Vietnam in 7 Days — 7 days
Hanoi, Ha Long Bay and lantern-lit Hoi An. Day-by-day itinerary: Hanoi; Hanoi Culture; Ha Long Bay (cruise); Ha Long → Flight to Hoi An.
Day-by-day itinerary
Day 1 — Hanoi
- 07:00 — Arrival at Hanoi HAN
- 08:00 — Taxi/Grab to the city centre — Noi Bai Airport → Old Quarter
- 12:00 — Hotel in the Old Quarter
- 14:00 — The Old Quarter's 36 streets — Hoan Kiem
- 17:00 — Hoan Kiem Lake & Ngoc Son Temple
- 20:00 — Phở + Bia Hơi draught beer — Ta Hien
Day 2 — Hanoi Culture
- 08:00 — Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum (outside) — Ba Dinh
- 09:15 — Grab motorbike to the Temple of Literature — Ba Dinh → Văn Miếu
- 09:30 — Temple of Literature
- 11:30 — Grab to the restaurant — Văn Miếu → Bún Chả Hương Liên
- 12:00 — Bún chả at the 'Obama' restaurant — Bún Chả Hương Liên
- 13:30 — Grab to the Museum of Ethnology — Hai Bà Trưng → Cầu Giấy
- 14:00 — Vietnam Museum of Ethnology
- 18:15 — Grab back to the Old Quarter — Cầu Giấy → Old Quarter
- 19:00 — Water puppet show
Day 3 — Ha Long Bay (cruise)
- 07:30 — Bus Hanoi → Ha Long (3h30)
- 12:00 — Board a junk for 2 days / 1 night — Ha Long Bay
- 14:00 — Hang Sửng Sốt cave
- 16:00 — Kayaking among the islets
- 19:00 — Seafood dinner on board
Day 4 — Ha Long → Flight to Hoi An
- 06:30 — Tai chi + sunrise over the bay
- 13:00 — Back to Hanoi
- 16:00 — Transfer to Noi Bai airport — Central Hanoi → HAN airport
- 18:00 — Flight Hanoi → Da Nang
- 20:00 — Taxi/Grab to Hoi An — Da Nang Airport DAD → Hoi An
- 21:00 — Hotel in Hoi An
Day 5 — Hoi An Lanterns
- 07:00 — Morning market + cooking class — Morning Glory
- 13:00 — Cao lầu, the local speciality
- 15:00 — UNESCO-listed old town — Hoi An
- 18:00 — Lantern evening on the Thu Bon River
- 21:00 — Dinner of White Rose dumplings (bánh bao vạc)
Day 6 — An Bang Beach & My Son
- 08:30 — My Son Sanctuary — Cham temples — My Son
- 11:00 — Drive back to Hoi An — My Son → Hoi An
- 12:00 — Lunch back in Hoi An
- 14:00 — Cycle to An Bang beach — An Bang
- 17:00 — Sunset on the beach
- 19:30 — Grab/bike back to the centre — An Bang beach → Hoi An
- 20:30 — Last dinner in Hoi An
Day 7 — Da Nang & Return Flight
- 09:00 — Golden Bridge (Bà Nà Hills) — Da Nang
- 14:00 — Taxi to Da Nang airport DAD
- 18:00 — Return flight from Da Nang