Vietnam Family Tour 12 Days / 11 Nights

Detail Itinerary

Day 1: Hanoi Arrival (D)

Upon arrival Hanoi, meet our local guide and transfer to your hotel for checking in.
Afternoon: Riding in a rickshaw for 1 hour in the old quarter of Hanoi and its teeming streets filled with fascinating shops. Have buffet dinner at Sen restaurant. Finish the tour at your hotel.

Day 2: Hanoi City Tour by Electric Car (B/L)

Breakfast at your hotel then at 09:00AM we will pick you up for electric car tour in around Old Quarter of Hanoi.
The tours will take visitors through several French-influence architectural areas, with building of interest including the railway station, Dong Xuan Market, University of Pharmacy, Opera House and the Government Guest House, History museum.
Other historical spots such as Quan Su Pagoda, also are among the tour's agenda.
Beginning from Dinh Tien Hoang Street alongside Hoan Kiem Lake, we start to walk approximately 45 minutes, taking in several other main streets including Le Thai To Ba Trieu-Tran Hung Dao-Quan Su-Hai Ba Trung-Ly Thuong Kiet-Trang Tien-Ly Thai To on the time of walking we will pass some nice architecture as: Ba Da Pagoda, King Ly Thai To Statue, Ngoc Son Temple Hanoi Post Office, the People Court of Hanoi...
Afternoon, after lunch we continue to take our transportation pass Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, take time to walk around there, take photo then continue to visit Ethnology museum we spend about 02 hours in the museum, after Ethnology museum we will spend time to walk around Nghia Do Park. Enjoy the water puppet show, back to your hotel then end the day tour of Hanoi.

Day 3: Hanoi - Mai Chau - Mai Hich (B/L/D)

This trip to the North West highland of Mai Chau offers a balance of cultural and physical activity set amongst some northern Vietnams stunning natural landscape. Overnight in a White Thai village where we have opportunities to observe the local lifestyle of these minority people. From the mountainous region of Mai Chau.
Drive to Mai Chau, arrive Mai Chau at 11:00AM, lunch.
13: 00 PM trekking around Lac village and Pom Coong village for 1 hour.
16:00 PM, car pick up in Lac village drive to Mai Hich village where we will stay overnight and dinner.

Day 4: Trekking to Pu Luong (B/L/D)

Breakfast at your homestay then we drive to Pu Luong to visit Po Muoi cave for 20 minutes, after that start trekking 4km (1,5 hours) up to Eo Ken village where Muong and Thai people live.
Arrive at village at 09:30 AM, walking and visiting village, invited by local people in to their house for welcome tea for 20 minutes.
10:00 AM continue trekking 50 minutes up to the top of mountain where you will have a chance to enjoy the beautiful Mountain with terrace rice fields. Have short rest at Thai's house for 10 minutes then trekking back through the forest to Hang village for 1/2 hours. Lunch, after that we go to Mai Hich where we will spend another night. This afternoon we will have chance to bike thru rice field in Mai Hich village to see how the local work with their rice field, back to the village relax and dinner, overnight at house on stilt.

Day 5: Mai Hich - Tam Coc (B/L/D)

After breakfast at 7:30 AM in local family, the day begins with a beautiful hiking through the tiers of splendid rice terraces and past several idyllic villages: Mai Hich Village- Den Village- Ngoa Village and Sam Khoe Village, we pass many rice field where you will see the green color with daily working life of local people, this time we might have a chance to study how to work in the field from local people, we do hiking a round 6 kms thru 3 villages then hiking back to Den village where we will getting on Bamboo Raft the local people will row back to the area near by our village where we stay, back to village, relax a little bit then lunch at 14:00PM our car will pick up then drive to Tam Coc with 170km long on road and takes almost 3,5 hours to drive, arrive Tam Coc at 17:30PM.
Check in Tam Coc Garden resort, relaxing for next day!

Day 6: Tam Coc - Van Long natural reserve (B/L/D)

This morning breakfast at Tam Coc Garden then at 08:30 AM biking to Van Long village, It is about 30km, thru many villages to see the life style of local people, arrive Van Long at 12:00PM.
Lunch at local restaurant.
After lunch we board a bamboo rowboat for 2 hours rowing along this beautiful wetland of Van Long, enjoying spectacular scenery surrounded by rice paddies and towering Limestone Mountain peaks, chance to see thousands of white storks we also have a big chance to see Delacour's Langur (which remain in Van Long) from 16:00PM or 16:30 PM (80% we will see these langur).
Our driver pick you up at Van Long then drive back to Tam Coc Garden for dinner and overnight

Day 7: Van Long - Bai Tu Long bay (B/L/D)

07h00 - 07h30 Pick-up at Tam Coc Garden resort and start the 4 hours drive to Hong Gai Tourist Wharf, check in Oriental Sails JSC's private waiting hall - The OS Lounge.
12:30 - 13:00 embark on Calypso Cruiser followed by cruise briefing.
13:00 - 15:30 savor a delectable lunch as Calypso Cruiser cruises further along the limestone islands of Bai Tu Long Bay.
15:30 - 16:30 you are free to choose one of the below options:
Fishing village visit: Those are interested in local daily life: Take a bamboo rowing boat trip (around 45 minutes) around Vung Vieng fishing village - one of the largest fishing villages in Halong Bay to see the life of local fishermen. The village is set in closed lagoon, surrounded by mountains, excellent settings for some good photos. 16:30 - 17:30 Return to Calypso Cruiser and have bath then relax as the sun starts to set.
17:30 - 19:00 enjoy the Happy Hour at the bar and on the sun deck and take part in our cooking class with Calypso Cruiser Chef
19:00 Dinner is served. Socialize with other guests, night squid fishing or just laze around. Singing and dancing activities are available till 22h00.
Overnight on board at Cong Do Area.

Day 8: Bai Tu Long bay (B/L/D)

06:30 - 07:00 start your day with Tai Chi exercise on the sundeck. Enjoy a cup of coffee or refresh yourselves in Bai Tu Long majestic Bay.
07:00 - 08:00 Have breakfast in the restaurant.
08:15 - 09:30 discover the bay by one-day itinerary on our professional day boat.
9:30 - 12:00 Cruise toward Thay Cave, coral reef reservation area out side the Thay Cave then cruise toward Vung Ha Island. No visit cave.
12:00 - 13:30 Have lunch on our day boat at Vung Ha area.
13:30 - 15:30 follow the itinerary, Foot Print Beach is chosen to be next destination. You are free to visit the island, walking around for photo, no swimming.
15:30 - 17:30 Transfer back to Calypso Cruiser Cruise. Have dinner and night activities on board.
Over second night on board at Cong Do area.

Day 9: Bai Tu Long bay - Hanoi - Flight to Hoi An (B/L)

06:30 - 07:00 start your day with Tai Chi exercise on the sundeck.
07:00 - 09:00 Catch morning view of seascapes with a cup of tea or coffee, have breakfast while cruising toward Thien Canh Son Cave
09:00 - 09:30 Visit Thien Canh Son Cave - the medium size and less visited cave in Bai Tu Long Bay
09:30 - 10:00 Check-out room. Luggage can be delivered to the reception area.
10:00 - 11:00 Head back to the Harbor. Have early lunch on board.
Disembark Calypso Cruiser at around 12h00.
12:00 - 16:30 Transfer back to Hanoi and trip finishes at the hotel around 16h30, then our car will pick you up to transfer to airport to take flight o Danang at 19h15 PM, airport pick up then transfer to your hotel in Hoi An

Day 10: Walking Hoi An City tour - Free Afternoon (B/L)

Breakfast at your hotel then our guide will pick you up at 09:00AM to visit Hoi An town on foot, buy entrance tickets and begin the tour. Follow the narrow lanes lined with centuries-old houses influenced by Chinese, Japanese, French and European architectures and visit numerous places of interest: the 400-year old Japanese Covered Bridge, Phuc Kien Assembly Halls, the local fish market...
Lunch at the local restaurant then back to your hotel, end of the walking tour, free time in the afternoon to relax or to do whatever you want...

Day 11: Hoi An Boat riding, cycling and Cooking tour (B/L)

Breakfast at your hotel in morning: Our tour guide and car or bus will pick up you at 8:30am from your hotel reception to drive to Bay Mau coconut forest we spend time here to relax with nice atmosphere, boat ride on Basket boat (called Thung Chai) for 30 minutes. Continue to cycle to Tra Que Vegetable garden with stop on the way to see countryside landscape and life of the farmer, fishermen...
You will definitely see how a local family with many years of experience and resourcefulness creates a self-sufficient and independent garden.
Enjoy a day of living and working with the local farmers in this village. A tour of the organic vegetable and herb gardens can include some working in the field if you like, or merely observing and learning about the system and the fresh ingredients. Upon returning to the house for some cold herbal drink followed by a session of cooking various local dishes such as: Tam Huu Spring Roll, Banh Xeo or the local pancake of the people from the middle region. Enjoy lunch in Tra Que.
Biking back to Hoi An, on the road stop to visit a lantern workshop and learn how to make a lantern by yourself, after that back to your hotel for relaxing

Day 12: Hoi An Departure (B)

Breakfast at your hotel then you will have free day to relax in Hoi An, to day we have late check out of hotel, at late afternoon we will transfer you and your family to Da Nang airport to flight to Saigon for connecting flight to Germany.