8-Day Ho Chi Minh City to Ha Long Bay Private Guided Tour

Day 1 : Saigon Arrival and City Tour

Arrive in Hochiminh City then, Have a short sightseeing tour of Ho Chi Minh City: outside The Hundred Years Red Cathedral (Notre Dame Cathedral), The Old Post Office. Continue to visit the War Remnants Museum, which features a comprehensive collection of the machinery, weapons, photos, and documentation of the Vietnam War with the French and Americans. Relax & shopping at Ben Thanh Market.

Overnight at a hotel in Saigon­

Day 2 : Mekong Delta Trip

Transfer to My Tho and begins the tour on the beautiful countryside road. Start at Tourist Boat Station (My Tho), cruising on Tien (Mekong) river and seeing four islands: Dragon, Unicorn, Tortoise, and Phoenix. Enjoy fresh coconut juice. Visit the fish floating market and Fish-craft village along the Tien River. Stop at Thoi Son Island, walk around the countryside road, see orchards, enjoy tropical fruits, and listen to traditional music. Take a rowing boat on a small canal with beautiful countryside scenery, to visit a honey-bee farm and enjoy honey tea. Stop at Phoenix Island to visit Coconut Monk Temple and Crocodile-pond. Driver back to Saigon. En route, visit Vinh Trang pagoda– the biggest pagoda in Tien Giang, with an area of 2000m2 with many beautiful trees.

Meals: Breakfast

Overnight at a hotel in Saigon

Day 3 : Hoi An - Quang Nam

Early morning, check out of the hotel and transfer to the airport for the morning flight to Danang. Arrive in Danang, our guide and driver will pick up to Hoian, and visit Bay Mau Coconut forest where is experienced playing with the round bamboo boat, learning how can make row boats as locals, to study how fishermen catch fish from these farming instruments. Return to Hoi An ancient town where to visit the Japanese Covered Bridge, the beautiful Chinese Assembly Halls, the Chinese Assembly Halls, Sa Huynh Museum, the Chinese Temple, and the local market…Hoi An is also a place for shopping and making tailors with reasonable prices. Check-in hotel

Meals: Breakfast

Overnight at a hotel in Hoi An

Day 4 : Bana Hills - Da Nang

Depart to Ba Na hill 25 km from Danang city center for 35 minutes driving to Ba Na Hill Mountain’s Base. Check-in at the Car Cable station to experience the cable car’s longest journey in the world. Visit Golden Bridge, Old French Villas, and Nui Chua and conquer the mountain peak at the height of 1487 meters. Join a mountain climbing train to visit Flower Garden with many kinds of beautiful flowers. Visit Linh Ung Pagoda and the Wine Tunnel. Have a Buffet lunch at a restaurant. Continue to visit Fantasy Park Amusement to join in many thrilling games and 4D movies. Take the cable car back to the main gate for transfer to Danang city, pass by Dragon bridge & shopping at Han market.

Meals: Breakfast

Overnight at a hotel in Da Nang­

Day 5 : Da Nang Tour

Visit Cham Sculpture Museum to study cham culture, history, and art, to admire the human masterpieces of Cham people’s sculptures. After that, drive to Marble Mountain – a cluster of five hills made from limestone and marble in Da Nang. It’s also a well-known pilgrimage site with peaks, caves, tunnels, and temples all just waiting to be discovered. Head to Son Tra Peninsula which features wide windy roads, pagodas, hidden beaches, hiking trails, and breathtaking viewpoints! The peninsula sits just a few kilometers from the city center, and it’s a perfect getaway if you are looking for a relaxing day filled with activities and adventure! After all, transfer to the airport for the flight to Hanoi. Arrive in Hanoi, and our guide and driver will pick up you at the hotel for check-in.

Meals: Breakfast

Overnight at a hotel in Hanoi

Day 6 : Halong Bay - First day

Pick up at 08:00 from your hotel to travel to Halong Bay At 12.00 noon, you embark on the cruise, check in & enjoy a welcome drink while your cabin will be a sign. Relax, sightseeing, and take photographs before lunch is served. It’s a beautiful opportunity to admire thousands of islands and islets with magnificent caves and caverns the inside the islands, admire sparkling stalactites and stalagmites like germs, and listen to the legends of the Dragons and the land and seascape in the area.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Overnight on Board in Ha Long bay

Day 7 : Halong Bay - Second day

Early bird risers may be awarded a great chance to enjoy the sunrise and the amazingly peaceful breathtaking beauties of Ha Long Bay’s seascape in the early morning. Refresh your body & soul with a Tai-chi martial art less on the sundeck. After breakfast, you continue to enjoy the sightseeing tour on the cruise until noon time, sightseeing, taking photographs & relax on board. Lunch will be served on Cruise (or in a restaurant on land in Halong city, depending on different cruise programs). Disembark at 11:00 AM to transfer to the Hanoi capital. Check-in at the hotel.

Meals: Light breakfast, Brunch

Overnight at a hotel in Hanoi

Day 8 : Hanoi City Tour and Departure

Breakfast at the hotel and check out. We visit Ho Chi Minh Complex including Ba Dinh square, the President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum (closed on Monday and Friday, every afternoon, we can still view from the outside building), sightseeing of the Presidential Palace (view from outside), President’s Fishpond, House On Stilts, and the famous One Pillar Pagoda. Next is a visit to the Temple of Literature, where Confucius – Founder of Confucianism is worshiped, this place also served as the first National University of Vietnam where many kings, mandarins, and talented people of Vietnam were trained! Drive back to the airport for the flight back home!

Meals: Breakfast