Departure in the morning for the surprising Cu Chi tunnels. You will discover Vietnamese ingenuity with their underground networks and the countless traps created to defend themselves during wars.

Once we arrive, we will have a quick introduction to the tunnels before climbing into the section that has been enlarged and rendered completely safe for tourists. Here, we can learn more about the horrific conditions that the Viet Cong troops withstood while conducting their operations, either in the form of tending to the wounded, stockpiling weapons or coming up with a plan to topple neighbouring Saigon.

Lunch follows this in a local restaurant, after which we will begin the transit back to Ho Chi Minh City. You will have the second half of the afternoon visit the main architectural buildings of the megalopolis such as the Post Office, the Cathedral or the Reunification Palace. The day will end at the Ben Thanh market, a real souvenir supermarket where you can do your shopping.

Dinner at a local restaurant and overnight at the hotel.

Overnight in Ho Chi Minh city.

Activities: Head to the Mekong Delta to enjoy two river cruises, a workshop tour and a cycling tour before returning to Saigon.

Take breakfast and then transfer down to Ben Tre, one of the most luxuriant provinces of the amazing Mekong Delta. There is a calm and laidback atmosphere to Ben Tre, which is something we will discover once we arrive and board our long-tailed boat.

From here, we glide down the Mekong River and its various estuaries, finding lush greenery along the banks. Our path will take us between this greenery and through the languid backwaters of Ben Tre.

We embark onto land to have a look around a brick kiln factory, where we can see how pottery in the Mekong Delta is traditionally fired, as well as how the prominent coconut here is processed into candy, popcorn and various building materials.

Continuing our walk, we pass exotic fruit orchards and golden rice fields before a cycling (or rickshaw) tour of a riverside village. Lunch will be served here as we relax into the early afternoon.

We finish our explorations of the Mekong Delta with one final boat ride, this one through some of the narrow canals tinted green from the sunlight filtering through the leaves of coconut trees and nipa palm. After this, we dock on land and head back to Ho Chi Minh City by bus, arriving at your hotel in the late afternoon.

Meals:  Breakfast, Lunch

Have breakfast at your hotel. Free time until flight time.

Driver pick you up then depart for airport to catch the flight to Hanoi capital. Upon arrival, transfer to your hotel and free time. Dinner at a local restaurant and overnight at the hotel.

Depart early in the morning to drive to the local Ngoc Ha market, known for its early morning bustle. Short stop at Lake B52 to have a fresh fruit juice and learn about the history of this plane wreckage that springs from the water, a remnant of the war with the Americans.

We then stroll through the alleys that make the charm of Hanoi, we discover a lively and hidden local life. The walk leads us to the mausoleum of Ho Chi Minh, a sacred place in Vietnam.

Visit to the Literature Museum.

Local lunch.

In the afternoon, head to the ethnology museum to learn about the 54 minorities living in Vietnam, the garden exhibits some of the most surprising dwellings. On the way back, stop at the Tran Quoc pagoda, the oldest in the capital which is located on the shore of West Lake.

Back in the Old Quarter for a dinner of local specialties before heading to the station to take the night train to Lao Cai.

Welcome to Lao Cai custody and transfer to SAPA.

You will be taken to a local family in the mountains for a homestay experience. Breakfast on site and free time to stroll around the homestay , share with the family and rest.

After lunch, where you can cook with the family if you wish, a hike will begin in the middle of the rice fields with breathtaking panoramas. We discover the local life there.

Back at the guesthouse, it’s time to spend an evening with the locals, share, toast and enjoy the atmosphere.

Early rise to appreciate the beauty of the sunrise while having breakfast.

It’s time to set off again for a trek in the mountains far from the tourists until lunch. In the afternoon, departure to take the train that leads to the cable car to wait for the highest peak in Vietnam, Mount Fansipan .

Back in the city for a walk to go to the Red Dao restaurant before the return by night train/ night sleeping bus to Hanoi.

Arrived in the early morning in Hanoi, breakfast will be taken in a local restaurant before taking the car towards Halong bay. You will be transferred to the main boat to start the cruise. Lunch will be served as the boat leisurely sails through the calm waters. The spectacle is dazzling as much by the beauty of the karst peaks gushing out of the water as by the color of the sea. You will beach the anchor for the first time for the first activities (depending on the cruise chosen). Back on the boat to enjoy a cocktail or a massage, the junk will sail to its home base for the night. Dinner served on board and quiet night lulled by the waves.

The cruise continues for other activities in the morning until mid-morning. Opportunity to practice a Tai Chi class on the pontoon at dawn. The boat will return quietly, while a brunch will be served to you, to the port of Halong from where you will be taken care of for the return shuttle to Hanoi.

Dinner and overnight in Hanoi.

Breakfast at the hotel.

Freetime to enjoy Hanoi: visit the city, go shopping.

The driver will come in time to pick you up to transfer to the airport for the flight back. See you again.