Xôi Bảy Màu Tour

Included Experiences
* Visit ancient Temple of Literature, Presidential Palace, Hanoi Opera House, and museums
* See a thousand-year-old unique Water Puppetry Show

Morning time: Join in a half day of hop on hop off cycle tour in Hanoi down town, with picked up point from Flog Garden to Military History Museum, Imperial Citadel of Thang Long, Quan Thanh Temple, Tran Quoc Pagoda, Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Complex, Presidential Palace built by the French colonialists in the early 20th century, Ho Chi Minh's House of Stilts and the One Pillar Pagoda, Temple of Literature, Hoa Lo Prison, Hanoi Cathedral, Vietnam women’s Museum, Hanoi Opera HouseAfternoon time: You will learn about Vietnam's ethnic groups in the Museum of Ethnology which displays diverse artistic pieces from the country's northern hill tribes. Later visit the intricate Ngoc Son Temple that resides on Hoan Kiem lake, alleged home of an infamous 200 kilograms turtle named Cu Rua. Then return to the lively Old quarter to explore again this bustling commercial center. In the evening sit back and enjoy a thousand-year-old unique Water Puppetry Performance. Puppetry is a traditional art form dates back to the 11th century from the Red River Delt and closely connected with the long-standing spiritual life of Vietnamese farmers.

Meal provided: Breakfast
Accomodation: Lacasa Hotel 4* (or similar)

Included Experiences
* Morning cycling tour around glorious West lake
* Guided walk on the local markets
* See a hundreds-year-old traditional handicraft Bat Trang ceramic village

After breakfast, a morning bike riding tour around Ho Tay (West Lake). Then you will start the journey to drive straight to the hundreds-year-old traditional handicraft Bat Trang ceramic village. It is a rural countryside village situated on the left bank of the Hong river and about 15 km from Hanoi in the East (in Gia Lam District, Hanoi), which is the most famous and long-standing pottery village in Vietnam. During a guided walk on the local market, you will see fresh fruit, an abundance of herbs, fresh flowers, meat, fish and frogs. Sample fresh spring rolls, small pancakes or 'bun cha', a dish with noodles and pork.

Meal provided: Breakfast
Accomodation: Lacasa Hotel 4* (or similar)

Included Experiences
* Overnight Halong Bay luxury cruise and karst-formation cave exploration

This memorable day marks the start of your one overnight cruise around the awe-inspiring Halong Bay, a UNESCO World Heritage site and a vision of ethereal beauty. Joining smaller “junk” boats within mystical seascape, you'll explore these marvellous islands, over two thousand limestone karsts protrude through the azure waters of the Gulf of Tonkin, intricate limestone rock formations and hidden wave-eroded grottoes on a luxury cruise boat. Begin with a visit to small islands Cho Da, Trong Mai and a fishing village by rowing boat, a floating settlement dating back hundreds of years. After lunch, continue to cruise to Luon cave, then Titop island, making stops for sightseeing, swimming and kayaking. Stop at the bay near Titop island where the boat will anchor overnight. Spend the evening relaxing on board with a spa treatment (at an optional fee). Finish your day with a local cookery demonstration before enjoying a delicious set dinner.

Meal provided: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Accomodation: Overseas cruise cabin 4* (or similar)

Rise early and begin your day with some calming Tai Chi on the boat's deck or watch the sunrise from your cabin.  After soft breakfast in the cruise restaurant, you will join your final water excursion - a trip to explore the well-hidden and prehistoric Sung Sot cave, you will climb the cave up to admire the magnificent palace-like cave with its stalactite beauty that has been formed for millions of years. Before a farewell brunch and arrival on the mainland. Enjoy an early dinner back in Hanoi before boarding a sleeper express bus for an overnight journey to Sapa, is about 300 kilometres north of Hanoi.

Mea provided: Breakfast, lunch
Accomodation: Sleeper express bus

Included Experiences
* Exploration of community-based travel in the region of Sapa, Lao Cai

Sapa is located in the Lao Cai Province of Vietnam and is a region that draws visitors from across the world. The town is situated on the side of one of the many mountains in the massive Hoang Lien Son Mountain range and overlooks the valley below. The valley floor is filled with rice terraces that change from bright green to yellow depending on the time of year that you visit. Most people visit Sapa to immerse themselves in the gorgeous landscape through trekking expeditions as the roads aren’t great and there are well-maintained footpaths. Exploration of community-based travel and trekking in the region of Lao Cai Sapa is a definitely travelling choice.
Early morning you get off the express bus stops in the center of Sapa town. After having breakfast at a local restaurant in Sapa town, start your tour with Ta Van village.
Located 12 km from Sapa town, Ta Van village, one of the few ethnic minority villages in Sapa region that you can easily reach. At Ta Van, the local people's life is still very idyllic, quiet, not noisy and urbanized like other villages in this mountainous region of Sapa. Unlike Cat Cat village, Ta Van village, in the Mong ethnic language, means a large arc, because the village leans against the Hoang Lien Son Mountain range and the front is a winding Muong Hoa stream. Located far from the center of Sapa town, it is still extremely wild, bearing the lifestyle of the mountainous ethnic people here. Going to Ta Van village, you will be immersed in the idyllic life of the Mong, Red Dao and Giay ethnic groups.Coming to Ta Van village in the season when people bring water to the fields, you will see the terraced fields like giant silver-white mirrors. In the summer, the terraced rice fields are green and cool. Autumn is also the golden season, the harvest season, the season when many tourists find their way up to Ta Van village to see the sea of golden rice. In spring, you will see the old houses mixed with the bright pink color of peach blossom and the white color of pear and plum flowers. In winter it will be covered with light snow.
The local person works in the fields in every morning, knitting and weaving in the evening. To them, tourists are like pilgrims passing by, coming and going. You will experience a quiet life, away from the noisy and crowded mordent city. You can experience the type of community-based tourism that is to spend the night in homestays of indigenous people, eating local meals, wearing the ethnic costumes of local people; shopping and attending fairs; Immerse yourself in the cultural festivals of the ethnic people. The people of Ta Van Sapa are not too exuberant and quick to make you uncomfortable but also not superficial, still giving you a feeling of friendliness, honesty and hospitality. When staying at homestays in Ta Van village, you will feel like you are in your own home.

Meal provided: Breakfast
Accomodation: Dao Spa Homestay or Laxsik Ecolodge Hotel 4*

Experience trekking and walking to visit Ta Van or Lao Chai or Giang Ta Chai villages. You’ll have gorgeous views of the valley, beautiful waterfall and the river below for the entire length of the trek. Lao Chai village is just about 6.5 kilometers east of Sapa town. The locals here are referred to as “black Hmong” as their traditional clothing is thick jackets. Giang Ta Chai is the next village down the valley from Ta Van. It is about 4 kilometers easy walking down to Cau May waterfall situated at the base of Giang Ta Chai. 

Meal provided: Breakfast
Accomodation: Dao Spa Homestay or Laxsik Ecolodge Hotel 4*

After breakfast, you will come back to Sapa town and come back to Hanoi by express bus. Then local guide will pick you up to Ninh Binh.

Meal provided: Breakfast
Accomodation: Lalita Boutique Hotel 4* (or similar)

Included Experiences
* Spend time in the Trang An scenic landscape complex, where you explore by boat or kayak
* Visit Thung Nham natural bird park

Ninh Binh is a province located in the south of Hanoi, about 100 kilometres from Hanoi and it takes about one hour by car. With unspoiled nature, charming scenery, Ninh Binh is one of the famous tourist destinations of Northern Vietnam. Coming to Ninh Binh, you will have an opportunity to visit the natural heritage and world cultural heritage like Trang An, Bai Dinh pagoda, Tam Coc Bich Dong, Van Long natural lagoon or visit the ancient capital Hoa Lu, Cuc Phuong national forest and Thung Nham bird park.Trang An boat trip and Bai Dinh Pagoda visit. In the morning time arriving in Ninh Binh, you go to Trang An wharf to board a boat along the stream in the middle of rice fields to visit Trang An tourist area – a world cultural and natural heritage with limestone ranges, valleys, natural caves and knitted river. They make a special fanciful, mysterious space. Then if the time is available, you will visit Bai Dinh Pagoda, the largest temple in Vietnam with its campus having an area of 107 hectas.
In the afternoon, you will visit Thung Nham bird park. You can choose a ferry or a special car to go to Thung Nham, the bird garden is home of more than natural 50,000 birds with 40 species of birds such as cauldrons, storks, herons, teals, fire warblers etc. and precious birds such as flamingos or phoenixes.

Meal provided: Breakfast
Accomodation: Lalita Boutique Hotel 4* (or similar)

Included Experiences
* Trekking trip in Cuc Phuong forest or Tam Coc Bich Dong biking trip

After early breakfast, you can choose morning trekking trip in Cuc Phuong national forest or Tam Coc Bich Dong biking trip. Return to Hanoi in the afternoon.
Enjoy an lunch in Hanoi before boarding flight to Hue.  Late check in and spend night in Hue’s city hotel.

Meal provided: Breakfast
Accomodation: Hue Riverside Boutique resort & Spa or Hue Riverside Villa 4*

Included Experiences
* Tour the 19th century Imperial Citadel of Hue, Thien Mu Pagoda and Imperial tombs of Nguyen Dynasty
* Evening cruise along Huong (Perfume) River
Free time Add-ons
* Discover the hidden charm of Hue on a local cyclo (rickshaw) ride

Hue is known as “Romantic City” possessing beautiful landscapes and historic spiritual buildings and monuments. It is a perfect combination of natural tranquillity and cultural grandeur. You will visit to the Imperial Palace. Located on the banks of the Perfume river, the Imperial Palace was designed with unique royal art architecture. It was built from the early 19th century to the first half of the 20th century. This is the work symbolizing the authority of the central Nguyen dynasty for hundreds of years of ups and downs and sanctity in this ancient capital. This is one of the relics belonging to the Hue monuments complex, which has been recognized as a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site since 1993.Next you will visit the iconic Thien Mu Pagoda, home to the oldest monastery in the city, and some Imperial tombs of Nguyen Dynasty. Join in the evening cruise along Perfume river to listen to court music and local folk songs. You don’t miss try in a cyclo pedicab - sit ringside, front, with free views to all sides of Hue sights.

Meal provided: Breakfast
Accomodation: Hue Riverside Boutique resort & Spa or Hue Riverside Villa 4*

Free time Add-ons
* Visit Tam Giang lagoon
* Swimming in Alba natural hot spring
* Join in a cuisine cooking, yoga or meditation session

You have the whole day free to choose some tours in Hue.
You will completely stay relax in the hotel. Reading books with a delicious coffee, see the running boats across the river and fishermen’s activity in the river and have meals in hotel’s green biodynamic gardens.Or join in a Vietnamese cooking demonstration or yoga or mentation training session (Optional). The refined flavors of culinary Hue are considered the best cuisine in all of Vietnam. Delicious dishes by Hue's 'Imperial. Kitchen' adds to that. Or explore the countryside of Hue (Optional)
The journey starts early in the morning with a local boat ride across Tam Giang lagoon. This allows you to enjoy the pristine beauty and romance of Southeast Asia’s largest brackish lagoon system, whilst also glimpsing into the floating lives of people in this watery environment.Arriving at Con Toc pier, travelers hop on bikes and cycle along peaceful country roads, passing lush rice fields and quaint villages. To provide a deeper insight into the lives of the indigenous people, you will stop end route at Thuy Lap village to observe the way locals create woven bamboo and rattan products, before visiting Phuoc Tich ancient village to have lunch at a local house (Optional).
Or to visit well-preserved ancient temples and houses and go to Hue Alba hot springs for a soothing soak in the natural hot water pools (Optional).

Meal provided: Breakfast
Accomodation: Hue Riverside Boutique resort & Spa or Hue Riverside Villa 4*

Free time Add-ons
* Enjoy evening tour of the little Town of Hoi An

After breakfast, drive the scenic coastline route by an express bus or private car to the cosmopolitan coastal city of Danang. In Danang, visit the dramatic Marble mountains, five outcrops shrouded by jungle and decorated with towering Buddhist pagodas. Discover grottos that enshrine religious icons as you ascend the tallest mountain - Thuy Son - to marvel at spectacular views of the idyllic Non Nuoc Beach. Afternoon, journey to the neighboring Hoi An, an old port atmospheric and delightful town. Beautiful porticoes, narrow alleys and authentic trading houses give its charm.

Meal provided: Breakfast
Accomodation: Almanity Hoi An Wellness resort or Hoi An Shining Riverside Hotel 4*

Included Experiences
* Bike riding around the ancient little town of Hoi An
Free time Add-ons
* River boat tour of palm forest rowed by locals
* Visit of Tra Que vegetable village near Hoi An town, famed for its avenues of herbs.

Join in for a memorable journey on the serene waters of Hoi An to savor the ever-changing colors of the water and the sky and explore local river culture on our sunrise stand-up paddle adventure - a unique and unforgettable experience.After a brief orientation, the stand-up paddle adventure starts at dawn from the local pier to Cua Dai Estuary to catch the first sunlight and admire the amazing view of the sun as it gradually peaks over the horizon. Propelling along the ocean's gentle current in the profound still of the morning, enjoy the view of the sunrise illuminating the wide colors of nature, changing minute by minute. As the sun sails higher into the morning sky, adventurers will take a short paddle to the local fish market then break at a riverfront café nearby for a local breakfast.
Before returning back, the paddle boarding continues onto a coco-palm island where Nipa palms offer an alluring Mekong-like feeling. Explore the unique mangrove ecosystem to breath tropical fresh air, enjoy the beautiful scenery and the lively sound of the birds before returning back to Hoi An.

Meal provided: Breakfast
Accomodation: Almanity Hoi An Wellness resort or Hoi An Shining Riverside Hotel 4*

Included Experiences
* Walking around Hoi An Old quarter
* Visit fish market organized by local people in the early morning
* Spend more deeply experience in Hoi An’s Old quarter
Free time Add-ons
* Must-try Cao Lau noodle maker, a bean sprout grower’s home and available in local market
* Visit the lantern workshop and learn to make flickering beacons
* Learn how to whip up fresh Vietnamese food with a Hoi An cooking class
* Visit the myriad of silk and tailor shops for making quick clothes

Your morning in Hoi An will begin with a walking tour through the narrow streets of this essential Vietnamese highlight, radiating a charming character brimming with intriguing sights to discover, taking you past traditional Japanese merchant houses, ancient Chinese tea warehouses and stroll across the iconic Japanese Bridge to to admire its magnificent wooden pagoda roof, explore the Sa Huynh Museum to inspect terracotta pieces sculpted by Hoi An's first settlers, an early 17th-century Japanese temple that spans across the waterway. In the afternoon, the rest of the day is free for you to visit the lantern workshop to learn how the flickering beacons which illuminate the town are crafted or visit the myriad of silk and tailor shops for making your cloths, clothes or simply take in the views over a coffee at one of the many waterside cafes.

Meal provided: Breakfast
Accomodation: Almanity Hoi An Wellness resort or Hoi An Shining Riverside Hotel 4*

Included Experiences
* View the Notre Dame Cathedral, General Post Office, Reunification Palace and Opera House

Morning fly to Hochiminh. Get to know about Hochiminh city (formerly Saigon) on an afternoon city tour highlighted with a Reunification Palace as well as nearby charming neo-Romanesque Notre Dame Cathedral. Next travel to the French-style Saigon Post Office, the fascinating War Remnants Museum that presents retired artillery pieces alongside harrowing exhibitions, then finishes at the Ben Thanh Market, a symbol of the bustling city where colourful stalls are packed to the rafters with fresh fruit and local foods.

Meal provided: Breakfast
Accomodation: Huong Sen or Alagon Hotel 3*

Free time Add-ons
* A half day visit to Cu Chi tunnels
* Must-try freshest traditional foods as Bánh mì (bread), Phở (Vietnamese noodle), Bia hơi (draught beer) in walking Nguyen Hue or Bui Dien street or Ben Thanh market

 After breakfast, you travel for an exploration of the extraordinary Cu Chi Tunnels, an impressive network of underground tunnels used by the Viet Cong during Vietnam against the American War (Option fee). This immense labyrinth of 75 miles in length once housed hospitals, weapon factories and living quarters. Return to Saigon for an afternoon and evening at leisure with a fury of sights and sounds, the striking contrast of ancient pagodas and imposing skyscrapers form Saigon's dizzying backdrop.

Meal provided: Breakfast
Accomodation: Huong Sen or Alagon Hotel 3*

Included Experiences
* See local industry demonstrations
* Experience local musical performance
* 2-night cruise on the Mekong river and Can Tho canal ride

Leaving Saigon behind, embark on a two-night cruise along the fascinating network of rivers in the Mekong Delta that will journey all the way up to Saigon. First visit Can Tho, the largest town on the Delta, cruising gently through picturesque canals and waterways, taking in the sultry scenery and daily activities of the Mekong people. Continue to Cai Be where there'll be a guided walk to a rural village, passing lush green orchards and the chance to meet the locals.

Meal provided: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Accomodation: Mekong Cruise cabin 4* (or similar)

Depart early in the morning with an excursion on long rowing sampan boats allowing you to meander through the small canals of Tan Phong islet. This afternoon the boats will moor at the charming colonial town of Sa Dec. Famous for its beautiful flower gardens, the small, sleepy town is truly a hidden gem on the Mekong Delta. Return to the vessel for a sunset cruise and dinner on board.
Arrive at Cao Lanh in the morning and after breakfast disembarks for a morning excursion to Tan Thuan Dong islet where you can enjoy a gentle cycle around the winding roads or simply explore the area by foot. As the boat manoeuvres through Cho Vam canal, you are invited to a sunset cocktail party on the top deck.

Meal provided: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Accomodation: Mekong Cruise cabin 4* (or similar)

After breakfast, you return to Hochiminh city. Then you will be free short time before departure flight from Vietnam or continue on to your chosen extension.

Meal provided: Breakfast