Hanoi, Halong Bay Cruise and Saigon Highlights

Arrive in the morning at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi, where you are greeted by a local representative. Take your transfer to the hotel for check-in and rest after your journey. Spend the remainder of the day relaxing and settling into the city. Overnight stay in Hanoi.

After an early breakfast, meet your guide and driver to begin a comprehensive tour of the capital. Visit the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Ba Dinh Square, the One Pillar Pagoda, and the Temple of Literature, known as Vietnam's first university. Continue to Hoa Lo Prison before heading to Hoan Kiem Lake, Ngoc Son Temple, and St. Joseph's Cathedral. In the afternoon, watch a traditional water puppet show accompanied by Cheo music before returning to your hotel. Overnight stay in Hanoi.

Have breakfast at your hotel and travel to International Tuan Chau Harbour. Board the Syrena Cruise via tender and check into your cabin. Savour lunch on board as you cruise past Ba Hang Fishing Village, Dinh Huong Island, Cho Da Islet, and Ga Choi Islet. Later, visit Surprise Cave and transfer to Ti Top Island to swim, relax on the beach, or hike to the summit viewpoint. Watch the sunset from the sundeck before dinner. Overnight stay on the cruise in Halong Bay.

Begin the day with a thirty-minute Tai Chi session on the sundeck followed by a light breakfast. Take a guided excursion to Luon Cave aboard a traditionally woven bamboo boat rowed by a local boatman. Return to the cruise, check out of your cabin, and enjoy a buffet brunch while sailing back to Tuan Chau Harbour. Disembark and transfer to Hanoi's airport for your flight to Saigon. Upon arrival in Saigon, transfer to your hotel and unwind. Overnight stay in Saigon.

Enjoy breakfast, then head to the Cu Chi Tunnels. Spend an hour exploring this historic wartime underground network and taste traditional tea with cassava. Return to Saigon for an afternoon city tour. Visit the Reunification Palace, the War Remnants Museum, and Notre Dame Cathedral. Next, visit the ornate Jade Emperor Pagoda before browsing the bustling stalls of Ben Thanh Market. Return to your hotel to relax. Overnight stay in Saigon.

After breakfast, drive through countryside rice paddies to My Tho. Cruise along a Mekong River estuary creek to Con Phung (Phoenix Island), then continue by motorised boat through peaceful waterways in Ben Tre Province. Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant featuring Saigon cuisine. In the afternoon, visit a coconut handicraft workshop, bee-keeping farm, fruit orchard, and distillery. Sample honey wine, tropical fruit, and coconut candy while listening to traditional music before returning to Saigon. Overnight stay in Saigon.

Enjoy breakfast at your hotel and check out. Transfer to Tan Son Nhat International Airport for your onward flight, concluding your journey across Vietnam.