Luxury Essential Vietnam Tour

Upon your arrival in Noi Bai Airport, our driver will pick you up and transfer you to hotel in Hanoi.

We will take a cyclo tour in Hanoi’s Old Quarter and experience traditional street life before watching the Water Puppet show.

In the evening, after a short tour briefing, our tour guide will take you out for a Welcome Dinner. 

Our tour guide and driver will pick you up from your hotel after breakfast and then we will visit Ho Chi Minh’s mausoleum and his former stilt-house residence, the Presidential Palace, the Ho Chi Minh museum, One Pillar Pagoda, the Temple of Literature, and the Museum of Ethnology.



The colonial capital city Hanoi is a unique Asian city with tree-lined boulevards, French colonial architecture, peaceful lakes and oriental pagodas and temples dating back to a thousand years.



In the afternoon you have the option to visit museums such as the Hanoi Hilton or Hoa Lo Prison, the National Museum of Vietnamese History, the Vietnam Military History Museum and the Vietnam National Museum of Fine Arts. Our driver will drop you off at your Hanoi Hotel around 5 pm.



Note: Several sites within the tour require a respectful demeanor and dress code mandates no shorts or sleeveless shirts.

Hoa Binh is only 2 hours (75 km) from Hanoi. This province is home to many of the country’s ethnic minorities including the H'mong, Muong, Dzao and Thai people. The area has changed a lot since the largest hydro-electric power station in Southeast Asia was built here, turning the Da River into a lake. Still, even today, the province boasts some of Vietnam's most beautiful scenery and richest local culture.



Our local driver and tour guide will pick you up from your Hanoi hotel before we transfer via car to Hoa Binh. On arrival we will visit villages of the Muong and Dzao minority groups and interact with the local people. After having met the local villagers we will continue the tour to see the enormous Hoa Binh Dam before embarking by boat for a wonderful cruise on the reservoir.



After lunch we will stop to visit one of many villages of the Muong people, situated on the bank of the reservoir and explore the lives of these local Hill tribes and their culture. In the afternoon our driver will transfer you back to Hanoi.



On the way back we will stop at the Ho Chi Minh Trail Museum for a quick visit and insight into the American war. Our driver will drop you back to your Hanoi Hotel around 5pm.

This morning, we will travel to the breathtaking Halong Bay / Lan Ha Bay, where we'll board our 2-night luxury cruise boat.



A special lunch of fresh seafood and an assortment of appetizing favorites will be served as we leisurely cruise toward the most scenic area of the bay. Witness the extraordinary limestone karst landscapes along the way. 



In the afternoon, we will explore the Ba Trai Dao beach, kayak or swim on the crystal clear water of the bay.



In the evening, enjoy a Vietnamese cooking demonstration before a special signature dinner.



After dinner, enjoy your free time at leisure. Sip some wine, order a spa service, participate on squid fishing or simply relax on the roof top deck under the cover of a star filled sky. 

Early birds are welcome to attend sunrise Tai Chi on our upper deck, which is an excellent way to get your energy levels up for today's adventures.

After a buffet breakfast with the best local coffee brand and fresh fruit juices, board our Day Boat to head to Viet Hai Village. Take a bicycle trip along the village paths, through rain forests and dark tunnels. Enjoy stunning scenery of the rice fields along the way. Relax at the village and visit an ancient local house, made from straw, mud, bamboo…you will have a chance to see the local people and witness their way of life. Optional electric car service is available (at an extra cost).

Enjoy a delicious lunch with a set menu on our day boat.

After lunch, enjoy your free time kayaking and swimming at Ba Ham Lake area situated in the middle of a narrow, rectangular area, with all four sides enclosed by vertical cliffs (if the weather permits).

Before dinner, the bar opens for “Happy Hour” with buy one get one free and you can enjoy another cooking demonstration to discover the Vietnamese cuisine of traditional spring rolls.

Tonight, we have another special dinner offering you outstanding food and quality service.

After dinner we will hold a movie night from a selection of films available or select board game for your entertainment. Or book a spa treatment. Our bar is always open and is an ideal place to meet new people and share stories about your adventures.

This morning head to the upper deck to participate in our daily Tai Chi sessions, it is the nicest time of the day on Lan Ha Bay.

After breakfast enjoy a trip to Dark & Bright cave and islets by local rowing boats which is a wild and mysterious beauty in the middle of the World Heritage Site.

Back on the main boat check out of your cabin as we draw closer to the mainland.

Enjoy a final early brunch, before you board our tender and head back to the wharf, where you will be transferred to Noi Bai airport in Hanoi for a short included domestic flight to Hue.

Overnight in Hue.

Our tour guide and driver will pick you up from your hotel lobby to visit King Khai Dinh’s Tomb and King Tu Duc’s Tomb.

After lunch at a local restaurant, we will visit Hue Imperial City, the home of Vietnam’s last royal dynasty, then travel on to Dong Ba Market to see the daily life of local people.

Hue, Vietnam’s former Royal Capital, is a city that represents the outstanding demonstration of the power of the vanished Vietnamese feudal empire, including a complex of monuments, tombs and pagodas that attract tourists coming from all over the world.

Our driver will drop you back at your hotel around 5 pm.

Overnight in Hue.

Today you will be transferred to Toa Kham Wharf for a cruise along the Perfume River. Firstly visit the Thien Mu pagoda - the oldest pagoda, was ranked one of the twenty most beautiful landscapes in Hue.



Back on the boat enjoy a scenic cruise to Hue Ecolodge in Thuy Bieu Eco-Village where we will spend 2 hours strolling or bike riding around the quiet village.



Visit a local garden, old ancestral temple and communicate with local people.



Visit some handicraft families (the incense making family, the joss paper making family and the paper painting family) to discover the daily life of local people while they are hard at work.



Take time to join a special cooking class of local traditional dishes at Hue Ecolodge, by yourself, under the instruction of the Eco-chief. 



After your practical class; it's time to taste the Hue traditional dishes that you have prepared and our Eco-chef will be able to give his feedback on your own chef skills.



At the end of this tour, you will have  time to relax by steeping your feet in medicinal herbal water - a traditional therapeutic practice and enjoy an excellent massage by blind people.



 Back to hotel and overnight in Hue.

After breakfast at your hotel, our local tour guide and driver will transfer you to Hoi An.



After checking in, we will explore the town of Hoi An on a walking tour to visit the 400-year-old Japanese Bridge, 300-year-old Chinese temples and 200-year-old Vietnamese former merchants’ houses.



Our tour guide will walk you back to your hotel to enjoy your afternoon free at leisure.



Overnight in Hoi An.

This morning we will visit the local market to gather ingredients and participate in a cooking class.



After the cooking class we will visit the My Son. 



On arrival, we will visit the Tra Kieu capital and explore the majestic ancient ruins at My Son. My Son is located 69kms southwest of Da Nang and was an imperial city during the Cham Dynasty.



My Son is the former capital of the ancient Cham civilization that ruled Central Vietnam from the second to the thirteenth century. It is considered to be one of the best-preserved Cham structures in Vietnam.



Overnight in Hoi An

You will be transferred from your hotel to the Da Nang airport for a short included flight to Tan San Nhat airport Ho Chi Minh City.



On arrival you will be transferred to your hotel.



The rest of the day is at leisure until you join your guide and fellow travelers for a Farewell Dinner.



Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.

Note: Check out from the hotel by 11am.



Depending on your flight departure our driver will transfer you to airport for your flight home.