15 Day itinerary in Vietnam, Asia
Self Guided Vietnam tour from Hanoi. You will discover Vietnam Culture in-depth in this 15-day trip ending in Ho Chi Minh.
Tombs & Pagoda Day Trip in Hue
Enjoy a Cruise 2 nights in Ha Long Bay
Hoi An Bicycle Day Trip with guide
Cyclo & Street food tour in Nha Trang
Tombs & Pagoda Day Trip in Hue
Enjoy a Cruise 2 nights in Ha Long Bay
Hoi An Bicycle Day Trip with guide
Cyclo & Street food tour in Nha Trang
Mid-Range Accommodation
Accommodation Categories
Hanoi without guide
Upon arrival in Hanoi Airport, you will travel on your own to the hotel for check-in
Accommodation:
Hanoi - Halong Bay Shared bus
Duration: 2 days In the morning, you will travel to Halong and arrive around noon. There, you will embark on a cruise in the must-see Halong Bay. This world-famous bay is one of the most beautiful landscapes in Vietnam, with its giant rock islets covered in luxuriant vegetation overlooking the waters. Halong Bay includes some 1,900 islands and islets of rocky peaks, often uninhabited and unvisited. This scene creates a spectacular marine landscape, which earned it UNESCO World Heritage status in 1994. You will be served lunch and dinner aboard with excellent and freshly caught seafood from the bay. At the end of the day, you will have the chance to enjoy a night fishing session on the boat.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Halong Bay - Hanoi by Shared bus
Early in the morning and depending on the season, you will wake up to enjoy the sunrise over the aquamarine waters of the bay. Then the cruise will tour around the bay until you disembark at the end of the morning. After that, you will then return to Hanoi and at leisure.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation:
Hanoi - night bus to Hue
Free day without guide. Your room is available until noon only Transfer from Hanoi to Hue by shared bus Please make your own way to the bus station to catch your bus to Hue. Duration: 13 hours
Meals: Breakfast
Tombs & Pagoda Day Trip in Hue
On arrival, transfer on your own to the hotel. The room is available around 2 p.m. Your guide will pick you up at your hotel around 8:30 am to start off our exciting day early. The first stop is at the Imperial City, built in 1804 under the first Emperor Gia Long. It’s also known in Vietnamese as the Forbidden Purple City, a term similar to the Forbidden City of Beijing. Our next stop is the Thien Mu Pagoda, which is Vietnam’s tallest pagoda. It has an iconic status in Hue and it is known as the unofficial symbol of the former imperial capital. Then, you will start your food tour by sitting on a cyclo, passing Phu Xuan Bridge to the other bank of the river. The first stop is an authentic local restaurant in a small street, you will taste some fancy rice cakes such as Banh Beo, Banh Nam or Banh Ram It. Then, continuing around the Imperial citadel, you will make a second stop for a very special pancake: the Banh Khoai which you will dip into a local sauce. After passing another bridge, your cyclo will slowly leave the Imperial Citadel area and head for a small street where you will stop in a famous Bun Bo Hue restaurant, where you will sit on stools. After tasting the signature dish from Hue consisting of tasty noodles with beef and a slightly spicy sauce, you will make another stop after a few hundred meters in a famous cake shop. Your last stop of the day will be in a riverside coffee shop with beautiful views of the perfume river. After the food tour by cyclo, you will continue your excursion to the Tu Duc Tomb which was completed in 1867. Walk around the extensive gardens filled with huge stone temples and structures, rivers, and a reflection lake imagining what splendid life was lived here by the faithful Tu Duc court.
Guide: Included for the day
Meals: Lunch
Accommodation:
Hue - Hoi An
Please make your own way to the bus station to catch your bus to Hoi An. Type: Public Bus Duration: 4 hours from Hue to Hoi An
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation:
Hoi An Bicycle Day Trip with guide
Start your morning with a bicycle ride, crossing Cam Kim Bridge to reach the other side of Thu Bon River, and continue riding to a small village. After visiting an ancestral house to learn more about the genealogy of a traditional Vietnamese family, you will find yourself in the middle of lush greenery: rice, corn, sedge fields, areca nut trees, and bamboo, all set in a peaceful atmosphere with fresh air. Upon arrival, you will have the chance to meet a local family and watch the techniques they use to weave sedge mats. You will continue your exploration by cycling on quiet village roads and shady paths. Take a break and enjoy lunch at a local house, before cruising back to Hoi An. The driver will bring you back to your hotel.
Guide: Included for the day
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation:
Hoi An - Nha Trang
Free day without guide. Your room is available until noon only Transfer from Hoi An to Nha Trang by public bus. Please make your own way to the bus station to catch your bus. Type: Public Bus (Overnight)
Meals: Breakfast
Cyclo & Street food tour in Nha Trang
Arrive in the morning, transfer to the hotel on your own. The room is available around 2.00 pm If you wish to see Nha Trang and eat like a local, join our unique tour. This tour offers you a chance to see Nha from cornels and moments no other tourists can. The tour starts with a cyclo with a photo shot at Beach square then rides around the city on afront seat of a cyclo ( what a surprise ! your driver occupies the back seat ! ) See Nha Trang cathedral, Ponagar temple and many others at the twilight moment of Nha Trang sunset. Eat local best street food such as 'banh canh' (grilled round cake), 'nem nuong' (Fresh spring roll - Nha Trang style),....The tour ends with a sip of local coffee or fruit juice on the sidewalk and the world and time passing by. Then back to the hotel. Be happy and full.
Meals: Dinner
Accommodation:
Nha Trang - Da Lat
Transfer from Nha Trang to Dalat. Please make your own way to the bus station to catch your bus to Dalat. Type: Public Bus Duration: 4 hours
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation:
Da Lat
The day is at leisure
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation:
Da Lat - Ho Chi Minh City
Transfer from Dalat to Ho Chi Minh City. Please make your own way to the bus station to catch your bus to Ho Chi Minh City. Type: Public Bus Duration: 8 hours
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation:
Ho Chi Minh City - Ben Tre - Can Tho
In the morning, you will depart from Ho Chi Minh City at 08:30 AM to explore Ben Tre in the Mekong delta. Upon arrival at Ben Tre town, take a boat trip along Ben Tre River enjoying several stops on the way, such as a visit a brick kiln, where you can learn how bricks are made, watch coconut fruit processing and visit some families in Cai Son and Thanh Nhon channels who make sleeping mats. Enjoy fresh fruit and green tea while relaxing at a local house. You will then continue the trip by bicycle passing by vegetable gardens. You will stop for lunch at a small restaurant where you will taste specialties, especially the “elephant-ear fish”. In the afternoon, you will continue to travel to Can Tho where you will spend the night.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation:
Can Tho - Ho Chi Minh City
Enjoy a 6:30 AM breakfast and then take a leisurely boat trip to explore the picturesque tributaries of the Lower Mekong river. Afterward, proceed to visit the Cai Răng floating market, which is the liveliest in the whole region. Take in the beautiful scenery and the daily activities of the locals who live along the Mekong canals. Next, you will roam through the village, see fruit gardens and visit a rice husking mill and a noodle-making shop. Then, head back to the riverside for lunch before traveling back to Ho Chi Minh where you will arrive at around 5:00 PM with unforgettable memories.
Guide: Included for the day
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation:
Ho Chi Minh City - Departure
Travel at your own to the airport in Ho Chi Minh City for your departure flight.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation
Meals
Transport
Activities
Not Included
TEAM LEAD
Cycling
Kayaking
Hiking
Visit markets
Meet local people
Rural home stays
Indigenous culture
Yoga
Meditation
Wellness retreat
Detox
Travel with Purpose
Outdoors & Nature
Food & Drink
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