Day No | Time | Day Title | Itinerary | Meal Plan | Night Halt |
1 | 00:00 Hrs | Welcome to Vietnam – City Tour | Welcome to your Southern Travels Best of Vietnam Tour. On arrival, you will be met by your Southern Travel Tour Manager will welcome you and take you to your hotel in Hanoi Capital, crowded with bicycles, motorbikes, and surrounded by numerous shopping areas and sidewalk cafés. You join the city tour to explore the place and immerse yourself in the beauty of the city. Beginning with Ho Chi Minh Complex includes Ho Chi Minh mausoleum, One Pillar Pagoda, Ba Dinh Square… (Open except for Monday and Friday), then we visit the Temple of Literature – the first university in Vietnam. Continue with Tran Quoc Pagoda – the oldest Buddhist temple in Hanoi. Finally, the Hoan Kiem Lake, Ngoc Son Temple, and Ly Thai To Statue, all are historical places (if time permits). | Indian Dinner | Hanoi |
2 | 00:00 Hrs | Hanoi– Ninh Binh – Trang An – Hanoi | Breakfast at the hotel later pick you up at hotel lobby, transfer to Ninh Binh with 2 hours on road.
Visit Hoa Lu, which was once depicted the ancient capital of Vietnam, settling up in the 10th century. Visit temples of two Dynasties of Dinh and Le with a very unique architectures in the old time. Learn more about ancient culture through an excavation of vestiges of Royal Places ground dated 10th century.
Time for lunch at Indian Restaurant. Closer to nature when you visit Trang An eco-tourism complex. The combination of inexperienced mountains and emerald green water, many caves limestone mountains, wild natures of forest and rivers, and a big system of distinctive caves. It’s thought about as “an out- of-doors geological museum”. Make sure that you will be amazed by the breathtaking scenes there.
Evening, Back to Hanoi and dinner at Indian Restaurant. | Continental Breakfast, Indian Lunch , Indian Dinner | Hanoi |
3 | 00:00 Hrs | Hanoi – Halong Bay - 1 NIGHT ON CRUISE | Breakfast at hotel, hotel check out. 08:30 am shuttle bus pick you up for Ha Long city. Spending 3 hours on bus to see how beautiful landscape of Red River delta. Upon arrival the harbor, meet our Cruise Crew to join the fantastic journey around the new Seven Wonder on Luxury Cruise. Welcome and check-in on boat, your seafood lunch will be served while the boat slowly slides on romantic waves of the sea.
Afternoon is time for many interesting activities such as: visiting the cave, kayaking, swimming, sunbathing, cooking class…
Enjoy special dinner dish and continuing night program with the crew. | Continental Breakfast, Local Lunch , Local Dinner | Halong Bay Cruise. |
4 | 00:00 Hrs | Halong Bay – Hanoi– Fly To Danang | Start-up your new day with Tai Chi instruction or just do sunbathing on sundeck and feeling the magnificent dawn scene surrounding, then having breakfast and following cruise’s itinerary (visit cave or floating village…) until lunch time at 11:00 am. You will be returned to the main harbor before transferring to our awaiting vehicle. After lunch, you will be returned to the main harbor before transferring to our awaiting shutle bus for transfer back to Hanoi.
15:00 hrs arrival Hanoi, private car to drive you directly to Noi Bai airport for your flight to Danang city after 18:00. Upon arrival Danang, our car will pick you up and transfer to city for check in hotel and relax. | Continental Breakfast, Indian Lunch , Indian Dinner | Da Nang. |
5 | 00:00 Hrs | Danang - Bana Hills - Danang | “Road To Wonderland - Entertainment Paradise” Located 30km west of Da Nang at an altitude of 1,487m above sea level, Ba Na Hills is considered to be the “green lung”of Central Vietnam, the “pearl of climate” of Vietnam. Follow the paths of Ba Na, feel four seasons on a day, walk in the ecstatic clouds in the singing of birds, make the visitors feel as being in a wonderland.
After breakfast pick up from hotel and depart for Ba Na Hills. Arrive at the cable car station Suoi Mo, up the cable car route that achieves 4 world records. check-in the 150-meter long "Golden Bridge" supported by the huge hands. Visit the Le Jardin, Debay Wine Cellar of French. Visit the Linh Ung pagoda, admire the 27m high Buddha statue, Loc Uyen Garden, Quan Am Cac. Continue to Gare Debay use the second cable car route to go to the top of Ba Na. The tour guide will take guests to visit Fantasy Park, join in adventurous, fun, and modern games such as Love Swing, Skiver Pilot, Fire Racing Track, Bumper Car, Ghost House...
Have lunch with buffet local in Bana. Conquer the Peak of Chua mountain at the height of 1,487m – Visit Ba Chua Thuong Ngan Temple. Enjoy the panorama view of the Da Nang City and Da Nang Bay. Afternoon Return to cable car station and back to Da Nang. Shopping Local Specialities. | Continental Breakfast, Local Lunch , Indian Dinner | Danang. |
6 | 00:00 Hrs | Danang – Cam Thanh Village - Hoi An Town | Breakfast at the hotel. Later Head to the famous Hoi An Ancient Town. This morning, spend about 2.5 hrs visiting our local fishermen’s family at Bay Mau Coconut Forest for a cup of local herbal tea before our local fishermen get you on the basket boat (round boat) tour along the coconut forest to explore many local activities here like basket boat dancing, riding, fishing, etc. Our local fishermen also will show you how to make some coconut handy crafts. Afternoon enjoy delicious local lunch at the forest later, return to the town center to continue the sightseeing trip. Begin the tour discovering Hoi An-once amajor South east Asian trading post in the16th and 17th centuries is basically a living museum that houses old-town architecture. Visit the 400-year-old Japanese Covered Bridge, the Chinese communal hall, and an Ancient House which boast a remarkable architectural style and rest under the glistening lantern lights. Walk around and admire the charming, old trading port of narrow streets and traditional houses and the colorful market. You will have the opportunity to explore and take photos as our knowledgeable guide explains the fascinating story of this Tow. Evening, transfer back to Danang. Dinner at Indian restaurant. | Continental Breakfast, Local Lunch , Indian Dinner | Da Nang |
7 | 00:00 Hrs | Danang Departure | Breakfast at the hotel. We drive you to the airport for your flight back to home. It’s time to say goodbye to all the new friends you have made. We hope you take back many happy memories of your holiday. We would like you to spare a few minutes of your time to write and tell us how you enjoyed your holiday and any suggestions you may have for the future. Please do give us your valuable feedback on feedback@southerntravels.in | Continental Breakfast | Tour Concludes here... |