Day 1

Hanoi Arrival- lvp travel welcome

You will be warmly welcomed upon arrival at airport in Hanoi and transferred to your hotel. You will have free time. Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 2

Hanoi city tour – Train street (B/L)

AM. 7.45 – 8.15. Free pick up at your hotel. Then visit the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum to explore the architectural and historical aspects of Uncle Ho’s final resting-place. Just next door

is Ho Chi Minh’s house on stilts and lying to one side of the Mausoleum is the One Pillar Pagoda, which was founded by King Ly Thai To in 1049 - the structure has become an important symbol for the people of Hanoi. Then continue on to the Buddhist Tran Quoc Pagoda at West lake (One of the oldest pagodas in Vietnam), then visit Bat Trang pottery village (applied on Mon, Wed & Fri). Lunch at local restaurant.

PM. After lunch proceed to visit the Ethnology Museum (apply on Sun, Tue, Thu & Sat), the Literature Temple and Quoc Tu Giam, see Vietnam’s first university, constructed in 1070 - it’s gardens and well-preserved architecture will offer a relaxing glimpse into Vietnam’s past. Take you past Hoan Kiem Lake to see the peaceful waters, and the beauty of Ngoc Son temple.

Then you will visit Hanoi train street. Disguised amidst the hectic, cramped streets of the Hanoi Old Quarter lies a funky little area, where motorbikes or even cars are no longer the biggest danger to locals stepping outside of their front door. They’re now replaced by high-speed trains, hurling through the residential street, just only feet away from people everyday lives including their dishes and laundry drying by the tracks, which all define the Hanoi Train Street.

There are two trains that run along this route daily, one at 3:30 pm and another one at 7:30 pm. To gain the best photograph, we choose the train at 3:30 pm for the daylight. It is conspicuous that to be safe, travelers should observe carefully to find a safe spot to watch from and a good view. The train usually comes from the South to the North, so you can decide where to watch from. During watching train, you can enjoy food & drinks on the track, and experience the local life. Ends of day.

Day 3

Hoa Lu Tam Coc – Homestay in Ninh Binh (B/L)

Breakfast at hotel in Hanoi, then free until picked up by private car to go to Ninh Binh city.

Hoa Lu Tam Coc Tour

Hoalu - Tam Coc is perfect combination for a day trip to learn about a dark period when Vietnam was conquested by Northern Invader. Hoa lu is a sacred land with two temples worshiping those kings in 10 century who gave great contribution for the nation. Next, let's take a boat trip along the Ngo Dong river to enjoy landscape in Tam Coc. You will know why it's named Halong Bay on Land

HIGHLIGHT.

• Hoa Lu and Tam Coc Biking and Boat Day Trip from Hanoi
• Tour Hoa Lu and Tam Coc
• Biking trip to Bich Dong Pagoda
• Enjoy the epic landscapes of northern Vietnam with a professional guide
• Perfect for all fitness levels
• Round-trip hotel transportation is included (in the Old Quarter area only)

ITINERARY.

AM. 8.00 - 8.30. Our guide & driver will pick you up at your hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter, then leave by coach to Hoa Lu (2.5 hrs). Visit the historic capital of Vietnam and the famous ancient temples of Le and the Dinh Dynasties. Then our bus will transfer you from Hoa Lu to Tam Coc for lunch around at 12.30PM.

PM. After lunch, boat trip to visit Tam Coc to see the beauty of the karst formations as you pass along their base and row into one of the many caves carved through the limestone. Then, cycle for an hour on quiet roads through villages, rice fields, rivers and rocky outcrops in Tam Coc - Bich Dong (around 5 km). Dive back to Hanoi and drop off at your hotel around at 18.30PM. Overnight at hotel/homestay.

Day 4

Ninh Binh - Halong Bay Cruise - Overnight on board (B/L/D)

Program customize up to cruise

10.00 - 8.00. Take a 3-hour scenic drive from Hanoi to Halong Bay.

12.00-12.30. Arrive in Tuan Chau Tourist Wharf. Transfer to Halong Cruise by tender.

12.30. Welcome drink on the boat and check in to your private cabin.

13.15-14.15. Serve have lunch on board while cruising to some magnificent Halong bay scenes.

14.45 -15.00. Visit Titop island where you take your time on swim, sunbath, trekking....

16.30. Arrive in Pearl Farm Village. Visit around and swim, kayaking in the bay.

17.30. Back to the cruise and join cooking class to have experience in some traditional dishes. Tea time on sundeck.

Day 5

Halong Bay – Hanoi (B/L) – Flight to Danang – Hoi An

Program customize up to cruise

6.00. Practice Tai Chi on the Sundeck.

7.00-7h30. Start your day with a light breakfast. During breakfast, cruising to explore other part of Halong Bay, admire the beauty of one in seven new wonder in the world.

8.30 - 9h30. Arrive in Surprise cave, explore the Cave, one of the most beautiful caves in Ha Long bay.

9.45. Check out and take all luggage outside of your cabin, cruise back to the Tourist Wharf through Ha Long bay.

10.00. Have brunch and clear bills.

11.30. Back to the Tourist Wharf.

12.00. Departure to Ha Noi

16.00. arrive in Hanoi. Then transfer to the airport and fly to Danang, overnight at hotel in Hoi An.

Day 6

Hoi An free day (B) (Tra Que Water Wheel Tour & Hoi An Memories Show as optional - B/L)

LVP Travel provides you with a close-up and intimate exposure to both the local farming and fishing communities. Accompanied by your tour guide, you commence the day leisurely cycling along country roads witnessing local Vietnamese rural life first hand, discovering all manner of photo opportunities – maybe a water buffalo working in a rice paddy field; colorful roadside market stalls or farmers tending their crops. The photo opportunities are endless. As well you will experience the friendliness of the local people greeting you along the way.

Departure Time: 8:00 am / Tour Runs: Minimum 2 persons. Maximum on request

YOUR TOUR PROGRAM INCLUDE:

- Tour guide meets you at your hotel. Cycle to a local Tra Que village traveling along picturesque country roads. Share in the daily work life of local farmers – maybe hoeing in the fields or harvesting the crops – even riding a water buffalo. Board the LVP Travel boat and cruise to the mouth of the river where it meets the Cua Dai Sea. Learn and try your hand at local traditional fishing techniques using round and cast nets. Learn to paddle the strange and unique Vietnamese bamboo basket boats.

- Explore the now tranquil coconut-palm flanked waterways of a past war and hear of the extreme conditions endured by soldiers on both sides

- Back on-board our LVP Travel boat, enjoy a cold beer or soft drink and a Complimentary Traditional Fisherman’s Lunch prepared by our chef Captain Cook. Return to hotel by coach

*Hoi An Memories Show

This grand cultural performance sweeps you up and takes you on a journey. You see the town grow beginning as a small farmer’s house with his new family, then around them, Hoi An springs from the earth. The show moves through the ages portraying Hoi An’s construction, royal marriage alliances, the introduction of lanterns and trade and foreign influence.

The show itself is on a purpose-built island on the Thu Bon River. Carved from a massive triangle at the tip of the island and assembled to look like two opposing river banks in Hoi An.

• Be amazed by the world's largest outdoor show that features more than 500 performers!
• Watch the traditional performances of the Hon Viet Show or hop on a basket boat in the Coconut Forest
• Enjoy the theme park, the largest of its kind in Vietnam, and try delicious Vietnamese specialties
• The Hon Viet Show is located in Da Nang City and the Basket Boat Ride in the Coconut Forest is located in Cam Thanh, Hoi An. Both are in different venues

Day 7

Hoi An free day (B) - Hoi An Cooking Class as optional (B/L)

08:30: Local guide pick up at the hotel. Go to market with our chef (about 30 minutes) by taxi.

We will have chance to see and experience the noise as well as directly contact to sellers. In addition to this, we will show the ingredients for using in our lesson.

09:15: Tranfer to Cam Thanh village by car or boat on the way, you can explore the beautiful views of Vietnamese countryside, see the water coconut trees growing together.

11:00: Enjoy welcome drink and take a rest at our restaurant, then join cooking class. Our chef will teach you how to cook some local food. After the lesson, enjoy what you have cooked. 13:00: Return to the hotel

Day 8

Hoi An – Ho Chi Minh (B) – Saigon after dark (Optional)

Breakfast at hotel, then transfer to the airport and fly to Ho Chi Minh city. Saigon After Dark tour (Optional) . Tour Runs Nightly 6:30pm / Lasts 4 – 4.5 Hours

This Saigon night tour is part night excursion, part street food adventure. Experience Saigon nightlife the way locals do, all from the back of a vintage Vespa scooter.

To start off this Saigon night tour, enjoy drinks at our Vespa-themed café, Café Zoom, to watch “as the world goes by” (as said in the Lonely Planet guide book). Throughout the night, try a variety of food and drinks at 2 local restaurants and samplings of Saigon’s best authentic local food. Zoom past the famous must-see sights of Ho Chi Minh City while in the bustling traffic. We’ll also go to a Vietnamese-style coffee shop with special live music bar, and then wrap up the evening at an exciting music bar where the new generation of Vietnamese unwind and flaunt their unique styles.

Guests ride pillion behind our drivers to enjoy and experience the Vietnamese nightlife with friends. This tour includes free flowing drinks and all you can eat, so come with an appetite!

*Saigon Night Tour Highlights*- All-you-can-eat & free flow drinks, cocktails & snacks at Cafe Zoom, local seafood restaurant, local Vietnamese pancake restaurant, zooming by famous Saigon sights, live music cafe, live music bar.

Day 9

Ho Chi Minh city tour & Cu Chi tunnels (B/L)

AM: HCM City

We start the trip by visiting Notre Dame Cathedral, the historic Central Post Office, followed by exploring the Reunification Palace, and the remarkable site of the War Remnants Museum.

PM: Cu Chi Tunnels

Located 60km from HCMC, Cu Chi is now a popular spot for both Vietnamese & foreign tourists - the network of over 200km of tunnels became legendary when they played a vital role in the War. In their heyday, the tunnels were functioning underground cities including numerous trap doors, specially constructed living areas, storage facilities, weapons factories, field hospitals, command centers & kitchens.

Today, ducks and water buffalos happily co-exist in the rivers along the side of the road. However, the peaceful rural rice paddy scenery belies the area’s violent history. Visitors will find it hard to imagine the destruction, damage & defoliation over this whole area, caused by bombing and mines. There is plenty of evidence of the fierce battle that took place here during the 1960s when Cu Chi was a "Free Target Zone".

Start our tour in the morning, before entering the tunnels visitors can watch a short introductory video showing how the tunnels were constructed. You will spend the next hour exploring the tunnels. Afterwards, enjoy tea, cassava (guerrilla’s food during the war). Return to Sai Gon.

Day 10

Ho Chi Minh - Ben Tre – Can Tho (B/L)

Leaving Ho Chi Minh city, enjoy the scenic journey along the way bordered by green rice fields. On arrived at My Tho, visit Vinh Trang pagoda, take a leisurely boat ride along the river, view stilt houses, fruit plantations and fishing villages along the river bank. Proceed to Tortoise islet, have lunch in the orchard garden. Then a boat ride to An Khanh – a less touristy attraction in Ben Tre, enjoy cruising on a hand-rowed sampan under the shade of the water coconut trees along natural canals, then enjoy seasonal fruit & honey tea to the sound of "Southern Vietnamese folk music", performed by the locals. Visit a family business which epitomizes the idyllic rural lifestyle, taste delicious coconut candy & observe the pastoral life as you roam through fruit plantations and villages. Proceed to Can Tho. Overnight in the hotel (family home-stay with dinner can be arranged on request). Free time to visit bustling Can Tho market.

Day 11

Cai Rang Floating Market – Ho Chi Minh (B/L)

Take a leisurely boat trip to explore the picturesque tributaries of the Lower Mekong river ( Bassac River), then proceed to visit Cai Rang floating market (& Phong Dien is optional), which are the liveliest in the whole religion.

Have you ever tasted Vietnamese vermicelli soup? Well, now go and see how it is made. Then wander around the village and meet the friendly local people and experience how to cross a "Monkey bridge" which is built by only o­ne stem of bamboo. Visit the orchard garden. Stop for lunch. Back to HCM city.

Day 12

Ho Chi Minh Departure (B)

You will have free time in the morning. Then our guide will pick you up at the hotel and transfer to airport for your onward flight. * The end of the tour – LVP Travel thank you very much for join with us *