Arrival in Hanoi

• Arrive at Noi Bai International Airport, Hanoi
• Transfer to Old Quarter hotel — where centuries and street life collide
• Evening: Hoan Kiem Lake & Ngoc Son Temple (Jade Island pagoda)
• Hanoi Street Food Walk — Bun Cha, Pho, Banh Mi, Egg Coffee

Hanoi City Tour

• Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum & Presidential Palace
• One Pillar Pagoda — unique 11th-century lotus-shaped pagoda
• Temple of Literature — Vietnam's first university (1070 AD)
• Vietnam Museum of Ethnology
• Afternoon: Old Quarter 36 trading streets — silk, lacquerware, handmade crafts
• Evening: Water Puppet Show — traditional Hanoian art form

Hanoi → Ha Long Bay (Overnight Cruise)

• Morning drive to Ha Long Bay (3.5 hrs)
• Board 4-star or 5-star overnight junk cruise
• Cruise through 1,969 limestone karst islands
• Kayaking through Luon Cave and floating villages
• Sunset cocktails on deck — dramatic scenery
• 5-course Vietnamese dinner on board
• Night: Squid fishing, stargazing on deck

Ha Long Bay Morning → Return to Hanoi

• Morning: Tai Chi on the sundeck at sunrise
• Visit a pearl farm and see how cultured pearls are made
• Breakfast on board — final cruise through the bay
• Disembark and drive back to Hanoi
• Evening flight to Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)

Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)

• War Remnants Museum — powerful, deeply moving
• Reunification Palace — the historic end of the Vietnam War
• Notre Dame Cathedral & Central Post Office — French colonial architecture
• Ben Thanh Market — spices, coffee, silk
• Evening: Bui Vien Walking Street — Saigon's most electric nightlife street

Cu Chi Tunnels & Mekong Delta

• Morning: Cu Chi Tunnels (Ben Dinh) — crawl through 100m of wartime tunnel network
• Afternoon: Mekong Delta day tour — narrow sampan boats through floating coconut orchards
• Taste coconut candy, honey tea and local fruits at riverside stalls
• Evening: Rooftop dinner with Saigon skyline views at Chill SkyBar

Hoi An Day Trip or Da Nang Option

• Optional: Morning flight to Da Nang + Hoi An Ancient Town day tour
• Hoi An UNESCO lantern town — coloured lanterns, tailor-made clothing in 24 hrs
• Japanese Covered Bridge & merchant houses
• Or: Leisure day in Saigon — cooking class, spa, café hopping in District 3
• Farewell Vietnamese dinner — Pho, banh xeo, fresh spring rolls

Departure

• Checkout and transfer to Tan Son Nhat Airport
• Final coffee stop — Vietnamese iced coffee (cà phê sữa đá) to go
• Depart from Ho Chi Minh City

✓  INCLUSIONS

• 7N accommodation (Hanoi + Ha Long Bay overnight cruise + Saigon)
• Hanoi–Saigon domestic flight
• Ha Long Bay 4-star overnight cruise (all meals on board)
• All guided city tours
• Cu Chi Tunnels & Mekong Delta tour
• Water Puppet Show
• All airport and hotel transfers

✗  EXCLUSIONS

• International flights
• Vietnam e-Visa (~USD 25 for Indians)
• Meals (except Ha Long Bay & specified)
• Optional Hoi An day trip flights
• Travel insurance
• Personal expenses