Day 01: Arrival in Hanoi
Day 02: Hanoi city tour (B, L)
Day 03: Hanoi - Ha Long Bay (B, L)
Day 04: Halong - Bac Ninh - Hanoi (B, L)
Day 05: Hanoi - Hue (B, L)
Day 06: Hue - Hoi An (B, L)
Day 07: Hoi An (B, L)
Day 08: Saigon and Cu Chi (B, L)
Day 09: Mekong Delta - Vinh Long (B, L)
Day 10: Departure (B)

Day 01: Arrive in Hanoi.

Our guide and driver will pick you up at the airport and transfer to the hotel. Free time in Hanoi.

Day 02: Hanoi city tour (B, L)

8:00. Depart to visit historical sites: the Ho chi minh Mausoleum (closed on Mondays and Fridays and from 05 October to 5 December); the Museum of Hochiminh; Tran Quoc Pagoda - said the defense of the country; Ngoc Son Temple dedicated to the god of literature Van Xuong, Tran Hung Dao General and the Genius of Medicine- La To, the Museum of Ethnology (closed on Mondays), the Temple of literature - dedicated to the worship of Confucius (1070 ) - Quoc Tu Giam, said to be the first National College for the educated elite which provided the framework of empire.
Cyclo (allow one hour) in the Old Quarter with thirty- six charming old  streets.
You will enjoy water puppet shows in the late afternoon. This is an original art appeared in Vietnam in the tenth century (1010-1225) under the Ly dynasty. All these stories were played by wireless puppets, told by storytellers, accompanied with music and singing. Among the sounds of drums and gongs, there are some popular musical instruments: stringed fiddle, bamboo flute. Before becoming a full-fledged performing arts, the water puppet theater was one of the northern village festivals held at the beginning and the end of each agricultural cycle. Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 03: Hanoi - Ha Long Bay 170km (B, L)

 

After breakfast, you will transfer by car to Ha Long (about three and a half of hour). Check in on board of a traditional junk for a cruise on Ha Long Bay (allow five hours). This paradise has an area of 1553 sq km with nearly 3000 islands eroded with strange shapes, creating a spectacular seascape of limestone pillars. Because of their precipitous nature, most islands are uninhabited and unaffected by man. The outstanding scenic beauty of this site is complemented by its great biological interest. Being among the sites classified World Heritage by UNESCO, Ha Long Bay is the most visited and photographed. Tasting seafood on the junk. Then visit Thien Cung cave and Dau Go. Disembark and transfer to town. Free dinner. Overnight in Halong city.

Day 04: Ha Long - Solidarity Action in Bac Ninh - Hanoi 170km (B, L)

8h00. Leave for Hanoi. Stop in the village of Phu Lang craft at 60 km from Ha Noi. Specialized ceramic which contains not only the recipe of lime, pulp stone or alluvial mud or ash of a plant any forest, it is also a closely guarded by family secret. Visitors can participate in the manufacture of a ceramic with the guidance of enthusiastic villagers.

But Thap Pagoda (stupa-shaped brush) is located on the bank of the Duong river. It was built at the end of the Lê Dynasty. Its founder was Chinese Buddhist monk Zhus Zhus, died in 1644. You will attend a performance of Quan Ho singing, a folk music in the Kinh Bac region. These songs are intimately linked to courtship. The majority of songs are romantic but Quan Ho else used for prayer. They are reported as representative of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO in 2009. You will also meet the singers at the end of the show as well as enjoy green tea with them. Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 05: Hanoi - Hue 658km, 1h flight (B, L)

After breakfast, transfer to Noi Bai airport for the flight to Hue. Transfer to your hotel and you discover Hue city later with the Citadel which was built from 1805 and completed in 1832 under the command of the first Emperor Gia Long. It includes three speakers: Protective Enclosure, Imperial City and Forbidden Purple City. A complex was built according to the rules of geomancy. Visit the tomb of Emperor Tu Duc, one of the most beautiful sites in Hue and then the tomb of Khai Dinh, architecture exudes tranquility and is a model of traditional Vietnamese art. This is an opportunity to learn about the history of the Nguyen dynasty and French colonial invasion. Hue city is World Heritage Site of Humanity by UNESCO. Overnight in Hue.

Day 06: Hue - Hoi An 135km (B, L)

Boat trip on the Perfume River, then visit Thien Mu Pagoda (or Pagoda of the Celestial Lady), was built in 1601. The name of the pagoda from a legend that shows local farmers saw an old woman wearing a red dress and green pants on the hill. Octagonal Tower has 7 floors and 21 meters high. The temple of Dai Hung is a wonderful book. In addition to bright copper statues, it has a bronze gong cast in 1667 and a transverse panel in lacquered wood and gold. Continue your visit to the tomb of Ming Mang Emperor, was built in 1843, two years after the death of the king. The entire architecture of the tomb is like a person lying at rest with the head on the mountain and legs on the Perfume River.
In the afternoon, leave for the ancient town of Hoi An via the Hai Van Pass where the landscape is often surrounded by thick mists that create a surreal effect. Overnight in Hoi An

Day 07: Hoi An (B, L)

The day is dedicated to the free visit of the charming town of Hoi An- World Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO. It houses many colonial houses with faded ocher walls dressed in a small wooden balcony, pedestrian narrow streets that wind among the houses flowering bougainvillea, its many shops and colorful tissue paper lanterns and food divine. The main sites are the Japanese Bridge (sixteenth century), the Phuc Kien Communal House (1698) and an old silk factory and architecture of the 30s, Chuc Thanh Pagoda (seventeenth century), located approximately 2 km of center, it combines the Vietnamese and Chinese influences. Overnight in Hoi An.

Day 08: Hoi An - Da Nang - Ho Chi Minh City and Cu Chi 40km (B, L)

 

In the morning, you transfer to the airport to depart for Hochiminh City (Saigon). It is the economic capital of the country with 9 million inhabitants. The visit begins with the Reunification Palace, former palace of Thieu President, the Central Post Office designed by Gustave Eiffel, Notre Dame Cathedral built with materials imported from France. In particular, the exterior of the structure composed of bricks made in Marseille.
In the afternoon you will visit the Cu Chi Tunnels, located 40 km in the Northwest of Hochiminh city. The network of Cu Chi tunnels played a major role in the Vietnam War between the South and the U.S military. Including hospitals, bedrooms, meeting rooms and play- areas ... the tunnels are more than 200 km long. This assembly can withstand the weight of 50 tons of tanks and bombs under 100 pounds. Dinner and overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.

Day 09: Ho Chi Minh City - Mekong Delta - 136km Vinh Long (B, L)

 

7h30. On the way to Vinh Long, a village is famous for its horticulture, agriculture and aquaculture. It is little-known town in the Mekong Delta as Marguerite Duras lived in his teenage. Lunch with local dishes with fish "elephant ear" (Tai Tuong) and exotic fruits of the season. Via canals and arroyos, then you enter through the maze of orchards to get to the floating market of Cai Be and the ride ends at a Dong Tam snake farm in My Tho. Founded in 1977 by Tran Van Duoc Colonel, a reptile enthusiast, for the purpose of the research department for strictly medicinal use of the venom of reptiles, Dong Tam farm is now the first of its kind in Vietnam. It also has a collection of turtles and fish mutants on the screen. The genetic cause of their deformities, is almost certainly the spraying of Orange Agent during the American war. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.

Day 10: Ho Chi Minh City - Departure (B)

 

Free time until transfer to airport for your return flight.