Vietnam Tour with World Heritage Sites

Your Vietnam 14 Day Tour with World Heritage Sites begins by your arrival in Hanoi.

After you arrive to Hanoi, our professional guide will meet you and assist you with checking in at your hotel.

From here, you can enjoy your free time discovering the wonderful capital of Vietnam. Hanoi is home to several beautiful parks and lakes, including the famous Sword Lake – also formally known as Hoan Kiem Lake. If you are feeling restless after a long flight, we recommend using the opportunity to explore the area and take in the fresh air.

Later in the afternoon, our guide will take you on a traditional cycle rickshaw around the Old Quarter where you will be sure to have a glimpse at the real Vietnamese local life. Following this, you will enjoy a delicious welcome dinner at a local restaurant. Afterwards, you are welcome to return to your hotel or choose to stay and discover what the nightlife of the lively Old Quarter has to offer.

Your second day or your Vietnam 14 Day Tour will be Hanoi City Tour. 

Your tour today starts after breakfast when the real adventure will begin! Our tour guide will pick you up to take you on a full-day city tour of 

Hanoi – famed for its natural and urban balance, as well as (its) Chinese and French influences. You can expect to receive expert knowledge about Vietnam history from our trained guide.

We recommend the following sites for anyone wanting to visit Hanoi but please do not hesitate to discuss with our guide if you have any personal preferences who will be more than happy to modify the route for you.

The tour will begin at the renowned Ho Chi Minh complex, an area that is very important for the Vietnamese people. You will have access to the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, the Presidential Palace and one of the most iconic temples in Vietnam - One Pillar Pagoda.

You and your guide will then head to Thang Long Citadel which became a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2010. Built in the 11th century by the Ly Viet Dynasty to mark the independence of the Dai Viet (former Vietnam), the site is a must-see attraction when visiting Hanoi.

If time permits, your guide may take you to visit Huu Tiep Lake. Here you will see with your own eyes the legendary downed B-52. An interesting slice of history nestled in the day-to-day life of the residents of Hanoi.

Lunch will be served at KOTO (Know One Teach One), sponsored by an NGO (a non-governmental organization) for the disadvantaged children of Hanoi. The staff at KOTO consists of former street children who are training in culinary and hospitality skills – a heart-warming experience for many of our guests.  

Afternoon

After your tasty lunch, your guide will take you on to visit many more of Hanoi’s delights. You will continue on to the Temple of Literature, a Confucius Temple considered the first National University of Vietnam. From there you will stop at Hoa Lo Prison Museum - known as the “Hanoi Hilton” during the American war. You will have another opportunity to take a stroll around the beautiful Hoan Kiem Lake – a popular stop for many visitors! From here, your guide will take you back through the bustling streets of the Old Quarter, where you will have the chance to taste some of the best Vietnamese street dishes. You will learn how to enjoy locally cooked food and eat each dish the traditional way.

You will be escorted back to your hotel where you will have the rest of the evening to explore at your own leisure.

Today we will visit Halong Bay - one of the most highlighted places in your Vietnam 14 Day Tour.

After breakfast and check out, our personal guide will pick you up and we will take about 4 hours for the transfer from Hanoi to Halong Bay. You will go through Red River Delta with different villages and town. Have a break for about 30 minutes before reaching Halong Bay.

Don’t forget your camera as you can expect many photo opportunities as you travel the coastline. There will also be plenty of chances for you to meet the locals and discover just how much hard work goes into maintaining our famous rice fields. There will be a quick stopover at a roadside rice farm before arriving at Halong Bay around midday.

On board your junk boat, a seafood lunch will be served as your junk boat cruises among the breathtaking limestone cliffs and floating villages.

Enjoy the serenity of your surroundings by taking the afternoon to sunbathe on the sundeck of your junk boat. From here, you also have the opportunity to choose if you wish to swim in the wonderful place in Vietnam and in the world or kayak in the bay among the island.

A visit to Sung Sot Cave, one of the most stunning limestone caves in Halong Bay will take place mid-afternoon before you will watch the sunset over the site in spectacular fashion.

Dinner will be served afterward in the boats elegant dining area. Enjoy feasting on deliciously prepared foods and choosing between our wide-array of wines and beverages from around the world – all available for purchase. After dinner, try your hand at some evening fishing before returning to your cabin for overnight.

In the morning, enjoy the outstanding scenery of the bay. Early risers can take advantage of watching the sunrise of the sea – a once in a lifetime experience.  

An early morning Tai Chi session on the sundeck will take place for visitors who wish to participate before you are served a well-deserved breakfast. The rest of the morning will be spent continuing to cruise around this natural wonder for you to experience for the last time.

Finally, enjoy a prepared lunch and bid farewell to our crew before reaching our dock. Say goodbye to cruise’s staffs and end your Halong Bay overnight cruise.

Upon returning to the dock, your guide and driver will pick you up for returning back to Hanoi and go back to our hotel in Hanoi to check in. The rest of the day will be yours to explore at your leisure.

After breakfast, your private tour guide will be waiting at your hotel’s lobby for the transfer to Hanoi Airport for the flight to Dong Hoi.

Upon reaching Dong Hoi Airport, you will be warmly greeted by your guide and driver & transferred to Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park. Inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2003, the park includes the impressive 27-mile-long Phong Nha Cave which is regarded as the world’s longest limestone cave will certainly leave you in awe. To be able to access the cave, we will take about 30-minute ride along the Son River via boat. After going into the water cave, we will discover the cave with spectacular stalagmites, and stalactites.

After having lunch at a local restaurant, we proceed to explore Tam Co Temple and the renowned Thien Duong Cave, also known as Paradise Cave. Discovered in the central province of Quang Binh in 2005, Paradise Cave which was formed around 300-400 million years ago is surrounded by rocky mountains and underground streams. Though the cave system extends for 31 km, most people only visit the first kilometer. Wooden staircases descend into a cathedral-like space with colossal stalagmites and glimmering stalactites, making the scale breathtaking.  

Hop in your car for the transfer to the hotel to check in. The remainder of your day is at leisure. Stay overnight in Quang Binh.

Day 6 of your Vietnam 14 Day Tour, you will visit Vinh Moc Tunnels and DMZ.

After breakfast and check-out, you will be picked up by your private tour guide and driver to head south for discovering DMZ Sites, starting with the fascinating Vinh Moc Tunnels which is an underground miniaturized village, as well as the largest historical tunnel in the DMZ of Vietnam. While there, some stories about the tunnels during the war will be told by your guide. Next, we proceed to explore Hien Luong Bridge over Ben Hai river, marking the seventeenth parallel which is the former borderline between North and South during the Vietnam War. Leaving Vinh Moc Tunnels, we will drive to Dong Ha for lunch. 

After lunch, we continue our journey, en-route, stop at the entrance to a bridge on the water for taking photos. 

Hop in your car to venture to the former site of the USD base at Khe Sanh where the exhibition of the crashed airplane, helicopters and collection of artillery are displayed. 

Get back to your car for the transfer to your hotel in Hue. Stay overnight in Hue.

Hue City Tour is an important of your Vietnam 14 Day Tour with World Heritage Sites. You will visit the Imperial City, Minh Mang Tomb and enjoy the boat trip on Huong River.

Today, you will spend the full day to explore the peaceful Hue and its highlights. Enjoy breakfast at your hotel before commencing your tour with a visit to Thanh Toan Village. While there, you will discover Thanh Toan Market where locals from the surrounding areas come every morning to trade and purchase their daily food. The visit gives you the chance to stroll around the market stalls, talk & mingle with the inhabitants living at the village and explore the small village museum, the ancient Thanh Toan Covered Bridge which dates back to the 1700’s, as well as the culture museum which displays Vietnamese agricultural life. 

Leaving the local village, we continue to visit the Imperial City of Hue, one of Vietnam’s Seven UNESCO World Heritage Site, including The Citadel and The Forbidden City. With many historical monuments, imperial tombs, pagodas and temples, the city is regarded as a living museum which educates us on the history of the last feudal dynasty in Vietnam.

Next, we proceed to ancient capital’s outskirts to visit one of Vietnam’s most impressive royal tombs, Minh Mang Tomb which is the final resting place of the Emperor under Nguyen Dynasty. 

Following with a visit to the royal tomb is a vegetarian lunch which will be cooked by the nuns at a Buddhist monastery, giving you a great opportunity to interact with them and learn more about Buddhism. 

In the afternoon, float down the tranquil Perfume River by Dragon Boat, make a quick stop en-route, get off the boat to explore the iconic seven-storey Thien Mu Pagoda which is considered as the unofficial symbol of the city.

Late afternoon, take some time to visit the city central Dong Ba Market. From the lively market, stroll across the historic Truong Tien to return your hotel whilst enjoying the sunset over the romantic Perfume River.

Enjoy breakfast at your hotel, and then your private tour guide and driver will be waiting for you at your hotel’s lobby for the transfer to the riverside town of Hoi An. The view promises to be the breathtaking one as the drive will hug the coastline along the Eastern Sea and you wind your way up Hai Van (Ocean Clouds) Pass. En-route, stop at the quaint fishing village at Lang Co Beach for taking photos and observing the local life. 

When you pass through Da Nang, you will also get to explore the Cham Sculpture Museum and climb the Marble Mountain.

Enjoy lunch and check in hotel. The remainder of the day is yours at leisure. You may go swimming at the beach in Hoi An or at the swimming pool in your resort/ hotel. Tonight, you can walk around the small streets of the charming town of Hoi An before returning to your hotel for an overnight stay. 

Hoi An always attracts people who travel to Vietnam as its charming town, beaches and rural area. Today you will have wonderful experience and unforgettable memory in your Vietnam 14 Day Tour trying to be a farmer in Vietnam

Today, you will explore Tra Que Farming Village which supplies organic vegetable for the whole Hoi An and nearby villages. After breakfast, your private tour guide will be waiting at your hotel’s lobby with your bicycle. The 30-minute cycling through the town’ outskirt provides you the view of the beautiful scenery and the lush rice paddy fields. Stroll around the vegetable garden, then, you may join one of the farmers and get a feel of what it is like to work the farming, including preparing the land and fertilizing it with seaweed from the local lake. Next steps are raking the ground, sowing, watering, and picking vegetables and many other gardening activities. After watching and participating in the farming procedures of local farmers, you will take a short break and enjoy footbath. 

If you like, you may prepare a meal with a local family before being sit down to have your lunch which consists of many local delicacies such as spring roll, “Banh Xeo” or local pancake of people in Central Vietnam. After that, you will learn how to harvest and wrap the vegetables.

Afterwards, wave goodbye to your host family, hop in your car to drive back to the town for the leisurely boat trip to the river estuary for observing the local fishing life. Return to your hotel for an overnight stay in Hoi An.

Day 10 of your Vietnam 14 Day Tour you will visit My Son Ruined Temples – One of the World Heritages site in Vietnam which amaze people who travel to Vietnam.

After breakfast, meet with your guide for an interesting tour of Hoi An’s major historical sites in the morning and My Son Ruined Temples in the afternoon. 

Hoi An was a busy commercial port of traders from many parts of the world between the 16th to 18th centuries. Today, the image of a bustling and exciting trading port has been replaced by a peaceful town with old style houses, red lanterns and two eyes at the entrance door. We will discover numerous places of interest such as the 400-year old Japanese Covered Bridge, the Phuc Kien Assembly Halls, and the local fish market.

This afternoon, we travel away from the town to head to the My Son Ruined Temples and marvel at the picturesque position of this UNESCO World Heritage-listed site. My Son Sanctuary which was an imperial city during the Cham dynasty, from the 4th to 12th centuries is a large complex of religious relics that consists of over 70 architectural works. 

You will return to Hoi An town for relaxing for strolling around the town. Hoi An is very good place for relaxing and shopping in your vacation with beach and charming town.

Stay overnight in Hoi An.

After breakfast, your driver will pick you up from your hotel to transfer you to Da Nang Airport for the flight to Ho Chi Minh City. 

Upon reaching Tan Son Nhat International Airport, you will be warmly welcomed by your guide and driver for the drive to your hotel in Ho Chi Minh City. You will have free time before your next day to travel to Mekong Delta – Highlights of any of Vietnam Tours and a highlight of your Vietnam 14 Day Tour with World Heritage Sites. Stay overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.

Anyone who travel to Vietnam and Ho Chi Minh City should not miss Cu Chi Tunnels. 

After breakfast, we depart from the city center to head to the amazing tunnel network of Cu Chi. The famous incredible underground tunnel network which was shelter to more than 16,000 Vietcong guerrillas during Vietnam war covers almost 250km in length. Upon reaching the complex, watch a short documentary film then follow your guide to descend into the tunnels to understand more about the harsh conditions faced by Vietcong guerrillas who lived there. Hop in your car for the drive back to the city center. After having lunch, we continue to explore the Reunification Palace, and the War Remnants Museum to see the relics of the city’s tumultuous past. Next, we proceed to venture to Notre Dame Cathedral and Old Post Office which are two typical examples of French building in Ho Chi Minh City. Stay overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.

Mekong Delta Boat Trip is an important part of Southern Vietnam Tours and your Vietnam 14 Day Tour.

After breakfast, meet with your private guide and driver for traveling away from the hustle and bustle of the city to visit Ben Tre where a sleepy waterfront and dreamy pace provide a welcome retreat. Upon reaching Hung Vuong Pier (Ben Tre town), climb aboard a motorized riverboat for a cruise on the Mekong River. Visit a range of local workplaces at the edge of the water, and learn how local products are made such as charcoal, various coconut products bricks in handy traditional style, as well as rice paper cake. Continue your journey along the river, following the smaller and smaller natural scissors creeks to head to the local village. Take a stroll to a local mat-weaving house and sample some tropical fruits.  

Keep discovering a network of quiet village roads in a motorized rickshaw (Xe Loi) or by cycling. The ride provides you the view of green rice fields and vegetable plains, giving you the chance to immerse yourself in the local life and learn about a tropical culture.

Enjoy lunch at the riverside restaurant. 

This afternoon, explore the smaller waterways by rowboat and take the boat back to Hung Vuong Pier. Hop on your van and drive back to HCMC for an overnight stay.

After breakfast, spend your time at leisure for exploring the city or shopping for some souvenirs to bring back home until being picked up for the transfer to Ho Chi Minh Airport for your onward flight. Your Vietnam 14 Day Tour with World Heritage Sites ends here.

Thank you for joining Incredibe Asia Journeys - the best tour operator in Vietnam on this trip. We hope that you have got the best experience in Vietnam and see you again in the future!