Trip summary

  • Travel style Tailor-made travel
  • Departure Ho Chi Minh City
  • End Ho Chi Minh City
  • Countries
    • Vietnam
  • City
    • Ho Chi Minh City
    • Hoi An
    • Hue
    • Quang Binh
  • Theme Art, history and cultural trips
  • Accommodation Standard
  • Flight Excluded
  • Guide Included
  • The tour has met our standards

Detailed itinerary

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  • 1
    Ho Chi Minh City on arrival
    Day 1 Transfer by car

    Meeting with our guide and transfer to hotel for check in. Check in hours: 14.00

    You will enjoy the orientation tour of Ho Chi Minh City and also visit some highlight buildings such as: Notre Dame Cathedral, Central Post Office, City Hall, Ho Chi Minh Park and Opera House.

    Meal(s) included: Welcome Dinner

    Visited places:
    • Ho Chi Minh City
  • 2
    Cu Chi Tunnel - City Tour
    Day 2 Transfer by car

    Today you will have a chance to look back to Vietnam War in 1960s & 1970s in Cu Chi area. Cu Chi is famous for the tunnel system, which is the most complicated tunnel in the world and is over 200 km long. Visiting the tunnel for an hour you will see the private entrance of the tunnel, Commander Bunker, Fighting Bunker, Meeting Bunker and Health Care Bunker.

    We will get back to Ho Chi Minh City by lunch time then visit to the War Remnants Museum, Reunification Palace and Ben Thanh market.

    Meal(s) included: Breakfast

    Visited places:
    • Ho Chi Minh City
  • 3
    Ho Chi Minh City - Hoi An
    Day 3 Transfer by airplane

    In the morning we will take a short flight to Da Nang then proceed to Hoi An, World Cultural Heritage Site.

    As soon as we get to Hoi An, we will take a walking tour to this ancient city. It takes us about 2 hours to visit most of the local tourist attractions such as: Thien Hau Temple, Cantonese Communal House, Sa Huynh Culture Museum, and Tan Ky Ancient Trade House.

    In the afternoon you are free at leisure.

    Meal(s) included: Breakfast

    Visited places:
    • Ho Chi Minh City
    • Hoi An
  • 4
    Hoi An - My Son
    Day 4 Transfer by car

    In the morning we will take a half day trip to My Son Sanctuary, the historical site of Champa Kingdom, which was a very powerful and prosperous Kingdom in Southeast Asia from the 4th  century to the 11th century.

    We will visit some temples in My Son area and also enjoy Champa Traditional Dance show.

    By lunch time we will be back in Hoi An.

    In the late afternoon we will take a boat cruise on Thu Bon River to enjoy the scenery and fishing activity of local people.

    We will take part in a cooking class and enjoy dinner in a local restaurant.

    Meal(s) included: Breakfast, Dinner.

    Visited places:
    • Hoi An
  • 5
    Hoi An - Hue
    Day 5 Transfer by car

    Today we will enjoy the most beautiful area in the central part of Vietnam: Marble Mountain, Non Nuoc beach, Hai Van Pass, Lang Co beach and Tam Giang lagoon.

    By lunch time we will arrive in Hue, the ancient capital of Vietnam.

    In the afternoon we will take a boat trip to Thien Mu Pagoda, which was built in the 17th century by Nguyen Hoang Lord. This pagoda is the home of Thich Quang Duc Monk, who immolated himself in 1963 to protest against Diem government then we visit Citadel, Imperial and Forbidden City of Hue.

    We will end the day with a visit to Tu Duc Tomb.

    Meal(s) included: Breakfast

    Visited places:
    • Hue
  • 6
    Hue - Phong Nha
    Day 6 Transfer by car

    Depart for Phong Nha Cave, World Natural Heritage site. Designated a Unesco World Heritage site in 2003, the remarkable Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park contains the oldest karst mountains in Asia, formed approximately 400 million years ago. Riddled with hundreds of cave systems – many of extraordinary scale and length – and spectacular underground rivers, Phong Nha is a speleologists’ heaven on earth.

    Take a 3 hours boat cruise to explore the cave then return to Hue. The rest of the day is free at leisure.

    Meal(s) included: Breakfast, Lunch

    Visited places:
    • Hue
    • Quang Binh
  • 7
    Quang Binh - Ho Chi Minh City
    Day 7 Transfer by airplane

    Morning fly back to Ho Chi Minh City then free at leisure.

    Meal(s) included: Breakfast

    Visited places:
    • Quang Binh
    • Ho Chi Minh City
  • 8
    Departure
    Day 8 Transfer by car

    Time at leisure until transfer to airport. End of services.

    Meal(s) included: Breakfast

    Visited places:
    • Ho Chi Minh City
  • Prices and conditions

    Price includes
    • Private transport
    • Italian speaking guide
    • Accommodation at the indicated hotels, or similar, based on Twin/Double/Triple sharing room with daily breakfast
    • Meals (Vietnamese menu) as stated
    • Admission fees
    • Boat cruises
    • Drinking bottle/person daily
    Price does not include
    • International and domestic air tickets
    • Visa entry to Vietnam
    • Other language speaking guide
    • Drinks and personal expenses
    • Tips for tour guides and drivers: $US 3/passenger/day