PRIVATE AND 100% TAILOR-MADE TOUR

Hanoi - Ha Long Bay - Ho Chi Minh City | 5 days 4 nights

Hanoi, Tran Quoc Pagoda, One Pillar Pagoda, Train Street, Halong Bay, Surprise Cave, Titop Island, Ho Chi Minh City, Cu Chi Tunnels, War Remnants Museum, Ben Thanh Market

This journey is built for travelers who want to experience Vietnam through contrast, where every stop reveals a completely different side of the country. In just five days, you move from the cultural depth of the North to the dynamic energy of the South, with one of the world’s most iconic natural wonders in between.

The experience begins in Hanoi, where history lives quietly in temples, lakes, and narrow streets filled with everyday life. It then expands into the vast seascape of Halong Bay, where towering limestone formations rise dramatically from emerald waters, creating a sense of scale that is both humbling and unforgettable.

The final chapter takes you to Ho Chi Minh City, where the pace shifts, the streets come alive, and history becomes more intense and tangible through places like the Cu Chi Tunnels. It is a journey that does not just show you Vietnam, but lets you feel its rhythm changing from north to south.

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DAY 1: HANOI ARRIVAL -1/2 DAY CITY TOUR (PRIVATE TOUR)

Upon arrival in Hanoi, you will be warmly greeted by our driver.

Transfer to the hotel for check-in.

15:30: Our driver and guide will take you to city tour:

Visit Tran Quoc Pagoda, the oldest pagoda in the city, originally constructed in the sixth century during the reign of Emperor Ly Nam De (from 544 until 548), thus giving it an age of more than 1,500 years.
Visit Tay Ho Temple, a temple dedicated to Princess Lieu Hanh. According to legend, the temple was built around the 17th century but it could have been later.
Visit the outside of Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum – Ba Dinh Square.
The next place to move to is One Pillar Pagoda – a group of structures consisting of a pagoda and a tower built in the middle of a square lake.
Visit Hanoi Train Street.

20:00: Have dinner.

Overnight in Hanoi.

DAY 2: HANOI - HALONG BY SHUTTLE BUS (Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner)

Attention: The itinerary is subject to change due to the weather, tide level, and operating conditions.

After breakfast at the hotel.

Check out at the hotel.

8:00: Our driver and guide will pick you up at your hotel, transfer to Halong

12:30: Receptionists welcome guests at the International Tuan Chau harbor.

12:45: Captain welcomes guests to cruises by tender. Check-in cruise, whilst enjoying a welcome drink, safety briefing, and check-in cabin.

13:00: Leaving International Tuan Chau harbour, discover the Halong Bay - natural wonders of the world. Have lunch with special foods while cruising through famous sights Ba Hang fishing village, Đỉnh Hương island, Chó Đá islet, Gà Chọi islet...

14:30: The cruise stops at Bồ Nâu cave, the core area of the world's natural heritage. Transfer by tender to Surprise Cave, one of the most beautiful caves in Halong Bay.

15:45: Leaving Surprise cave, transfer by tender to the Titop island was named by Uncle Ho, after Gherman Stepanovich Titop - the Soviet astronaut who visited in 1962 Enjoy swimming, relaxing on the beach, or climbing the steps of the Rock to the top of the island. On the top of the mountain, you can see the corner of the magical Halong Bay ...

16:45: Back to the cruise. Relax and enjoy the sunset on the sun deck. Go to the overnight place.

18:00 – 19:00: HAPPY HOUR - Buy 1 drink, get 1 free (wine excluded).

18:30: Enjoy the Vietnamese cooking demonstration.

19:00: Acquaint your seat with the set menu dinner.

20:30: Evening activities include: film entertainment (in the dining room); squid fishing; and massage (contact with cruise manager for service price).…

Overnight on the cruise.

DAY 3: HALONG - HANOI BY SHUTTLE BUS - HO CHI MINH CITY BY FLIGHT (Breakfast)

06:30: Enjoy Tai Chi instructions on the sundeck in 30 minutes whilst cruising to Luồn cave.

07:00: Enjoy a light breakfast in the restaurant (coffee, tea, fresh milk, water, pastries, bread, egg, fresh fruit, and cereals will be served in the dining room).

08:00: After breakfast, take a guided tour to visit Luồn cave - one of the caves open to the form of beautiful endemic vegetation of Halong Bay. Visit Luồn cave by a traditionally woven (bamboo) boat rowed by a local boatman.

08:30: Then come back to Amanda Cruise, relax, and check out of the cabin. Please put your luggage outside the door. Our porters will collect and get them ready on the Pier for you.

Finally, the cruise disembarks in International Tuan Chau harbor.

09:15: Enjoy the brunch buffet menu served in the dining room. Settle bills in the dining room after brunch (if you have one).

10:45: Transfer by tender back to Tuan Chau harbor and disembarkation. Farewell to guests.

11:30: We will take you to the airport for your flight to Ho Chi Minh City (you should book the flight after 17:30).

Upon arrival in Ho Chi Minh City, you will be warmly greeted by our driver

Transfer to the hotel for check-in.

Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.

DAY 4: HO CHI MINH CITY TOUR - CU CHI TUNNELS ( SIC TOUR) (Breakfast / Lunch)

Breakfast at hotel
07:30: Depart to Cu Chi Tunnels.
08:30: Arrive at Cu Chi Tunnels.
Excursion to the Cu Chi Tunnels, a famous underground system that the Viet Cong built during the Vietnam-American war in the 1970s.
Get a chance to walk through some of the tunnels, discover the hidden corners and imagine what life was like here for the resistance soldiers.
You can even try your hand at shooting an AK-47, one of the guns used during the war (your own expense).

13:00: Return to Ho Chi Minh City.

14:30: Visit the War Remnants Museum where there is a vast display of both the Indochina wars.
You can move to see some French colonial structures, including Notre Dame Cathedral and the Old Central Post Office.

17:00: End of the tour, drop off at Ben Thanh Market or the hotel.

The schedule is subject to change depending on traffic and weather conditions on your activity date.

Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City