Vietnam North–South — 10 days
From Hanoi to Hoi An and on to Ho Chi Minh City. Day-by-day itinerary: Arrival in Hanoi; Ha Long Bay (departure); Ha Long → Hanoi → Hue; Imperial Hue.
Day-by-day itinerary
Day 1 — Arrival in 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
- 15:00 — Old Quarter + Hoan Kiem Lake
- 20:00 — Phở dinner + Bia Hơi beer
Day 2 — Ha Long Bay (departure)
- 07:30 — Bus Hanoi → Ha Long
- 12:00 — 2-day / 1-night junk cruise — Ha Long Bay
- 14:00 — Cave + kayaking in the bay
- 19:00 — Seafood on board
Day 3 — Ha Long → Hanoi → Hue
- 06:30 — Sunrise over the bay
- 13:00 — Back to Hanoi, then night train → Hue
- 23:00 — Night on the train (sleeper berth)
Day 4 — Imperial Hue
- 07:00 — Arrival in Hue by train
- 07:15 — Taxi to the hotel — Hue station → City centre
- 09:00 — Hotel in Hue
- 10:00 — Hue Imperial City — Hue
- 14:00 — Tomb of Tu Duc by boat
- 20:00 — Bún bò Huế (local soup)
Day 5 — Hai Van Pass & Hoi An
- 08:00 — Scooter or minibus over the Hải Vân Pass
- 11:00 — Lăng Cô beach — Lăng Cô
- 13:00 — Minibus to Hoi An — Lăng Cô → Hoi An
- 15:00 — Check in, Hoi An — Hoi An
- 18:00 — UNESCO-listed lantern old town — Hoi An
- 20:00 — Cao lầu (Hoi An speciality)
Day 6 — Hoi An by Bike & Beach
- 07:00 — Hoi An morning market
- 09:00 — Hoi An cooking class
- 14:00 — Cycle to An Bang beach — An Bang
- 19:30 — Grab/bike back to the centre — An Bang beach → Hoi An
- 20:00 — Dinner at a garden restaurant — Hoi An
Day 7 — Flight to Ho Chi Minh City
- 10:00 — Flight Da Nang → Ho Chi Minh City
- 12:30 — Grab to the hotel — Tân Sơn Nhất Airport SGN → District 1
- 13:00 — Hotel in District 1, HCMC
- 15:00 — Reunification Palace — District 1
- 17:00 — Ben Thanh Market — District 1
- 19:30 — Grab to Cholon — District 1 → District 5
- 20:00 — Nguyen Trai food street
Day 8 — Củ Chi Tunnels
- 07:00 — Củ Chi tunnels tour
- 09:30 — Củ Chi tunnels — crawl through the passages — Củ Chi
- 13:00 — Cassava lunch (Viet Cong rations)
- 15:00 — Back to HCMC
- 17:00 — Saigon Notre-Dame Cathedral + Central Post Office — District 1
- 21:00 — Bui Vien Walking Street — District 1
Day 9 — Mekong Delta
- 07:30 — Mekong tour — My Tho + Ben Tre
- 10:00 — Rowing boat on the Mekong canals — Ben Tre
- 12:00 — Farm lunch in Ben Tre
- 15:00 — Coconut candy workshop
- 17:00 — Back to Ho Chi Minh City — Ben Tre → District 1
- 20:00 — Last dinner in HCMC
Day 10 — Departure
- 08:00 — HCMC Fine Arts Museum — District 1
- 13:00 — Taxi to Tân Sơn Nhất SGN
- 17:00 — Return flight