Along Vietnam Coastline 16 Days

Day 1: Arrival at Hanoi (D, GP)

Arriving at Noi Bai airport in Hanoi, you’ll be met and driven to your hotel. You’ll have time to relax before a ‘Welcome’ dinner at a restaurant in a restored French colonial building.

Day 2: Explore the capital Hanoi (B, L, G)

Today, you will visit some of the must-see sites in Hanoi. First, you will visit the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum’s complex including Ho Chi Minh’s mausoleum, museum, his simple house-on-stilt and One-Pillar Pagoda. You will then visit oldest pagoda in Hanoi, Tran Quoc Pagoda.

After lunch, you will visit the excellent Ethnology Museum and the bustling Old Quarter. You will finish your day by attending a Water Puppetry performance. You will spend the night in Hanoi.

Day 3: Hanoi/Ha Long (B, L, D, G)

After an early breakfast, you’ll leave for Ha Long Bay, one of the most spectacular UNESCO World Heritage Areas where you’ll board a wooden junk built from the model of the old Vietnamese court vessels. The cruising route will take you to the busy World Heritage area and then to some of the less well-known grottoes and caves. Meals will be provided on board with fresh seafood mainly. You will spend the night in a twin or double cabin with an en suite toilet and shower.

Day 4: Ha Long/Cat Ba Island (Brunch, G)

In the morning, you will take another smaller boat and cruise to Cat Ba Island. You’ll dock at Cat Ba Island at around noon time. The rest of the day will be free. You will spend the night in Cat Ba Island.

Day 5: Cat Ba (B, L, G)

Today, your guide will take you to the National Park to hike through the forest. Although the distance is only about 18 km, it will take at least 6 hours to cover the undulating terrain. You’ll spend the night in Cat Ba town.

Day 6: Cat Ba Island/Hai Phong/Hanoi (B, L, G)

The morning will be free for you to relax on a nearby sandy beach or while away your time in the small seafront town. After lunch, you’ll board the hydrofoil trip to Hai Phong where a car and driver will be waiting to return you to Hanoi where you will spend the night.

Day 7: Hanoi/Danang/Hoi An (B, G)

Your morning will be free until your car arrives to take you to the airport for a noon flight to Danang. In the afternoon lunch, you’ll have a guided visit to the Ancient Town of Hoi An. You’ll spend the night in Hoi An.

Day 8: Hoi An/My Son/Hoi An (B, G)

Today, you will visit the World Heritage ‘My Son Sanctuary’. Your guide will show you the remains of the remarkable towers constructed by the Cham builders. The rest of the day will be free. You’ll spend the night in Hoi An.

Day 9: Hoi An free (B)

The day will be free for strolling in the town, lazing on the beach, or whatever takes your fancy. You’ll spend the night in Hoi An.

Day 10: Hoi An/Danang/Nha Trang (B, DP)

Today, you will take a short flight to Nha Trang. On arrival, you’ll find a car and driver waiting to take you to your hotel, which will overlook the Bay. You’ll spend the night in Nha Trang.

Day 11: Full day private boat trip in Nha Trang (B, L, G)

After breakfast, a car will arrive to take you to board a boat for a whole-day cruise to some of the small islands in the bay including Mun Island, Tam Island, Tri Nguyen Aquarium on Mieu Island.

Get back to the mainland in the late afternoon; you will be driven to your hotel where you will spend the night.

Day 12: Nha Trang free (B)

The day will be free for strolling in the city, lazing on the beach, or whatever takes your fancy. You’ll spend the night in Nha Trang.

Day 13: Nha Trang/Phan Thiet/Mui Ne (B, DP)

In the morning, you will have a car to drive to Mui Ne. The distance is around 220 km and will take you 4 hours with some stop en-routes for photo taking. Arriving in Mui Ne, you will have free time at leisure. Your accommodation will be in a hotel on the beach.

Day 14 to Day 15: Mui Ne free (B)

Your time will be your own!

Day 16: Mui Ne/Ho Chi Minh City departure (B, DP)

Your time will be on your own until your car arrives to take you to Ho Chi Minh City for your departure flight. Tour ends.