Vietnam Four Season Tour 12 days 11 nights

Vietnam from North to South with a beach holiday. On this sensational tour from North to South, you will experience some of Vietnam's absolute highlights.
Discover the fascinating culture and lifestyle of the Vietnamese people, the welcoming locals and the tasteful Vietnamese cuisine.
Explore the Old Towns, exciting museums and historical monuments, and get a unique insight into both the extravagant life of the empire, the colonial era and the gruesome reality of the Vietnam War.
Relax and digest the many experiences at the picturesque beaches and enjoy the beautiful scenery of the Mekong Delta as well as at Halong Bay and Bai Tu Long Bay with steep rock formations, fascinating caves and floating villages.
The trip can be customized to your needs in terms of number of nights, accommodations etc. Contact us for a non-binding offer on your bespoke dream trip to Vietnam.


Tour code: GPT18E
Departure date: Daily
Duration:  12 days 11 nights
Price USD: $1199 per person
 
  • Day 1: Hanoi Arrival (-)
    • Welcome to Vietnam! Our driver will pick you up at Hanoi’s airport and drive you to your hotel. You’re your time today to rest, recover from a long flight and start exploring the areas.

      Overnight in Hanoi.
       
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      Majestic Vietnam Budget Tour 12 days 1
  • Day 2: Hanoi City Tour (B, L)
    • The tour is split into a morning and afternoon schedule with a tasty lunch in between!

      At 8:30 you are invited to visit Tran Quoc Pagoda –  the oldest pagoda in Hanoi built in the 6th century. After that your journey will be continued with the visit Ho Chi Minh complex including a tour of the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Ho Chi Minh Museum and One Pillar Pagoda. The visits continue with the Temple of Literature, the first University of Vietnam dated from the 16th century. The morning will end with a tour of Vietnam Museum of Ethnology to learn about the culture of 54 ethnic groups living in Vietnam

      After a good satisfying lunch in one of Hanoi’s famous restaurants, we will visit Temple of Literature – the first university of Vietnam, established in the 11 century

      We will take you on a walking tour around Hoan Kiem Lake to visit Ngoc Son Temple, which honors General Tran Hung Dao in the 13th century.

      Extra activities.

      Option for the night at Hanoi: Water Puppet Show (45 minutes)

      The traditional puppetry art of the Vietnamese people is associated with the natural conditions and daily life of wet rice farmers in the Northern Delta. With the unique features of an art form with folk elements, water puppetry has quickly become a traditional art and is considered a unique intangible cultural heritage of the Vietnamese nation. This is also a distinct traditional culture of the Vietnamese people compared to the puppetry art of countries around the world.
       
      One Pillar Pagoda
      Water Puppet Unique show
  • Day 3: Hanoi – Bai Tu Long Bay (B/L/D)
    • After your breakfast, our guide and driver will pick you up at your hotel in Ha Noi, transfer to Sunworld International Harbor. Upon arrival, check in abroad with a Welcome Cocktail from a crew member while the manager introduces the safety briefing and the boat cruising forward to the Bai Tu Long bay. Enjoy delicious Vietnamese lunch while our boat cruising leisurely to the Cap La area. Kayaking to discover the most breathtaking natural scenery of limestone islands and islets. Swimming, Sunbathing and Relaxing at the beach if the weather is permitted. Enjoy your time with the beautiful sunset on the bay while the boat is cruising to Cong Do area to anchor overnight (Happy Hour offer from 5h30pm- 7h30pm). Take part in the cooking class and learn how to cook traditional Vietnamese Cuisines. Dinner will be served on the sundeck. Feel free to relax on the boat and try your luck with squid fishing. (Board games also available)
       
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      Vung Vieng Village
  • Day 4: Bai Tu Long Bay - Hanoi (B/L)
    • Start your day with the Taichi on the sundeck. Have light breakfast with Western styles while the boat cruises toward the most beautiful fishing village in HaLong Bay. Visit Vung Vieng floating fishing village, one of the biggest villages in HaLong Bay, you will have a chance to learn about the lives of fishermen and feel free with some option activities: bamboo boat or kayaking. Back to the main boat for relaxing and check out at the reception, please put all your luggage outside of your cabin door, crew members will help to bring luggage on land. Brunch is served in the restaurant while  the boat heads back to the harbor by a different route. Disembark at Hon Gai harbor and transfer to your hotel in Hanoi.
       
      Thien Canh Son Cave
      Tonkin Cruise
  • Day 5: Hanoi - Flight to Hue (B)
    • Enjoy a nice breakfast at the hotel, and then transfer to the airport for your flight to Hue. Upon arrival at Hue, a driver will pick you up and take you to your hotel. The rest of the day is at your disposal for sightseeing and relaxing. Please, see segments for hotel info.
       
      Thanh Toan Bridge
      Khai Dinh Tomb
  • Day 6: Hue City Tour - Group tour (B/L)
    • Hue is a city rich with history. You will embark today on a cultural city tour starting from 8am when your guide and driver will come pick you up at your hotel.

      The city tour will include visits of the Thanh Toan Bridge, a tile-roofed and arched wooden bridge, rare architectural monument and the most aesthetically valuable bridge of Vietnam; Minh Mang Tomb, considered as the most majestic of all of the Royal Tombs. It is renowned for its architecture which harmoniously blends into its natural surroundings. The morning visits continue with Khai Dinh Tomb, a blend of Western and Eastern architectures, before stopping for lunch at a local restaurant.

      During the afternoon, you will experience a tour of Hue Imperial Citadel. The Imperial city is the home of Vietnam’s last royal dynasty – the Nguyen Dynasty. Then take your time to appreciate the beauty of the Thien Mu Pagoda, meaning Heaven Fairy Lady Pagoda, the oldest pagoda in Hue city.

      Around 4pm, a Dragon boat will take you back to the city centre and drop you off at your hotel to check out and depart on to your next destination, Hoi An City.
       
      My Son Sanctuary
      Kim Bong Carpentry Village
  • Day 7: My Son Sanctuary – Hoi An City Tour - Group Tour (B/L)
    • You will be collected from 7:30 am to explore My Son Sanctuary. Our expert guide will take you through the Sanctuary and give you much information about its history, with plenty of chances to take photos and marvel at the unique architecture.

      After My Son, you will reach Kim Bong Carpentry Village near Hoi An and stop at a local restaurant along the way to enjoy a delicious Vietnamese cuisine.

      Afternoon, we will discover the city of Hoi An by foot. The historic town which used to be a prosperous seaport city from the 16th to 18th centuries is now a beautiful city that can’t be missed while touring the South East Asian region. While walking through the city, we will visit: Hoi An’s Colorful Local Market,

      Tan Ky Old House,

      Fu Jian Assembly Hall,

      The 400-year-old Japanese Covered Bridge.

      Also, you will have the chance to see local residents raise silkworms and produce silk for Hoi An’s burgeoning textile industry. Stay overnight at a hotel in Hoi An.

      Extra activities

      Option for the night at Hoi An:

      1 - Hoi An Memories Show (1 Hour)
      The real world performance features Vietnam's traditional ao dai using modern staging techniques, lighting technology and elegant audio effects. Through these, a 400-year-old story of Hoi An is represented with all of its grace and prosperity.

      2 - Teh Dar (1 Hour)
      Twilight covers the old town, walking down the street, you also have an opportunity to enjoy unique cultural spectacles Teh Dar Show at Lune Performing Center Hoi An. These groundbreaking theatrical works have stunned audiences by using iconic bamboo trunks, nouveau cirque, juggling and acrobatic, not to mention exotic live music from a collection of more than 20 folk instruments. Beautiful cultures of each region in Vietnam are vividly reproduced on a contemporary stage, bringing such unforgettable experiences to international visitors.
       
      Hoi An to wander around
      Hoi An to wander around
  • Day 8: Hoi An – Ho Chi Minh (B)
    • Take your time this morning, you are free again to organize your own plan in this enchanted city before checking out in the afternoon to transfer to Danang airport.

      Upon your arrival in Ho Chi Minh City, your transfer to your hotel is scheduled.

      Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City
       
      Hoi An Old Quarter
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  • Day 9: Ho Chi Minh City Tour – Cu Chi Tunnel (B/L)
    • Morning, Ho Chi Minh City tour. We start the trip by these famous places: Notre Dame Cathedral, the historic Central Post Office, followed by exploring the Reunification Palace, and the remarkable site of the War Remnants Museum. (Drop you off at Ben Thanh Market for shopping if we have enough time). Afternoon, leave Ho Chi Minh for Cu Chi. Arrival at Cu Chi tunnel, before entering the tunnels visitors can watch a short introductory video showing how the tunnels were constructed. You will spend the next hour exploring the tunnels. Afterwards, enjoy tea, cassava (guerrilla’s food during the war). Located 60km from Ho Chi Minh City, Cu Chi is now a popular spot for both Vietnamese & foreign tourists – the network of over 200km of tunnels became legendary when they played a vital role in the War. In their heyday, the tunnels were functioning underground cities including numerous trap doors, specially constructed living areas, storage facilities, weapons factories, field hospitals, command centers & kitchens. Today, ducks and water buffalos happily coexist in the rivers along the side of the road. However, the peaceful rural rice paddy scenery belies the area’s violent history. Visitors will find it hard to imagine the destruction, damage & defoliation over this whole area, caused by bombing and mines. There is plenty of evidence of the fierce battle that took place here during the 1960s when Cu Chi was a “Free Target Zone”. Go back to the city.

      Stay overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.
       
      Notre-Dame Cathedral
      Cu Chi Tunnels
  • Day 10: Ho Chi Minh City – Mekong Delta (B/L)
    • You will hit the road for My Tho at 8am. First stop to explore the Vinh Trang Pagoda, take a boat ride along the river among stilt houses and fruit plantations along the river bank. Proceed to the Tortoise Islands and have lunch in the local restaurant. The boat ride then continues under the shadow of the water coconut trees towards a family business which epitomizes the idyllic rural lifestyle. There you can enjoy the seasonal delicious fruits and honey tea while listening to traditional music.

      Change of craft for a rowboat ride along the creeks. After taking a delightful walk through the fruit plantation and village, proceed to Can Tho. You will be free to choose your own dinner experience.

      Overnight in Can Tho.
       
      Vinh Trang Pagoda
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  • Day 11: Cai Rang floating market – Ho Chi Minh City – Group tour (B/L)
    • This morning, you need to wake up early to make sure that you need to be present at meeting point of traveller group at 6: 30 a.m. We will arrange the transfer from Anh Dao Mekong Hotel to the meeting point for you (far from around 13 km).
      Take an early morning boat trip to visit the Cai Rang Floating Market, a wholesale market of fruit and vegetables at its busiest time of the day. Keep cruising through the small channel system and visit a rice noodle-making village. Break for lunch. Return to Ho Chi Minh City.
       
      Cai Rang Floating Market
      rice noodle village.
  • Day 12: Ho Chi Minh Departure (B)
    • Morning, breakfast at hotel in Ho Chi Minh. Your leisure until we transfer you to airport for your departure flight.

      End of our services.
       
      Ho Chi Minh City
      Ho Chi Minh City
 
Extra Tour in Hoi An

1. Coconut village 1 day with Cooking Class in Tra Que
At 8:00 am: Our driver and tour guide will pick you up at your hotel in Hoi An and transfer to Cam Thanh coconut village.

Here, you will experience a basket boat ride around the coconut forest, learn about the daily life of Vietnamese fishermen, their families and their community. During the trip, the boatman will take coconut leaves to make funny natural ornaments such as hats, rings, glasses … extremely lovely for you. You will also join an equally fun basket boat race between the baskets together in the cheering and bustling music drum.

Join local fishermen on the river and experience a round net or cast net.

Local people will teach you how to paddle the Vietnamese unique bamboo basket boat. And you will hear stories of past wars and the harsh conditions that soldiers have to endure. Next, you will have lunch at a local restaurant.

In the afternoon, we will ride bicycles to Hoi An’s colorful central market. Here you will have the opportunity to interact with the local sellers and learn about the ingredients to be used in the cooking lesson later. So make sure your camera is handy.

We continue to cycle to Tra Que vegetable village where we will have a cooking class

At Tra Que, we will have a welcome drink for rest. Then, we walk through the vegetable gardens where local farmers work on their fields, using the traditional methods of hundreds of years ago, no electrical machinery here.

You will relax with Foot herbal massage

After the foot massage, it’s time to cook lunch. We will go to the restaurant & work together with the chef.  With the instructions of the chef, we will learn the traditional ways of preparing and cooking Vietnamese food.
After the lesson, enjoy what you have cooked.

Back to your hotel in Hoi An

2. Hoi an Countryside Bike Tour 5 in 1
08:00 a.m: Guide will meet you at your hotel and introduce the tour program. Start biking to the countryside (Cam Thanh Village) and take pictures of beautiful countryside views

Keep riding on a bike to Thanh Nam Fishing Village (meeting local fisherman, seeing the fish, crabs, squid) The fishing village is still active nowadays, even with the appearance of modern fishing ships going to far fishing areas in the East Sea.

Next destination, cycle to Traditional Handicrafts to see and learn how to make a beautiful lantern (Lantern Making). Or you can choose the buffalo riding activity instructed to take control of the buffalo with a detailed guide of the local farmers. And have time to take photos with it.

A familiar location, Tra Que Herb Garden Veggie Village, a charming little village located just 2.5 kilometers from Hoi An and famous for many kinds of herbs and vegetables. Welcome drink, walk around the garden village, meet local farmers and see the activities of local farmers! Also Medical plants foot-bath

After having your back-up energy, you will join a cooking class in Tra Que village to learn how to make ‘Tam Huu’ spring roll, Crispy Vietnamese Pancakes ‘Banh xeo’ – a local pancake of people in the middle region of Vietnam.

After lunch, take a rest and go to the Bach Dang Dock. Take a boat trip on the Thu Bon river. We will take you in a boat with some local fishermen to learn how to cast a net and hopefully catch some fish. After bidding farewell to the local fishermen, continue the trip to Dai Chiem estuary to visit the peaceful waterways with their many boats and wharf.

16:00 p.m : Finish the trip, the Guide will take you back to your hotel.

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