Vietnam – A Journey Along the Coast

Arrive in Hanoi airport, meet your guide and private transfer to hotel. Take a city tour through Hanoi’s French Quarter passing the Opera House and Hoan Kiem Lake. Visit Ngoc Son Temple in the middle of Hoan Kiem Lake, known for its beauty and intriguing artifacts, and Van Mieu, the Temple of Literature and Vietnam’s first university. Enjoy a traditional cyclo ride through Hanoi’s Old Quarter. Evening is free at leisure.

Drive to Halong and transfer to the deluxe junk at Dinh Vu (Hai Phong)/TuanChau Island. Discover the treasure of Halong including fascinating caves, pristine beaches, picturesque floating villages, and dramatic rock formations.

Transfer to a smaller boat to visit Viet Hai village in the middle of the jungle and covered by high mountains. Bike along ancient village paths and rain forests. Kayak in Lan Ha Bay with hidden lagoons, cave and limestone cliffs if weather permits. Return to junk.

Sail across thousands of stunning islets and return to dock in late morning.
Drive back to Hanoi and transfer to the airport for your late evening flight to Danang. Arrive and transfer to the hotel.
(Note: The best time to visit is from February – May)

In the morning, take a walking tour along Hoi An’s waterfront, f the enchanting Japanese Covered Bridge, the main market, the Ancient Tan Ky house, the ornate Fu Kien Chinese temple and the Hoi An local market. Drive to Danang and visit the Cham Sculpture Museum and the old town Hoi An. Return to the hotel.

Free day at leisure.

Transfer to the airport for flight to Nha Trang. Your welcoming local tour guide will meet you. Transfer to the hotel for check-in. Visit Dam Market, the Cham Temple of Po Nagar, constructed around 784 A.D., and the beautiful Hon Chong Rocks. Evening is free at leisure.

Board the Emperor Cruise for a cruise of Nha Trang Bay, admiring the spectacular scenery as you pass by small islets to dock at a private beach on Bai Cau (Tre Islet) where you can swim, snorkel, fish and kayak. Anchor at Hon Tam Island for lunch and then continue to Mieu Island to visit a fishing village and enjoy a Vietnamese basket boat experience as you make your way to the local fish farms. Return to Nha Trang port via Emperor cruise and transfer to your hotel.

Transfer to the airport for the flight to Saigon. Meet your guide and private transfer to hotel.

Afternoon, take a half day city tour around downtown Saigon including the Colonial Quarter, the Opera House, Hotel de Ville (City Hall), and Notre Dame Cathedral. Visit the Reunification Palace, the Central Post office and the Ben Thanh market. Evening is free for your own activities.

Transfer to the airport for flight departure.

3 Nights Phu Quoc Island
This tour includes roundtrip airport transfers, and 3 night hotel accommodations with daily buffet breakfast.
Phu Quoc is the largest island in Vietnam. Visit the beautiful alcove of Sao Beach with its unspoiled beaches and isolated Vung Bau Beach. Visit pristine coral reefs on Cape Ganh Dau, a snorkeler’s paradise. Visit picturesque Phu Quoc National Park home to the endangered macaque and swim under picturesque Tranh Stream Waterfalls. Visit the ancient Ham Ninh fishing village and perhaps a pearl farm, a fish sauce factory, and the night market or just relax.
(Note: The best time visit from November – March )

3 Nights Con Dao Islands
Included in this tour are roundtrip transfers to and from the airport and 3 night hotel accommodations with daily buffet breakfast.
Explore Vietnam’s remote Con Dao Island with stunning beaches and rich coral reefs offering the best diving in Vietnam. Take a rainforest hike to one of the remote bays. Stroll along the spectacular promenade of Con Son town with the clear turquoise ocean on one side and beautiful French colonial buildings on the other. Visit Bay Canh with its lovely beaches, old-growth forest, mangroves, coral reefs and sea turtles (seasonal). Spend time at Dam Trau, flanked by rocky promontories, soft pale sand and fringed by tropical casuarina and pandan trees.
(Note: The best time visit from February – June)

B: Breakfast L: Lunch D: Dinner