This luxury vacation in Vietnam is a fantastic occasion to visit and stay in the beautiful country. In 12 days, you will experience the best 5-star hotels and resorts while traveling around the country from North to South
Start your journey in Hanoi, the capital and intellectual center of Vietnam. This historic and peaceful city will fascinate you. Enjoy a luxury cruise to admire the beauty of Halong Bay’s thousands of limestone islands and white sandy beaches. Visit Trang An and enjoy the amazing ecosystem in the North of Vietnam.
Visit the Center of Vietnam and explore the ancient town of Hoi An, which is populated with colorful lanterns. Continue your journey to the south by visiting the Mekong Delta and its floating markets and tasting fresh tropical fruits. Then stop in Vietnam’s largest city. Ho Chi Minh City (or its old name Saigon), known as the “pearl of the Far East,” is still the most appealing travel destination in Vietnam.
IDC Travel invites you to discover and create unforgettable memories during your luxury vacation to Vietnam.
When you arrive at Noi Bai International Airport, IDC Travel will meet you at the Immigration gate with tour guide greetings.
Private transfer to the Metropole Hanoi or Sofitel Legend Hotel for check-in.
Overnight at the hotel in Hanoi.
Enjoy your breakfast at the hotel. Start at 08:30 a.m for a full-day Hanoi city tour with our tour guide.
The first destination to visit is the Presidential Palace, Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, and the historic complex, which includes Ho Chi Minh’s stilt house and the One Pillar Pagoda.
Next, you will visit the famous “Hanoi Hilton” prison. This place once confined many American war prisoners.
Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum
Enjoy your lunch at one of downtown’s best restaurants.
In the afternoon, you will visit the Temple of Literature, the first university of Vietnam and the Vietnam Women Museum.
Take a Cyclo tour, a unique Vietnamese transportation, around the Old Quarter.
You will see a traditional Vietnamese Water Puppetry performance later in the afternoon.
Overnight at the hotel.
Enjoy your breakfast at the hotel.
Our tour guide and driver will meet you in the lobby of your hotel and drive you to Halong Bay for an overnight cruise.
This thrilling cruise will give you a spectacular view of the picturesque scenery of the sky and some 3,000 limestone islands rising spectacularly from the clear and emerald water. Beaches, grottoes, and beautiful caves dot the limestone karst formations.
Halong cruise
You can stop along the way for relaxing or swimming, and enjoying your visit to hidden grottoes.
Spend the night on the junk boat.
Admire the Halong Bay’s stunning sunrise while enjoying a cup of coffee ot tea with some pastries. A Tai Chi Class on the Sundeck is available at 7:00 am if you prefer. This is a great way for you to connect with the nature.
If weather permits, an early morning swim in the Bay is a great option.
The cruise will bring you to a natural white sandy stretch by tender boat. If you are a sporty person, you can also climb to a hilltop for a last aerial view of Halong Bay. Return to the boat and sail slowly back to Halong City, passing picturesque areas such as Tam Cung Cave and Poem Mountain.
Sun bathing on cruise
Breakfast is served on the way back before you arrive around 11:00 a.m. The crew will bid you farewell before escorting you to the jetty on our tender boat.
From the Halong port, you will take a short drive around Bai Chay Beach and then enjoy your lunch before departing Halong for Ninh Binh City.
Arrive at the hotel by 16:00 pm. You will have free time to relax at the best resort in the most gorgeous view.
Leave the Emeralda Resort Ninh Binh and head to the Trang An Eco-tourism Complex.
Trang An, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, has already drawn a large number of local and foreign visitors. You will discover the marvelous nature beauty by rowing a boat. You can explore here a system of unique grottoes such as Dia Linh, Ba Giot, Toi (Dark cave), Sang (Bright cave), Seo cave and Ao Trai cave. These scences make Trang An both mysterious and appealing.
Drive to Bai Dinh to explore ASEAN’s largest pagoda.
Trang An ecotourism complex
Enjoy your lunch at a beautiful restaurant.
You will visit Hoa Lu temple in the early afternoon, one of Vietnam’s most important historical relics. This was Vietnam’s first ancient capital from the 10 century. Visit two ancient temples devoted to the worship of the kings of the Le and Dinh dynasties.
Return to Hanoi’s airport for your flight to Da Nang International Airport. Transfer to Victoria Hoi An Resort for check-in.
Overnight at Hoi An.
Enjoy a day trip to explore the charming city, Hoi An. Visit a colorful and thriving fish market, where you’ll meet local people to see their daily life. If you enjoy cooking, a cooking class will be provided.
Take a walk to discover the ancient Hoi An town. You will admire its incredible legacy of tottering Japanese merchant houses, ancient tea warehouses and Chinese temples – though residents and rice fields have gradually been replaced by tourist businesses.
Hoi An Resort
You will have free time to explore the town or go shopping.
Return to the hotel and relax.
You are free to relax at the beach or go shopping in town in your free time.
Hoi An is well known for its low-cost souvenir shopping as well as its large number of tailor shops. It would be a great opportunity to get a cloth tailor-made to measure.
Spend the night in Hoi An.
Hoi An golf courses
Optional: Danang and Hoi An have two excellent golf courses designed by Australian golf legend Greg Norman and Colin Montgomery. For golf reservations, please contact us.
Enjoy your breakfast at the hotel.
Private transfer to Danang airport for a one-hour flight to Ho Chi Minh City, formerly known as Saigon. A local guide will meet you for Private transfer to the Intercontinental Hotel.
Enjoy your free time to explore one of the most bustling cities in Vietnam.
Saigon River
Night at hotel.
Enjoy your breakfast at the hotel. Departing for My Tho, the provincial capital of Tien Giang in a trip of 2 hours.
When you arrive, board your Mango cruise boat at Chuong Duong Pier and travel to An Hoa River. While crew members board your luggage, enjoy your welcome drink and the peaceful scenery. The cruise will take you to Phong Nam village in Giong Trom, where you will change for a sampan boat through small canals covered in coconut plants.
Sampan boat on small canals of Mekong Delta
You will stop at a local family to taste the tropical fruits and meet the local farmers. Visit the rice noodle factory and take a bike trip around the peaceful village. Relax and enjoy your lunch at Mango Restaurant. Get back on the boat and continue to cruise to Mo Cay canals. On the way, you can stop for a visit at the coconut processing workshop. Here, you can see how the locals utilize every part of the coconut.
Continue cruising to Vung Liem province. You will stop for a visit at the local brick making factory. Here you can see how bricks are made by using Vietnamese centuries-old traditional methods.
Return to your boat for your interesting cooking class and dinner on board. Free time in the evening.
Overnight on board in Vung Liem.
Enjoy your breakfast on board before your bicycle tour of Vung Liem.
Visit the beautiful Happy Buddha Temple. This monument is typical of the Kh’mer Temples.
Then continue to visit the Cao Dai Temple, which is a combination of Buddhism, Taoism, and Confusium. This is one of the most popular local religions.
Cao Dai Temple
The boat will then make its way to Tra On. In the meantime, you will have a cooking demonstration before enjoying a delicious 5-course dinner.
Free time in the evening.
Visit Tra On floating market then depart to Can Tho.
Stop at the spectacular Cai Rang floating market to transfer to a smaller boat and mingle with the thousands of trading vessels. You can taste tropical fruits or drinks sold by locals on the boats.
Cai Rang floating market
Return to your Mango Cruise and take in your surroundings before being dropped off at Ninh Kieu quay in Can Tho, where our driver will be waiting to transport you back to Ho Chi Minh City (3.5 hours).
Check-in at the InterContinental Hotel.
Free time to relax.
Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.
Enjoy your breakfast at the hotel.
You will have free time before transferring to the airport for your return flight or your next destination.
End of IDC Travel’s tour.
Goodbye and see you again!
Prices are in USD, per person.
This tour can be customized to fit your own demands. Best price and value guaranteed!
| Hotel / Group | 2 guests | 3~4 guests | 5~6 guests | 7~8 guests | 9~12 guests |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Star | 2,115 | 2,012 | 1,942 | 1,845 | 1,798 |
– There may be cancellation fees charged by suppliers (hotels, airlines, boats, trains…) once these bookings are made and paid. These fee shall by paid by travelers.
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