Vietnam Ecotourism and Adventure Tour in 15 Days

Welcome to Hanoi! We will meet you at the airport and transport you to your hotel, where you will check in and spend the rest of the day at your discretion to relax or explore.

Stay in Hanoi for the night.

Depart by vehicle from your accommodation at 8:00 a.m.
We will begin the day by learning about Uncle Ho’s remarkable life at the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Presidential Palace, and his home.
The adjacent Temple of Literature is the next destination. The location of Vietnam’s earliest university, constructed in the eleventh century to instruct royals in Confucian philosophy. Here, we will also get the opportunity to see a performance of traditional music.
Lunch will be provided at a neighborhood eatery serving traditional Hanoi Pho (noodle soup).

Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum

Choose one of Hanoi’s various museums or temples (the Museum of Ethnology, Women’s Museum, History Museum, or Quan Thanh Temple) for the afternoon.
In the late afternoon, we ride a cyclo across Hoan Kiem lake and Hanoi’s enthralling Old Quarter for fun, shopping, and traditional street cuisine. This is your opportunity to participate in the characteristic Hanoian aesthetic and Vietnamese culture.
Attending a Water Puppet Show, a must-do for all tourists to Vietnam, concludes our day of relaxation and education.
If you like, we can assist you travel back to your hotel, but many of our visitors prefer to spend the evening having a drink with a view of the city.
On your own for dinner.
Transfer from a specified meeting location to the station at 8:30 p.m. for your 9:10 p.m. night train to Sapa. To journey north to Lao Cai town, you will stay in shared AC soft sleeper rooms.

This morning, the train comes at around 6:30 a.m., and you are picked up as you depart the station. Then, take a morning car or bus ride over the clouds to Sapa (1.5 hours).
You will be transported to a local restaurant for a morning shower and breakfast upon your arrival in Sapa.

Mist Sapa

Then, we will take a short ride from Sapa to our trekking base, where we will begin our 5- to 6-hour ascent and descent via terraced rice fields, bamboo slopes, and several minority settlements. Pause for lunch before continuing to the Ta Phin settlement.
Our Dao host family will welcome you into their traditional house for a meal and overnight stay in ethnic manner.

At early dawn, you will be able to see and hear the noises of village life.
You may participate in tasks such as feeding the animals, cleaning the home, gardening, and making breakfast with your host family.
After breakfast, we could take a short stroll around the village, allowing us to spend more time with our host family. Our vehicle will then transport you back to Sapa (30 minutes).
When we return to Sapa, check into your accommodation, have a shower, and have lunch on your own.
At 2:30 p.m., we will take a leisurely stroll ( 5 km) to Cat Cat hamlet, the home of the Black H’mong hill tribe, in order to participate in a traditional ethnic music performance put on by the ethnic minority.
Your own meal and evening, spent in a Sapa hotel.

Sapa

Note: The music show at Cat Cat will not be happening on Wednesday afternoon. Instead, another show will be set up.

Sunday is the trade day for numerous tribes in the northwest of Vietnam, including the Bac Ha. The market is loaded with the brilliant colors of many ethnic minorities from various villages, and their commercial activities are so lively, lasting from early morning till lunchtime, from the hand-made textiles to the dogs and buffaloes.

Bac Ha Market – Sapa

In order to arrive on time, we will depart Sapa at 7:00 a.m. Please respect the people and get permission before photographing anybody. After lunch on your own in Bac Ha, we’ll take a 1.5-hour boat excursion down the Chay River. Then, we will be picked up for our journey to Lao Cai. Dinner on your own long before the Hanoi-bound train departs.

Early morning arrival in Hanoi, at 5:00 a.m. Please return on foot to a little hotel near the Tran Quy Cap station entrance for a shower and breakfast consisting of a minimal set menu.

Ha Long Bay

Shared van service from your accommodation to Halong city departs at 8:00 am. We arrive at the harbor after a three-and-a-half-hour drive and a view of rice fields in a rural area. The junk workers greet passengers on board at the Hon Gai dock at 12:00. Check- in, have welcome drink & cruise briefing. While traveling to Bai Tu Long bay past the Indochina film studio, Teapot islet, Blockhouse islet, and Goat Head islet, dine on excellent local seafood. Stop for a swim and then explore the intriguing Thien Canh cave. Unwind on an undeveloped beach, swim, and kayak ( 45 minutes) to explore the bay. Back to the trash to rest and watch the sunset. Dinner and sleep on board close to Vong Vieng or Trinh Nu hamlet or cave.

Early risers may appreciate the tranquil, breathtaking beauty of Bay’s surroundings and the dawn.

Halong Bay

Between 7:30 and 8:00 am, have breakfast outside in the fresh air. Then, take a rowboat to the fishing village of Vong Vieng. Meet the locals, go to a floating school and fish farms, and more. More time to swim in the bay’s middle. From 10:15 a.m. to 1:45 p.m., we have a “La-Carte” menu, which means you can order any dish on the menu whenever you want for breakfast or lunch. Keep going through the bay and seeing more of the interesting rock formations. 11:45: Check out of the cabin while going back to port.
By noon, at 12:00, we’ll be back on land, and around 4:00 pm, we’ll start driving back to Hanoi.
We pick you up from our office or your hotel at 6 p.m. to take the night train to Hue. Boarding at 7: 00 pm. You’ll be in a shared air-conditioned soft sleeper cabin (s).

Arrival at Hue about 10 a.m.
Transfer from the station to the hotel for a little rest and a late breakfast.
We will tour the historic Imperial Citadel in the afternoon. After that, we walk/transfer to the boat pier for our Perfume River cruise, admiring the city and the peaceful riverside villages. We will hike up to see the Thien Mu pagoda, a pagoda with a wonderful location overlooking the Perfume River and the surrounding landscape, where you may learn more about Buddhism in Vietnam. If time allows, go to Dong Ba market.
Return transfer to your hotel. Check in hotel. Time to unwind, shower, and spend the night at the motel.

Hue City

After breakfast at your accommodation, we will transport you by bicycle to Vong Canh hill. Stop by Giao Heaven to discover more about the religious culture of Hue. Arrive to Vong Canh Hill for the greatest photo opportunities of the Perfume River and Pine Trees.
Continue visiting the hamlet of incense-making and the village of hat-making as you cycle back. Visiting Electricity With Roots (Dien Voi Re), where the elephant gained more triumphs in war during the courageous construction of Nguyen Dynasty’s industrial foundation, as well as a beautiful lake before the temple, and then Tiger Right (Ho Quyen). Under the Nguyen Dynasty, this was the arena for e-battles between elephants and tigers, festival sacrifices, and the serving of the Kings’, officials’, and citizens’ leisure demands. Here is your opportunity to discover the hidden beauty of Hue’s countryside and to learn more about Nguyen Dynasty historical monuments.
On the way back to the hotel, you may explore more of Hue’s hidden attractions.
Your lunch is on your own.

Imperial City of Hue

In the afternoon, depart Hue towards A Luoi, which is about 60 kilometers away (by Route 49) from Hue.
Along the route, you may see the everyday lives and activities of hill tribes such as the Katu and the Ta Oi. Upon arriving in A luoi Town, you will visit Ashau hamlet, one of the A Luoi villages where the bloody Vietnam-America conflict of the 19th century took place. It is also the location where the United States Army released the largest amount of dioxin into Vietnam during the war, with lasting effects on the local population.
Next, the driver transports you to A Roang hamlet along the Ho Chi Minh route so that you may appreciate the forest’s beauty even more. You will spend time resting and enjoying the A Roang Hot Spring upon arrival.
Check into the hamlet of Aka Chi for a homestay. You may meet minority people to learn more about Ta oi textile weaving.
To learn about the culture and everyday life of the Ta Oi minority, dine in a stilt home and see a traditional music concert performed by minority members. Stay in a stilt home.

Get up early in the morning to enjoy the pure mountain air.

Breakfast will be given at our homestay, after which we will check out and enjoy a leisurely 3-hour stroll into the Aroang forest to discover more about its flora and wildlife.

Hoi An

We then move to a local restaurant for lunch before continuing to Hoi An, where we will spend the night. This is also an excellent opportunity to get great custom-tailored clothing at an affordable price.

Hoian is one of the World Heritage Sites located in the heart of Vietnam. This old village of Hoi An is situated on the banks of the Thu Bon River, 30 kilometers south of Danang.
The morning is yours to unwind, and in the afternoon, we will pick you up from your hotel for a walking tour of Hoi An’s picturesque old town. The historic Tan Ky House, the famed Japanese Covered Bridge, and the elegant Phuc Kien Assembly Hall will be visited.
After that, you will take a bicycle ride into the countryside of Hoi An to see the famed Tra Que veggies hamlet. Walk around to see and learn more about how locals cultivate a variety of veggies.
Back to hotel before dark. After a full-day trip, there is time to unwind and shower. Stay the night at your hotel.

Tra Que vegetable village-Hoi An

Breakfast at the hotel is followed by a transport to the Danang airport for an early morning flight to Saigon.
Pickup at the airport and transport to the Cu Chi outdoor museum to learn about the famed tunnel networks of the Vietcong. Crawl through 50 to 100 meters of the 200-kilometer tunnel system to get a unique perspective on the guerillas’ subterranean combat techniques throughout the conflict.

Cu Chi Tunnels

On the journey back to Saigon, rice paper factories and vistas of the Vietnamese countryside and rice paddies are delightful sights.
After seeing the War Remnants Museum, Notre Dame Cathedral, and the old Central Post Office, we will drop you off at your hotel at around 5:30 p.m.
Dinner on your own, followed by an overnight stay at the hotel.

Upon arriving in Cai Be, we board a boat for a visit to the floating market and a journey across the huge Mekong River ( 1.5km wide) to Dong Phu island.
We begin riding beneath a green canopy for one hour; we visit orchards and the everyday lives of farmers.
After a lunch stop on the island, continue sailing to Vinh Long.

Floating market

We have a two-hour afternoon ride through vast rice fields and various rural riverfront communities before reaching our guesthouse. Here, the host family greets us, and we may rest or just unwind in the garden’s shade while experiencing the life of a local farmer.

Dinner will consist of regional specialties. Spend the night here.

The noises of village life in the early morning may have awakened you.
You may participate in some of your host family’s activities, such as cleaning, gardening, and breakfast preparation.
After breakfast. We take a morning boat journey to the most chaotic Cai Rang Floating Market and then up a peaceful canal to continue our voyage via meandering arroyos.
Then, ride for two hours on Delta’s back roads to take in the breathtaking views and meet the people (many on bicycle too).
After having lunch at a local restaurant in the town of Can Tho, we return to Saigon.

Cai Rang Floating Market

Breakfast served at the hotel. Depending on your travel, there may be time for more shopping. We will then transport you to the airport for your return journey. I look forward to seeing you again soon!