Charmes du Vietnam

Hanoi arrival + rest and visits (L or D)

Arrival, welcome by the French-speaking guide and driver team, then direct transfer to the City Center.

Breakfast before the first discoveries and visits in Hanoi city as you wish.

Rooms are only available around 12:00 PM.

Lunch at a local restaurant.

Welcome for the 2nd arrival at 1:35 PM and then a stroll in the old city of Hanoi with a visit to Dong Xuan market and Hanoi's lively shopping streets.

Walk on Paul Doumer bridge for a view of the Red River.

Free time and then welcome dinner at a local restaurant. Overnight in Hanoi.

Hanoi / visits - Sapa (B/L/D)

Morning, we do the Hanoi visits: the most beautiful Tran Quoc Pagoda, the ethnography museum.

Lunch at a local restaurant and then the highway to Sapa = 300km = 5h.

Arrival in Sapa, visit the city's central market before direct transfer to the hotel.

Dinner at a local restaurant and overnight in Sapa.

Sapa - walks (B/L/D)

Morning, after breakfast, you do a day of trekking (about 5 hours of walking) through beautiful terraced rice fields and beautiful ethnic villages.

Meal at a local's home.

Evening and dinner at a ZAY ethnic group's home.

Sapa - Coc Ly ethnic market - Hanoi (B/L/D)

Morning, after breakfast, pick up by vehicle to visit the Coc Ly ethnic market (held once a week) every Tuesday morning (2h30 drive to get to this market).

Visit this market and then a boat trip along the Chay river.

Lunch at a local restaurant and then the highway back to Hanoi = 4h00 drive.

Arrival in Hanoi, direct transfer to the hotel. Dinner at a local restaurant and overnight in Hanoi.

Hanoi - Ninh Binh (B/L/D)

Morning, after breakfast, the guide picks you up at the hotel for a 2h30 drive to the Ninh Binh region (called "the terrestrial Ha Long Bay").

Arrival at the Van Long site for a 2-hour sampan ride to admire the magnificent landscapes.

Lunch at a local restaurant and then in the afternoon, you take another motorboat ride at the Kenh Ga site to visit the Catholic village surrounded by rivers and karst peaks.

And then visit the largest pagoda in Asia (Chua Bai Dinh).

Evening with Bai Dinh by night to show you the calm of a magnificent corner.

Dinner at a local restaurant and overnight in Bai Dinh (Ninh Binh).

Ninh Binh - Hanoi - Danang - Hoi An (B/L/D)

After breakfast, and then a day of visits and bike rides to the villages of Tam Coc - Bich Dong, Thung Nham and Thung Nang to admire the beautiful landscapes with karst pistons.

Lunch at a local restaurant with local specialties.

Sampan ride at the sites of Thung Nham _ the site not yet touched by mass tourists and visit of the Thien Ha cave under the rocks.

Pick up by vehicle to the village of Tho Ha and then the crossing to the Dinh Le region where the capital of Vietnam was chosen at the end of the 10th century, for the return to Hanoi.

Direct transfer to Hanoi airport for the flight to Danang.

You meet your friends on the same flight to Danang.

Dinner at the airport for convenience.

Arrival in Danang, welcome by the local French-speaking guide and driver team and then direct transfer to the hotel in Hoi An.

Hoi An - Walks and visits (B/L/D)

Morning, after breakfast, you do a day of bike rides, basket sampan rides, cooking class at a local's home and foot massages for 15m.

Lunch at a local's home.

In the afternoon, bike ride to Tra Que village known for vegetable planting. Dinner at a local restaurant and overnight in Hoi An.

Hoi An - Danang - Nha Trang - Whale Island (B/L/D)

Morning, after breakfast, you do visits to the essential sites in Hoi An city as you wish: old Vietnamese houses, market, Chinese congregation house, Japanese bridge, free walks in the streets for shopping.

Lunch at a local restaurant and then transfer to Danang airport for the flight to Nha Trang.

Arrival in Nha Trang, welcome by the island's minibus shuttle and then transfer to Whale Island.

Boat to go to the isolated - tranquil island. Dinner on the island and overnight on Whale Island.

Whale Island - Free (B/L/D)

Morning, after breakfast, a free day for your rest and on-site activities, swimming, snorkeling and swimming. Meals at a local restaurant to be seen on site with the hotel.

Overnight on Whale Island.

Whale Island - Nha Trang - Saigon (B/L/D)

Morning, after breakfast, free time and boat to reach the road and the hotel minibus takes you to Nha Trang airport for the flight to Saigon.

Arrival in Saigon, welcome by the French-speaking guide and driver, then transfer to the city center.

Lunch at a local restaurant before visiting the Western Quarter with a photo stop in front of the Independence Palace, Notre-Dame Cathedral, Central Post Office, Opera House, and City Hall.

Dinner at a local restaurant and overnight in Saigon.

Saigon - Vinh Long - Long Xuyen (B/L/D)

Morning, after breakfast, drive to Long Xuyen via the Cai Be region for a boat trip in the arroyos.

Visit local manufactures: puffed rice candy, steamed rice cakes, etc...

Lunch at a local's home with specialties.

Visit orchards and continue the stroll to Vinh Long city where you will take the vehicle for the road to Can Tho.

Dinner at a local's home and overnight in Can Tho.

Long Xuyen - Floating Market - Long Xuyen (B/L/D)

Morning, after breakfast, transfer to the pier for a private sampan ride to visit the most authentic market of the Mekong _ Long Xuyen,

and then a bike ride on the Tiger Island to see orchards + exotic fruit tasting.

End of the ride and then transfer to Vinh Long city for your lunch at a local restaurant to arrange with your family.

In the afternoon, free time with your family.

Dinner at a local restaurant and overnight at the hotel booked by yourself.

Long Xuyen - Saigon (B/L/D)

After breakfast, free morning with your friends and loved ones and around 1:00 PM, the guide and driver will pick you up at your hotel for the return trip to Saigon. Lunch at a local restaurant.

Arrival in Saigon, you will have time at Binh Tay market for your last purchases. Dinner at a local restaurant and overnight in Saigon.

Saigon - Departure (B)

Morning, transfer to the airport for the return flight.