Day 1: Saigon arrival

We will welcome you at Tan Son Nhat airport and transfer you to your hotel for check in. The rest of the day you are free at leisure. Overnight in Saigon.

Day 2: Saigon Half day city tour

Breakfast in hotel then start the half day Saigon city tour by cyclo will lead you along the roads of Saigon to Notre Dame, Post Office, War Museum, and Ngoc Hoang pagoda. Free in the afternoon. Overnight in Saigon.

Day 3: Saigon - Mekong - Nha Trang

In the morning you will leave for Cai be which is in Mekong Delta for a cruise by motor boat combined with a visit to local homes and orchards, a sampan ride experience on palm-shaded creeks, together with taste of seasonal fruit and lunch of Mekong specialities. After this you will return to Saigon to take a night train to Nha Trang.

Day 4: Nha Trang

The train arrives in Nha Trang around 5:30 am. Transfer to the hotel to drop the luggage and having breakfast. Check in hotel then taking the boat trip to visit some nearby islands where you can swim or snorkel to see the submarine life of the ocean. Further sunbathing and snorkeling will be followed by the lunch with fresh seafood specialities. Return to the offshore after cruising around. Overnight in Nha Trang.

Day 5: Nha Trang - Danang - Hoi An

We will transfer you to the train station to take a train at 5:23 am to Danang. The train will go along the coastal line of this poor region and will show you thousand magnificent landscapes of beach sites, mountains, bustle towns and the characteristic cultural lives of the local people. The train arrives in Danang at 2:16 pm. You will be picked up and transferred to Hoi An for check-in at the hotel. Rest of the day you are at leisure. Overnight in Hoi An.

Day 6: Hoi An

Hoi An used to be a harbor for the businessmen on the silk road connecting China, Japan, Indian, the Netherlands and Portugal since 16th century. The walking tour Hoi An will introduce you the ancient culture that is still remained, not only in the architecture but also in the life style of the local habitants. Free at night. Overnight in Hoi An.

Day 7: Hoi An - Hue

Take the car to Hue - the ex-capital of Vietnam in the feudal regime early 20th century. Stopping over at the top of Hai Van Pass for a couple of pictures. After arriving in Hue, visit the King Tu Duc tomb, Thien Muc Pagoda and the Hue Citadel. Overnight in Hue.

Day 8: Hue - Hanoi

Free in the morning. We transfer you to the train station at 1:00 pm to take the SE2 train to Hanoi. Overnight on the train.

Day 9: Hanoi City Tour

After being picked up at the train station, transfered to the hotel to check-in and a refreshment, we will start the half day city tour to visit the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, he Ho Chi Minh Stilt House, the one pillar Pagoda, the Temple of Literature, tthe Ngoc Son Temple and the Ancient Quarter by cyclo - a kind of three wheel bike. Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 10: Hanoi - Halong Bay

Transfer to Halong Bay - the World Natural Heritage. Boarding on the junk to start the cruise through the World Heritage site of Halong Bay. The stunning views, limestone caves, off-shore islets, sea-bathing on board and the delicious seafood lunch will make this a remarkable trip. You will have dinner among a wonderful sunset on the ocean. Relax and overnight on board.

Day 11 : Halong - Hanoi- Lao Cai

Further cruise along the Bay, visit rock piles, sun bathing and snorkeling before getting on the hydrofoil back to Hai Phong, then at 6:10 pm railing back to Hanoi Train station (arrival in Hanoi at 8:10 pm). Transfer to Hanoi train station for an other train to Lao Cai. Overnight on train.

Day 12: Lao Cai- Sapa

The train arrives in Lao Cai early in the morning (around 6:00 am). You will be woken up and picked up for a drive to Sapa for refreshing and having breakfast. Then, take a jeep to Ta Van for a trekking through Ta Van - Giang Ta Chai along a stream, up and down on the hill side trails. After having lunch, heading down on small trails to further villages, mountains, waterfalls. Back to hotel for overnight.

Day 13: Sapa - Lao Cai - Hanoi

Trekking to Shin Chai of the Black H'Mong, then head along the stream to Cat Cat, a village close to Sapa but out of commercialization for their specific tradition. Visit the local houses on the way back to Sapa. Free at leisure around Sapa until 5:30 pm to take a drive to Lao Cai station for the night train at 8:30 pm back to Hanoi.

Day 14: Hanoi Return

Transfer from the train station to the hotel. You will have the rest of the day free at leisure.

Day 15 : Hanoi departure

Breakfast in hotel then free till transfer to the airport for the departure flight. End of the tour