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Vietnam Express Southbound

Trip Type: Explorer

10 Days
| 1 - 16 People

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NZD $1,505.00 /Person
Uncover all the good bits of Vietnam on this ten-day adventure through backstreets, villages, cities and waterways, all with a local leader by your …
Vietnam Express Southbound

Uncover all the good bits of Vietnam on this ten-day adventure through backstreets, villages, cities and waterways, all with a local leader by your side. Trace the east coast and visit UNESCO World Heritage-listed landscapes while you fuel yourself with banh mi and condensed milk coffee. Try some authentic street food, wave to fishermen on the Mekong Delta and get the inside scoop on the best tailors of Hoi An. Take a motorbike through the ancient streets of Hue and spend a night on Halong Bay. This is an adventure full of life, colour and flavour that introduces you to the highlights of a fascinating nation with a small group of likeminded travellers.

Itinerary

Day 1: Hanoi

Day 2: Halong Bay

Day 3: Hanoi – Overnight train

Day 4: Hue

Day 5: Hue

Day 6: Hoi An

Day 7: Hoi An

Day 8: Ho Chi Minh City

Day 9: Mekong Delta – Ho Chi Minh City

Day 10: Ho Chi Minh City

Trip Inclusions

Meals

8 breakfasts and 2 dinners are included

Transport

Boat, Motorbike, Overnight sleeper train, Plane, Private Minibus, Taxi, Sampan, Tuk-tuk

Accomodation

Hotel (7 nights), Overnight boat (1 night), Overnight sleeper train (1 night)

Included Activities

  • Hanoi - KOTO dinner
  • Halong Bay - Overnight Boat Cruise
  • Halong Bay - Cave entry
  • Halong Bay - The Green Life Visit
  • Hue - Imperial City entrance and guided visit
  • Hue - Royal tomb of Emperor Tu Duc
  • Hue - Highlights & back streets tour by motorbike
  • Hue - Thien Mu Pagoda
  • Hue - Vegetarian Lunch at Pagoda
  • Hoi An - Old Town walking tour
  • Ho Chi Minh City - War Remnants Museum
  • Ho Chi Minh City - City tour
  • Mekong Delta - Mekong Delta Day Trip & Village Tuk-Tuk Tour
  • Mekong Delta - Lunch
Trip Highlights
  • Fall in love with Vietnam one bite at a time – slurp a bowl of pho on a busy street corner, crunch into a breakfast Bahn mi and sit down to a vegetarian feast in a Buddhist nunnery.
  • Sail through Ha Long Bay's Heritage-listed limestone karsts and island caves, visit a centre that turns the bay's discarded trash into treasures and spend the night checking out the stars on an overnight cruise.
  • Travel like a local on a motorbike tour, riding pillion and taking in the historical pagodas, bridges and villages of Hue.
  • Embrace a slower pace during a private boat tour of the Mekong Delta and meet local craftspeople in the villages that line the river's myriad waterways.
  • Wander through the remarkably well-preserved streets of Hoi An's Old Town on a guided tour, where elegant wooden buildings line the canals.
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Provided by
Intrepid
Reference Code: TVSF
Trip Location
Trip Starts: Hanoi, Vietnam
Trip Ends: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Countries Visited: Vietnam

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Destination Details

Vietnam
| 10 Days
| 1 - 16 People