9D8N Vibrant Vietnam

A warm welcome to Hanoi, Vietnam awaits you!

Upon arrival at Noi Bai International Airport, you will be met and taken up to the hotel, with a brief introduction en route. Your tour guide will be holding a welcome signboard with Your Company name/ Your name. 

The GTrip Team will pick you up at the airport. Then, we will visit around Hanoi Capital:

• Visit the Complex of President Ho Chi Minh (Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum and Stilt house) - Where the great leader lived and worked until the last years of his life. 
• The Temple of Literature, which was constructed in 1070, was the first university in Vietnam. 
• St. Joseph's Cathedral: A Hanoi Attraction with Unique Structure in the Old Quarter.
• Hoan Kiem lake (Sword lake) - is famous for its peaceful beauty, its cultural as well as historical values with Turtle tower.
• Train Street - narrow railway tracks running through residential neighborhoods. 

Overnight stay in Hanoi. Finish Day 1!

A comfortable overnight stay at the hotel marks the end of the first day of your 9-DAY VIBRANT VIETNAM!

Breakfast at the hotel. 

08:30: Our driver and tour guide will pick you up from the hotel and transfer you to Ninh Binh.

• First stop at Hoa Lu Ancient Capital, capital of Vietnam at the end of the ninth century.

12:00: Free to have lunch at an Indian restaurant or local restaurant. 

• Board a small sampan to visit Tam Coc which literally means “three caves” (1.5-hour boat trip) with Halong bay-type views of majestic limestone cliffs and mysterious caves, as well as countryside landscapes like peaceful streams, rice paddies, and deserted green fields.
• Arrive at Mua Cave and start an amazing trek up to the top of Ngoa Long Mountain to watch the spectacular view of nature. 

17:30: Back to Hanoi - Free at leisure. 

Overnight in Hanoi. Finish Day 2!

Meals Included: Breakfast.

08:00: You will be picked up from your hotel and transferred to Tuan Chau harbor by shuttle bus. After picking up, we will head directly to Halong bay, a UNESCO World Heritage site.

11:30: Arriving at the Cruise check-in lounge. After taking the Cruise, you will be checked-in. While enjoying welcome drinks, you will be introduced to the itinerary and safety briefing by the Cruise Manager.

12:30: Upon boarding the Cruise, our crew welcomes you with a refreshing drink and cold towel before checking into your cabin. 

Enjoy your lunch at our luxurious restaurant

14:45: Explore the Surprising Cave – the most beautiful cave in HaLong Bay. Visit Titop Island – swimming, climbing up to the Top of the Island – and take the best view of Ha Long Bay in the Summer time.

17:30: You will be instructed to make delicious Fresh Spring rolls.

19:00: Enjoy your dinner on the Sundeck (if the weather is favorable)

After dinner, you will enjoy a peaceful view of the Bay at night on the deck. Enjoying music and some drinks at Sky Bar while admiring the breathtaking view of the Bay at night or squid fishing.

Overnight on board in Halong Bay. Finish Day 3!

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

06:45: Warm up your day with a Tai Chi lesson on the sundeck with a breathtaking view as the sunrises on Halong Bay.

07:45: Kayaking to explore Ha Long Bay. If you are lucky, you can catch great photos with mischievous monkeys jigging up and down around the cliffs

Back on board, you settle your bill, check-out and return to Tuan Chau Island

Brunch is served at the restaurant while the boat heads back to the harbor. 

11:05: Disembark at Tuan Chau Marina, return to Hanoi for flight to Da Nang. 

Then, we will proceed you to Cat Bi International Airport (Hai Phong) for your flight to Da Nang. 

• Flight Hai Phong - Danang in the afternoon (HPH - DAD), should be after 3:00 PM
• Flight Hanoi - Da nang in the afternoon (HAN - DAD), should be after 5:00 PM

Upon arrival in Da Nang, a local guide and driver will pick you up from the airport. Pass by Dragon Bridge – a symbol of Da Nang beach city.

Free to have dinner at the local restaurant. Hotel check-in and take a rest at your hotel.

Overnight in Da Nang. Finish Day 4!

*Notes: Itinerary on Ha Long Bay may change depending on each cruise.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Brunch.

08:00: Have breakfast at your hotel and check-out

Departure to Ba Na Hills. Arrive at the Cable car station at the foot of Ba Na Mountain. Enjoy the first leg Cable car, which achieved two Guinness World records in 2009, longest non-stop cable car (5,042m) and highest non-stop cable car (1,292m). 

• Step on Golden Bridge which stands 1,400m above sea level in the Ba Na hills, and extends over the treetops from the edge of a leafy cliff face offering tourists uninterrupted views of the majestic landscape beneath. It looks like the giant hands of Gods pulling a strip of gold out of the land. 
• Visit the Le Jardin, remains of French Villas, and Linh Ung Pagoda with a 27m high Buddha statue. We then leave Le Jardin for the second cable car station to visit the top of the mountain and see the remains of old villas.

Free to have lunch at a Bana Hills Restaurant. 

• Enjoy games at Fantasy Park.
•  Return to the Cable car station at the foot of Ba Na Mountain and then transfer back to Da Nang City. 

*Note: Cable car ticket includes all free games in Fantasy Park: over 105 games and free Knight Game (Chute), entrance fees for Funicular, The Golden Bridge.

Back to your hotel, free at leisure!

Overnight at a hotel in Danang. Finish day 5!

*Note: Cable car ticket includes all free games in Fantasy Park: over 105 games and free Knight Game (Chute), entrance fees for Funicular, The Golden Bridge.

Meals Included: Breakfast.

09:00: Transfer to Marble Mountain, a famous natural attraction in Da Nang, with mountains, many wonderful caves and sacred temples. Visit Non Nuoc Stone Carving Village, one of the oldest and most famous carving villages in Da Nang. 

11:30: Move to Cam Thanh Village. Here you will have a chance to see the locals catching fish in some traditional way on the river. We have 45 minutes to try basket boats with local people. You will be immersed in the natural beauty of the Nipa palm forest.

• Visit Hoi An Ancient Town. There is plenty to see in this delightful town, some of which are the famous Japanese Covered Bridge, Pottery Museum, 200 years old Tan Ky House, Chua Ong Pagoda, and vibrant market. Past many low-tiled houses scattered along the small streets and assembly halls, which reflect the town's multicultural past.  
• Get on a sampan to release a lantern on the Hoai River. Besides the meaning of traditional cultural beauty, releasing Hoi An lanterns also has a profound spiritual value for both locals and tourists. When a flower lantern is lit, it will be like a prayer for luck and peace for yourself and your loved ones.

16:00: Arrive at your hotel. Free at leisure

Overnight in Da Nang. Finish Day 6!

 *Recommendation: Visit Hoi An Memories Show at Hoi An Impression Theme Park

Meals Included: Breakfast.

Breakfast at the hotel. 

We moved to Da Nang Airport to take a flight to Ho Chi Minh City.

• Flight Danang - Ho Chi Minh City in the afternoon

A warm welcome to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam awaits you!

The driver and our guide will pick you up at your Airport and depart for Cu Chi Tunnels, which is around 60km far away from the city center. 

• Witness many kinds of Vietnam war era deadly TRAPS which were used by The National Liberation Front of South Vietnam - Viet Cong (VC) & how it worked.
• Experience in the tunnels as a VC soldier. 
• Experience Vietnam war’s era real gun fire (*personal fee - buy at least 10 bullets)
• Taste the cassava roots, which were widely eaten by the VC, try jasmine tea.

Then we head back to the city - free at your leisure at the end of the day. 

Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City. Finish Day 7!

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Breakfast at the hotel. 

08:00: Depart to MEKONG DELTA to admire the idyllic but poetic beauty of the Southern Vietnam countryside, where there are vast rice fields, tropical fruits, and poetic rivers. 

• Visit Vinh Trang pagoda on the way back to Ho Chi Minh City, which has a beautiful structure that features a mixture of Chinese, Vietnamese, Angkor (Cambodian) and European architectural styles. 
• Arrive at Thoi Son Islet (Lan Islet), Visit the orchard and learn about the process of producing and gathering honey bees.
• Walk into the village, where you can visit a local fruit garden and enjoy seasonal fruits while listening to Vietnamese traditional music (Don Ca Tai Tu - A folk art form from Southern Vietnam accredited by UNESCO in 2013 as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity). 
• Enjoy a rowing boat trip on the small sampan, fully covered by the shadow of the coconut trees. 
• The boat leads you to Ben Tre province - "the land of coconuts”, then visit the coconut candy-making shop and learn about the coconut candies making process. 
• Have lunch. Free to relax. You can take a bike to visit the villages.

17:00: Arrive in Ho Chi Minh City. Free at nighttime in Ho Chi Minh City. 

Try to enjoy some recommended activities: You can visit Nguyen Hue Walking Street, watch a Vietnamese Village show at the Opera House, ….

Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City. Finish Day 8!

Meals Included: Breakfast.

Have breakfast at the hotel.

We will visit around Ho Chi Minh city for sightseeing and shopping, such as Saigon Central Post Office: the most famous and iconic attractions in Ho Chi Minh City 

• Notre Dame Cathedral: one of the most famous destinations of Ho Chi Minh City 
• Independence Palace: is a popular historical site in Ho Chi Minh City.
• Visit Ben Thanh Market - where people sell everything so you can definitely find souvenirs here to bring back home.

Please inform us if you would like to late check-out while waiting for your flight time (Extra fee)

Take a flight back to your country. 

Finish 9-DAY 360° Vietnam Adventure (Hanoi - Ninh Binh - Ha Long Bay - Da Nang - Hoi An - Ho Chi Minh City)

It’s time for you to take the flight back to your country. Thank you and see you again!

Please note: Make sure you book your return flight from HCMC when the trip ends.