Welcome at Noi Bai Airport and transfer to Hanoi (~35 min). Join a morning or afternoon city tour depending on your arrival time:

• Morning: Tran Quoc Pagoda on West Lake, Ho Chi Minh Complex, One Pillar Pagoda and the Vietnam Ethnology Museum.
• Afternoon: Temple of Literature (est. 1070), Hoa Lo Prison, and Ngoc Son Temple across the red bridge on Hoan Kiem Lake.

Vietnamese lunch at a local restaurant. Overnight in Hanoi.

Shuttle to Halong Bay, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Board your cruise, enjoy lunch, then explore grottoes, swim or kayak, and pass floating villages. Cooking demonstration before dinner, and evening activities on board. Overnight on the cruise.

Wake up to sunrise over the bay and cruise past famous islets like Fisherman’s Head and Turtle Islet. Brunch on board, return to Hanoi and transfer to the airport for your evening flight to Da Nang. Overnight in Da Nang.

• Hoi An Market, Phuc Kien Assembly Hall and 200-year-old merchant houses.
• Museum of Folk Culture and a traditional performing-arts show.
• The 400-year-old Japanese Covered Bridge, craft shops and galleries.
• Boat ride and flower-lantern release on the lantern-lit river.

Local street-food dinner.

Ride the cable car up Ba Na Hills (1,487 m). See the Golden Bridge, Linh Ung Pagoda, Le Jardin d’Amour gardens and the Debay wine cellar, then the French Village and Fantasy Park. Lunch on the hill, leisure time and return to Da Nang.

Breakfast and free time until check-out, then airport transfer for your flight home with sweet memories of Vietnam.