17-Day Family Trip in Vietnam

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This full-day city tour offers you the Hanoi’s most fascinating sights, including the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, the house on stilts and the One Pillar Pagoda, followed by Quan Thanh Temple and Tran Quoc Pagoda, the city's oldest, originally constructed in the sixth century. You'll also visit the Temple of Literature, have a walk around the Sword Lake, visit Ngoc Son Temple and end the day with a cup of Vietnamese coffee at a street-pub.

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Mai Chau is a small town surrounded by quaint villages, home to White Thai, H’Mong, Muong and Tay ethnic people. The key appeal of Mai Chau lies in its idyllic landscape of a verdant valley wrapped by mountains and clouds. With picturesque scenery and endearing culture, Mai Chau makes a fantastic destination to escape the city bustle, and to live a relaxed and happy life amongst a splendid natural setting.

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Pu Luong Nature Reserve would live up to most people’s image of an idyllic Vietnamese landscape and rural life. Jagged limestone mountains enclose a fertile river valley, dotted with small settlements of wooden houses on stilts. Luminous-green rice fields extend from the waters’ edge to the thickly-forested slopes, which are streaked with waterfalls.

Today you leave Mai Chau for Ninh Binh. Located on the southern end of the Red River Delta, Ninh Binh is blessed with diverse topography of both mountainous and coastal areas. It can be said that the province contains all the scenic quintessence of whole Vietnam within its relatively small size. Not only that, Ninh Binh represents typical rural villages of the northern region with vast green paddy fields, expanding mountains and a poetic river that flows to the horizon.

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Continue to visit Dinh-Le Temples of Hoa Lu and explore the Tam Coc, which means “3 caves,” which features karst formations. You'll explore this area, which is known as "Halong Bay on land" by sampan before driving back to Hanoi. In the evening, explore the Old Quarter at your own pace.

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Located in the Gulf of Tonkin in the northeast of Vietnam, Halong Bay boasts a magnificent scenery and covers an area of 43,400 ha and including over 1,600 islands and islets, most of which are uninhabited, it forms a spectacular seascape of limestone pillars and is an ideal model of a mature karst landscape developed during a warm and wet tropical climate. The property’s exceptional scenic beauty is complemented by its great biological interest.

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Continue the cruise program today by starting with some early morning Tai Chi on the deck of the ship. You will then go on to explore Halong Bay, where you can enjoy the bay's magnificent scenery of countless rugged limestone islands and caves. After finishing the cruise, a private driver will transfer you back to Hanoi. Once back in the city, you'll have time to explore Hanoi at your own pace.

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This morning take a short flight from Hanoi to Hue. Established as the capital of unified Viet Nam in 1802, Hue was not only the political but also the cultural and religious centre under the Nguyen dynasty until 1945. The Perfume River winds its way through the Hue Citadel giving this unique feudal capital a setting of great natural beauty.

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Enjoy a whole day exploring Hue including Hue Citadel, starting with a boat trip cruising on the Perfume River to visit Thien Mu Pagoda, a well-known sacred and religious site in the city followed by a visit to Thanh Toan village, one of the most beautiful villages in Hue. You'll also sample some of Hue's street food followed by a cup of Vietnamese coffee at a street-pub-cafe.

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Hoi An is one of the oldest towns in Southeast Asia and characterised by a rich blend of Vietnamese, Chinese, Japanese and European architecture. The journey to Hoi An takes you over the Hai Van Pass where you have a stop for a panoramic view over the Lang Co Beach. You'll continue through Danang before reaching Hoi An.

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Your stay in the Hoi An Ancient Town will be full of interesting activities. Starting with a walk to discover the ancient town with old houses, narrow streets, moss-grown walls, you then have chance to sample some of Hoi An famous street food followed by a visit to Tra Que Vegetable Village by bicycle.

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Vietnam is famous for its diverse cuisine and culture and each region has its own seductive signature dishes. Hoi An is considered as one of the best places in Vietnam to take a cooking class. If you are a food lover then you'll be delighted to discover that your stay in Hoi An includes a cooking class.

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Again you take a one-hour flight to Ho Chi Minh City. This is a city full of surprises. The city’s core is still adorned with wide elegant boulevards and historic French colonial buildings and offers plenty of reasons to visit, from its blend of historic, attractions to vibrant shopping, dining and nightlife.

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Cruising through the lush labyrinth of palm-fringed channels, rivers, and islands of the Mekong Delta offers a fascinating glimpse into the way of life of the people who depend on this fragile waterway for their survival. You also visit local villages, farms, and factories.

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Located on the south bank of the Hau River, a distributary of the Mekong River; Can Tho is famous for its floating markets, where people sell and buy things on the river, there is also a rice paper-making village and picturesque, winding rural canals. Cai Rang, the biggest floating market is just 6km from Can Tho. This is a wholesale market, so look at what's tied to the long pole above the boat to figure out what they're selling to smaller traders.