Vietnam Base

Upon arrival at Ha Noi, please complete the customs formalities, we meet our driver, who will take us to the hotel for check-in (the guaranteed check-in time will be 2.00 pm but if the rooms are available you can check-in before the scheduled time).

Rest of the day available for a first contact with the captain of Vietnam.

Overnight in Hanoi.

Transfer to Halong, where we will embark on a joint (traditional boat) and start of the cruise.

Visit to the cultivation of Tung Saua pearls on the Titop island.

Meals and overnight stay on board.

Visit the Sung Sot cave, brunch on board and disembark at 11.15.

We return to Hanoi, where we will walk in the old quarter and attend the traditional Water Puppet show.

Transfer to the station, where we will take the night train to Lao Cai.

I arrive in Lao Cai in the morning, where we can have breakfast in a local restaurant.

We can then immerse ourselves in the market of Bac Ha (only on Sundays), and then we will move to Sapa.

Check-in at the hotel and rest for the last hours of the day. Overnight in Sapa.

After breakfast trekking to reach the village of Lao Chai inhabited by H’Mong Neri. The hiking trail is 4 km long and is not difficult, mainly downhill, at an altitude between 1,400 meters and 1,600 meters.

From Lao Chai we walk downhill on an easy path to the village of Ta Van, inhabited by Day, another ethnic group. Also this path is favorable to photography.

At the end of the minivan transfer to Hanoi.

Overnight in Hanoi.

Today's morning is dedicated to visiting the city of Hanoi, which will include the mausoleum of Ho Chi Minh and Van Mieu.

In the afternoon transfer to the airport for your flight to Da Nang, from which you will be transfer to Hoi An.

Overnight in Hoi An.

The town, which preserves an ancient and fascinating aspect, is an additional UNESCO protected site, In addition to the many shops that make it a real shopping paradise.

During the day we will visit both the ancient city and the sanctuary of My Son.

Overnight in Hoi An.

After breakfast in the hotel transfer to Hue, another Vietnamese site protected by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.

Upon arrival visit of the city, which will include the imperial citadel, the mausoleum of Tu Duc and the pagoda Thien Mu.

Hue overnight.

In the morning flight to the ancient Saigon, now called Ho Chi Min City.

Upon arrival visit of the city, which includes the Cathedral of Notre Dame, the Old Post Office, the Pagoda Thien Hau in the lively Chinatown (Cholon) and the colorful market of Binh Tay.

Overnight at HCMC.

Transfer to Cai Be, in the heart of the Mekong Delta.

We board on our boat and sail to the colorful floating market of Cai Be. We continue with a visit to a local rice pasta factory, rice popcorn and coconut candies. We sail through a vast network of serpentine rivers crossed by countless channels.

After lunch we continue the visit of small rowing boats before landing and returning to Saigon.

Overnight at HCMC.

After breakfast morning dedicated to an excursion to visit the famous tunnel complex that was created by Vietnamese partisans, the Viet Cong, to fight account of the much more powerful and armed American army.

The tunnel system, similar to a web, counted at the time over 200 km of tunnels on 3 and 4 levels, all hand dug and with rudimentary and traditional tools.

He provided shelter and back to hundreds of Vietnamese fighters.

Return to HCMC and transfer to the airport for your return flight.