This trip is a great combination of visiting the country’s highlights from North to South — including Hanoi, Halong Bay, Hue, Hoi An, and Ho Chi Minh city — while also offering meaningful opportunities to experience the daily life of Vietnamese people in rural areas such as Sapa and the Mekong Delta. The journey provides fresh perspectives on both Vietnam and its people.
Tour Highlights
- Gain a better understanding of Vietnam.
- Visit the highlights of Ho Chi Minh City and the infamous Cu Chi Tunnels.
- Discover local businesses in the Mekong Delta through the Cai Rang Floating Market.
- Relax on the golden sandy beach in Nha Trang.
- Stroll around Dalat and discover why it’s known as the “City of Eternal Spring”.
- Explore the road of heritage sites in Central Vietnam (Hue – Hoi An – My Son Holy Land).
- Awaken your senses by walking around Hanoi’s lively Old Quarter.
- Experience an overnight train to Lao Cai to trek and meet ethnic minority people in Sapa.
- Refresh yourself amidst the stunning natural landscapes of Halong Bay.
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Travel style:
Cultural & Classic
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Your guide:
English speaking
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Meals:
18 breakfasts, 4 lunches, 2 dinners
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Tour type:
Private tour
You will visit
Hanoi - Sapa - Halong Bay - Hue - Hoi An - My Son - Ho Chi Minh city - Can Tho - Cu Chi tunnels
Itinerary
Upon arrival, you will be welcomed by tour guide and driver of SVietnam Travel. Tour briefing and transfer to your hotel. Depending on when you arrive activities can be arranged for the rest of the day.
Having breakfast at hotel then start a guided city tour of Hanoi. Having celebrated its 1000-year anniversary in 2010, the city has a rich and fascinating history. Your city tour will take you to the main attractions of Hanoi, including Ho Chi Minh complex (Ho Chi Minh’s mausoleum and stilt house); the Presidential Palace, the nearby One Pillar Pagoda, the Temple of Literature, West lake, Tran Quoc pagoda, Quan Thanh temple and of the city’s museum (History Museum or Ethnology Museum).
Late afternoon, enjoy Water puppet show and cyclo visiting the Old Quarter of Hanoi. In the evening, board an overnight sleeper train to Lao Cai.
The train arrives at Lao Cai train station very early. There will be a vehicle waiting to transfer you to Sapa. The drive to Sapa is only 33 km but it takes around 1.5 hours.
Once to Sapa, enjoy the breakfast at the hotel. Then start your day tour by walking down to the South-west of Sapa (around 4 km) to visit Cat Cat village of the Black H’mong. Relax at the foot of the stunning waterfall and the vestige of a hydroelectric power station that was constructed by the French during the colonial time in Vietnam. Trekking next 6 km to Sin Chai, the village located at the foot of Fansipan Mountain, “the roof of Vietnam and Indochina”.
In the afternoon, continue to visit Taphin village. You will have the opportunity to visit and explore the village where the Red Dao and Black H’Mong ethnic minority hill tribes live. Walking around the village to explore the custom, daily life and weaving technique of the local people. Back to the town. Check in hotel. Overnight in Sapa.
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07/10/2025
