1D-NHATRANG: MUN ISLAND - FISHING VILLAGE - MINI BEACH
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18D17N: HOCHIMINH-MEKONG-CUCHI-DANANG-HOIAN HANOI-SAPA-NINHBINH-HALONGBAY
Overview
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
Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival - Ho Chi Minh City
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✈️ Airport pick-up
🏨 Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City
- Upon arrival in Ho Chi Minh City, you will be picked up from airport to a hotel in Ho Chi Minh for check in and relax.
- Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.
Day 2: Ho Chi Minh City Tour - Cu Chi
Tunnels
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🚐 Transferring
🧑💼 English-speaking tour guide
🏨 Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City
📍 Central in District 1 (except Tan Dinh & Da Kao Ward)
🍽️ Meal: Breakfast, Lunch
- Morning
- 07:30 – 08:00 (depending on hotel location): Visit Independence Palace (Reunification Palace), an iconic landmark of Ho Chi Minh City.
- Continue to Notre Dame Cathedral and the Central Post Office, famous French colonial architectures.
- Explore the War Remnants Museum, featuring extensive exhibits from the Indochina wars.
- Midday
- 11:30 - 12:30: Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant.
- Afternoon
- Depart for the Cu Chi Tunnels (1.5-hour drive).
- Watch a short introduction and documentary video before exploring the tunnel system.
- Discover living areas, kitchens, storage rooms, weapon workshops, field hospitals, command centers, and hidden traps used during the war.
- Enjoy tea and cassava—the traditional guerrilla food.
- Break time (optional shooting range).
- 19:00 Return to Ho Chi Minh City.
Day 3: Ho Chi Minh City - My Tho - Can Tho
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🚐 Transferring
🧑💼 English-speaking tour guide
🏨 Hotel in Can Tho
🍽️ Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Morning
- 7:30 - 8:00: Pick-up at your hotel in District 1 and depart for My Tho.
- Visit Vinh Trang Pagoda, then take a boat along the Mekong River to see fish farms and floating houses.
- Enjoy a small rowing boat ride through coconut lined canals.
- Stop at a coconut candy workshop for tastings and a village walk.
- Visit Unicorn Island for traditional Vietnamese music and tropical fruits.
- Visit a bee farm, try honey tea, and then have lunch.
- Free time to explore the village or take a short bike ride.
- Midday
- 12:30: Enjoy lunch with Vietnamese dishes.
- Afternoon
- 15:00: Transfer back to the pier and drive to Can Tho.
- 18:30: Arrive in Can Tho, check in hotel. Then have dinner.
Day 4: Can Tho - Cai Rang Floating Market -
Ho Chi Minh City
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🚐 Transferring
🧑💼 English-speaking tour guide
🏨 Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City
🍽️ Meal: Breakfast, Lunch
- Morning
- 6:00: Have breakfast, then take a motorboat to visit Cai Rang Floating Market, the largest and most vibrant market in the Mekong Delta.
- Observe hundreds of boats trading fruits, vegetables, and local products, with sellers displaying goods on long poles.
- After visiting the market, continue to a local village and stop by a rice noodle workshop.
- Midday
- 12:00: Enjoy lunch, then return to Ho Chi Minh City.
- Afternoon
- 17:30: Arrive in Saigon. End of tour.
- Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.
Day 5: Ho Chi Minh City - Danang - Han
river - My Khe Beach
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✈️ Airport transfer (pick-up & drop-off)
🏨 Hotel in Danang
- After breakfast time, relax until transferred to Tan Son Nhat airport for your on going flight.
- Depart from Ho Chi Minh 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.
- As night falls, explore the lively Han River area with its glowing bridges, street cafés, and friendly local vibe. Enjoy a yummy dinner or simply feel the ocean breeze as the city lights up.
Day 6: Ba Na Hills - Golden Bridge -
French Village
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🚐 Transferring
🚡 Round-trip cable car ticket
🧑💼 English-speaking tour guide
🏨 Hotel in Danang
🍽️ Meal: 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.
- End of services!
Day 7: Coconut Forest - Hoi An Ancient
Town
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🚐 Transferring
🧑💼 English-speaking tour guide
🏨 Hotel in Hoi An
🍽️ Meal: Breakfast, Dinner
ℹ️ Lunch at your own expense
- 12:00 Check out hotel in Danang. Lunch at your own expense. Free in noon.
- 15:30 Pick-up at your hotel.
- Head to Cam Thanh Coconut Forest and enjoy a fun basket boat experience through peaceful waterways.
- Then wander through Hoi An Ancient Town, a UNESCO World Heritage site full of charm — lanterns, tailor shops, riverside cafés, and colorful markets.
- 18:00 Dinner with local specialties including Cao Lau and Wonton.
- Walk around lantern-lit streets and visit the Japanese Covered Bridge.
- End of group tour around 20:30 - 21:00.
- Overnight in Hoi An.
Day 8: Free day in Hoi An
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🏨 Hotel in Hoi An
- Today is yours to relax and enjoy Hoi An at your own pace.
- You can spend the morning sleeping in, having a peaceful breakfast, or walking around the Old Town for shopping and photos.
- In the afternoon, you may choose to chill at An Bang Beach, visit local cafés, or enjoy a spa/massage.
- In the evening, don’t miss the magical atmosphere of Hoi An with lantern-lit streets and the night market.
Day 9: Danang City - Hanoi Capital
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✈️ Airport transfer (pick-up & drop-off)
🏨 Hotel in Hanoi
- After breakfast time, relax until transferred to Da Nang airport for your on going flight. Depart from Da Nang to Hanoi.
- Upon arrival in Hanoi City, you will be picked up from airport to your hotel in Hanoi for check in and relax.
Day 10: Hanoi City tour
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🚐 Transferring
🧑💼 English-speaking tour guide
🍽️ Meal: Breakfast, Lunch
🏨 Hotel in Hanoi
- 08.00 - 08.30: Get picked up by our friendly guide and start to explore Hanoi City.
- 08.45: Arrive at Tran Quoc Pagoda which built in the 6th century located on Golden Fish Island in West Lake.
- 09.30: Visit Ho Chi Minh complex. Then visit One Pillar Pagoda where worships the Godess of Mercy It is the most unique padoga in the world.
- 11.15: Visit Vietnam Ethnology Museum to learn about the culture of 54 ethnic groups living in the whole country of Vietnam (We will visit Women Museum instead of Ethnology Museum closed on Mondays).
- 12.45: Have lunch at our local restaurant.
- 14.00 - 14.15: Continue to visit Temple of Literature – the first university of Vietnam, established in the 11 century.
- 15.15: Leave for Hoa Lo Prison Museum.
- 16.15 - 16.30: Tour finishes. Back to hotel or get dropped off at Train Street.
Day 11: Hanoi - Sapa - Moana
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🚐 Transferring
🚌 Sleeper bus to Sapa
🧑💼 English-speaking tour guide
🏨 Hotel in Sapa
🍽️ Meal: Lunch, Dinner
- 06:00 - 06:15: Our sleeping bus will pick you at the address 160 Tran Quang Khai street and depart to Sapa following Noi Bai - Lao Cai highway.
- 13:00 - 13:30: Arrive in Sapa, eat lunch and check in at the hotel.
- 14:30: 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.
- 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. Especially on Saturday night, we highly recommend a stop at the Love Market - one of the unique cultures of ethnic minorities in northwest Vietnam.
Day 12: Fansipan Mountain - Cat Cat Village
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🚐 Transferring
🧑💼 English-speaking tour guide
🏨 Hotel in Sapa
🍽️ Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- 07:00: Eat breakfast in the hotel.
- 08:00: Car and tour guide take you to Fansipan Cable Car Station to start the journey to conquer Fansipan with the world’ most modern 3-wire cable car system with a cabin that can accommodate up to 30 visitors. Then continue conquering to the top of Fansipan at 3.143m higher from sea-level, the roof of Indochina.
- 11:30: Back to Sapa, eat lunch and rest.
- 14:30: You will start hiking to Cat Cat Village which is occupied by the Black H’mong tribe. Here, you can see the hydroelectric power station which was built by the French in the twentieth century. You will experience the tribal way of life of ethnic minorities while enjoying wonderful views of the terraced rice paddy fields and the waterfall in Cat Cat village. Visitors will also understand culture, unique customs, traditional crafts such as weaving, touching carved silver, forged agricultural tools... come back to 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.
Day 13: Sapa - Hanoi
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🚌 Sleeper bus back to Hanoi
🍽️ Meal: Breakfast, Lunch
- Morning: Having breakfast in the hotel and free to go shopping or relax.
- 11:30: Check out and eat lunch.
- 13:00: Get on the bus and go back to Hanoi.
- 19:30: Arrive Hanoi.
Day 14: Hanoi - Hoa Lu - Tam Coc - Hang Mua
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🚐 Transferring
🧑💼 English-speaking tour guide
🍽️ Meal: Breakfast, Buffet lunch
- 07:30 - 08:00: Pick up from hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter, drive through peaceful countryside to Ninh Binh (around 2 hours).
- 10:15: Visit Hoa Lư ancient capital of Vietnam between 968 and 1010. Here, we go cycling around the village for sightseeing & discovering the life of the local people.
- 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.
- 13:30: Visit Trang An which was recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in 2014. Trang An has a wonderful tunnel cave system that no place like it. With a 2-hour boat trip, you will be persuaded by the beauty here.
- 16:00: 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.
- 17:30: Depart for Hanoi.
- 19:30: Drop off at hotel. End of tour.
Day 15: Hanoi - Halong Bay/ Lan Ha Bay
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🚐 Transferring
🧑💼 English-speaking tour guide
🚢 Private cabin on cruise
🍽️ Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- 07:30 - 08:00: Leave Hanoi for Ha Long by vehicle. Arrive Ha Long shaft at noon, you are welcomed on board. Our crew welcome you with a refreshing drink and cold towel before checking into your cabin. Enjoy your lunch at our luxurious restaurant on board while the vessel cruises toward Luon Cave.
- 14:00: You return to your cabin for a short rest and prepare for kayaking activities in Luon Cave.
- 17:00: Back on board, you will participate in Sunset party & cooking class while the vessel cruises toward the shore.
- 19:30: Gala Dinner. Enjoy your dinner on the sundeck (if the weather is favorable).
- 20:30: After dinner, you will enjoy a peaceful view of the bay at night on the deck. The cruise ship anchors for your peaceful night stay in a quiet area.
Day 16: Halong Bay/ Lan Ha Bay - Hanoi
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🚐 Transferring
🧑💼 English-speaking tour guide
🍽️ Meal: Breakfast, Lunch
- 06:00: Wake up early for Tai Chi on the sundeck and enjoy breakfast with the sunrise. Exploring Sung Sot Cave, one of the largest and most beautiful caves in Ha Long Bay.
- 10:00: Brunch on board as the cruise slowly returns to the harbor.
- Disembark and transfer back to Hanoi (around 3 hours).
- 15:30 - 16:00: Arrive in Hanoi. Then, check in at your hotel.
- Free at leisure or explore the Old Quarter by night.
Day 17: Hanoi Free & Easy
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🏨 Hotel in Hanoi
🍽️ Meal: Breakfast
- Today is free for you to relax and explore Hanoi at your own pace.
- You may enjoy a slow morning at a café, take a walk around Hoan Kiem Lake, and visit the Old Quarter for shopping and local street food.
- In the afternoon, you can choose to visit a museum, enjoy a traditional Vietnamese massage, or simply rest at the hotel.
Day 18: Departure
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✈️ Airport drop-off
🍽️ Meal: Breakfast
- Free and easy in the morning for going shopping.
- Relax until transferred to Noi Bai airport for your on going 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
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Fansipan service tickets: peak train ticket, Muong Hoa electric train ticket...
You can register before buying the tour or can pay 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
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.
A private tour means your journey is exclusively yours. You'll have your own professional guide and private vehicle, giving you the freedom to travel at your own pace. You can linger longer at spots you love, make spontaneous stops for photos, and enjoy an experience built entirely around your interests, not a fixed group schedule.
Yes, absolutely! We specialize in creating personalized journeys for solo travelers, couples, families, and small groups of friends. As a solo traveler, your itinerary is tailored completely to you. A single supplement fee may apply for accommodation, but we will always work to find the best options for your needs.
Your personalized proposal will include a detailed list of inclusions. Typically, this covers:
- Accommodation with daily breakfast
- Private, air-conditioned transportation
- A private, licensed tour guide
- Entrance fees for all scheduled sights
- Meals as specified in the itinerary
Exclusions: international flights, visa fees, travel insurance, and personal expenses.
We offer a wide range of accommodations to suit your style, from charming boutique hotels and eco-lodges to luxury resorts. To ensure maximum flexibility, we don't specify hotels in our sample itineraries. Your travel expert will suggest carefully selected options in your proposal, and we are happy to adjust them based on your preferences.
Visa requirements vary greatly depending on your nationality and destination. While your travel expert will offer guidance during the planning stage, we strongly recommend checking the official embassy or consulate website for the most current information.
Our booking process is simple and collaborative:
- Send a Request: Fill out the form on our website with your travel ideas.
- Personalize Your Trip: A travel expert will contact you to craft a detailed proposal, which you can refine until it’s perfect.
- Confirm & Book: Once you are 100% happy with the plan, you confirm your trip with a deposit.
To secure your booking, we require a deposit, which is typically 30% of the total tour cost. The final balance is due 60 days before your departure. Our cancellation policy is structured based on how far in advance the cancellation is made.
For full, detailed information, please see our Booking Terms & Conditions.
Yes, travel insurance is essential for your trip. At Happy Vietnam Tours, we do not include insurance in our packages to allow you the freedom to choose an insurance provider that best suits your needs and guarantees your rights. Your trip is a significant experience, and having reliable insurance ensures you are well-supported in case of unexpected events.
Please note that basic insurance policies in the host country may not meet your expectations regarding support or administrative procedures. Therefore, we strongly recommend purchasing comprehensive travel insurance from your preferred provider.
Important: All customers are required to have valid travel insurance, and we request that you share your insurance details with us before departure.
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