Vietnam Package 7: Hanoi - Halong - Danang - Ho Chi Minh (9 Days)

Met at Noi Bai Airport, transfer to your hotel. Afternoon at the Ho Chi Minh Complex (Mausoleum, Stilt House, One Pillar Pagoda) and a walking tour of the Old Quarter.

A full day at Ninh Binh — cycle the Hoa Lu ancient capital, take the Trang An boat through limestone caves (UNESCO), and lunch with the locals. Return to Hanoi for the night.

Shuttle to Halong, board a junk, lunch as you sail. Afternoon grotto tour, kayaking or bamboo boat, sunset on deck, cooking class and dinner on board.

Sunrise Tai Chi on deck, brunch as you cruise back. Disembark, transfer to Hanoi, evening flight to Danang. Met and transferred to your hotel.

Afternoon basket-boat ride at Cam Thanh Coconut Village, then explore Hoi An old town — Phuc Kien hall, Japanese Bridge, art show — and release a lantern on the Hoai River at dusk.

Cable car to the summit of Ba Na Hills, the Le Jardin D'Amour gardens, the Golden Bridge, Linh Ung Pagoda and Fantasy Park.

Morning flight south to Saigon. Afternoon city tour — Independence Palace, Notre Dame, Central Post Office, War Remnants Museum, Ben Thanh Market.

Cruise the Mekong past four islands, visit a coconut-candy workshop, honey-bee farm and traditional folk music. Optional cycling at Tan Thach village.

Half-day at the Cu Chi Tunnels — the tunnel systems, war-time kitchens and trap doors. Late-afternoon transfer to the airport for your evening flight.