VIETNAM TOUR PACKAGE 10 DAYS INDIVIDUALLY DESIGNED

Outline itinerary: 
Day 1: Hanoi Arrival 
Day 2: Hanoi - Hanoi city Tour
Day 3: Hanoi - Ninh Binh 
Day 4: Hanoi - Halong, overnight on cruise
Day 5: Halong - Hanoi - Fly to Danang - Hoi An
Day 6: Hoi An eco bamboo boat tour - City tour 
Day 7: Hoi An - Danang - Fly to Ho Chi Minh city 
Day 8: Ho Chi Minh city - Mekong delta
Day 9: Ho Chi Minh city - Cu Chi tunnel & city tour
Day 10: Ho Chi Minh city - Depart

Detailed itinerary: 

Day 1: Hanoi Arrival (Dinner) 
Welcome up on arrival by local tour guide and driver then we transfer to hotel. Relax in the rest of the day and enjoy welcome dinner at a fine local restaurant in town.    

Day 2: Hanoi - Hanoi city Tour (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner) 
Today we will venture out to explore Hanoi. First up we will drive to the Ho Chi Minh complex where we will spend time at Ho Chi Minh's mausoleum, his former stilt-house, the Presidential Palace, the Ho Chi Minh Museum and One Pillar Pagoda. Followings we visit the Temple of Literature, which originally built as a temple to Confucius.
After lunch, we visit the Museum of Ethnology, which is widely acknowledged as the best in the country and has an extensive display dedicated to Vietnam's 54 Ethnic minority peoples and the infamous Hoa Lo Prison Museum. Hoa Lo is also known as the ‘’Hanoi Hilton’’ and was where former US presidential candidate John McCain was incarcerated for over 5 years.
Later this afternoon, we enjoy 1-hour cyclo tour of the French inspired "old quarter". We will be free for shopping in the old quarter ranges from markets through to designer boutique stores to amazing contemporary art galleries. After dinner, we sit down to enjoy a performance of the city’s famous Water Puppets.
Remarks:
•    Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum is not opened on every Monday & Friday.
•    Museum of Ethnology is closed on every Monday.
•    The Museum can be moved to your favourite museum in Hanoi.
You might like to consider the following alternatives for your day in Hanoi:
•    Vietnamese Women’s Museum – one of the most interesting museums in Hanoi and voted among ’10 Must-see sites in Hanoi’ by the Tripadvisor. The museum has three main galleries and three main themes: Women in Family, Women in History and Women’s Fashion. With more than 1000 materials, photos and objects displayed in the museum show the role the Vietnamese women in History and Family life. 
•    The History, Fine Arts and Army Museum – large, but many interesting exhibits
•    The Hanoi Citadel – in the process of being released by the Army: two buildings now accessible
•    The Dong Xuan, Hang Be or Hom markets – large, crowded, but very Vietnamese
•    St. Joseph’s Cathedral – European neo-Gothic (plenty of up-market shops and restaurants nearby)

Day 3: Hanoi - Ninh Binh (Breakfast, Lunch)
Pick up at your hotel at 8 AM, we will drive Southward of Hanoi to Ninh Binh province. On arrival, we will visit Hoa Lu Ancient Capital dated back from 10th and 11th centuries. The area is one of rice fields broken by picturesque limestone mountains. It features several dozen monuments, including King Dinh and King Le Temple & Tombs….We then stop at a local restaurant for lunch. 
After visiting the pagoda, we will transfer to a local restaurant for lunch. In the afternoon, we will take a pleasant boat rowing in Hoang Long River to visit Trang An Eco-Tourism complex. The complex is surrounded by picturesque landscape with thousands of hectares with more than 100 caves which can be explored by boat. It is also a home of 600 kinds of flora and over 200 kinds of fauna that many of them in the Red book of Vietnam. It is also a gathering of 31 valleys, 48 cross-water caves and we will visit 3 to 6 of them. On the rowing boat, we can enjoy the fresh air, clean and clear water with under water grass. Experience ourselves the feeling and emotion when we are on the water caves…. In the afternoon, at around 4 PM, we will be driven back to Hanoi for overnight accommodation.

Day 4: Hanoi - Halong, overnight on cruise (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
08h00 - 08h30    Pick up at hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter (Optional)
11h30 Arrive at La Regina Royal waiting lounge – Bai Chay- Ha Long, enjoy welcome drink and express check-in before boarding.
12:30 Check in aboard with Welcome drink from crew member while manager introduce the safety briefing and the boat cruising forward to the Halong bay.
13:00 Let your vacation start with a delicious lunch set menu in restaurant.
15:00 Your first excursion is a visit to Luon Cave. This is considered as one of the most ideal places in Halong for kayaking or rowing boat. After that, you can visit Titov Island, where you can go swimming or hike to the top for another stunning, panoramic view of the Bay.
17:00 Come back the cruise for relaxing.
19:00 Enjoy our special dinner in the restaurant
After dinner, it’s your choice for a fun squid fishing, spa, karaoke or relaxing. 

Day 5: Halong - Hanoi - Fly to Danang - Hoi An (Breakfast, Lunch)
06:00 Greet the new day on the sundeck with taichi.
06:30 Light breakfast is served at the restaurant.
07:30 After the breakfast, your next excursion is a visit to the magnificent Sung Sot Cave, where you can take in the panoramic views across Halong Bay.
09:00 Check out of the cabin. Vietnamese cuisine buffet is served at the restaurant while the boat heads back to the harbor.
11:00 Disembark at the harbor.
Transfer directly to the airport for your flight to Danang. 
On arrival in Danang, our guide and car will wait in Danang International airport to transfer you to Hoi An Ancient Town for accommodation. 

Day 6: Hoi An Eco bamboo boat tour - City tour (Breakfast, Lunch)
Have breakfast at hotel. In the morning, we have bamboo boat tour. 
Enjoy the beauty of Bay Mau Coconut Forest.
Go through Bay Mau Coconut Forest.
Watch basket boat performance spin arround.
See how traditionally throwing fishing net.
Enjoy catching crabs
Sing on the river
Have lunch at local restaurant. 
In the afternoon, we travel to Hoi An downtown for city tour.
We will start our walking tour around the ancient town to visit the Japanese Covered Bridge, the Pottery Museum, Tan Ky old house, the Cantonese congregation, the silk street of Hoi An, the temples and pagodas of Chinese appearance. Have dinner at local restaurant. 
After dinner, we move to Hoai River and take a boat ride for lantering leavings. Then, we are back to our hotel for overnight. 

Day 7: Hoi An - Danang - Fly to Ho Chi Minh city (Breakfast)
After breakfast, we will be free until your driver arrives to take you to the airport for your flight to Ho Chi Minh city. 
On arrival at Tan Son Nhat airport in Ho Chi Minh City, welcome up on arrival by local tour guide and driver then we transfer to hotel. After check-in, we will be free to wander around the hustle and bustle city before enjoy welcome dinner at a fine local restaurant in town.    

Day 8: Ho Chi Minh city - Mekong delta (Breakfast, Lunch)
After breakfast at hotel, we will be transferred to My Tho Ben Tre in the Mekong Delta. Upon arrival, we will cruise on the Mekong river for a sight-seeing of the four islands: Dragon, Unicorn, Turtle, Phoenix and Rạch Miễu bridge. Heading toThới Sơn (Uniorn island, the biggest island in this area which is about 1.200 square hectare and about 11 km long) to see bee hives and enjoy honey tea at local people’s house. Continuing to An Hóa Island, Bến Tre province to visit a coconut candy workshop. Taking horse-carriage (or electric cart) along the village road. Resting at a farm-house to enjoy some fresh tropical fruits and listen to some traditional music performed by local people.
Rowing small boat (sampan) along a beautiful natural canal and enjoy the peaceful atmosphere in the countryside. Getting to a local restaurant for lunch with some typical Mekong Delta food...
Returning to Mỹ Tho city and enjoy fresh coconut on the boat. We will travel back Ho Chi Minh city, arrive in this city around 17h00.
Check in hotel and overnight at hotel in Ho Chi Minh city. 

Day 9: Ho Chi Minh city - Cu Chi tunnel & city tour (Breakfast, Lunch)
Ho Chi Minh city, formerly named Saigon is a largest city of Vietnam. One day tour around today covers almost the major attractions. Understanding more about history in the War Remnants Museum and the Reunification Palace, admire French-colonial architecture at the General Post Office, Opera House and Notre Dame Cathedral, and explore the longest tunnels made of Vietnamese people during the war….
Depends the weather and season, we can visit Cu Chi tunnel in the morning or afternoon. 
Morning, we head to the Cu Chi tunnels, otherwise known as the "Iron Triangle" or "Iron Land". Before entering the tunnels, we will see a short introductory video showing how they were constructed, followed by an exploration of the maze of tunnels, some of which have been widened to allow tourist access. Also on display are various mantraps and the remains of an American tank as well as numerous bomb craters made by 500lb bombs dropped by B52 bombers. After that we transfer back to Ho Chi Minh city for lunch. 
After lunch, we visit the Reunification Palace, the former Presidential Palace for the president of the South of Vietnam. After that we will visit War Remnant Museum, where we can see countless artifacts, photographs and pictures documenting about the second Indochina war. We also stop at Notre Dame Cathedral and Old Post office to get good shots for our memory of the big, modern city of Vietnam. 
In the rest of the day, we will visit: Ben Thanh market, and then we will be back to hotel at around 18:00. 

Day 10: Ho Chi Minh city – Depart (Breakfast)
Time will be free until our car arrives at the hotel to take us to the airport in good time to board our departure flight. Trip ends.