Gifted with a staggering abundance of flavourful food, fascinating culture, untouched nature, and disarmingly friendly people, Vietnam has more than earned its rep as one of the world’s most popular travel destinations. This fun-focused family trip packs as much of the good stuff into 12 days as humanly possible – including cruising Halong Bay, exploring the Imperial Citadel, museum visits, and even a boat trip to a floating market – yet still offers more than enough time to relax. Don’t forget to pack your smile; you’ll be needing it often here. Would you rather go from South to North? Please contact us.
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Arrive at any time. Your meeting with local tour guide is around 06:00PM at the Hotel's Lobby. After introductions, your tour guide will review the details of your tour.
Free in the morning. In the afternoon, enjoy a guided cyclo tour of the Old Quarter before seeing a Water Puppet Theatre performance.
Cruise through majestic Ha Long Bay on a traditional wooden junk boat. Enjoy your time afloat eating fresh seafood, kayaking, and exploring Sung Sot cave. Spend a peaceful night anchored in the bay under the stars.
Continue on the cruise of Halong Bay to Man's Head Island and Tortoise Island. Visit Luon cave by small bamboo boat. After an early lunch on board we head back to Hanoi with time for shopping or further sightseeing until the overnight train to Hue.
We arrive in Hue mid morning and take a tour of the Imperial Citadel which also contains the Forbidden Purple City. Afterward, there is free time to explore the city.
This morning take a scenic the Hai Van Pass to Hoi An. Free time in the afternoon.
Enjoy a market tour, this excursion will empower the kitchen youth to lead insider noodle tours in Hoi An. There are currently over 26 types of noodles in this city alone. Visit the market with two students and their trainer. Learn about the ingredients at the market and do a tasting of the different noodles while supporting local women-owned enterprises. We then pick the ingredients and return with our youth guides to the training kitchen where you will learn to cook and prepare noodles from the guides. After, enjoy our noodles for lunch and watch a video for more info about the organization.. Afterwards enjoy some free time to explore Hoi An.
Morning flight from Hoi An to Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon). Cyclo city tour of Central Saigon.
Take a city tour on a cyclo (cycle rickshaw) – a great way to absorb the sights, sounds, and smells of Ho Chi Minh City. Watch your belongings though – they’re easy for people to grab, if you're not careful.
Take a boat trip along the Mekong Delta, a boat trip through small villages shows a different side of Vietnamese life. Be amazed at how the locals rely on the Mekong for everything. We spend the night in a small village in the delta, homestay and traditional dinner with a local family.
Return to Ho Chi Minh City; free afternoon.
Depart at any time. Departure Day. Not ready to leave? Your tour guide can help with travel arrangements to extend your adventure.