11 Days Vietnam Adventure
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Discover the pinnacle of Vietnam's allure on an 11-day adventure that promises an immersive journey through this vibrant and culturally rich country. Delight in unique experiences at every turn, including hands-on cooking classes, a mesmerizing cruise through the majestic Ha Long Bay—one of the Seven Ancient Wonders of the World—and insightful explorations of the countryside and local life in the Mekong Delta. Take in the breathtaking vistas and fresh ambiance of Buon Ma Thuot along the way, adding to the richness of your unforgettable journey.
Highlights:
- Explore the most dizzying city- Ho Chi Minh: a high-octane city of commerce and culture.
- Immerse yourself in the beautiful waterscape of the Mekong Delta
- Enjoy the peaceful in Hoi An town
- Learn how to cook our Vietnamese specialty
- Discover the full of culture and history of the Old Quarter
- Spend a night on a cruise in Halong Bay
- Chill yourself in a fresh atmosphere and stunning landscape in the highland area named Buon Ma Thuot with trekkings and an elephant care tour.
Included/Excluded
- 9 nights at the hotel/ homestays plus 1 night on cruise in Halong Bay
- Airport transfer in Ho Chi Minh city, Da Nang, Ha Noi and Buon Ma Thuat
- Internal ticket from Hanoi- Da Nang- Ho Chi Minh- Buon Ma Thuot with 7kg hand carry luggage and 20kg check in luggage
- Meals as mentioned: B= Breakfast, L= Lunch, D= Dinner
- Group transfer and English speaking guide on tours
- All entrances fees, tax and services charges
- Visa stamp fee.
- Other meals than mentioned in the itinerary.
- International flight into and out of Vietnam.
- Laundry, telephone calls
- Expenditure of personal expenses
- Gratuities for tour guides/drivers.
- Travel insurance.
- Flight out of Buon Ma Thuot
Tour Plan
Day 1: Hanoi arrival- Airport transfer- Check in hotel (No meal)
You will be welcomed by a warm driver at Noi Bai International Airport and transferred to hotel in Old Quarter. The rest of the day is free on your own and relax at the hotel.
Please note:
– Check in time is 14.00
– Can be arranged early check in with additional cost.
Meals: No
Accommodation: Hotel in Hanoi
Day 2: Hanoi- Halong Bay - Overnight on cruise (B, L, D)
07.45 – 08.30: You will be picked up from your hotel in Ha Noi Old Quarter. Then we will head to Ha Long Bay. You may enjoy the landscape of the Red River Delta along the way
11.30: Upon arriving in our lobby in Tuan Chau Marina, you may take a short stretch while our staff arranges all registration with the local government.
12.00 – 12.30: The cruise captain and staff will welcome you onboard after a short tender transfer. While enjoying a refreshing welcome drink, a short cruise briefing and safety instructions will be given.
12.30 – 13.00: The voyages to Ha Long Bay – one of the New Seven Nature Wonders of the World. Lunch is served on board while the cruise passes via amazing limestone karst formations that rise up out of the sea in an impressive manner.
14.00 – 14.30: You will leave the cruise to explore Sung Sot Cave (also known as Surprise/ Amazing Cave), one of the biggest and most beautiful caves in Ha Long Bay.
15.00: Returning to cruise, the trip will continue to Ti Top Island. Here, you can watch the magnificent view over either the Gulf of Tonkin or swim in the emerald green and cool water.
17.00: After a long day, this is the ideal time to enjoy energizing drinks and snacks by joining ‘Happy Hour’ or Cooking Class on the sundeck
19.30: Sumptuous Dinner is served. Enjoy delicious local food prepared and served for you by our wonderful onboard catering staff.
20.30: After dinner, various activities including karaoke, and squid fishing are organized. Or you can just laze around with exhilarating drinks from our bar. The rest of the day is spent at your leisure.
Distance Hanoi – Ha Long: 180 kilometers (~3 hours)
Note: Itinerary/ activities may be changed due to the weather or other reasons.
Please note: It is an overnight cruise, please check out of your hotel room, you can leave your big luggage at the hotel lobby or bring all with you. Please also prepare some Vietnam Dong cash in case you need to use at the stop over.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Overnight on board
Day 3: Halong Bay- Hanoi- Recheck in hotel (B, L)
06.15 – 07.00: Breakfast is served. It can be a great idea to enjoy the meal with the magnificent view of the sunrise in Ha Long Bay.
8.00 -9.30: The cruise gets closer to the center of the Natural Preservation Area. Join our guide on a short trip to Luon Cave. This magic work of nature shows you the formation of karst mountains. You can discover this time masterpiece by kayaking on your own. If you are lucky, you can catch great photos with mischievous monkeys jigging up and down around the cliffs.
9.30: Crew welcomes you back on board and it is time for checking out.
10.00: Whilst cruising back, delightful lunch will be served.
11.35: We return to the quayside in the south of the bay, where our visitors disembark in Tuan Chau Marina. And leave for Ha Noi on our shuttle.
15.30 – 16.00: You will get back to your hotel in Ha Noi Old Quarter
* Because of cruising conditions, the program may be changed slightly due to specific weather or tide conditions without a prior notice to visitors. Wi-Fi is available although internet connectivity is limited due to the geography of the bay.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Overnight in Hanoi
Day 4: Airport transfer- Fly to Da Nang- Check in hotel in Da Nang (B)
Enjoying breakfast at the hotel, you'll have leisure time until our driver arrives to take you to the airport for your flight to Da Nang. Upon arrival, our driver will greet you and transfer you to your hotel in Da Nang. After checking in, you'll have the remainder of the day free to relax and explore at your own pace.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Overnight in Da Nang
Day 5: Ba Na Hills and Golden Bridge without Lunch (B)
Depart: 7:30 –8:00 from Hoi An and 8:00 –8:30 from Da Nang
Finish 17:30 –18:00 at Hoi An and 17:00 –17:30 at Da Nang
07:30am – 08:00am: Our Minivan and a tour guide pick you up at your hotel lobby, enjoy a ride to Ba Na Hills via Cable Car
Spend your time in the most modern Cable Car in South East Asia, visit Dream Stream Cable car Station and admire the breath–taking view of Da Nang coastal city.
After finishing the first cable car, you will visit The Golden Bridge – which has the most exotic structure and also the world’s most prominent pedestrian bridges highlighted by the British Guard newspaper, Le Jardin D’amourn (consists of 9 gardens), Linh Ung pagoda. Sit on the 2nd Cable Car to visit the French Village where you could enjoy Street Music, watch Art’s statue, Campanile, Nine Floor Goddess Shrine, Tombstone Temple, Watch Carnival Performance Show, Square Du Dome …Challenge the most popular adventure ride – Slide of Tube Car (free ride)…
Have lunch at restaurant (Buffet).
Take the Lava Train from Sun Kingdom to many new attractions for check–in such as Helios waterfall, Time Gate, and The Moon Kingdom… Join in Fantasy Park by walking in Fairy Forest, discovering Dinosaur Park, playing 5D wild west, enjoying 4D death race ride, watching 3D mega 360 degrees, riding on journey into the underground, entering Jurassic Park, challenging Freefall Tower and participating in an adventure in Horror House and over 90 free games
15:00: Return to the Cable Car for leaving Ba Na Hills
16:45 – 17:45: Our Minivan brings you back to your hotel. Tour ends.
Include:
– Transportation and English–speaking tour guide.
– Cable cars, entrance fees in the Fantasy Park and outdoor activities
– Golden Bridge, Funicular, Le Jardin D’amour
– Lunch with buffet.
– A bottle of water
Exclude:
– Wax Statue Museum
– France Wine Cellar entrance and services
– Lunch, Personal expenses and Services not mentioned above
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel in Da Nang
Day 6: Airport transfer- Fly to Ho Chi Minh- Check in hotel in Ho Chi Minh city (B)
Enjoy breakfast at hotel. You will have some free time until our driver transport to the airport to take flight to Ho Chi Minh City. Arrive in Ho Chi Minh and check in hotel. The rest of the day is spent at your leisure, discovering the most active city in Vietnam.
Note: Check in time is 14:00pm, early check in is subjected to availability and with additional cost.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Hotel in Ho Chi Minh
Day 7: Mekong Delta full day tour (B, L)
7:30 – 8:00am – Leaving the hustle and bustle of Ho Chi Minh City and start your trip to depart for My Tho, the town lies on the left side of the Mekong River. Upon arrival, visit Vinh Trang pagoda which sated back to the late 19th century. Then boarding the sampan and cruising down the river around the four beautiful islands known as Dragon, Unicorn, Phoenix and Tortoise islands.
Stop over at Unicorn Island, go walking around country lane and seeing orchards, enjoy tropical fruits, folk song music which performed by the local people. Visit the fruit plantation.
Riding a hand–rowed sampan through Thoi Son canal and treat yourself in the beauty of the countryside, visit the family business, visit honey–bee farm, enjoy honey tea and coconut candy workshop.
Have lunch at local restaurant. Break time.
In the afternoon, time for cycling around the Tan Thach village, meet the local villagers to experience the local daily life in the Mekong delta. Hammock relaxing and enjoy cool breeze for those can’t join the cycling trip.
Return to hotel in Ho Chi Minh City.
Distance from Ho Chi Minh to My Tho is about: 67–68 km/ Duration: ~2 hours. My Tho – Tan Trach: 9–10km/ Duration: ~30 minutes
Kindly note: You should wear comfortable clothes, shoes. Bring poncho if it rains.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel in Ho Chi Minh
Day 8: Airport transfer- Fly to Buon Ma Thuot- Check in hotel (B)
Welcome and pick up guests at BMT Airport. then transfer to BMT City
for check-in hotel.
Spend the night at hotel and free for your own activities to explore BMT City at night.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Hotel in Buon Ma Thuot
Day 9: Buon Ma Thuot- Draynur Waterfall- Rafting- Lak Lake (B, L, D)
- 10h00: Arrive at Gialong Waterfall, visits + be prepared for the rafting tour.
- 10h15: Start kayaking on S’repok River, explore the nature’s beauty. With this 3 km long of rafting, you can
either swim at different Cosy sources or Natural pools. Visit Lua Waterfall, Nhat Nguyen Waterfall, …
- 11h15: Have tea break with local snacks as sweet potato, grilled corn, green tea, …
- 11h45: Continue to enjoy the rafting. Arrive at the wharf. Get off the kayak.
- 12h30: Have lunch with local dishes at D’rayNur waterfall.
- Note: While rafting, you might have to get off the kayak and walk as big stream of water and rocky.
- Afternoon: 13h30: Visit DrayNur Waterfall (Mountain Rat Waterfall).
- 14h00: Continue the trip to Lak Lake. On the way, we make stops for visiting the plantations of coffee, pepper
and rubber.
- 15h30: Arrive at Lak Lake, visit Le and Jun Village. Discover the culture of the M’nong R’lam ethnic group.
Then, check-in, relax.
- 16h30 (Optional): Go fishing with local people on Lak Lake
- 17h30: Help the local people to cook/prepare dinner
- Evening: 18h30: Have dinner with the host and spend the night in Le Village – Lak Lake.
- Accommodation: Homestay or Lak View hotel
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Hotel in Buon Ma Thuot
Day 10: Lak Lake- Elephent care tour- Coffee factory (B, L)
- Morning: 06h30 – 07h30: Have breakfast
- 07h30 (Optional): Start the tour by Tractor (3km) accessing to the trail and get ready for looking the elephant.
We hike (about an hour) until see the elephant. Interact and feed the elephant with bananas, sugarcanes... Then,
take the elephant to the source/lake shore for washing. You either care for the elephant and study about its
cultures with the elephant caretaker. Especially, you can play your role as an elephant controller. After that,
we visit M’lieng Village, discover the M’nong R’lam people’s cultures.
- 10h30: Visit Yang Tao village, discover the M’nong R’lam’s traditional job of making Black Clay Potteries.
After that, move on the journey to Buon Ma Thuot.
- 12h30: Have lunch at a local restaurant in Buon Ma Thuot
- Afternoon: 14h00: Visit Coffee Factory, discover and study about coffee’s culture. Enjoy coffee!
- 15h30: Visit Ako D’hong Village (Ede people)
- 16h30: Visit Khai Doan Pagoda
- 17h00: Transfer to your hotel in BMT
- Evening: Spend the night at hotel and free for your own activities to explore BMT City at night.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel in Buon Ma Thuot
Day 11: Airport transfer- Buon Ma Thuot departure- Trip ends (B)
Today, you'll be departing from Buon Ma Thuat. Please provide us with your departure time, and we'll be happy to arrange a car to take you to the airport. Please note that the flight is not included in this arrangement.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: No