Ho Chi Minh City Trip Overview
With friendly people and a lively air, Vietnam is a great destination for family holiday packages. This Vietnam family tour 12 days 11 nights features the best of Vietnam, tailored to satisfy everyone from children to grandparents. Ho Chi Minh City (former Saigon) – Mekong Delta – Hue ancient citadel – The charming little city of old Hoi An – Hanoi capital – Halong Bay. These are all the places that can’t be missed on your Vietnam family holiday. Through this selection of the best North to South Vietnam tours offers travelers have chance to discover the history, customs, cultures, religions, beliefs about ethnic minorities in Vietnam, you will have opportunity to know-well about Vietnamese lifestyle. Absolutely you will have an incredible time in Vietnam which will be an unforgettable Vietnam family tour 12 days 11 nights in your life.
Additional Info
Duration: 12 days
Starts: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Trip Category: Private & Custom Tours >> Private Sightseeing Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Vietnam
With friendly people and a lively air, Vietnam is a great destination for family holiday packages. This Vietnam family tour 12 days 11 nights features the best of Vietnam, tailored to satisfy everyone from children to grandparents. Ho Chi Minh City (former Saigon) – Mekong Delta – Hue ancient citadel – The charming little city of old Hoi An – Hanoi capital – Halong Bay. These are all the places that can’t be missed on your Vietnam family holiday. Through this selection of the best North to South Vietnam tours offers travelers have chance to discover the history, customs, cultures, religions, beliefs about ethnic minorities in Vietnam, you will have opportunity to know-well about Vietnamese lifestyle. Absolutely you will have an incredible time in Vietnam which will be an unforgettable Vietnam family tour 12 days 11 nights in your life.
Itinerary
Day 1: Ho Chi Minh city arrival
Stop At: Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City
Welcome to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam!
Upon arrival to Tan Son Nhat Airport, your driver and guide will meet you and they will transfer you to your hotel in the downtown. Check-in and enjoy the rest of the day at leisure.
Duration: 12 hours
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: 3-star hotel
Day 2: Ho Chi Minh city – Cu Chi tunnel
Stop At: Cu Chi Tunnels, Phu Hiep TL15 Phu Hiep, Ho Chi Minh City 700000 Vietnam
After your breakfast in the hotel, your tour guide and driver will pick you up at 8:00 AM to start your day. In the morning, you will take a drive out of the bustling city for Cu Chi District, locates approximately 70 km northwest of Saigon. This is a beautiful green land with fruit gardens, rice paddies and rubber tree plantations. Cu Chi Tunnels are like a spider web in the soil of Cu Chi District. It consists of more than 200km of narrow underground tunnels that connecting half or total covered hideouts, shelters, fighting bunkers, hospital, school, living rooms and so on… All was built and used by Viet Cong for resistance against their enemy during the French and American war.
Transfer back to Saigon and have lunch at local restaurant. After that, you will visit the featured sites of the city, including the War Remnants Museum, the former Presidential Palace, Notre Dame Cathedral, and the Old Post Office. Drive back to the city to finish the day. Overnight in HCMC
Duration: 5 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast: Served in hotel
• Lunch: Vietnamese meal
Accommodation included: 3-star hotel
Day 3: Ho Chi Minh city – Can Tho
Stop At: Ben Tre, Ben Tre, Ben Tre Province, Mekong Delta
Depart by private vehicle to the “rice basket” of Vietnam – the Mekong Delta. Mekong River starts as ice melt in the Tibetan Himalayas then flows down across the plains of southern China, tickles Burma, forms part of the border between Laos and Thailand, provides food and irrigation as it tumbles through Cambodia, spreads itself out into the ‘9 Headed Dragon’ of the delta spreading rich, life giving silt throughout Southern Vietnam before eventually emptying into the sea. Today will be a full day of discovery as you explore the villages, farms, and intricate waterways that form the delta. Start the trip by a drive to Ben Tre, which on the way is green/yellow rice paddy fields stretching towards the horizon. On arrival, you will embark on a motorized boat trip around the scenic BenTre River, viewing various local industries along the way. During the boat ride you will stop to visit the local workshops to see how bricks & sleeping mats are made. You also take a motor cart passing fruit and vegetable fields.
Duration: 5 hours
Stop At: Can Tho, Can Tho, Mekong Delta
In the afternoon, you make your way to Can Tho City which is considered as the capital of the Delta for overnight at a hotel.In the afternoon, you make your way to Can Tho City which is considered as the capital of the Delta for overnight at a hotel.
Duration: 12 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast: Served in hotel
• Lunch: Vietnamese meal
Accommodation included: 3-star hotel
Day 4: Can Tho – Ho Chi Minh – flight to Hue
Stop At: Cai Rang Floating Market, 46 Hai Ba Trung Near Cai Rang Bridge, Can Tho 900000 Vietnam
The watery world of the Mekong Delta is home to many bustling floating markets. This day, you will embark on a motorized boat trip, exploring the vibrant floating market of Cai Rang, where the trading way is unique; each boat usually sells one particular item, whether it be pumpkins, pineapples, sugar canes. Cruising slowly around for you to watch the traditional trading and taking photographs.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Ba Cong Garden – Ancient Orchard Tourist Attarction, 166 khu vực Bình Phó B, Long Tuyền, Bình Thủy, Cần Thơ 920000, Vietnam
Followed by a short ride to Ba Cong village to pay a visit to a family who specializes in making rice paper and noodle.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Hue, Hue, Thua Thien – Hue Province
After that, cruise back to the quay and make your way back to HCMC. Lunch is served on the way. Late in the afternoon, take a domestic flight to Hue. Get picked up on arrival and Overnight in Hue.
Duration: 12 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast: Served in hotel
• Lunch: Vietnamese meal
Accommodation included: 3-star hotel
Day 5: Hue city tour
Stop At: Thien Mu Pagoda, Kim Long Road Huong Long Village, Hue 532761 Vietnam
Rising up in the ancient land, breakfast in hotel, we board on a private boat for cruising on the romantic Perfume River. This time we head out for the countryside. Being the ancient capital, Hue is surrounded with ancient tombs of emperors past, and a visit to some of these tombs will be on the itinerary for today. The charming Lady Pagoda (Thien Mu Pagoda) will be the first stop of the day. Setting on the bank of rivers, it gives you a great view on the Perfume River and surrounding area.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Tomb of Minh Mang, Huong Tho, Hurong Tra, Hue 530000 Vietnam
From here you will take a drive to visit King Minh Mang’s tomb & King Tu Duc tomb.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Hue Imperial City (The Citadel), Hue Vietnam
This afternoon you will embark on a tour of Hue’s Citadel. The walk though the complex is very interesting and imformative. Overnight in Hue.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast: Served in hotel
Accommodation included: 3-star hotel
Day 6: Hue – Danang – Hoi An
Stop At: Hai Van Pass, Lang Co Vietnam
The morning drive to Hoi An via Hai Van Pass will occupy half of your day. Enjoy nice view from the pass.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Hoi An Ancient Town, Hoi An 560000 Vietnam
Arrive at Hoi An ancient town. Check into your hotel and then go for lunch at a nice restaurant. Nestled a few km from Cua Dai Beach, Hoi An is typified by the 16th century Vietnamese, Chinese and Japanese architecture.
The afternoon walking tour offers you a chance to see how charmingful the Old Quarter area is. The sites include the Japanese Covered Bridge; Phuoc Kien Assembly; Tan Ky ancient house; Hoi An Culture and History Museum and Quan Cong temple.
Evening is free on your own to chill out at a riverside café or enjoy shopping with tailor-made clothing, shoes and lanterns. Overnight in Hoi An.
Duration: 17 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast: Served in hotel
• Lunch: Vietnamese meal
Accommodation included: 3-star hotel
Day 7: Hafl-day tour of the rustic Hoian
Stop At: Cua Dai Beach, Cam An Ward Hoi An – Quang Nam, Hoi An Vietnam
The morning is yours for leisure on Cua Dai Beach or doing your own things.
Duration: 4 hours
Stop At: Hoi An, Hoi An, Quang Nam Province
In the afternoon, follow country laneways to reach some of the villages that are dotted throughout the region by bicycle, stopping to talk to the locals and learn about life in this part of Vietnam. You will be passing emerald rice paddies, snaking waterways and plenty of waving children. Following your guide to the bank of the Thu Bon River and take a boat trip and discover the waterway and heading back to Hoi An. Approach the dock and walk to the hotel. Overnight in Hoi An.
Duration: 4 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast: Served in hotel
Accommodation included: 3-star hotel
Day 8: Hoi An – Danang – Flight to Hanoi
Stop At: Hoi An, Hoi An, Quang Nam Province
This morning is easy for you to relax on the beach for do some shopping at the Old Quarter. Check out your hotel by noon.
Duration: 4 hours
Stop At: Hanoi, Hanoi
In the afternoon, transfer to Da Nang airport for a short flight to Hanoi. Get picked up and rest for the remainder of the day. Overnight in Hanoi.
Duration: 12 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast: Served in hotel
Accommodation included: 3-star hotel
Day 9: Hanoi city tour
Stop At: Hanoi Old Quarter, Hàng Ngang, Hàng Đào, Hoàn Kiếm, Hà Nội 100000, Vietnam
The city tour of the capital city occupies the whole day. The sites include of Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, his house-on-stilts, One Pillar Pagoda, Temple of Literature – Vietnam’s first university. In the afternoon, the tour continues with a visit to one of the following museum that you can pick the one you like (the Ethnology Museum, Army Museum, National Fine Arts Museum, Hanoi Hilton prison or Vietnam Women Museum). Followed by a short walk or a cyclo ride around the Old Quarter. End the day tour with a traditional Water Puppet show. Overnight in Hanoi
Duration: 8 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast: Served in hotel
• Lunch: Vietnamese meal
Accommodation included: 3-star hotel
Day 10: Hanoi – Halong
Stop At: Halong Bay Vietnam
After breakfast at hotel, you will be picked up for the morning drive overland to Halong City, your entry point to the Bay of the World Heritage by UNESCO. Thousands of islands rise dramatically from the waters of Halong Bay and, to further their beauty, intricate cave systems naturally exist throughout these limestone karst formations. The traditional styled junk will cruise in between the towering islands, visit a limestone cave in the afternoon and do some kayaking and swimming (depending on the weather) Your accommodation tonight is a truly special experience – sleeping on a boat surrounded by high limestone karsts. Overnight on board.
Duration: 1 day
Meals included:
• Breakfast: Served in hotel
• Lunch: On board
• Dinner: On board
Accommodation included: On board
Day 11: Halong – Hanoi
Stop At: Hanoi, Hanoi
Wake up early in the morning for sunrise and a view of Bay’s landscape with a cup of tea or coffee. After the soft breakfast, the crews pull up the anchor for further cruise to other parts of the bay and visit a fishing village by a sampan boat, meet the local people and pass through the floating school and fish farms.
After that, start cruising towards the harbor while an A la cart brunch is served. Disembark at noontime, meet the driver and drive back to Hanoi. Overnight in Hanoi.
Duration: 8 minutes
Meals included:
• Breakfast: On board
Accommodation included: 3-star hotel
Day 12: Hanoi departure
Stop At: Hanoi, Hanoi
Today is free at leisure until get transferred to the airport for your flight off. End of services.
Duration: 4 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast: Served in hotel
No accommodation included on this day.
