Vietnam Discovery 7 Days – From South to North Highlights

Upon arrival at Tan Son Nhat International Airport, you will be warmly welcomed and transferred to your hotel for check-in

Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City. 

After breakfast, depart for an unforgettable southern Vietnam experience:

07:30: Tour guide will pick you up at your hotel. 

Depart for Cu Chi Tunnels, which is just 60 kilometers far away from the city center. Arrive at Cu Chi Tunnels gate -  land of steel, you will discover a lot of things about the art of people’s war:

• The weapons that were used by The National Liberation Front of South Vietnam in the war, including hand-made guns.
• Watch the documentary about the tunnel system and the people’s war.
• Learn about the tunnel system structure.
• Witness many kinds of Vietnam war era deadly TRAPS which were used by The National Liberation Front of South Vietnam (VC) & how it worked.
• Get into the tunnels, experience as a VC soldier.
• Visit B52 bomb hole
• Weapon Workshop, VC Soldier combat sandals Workshop (Dép Râu).
• Experience Vietnam war’s era real gun fire (personal fee - buy at least 10 bullets)
• Taste the cassava roots, which were widely eaten by the VC, try jasmine tea. 

After Cu Chi Tunnels, we go ahead to Mekong Delta and have lunch on the way at a local restaurant.

Embark a boat to visit floating fishing villages along Tien River. 

• Arrive at Thoi Son Islet (Lan Islet), Visit the orchard and learn about the process of producing and gathering honey bees. You can harvest fruit directly from the garden (at your own expense).
• The tram brings you to Thoi Son village, where you may taste seasonal fruits and listen to Southern traditional music.
• Row a sampan along a little canal lined with two rows of beautiful water coconuts on the banks.
• Visit the facility that makes coconut sweets and rice paper...
• Return to the boat, enjoy local coconut.

 Return to Ho Chi Minh City. Arrive at Ho Chi Minh City in the late afternoon.

Meals Included: Lunch

Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City

After breakfast, transfer to the airport for your flight to Da Nang.

Upon arrival in Da Nang, a local guide and driver will pick you up from the airport. Pass by Dragon Bridge – a symbol of Da Nang beach city. 
Hotel check-in and leisure time to relax at the beach or explore the city. 

Overnight in Da Nang.

08:00: Have breakfast at your hotel and check-out.

Departure to Ba Na Hills. Arrive at the Cable car station at the foot of Ba Na Mountain. Enjoy the first leg Cable car, which achieved two Guinness World records in 2009, longest non-stop cable car (5,042m) and highest non-stop cable car (1,292m). 

• Step on Golden Bridge which stands 1,400m above sea level in the Ba Na hills, and extends over the treetops from the edge of a leafy cliff face offering tourists uninterrupted views of the majestic landscape beneath. It looks like the giant hands of Gods pulling a strip of gold out of the land. 
• Visit the Le Jardin, remains of French Villas, and Linh Ung Pagoda with a 27m high Buddha statue. We then leave Le Jardin for the second cable car station to visit the top of the mountain and see the remains of old villas.

Free to have lunch at a Bana Hills Restaurant. 

• Enjoy games at Fantasy Park.
• Return to the Cable car station at the foot of Ba Na Mountain and then transfer back to Da Nang City. 

*Note: Cable car ticket includes all free games in Fantasy Park: over 105 games and free Knight Game (Chute), entrance fees for Funicular, The Golden Bridge.

17:00: Back to your hotel .

After breakfast, fly north to Hanoi, the cultural capital of Vietnam.

After hotel check-in, the rest of the day is yours to explore:

• Walk around Hoan Kiem Lake

• Discover the Old Quarter

• Taste famous Vietnamese street food

Overnight in Hanoi

08:00: You will be picked up from your hotel and transferred to Tuan Chau harbor by shuttle bus. After picking up, we will head directly to Halong Bay, UNESCO World Heritage.

11:30: Arriving at the Cruise check-in lounge. After taking the Cruise, you will be checked-in. While enjoying welcome drinks, you will be introduced to the itinerary and safety briefing by the Cruise Manager.

12:30: Upon boarding the Cruise, our crew welcomes you with a refreshing drink and cold towel before checking into your cabin. 

Enjoy your lunch at our luxurious restaurant

14:45: Explore the Surprising Cave – the most beautiful cave in HaLong Bay. Visit Titop Island – swimming, climbing up to the Top of the Island – and take the best view of Ha Long Bay in the Summer time.

17:30: Return Ha Noi
Overnight in Hanoi

Arrive in Hanoi and transfer to Noi Bai Airport for your departure.