Destination: Hanoi - Ha Long - Danang - Hoi An - Ho Chi Minh City - Mekong Delta Code: B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner, G = Guide
Day 1: Arrival at Hanoi (G)
Arriving at Noi Bai airport in Hanoi, you'll be met and driven to your hotel.
17.15: You'll be picked up to watch the Water Puppet show an art form unique to northern Vietnam, and a good, light-hearted introduction to its rural culture.
18.30: Your Welcome Dinner will be served at one of the best local restaurant. You'll spend the night in Hanoi.
Day 2: Hanoi city tour (B, G)
After breakfast at your hotel, you'll be picked up to start a Hanoi city tour. You’ll visit Ba Dinh Square, where silent sentries guard the marble and Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum where Ho Chi Chi lies in state (closed on every Monday & Friday and October & November) and see the simple cottage where Uncle Ho lived and worked. You’ll continue to visit the One Pillar Pagoda and hear the legend of its construction, born from the love of an emperor in the 11th Century. You’ll drive to visit the serene Tran Quoc Pagoda, the oldest in Hanoi, on the banks of Hanoi’s West Lake. You’ll also call the Temple of Literature, built in 1070 and the dedicated to Confucius, it is a serene retreat from the busy streets outside and later become Vietnam’s first university. Afer lunch at local restaurant, driver and guide will take you to visit the Ethnology Museum for an overview of Vietnam’s 54 distinct ethnic and enjoy an orientation of the tree-lined streets of Hanoi, resplendent with French colonial architecture, including the recently restored Opera House. Pass by Hoan Kiem Lake, also known as Lake of Restored Sword from the legend that surrounds it en-route to one of the city’s fascinating museums. In the afternoon, you’ll take to the streets by walking tour of the Ancient Quarter of 36 streets District. This densely populated corner of the city was once a centre of commerce where goods were sold under the street name of a particular guild. Still a thriving community of sellers today, you’ll see streets name such as Sugar Street, Tin Street and Paper Street. Ancient homes and temples are interspersed with stores in this souvenir hunter’s paradise. You’ll spend the night in Hanoi. Day 3: Hanoi/Ha Long (B, L, D, G)
8.30: You'll leave for Ha Long Bay, one of the most spectacular UNESCO World Heritage Areas and the world's largest marine limestone "karst" landscape.
10.00: You'll take a short break at Hong Ngoc Embroidery workshop.
10.30 - 12.00: You'll continue driving to Ha Long Bay.
12.00: You'll board your boat, a wooden junk built from the model of the old Vietnamese court vessels. It will take you first to the World Heritage area where you'll visit Amazing Cave and a famous beach in Ha Long Bay. You'll be able to swim, fish, climb a hill for an overview of the Bay's remarkable seascape. All your meals will be provided on board, usually based on fresh seafood.
You'll spend the night on the boat.
Day 4: Ha Long/Hanoi (B, L, G)
7.30: You'll have western breakfast on boat.
8.00 - 8.30: You'll venture into some of the sea level caves in a small sampan.
8.30 - 11.45: You'll spend the morning cruising Ha Long Bay, followed by lunch just before docking to the harbour.
11.45 - 15.00: You'll drive back to Hanoi for your overnight accommodation.
Day 5: Hanoi/Danang/Hoi An (B, G)
After breakfast at your hotel, you'll be free until you'll be escorted to the airport for your flight to Danang at around 11.05.
13.30 - 14.00: You'll drive from the airport to have a brief to visit Cham Museum, a remarkable Hindu statuary.
14.00 - 15.45: Driver and guide will take you to visit Marble Mountain, Stone Carving village where you can admire the stone products of local people.
15.45 - 17.30: You'll continue driving to Hoi An and have a visit Hoi An Town, and enjoy its considerable significance in the history of Vietnamtown.
You'll spend the night in Hoi An.
Day 6: Hoi An/My Son/Hoi An (B, G)
8.00 - 8.30: Breakfast at your hotel
8.30 - 11.15: Drive to visit the World Heritage My Son Sanctuary, the guide will show you the remains of the remarkable brick towers, and explain their origins and purpose.
11.15 - 12.00: You'll return to Hoi An. Rest of day will be free perhaps to stroll around the Old Quarter of relax on the beach. You'll spend the night in Hoi An.
Day 7: Hoi An/Ho Chi Minh City (B, G)
You'll be free and then be picked up to Danang airport for your flight to Ho Chi Minh City. On your arrival at the Tan Son Nhat airport, you'll be driven to your hotel. You’ll spend the night in Ho Chi Minh City.
Day 8: Ho Chi Minh City tour (B, G)
8.30: Your car and driver will come to take you for your Ho Chi Minh City tour
8.30 - 10.30: You'll be driven to visit History Museum, an exhibition of the 5th century Oc Eo civilisation.
10.30 - 12.00: You'll visit the Museum of War Remnants provides a very partial, but riveting, perspective of the American War
12.00 - 13.15: Lunch will be served at the local restaurant
13.15 - 14.00: You'll visit Centre Post Office with colonial building and the Cathedral Church.
14.00 - 14.45: Drive to visit the Jade Emperor Temple. It's one of the best Taoist temples in Vietnam
14.45 - 17.00: You'll have approximately two hour to visit the Ben Thanh market, one of the liveliest areas of Ho Chi Minh City and a visit to lacquer workshop.
You'll spend the night in Ho Chi Minh City.
Day 9: Ho Chi Minh City/Vinh Long (B, G)
8.30 - 10.30: Drive to Vinh Long, a city famous by the Mekong River and floating market
10.30 - 15.30: You'll cruise to visit Cai Be floating market, fruit orchards, some traditional cottage industries. You'll have a lunch at one of the local family and have a shot show of traditional music in Mekong Delta which is operated by the local people.
15.30 - 16.00: You'll have time to wonder around the fruit market to buy some kind of famous tropical fruit such as banana, pomelo, dragon fruit and so on.
16.00 - 18.00: You'll return to Ho Chi Minh City for your overnight stay.
Day 10: Ho Chi Minh City departure (B, G)
You'll be free until you'll be picked up to the airport for your international departure flight.
Promotion price in US$ per person:
| Number of people | 2 | 3-5 | 6-9 | 10-15 | Single Supplement |
| Two Stars | 732 | 645 | 600 | 526 | 114 |
| Three Stars | 790 | 704 | 660 | 585 | 152 |
| Four Stars | 988 | 902 | 857 | 783 | 366 |
| Five Stars | 1,302 | 1,215 | 1,171 | 1,096 | 680 |
Valid from May 15 until August 30, 2008
