Vietnam Head to Toe: Small Group Soft Adventure Tour Package Tour 29

Tonight our Vietnam small group soft adventure tour package will stay in; HANOI – Those arriving at the airport will be met on arrival and transferred to our accommodation.

Our best Vietnam tour package officially starts when we check into our Hanoi accommodation.

A welcome dinner will be had in the evening. This dinner will take the form of a roaming street food tour with a local guide. Think, all you can eat, delicious real Vietnamese delights. 

HANOI – A totally free day to get the feel of this amazing city. Be careful crossing the roads is the best advice here. Shops and local culture abound.

As our accommodation is in the heart of the millennium old, Old Quarter then no need to think about the best place to start and get a feel of the local way of life along with a stroll around Hoan Kiem Lake.

Further afield you can pay your respects at Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum as you start to explore the many other sights and attractions.

A few being the Ho Chi Minh Museum, One Pillar Pagoda, Dien Huu Pagoda, Tay Ho Pagoda among many other pagoda’s and temples as well as St Joseph Cathedral.

Another museum or three may include the History, Fine Arts, Women’s, Army, Airforce, Loa Lo Prison or Museum of Vietnamese Revolution.

For Foodies; start with a bowl of Pho. This bowl of noodle soup plus is the complete meal which the locals enjoy day and night, breakfast, lunch or dinner.

Rice paper spring rolls are another of the popular choices, available in meat or vegetarian varieties.

Lots of other local choices as well as International and other Asian cuisines are readily available also. Wash it all down with glass of Beer Hoi, (“fresh” draught beer), and all’s well in Hanoi. 

Tonight our Vietnam small group adventure tour package will stay on; OVERNIGHT SLEEPER TRAIN – A free day in Hanoi before a local operator takes care of us for the next 3 nights and 2 days on a fully inclusive visit to Sapa. Firstly an overnight soft class sleeper train to Lau Cai.

While a limited menu of food and drinks is available on the train you may prefer to load up with your preferred snacks prior. 

Tonight our Vietnam small group soft adventure tour package will stay in; SAPA – Our group tour will arrive a.m. in Lau Cai and transfer by bus to sensationally scenic Sapa.

On arrival, we will check into our hotel and have breakfast. After breakfast, a local guide will take us on a three-hour soft trek to visit some local minorities with the main two groups in the area being the Hmong and Dzao. The mountain scenery is dazzling.

While the walking is generally gentle and on man-made paths we are in the mountains so there are still a few decent uphill heart starters so a generally good level of fitness is required.

On our return, we can explore little Sapa town.

Some of the sweet minorities ladies selling tourist souvenirs around town are the most persistent vendors on earth so please stay chilled as they don’t understand “no thank you”.

Tonight our Vietnam best small group adventure tour package will stay on; OVERNIGHT SLEEPER TRAIN – after breakfast we will check out of our accommodation and leave our bags in storage while a local guide takes us on another trek of approximately five hours to visit some more minority villages amid some of the most sensational mountain scenery imaginable.

Lunch will be in a local village along the way.

Arrive back in Sapa mid-afternoon where you will be able to get a towel and take a shower at the hotel.

An optional massage may be available, time permitting, to help those with any sore legs.

Late afternoon our small group tour will transfer back to Lau Cai for the soft class sleeper train back to Hanoi.

Tonight our Vietnam small group tour adventure holiday will stay on; HALONG BAY; BOAT – Arrive a.m. back in Hanoi and after breakfast join a local operator for the drive to Halong City where you will board our deluxe boat to the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Halong Bay for an afternoon of cruising, cave visiting and swimming in spectacular Halong Bay.

Overnight will be on board our boat with a deluxe en-suite cabin. Optional activities will be available such as buying a beer as you relax amid the sensational scenery. No leg work needed to experience it this time. Seafood is also the way to think on board.

Tonight our Vietnam small group travel tour will stay on; OVERNIGHT SLEEPER TRAIN – A morning of more relaxed scenic cruising before returning to Hanoi by bus to board the last of our three overnight train trips to historical Hue.

Tonight our Vietnam small group adventure holiday tour package will stay in; HUE – Our group tour will arrive mid-morning in Hue.

After accommodation check in a local guide will take us on a tour of the historic Hue Citadel. No meals.

HUE – Today we have a full day to explore Hue. A few optional day tours are available two of which are a cruise down the Perfume River to visit some historic Tombs or a visit to the DMZ. These can be booked on arrival in Hue.

Tonight our Vietnam small group adventure travel tour will stay in; DANANG – A short bus trip will see our best group tour in Danang with almost a full day to self-explore.

The worlds best collection of Cham sculpture is in a nearby museum or the Danang cathedral is another tourist attraction. Other than that it may be a walk along the riverside boulevard and a drink and meal with the locals.

Danang has a very pleasant vibe and is another way to experience the real Vietnamese culture in a relaxing way.

Tonight our Vietnam small group adventure holiday will stay in; HOI AN – Today our small group tour will continue on a very short bus trip south from Danang to the quaint and charming UNESCO World Heritage-listed town of Hoi An.

After already seeing two of the three super Vietnam highlights of Sapa & Halong Bay we can decide if the best was left till last.

They really are incomparable as they are all so totally different but the debate will be had none the less.

With almost three full days you will soon understand why it is on every Asian traveller’s bucket list as we meander through the delightful streets of yesteryear.

HOI AN – Hoi An is also the place to look out for that quality tailor-made suit you were thinking about at bargain prices or just relax after coffee by the Thu Bon River.

Hoi An is a favourite with all travellers.

For sightseeing, there are numerous attractions on an easy half day meander around town. Start at the Phac Hat Pagoda followed by the Truong family chapel, the assembly hall of the Fujian Chinese congregation, the Quan Cong Temple, the Quan Am Pagoda and history museum, the Museum of Sa Huynh Culture, the Hoi An Church, the Japanese covered bridge and finish with a local coffee a glass of beer Hoi (“fresh”, draught beer), Riverside. The above sights are only a few of the many.

Most places are free to visit while a few charge a small entrance fee or seek a donation.

But it will be the overall aura of it all that will have you raving about it like all those before you.

HOI AN – Another free day to again soak up the atmosphere of Charming Hoi An.

Checking out the local riverside markets on yet another souvenir hunt is also an option today.

Hoi An also has many great restaurants with a number of its own regional foods.

A banana flower salad at The nearby Bamboo restaurant just one well worth a try.

Tonight our Vietnam small group adventure holiday tour will stay in; NHA TRANG – After a lazy morning our small group tour will transfer back to Danang for an afternoon train to seaside Nha Trang arriving late in the evening.

NHA TRANG – A free day to relax or explore this large but pleasant city by the sea. Apart from lazing on the nearby scenic beach, there are numerous sightseeing options around town.

Remember to take off your shoes before entering the Po Nagar Cham Towers which were built before the 12th century for Hindu worshippers and are still in use today by Buddhist followers.

Then it could be on to the Long Son Pagoda or the small Khanh Hoa Museum which houses some of Ho Chi Minh’s personal effects among other things.

Again there are too many sights to list here but those who don’t want the beach will not become bored. More great restaurants in all directions.

NHA TRANG – This morning a local boat operator will take our small group tour on a full days tour to some of the many offshore islands.

There will be a chance for a swim and a snorkel as well as seeing some interesting local life on an island or two.

Tonight our Vietnam best tour package will stay in; HO CHI MINH CITY – Today our small group holiday tour takes the easy option with a very short domestic flight to Ho Chi Minh City. No meals.

Hopefully, by now you will have mastered how to cross the roads so seeing more of the attractions will not hold as much fear of the teeming traffic chaos. Relatively easy in comparison to Hanoi.

There is lots to see and do. The War Remnants Museum is a truly gruesome look at the utter futility and horrors of war or on a lighter note the History, Fine Arts or museum of Ho Chi Minh City will keep you fully occupied.

Any further time could be used to visit the nearby Ben Thanh Market or the Huynh Thuc Khang street market.

A taxi ride to Cholon will see you in either the Binh Tay or An Dong markets with the latter particularly good for clothing and cheap local eats.

HO CHI MINH CITY – CU CHI TUNNELS – A local operator will take our small group tour on a half day tour of the Cu Chi Tunnels, 30 minutes away by bus. You will see a documentary film on the legendary tunnel system which is over 220 kilometres long.

For the slim and very brave you may wish to limbo along a short stretch of the tunnel to experience it first hand.

Above the ground, you will see some of the booby traps and other ingenious contraptions used to survive in this tunnel city. No meals.

HO CHI MINH CITY – MEKONG DELTA – A full days tour with a local operator by bus and boats to the Mekong Delta to get a close-up view of the lifestyles of the locals.

Firstly by bus to the town of My Tho, seventy kilometres from Ho Chi Minh City.

Then by boat, you will visit Dragon, Unicorn, Phoenix and Tortoise islands.

Sights along the way include a fishing port and stilt houses.

HO CHI MINH CITY – A last day in Vietnam for more exploration and souvenir hunting.

A farewell dinner will be held in the evening.

Our Vietnam small group soft adventure tour vacation package is officially over when we check out of your Ho Chi Minh City accommodation. An airport transfer is included as always.

NOTE: Some extra hotel breakfasts may be included but this will depend on what time that days travel itinerary commences.

We experienced the best of what Vietnam has from head to toe.

We had some soft adventure, relaxed by the seaside, saw some of the best scenery on earth and we experienced real Vietnam travel and food among other things. We had it all.