Arriving at Tan Son Nhat airport in Ho Chi Minh City, you’ll be met and driven to your hotel in the city centre. After checking in, you’ll be free for a preliminary wander around District 1. Your overnight will be in Ho Chi Minh City.

After breakfast, your guide will arrive to show you around Ho Chi Minh City. You’ll visit the Reunification Hall – an early colonial masterpiece constructed to accommodate the Governor –general of Indochina. The Museum of War Remnants provides a very partial, but riveting, perspective of the ‘American War’: not for the squeamish! The Binh Tay market and the China Town are worth a stroll to explore the local daily life and the culture mix.

After lunch, you’ll also call in at the Jade Emperor Temple. It’s one of the best Taoist temples in Vietnam, with superb effigies, remarkable carved panels of the descent to Hell and somewhat incongruous terrapin and tortoise sanctuaries. You’ll then return your hotel for freshen up or wander around the huge Ben Thanh market, one of the liveliest areas of Ho Chi Minh City, is packed with every conceivable commodity. You’ll spend the night in Ho Chi Minh City.

7:10 am:  Early in the morning, your guide will meet you at your hotel’s lobby and bring you by car to your boat at Tan Cang pier.

7:20 am:  Then you will depart Saigon by speedboat. Within 15 minutes, the banks of the river change from city sprawl to lush jungle. A light breakfast of sandwiches or pastries, fresh tropical fruits and Vietnamese iced coffee (Ca phe sua da) is served, as your guide explains rural traditions and aspects of riverbank life.

8:50 am: You will arrive at the Cu Chi Tunnels site before the majority of larger bus tours arrive. Watch a brief introductory ‘propaganda’ video to the Cu Chi area.

9:00 am: Explore the tunnel site, which includes weapon and booby trap exhibitions, navigating authentic Viet Cong tunnel, visiting different underground bunkers (kitchens, meeting rooms, ammunitions etc.), a firing range and much more. Try the local cassava root that sustained Viet Cong fighters for years.

11:00 am: Enjoy a delicious traditional Vietnamese lunch by the river, consisting of authentic fried spring rolls, chicken and beef dishes and soup.

11:30 am: Say goodbye to Cu Chi Tunnel and return to Ho Chi Minh City.

13:00 pm: Arrive back at Tan Cang’s pier. Les Rives staff will take you back to your hotel by car. You’ll have free afternoon to spend as you wish.

In the evening, at 18.00, you’ll have tickets for A O show.The name ‘A O’ derives from ‘Lang Pho’, which means ‘village and city’. The show depicts the charming beauty and cultural richness of Vietnamese life in the countryside, in contrast with the nation’s racing urbanization. The show is a unique mix of bamboo circus, acrobatic acts, dance, and theatrical visual art. The live music echoes Vietnamese Southern work songs. All in all, this beautiful blend of genres creates a unique stage language, which well captures the essence of Vietnam’s fascinating culture. You’ll spend the night in Ho Chi Minh City.

After escaping from Ho Chi Minh City’s urban sprawl, you’ll travel to Cai Lay where you’ll collect your bicycles and enjoy a leisurely, two-hour bicycle ride on peaceful country lanes and quiet roads that pass through local villages and along canals. This offers you several stops on the route seeing seasonal fruits at the tropical plantations such as rambutan, durian, longan, jackfruit, etc…(and they do taste nicer just minutes after being picked from the tree!), perhaps watching farmers harvesting peanuts, visiting a coconut candy factory, a puffed rice factory, stopping at a market to buy fruit, etc.. We will have a great photo opportunity at Cai Be Catholic Church, built in 1929-1932, with its unique steeple atop.

After that, you’ll board our boat for cruise over the Mekong river to Tan Phong island where we have a small sampan paddling on natural waterways, see the tropical gardens on this island before a motor-boat leads you through the myriad of Mekong’s tiny channels to a family house in a canal-side orchard to have lunch.

After lunch, you’ll cycle on small paths under the green canopy alongside water, mostly shared with just pedestrians, other local cyclists and scooters, to discover the rambutan and longan gardens around, see daily life of farmers. Ferry crossing to Ngu Hiep island, you’ll keep cycling on this special durian land, just passing Ngu Hiep main market 4km more, you’ll get a ferry crossing to Tam Binh market where have a coffee break. Then you’ll cycle back to orchards again to Vinh Kim, the area of milk fruit tree. Passing Vinh Kim market, you’ll continue 4km along Rach Gam river to the monument of Rach Gam-  Xoai Mut victory. You’ll listen to the battle of QuangTrung King against the Siam navy troop in 1785. Then you’ll have 5 km more on main road to Binh Duc where you’ll take a ferry to Thoi Son island. You’ll spend overnight at a local home stay.

After breakfast, you’ll start cycling on backcountry roads alongside the river, observing the daily life of the locals and feeling lost on winding roads under the green coconut canopy. You’ll also pass the Ba Lai River, a smaller branch of the Mekong, on our way to visit local workshops that produce various coconut-based products for which Ben Tre is famous, such as coconut candy, coconut pandanus waffle, and sponge cake. You’ll then continue our ride downtown for a lunch break.

After lunch, you’ll take hammock siesta or bike through local villages. In the afternoon, you’ll return to Tan Son Nhat airport in Ho Chi Minh City for an evening flight to Danang. When you arrive, you’ll be met and driven to your hotel in Hoi An to check in. You’ll spend the night in Hoi An.

After breakfast, you’ll have free morning to spend in Hoi An as you wish.

In the afternoon, your guide will mfeet you to show you the Ancient Town and explain its considerable significance in the history of Vietnam. You’ll spend the night in Hoi An.

The day starts with cycling the narrow roads through the countryside, passing by rice paddy fields, water buffalos, bamboo bridges and local farmers on their daily work. You’ll then board a boat to the mouth of the Thu Bon estuary where the river meets the Cua Dai Sea and cruise along the coastline observing the lives of the local fishermen. After joining the fisherman to try your hand at catching fish in a traditional ‘Thung Chai’ basket boat, you will meander through the water palm coconut canal. During the American War, Viet Cong soldiers made use of this area as a highly effective hiding place from enemy attacks through their long struggle. Following an insightful visit to a local fishing village, you’ll be free to relax and enjoy a lunch before cycling back to your hotel.You’ll spend the night in Hoi An.

After breakfast, you’ll be picked up at your hotel to start the journey to visit Ba Na Hills, also known as the second Da Lat, a fascinating entertainment and tourism complex in Central Vietnam. You’ll be transported to the peak by a cable car system that holds four World Records (longest one-wire sling, longest distance between stations, longest unpatched wire, and heaviest cable roll). You’ll admire the epic view and enjoy the fresh air. After that, you’ll explore the Golden Bridge, which sits 1,400 meters above sea level, creating the illusion of a silk strip hiding in the clouds above Da Nang. This bridge serves as a special transit stop to deliver visitors to Le Jardin D’Amour (the Flower Garden of Love). You’ll visit Linh Ung Pagoda, with its 27-meter tall Shakyamuni statue, bringing you a peaceful feeling. Enjoy the panoramic view of Danang city.

You’ll continue exploring the French Village, considered a miniature Europe and keep your mind at peace as you visit the spiritual places in Ba Na, such as the Bell Tower and temples on the top of the hill. From this area, all the sceneries of the French Village are in front of your eyes.

You’ll take a rest and have a buffet lunch at a restaurant. After lunch, experience many thrilling rides and games such as the slide-way (Alpine coaster), love wheel, fire race, and ghost house in Fantasy Park, a world-class indoor amusement park. You’ll enjoy Fantasy Park by walking in the Fairy Forest, discovering Dinosaur Park, playing 5D Wild West, enjoying the 4D Death Race ride, and watching the 3D Mega 360 degrees movie.

Finally, say goodbye to Ba Na and return by cable car down the hills, followed by a drop-off in Danang airport for an evening flight to Hanoi.

Arriving at Noi Bai airport in Hanoi, you’ll be met and driven to your hotel. You’ll have time to relax after your journey. You’ll spend the night in Hanoi.

You’ll have the whole day to explore Vietnam’s capital city. Your guide will take you to the Temple of Literature, the first university in Vietnam dating back to the 11th century, and a popular attraction, as is Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum, his simple stilt house where he lived and wworked, and the museum dedicated to his memory.

After lunch, you’ll drive to the excellent Ethnology Museum for an overview of Vietnam’s 54 distinct ethnic groups. Then you’ll visit Hoa Lo Prison – better known by captured US pilots as the ‘Hanoi Hilton’. You’ll also visit Hanoi Train Street, one of the most famous and adventurous tourist spots in Hanoi. This narrow street, hidden in one of Hanoi’s back alleys, is flanked by tall, closely packed houses. The railway, which runs through the backyards of these homes, sees trains passing by a few times each day. The bustling Old Quarter is a magnet for visitors, it’s noisy and hectic, but definitely a ‘must-see’ attraction. The Old Quarter is a maze of shopping streets and restaurants with a hotchpotch of architecture – traditional tube houses, religious buildings, artisfans’ workshops and cottages, colonial houses and modern concrete edifices. You’ll spend the night in Hanoi.

After an early breakfast at hotel, at 07:00, you’ll be picked up by Limousine bus to Sapa.

Arriving around 12:30, you’ll enjoy lunch and check in to your hotel. Afterward, you’ll be picked up and taken to the cable car station to experience a ride that offers indescribable sensations. From the cable car, you’ll enjoy breathtaking views of Fansipan, hidden under clouds and surrounded by the lush forests of the romantic town of Sapa, with its charming ancient villas and Western-style architecture

Later, you’ll visit Thac Bac Waterfall, one of the most beautiful waterfalls in Vietnam. Its cascading waters, shimmering like silver, have earned it the romantic name “Silver Waterfall.” Afterward, you’ll return to Sapa for your overnight accommodation.

In the morning, after your breakfast, we walk from Sapa to Xa Seng village up to the mountains Then we continue to Giang Ta Chai village, home to Black Hmong en Red Dao people. On the way we stop at a local restaurant for lunch.  In the afternoon we come down to Su Pan village of Black Hmong and Red Dzao. This is also where Sapa Farmstay is located. There you stay in your own private bungalow with mountain view. Relax in the pool with mountains views. You’ll spend the night a mountain bungalow.

In the morning after a good breakfast, we start our trek again and walk around 3 hours more. We start by climbing the Tiger Mountain. There we walk in a beautiful forest, and pass some villages of Black Hmong people. We continue into the valley towards Thanh Kim village, home to the Red Dao people. There you can see one of most beautiful scenery with rice paddies. And a small river along the way. We prepare picnic lunch for you to have lunch in the mountains. We finish our tour in Thanh Kim village. From there we will arrange transport to go back to Sapa.

Your time will be your own until you’re picked up by car to return to to Sapa then to Lao Cai for the 21:30 overnight sleeper train back to Hanoi.

In the early morning, you’ll walk to a hotel near Hanoi railway stationto  freshen up before breakfast.

08:20 – 08:45:   Pick up at your hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter by a Luxury Vans.

11:30:               Arrive at Indochina Junk Office, take rest at the Waiting Lounge before transferring to Cruise.

11:50  – 12:15: Go to the port by Electric Car.

12:30 – 13:00: Welcome to Dragon Legend Cruise. Cruise begins with a welcome drink and safety briefing.

13:15:   Have lunch while cruising to magnificent Bai Tu Long Bay; admire the fascinating formations on the way.

14:30:               Explore the well- hidden Thien Canh Son Cave.

15:00:               Enjoy relaxing on a white sandy beach at Hon Co Island or kayaking to explore the                       limestones in the bay.

16:35:               Back to junk for refreshing and watch the sunset on board.

17:15:               Join a Vietnamese cuisine cooking demonstration. (Banh Xeo).

19:00:               Take a rest and enjoy dinner in a peaceful and romantic atmosphere on the bay.

20:00:               Leisure time, guests can experience squid fishing, and have a good night on Dragon Legend Cruise.

06:00:               Start a new day with a Tai Chi demonstration on the sundeck.

07:00 – 07:15:   Breakfast is served on the cruise.

07:45:               Visit Vung Vieng fishing village by a rustic rowboat, meet the local people and pass through the floating school and fish farms.

08:45:               Return to the cruise for relaxation and leisure.

09:45 – 10:00:Check out and enjoy some free time to relax, capture memorable photos as the cruise passes through a stunning limestone island area.

10:15:               Enjoy a buffet while the cruise continues its journey on the bay.

11:30 – 12:00: The cruise returns to the International Port of Ha Long. Drive to Yen Duc village in Dong Trieu province for a short break in this typical Vietnamese agricultural village which is rich in culture and traditions.

13:00 – 13:45: Enjoy a water puppet show performed by local artists.

16:00:               Arrive in Hanoi. You’ll spend the night in Hanoi.

After breakfast, you’ll be free until your driver arrives to take you to Noi Bai airport for your departure flight home. End of services.