Vietnam Compact Tour 6 days

• Private tour with English/French speaking guide
• Date of Departure is at your wish
• Starting from HCMC & ended in Hanoi or vice versa

This tour includes the key highlights of Vietnam — HCMC and Hanoi — with daytrips to the most interesting attractions of each city.

You begin in bustling HCMC (formerly Saigon ), the country's commercial center and home to a growing number of upscale restaurants and shops. Visit Chinatown, the Thien Hau Pagoda, the Reunification Palace , the Opera House and Hotel de Ville. If desired, also visit the moving War Remnants Museum . Explore colorful outdoor markets and Dong Khoi Street , the city's main shopping boulevard with shops selling clothes and accessories by new Vietnamese designers, hill tribe crafts, high quality linens and housewares. Take a day trip to the Cu Chi Tunnels and watch an unusual, eclectic religious ceremony at the main temple of Cao Daism , a unique fusion of world religions. On another day trip, tour the narrow canals of the Mekong Delta to see a traditional side of Vietnamese life.

Next, fly to old charming Hanoi , Vietnam 's artistic and intellectual capital. Explore the fascinating Old Quarter and its hundreds of specialty shops selling silk clothing, lacquerware, embroidered linens, furniture, bamboo, cooking utensils, ceremonial objects and more. Walk around Hoan Kiem Lake , ride a cyclo to dinner, and watch a performance at the Thang Long Water Puppet Theater. Dine in French colonial villas converted into gourmet restaurants. Enjoy people watching at stylish cafes. Shop for impressive modern art in the city's many galleries. Also visit Hanoi 's main cultural attractions, including the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, his House on Stilts, the One Pillar Pagoda, the Fine Arts Museum and the Temple of Literature . Alternatively on a day trip, cruise among the dramatic limestone islands of Halong Bay .

Outlined Itinerary

Day 1. Arrive HCM City (D)
Day 2. HCMC - Cu Chi Tunnels (B/L)
Day 3. HCMC- Hanoi (B/L)
Day 4. Hanoi (B/L)
Day 5. Halong Bay Excursion (B/L)
Day 6. Depart Vietnam (B)

 

Vietnam Compact Tour 6 days

 Day 1: Arrive HCM City (D)

Warmly welcome on arrival at HCMC 's Tan Son Nhat International airport by our guide and transferred to your hotel. At leisure. Welcome dinner at a chic restaurant. Overnight in HCMC.

Day 2: HCMC - Cu Chi Tunnels (B/L)

In the morning half day private excursion to the Cu Chi Tunnels. Cu Chi Tunnels consist of more than 200km of underground tunnels. This main axis system has many branches connecting to underground hideouts, shelters, and entrances to other tunnels. The network included innumerable trap doors, specially constructed living areas, storage facilities, weapons factories, field hospitals, command centers and kitchens. Today the remaining tunnels have become a major tourist attraction giving the visitor a unique experience and a feel of what underground life during the U.S.-Vietnam War.

In the ffternoon take private city tour of HCMC, the country's commercial center and home to a growing number of upscale restaurants and shops. Visit Chinatown, the Thien Hau Pagoda, the Reunification Palace, the Opera House and Hotel de Ville. If desired, also visit the movingl War Remnants Museum. Explore colorful outdoor markets and Dong Khoi Street, the city's most upscale shopping boulevard with fashioinable boutiques and accessories designed by new Vietnamese designers, hill tribe crafts, high quality linens and housewares. Overnight in HCMC.

Day 3: HCMC- Hanoi (B/L)

Transfer to airoirt for flight to Hanoi - the city with old aged-history and rich culture together the strong architecture influence of China and French that allures tourirst by its charming beauty.
This afternoonwe enjoy one hour cyclo tour of Hanoi 's vibrant Old Quarter and Hoan Kiem Lake, the focal point of the city. This is great fun! Last, in the late afternoon, you will be soaked up with the legends and stories in Water Puppet show that one should not miss while visiting Hanoi. Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 4: Hanoi (B/L)

Today is fullday city tour and shopping in Hanoi: Vietnam 's artistic and intellectual capital. Explore the fascinating Old Quarter and its hundreds of specialty shops selling silk clothing, lacquerware, embroidered linens, furniture, bamboo, cooking utensils, ceremonial objects and more. Enjoy people watching at stylish cafes. Shop for impressive modern art in the city's many galleries. Also visit Hanoi 's main cultural attractions, including the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, his House on Stilts, the One Pillar Pagoda, the Fine Arts Museum and the Temple of Literature and the very impressive Museum of Ethnology, one of the finest museums in Vietna with many exhibits and pictures and houses' models of 54 ethnic people could make you have truly experiece of ethnic minorities inhabiting in Vietnam. Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 5: Halong Bay Excursion (B/L)

In the morning you will drive to Halong Bay City, approximately 3 hours away. Once at Halong Bay City you are welcome on board for a four-hour cruise on the stunning bay, stopping along the way to visit one of the limestone caves in the area. As you are cruising, the boat crew will serve you a sumptuous local seafood lunch. After 4 hour navigation you sail back to harbor and rejoin car back to your hotel in Hanoi. Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 6: Depart Vietnam (B)

There is no activity planned for today. Enjoy your free time for souvernir shopping until transfer to the airport for your onward flight.