Vietnam Family Tours - Places you want to go in Vietnam

Vietnam Family Tours - You wake up to the sounds of the Mekong River welcoming a new day. Enjoy breakfast on the "Lady Hau" while cruising to the floating market. When the "Lady Hau" arrives at Cai Rang floating market, guests are transferred to a local traditional boat to enter the market.

Day 1: Arrive Ho Chi Minh City (former Saigon)
On arrival at Ho Chi Minh's Tan Son Nhat International airport, you will be greeted by our guide and transferred to your hotel in town, overnight in HCMC.

Day 2: Ho Chi Minh City (B)
You start a tour in Ho Chi Minh City, the country's commercial center and home to a growing number of upscale restaurants and shops. Visit Chinatown, the Thien Hau Pagoda, the Reunification Palace, the Opera House and Hotel de Ville. Lunch will be held at local restaurant. Also visit the moving War Remnants Museum. Explore colorful outdoor markets and Dong Khoi Street, the city's upscale shopping boulevard with boutiques selling clothes and accessories designed by new Vietnamese designers, hill tribe crafts, high quality linens and house wares.

Day 3: Ho Chi Minh City - Mekong Delta (B)

This morning you set off for a drive through the Mekong Delta to the town of Vinh Long, well-known for its floating market. Here, we will board our private boat Cai Be Princess Cruise for a cruise along the maze of waterways and canals to Vinh Long. We will stop at the home of a Bonsai gardener for a sumptuous Delta lunch, including the popular dish of 'Elephant ear fish, before continuing our exploration of the tributaries and canals of the delta, overnight in Can Tho.

Day 4: Mekong Delta - HCMC - Hue City (B)

You wake up to the sounds of the Mekong River welcoming a new day. Enjoy breakfast on the "Lady Hau" while cruising to the floating market. When the "Lady Hau" arrives at Cai Rang floating market, guests are transferred to a local traditional boat to enter the market. After sampling local fruits, our guide will escort the guests back to the hotel by local boat through myriad canals. (Starting at 6:30 AM, the Lady Hau cruise and tour extension takes around 4 hours; minimum 4 persons). Following this we will rendezvous with our vehicle for the drive to the town of My Tho to visit the Vinh Trang Pagoda and the Dong Tam snake farm. Transfer back to HCMC for flight to Hue. You get pick up and transfer to hotel, overnight in Hue.

Day 5: Hue city tour (B)

After breakfast in hotel, we board on a private boat for cruising on the romantic Perfume River. This time we head out for the countryside. Being the ancient capital, Hue is surrounded with ancient tombs of emperors past, and a visit to some of these tombs will be on the itinerary for today. The charming Lady Pagoda (Thien Mu Pagoda) will be the first stop of the day. Setting in converge of rivers, and giving you a great view on the Perfume River and surrounding area. From here you will take a drive to visit King Minh Mang's tomb & King Tu Duc's tomb.

This afternoon we visit the Citadel and the Forbidden Purple City, the Imperial Museum and the Dong Ba market, overnight in Hue.

Day 6: Hue City & Hoi An Ancient Town(B)

Start driving to Hoian passing the Hai Van pass. Once in Hoi An we visit one school in Hoi An before check in our hotel and have some free time to explore, overnight in Hoi An.

Day 7: Hoi An Ancient town (B)

We enjoy a half day orientation tour of Hoian including the Chinese Assembly Halls, the Japanese Covered Bridge, Phuc Kien Pagoda and Tan Ky House. Following the tour there will be free time to shopping or relaxing, overnight in Hoi An.

Day 8: Hoi An - Da Nang City - Hanoi  Capital(B)

Transfer to airport for flight to Hanoi for two-night stay. We pick you up and transfer to hotel. You enjoy the Water Puppet Performance and overnight in Hanoi.

Day 9: Hanoi city tour (B)
You visit Hanoi 's main cultural attractions, including the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, his House on Stilts, the One Pillar Pagoda, the Fine Arts Museum, the Temple of Literature and the Vietnam Ethnology Museum, in the afternoon, spend your own time to discover the Old Quarter, have dinner in your favorite restaurant and overnight in Hanoi.

Day 10: Halong Bay Excursion with Alova Day Cruises (B, L)

In the morning, you start a excursion to Halong Bay City, approximately 3 hours away. Once at Halong Bay City you are welcome on board for a four-hour cruise on the stunning bay, stopping along the way to visit one of the limestone caves in the area. As you are cruising, the boat crew will serve you a sumptuous local seafood lunch. After 4 hour navigation you sail back to harbor and rejoin car back to your hotel in Hanoi, overnight in Hanoi.

Option: You can stay overnight on deluxe traditional wooden boat

Day 11: Say goodbye to Hanoi for your next flight (B)

There is no activity planned for today. Enjoy your free time for souvenir shopping until transfer to the airport for your onward flight.
Be noted for Vietnam Family Tour packages:

Accommodation: Triple share is possible and must be requested at the time of booking. Please be clear whether a double bed plus extra bed is required or whether three separate beds are preferred. Where separate rooms for children are booked, interconnecting or adjacent rooms will be requested (subject to availability)

Tour guide: Local tour guide with international experience will give you the feeling of safety, protection. He will cares about every meal you eat, the room in hotel, especially he gives you the concept of how to behave well towards the locals. He also let you know all information about your tourist destinations

Things to bring: When you are on beach, you had better take sun cream, hat or cap with you. It is easy to catch flu or cold without careful preparation because the often changes of weather

Long clothes are advisable when you visit Ho Chi Minh mausoleum

Tips offered to tour guide and drivers are advisable when you have good services.
Tour Name:   Family Vacation from the South to the North
Duration:       11 days and 10 nights
Rate:               On request

Family Tour included:

- All private transfer, English Speaking Guide
- Accommodation shared in Twin/Double room with daily breakfast
- All In-tour flights as per itinerary
- Boat trip & cruise as per tour
- Meals as stated in the itinerary (B: breakfast; L: lunch; D: dinner)
- All sightseeing tickets, Vietnam visa on arrival approved letter ( Easy & recommended)
- Services charges and government tax

Family Tour excluded:

- International flights & departures taxes
- Beverages, travel insurance
- Personal expenses, tips and gratuities
- Vietnam visa stamp fee (US$ 25 & 02 passport photos per person)
- Others not clearly mentioned above