Vietnam package tour 17 days 16 nights from the South

On the first day of the Vietnam package tour 17 days 16 nights from the South, we pick you up at Ho Chi Minh airport to Ho Chi Minh hotel. You are free to explore Ho Chi Minh and enjoy your meal.

Overnight in Ho Chi Minh.

Have breakfast at the hotel, and check out the room.

Pick up at hotel located in center Dist 1.  HCM around 07:30 – 08:00 AM depart for Mekong delta tour 2 days 1 night then start the trip to My Tho.

Upon arrival, visit Vinh Trang pagoda which dated back to the late 19th century. Then boarding the sampan and cruising down the river around the four beautiful islands known as Dragon, Unicorn, Phoenix, and Tortoise islands.

Stop over at Unicorn island, go walking in the village paths to contemplate orchards, and enjoy tropical fruits, and Vietnamese folk music performed by the local people. Visit the fruit plantation.

Be rowed in a small sampan through the Thoi Son canal and treat yourself to the beauty of the countryside, visit the family business & beekeeping farm, and enjoy honey tea and coconut candy workshop.

Have lunch at the restaurant. Break time.

The afternoon is time for cycling around the Tan Thach village, and meeting the local people to experience their daily life in the Mekong delta. Relaxing on hammocks to enjoy the cool breeze is for those who do not want to join the cycling trip.

Proceed to Can Tho city, have dinner, and overnight in Can Tho.

07:00 AM: After breakfast, check out the hotel, and take the morning boat trip to visit the Cai Rang floating market which is at its busiest at this time of day. Keep cruising through the small channels system and visit a rice noodle-making village. Experience the “Monkey Bridge” in the Delta, fruit garden.

Right here, tourists can enjoy some BBQ food or rent a bicycle from the local people to go around the village and go to the jungle.

Back to the boat and have lunch at Can Tho city (follow your choice). Return to Ho Chi Minh   about 06:00 PM.

Have dinner at the restaurant.

Transfer you to the bus station. Get on the bus to Dalat. Overnight on the bus for the fourth day of the Vietnam package tour 17 days 16 nights from the South.

07:00 AM: Arrive in Dalat. We pick you up from the bus station then go for breakfast.

08:00 – 08:15 AM: Pick up at your hotel in Dalat then visit:

+ Bao Dai Summer palace

+ Dalat Cathedral or Domain De Marie

+ Robin hill 1600m (a cable car to 2300 meters with an impressive panoramic view – at own expense)

+ Thien Vien Truc Lam – Tuyen Lam lake

+ Datanla waterfall (fee for sliding paid by yourself)

Have lunch at the restaurant.

In the afternoon visit:

+ Flower garden

+ Flower showroom

Evening: Have dinner at the restaurant. Overnight in Dalat.

Have breakfast at your hotel, and check out the room.

08:00 AM: Pick you up at your hotel to the bus station to get on the bus to Nha Trang.

12:00: Arrive in Nha Trang, we pick you up at the bus station and go for lunch.

01:00 PM: Visit the Mud bath and hot spring: It’s one of the most fun experiences in Nha Trang. Enjoy wonderful time soaking in mineral mud with a professional process:

• Hot mineral water shower
• Soaking in mineral mud
• Sunbathing
• Soaking in hot mineral water
• Massage under the high-pressure spray with hot mineral water

(Mud bath services are paid for on your own).

Evening: Have dinner at the restaurant. Overnight in Nha Trang.

After breakfast, check out the room and leave your bag at reception, 08:30 AM we pick you up at the hotel and then go to Cau Da port.

08:45 AM: Arrive at Cau Da port and depart for the boat to visit Mieu island and Tri Nguyen aquarium (entrance fee paid by yourself).

Visit Mot island. Snorkel on the extraordinary coral reefs, which are, covered with multi-colored fishes.

Here, you have a chance to enjoy strong-feeling games such as Parasailing, Jetski, and Bananas Buoy (costs paid by yourself).

Discover fishing village – Have lunch with many excellent dishes.

In the afternoon: Relax and enjoy the special live shows with a local funny guide

***Happy hour: Have a cup of cocktail with a piece of pineapple, and you will be able to cheer with your friends at the FUNKY MONKEY FLOATING BAR.

Visit Tranh beach, free to swim or rest.

04:00 PM: Return to the hotel.

Evening: Have dinner on your own then free to explore Nha Trang by night.

11:15 PM: The car picks you up at the hotel and transfers you to the train station to get on the train SE6( depart at 00:17 AM) to Danang.

Have breakfast on the train on your own.

10:30 AM: Arrive at Da Nang train station, we pick you up then go to a restaurant for lunch.

02:00 PM: Check in the hotel.

03:30 PM: The car picks you up at your hotel and transfers to Marble mountain – a group of five limestone peaks situated seven kilometers from downtown Da Nang. The five karsts (called Ngu Hanh Son in Vietnamese).

05:30 PM: Go ahead to Hoi An ancient town – an exceptionally well-preserved example of a South-East Asian trading port dating from the 15th to the 19th century. Its buildings and its street plan reflect the influences, both indigenous and foreign, that have combined to produce this unique heritage site.

07:00 PM: Have dinner with Hoi An specialties.

08:30 PM: Return to Da Nang hotel. Overnight in Da Nang.

07:45 – 08:15 AM: After breakfast, check out hotel, guide will pick up you at your hotel in Da Nang and depart for the Bana Hills tour for 1 day of exploring Golden bridge

09:00 – 09:15 AM: Arrive at cable car station; take some photos when our guide gets tickets.

Spend 20 mins on the cable car.

After finishing the cable car line, visit Golden bridge, Le Jardin garden, and the Debay old wine cellar.

Next, take the cable car to go to the French village.

After that, have free time to enjoy 105 games at Fantasy park.

12:00: Have lunch with a buffet.

Then, take photos and join exciting dances.

03:00 PM: Return cable car and go to Hue by our car/bus.

Available at Hue, check in hotel.

Evening: Have dinner at the restaurant. Overnight in Hue.

After having breakfast, 08:00 – 08:30 AM: Our guide and car will pick you up at your hotel in Hue center and join Hue city group tour 1 day.

Get a Dragon boat to cruise on the Perfume river to visit Thien Mu pagoda – The oldest pagoda in Hue city.

Hue Imperial Citadel – Imperial city is the home of Vietnam’s last royal dynasty – the Nguyen dynasty.

Hue Royal Antiques museum – A collection of ornaments from the Nguyen dynasty.

Dong Ba market – The home of Viet Nam’s last royal dynasty- The Nguyen dynasty.

Lunch at the restaurant.

Khai Dinh tomb – which is a blend of Western and Eastern architecture.

Minh Mang tomb – is considered the most majestic of all of the royal tombs. Renowned for its architecture, which harmoniously blends into its natural surroundings. Conical hat village, incense stick making village.

05:00 PM: Return to hotel.

Evening: Have dinner at the restaurant. Overnight in Hue.

After breakfast, you are free to go shopping and explore Hue.

12:00: Check out the hotel and move to the restaurant for lunch.

01:00 PM: We take you to the train station to get on the train SE6 to Dong Hoi.

05:15 PM: Pick you up at Dong Hoi station and transfer you to the hotel.

Evening: Have dinner at the restaurant. Overnight in Dong Hoi.

Have breakfast at the hotel then begin to explore Phong Nha cave, Paradise cave 1 day.

07:30 – 08:00 AM: Our driver and guide will pick you up at hotels in Dong Hoi city or Phong Nha town to go to Phong Nha Ke Bang national park.

09:00 AM: Visit Paradise cave. Paradise cave was discovered by scientists of the British Caving Research Association in 2005 and has a length of 31km, the longest dry cave in Asia.

You will be taken by the electrical car from the parking to the foothills of the cave (2km). You will go into the jungle, see many kinds of trees and hear the sound of animals. Explore the cave about 1km on the wood floor and see a lot of stalactites of different shapes.

With naturally primitive features Paradise cave looks like a landscape painting, making it very attractive to visitors. There are a series of white crystal stalactites resembling glass pillars and many other spectacular formations.

12:00: Lunch at the restaurant with local specialties from the people here processing.

01:00 PM:  Continue the journey and visit the Phong Nha cave.

01:30 PM:  Visit Phong Nha cave is considered the “First Cave wonders”.

Take a boat about 5km along the Son River to Phong Nha cave (river cave).

On Son river, you will see pictures of the girls, the children have fun on the waterfront and have the opportunity to experience the daily life of the neighborhood riverside village bearing the Vietnamese country soul.

Conquer the Phong Nha cave: The longest wet cave, enjoy the scenery spectacular limestone, underground river system, and unique stalactite in the world. Caving Fairy & Imperial admire the beautiful stalactite blocks created by nature over thousands of millennia.

Return to the boat station.

04:00 – 04:30 PM:  The car transfers you back to Dong Hoi city.

05:00 – 05:30 PM:  Drop you off at your hotel.

Evening: Have dinner at the restaurant. Overnight in Dong Hoi.

Have breakfast at the hotel, and check out the hotel.

The car transfers you to Dong Hoi train station to get on the train moving to Hanoi.

You have lunch and dinner on your own.

07:15 PM: At Hanoi train station, we pick you up there and take you to the hotel to check in.

Overnight in Hanoi.

Morning: After breakfast, our car will pick you up at your hotel in Hanoi then start the  Hanoi city tour for 1 day.

Visit Tran Quoc pagoda – One of the oldest pagodas in Hanoi lie on West lake.

Explore the Ho Chi Minh complex, the last place of Great father, and stay at Ho Chi Minh’s house where he worked and lived from 1958 to 1969. Then, you have a chance to see the One Pillar pagoda – It is the most unique pagoda with a lotus shape.

Next, you will have lunch at the restaurant.

Afternoon:

Option 1: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday

• 02:00 PM: You will stay at the temple of literature – the first university of Vietnam which was built in the Ly dynasty. The last place is Hoan Kiem lake and Ngoc Son temple.

Option 2: Monday, Wednesday, Friday

• 01:30 PM: Our bus delivers you to Bat Trang ceramics and pottery, the famous traditional village in Hanoi which was built about 500 years ago. The last spot is Hoan Kiem lake and Ngoc Son temple.

Evening: Have dinner at a local restaurant. Overnight in Hanoi.

Morning: Have breakfast and check out the room. Our car brings you to Ninh Binh (110km). In Ninh Binh.

Visit Bai Dinh pagoda which has the heaviest and highest spectacular Buddha statue in Vietnam.

Have lunch at the restaurant with special food.

Afternoon: Discover Trang An eco-tourism with a small boat. You will have a chance to see the spectacular, neglected Trang An – which is called Ha Long bay on land.

Return to Hanoi.

Evening: Have dinner at the restaurant.

07:30 –  08:30 AM: Our tour guide picks you up at your hotel in Hanoi Old quarter then departs for Ha Long bay 2 days 1 night.

08:30 AM: Get on the bus and move to Ha Long bay.

10:00 AM: Arrive in Hai Duong province, you have 20 minutes short break.

12:00: Next, check in at Tuan Chau harbor, Ha Long bay.

12:15: Welcome to the cruise and enjoy a welcome drink, get a brief introduction about cruise and safety guidelines. Check in your cabin.

12:30: Then have Vietnamese seafood and vegetarian lunch, while cruising in the magnificent Ha Long bay, admiring the fascinating rock formations in the bay.

02:30 PM:  Arrival at Luon cave, take bamboo boat or kayaking to visit around the sightseeing.

03:30 PM: Continued exploration of the bay.

04:00 PM: Visit Pearl farm or Titop island (summer option), and swim in the bay.

05:30 PM: Comeback the cruise and relax, free fresh fruits are served.

06:00 PM: Join cooking class guided directly by the chef. You have a chance to practice Vietnamese traditional dishes such as spring rolls or the famous cuisine of Vietnam.

07:30 PM: Time for dinner enjoying special BBQ seafood on the cruise.

09:00 PM: Evening entertainments: play games on the cruise: cards game, chess, karaoke, squid fishing, and overnight on the cruise.

06:30 AM: Early morning sun risers can enjoy Tai Chi lesson on sundeck.

07:00 AM: Morning view of bay’s landscape with a cup of tea or coffee. Have breakfast.

08:00 AM: Visit Sung Sot cave (Amazing cave).

10:00 AM: Check – out and enjoy a fantastic cruise on the bay.

11:00 AM: Enjoy the lunch on cruise.

12:00: Cruise are landing Ha Long bay harbor, tourist say goodbye to sailors and finish the cruise.

12:30: Return to Hanoi by shuttle bus. Thanks for choosing Ha Long bay 2 days 1 night tour with Elephant Travel.

02:30 PM: Stopover in Hai Duong province to visit a ceramics workshop.

04:00 – 04:30 PM: Return to Hanoi.

Evening: Have dinner at the restaurant.

Have breakfast at the hotel.

Your flight is coming, we arrange the car to transfer you to Hanoi airport.

Finish the Vietnam package tour 17 days 16 nights from the South. Thank you so much. If you depart from the North, please have a look at: Vietnam package tour 16 days 15 nights from the North.