Vietnam Made Easy: One Trip, All Highlights Covered (11 Days)

Hanoi arrival – Car to hotel

(ITINERARY OF THE CRUISE IS ONLY FOR REFERENCES, EACH CRUISE WILL HAVE SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT ITINERARY)

Begin your cruise experience with a transfer to Tuan Chau Marina, where you’ll be warmly welcomed by the friendly crew before boarding a tender boat to reach your elegant vessel. As the journey begins, relax with a refreshing welcome drink and a delicious lunch featuring local specialties while sailing through the stunning seascape of Ha Long Bay, known for its emerald waters and dramatic limestone islands. In the afternoon, explore a peaceful area of the bay, perfect for kayaking or swimming in the calm, clear waters. Back on board, enjoy leisure time in the Jacuzzi pool, take part in a Vietnamese cooking demonstration, or simply unwind on the sundeck while watching the sunset over the Gulf of Tonkin. During the evening, savor a beautifully prepared dinner in an intimate setting, followed by time to relax at the sky bar, indulge in spa services, or join a fun round of squid fishing on deck. This cruise offers the perfect blend of comfort, cultural experience, and natural beauty in one of Vietnam’s most captivating destinations. 

Overnight on Cruise.

Start your morning on Ha Long Bay with a peaceful Tai Chi session on the sundeck, energizing your body and mind as the sun rises over the horizon. Enjoy a light breakfast while the cruise slowly returns to cruise pier,  offering final glimpses of the bay’s stunning limestone formations.After your kayak exploration, return to the cruise for cabin check-out and a relaxing lunch onboard. By late morning, disembark at Tuan Chau Marina and conclude your cruise experience. 

Transfer back to Hanoi by your Private car and free at leisure for your own discovery in Hanoi

07:30–8:00 Get picked up by our friendly guide in your hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter or in Lily’s office in Hoan Kiem district, then depart for Ninh Binh province

09:15 Have a short break for 15–20 minutes to relax

10:30 Visit Hoa Lu, ancient capital of Vietnam between 968 and 1010. You have a chance to learn about Vietnamese history in the feudal system under Dinh, Le, and Ly Dynasties.

11:45 Have lunch in the restaurant with a lot of local foods such as goat meat, fish, chicken, fried rice, etc. Vegetarian foods are always available in the buffet lunch

13:00 Visit Trang An, which was recognized by UNESCO as A World Heritage Site in 2014. Trang An has a wonderful tunnel cave system, so Kong’s Movie Group chose this place for the 2016 New Version of Kong, “Skull Island”. With 2 hours for the boat trip, you will be persuaded by the beauty here.

14:30 Continue the tour for 45 mins – cycling around the village to discover the lives of the local people.

15:45 Get back to the transportation, then leave for Mua Cave (Dancing Cave). If you walk up almost 500 steps, you can reach the top of Lying Dragon Mountain and have an amazing panoramic view of Tam Coc from here.

17:00 Get on the transportation to return to Hanoi.

You can take rest or take shower at Lily’s Travel while waiting for the cabin bus to Danang

Marble Mountains has five mountains, named after the Ngu Hanh (five elements) system, which is a masterpiece of nature presented to Da Nang City. From above, Marble Mountains look like a hand of God fixed here is the sacred land. Here, the Thuy Son mountain, there are two ancient temples: Tam Thai and Linh Ung built over a hundred years ago.

Hoi An was a famous time with the name “Faifo” and was known by Japanese, Chinese, Spanish, Italian traders, etc… from the 16th, and 17th centuries. Hoi An owns almost intact ancient streets with tubular houses across from this town to the other. There is a row of streets close to the right of the Hoi An River. These houses are full of precious woods, indoor hang horizontal, parallel sentences and pillars of the house are carved patterns and very picky … UNESCO has recognized the ancient town as a World Cultural Heritage, and is a romantic and nostalgic destination that visitors go to Central Vietnam can hardly ignore

15:00 – 15:30 Car and tour guide pick up at HOTEL.

16:15 Visit the Non Nuoc carvings-stone village and conquer Marble Mountains, explore the beauty of the mysterious caves, visit the ancient temples hundred years: Linh Ung and Tam Thai.

17:30 After leaving Marble Mountains, shopping Local Specialities. Depart to Hoi An Ancient Town

18:00 Have a dinner at Hoi An restaurant.

19:30 Walking to visit and shopping in Ancient Town, admire Hoi An at  night flickering in multi – colored lantern.

21:00 Depart to Da Nang City. Send – off at Hotel.

07:00 – 08:00 Pick up at HOTEL. Depart to Ba Na Hills. 

09:00 Arrive at the cable car station Suoi Mo, up the cable car route that achieves 4 world records.

09:30 Freedom 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…

11:30 Have lunch buffet at Restaurant

12:30 Freedom to rest. 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

14:30 Return to cable car station and back to Da Nang

15:00 Shopping Local Specialities. Send – off at HOTEL. 

Da Nang – Flight to Phu Quoc

Breakfast at hotel. 

08:30 Pick up at the hotel lobby

09:00 Go straight to An Thoi Harbor. Get on a speedboat and visit three islands:

09:30 May Rut Island: Take photos, fly-camera, SUP, etc.

11:00 Gam Ghi Island: Snorkeling at Coral reef

12:30 Mong Tay Island: Swimming in this beautiful “Maldives” of Vietnam.

Seawalker (self-sufficient): walk into the ocean to see the colorful fish and coral reefs.

14:00 Get on the cable car to Thom Island: Enjoy Aquatopia Water Park and Theme Park with more than 20 modern games from the world’s leading manufacturers.

Phu Quoc – flight to Ho Chi Minh City

7:30 Our guide picks you up at your hotel to go to Cu Chi Tunnel for one and a half hours by minivan.

The peacefully rural rice paddy scenery contains ducks and water buffalo swimming in the rivers along the side of the road. You will find it hard to imagine the destruction, damage, and defoliation all over the region, caused by bombing and mnes, when Cu Chi was “A Free Target Zone “. In the remembrances, you will see that Cu Chi still has her evidence to prove the battle that took place there. Ever wonder what it feels like to live in the Cu Chi Tunnels? You have a chance to find out!

Shooting bullets is an additional cost.

Afternoon: We will depart from Cu Chi to Ho Chi Minh City for two hours. On the way to My Tho, we stop at a restaurant to have lunch.

Upon arrival at My Tho City, the boat takes you to a small canal, which is the place where you totally escape from the busy town. The boat cruise in the coconut trees canal takes you to a coconut island in Ben Tre. We disembark and take a walk around the village. Stop at a local family to enjoy tropical fruit, taste honey tea and honey wine, and listen to Vietnamese traditional music performed by the villagers.

Continue walking on the village’s road to the coconut candy shop, learn how to make candy, and see some handicrafts made by coconut trees. Take a walk through a village with two sides. There are so many kinds of fruits, flowers, trees, local houses, and children in the Mekong Delta. Take your time to take nice Suchin Traphotos and enjoy the scenery.

17:00–17:30 Going back to Ho Chi Minh City.

Airport transfer by car (no guide) – Fly back home