Vietnam highlights tour for families

Welcome to Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam. It’s one of the most charming cities in South East Asia with its authenticity, large shady avenues, numerous lakes, manicured gardens and well-preserved architecture. Meet our guide & driver, then transfer to your hotel. Free time for a stroll around the city. Dinner on your own. Overnight at hotel in Hanoi.

Morning activities:

Stroll outside Hanoi city centre to discover Chuong conical Hat making village in Thanh Oai district. Walking around village to see local people how them to make “Non” as traditional way and buy some for souvenirs. Continue the trip to visit Tram Gian pagoda where is one of the oldest pagodas in Hanoi. Discover the impressive spiritual tourist sites to learn more of Vietnam history. Continue the trip to Duong Lam ancient village and have lunch with a local family to get more experience at a real life in a village.

Afternoon activities:

Here is the chance to get a trip around Duong Lam village to trace back the origin Vietnam’s culture and Vietnam traditions. Wander along its narrow alleyways and visit temples of two famous Kings born at the villages, especially impressive by ancient houses.

Evening activities:

Free as your own way around Hanoi Old Quarter and make walking to taste local street foods, enjoy the beauties of Hanoi city at night. Overnight at hotel in Hanoi

Morning activities:

8:00 am we will travel out Hanoi City to Halong Bay by private car. Have a 20-minutes stopover in Hai Duong city where you can experience our hand-made Vietnamese handicraft products to get more experience in Vietnam. You arrive in Hon Gai wharf at noon time

Afternoon activities:

Afternoon is the time you get on board, have a welcome drink as you board of the Athena Elegance Cruise. Our Cruise Manager will give you a briefing and safety instructions as well as review the itinerary for the day before you check in.

Then you have the buffet lunch while the boat is cruising towards North East of Ha Long Bay .

The rest of time this afternoon you relax on the boat instead of participating in other activities feel can Next you do kayak to visit Vung Vieng fishing village. Enjoy happy hour- buy one get one free in our bar will be started from 17:30 to 18:45

From the sundeck you can participate and compete in our Master Chef Cooking Demonstration with traditional Vietnamese food: Deep Fried Spring Roll and the decorative technique of creating flower carvings from fresh fruit or vegetables.

Evening activities:

Have a set menu multi-course Dinner on board. Then you have free time on the boat. Also you can enjoy squid fishing from the first deck of the boat, enjoy the topdeck and drink service or you can return to your room.

Morning activities:

Wake up early and enjoy the sunrise over the river. You also have a Tai Chi demonstration on the Sundeck; tea and coffee are available at this time.

Have breakfast at restaurant on board. And then you visit and discover Thien Canh Son cave in Bai Tu Long Bay. Here is the chance for you to witness its beautiful stalactites and stalagmites.

Note: There are about 400 steps to get up to the cave.

You make check out is from 09.00 to 09:30. This is also the time you can put your luggage on the first deck for us to transfer to our tender and settle your bill with reception.

While the cruise sails back the harbor, you have brunch at the restaurant on the 2nd deck. Disembark to Hon Gai Pier at 11:00 am.

Afternoon activities:

The driver welcomes you at the harbor and transfers you direct to Noi Bai international airport for your fight to Hue for continue your journey at the Central Vietnam. Here is the chance to discover new land and new region.

Evening activities:

Arrive in Phu Bai airport and transfer you to downtown, check in hotel. The rest of time is your free time to wander around Hue streets to get more the charming at this tranquil city. Overnight at your hotel in Hue.

Morning activities:

What is the Royal Palace in Vietnam look like? Surely this question put in your mind when you visit Hue Old Capital City. First stop in your cyclo journey today is tour visit Hue Imperial City to see what are remaining in Forbidden Purple City. Here is the Royal Palace of the last Dynasty in Vietnam with many unique constructions. Learn more of Vietnam history and architecture.

Continue the trip with our cyclo rider around Imperial city to understand how the Kings built it and its function. Riding along rivers and countryside roads lead you to reach local life. Additional, riding through rice fields to discover peaceful life at villages. En route you have lunch at a local family to taste local foods. It is a very local lunch for you to get experience of local life.

Afternoon activities:

End your cyclo journey by visit the only Khmer Huyen Khong Pagoda in Hue to know more of religion in Hue city. Watch the fishing village on Perfume River nearby the pagoda to discover more of fisherman. Travel back city centre along Perfume River and enjoy beautiful scenery. Balance afternoon is free time to experience Hue peaceful city as your own way.

Evening activities:

Evening is more free to wander around walking street to enjoy the nightlife in Hue city. Overnight at hotel

Note: You can choose to visit Hue Imperial City with Royal King Mausoleums (Minh Mang, Khai Dinh, Tu Duc)

• Option 1 (extra cost): Royal Dinner at restaurant in combination Hue folk song
• Option 2 (extra cost): Cooking class at a typical restaurant to learn how to cook Hue foods.

Morning activities:

Begin the day with the remote travel to Chuon Lagoon in Hue city 10km away to discover the stunning scenic of the lagoon and see local fisherman raise seafood such as shrimp, fish, ect on the lagoon.

Then leave Hue city along the countryside along villages through Tam Giang Lagoon system to Hoian. Stopover scenic Hai Van Pass and conquer the highest one of Vietnam with amazing scenery of windy road.

Afternoon activities:

The rest of day is tour Hoian Ancient Town well-preserved ancient streets and houses on foot. Walking to explore famous sites including the Japanese Bridge, Phung Hung Chinese-trading house, Sa Huynh Museum, local market, ect.

Evening activities:

Free evening in Hoi An to get your own experience at this famous shopping town. Lantern lights along streets will give you the deep impression of this ancient town with many activities to join. Overnight at your hotel in Hoi An.

Morning activities:

Have a cycling in the morning through the outskirt town to special Tra Que village. You know more for this special organic vegetable village. Have chance to be a local farmer to grow vegetable as traditional way. Relax and enjoy a herb foot massage before joining cooking lesson. Have cooking class with local family to cook Vietnamese cuisines after having the family instruction. Have lunch at the family with dishes you cook.

Afternoon & evening activities:

The rest of time is your leisure time on beach to get fresh air on blue sea water in Hoian, shopping, enjoy street foods, etc. Overnight at hotel

Note: You can choose travel by car instead of cycling to Tra Que village. You can choose visit and cooking class only if not like to be a farmer and grow vegetable

Morning activities:

Taking morning flight to Ho Chi Minh city. Start your day in Ho Chi Minh city by taking speedboat from Ho Chi Minh Pier to visit Cu Chi tunnels. The speedboat takes you about one hour on river and have chance to see the life along riverbanks.

Disembark at Cu Chi Tunnels and follow our tour guide lead you to discover this historic site. You can even slip into one of the narrow passageways to see and imagine how the supply routes and communications, hospitals, and food and weapons caches operated underground.

Afternoon activities:

Return Ho Chi Minh city by car, passing through the countryside and see more local rural life. En route visit a Cricket Farm to see more experience. The farm supplies for restaurants and food stalls with local food cooked from cricket

Note: Free afternoon time you can visit by your own way at Independent Palace, Notre Dame Catholic, Old Post Office, ect

Evening activities:

Free in the evening to get more experience of Ho Chi Minh city along streets to see the busy life of this famous modern one in Vietnam. Overnight at your hotel in Ho Chi Minh.

Morning activities:

Start Mekong Delta with our tour guide from Ho Chi Minh to Ben Tre. Take a boat trip in Ham Luong Pier to discover Mekong River. Have a sightseeing lively activities of local people along river such as fishing, water transfer mainly by boat in Mekong Delta area.

Arrive in the island by boat through the canal and visit one of coconut workshops. Try a coconut candy which is famous of Ben Tre. Taking a biking trip along shady paths to see real life and passing through green fields, etc. free to have your lunch on island.

Afternoon activities:

Afternoon you take a rowing boat along the canal for return main road. Our guide and driver transfer you back Ho Chi Minh City and stop visit Vinh Trang Pagoda for more experience this unique one.

Evening activities:

Have more free evening to get more experience of Ho Chi Minh city along streets to see the busy life of this famous modern one in Vietnam. Overnight at your hotel in Ho Chi Minh.

Discover Ho Chi Minh city as your own experience, shopping at Ben Thanh market for souvenir gift. Depending your flight time, the driver transfers you to the airport for taking flight back home or next destination. Wishing you have wonderful holiday in Vietnam. Hope to serve you again!