Best Vietnam Package Tour for 7 Days with Cu Chi Tunnels

Arrive at Hanoi, the capital city of Vietnam.   Meet your local tour guide and transfer downtown to your hotel.   Check in to your hotel and freshen up.   In the afternoon we visit Ba Dinh Square – the biggest square in Hanoi where all the biggest cultural, political events of the cities, especially demonstrations, take place.   Next we start our visit at the Complex of Ho Chi Minh including Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum (from outside only as it closes in the afternoon), Ho Chi Minh’s house-on-stilts, his fishpond and the One-Pillar Pagoda.   After visiting the complex of Ho Chi Minh, we move towards the Temple of Literature which is considered as the first university of Vietnam.   We get to wander around the Old Quarter of Hanoi and Hoan Kiem Lake(Sword Lake) in a one hour cyclo through which you can wander around the narrow streets of Old Quarter and have a glimpse into the life of the locals. Return to the hotel for overnight stay in Hanoi.  

We start our day with breakfast at the hotel. Hop on to the beautiful 90km drive south of Hanoi to Ninh Binh, the former capital city of ancient Vietnam before Hanoi became the leading city in the 11th century. Begin your visit to Ninh Binh with a boat trip in Tam Coc, where you can see limestone karsts emerging from green paddy fields, giving the scenery the name "Halong-bay-on-land." This scenery is reminiscent of Guilin in China and Halong Bay in Vietnam. Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant in Ninh Binh. After lunch, we continue to explore Bich Dong Pagoda. Time to go back to Hanoi, and in the way stop to visit Hoa Lu, which used to be the kings' palace in the 10th century and is now famous for the wooden reliefs of the shady Dinh and Le temples. Late in the afternoon, return to Hanoi for overnight stay in Hanoi.

Have breakfast in the hotel and then check out. We depart at 9am and head East for a 3-hour drive to Halong Bay. We come across Red River Delta, Green Paddy Fields, and rural villages on the way to Halong Bay. Once we reach the Halong Bay, check into the overnight cruise. Witness the beauty of Halong Bay, a Natural World Heritage as designated by UNESCO. Lunch will be on board and we also visit the Grottos, stop for swimming or kayaking, and pass floating houses and islets to admire their beauty. The dinner will be on the cruise but before dinner, we will attend a cooking demonstration. The evening is for leisure time or activities on the cruise. Enjoy the overnight stay on the cruise.

Rise up early to witness the mesmerizing sunrise over the islets of the Bay. The Vietnamese call the "East Sea" by the name "Eastern Sea" Enjoy the delicious breakfast on the boat before continuing the cruise Marvel at the unique islets with names like Sail Island, Fisherman's Head Rock, Butterfly Rock, and Turtle Islet. Check out of the room and have brunch on board while the cruise returns to the pier Disembark from the cruise and transfer back to Hanoi Check in to the hotel and have some leisure time. Overnight stay at Hanoi.

After breakfast check out from the hotel. You’ll be transferred to the airport(without guide) for your flight to Ho Chi Minh City, also known as Saigon which is the most dynamic city of Vietnam Fly to Saigon and meet your local tour guide and transfer to downtown area. Check into your hotel and freshen up. We start city tour at the War Remnants Museum, which is one of the historical attractions in Saigon. We learn about the struggles of the Vietnamese people for freedom and peace and also about the local’s perspective of the Vietnam War. The War Museums has exhibits that serve as evidence of the war such as photographs, weapons and certain documents and also speak for the heroic actions of Vietnamese generation who fought the war. We move towards the Reunification Palace, that witnessed the fierce Vietnam War that ended in the year 1975. Today this grand building is a museum and a hall of official receptions. We now move towards Notre Dame Cathedral(view from outside only) which is near to the Palace and was built between 1877 and 1883. We also visit a major landmark of the place which is the Central Post Office built in a Colonial-Styled Structure. In the late afternoon, we go for some shopping at Ben Thanh market. Overnight stay in Saigon.

After breakfast at the hotel, drive towards Cu Chi Tunnels. We drive to Cu Chi Tunnels, whose names has been etched in the history because Cu Chi Tunnels is a network of 200 km tunnels which were operational during the heyday of Vietnam. These tunnels were functioning underground through various cities and included trap doors, storage facilities, weapon factories, field hospitals, command centres and kitchen. Once we reach the tunnel, there will be a short introduction video showing how the tunnels were constructed, and you can also crawl into a short section of the tunnels to feel the oppressive narrowness and heat inside it. After returning from the tunnel, we will stop for lunch at a local restaurant. We return to Saigon and afternoon is free for leisure, shopping and own sightseeing. Overnight stay in Saigon

Enjoy leisure time after breakfast before checkout. Checkout from the hotel and transfer to the airport with the driver(no guide) and fly back to your sweet home.