A family holiday to remember

On this unique family journey discover the streets of Hanoi’s Old Quarter by cyclo, inspirational Halong Bay on an overnight boat, and the tunnels of Cu Chi on your hands and knees! Gain an insight into the lives of local fisher folk as you learn to navigate a basket boat through a palm-fringed canal near Hoi An, and experience the relaxed lifestyle of the Mekong Delta on an overnight homestay. Great food, friendly people and awesome shopping make for a family holiday to remember. 

Detailed Itinerary

Day 1-3:

On arrival in Hanoi, transfer to your hotel and meet the other families joining you on this great adventure, before an intriguing visit Ho Chi Minh’s mausoleum. Escape to the serene Temple of Literature and uncover fascinating history at the infamous Hanoi Hilton prison, before an evening performance of the famous water puppets delights. A scenic drive past farmers working the rice paddies brings you to World Heritage listed Halong Bay where you board an exciting boat cruise and float past hundreds of soaring limestone mountains. A night on-board is a highlight for young and old. On your return to Hanoi, a short flight brings you to Hue. Hotels: Prestige, Overnight boat

Day 4-5:

In the former imperial capital, explore the citadel, elaborate emperors’ tombs and the Thien Mu Pagoda. Cruise down the Perfume River on a fun dragon boat ride, and visit the Spiral Foundation, where the deaf and mute workers teach you to make local crafts. A spectacular drive leads you along the dramatic cliff tops above the sparkling China Sea to Hoi An, visiting sacred Marble Mountains along the way. Experience the delights of Hoi An on a walking tour and find out about local produce on a market tour with the young people from the Streets Foundation. For something different, embark on the family-run ‘Fisherman eco tour’ for a true insight into Vietnamese life. Enjoy an afternoon free to roam the colourful streets of this atmospheric town. Hotel: Saigon Morin, Ancient House

Day 6-7:

Hoi An. WA spectacular drive leads you along the dramatic cliff tops above the sparkling China Sea to Hoi An, visiting sacred Marble Mountains along the way. Experience the delights of Hoi An on a walking tour. For something different, embark on the family-run ‘Fisherman eco tour’ for a true insight into Vietnamese life. Enjoy an afternoon free to roam the colorful streets of this atmospheric town. Hotel: Hoi An Trails Resort & Spa

Day 8-12:

Fly to Saigon, Vietnam’s largest city. Stroll along historic Dong Khoi Street and visit the reunification Palace and War remnants Museum. In the tranquil Mekong Delta, a home-stay with a local family immerses you into the local culture. The whole family will enjoy the trip to the amazing Cu Chi tunnels where you have the chance to crawl through the tunnels yourself and view the playful wildlife at a nearby animal shelter. On your last day, enjoy free time until your departure transfer. Hotel: Liberty Central, Home-stay.

Contact Custom Vietnam Travel for booking this tour.

Tel: +84.4.371 85750; Hotline: +84.977102103
Fax: +84.4.371 85750
Email: info@customvietnamtravel.com
Office: No 116/32/76 An Duong, Tay Ho, Hanoi, Vietnam

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Classic tour around Vietnam for family in 2013

This is a typical classic tour for family travel around Vietnam - a city tour around Hanoi's classic old quarter in a traditional cylco, a water puppet show, a tour of Halong Bay - designated a World Heritage Site for its outstanding natural beauty.

Tour Route: Hanoi - Ha Long Bay - Hai Phong - Danang - Hoi An - Hue - Saigon/Ho Chi Minh City


Trip Itinerary

Day 1 : Hanoi Arrival

Meet on arrival at Noi Bai International airport, transfer Hotel in Hanoi for check in. (If the time persmits), we will take cyclo tour (2 hours), visit to The Old Quarter of Hanoi and Ngoc Son Temple. Dinner at Seasons restaurant. Drop off at Thang Long theatre for water puppet show, the unique Vietnamese traditional art. This art originates from rural festivals in Vietnam. The artists-men and women-stand waist-deep in the water to manipulate the puppets, making them move about, talk and laugh and even dance on the surface of the water. Take part in a welcome dinner and transfer to hotel.

Stay overnight at hotel in Hanoi

Include : Private car, Hotel in Hanoi, Tour guide, Meal :  Dinner, Entrance fee

Day 2 : Hanoi – Halong Bay – Hai Phong

Breakfast at hotel. Then we will have a day tour visit Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum (closed on Monday, Friday and the whole October and November) Residence and One Pillar Pagoda. Drive to Halong, 180 km east of Hanoi. On arrival take a wooden boat and have seafood lunch on board. Discover Halong Bay, listed as a World Heritage Area of outstanding natural beauty. “Dragon descending to the sea“ as it is known in Vietnamese, picturesque Halong Bay has more than 3,000 limestone islets rising from the clear emerald water, many of them containing beautiful grottoes. A 4-hour boat trip will visit to Thien Cung and Dau Go grottoes. Drop off in Halong town. Proceed to Haiphong transfer to hotel for check-in Dinner and accommodation at hotel

Stay overnight at hotel in Haiphong

Include : Private car, Hotel in Hai Phong, Tour guide, Meal :  Breakfast, Lunch, Entrance fee

Day 3 : Hai Phong – Hanoi – Fly to Danang

Breakfast at hotel Drive to Hai Phong, visit to the Garden theatre, Du Hang Pagoda and Kenh temple. Transfer back to Hanoi Lunch at Koto restaurant (or Brother Cafe as alternative) Visit to Temple of Literature built in the 11th century as Vietnam’s first university, Quan Thanh Temple and Fine Art Museum. Transfer to the Hanoi airport. Depart Hanoi by (VN 317, 17:00pm) for Danang. Arrive in Danang at 18:15pm. Check in hotel in Danang. Dinner and accommodation at hotel

Stay overnight at hotel in Danang

Include : Private car, Flight ticket : Hanoi - Danang (Vietnam Airline), Tour guide, Meal :  Breakfast, Lunch, Entrance fee

Day 4 : Danang – Hoi An Walking tour

Breakfast at hotel then visit Cham Museum; Marble Mountain and China Beach. transfer to Hoian. Lunch at White Lanterns restaurant. Discover the historic town which used to be a prosperous seaport city during the 16th to 18th centuries. Its sizeable community of foreign merchants resulted in a unique architectural style with Vietnamese, Chinese and Japanese influences. Visit the Phuc Kien hall, Japanese covered bridge, Tan Ky old house and the workshop of traditional occupation of Hoi An ancient town. Dinner at Riverside Garden restaurant.

Stay overnight at hotel in Hoi an

Include : Private car, Hotel in Hoi An, Tour guide, Meal : Breakfast, Lunch, Entrance fee

Day 5 : Hoi An – Hue City tour

Breakfast at hotel. Drive to Hue across the Hai Van Pass (Pass of the Ocean Clouds), passing through many pretty red-tiled villages with fruit orchards, enjoying spectacular views of sky and sea. Arrival on Hue, the royal city of Vietnam’s last ruling dynasty and transfer to the Saigon Morin Hotel or similar, then visit Tu Duc tomb, Lunch at Club Garden restaurant. Boat trip on the Perfume River to visit Thien Mu Pagoda. Visit Imperial Citadel and Dong Ba Market. Dinner and accommodation at hotel.

Stay overnight at hotel in Hue

Include : Private car, Hotel in Hue, Tour guide, Meal : Breakfast, Lunch, Entrance fee

Day 6 : Hue – Fly to Saigon – Saigon City tour

Breakfast at hotel. Transfer from Phubai airport. Depart Hue by (VN251, 9:10) for Ho Chi Minh. Arrive in Ho Chi Minh City at 10:25am and transfer to the Equatorial Hotel or similar. Lunch at Vietnam House restaurant. City tour: visit China town, Thien Hau Pagoda, History Museum and former Presidential Palace. Make photo stops at the famous tourist sites such as Notre Dame Church, and Central Post Office. Dinner and accommodation at hotel.

Stay overnight in Ho Chi Minh City

Include : Private car, Flight ticket : Hue - Saigon (Vietnam Airline), Tour guide, Meal :  Dinner, Entrance fee

Day 7 : Saigon – Departure

Free time for you relax or discorver Saigon until transfer you to airport to catch your flight back home.

Include : Private car, Meal : Breakfast

Contact Custom Vietnam Travel for booking this tour.

Tel: +84.4.371 85750; Hotline: +84.977102103
Fax: +84.4.371 85750
Email: info@customvietnamtravel.com
Office: No 116/32/76 An Duong, Tay Ho, Hanoi, Vietnam

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Itinerary

Day 1: Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City) – My Tho – Can Tho

After breakfast, drive from Saigon to My Tho City, Embark our boat for cruising through the Bao Dinh natural canal which is bordered by rows of traditional stilt houses and fruit plantations. Visit the My Tho wholesale fruit market. Proceed to Tortoise island. Lunch served in the heart of the orchard. Enjoy a boat ride through the Tan Thach natural canal in Ben Tre, cruising under the shadows of the water coconut trees. Visit a family business which epitomizes the idyllic rural lifestyle. After trekking through the fruit plantation on Thoi Son island, enjoy a rowing boat ride along the creeks before returning to My Tho by motor boat. Transfer to Can Tho City. Free to explore Can Tho City. Overnight in hotel in Can Tho. (Lunch)

Day 2: Can Tho – Cai Rang market – Saigon

After breakfast, transfer to Cai rang Floating Market. Enjoy boat ride in Cai Rang Floating Market where you can see all types of tropical fruits, vegetables and unique way of trading in floating market. Enjoy a walk through fruits garden and taste fresh fruits. Lunch is served in Can Tho. After lunch, transfer back to Saigon. Trip concludes. (Breakfast and lunch)

Mekong Delta in Vietnam is the spectacular and unique area for tours and holidays in Vietnam. Mekong Delta in Vietnam includes six provinces in Vietnam and it is the biggest rice bucket in Vietnam. Mekong Delta in Vietnam has multiple complexes of rivers and cannels that make Mekong Delta a unique place in Vietnam. Mekong delta in Vietnam is a great area for fruit growing and fish farming in Vietnam. The most amazing attractive character of Mekong Delta in Vietnam is the floating markets. There are a lot of floating markets in Mekong delta like Cai Be, Phung Hiep or Cai Rang floating markets.

  

Mekong delta tours in 2 days are greatly created for travelers enjoy cruising in magnificent Mekong delta in Vietnam as well as experience real life of farmers in Mekong delta in Vietnam. Travelers will visit Cai Be floating market, coconut candy workshops, pop rice workshops and wonderful fruit gardens in Mekong delta in Vietnam. Travelers will enjoy cruising in vast stretch Mekong delta, visit An Binh Island, enjoy special local cuisine and enjoy biking tours around An Binh Island.  

Mekong delta tours in 2 days let travelers enjoy brilliant cruising along rivers and cannel to Can Tho City, the biggest one in Mekong delta in Vietnam. Travellers will experience real life of local people while enjoy cruising to Can Tho, experience wonderful sunset over Mekong Delta in Vietnam. Mekong delta tours in 2 days will let travelers visit the biggest as well as most interesting floating market of Cai Rang in Can Tho in Vietnam.

Contact Custom Vietnam Travel for booking this tour.

Tel: +84.4.371 85750; Hotline: +84.977102103
Fax: +84.4.371 85750
Email: info@customvietnamtravel.com
Office: No 116/32/76 An Duong, Tay Ho, Hanoi, Vietnam

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Trip's Itinerary

Day 1: Ho Chi Minh City – My Tho – Ben Tre – Can Tho ( L )

8:00 AM Pick up at your hotel in HCMC. Depart for My Tho .Take a boat ride along the river, view the stilt houses and the fruit plantation along the river bank. Proceed to Tortoise island and have lunch in the orchard.

Enjoy a boat ride through Tan Thach natural canal in Ben Tre, cruising under the shadow of the water coconut trees. Visit a family business which epitomizes the idyllic rural lifestyle. Enjoy a rowing boat ride along the creeks. After taking a delightful walking through the fruit plantation,village. Proceed to Can Tho. Dinner on guest’s account. Overnight at your proposed hotel in Can Tho. (Family home stay can be arranged on request.)

Option 1 : Stay in a hotel in Can Tho

Check into your hotel on arrival at Can Tho. Free to explore the city on your own in the afternoon. You can also visit a village, meet the local people, have dinner with them and enjoy their music. Overnight at your chosen hotel in Cantho.

Option 2 : Homestay ( D )

Transfer by motor boat to a small village in Cai Rang district. Check into your riverside cottage. In the afternoon, go cycling or trekking around the village to experience the rural lifestyle of the Mekong Delta people. Join a family as they prepare dinner, then share the meal with them. Enjoy an evening of traditional folk music with your neighbors. Overnight in your riverside cottage.

Day 2: Phong Dien – Cai Rang ( B / L )

7:00 AM After breakfast, take the morning boat trip to visit the Phong Dien floating market which is at its busiest at this time of day. Keep cruising through the small channels system and visit a rice noodle making village. Experience the “Monkey Bridge” in the Delta. Visit a second floating market (Cai Rang). Break for lunch. Return to Ho Chi Minh City.



Tour includes :

• A/c private car/van or pick up, transfer & sightseeing as per program.
• Private boat trip in the Mekong delta.
• English or French-speaking guide
• All entrance fees
• Meals as indicated in the program (B = Breakfast; L = Lunch; D = Dinner)
• Hotel accommodation based on two people sharing a twin or double room

Tour excludes :

• Vietnamese entry visa.
• Other meals not mentioned in the program
• Personal expenses

Contact Custom Vietnam Travel for booking this tour.

Tel: +84.4.371 85750; Hotline: +84.977102103
Fax: +84.4.371 85750
Email: info@customvietnamtravel.com
Office: No 116/32/76 An Duong, Tay Ho, Hanoi, Vietnam

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Trip's length:	2 days
Trip Themes:	Local life & Culture, Local food
Transport:	Bicycles/ Support Vehicle
Places visited:	Red River Delta
Tour operates:	All Year Arround
Start / End cities:	Hanoi / Hanoi
Accommodation:	1 night at Home Stay

 

 HIGHLIGHTS:

•     Vegetable farm and Bat Trang Pottery Village
•     Home Stay at a local family
•     Boat Row to visit Stork Island
•     Bicyle Ride thru the countryside
•     Nom Ancient Village
•     Dong Ho Painting Village and But Thap Pagoda

Southbound Adventure - CODE: FM05

Trip's length:	12 days
Trip Themes:	Local life & Culture, Community, Education
Transport:	Car/Bus, Boat, Flight, Train
Places visited:	Hanoi - Halong Bay - Hue - Hoi An - Ho Chi Minh City - Mekong Delta
Tour operates:	All year round
Start / End cities:	Hanoi / Ho Chi Minh City
Accommodation:	Hotel: 9nts, Boat: 1nt, Train: 1nt

TRIP FACTS:

- This entire Vietnam family trip is designed as a comfortable paced tour - Ideal for those do not suit to adventurous style of travel but would likde to gain the highlights of Vietnam

- This Vietnam family tour utilises air and coach travel plus short boat cruises on Mekong River, Perfume pagoda and Halong Bay

- Order of events and sightseeing may vary according to local conditions

Vietnam Timeless Charm

Trip's length:	16 days
Trip Themes:	Cruise, History&Culture, Community, Education
Transport:	Van, train, boat, flight
Places visited:	Hanoi - Bac Ha - Sapa - Halong Bay - Hoi An -Buon Ma Thuot - Da Lat - Ho Chi Minh City
Tour operates:	All year around
Start / End cities:	Hanoi / Ho Chi Minh City
Accommodation:	Hotel: 10nts, Train: 2nts, Home Stay: 2nts, Boat: 1nt

Top 5 famous ancient villages for family tours in Vietnam

Vietnamese ancient villages make travelers overwhelmed from the first step not only by the houses that are hundreds years old, but also by the stunning the beauty of the alley, tree space, terminals water, comfortable home and the compacted rustic atmosphere. This is top 5 famous ancient villages in Vietnam nominated by Vietnamese Records.

1. Duong Lam ancient village (Hanoi)

 Duong Lam Village's gateway

Duong Lam ancient village is 4km far from Son Tay town. Two of Vietnam’s kings, Phung Hung (761-802) and Ngo Quyen (896-944) were born in Duong Lam, giving the village its prestige. 

Gain insights into the authentic Vietnam

Medium Paced Family Tour, You will gain insights into the authentic Vietnam, good balance between active activities and relaxing. Even the adults will love the educational nature of the trip!

- Tour utilises air, coach and train plus overnight boat cruise in Halong Bay

- Order of events and sightseeing may vary according to local conditions

 Day 1: Hanoi [D]

On arrival in Hanoi your family is met and transferred to the hotel which is located in the downtown. The rest of your first day is on your own to get the taste of Hanoi with your tour guide’s suggestions. Enjoy welcomed dinner with local specialties at a restaurant and overnight in Hanoi.

The whole Vietnam tour for family with kids over 2 years old

Enjoy a morning at the beach – with plenty of water sports to keep the kids busy. Experience local BBQ seafood for lunch overlooking the white sandy beaches.

Trip's Itinerary

Day 1. Arrival in Hanoi [B]

Arrive in Hanoi, met and welcomed by your tour guide and driver. Transferred to Hanoi for check-in. Have a welcome dinner with Vietnamese food in a restaurant; get a briefing of the trip. Overnight in Hanoi.