14D13N: HANOI - NINHBINH - SAPA - HALONGBAY - DANANG - HOIAN - PHUQUOC - HOCHIMINH

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Overview

Code: TOUR-00442

Tour type: Group tour

Duration: 14 days

This 18-day, 17-night journey offers a complete Vietnam experience from south to north. Discover the vibrant energy of Ho Chi Minh City, the waterways of the Mekong Delta, and the historic Cu Chi Tunnels, then explore the coastal highlights of Da Nang and the ancient charm of Hoi An. Continue north to Hanoi, the mountain landscapes of Sapa, the scenic beauty of Ninh Binh, and cruise through the iconic limestone karsts of Ha Long Bay.

Highlight

  • Hanoi
  • Ninh Binh
  • Sapa
  • Ha Long Bay
  • Da Nang
  • Hoi An
  • Phu Quoc
  • Ho Chi Minh City

Itinerary

Day 1: Arrival – Hanoi City
✈️ Airport Pick-up 🏨 Hotel in Hanoi
  • Upon arrival in Hanoi City, you will be picked up from airport to a hotel in Hanoi for check in and relax.
  • Overnight in Hanoi.
Day 2: Hoa Lu - Tam Coc - Hang Mua
🚐 Transfers 🗣️ English-speaking Guide 🏨 Hotel in Hanoi 🍽️ Breakfast, Lunch
  • Morning
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  • 07:30 - 8:00: Pick up from hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter, drive through peaceful countryside to Ninh Binh (around 2 hours).
  • 10:15: Visit HoaLư ancient capital of Vietnam between 968 and 1010. Here, we go cycling around the village for sightseeing & discovering the life of the local people.
  • Midday:
  • Enjoy a Vietnamese buffet lunch at a local restaurant with specialties such as goat meat, crispy rice (com chay), fish, chicken, fried rice & vegetable salad… Vegetarian foods are always available in the buffet lunch.
  • Afternoon
  • 13:30: Visit Tam Coc by 1.5-hour bamboo boat. You will be surprised by the charming beauty here with paddy fields, river, water, cloud, sky and a stunning cave system during the boat trip.
  • 15:30: Mua Cave (Dragon Peak). Walk up almost 500 steps, you can reach the top of Lying Dragon Mountain & have an amazing panoramic view of Tam Coc from here. Besides, you can breath fresh air at very beautiful lotus paddy field nearby, especially in the summer time.
  • Afternoon
  • 17:00: Depart for Hanoi.
  • 19:30: Drop off at hotel. End of tour.
Day 3: Hanoi City tour - Half Day
🚐 Transfers 🗣️ English-speaking Guide 🚌 Sleeper Bus to Sapa 🍽️ Breakfast, Lunch
  • After breakfast, you are free to explore Hanoi or relax at your hotel.
  • 11:00: Check out hotel, leave luggage at reception. After, tour guide will pick you up for lunch at a local restaurant.
  • 12:30: Have lunch at our local restaurant.
  • From 14:00: Visit Hoa Lo Prison. It is also known as Maison Centrale in Hanoi or the “Hanoi Hilton”.
  • Visit the Temple of Literature – Vietnam’s first university, founded in the 11th century.
  • Visit Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum (visit the outside of the mausoleum), where Vietnamese people honor him as a national hero.
  • Visit Tran Quoc Pagoda which was built in 528 to understand about Buddhism in Vietnam.
  • 16:30: Enjoy a cup of Vietnamese special Egg coffee – a perfect treat to refresh yourself.
  • 17:30: Transfer back to your hotel. Tour ends.
  • 21h00: The driver will pick you up at your hotel and take you to 210 Tran Quang Khai street, which is the meeting point for the Sapa trip and depart to Sapa following Noi Bai - Lao Cai highway.
Day 4: Lao Cai – Sapa – Fansipan Mountain – Cat Cat Village
🚐 Transfers 🗣️ English-speaking Tour Guide 🏨 Hotel in Sapa 🍽️ Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
  • 06:00-06:15: Our car will pick you up at the bus depot and take you to the hotel to deposit your belongings and do personal hygiene in the morning (no check-in). Breakfast at hotel.
  • 08:00: Head to Fansipan Cable Car Station and take the cable car to explore the “Roof of Indochina”, enjoy panoramic mountain views and the sacred temples on the summit.
  • 11:30: Return to Sapa, eat lunch and rest. Then visit Cat Cat Village, a charming H’Mong ethnic village famous for its traditional houses, terraced fields, and the beautiful waterfall...
  • Afternoon (from 14:00): Check-in hotel.
  • 18:30: Having dinner. After dinner, you are free to explore the charm of Sapa by night, enjoy roasted corn, baked eggs beside charcoal fire or go shopping.
  • Overnight at the hotel in Sapa.
Day 5: Sapa – Moana - Hanoi
🚐 Transfers 🗣️ English-speaking Tour Guide 🚌 Sleeper Bus to Hanoi 🏨 Hotel in Hanoi 🍽️ Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
  • 07:00: Having breakfast with buffet and coffee in the hotel.
  • 08:00: Tour guide picks you from the hotel and takes you to Moana. A check-in area with man-made structures but arranged in harmony with nature to create a unique, strange and beautiful landscape.
  • The check-in area is only 500m from the Stone Church, with the view embracing the Hoang Lien Son range and the majestic Fansipan peak. This place consists of seven categories, attracting young people by many unique miniatures. There are Bali heaven gate, Moana girl statue, infinity lake, golden hand, death swing, lonely tree and coffee area.
  • 11:30: Back to Sapa, eat lunch and take a short rest then check out the hotel.
  • 13:15: The tour guide will take you to the bus depot to board the bus back to Hanoi.
  • 20h00: Arrive Hanoi. Tour ends.
Day 6: Hanoi – Halong Bay 1 day
🚐 Transfers 🗣️ English-speaking Tour Guide 🛳️ 5-Star Cruise 🏨 Hotel in Hanoi 🍽️ Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
  • 07:00 - 07:45: Pick up from Hanoi. Transfer from Hanoi to Halong via Expressway.
  • 10:30: Arrive at Ha Long International Cruise Port and welcome on board. Transfer to Cruise. Embark and begin cruising in the bay.
  • 11:00 – 12:30: Enjoy a welcome drink while listening to safety instructions and cruise regulations. Have lunch.
  • 14:00: Visit Surprise Cave, famous for its spectacular stalactites and stalagmites.
  • Return to the cruise and continue to Luon Cave. Explore the lagoon by bamboo boat or kayak.
  • Visit Titop Island – free time for swimming or hiking to the viewpoint for panoramic bay views.
  • 16:30: Cruise back to the harbor while enjoying light snacks and live music on board.
  • 17:30: Return to the port and disembark. End of the tour.
  • 18:00 – 20:30: Transfer back to Hanoi.
  • Overnight in Hanoi.
Day 7: Hanoi - Flying to Danang – Han river – My Khe Beach
✈️ Airport Transfer 🚐 Transfers 🗣️ English-speaking Tour Guide 🏨 Hotel in Da Nang 🍽️ Meals: Breakfast, Dinner (Lunch at your own expense)
  • Morning:
  • After breakfast, transfer to Noi Bai Airport in Hanoi for your flight to Da Nang.
  • Welcome to Da Nang, the beautiful coastal gem of Central Vietnam. After hotel check-in, take a walk along My Khe Beach, famous for its white sand and gentle waves — perfect for relaxing after your flight.
  • Afternoon:
  • 15:30: Our Car and Guide will pick you up and start visiting Non Nuoc village and Bay Mau Coconut Forest tour.
  • You will explore the Bay Mau coconut forest space by traditional basket boats. Here, you will watch local fishermen perform fishing nets. In particular, you will enjoy the "water cutting" skills of fishermen on a very skillful and lively basket boat, singing karaoke on the river.
  • 17:30: Departure to visit Hoian Ancient Town.
  • 18:00: Have dinner with a lot of unique local dishes like Cao Lau, Hoanh Thanh...
  • 20:30 - 21:00: Car and Guide will take you back to the original pick-up point.
  • Overnight in Danang.
Day 8: Ba Na Hills - Golden Bridge & French Village
🚐 Transfers 🚠 Round-trip Cable Car Ticket 🗣️ English-speaking Tour Guide 🏨 Hotel in Da Nang 🍽️ Meals: Breakfast, Buffet Lunch
  • 07:30-08:15: We pick you up at the hotel in Da Nang and join the group tour.
  • 09:00 – 9:30: You will be carried to the peak by cable car system that won 4 World’s Records, admire the epic view and enjoy the fresh air here.
  • 10:00: Explore Golden Bridge, located 1,400 meters above sea level, an altitude which creates the illusion of a silk strip hiding in the clouds above Da Nang.
  • 10:30: Walking around and taking photos at the Flower Garden of Love, Debay wine cellar (Wine tickets by yourself), Linh Ung Pagoda with 27m – height Shakyamuni statue.
  • 11:15: Take the 2nd cable car to the next destination of your trip in Ba Na is French Village.
  • 12:00: Have lunch with buffet in Restaurant, with more than 80 delisious dishes. After lunch, you can experience the French Village and Fantasy Park.
  • 15:00-15:30: We say good bye to Ba Na and get back to the cable car station and return to Danang.
  • 17:00-17:30: Come back your hotel.
  • Overnight in Danang.
Day 9: Danang – Flying to Phu Quoc
✈️ Airport Transfer 🏨 Hotel in Phu Quoc 🍽️ Breakfast
  • Discover the beauty of Danang’s beach on your own way till transfer to airport for your flying to Phu Quoc Island.
  • Arrival in Phu Quoc airport. Then transfer to your hotel to check in & freshen.
Day 10: Speed Boat Tour of 3 Islands
🚐 Transfers 🏨 Hotel in Phu Quoc 🍽️ Breakfast, Lunch
  • 08:00 – 08:30: Pick up at your hotel and visit the Pearl Farm (30 mins).
  • 09:40 – 09:50: Arrive at An Thoi harbor and board the speedboat.
  • Coral Park – Sea Walker (Pay by yourself): Experience walking under the ocean.
  • Mong Tay Island: Take photos with SUP and Flycam. Enjoy lunch on the island.
  • 12:00 - 12:30: Have lunch.
  • Gam Ghi / Buom Island: Swimming and snorkeling at the coral reef.
  • May Rut Island: Swimming and relaxing.
  • 15:30: Return to your hotel.
Day 11: Phu Quoc – Flying to Ho Chi Minh City Free explore city
✈️ Airport Transfer 🏨 Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City 🍽️ Breakfast
  • Morning: After breakfast, transfer to Phu Quoc airport for your flight to Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) — Vietnam’s most dynamic and modern metropolis.
  • Upon arrival, our driver will warmly welcome you and transfer to your hotel for check-in.
  • Take some time to rest or stroll around the lively Ben Thanh Market, Nguyen Hue Walking Street, or enjoy a cup of Vietnamese coffee while observing city life ☕🏙
  • Evening free for your own leisure — discover Saigon’s vibrant nightlife, rooftop bars, and delicious local street food.
  • Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.
Day 12: Cu Chi Tunnels – Mekong Delta - Can Tho City
🚐 Transfers 🗣️ English-speaking Tour Guide 🏨 Hotel in Can Tho 🍽️ Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
  • 07:00 - 07:30: Morning departure to Cu Chi Tunnels, located about 60 km from Saigon.
  • Explore this fascinating underground network of tunnels used by Vietnamese soldiers during the war — walk through narrow passages, see hidden bunkers, and learn about the incredible survival stories of the local fighters 💪
  • After lunch, continue the journey to – the gateway of Mekong Delta.
  • Enjoy a boat trip along the Mekong River, visiting coconut candy workshops, local brick kilns, and taking a tuk-tuk or bicycle ride through peaceful villages under lush green coconut trees 🌴
  • Experience the warmth of local hospitality and enjoy a delicious lunch at a riverside garden restaurant.
  • Then continue to Can Tho, the heart of the Mekong Delta.
  • Overnight in Can Tho.
Day 13: Cai Rang Floating Market – Back to Ho Chi Minh City
🚐 Transfers 🗣️ English-speaking Tour Guide 🏨 Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City 🍽️ Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
  • Wake up early and embark on a boat trip to Cai Rang Floating Market, the largest and most vibrant market on the Mekong.
  • Watch local traders exchange fruits and goods from boat to boat — a truly unique cultural experience of southern Vietnam 🍍🍉🍊🥑🍌🥭🍎
  • Visit a rice noodle workshop to see how traditional rice vermicelli is made, and enjoy some local tropical fruits.
  • After lunch, return to Ho Chi Minh City in the late afternoon.
  • Evening free for your own exploration — perhaps enjoy a rooftop drink or a relaxing massage after the day’s journey.
  • Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.
Day 14: Departure
✈️ Airport Drop-off 🍽️ Breakfast
  • After breakfast time, you are free for shopping and souvenirs.
  • Relax until transferred to Tan Son Nhat Airport for your onward flight.
Include
  • Travel Agency Service (supporting – promoting – consulting – connecting travel services):
  • Service support fee for booking travel services
  • Itinerary consultation fee & assistance in planning travel experiences
  • Coordination with local suppliers
  • Customer care support before – during – and after the trip
  • Services Provided by Local Suppliers at the Destination:
  • (Happy Vietnam Tours is the travel agency supporting your booking. All services at the destination are provided directly by licensed local suppliers.)
  • Accommodation at hotels, homestays, or cruises as indicated in the program
  • Meals as specified (B – breakfast, L – lunch, D – dinner)
  • Transportation as indicated in the program
  • Sharing cruise trip as mentioned in the itinerary
  • All admission fees at the sightseeing places mentioned
  • English-speaking tour guide at the destination
Exclude
  • Other meals and drinks / personal expenses
  • International / Domestic airfares, airport taxes
  • Fansipan service tickets: peak train ticket, Muong Hoa electric train ticket...
    You can register before buying the tour or pay the ticket directly to the tour guide in Sapa according to the actual retail price without any additional costs.
  • Optional tipping for local guide & driver: 3 – 5 USD/Pax/Day tour

NOTE: Services in the package are provided and operated by licensed partners. Happy Vietnam Tours ensures service and reputation throughout the tour program.

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Absolutely! This itinerary is a suggested travel idea designed to inspire your journey. It serves as a starting point and can be fully customized to match your interests, schedule, and preferences. Whether you'd like to adjust the activities, include additional destinations, or tailor the pace of the trip, we're here to create a personalized experience just for you. Let us know what you're looking for, and we’ll craft an itinerary that perfectly fits your vision.

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