Hanoi and Hoi An are ranked in the Top of the best destinations for a stay of well-being and relaxation in Vietnam. In 12 days, let your mind wander as you cruise through the fascinating 36 streets of Hanoi’s Old Quarter, then spectacular Halong Bay, and the quaint streets of the port city of Hoi An. Finally, enjoy the rest of your relaxing beach holiday in Phu Quoc or “Pearl Island”, one of the largest islands in Vietnam.
Welcome to Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam! Our tour guide will meet you at the airport and drive you directly to the hotel in Hanoi.
The room is available at 2 p.m. But if you wish, you can check in earlier with a supplement.
After breakfast at the hotel, the driver will pick you up and transfer you to Halong Bay, or the “Descent of the Dragon”, which is a UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site.
Upon arrival, you will be warmly welcomed by the crew. Sit back and enjoy a cruise in Halong Bay with a delicious local seafood lunch served on board. You will also be able to admire thousands of islands and limestone caves emerging in the clear, emerald water.
Halong Bay Cruise
After lunch, depending on each cruise’s daily itinerary, you’ll participate in activities like cave viewing, kayaking, or swimming, before returning to the junk to relax and dine. In the evening, you can attend film screenings, card games or squid fishing with the activities of the crew.
Night on board.
Practicing tai chi early in the morning will help you start your day fresh and energized. Enjoy your breakfast on board with coffee, tea and pastries. Then the cruise will take you to explore the most amazing caves in Halong.
Pratice Tai Chi in Cruise
Early lunch will be served on the way back to the main pier for transfer to Hanoi airport for your flight to Danang.
Upon arrival, our driver will meet you and transfer you to the hotel in Hoi An. You will check into the hotel. Free time to rest.
On the second day in Hoi An, you will enjoy your free time by participating in the wellness activities included in the Almanity Hoi An Wellness
Daily yoga
Today you will continue to enjoy your free time with the wellness activities included in Almanity Hoi An Wellness:
Almanity Hoi an Wellness Resort
After breakfast, our driver will pick you up and transfer you to Hue airport for your flight to Saigon.
After a 1.5 hour flight, you will land at Tan Son Nhat International Airport, the driver will be waiting for you to take you to the hotel in the city center. Following your installation, it will be free time to explore Ho Chi Minh City.
After breakfast at the hotel, you depart for the full day tour of Ben Tre province.
The cruise will start sailing along the Ham Luong River and take you to the working places of the locals including a masonry factory, a coconut processing workshop and a mat weaving house. Here you can work with the locals to make bricks or even taste fresh coconut…
Stop at a quiet village where you can walk around and see the real life of the locals. Then, you board a Xe Loi, a kind of rickshaw in the direction of the orchards.
Delicious lunch in a restaurant by the river. There, you can taste local specialties such as elephant ear fish and freshwater prawns, some cold drinks or beers.
Then, board a sampan for a relaxing journey along narrow canals. You will be back at your hotel in Saigon around 5:00 PM.
The tour will continue with the flight from Ho Chi Minh City to Phu Quoc.
Transfer from the airport to the hotel by shuttle or private car. Then you will settle in the hotel.
Free time to rest.
Phu Quoc island
After breakfast at the hotel, around 8:30 a.m., the driver will pick you up. This day will start with visiting the attractive destinations such as Ngoc Hien pearl farm, where you will learn about pearl farming on the island and then Tranh stream, which originates in Ham Ninh mountain and flows through various terrains of the forest, creating a magnificent waterfall (available from May to October).
You will also visit Phu Quoc Prison (Coconut Tree Prison), one of the most popular historical sites, which was built by French colonialists to detain Vietnamese separatists and rebuilt over an area of 400ha by the government of Saigon in 1967.
You will then take the cable car, the “longest cable car in the world” to visit Hon Thom Island.
Cable car to Hon Thom Island
At lunch, you will enjoy the Sun World Hon Thom Natural Park buffet.
After lunch, it will be time for a swim at Sao Beach, a beautiful beach with white and blue waters. Then, you will visit Ho Quoc Pagoda, the largest Buddhist pagoda on the island overlooking the sea.
Around 5:00 p.m.: Return to the hotel in Phu Quoc.
Breakfast
This day, you will enjoy free time to explore this island on your own or to rest.
Kayak in Phu Quoc
You can choose from the following optional tours:
Option 1: Discover the north – kayaking – starfish beach – national park – grand world
Pick you up from your hotel, and depart to Cua Can river to kayak, and observe local river life.
Then visit a local honeybee farm & honey tasting
Passing by the forest in the national park.
Enjoy lunch and relax at Starfish Beach in Rach Vem Fishing Village
Sightseeing viewpoint of Cambodia from Vietnam in Ganh Dau Beach.
Then return to your hotel, free meal, and overnight here.
Option 2: Cable car – Aquatopia water park and landscape south
Pick you up from your hotel, and depart to visit a pearl farm, Ho Quoc Pagoda, and Coconut prison.
Have lunch at Thom island.
Then check-in An Thoi Cable Car Station was built in an ancient Roman style
On cable car for around 25 minutes, admiring amazing sea view and beautiful islands.
Enjoy Aquatopia water park – more than 20 modern games and 6 themed check-in zones.
Return to your hotel
Option 3: 2 islands – Snorkeling and sunset BBQ Dinner on the island
Free time in the morning
In the afternoon, our guide will pick you up to arrive at An Thoi harbor – Board on our speed boat to visit 2 islands of the South
Then snorkeling at Gam Ghi island – the Phu Quoc island’s largest coral reef site
Relaxing, swimming, and sunbathing on the white sand lagoon at May Rut Rong Island
Enjoy BBQ dinner during a stunning panoramic sunset
Back to the harbor. Return to your hotel.
Spend some free time discovering Phu Quoc on your own.
Breakfast
Flight back to Saigon.
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