Vietnam North to South – 7 Days

DAY 1: HANOI (LUNCH)

Welcome to Ha Noi !

Morning: Our vehicle and Guide from AADASIA will meet you at 9 a.m at your hotel

First, we will visit the unique One Pillar Pagoda – the historic Buddhist temple with a shape that resembles a lotus flower. Next, we will visit Van Mieu (Temple Of Literature) and the Vietnam Museum of Ethnography. 

Lunch is at your own arrangement.

Afternoon: Our vehicle and Guide pick us up and we continue to visit the famous Hang Buom ancient houses in the Old Quarter. Then, we will visit The Huc Bridge, Ngoc Son Temple.

Evening: We will watch the Water Puppet Show. It’s a traditional folk theater art form born from the wet rice civilization. From an art with folk elements, water puppetry has become a traditional art, and a typical creation of the Vietnamese people. 

After that, our vehicle and Guide will take you back to your hotel. 

DAY 2: HANOI – HALONG BAY – HANOI (BREAKFAST, LUNCH)

After breakfast at the hotel, the cruise’s car with the guide will pick you up at Ha Long Bay, a remarkable UNESCO World Heritage in Northern Vietnam. The road to the pier takes about 2h30’.

Welcome onboard and have a nice trip of 5 – 6 hrs on the Wonder Bay cruise with friendly and exciting activities [swimsuits recommended]. Being a small bay with nearly 2,000 islands and islets, some with craters, Halong has been recognized twice by UNESCO as a world heritage to emphasize its value and the need to be protected. We will have a great day here on a medium-sized cruise.  

Lunch onboard at noon. At about 5.30 pm, the cruise will take you back to the pier. Our car will greet you again and come back to Hanoi. 

Dinner at your own arrangement. Overnight in Hanoi. 

DAY 3: HANOI – NINH BINH – BAI DINH – TAM COC – HANG MUA – HANOI (BREAKFAST, LUNCH)

After breakfast, our car and guide will meet you at the hotel to head south to Ninh Binh today. Being an ancient capital city a millennium ago, Ninh Binh is now known for its poetic landscape and ancient relics. Visit Bai Dinh Buddhist Pagoda, a massive pagoda with dedicated carves and sculptures, before taking a leisure trip to Tam Coc, Hang Mua, where we have a great view of the area.
Lunch in Ninh Binh with goat meat is famous in the province. 

Afternoon visit a craft village making embroidery before our vehicle takes you back to Hanoi.
Dinner at your own arrangement. Overnight in Hanoi. 

DAY 4: HANOI – SAI GON (BREAKFAST, LUNCH)

After breakfast at the hotel, our guide will meet us at the hotel. Let’s head to the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum today, where the body of the great leader of the Vietnamese nation is kept. This is also where he lived and worked during his lifetime.  We can buy souvenirs on the local streets of HaNoi before our guide and car pick us up to go to the airport for Flight Hanoi  – Ho Chi Minh City (or Saigon). 

Welcome by our guide and car in Sai Gon. In the afternoon, we will visit Fito Museum. In the evening, head out and enjoy the energetic nightlife of Saigon at Bui Vien area with our guide. Dinner at your own arrangement. Overnight in Saigon. 

DAY 5: SAIGON TOUR HALF DAY BY BIKE – CU CHI TUNNEL (BREAKFAST, LUNCH) 

After breakfast at hotel, our guide will meet us around 8:45 am (to avoid the rush hours) on a Vespa motorbike. Let’s visit Saigon the Vietnamese way.  

Starting from a Cafe in central Saigon, we ride the busy city streets, first, stopping at the unique Bird Club in the park before visiting the famous and thought-invoking Burning Monk Memorial Statue. Our adventurous mix of historic landmarks and hidden treasures continues as we soak up the local culture at a fresh flower market and a bright and vibrant fabric market. We zoom through Saigon traffic on the back of our comfortable Vespas to the captivating District 5, visiting a traditional medicine shop, and an ancient Buddhist temple. Our final ride will take us into the heart of Saigon to see some classic city landmarks – the French architectural influences of Saigon Post Office and beautiful Notre Dame Cathedral or Tan Dinh Church (outside), before we end with a short history lesson outside the striking Independence Palace. Have lunch at a local restaurant.

In the afternoon, we will visit the Temple of God Thien Hau in District 5, a beautiful temple that appears in many fine pictures of Vietnam, and Binh Tay Market (or the Big Market). The culture of Saigon is influenced by many strong characteristics of the Chinese community: concentration, resourcefulness, and District 5 depict them well. 

We will go to Cu Chi Tunnel by car. Cu Chi is the evidence of a very fierce war that the Vietnamese called “the War against the Americans” and the whole world calls it “The Vietnam War.” For many years before 1975, Cu Chi covered troops of Vietnamese guerillas not only from attacks but protected their daily lives; it became a strong base for the Vietnamese forces during the conflicts and is now a weird war remnant that can make anyone of us feel a stronger love to peace and everyday life upon each time visiting this place.

Dinner at your own arrangement. Overnight in Sai Gon.

DAY 6: SAIGON – TIEN GIANG – FRUIT GARDEN – VINH TRANG PAGODA (BREAKFAST, LUNCH)

In the morning, our car and Guide will meet us at our hotel. We’ll start our trip today by going to Tien Giang – a province to the north of Saigon. First, we will visit the Cai Mon Fruit Garden with luxuriant fruit trees and flowers. Lunch at a local restaurant. 

In the afternoon, we will visit Vinh Trang Pagoda – the biggest pagoda in Tien Giang, with an area of 2000 square meters with many beautiful trees. Then, we will visit Man Dinh Hong Flower Garden before our car and Guide will take us back to our hotel in Sai Gon.

Dinner at your own arrangement. Overnight in Saigon 

DAY 7: SAIGON DEPARTURE (BREAKFAST) 

After breakfast, the rest of the morning is at your arrangement.

We will say goodbye. Hope to see you for a longer trip in Vietnam!