Ho Chi Minh – Hoi An – Hue – Hanoi

Upon arrival in Ho Chi Minh City, transfer to the hotel directly. Check-in hotel for freshen up and relaxation and spend the rest of the day exploring Ho Chi Minh city or visit Cu Chi tunnels (optional).

Accommodation

    Hotel (1 night)

Optional Activities

• Cu Chi Tunnels

Meals Included

• Dinner

Start your journey at the Central Post Office and Opera House, combining a classic European design with Renaissance and Gothic architectural features. Then continue walking to the Reunification Palace and the War Remnants Museum- well- known as a symbol of victory, peace and territorial integrity of Vietnam.

Have lunch in Ben Thanh Market which is one of the busiest local markets. You’ll have the opportunity to enjoy famous Vietnamese foods and shopping for lovely souvenirs.

 In the afternoon, visit a small fruit market by a cyclo! This traditional rickshaw takes you for a leisurely journey into the winding alleyways of the Chinatown area, arriving at Cha Tam Church and Chua Ong Pagoda, a stunning example of Chinese-inspired architecture.

Then return to your hotel. Enjoy the rest of the evening by exploring the city’s bustling nightlife or tuck in early for the evening.

Accommodation

    Hotel (1 night)

Included Activities

• The Central Post Office, Opera House, the Reunification Palace and the War Remnants Museum.
• Ben Thanh Market.
• Cha Tam Church and Chua Ong Pagoda.

Meals Included

• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner

Start the journey to explore Ben Thanh Market, located in the downtown area. The market has more than 1600 stalls, wholesale and retail of all kinds of goods, from daily food items to luxury goods. In the produce section you will pick out all your ingredients to use in your class, but don’t worry your chef will be on hand to guide you through all the weird and wonderful vegetables and herbs there.

With your ingredients bagged, head to the cooking class for a hands-on cooking lesson in a large traditional home. Vietnamese food is healthy and simple to cook and often including many kinds of food such as meat, shrimp, crab with vegetables, beans, rice. There is also a combination of sour, spicy, salty, sweet, fleshy fat …. Then, enjoy your dishes.

Spend the rest of the day relaxing or exploring the dynamic city independently.

Accommodation

    Hotel (1 night)

Included Activities

• A cooking class

Meals Included

• Breakfast
• Lunch

Leave Ho Chi Minh city behind, drive to Ben Tre (about 2 hours).

On arrival board a small boat to visit typical workplaces including small brick factories, a coconut processing workshop and a local mat-weaving house.

Stop at a quiet village, take a short walk to witness local life and hop on a tuk-tuk (a kind of motorized rickshaw) to travel down country roads to the pier. Here you will continue to get on the boat for cruising along the river. While on-board, join in the demonstration of Vietnamese cooking class before sitting down to enjoy it. After lunch, relax on the top deck and take in the scenery back to Ben Tre where, on arrival, you will transfer back to Ho Chi Minh, arriving late in the afternoon.

 In the evening you’re free.

Accommodation

    Hotel (1 night)

Included Activities

• Visit small brick factories, a coconut processing workshop and a local mat-weaving house.
• A boat cruise

Meals Included

• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner

After breakfast, take a short flight to Da Nang. Then transfer to Hoi An Ancient Town (about 40 minutes). Hoi An is a city on Vietnam’s central coast known for its well-preserved Ancient Town, cut through with canals. The former port city’s melting-pot history is reflected in its architecture, a mix of eras and styles from wooden Chinese shophouses and temples to colourful French colonial buildings, ornate Vietnamese tube houses and the iconic Japanese Covered Bridge with its pagoda.

 Then, free time to explore Hoi An.

Accommodation

    Hotel (1 night)

Meals Included

• Breakfast
• Lunch

Start in the early morning to visit a local market before cruising along the Thu Bon River to the Cooking School. Here you will have the opportunity to explore the school’s herb gardens and take part in the cooking lesson. Your chef will explain the secrets of popular Hoi An specialities. Hoi An is a street food town full of local specialities. For instance, even the dishes served in the restaurants began their days as street food. Cao Lau, Mi Quang and Com Ga are all working people’s meals. Firstly designed for wolfing down on your break; satisfying, healthy, and quick.

 After learning some indispensable culinary techniques and sampling some delicious specialities, spend the rest of day walking along the riverside promenade. And floating traditional lanterns along the river – beautiful cultures in Hoi An by night.

Accommodation

    Hotel (1 night)

Included Activities

• A boat cruise along Thu Bon River
• A cooking class
• Old town walking tour
• Floating traditional lanterns along the river

Meals Included

• Breakfast
• Lunch

Start a trip driving along the Hai Van pass - A contender for the most famous road in Vietnam, winding around a mountainside above the East Sea, on the central coast and on to the former imperial capital of Vietnam, Hue.

Then visit The Citadel Complex of Hue, set up by Nguyen Dynasty from 1805 to 1945, is now one amongst the relics of the Hue ancient Capital – the World Cultural Heritage, capturing much of tourists’ attention.

 After that, take a boat ride down the Perfume River to ancient temples and pagodas

 In the evening, you have the chance to learn about the regional cuisine by the local chef before joining an authentic Hue dinner.

Accommodation

    Hotel (1 night)

Included Activities

• The Citadel Complex
• A boat cruise along Huong river, ancient temples and pagodas.

Meals Included

• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner

After breakfast, visit Minh Mang tomb. This majestic tomb is renowned for its architecture and sublime forest setting.

Then, depart for the airport to catch a flight to Hanoi.

 Have dinner in a traditional restaurant.

Accommodation

    Hotel (1 night)

Included Activities

• Minh Mang Tombs    

Meals Included

• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner

After breakfast at the hotel, take part in a city tour. The tour includes: Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, His House on Stilt, President Palace, One Pillar Pagoda, Ho Chi Minh museum, Temple of Literature - the first university of Vietnam

     Lunch in a traditional restaurant. Then stroll around the Quarter’s 36 streets named for the products historically sold here. After that past   Hoan Kiem Lake to see the peaceful waters and visit Ngoc Son temple.

Enjoy a water puppet show for a look at traditional performance art in Vietnam before heading back to your hotel.

Accommodation

    Hotel (1 night)

Included Activities

• Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, His House on Stilt, President Palace, One Pillar Pagoda, Ho Chi Minh museum, Temple of Literature
• An old quarter walking tour
• Hoan Kiem lake, Ngoc Son temple
• A water puppet show

Meals Included

• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner

Begin the tour with a visit to Chau Long Market. Here you will have an opportunity to experience that wild trademark South East Asian market atmosphere.

 Next, transfer to Hanoi Cooking Centre.  It is a professional cooking centre on the fringe of the Old Quarter offering both cooking classes and tours of markets and street food. the local chef will explain the basics of Vietnamese cuisine, which is known for its heavy emphasis on fresh herbs, spices and greens. In our classes you will prepare dishes under the guidance of experienced chefs at your own work station and each workshop will conclude with enjoying the food you have prepared.

- See, taste and discover the local food scene by experiencing some of Hanoi’s quintessential street food.

- Then, arrive back to the hotel for relaxation.

Accommodation

    Hotel (1 night)

Included Activities

• Chau Long Market
• A cooking class

Meals Included

• Breakfast
• Lunch

You have free time until transferring to the airport for departure home.

Meals Included:

• Breakfast