10-Day Lifetime Experience Of Vietnam From Hanoi
Address
Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
GPS
10.7763897, 106.7011391
10-Day Lifetime Experience Of Vietnam From Hanoi. Join this 10-Day Experience Of Vietnam Tour to visit Ba Vi Eco and take Halong Bay and Mekong delta cruise. Go fishing and boating in Hoi An and visit Cu Chi Tunnels.
10-Day Lifetime Experience Of Vietnam From Hanoi
Highlights
- Ba Vi Eco Tour
- Halong Bay cruise
- Fishing and boating in Hoi An
- Visiting Cu Chi Tunnels
- Mekong delta Cruise
Itinerary
Day 1: Welcome To Vietnam – Hanoi Arrival
The trip starts with your arrival in Vietnam. At the airport, your private driver will meet and greet you. You’ll be escorted by private transport to the hotel. Check-in and get over the jet lag at your hotel.
You’ll be able to mooch around the city streets. Historical beauty, architectural marvels and the variety of products are splashed throughout this area.
After enjoying yourself on the first day, go back to the hotel for a relaxing night.
In Hanoi overnight.
Day 2: Escape From The Hustle Of Big Cities With Ba Vi Eco Tour
08:00 Launch your journey to the village of Ri in Ba Vi. You will arrive at Mr Duoc’s house with a welcome drink after 1.5 hours of driving.
Visiting the 30-year-old tea plantation in Ri Village at 10:00 a.m. This is a lush and quiet place where you can enjoy the village’s beautiful landscape. This tea plantation plays an important role in supplying the whole of northern Vietnam with tea goods.
You’re going to have a chance to help local families grow tea leaves, you’re going to know how to pick the best part of the tea tree to make the most beautiful drink as traditional tea from Vietnam.
Mr Duoc is a Vietnam War veteran and is the owner of a large tea farm. He is also an expert in the handling of raw tea leaves. Before sale, he will introduce you to how to make a decent green tea.
In addition to enjoying great tea with green lentils or lotus seeds made by his relatives, you will have a great time listening to the host’s stories of his life during the Vietnam War.
11:15-Driving about 10 minutes to visit another host family in Moc Village to send you a Mrs. Chin-a host family cooking lesson. She’s going to teach you how to prepare Vietnamese rice, and you’re going to have a nice time enjoying your lunch.
12:30: Have lunch with the host family, and after lunch, have a short rest. You’ll then head back to Hanoi and have some free time to explore the area.
In Hanoi overnight.
Day 3: Cruising To The Most Picturesque Bay Of Vietnam
Check-out from the hotel in the morning and pick-up at 7:30 am on the cruise. To enter Halong Bay, take the most scenic path, taking you through the Red River Delta with emerald green rice paddies reaching as far as you can see. You get to enjoy a cruise on the Bay upon arrival at Halong to better explore the limestone rocks and the karst grottoes.
After your discovery of the bay, it’s time to enjoy a delicious lunch of seafood after a trip to the popular limestone cave in Ha Long Bay, where you can spend some time kayaking or swimming, so you can get closer to the floating villages and shops. You will return to the boat in the evening for an early dinner, accompanied by some leisure time. You may choose to attend boat events or rest for the day.
On a cruise overnight.
Day 4: Morning In The Natural Wonder Of The World – Travel To Hoi An Old Town
Get up early for a lesson in Tai Chi or just enjoy a hearty breakfast. The boat returns to the port and stops at the Limestone Cave, full of stalagmites and stalactites. It is clear from here to sail back to the main harbor and return to Hanoi around 17:00. Take the flight to Hoi An, then. Check your hotel and be free to get your energy back at your leisure time.
In Hoi An overnight.
Day 5: A Day Of Being A Local
Will you like the local fishermen to go fishing? Why don’t you have a nice experience with this funny basketball boat? You should not hesitate, for the day will bring a broader smile to your face. Fishing with a local fisherman here on the river is really fun as you catch your fish and we cook for you.
You will enjoy a wide variety of experiences on the Fishermen & the Waterways of a Past War Tour – from studying traditional fishing techniques to paddling the strange and unusual Vietnamese bamboo basket boats while exploring the now quiet coconut-palm flanked waterways of a previous war. We provide a genuine social and cultural insight into the local Vietnamese way of life on this trip. You will also participate in some hands-on programs that are engaging, healthy and interesting for people of all ages.
Start the tour at 8:00 a.m., pick up from the lobby of your hotel.
In Hoi An overnight.
Day 6: Train From Ancient Hoi An To Mordern Ho Chi Minh City
Have breakfast at the hotel. Have a free leisure time until there will be a private cab transfer you to the train station for the overnight train to Ho Chi Minh.
Day 7: Hello From Playful Ho Chi Minh City
You’ll be escorted by private transport to the hotel. Hotel check-in and a leisure day in Ho Chi Minh City.
You’ll be able to mooch around the city streets. Historical beauty, architectural marvels and the variety of products are splashed throughout this area.
After enjoying yourself on the first day, go back to the hotel for a relaxing night.
In Ho Chi Minh overnight.
Day 8: Explore The Fascinating Cu Chi Tunnel
08:00 to 08:30: At your hotel, pick you up.
It will take about one and a half hours to drive on the journey. Upon arrival, you will have a brief introduction before exploring the tunnels, followed by a video about how the tunnels were built and how people lived in the difficult conditions of the war.
Then, spend your time exploring the remaining area and tunnel systems that included kitchens, bedrooms side by side with other martial facilities such as storage, weapons factories, field hospitals, and command centers that helped everyone living within the tunnels meet their basic needs.
In addition, in the maze-like tunnels, there are also several secret trap doors and deadly traps throughout the war for security purposes. Unique native Cu Chi tapioca will be served afterward.
13:00-13:30 Drop off at a hotel. The journey finishes.
In Ho Chi Minh overnight.
Day 9: Discover The Lush Area Of Mekong Delta
(starting at 7.20am, returning around 17.30)
7:20am Hotel pick-up.
Start your day with a hearty breakfast, followed by a trip to the Mekong Delta, departure for My Tho, the city on the left side of the Mekong River. Loading the sampan and cruising around the four lovely islands known as the islands of Dragon, Unicorn, Phoenix and Tortoise down the shore.
Rest at Unicorn Island, stroll around the country lane and see orchards, enjoy tropical fruits, the local people performing folk song songs. Visit the plantation for fruit.
Riding a hand-rowed sampan through the Thoi Son Canal and enjoying the beauty of the countryside, visiting the family company, visiting the honey-bee farm, enjoying the workshop for honey tea and coconut candy.
Lunch at your favorite restaurant. Time at break.
Meet the local villagers in the afternoon, time for cycling around Tan Thach village, to experience the local everyday life in the Mekong delta. Relaxing hammock and enjoying a cool breeze for those who do not participate in the cycling ride. Back to Ho Chi Minh.
In Ho Chi Minh overnight.
Day 10: Time To Say Goodbye – Ho Chi Minh Departure
On the final day of your journey, enjoy a balanced breakfast. After visiting the local markets and buying souvenirs for your loved ones, complete the hotel check-out formalities. Later, leave and board your flight back home. Our journey of 10-Day Lifetime Experience Of Vietnam From Hanoi finishes here.