Hanoi To Ho Chi Minh Discovery

Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh 11 Day Tour starts with your arrival in Hanoi Airport.

Upon your arrival in Hanoi, collect your luggage and clear the visa process. Our private tour guide and driver from Incredible Asia Journeys will pick you up at the exit of the airport. We will transfer to the hotel in the center of Hanoi for check-in. The rest of the day is your leisure time.

At around 15.30 pm, our tour guide will lead you to some poetic places near your hotel including Sword Lake and the Old Quarter of Hanoi. Enjoying fresh atmosphere at Sword Lake is good after your long flight. One cannot say they have been to Hanoi if they have never visited the Old Quarter – the heart of the capital– with 36 always-busy ancient streets. You can also get some of the traditional art products as souvenirs.

After that, we will head to the Water Puppet Theater to enjoy one of the unique Vietnamese traditional arts - Water Puppet Show before having the welcome dinner in the local restaurant.

Having relaxed time and overnight in Hanoi.

Today, you will have a full day to explore Vietnam’s lovely capital with Hanoi City Tour. After breakfast, our tour guide will pick you up to start our day tour. We will head to Ho Chi Minh Complex - the most solemn place in Hanoi – including Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum (closed on Monday and Friday, from early September to late November annually), the Ba Dinh Square, the Ho Chi Minh's House on Stilts and the 11th century One Pillar Pagoda - tranquil garden of Hanoi). 

After that, we will visit one of the Museums in Hanoi. Ethnology Museum will be one of our choices today. You will have a chance to learn more about the outstanding characteristics of 54 ethnic groups in Vietnam.

You will be served lunch at local restaurant.

In the afternoon, we will continue visiting Tran Quoc pagoda – one of the oldest pagodas in Hanoi with its history line of more than 1,500 years. After that, we will head to the Temple of Literature – known as the first University of Vietnam. The temple has become the symbol of Vietnamese education for thousands of years. 

Coming back to your hotel and staying overnight in Hanoi.

Sapa trip is one of the best trips in Northern Vietnam Tours and that will be an unforgettable memory of your Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh Tour.

Our tour guide and driver will take you for transferring from Hanoi to Sapa on the highway. We will have a break on the way.

Upon arrival in Sapa about 13.00 pm, we will have lunch and take a rest before doing trekking to Lao Chai and Tavan village. Pass through Lao Chai village of Black Hmong minority to see the spectacular landscape of Hoang Lien Son Mountain and after that, we will head to Ta Van village - home of Giay ethnic people. You will have an opportunity to stay overnight in a local house to experience the simple life of Giay minority. You can walk around to see the beauty of valleys as well as swim in the river nearby.

In the evening, you can prepare the dinner together with the locals and have dinner with them.

Stay overnight in Tavan homestay.

Sapa Trekking Tour is a good way for you to understand the local life and today you will spend most of the time for trekking in the less touristic area. 

After having breakfast to get more energy for the last day of trekking, we will say goodbye to our host and continue our trek. We will pass through the bamboo forest and stop to have a panorama view of Giang Ta Chai village – home of Red Dao minority. You can take a series of nice photos of the amazing surrounding landscapes. Then we will stop at a waterfall for a break and enjoying lunch at such nice place.

After lunch, we will head to Su Pan Village where you can look down to Muong Hoa valley.

Back to Sapa town by car for check-in the hotel.

Stay overnight in Sapa.

After having breakfast in the hotel, you will be free all the morning to discover the charming Sapa town. You can walk around and enjoy some coffee at a nice place. Also, you can visit the Dragon Jaw Mountain or the Fansipan peak – considered as the roof of Indochina in Sapa. Enjoying the fairy scenery at sunrise would always be an unbeatable experience for any tourists. Our tour guide and driver will support your transfer if you want (the cable car tickets paid by your own).

Having lunch in Sapa, and then we will transfer back to Hanoi. It may take about 5 hours by car.

Check-in hotel and stay overnight in Hanoi.

Today you will visit Halong Bay – the best highlight for your 11 days from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City.

At 8.00 am: Our driver will pick you up at the hotel for the transfer to Halong Bay for the Halong Bay Overnight Cruise. It may take about 3.5 hours to get there. Upon your arrival at the harbor, get on the cruise then have welcome drink. Have lunch on board. And take your time to admire the magnificence of dramatic limestone islands on the bay.

Taking your leisure time to relax on the sundeck or in your cabin is a good idea for you. In the afternoon, you can go swimming in the warm water areas, or get on kayaks. It is easy for all levels and ages to do kayaking. You will know how to do it from our expert and experienced tour guide. They will introduce to you some of the beginning skills you'll need to understand before getting into and paddling a kayak. They also lead you to explore the wonderful beauty of the bay during the time of 1 hour.

Get back to the boat and then we will have a relaxed time with Cooking class in the late afternoon.

Have dinner and stay overnight on board.

In the early morning, our journey on Halong Bay will be continued. Let's join Tai Chi Class (a Chinese system of physical exercises) on the sundeck. It is very good for your health.

From the upper deck, you can take photos of the magnificent beauty of the rocky islands rising from the emerald water in Halong Bay.

After having breakfast, we will discover Sung Sot Cave (Surprise cave) - one of the largest and most beautiful caves of Halong Bay. Then we will pass through the fishing village and have more experiences in its unique way of local life.

At 10.30 am, we will prepare to come back to the jetty. Have a traditional Vietnamese lunch on board before leaving around 12.00 at noon.

Come back to our car/bus and we will take the transfer back to Hanoi for staying overnight in Hanoi.

Have a free day in Hanoi before our driver come to pick you up for the transfer to Hanoi Airport for your flight from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City.

When you arrive in Ho Chi Minh City, our guide and driver will pick you up to the hotel in the center of the city. Stay overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.

8.30 am: In the morning, our driver will pick you up for the transfer to Cu Chi Tunnels which is known as a man-made maze with many of bamboo traps with the aim of a place for military practices and hiding from the pursuing of the enemy in the past. We will explore these tunnels all the morning.

Then we will have lunch on the way come back to Ho Chi Minh City.

In the afternoon, we will have a Ho Chi Minh City day tour. Pay a visit to Reunification Palace - a special national relic for its historical and architectural values, and Museum of War Remnants - a reminder of the long history Vietnam War.

Come back to the hotel about 15.30. The rest of the day is at leisure.

Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.

Day 9 of your Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh Tour 11 Days, you will visit Mekong Delta for learning about the local life of the famous river delta in Southeast Asia and Vietnam.

8.00am: You will be picked up by our guide and driver for the transfer to Cai Be floating Market - one of the well-known floating markets in the western region of Southern Vietnam for its long-standing history. Here you can see many stores on wooden boats with kinds of fruits and vegetables.

After that, pay a visit to a local workshop to learn more about how rice paste, coconut candy, and pop-rice are made. Also, you can visit a handicraft village nearby to see how villagers make rice-net for spring rolls, fish sauce, and Soya sauce, cooking salt, sewing coconut-leaves for cottage proof.

At noon, we will have lunch with delicious local dishes.

Afterward, travel around by a traditional rowboat to have a closer look to the traditional wooden houses, palm trees as well as the daily life of the locals in the Mekong Delta like picking fruits or fishing. If possible, stop to visit a nursery garden. You can have a chance to enjoy many kinds of fruit and explore how the farmers produce the famous fruits and vegetables here.

Around 3.30pm, we will finish our cruise in Vinh Long town and then come back to Ho Chi Minh City for staying overnight.

Have breakfast at your hotel.

We will pick you up about 3 hours before your departure flight time for transferring to the airport to catch your flight back home or your next destinations.

Say goodbye to Ho Chi Minh City and this is the end of Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh Tour 11 Days.

Incredible Asia Journeys hopes you had a great time travelling with us and we hope to see you again on your next trip!