Remarkable FAM Trip to Discover Vietnam’s Unforgettable Charm

Arrive in Hanoi. Greeted by your driver at the airport. Transfer to your hotel in the city centre for check-in and at leisure in the rest of the day.

At night, meet the group. Enjoy welcome dinner.

The Huc Bridge, Hanoi

Note*:

• As you would arrive at different time, we will arrange private car for pickup. Please provide us your flight details.
• The hotel room will be available at 2:00pm, and in case that you would like to secure an early-check in, an additional charge will be applied.

Meal: Dinner
Accommodation: Hotel in Hanoi

Pickup at 08:00. We will spend a half day to visit the city. We start with visit to President Ho Chi Minh’s mausoleum (Outside). We also visit the famous One Pillar Pagoda nearby. Leaving the President’s complex, we continue to visit the Temple of Literature (Van Mieu). Although several Van Mieu can be found throughout Vietnam, the most prominent and famous is that situated in the city of Hanoi, and was functioned as Vietnam’s first university. Lunch at local restaurant.

After lunch, visit Hoa Lo Prison, Hoan Kiem Lake and Ngoc Son Temple. Finally, enjoy the water puppet show and free time to explore the Old Quarter.

Temple of Literature (Van Mieu)

Meal: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel in Hanoi

08h00: Pick up from your hotel in Hanoi. Drive to Halong City through the paddy fields in the Red River Delta.

10h00: Stopover on the way for a refreshment break

12h00: Arrive at Tuan Chau wharf – Break and photography time

12h30: Board the Cruise for departure. Welcome drink will be served

13h00: Lunch is served while cruising through the bay

Halong Bay Overview

15h30: Visit exciting Cua Van fishing village. The village is free of busy roads and streets, electric lights, houses and high rise buildings. Instead, there are only herds of little boats and rafts. You will have the chance to discover the traditional culture and customs of the fishermen.

16h30: Enjoy kayaking or swimming (if the weather permits).

17h00: Back on board and continue cruising.

19h00: Dinner is served.

21h00: Take some leisure time to enjoy chatting at the bar or enjoy some night fishing.

Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Sleep on board

07.00: Coffee and tea will be served

08.00: Continue cruising

08h15: Visit splendid Sung Sot Cave

09h00: Check out and enjoy a fantastic cruise on the bay, passing Dinh Huong Island, fishing villages, Ga Choi Island, Dog Island and Sail Island.

09.30: Buffet brunch (breakfast/lunch) while cruising back through Halong Bay to the pier

11h30: Arrive at the pier. Time to say goodbye to the crew. Pickup and transfer to the airport for the flight to Danang.

Kayakking on Halong Bay

Meal: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel in Danang

Enjoy your free time in the morning to swim and relax at beautiful My Khe Beach.

In the afternoon, pickup and transfer to Hoian. Upon arrival explore Hoi An on foot – one of the best ways to absorb the beauty of this city. While walking around Hoi An, exploring the small yet beautiful town, which tourists (even frequent visitors) find to be a place of quiet and peace. The unique atmosphere combines elements of Viet Nam, China, and Japan. The most remarkable views are from the ancient houses, reminding visitors of a long-gone past and providing a momentary glimpse of a more subdued and simple time. The tour includes visits to Hoi An Museum, many of the town’s renowned Ancient Houses which boast a remarkable architectural style, Assembly Halls of Chinese influence, and of course the must-see Japanese Covered Bridge. The last stop is at a local workshop to watch the art of handicraft making which offers you the chance of capturing the most lively and special moments of local artisans.

Then free time to explore Hoian or get back to the hotel.

Hoi An Ancient Town

Meal: Breakfast
Accommodation: Hotel in Hoian

Pickup at the hotel at 7:50 am, we drive to visit My Son. The My Son temple complex is regarded one of the foremost Hindu temple complexes in Southeast Asia and is the foremost heritage site of this nature in Vietnam. It is often compared with other historical temple complexes in Southeast Asia, such as Borobodur of Java in Indonesia, Angkor Wat of Cambodia, Bagan of Myanmar and Ayutthaya of Thailand. Although badly damaged by bombing raids in the 1960s, the site still has more than 20 structures and was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1999.

Leaving My Son for boat station and taking a boat trip on Thu Bon river. You could visit the living of the local people and feeling the fresh air. Enjoy the beautiful views along the river. Arrive Hoian in early afternoon. Free time to shop or explore Hoian ancient town.

My Son Sanctuary

Meal: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel in Hoian

Pickup at the hotel. Transfer to Ba Na Hills, we then takes cable car to reach and visit Golden Bridge – this is newly built spot of Ba Na. These massive hands are holding up a golden bridge and it creates such a spectacular setting for the visitors. You will have many opportunities to grab many fantastic pictures. When we finish, we keep wandering and explore La Jardin Flower Garden of Ba Na with all kinds of flowers, they all blossom out like welcoming you to this attraction.

To keep going on tour, we then discover the former French Wine Cellar – Debay and taste some wine from the homeland of grape wine of the world. Upon finishing, we will take another cable car to reach the summit visit replica French Catholic Church, Du Dome Square and Fantasy Park that is the biggest indoor amusement park in Vietnam.

After the tour, transfer to Hue and check in at your hotel. Free time to relax in Hue

Golden Bridge – Ba Na Hills

Meal: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel in Hue

Pickup at the hotel in the morning.  Embark a dragon boat to cruise along the legendary Perfume river to start the Hue city tour. You can immerse yourselves in the cool air and the tranquillity of the calmest river in Viet Nam and visit the oldest pagoda here , Thien Mu pagoda.

Then we will head to the Hue Imperial city – the most important historical monument in Hue. Wondering in the forbidden purple city and stopping on the places which was only for the privileged people is an amazing feeling. The royal museum next to the palace is where you can see and learn about old objects of Nguyen kings preserved in good condition. Then we stop at Đông Ba market is the chance for you to know about colorful local life, see the local product and try doing some shopping with friendly local people here. Enjoy lunch at local restaurant.

After lunch, we visit the Khai Dinh tomb with the clever combination of eastern and western architecture is the masterpiece of Khai Dinh King, the King who was deeply influenced by European culture. The last stop is Thuy Xuan incense and conical hat village, a small and beautiful village where people here live on making incense and conical hat.

You can learn to make incense, and conical hat and take many pictures for a nice memory in Hue city. Back to the hotel in the late afternoon. Free to relax.

Old Imperial City

Meal: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel in Hue

Today, enjoy your free day to explore Hue city before pickup for early afternoon flight to HCM city. Transfer to the hotel upon arrival. Free to explore Ho Chi Minh City.

Thien Mu Pagoda, Hue

Meal: Breakfast
Accommodation: Hotel in Ho Chi Minh

Pickup at the hotel at 7:45 for half day HCM city tour. Our city tour will help you to see the best of HCM. We visit the historic Reunification palace and War Remnants Museum, followed by the architectural treats of French colonial Notre Dame Cathedral and the post Office. Lunch at local restaurant.

Ho Chi Minh City

In late afternoon, we head out of town to visit the Cu Chi Tunnels, which is an extensive underground network of approximately 200 kilometers of tunnels dug initially by the Viet Minh and then expanded by the Viet Cong. Here contains hospitals, plus accommodation and schools, and were used extensively for refuge and storage and also utilized as a military base for the Viet Cong close to HCM.

Back to HCM. Drop off at the hotel or Ben Thanh bustling Market for shopping and personal activities.

Cu Chi Tunnel

Meal: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel in Ho Chi Minh

Pick you up at your hotel and depart for Ben Tre.

After arriving at Ham Luong dock, board the boat & cruise along Ham Luong River, a tributary to the Mekong River. The cool breeze from the river and lush tropical islands along its banks will immediately get you excited to explore all the great things ahead.

Arrive and visit various local workplaces to find many wonderful examples of how local people use ageless techniques to create their crafts, including activated charcoal, dried coconut, handy coconut husk brooms, and many family businesses using coir, or coconut fiber, to create amazing art. Drive around the village roads by “Xe Lôi”, the local vehicle, which is a kind of motorized rickshaw. Perfect your day with a delicious and filling lunch at a local host house.

Mekong Delta

Break time, treating yourself to a relaxing time to relish the beautiful countryside or cycling around the village. Visit the local fruit plantation, enjoy seasonal fresh fruits, and spend time relaxing while being rowed in a small boat slowly through the natural canals to get a sense of how truly beautiful this area is.

Embark on the sampan and return to the dock. Travel back to HCM. Complete your trip. Finish tour Mekong Delta Adventure Day Tour. Get back to the hotel. Enjoy your free time before farewell dinner.

Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Hotel in Ho Chi Minh

Today, you are free till airport transfer for the departure flight. Trip ends!

Note*: depending on your flight schedule, we will arrange airport transfer accordingly (2.5 hours for domestic flight/ 4 hours for international flights).

Meal: Breakfast
Accommodation: N/A