoners, and later by North Vietnam for U.S. prisoners of war during the Vietnam War. During this later period, it was known to American POWs as the “Hanoi Hilton.
16h15 -16h30: Highlight will be a Water Puppet Performance – the unique form of Vietnamese art derived from wet rice civilization of South East Asia and transfer to your hotel.
Have dinners on your account.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel in Hanoi
After breakfast, you can relax on deck to enjoy the beauty of the bay, boat passing the most beauty of karsts islets, bamboo boat or kayaking. Have lunch on the boat while cruise returns to Halong wharf for transfer back to HanoiFree and Overnight in Hanoi.
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Cruise in Halong
After breakfast, you can relax on deck to enjoy the beauty of the bay, boat passing the most beauty of karsts islets, bamboo boat or kayaking. Have lunch on the boat while cruise returns to Halong wharf.
11h30 – 12h00: Limousine bus picks you up to Ninh Binh
16h00: Arrival in Ninh Binh. check in the Bungalow. Dinner and Overnight there.
Meal: Breakfast, Brunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Bungalow in Ninh Binh
Having breakfast at the hotel
9h30am: Driver will pick you up at the Bungalow to transfer to Hoa Lu, to join in a group visit Hoa Lu – Trang An – Mua cave.
We visit Hoa Lu Ancient Capital, cycle there
We visit 2 temples have been built on the ground of the old royal palace, one is dedicated to King Dinh Tien Hoang, the other is to King Le Dai Hanh. The visit offers a chance to know more about part of feudal dynasties and historical periods in Vietnamese history.
Afternoon, continue to visit Trang An Grottoes.
We use boat for trip visit Trang An Grottoes – is a gathering of 31 valleys, 50 cross-water caves, and home to 600 kinds of flora and over 200 kinds of fauna, many of them in the Red Book of Vietnam.
Continue to visit Mua Cave with 450 steps to the top, you will have a overview of Tam Coc area from the top.
17h00: transfer to Hanoi
Free and Overnight in Hanoi
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel in Hanoi
Breakfast at hotel.
Free at leisure until transferring to the airport to take departure flight onward. HOME SWEET HOME!!!
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: N/A
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What's Included
- Private airport transfer in Hanoi, Danang, Ho Chi Minh city, Nha Trang.
- Sharing shuttle bus Hanoi- Halong/Halong- Ninh Binh/Ninh Binh- Hanoi/Tours in Danang, Ho Chi Minh city, Hanoi, Nha Trang.
- Local Professional English-speaking guides
- Meals as indicated without drinks (B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner).
- Sharing cruise in Halong bay.
- Accommodations at hotel (01 Double/Twin room) with daily breakfast.
- Ho Chi Minh city: 03 nights
- Nha Trang: 02 nights
- Hoi An: 02 nights
- Hanoi: 03 nights
- Ninh Binh: 01 night
- Halong cruise: 01 night
Check-in room at 14:00 // Check-out room at 12:00 noon (Except Early check-in or Late check-out mentioned in the program).
- Kayaking in Halong
- Boat in Mekong Delta, Nha Trang, Trang An
- Entrance fees as per itinerary
- All taxes and service fees.
- Tissues and water on coach.
- 24/7 hotline staffed by knowledgeable service personnel
- International and domestic flights (Ho Chi Minh city – Nha Trang/ Nha Trang – Danang/ Danang – Hanoi).
- Beverage, personal expenses, tips and gratuities
- Travel insurance
- Public holiday surcharge (if any)
- Early check-in and late check-out (If not mentioned)
- Surcharge for Holiday
- Visa to Vietnam
- Other services not mentioned above
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