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Embark on an unforgettable journey through the heart of Vietnam with SP Holidays x Resh Taurants! This all-in-one adventure takes you from the vibrant streets of Hanoi to the misty mountains of Sapa, the serene beauty of Trang An, and the breathtaking Halong Bay. Experience a rich blend of culture, nature, and heritage with guided tours, luxury cruises, and immersive local experiences. Whether you're a culture lover, nature enthusiast, or adventure seeker, this tour offers the perfect escape filled with memorable moments and seamless comfort.
Welcome to Hanoi, upon arrival, You will be greeted and picked up by our local guide at Noi Bai Airport.
08:30: Our guide will come to pick you up at your hotel, 2-hour (~150km) drive to Ninh Binh.
10:30: We will arrive at Bai Dinh pagoda complexes - the first destination to visit of this day tour.Bai Dinh Pagoda is a complex of many Buddhists architectural structures and Southeast Asia’s largest complex which holds many records.
This pagoda complexes stunningly boast a array of the most massive and magnificent architecture of Vietnamese tradition refined ever built that it take a full day to explore all.
So you will visit some of the highlights that owned the national:
- 500 stone statues of “La Han” (Arhats)
- 2 huge bronze bells, one weighs 27 tons, other weighs 36 tones
- Three bronze statues of Tam The (50 tons each)
- With sacred atmospheres and intriguing Buddhism story which presented by our insider guide, you cannot fail to enchant.
The visit ends with a walk-up the summit mountain to see the 100 tones statue of Buddha Sakyamuni made of bronze and enjoy the panoramic view of picturesque landscape dotted with limestone mountains.
12:30: Enjoy a fabulous lunch at local restaurant.
13:30: Leave for the Trang An Grottoes one of the most pristine natural landscape in Ninh Binh. Recognized as a World Heritage Site since 2013, Trang An is considered an ecotourism site appealing lots of foreign tourists coming here every year.
You will spend about 2.5 hours exploring in a small bamboo boat trip rowed by a local people at Trang An natural heritage site. Visit many limestones water cave along Sao Khe River, and temples along the way.
Embark on a traditional sampan gently rowed down the exquisite river through numerous caves: Hang Toi (Dack) cave, 320 meter long, Sang (light) cave, 90 meter long, and Hang Nau Ruou (Cooking wine) cave, 250 meter long…
After finish all activities, Our driver will take you return back to Hanoi for Dinner. Overnight in Hanoi.
Morning: Have Breakfast at your hotel.
Following breakfast leave Hanoi for a 2.5-hour drive to Ha Long Bay. Arrive at the jetty in Ha Long City towards noon and proceed with check-in formalities and start a remarkable cruise tour around this World Heritage Site.
Embark on the cruise and enjoy a fresh beverage as a warm greeting from the crew - Check-in cabin and spend time admiring the majestic landscape of thousands of limestone islands. Lunch is served in restaurant while cruising towards the bay itself.
In the afternoon, enjoy some visits and/or activities (depending on each boat’s itinerary) or just spend some time relaxing on board. Towards the end of the day the boat sets anchor for the night among the karst formations. Dinner is served on board.
Our tour guide will not escort you on the cruises but the crew members who are fluent in English.
Enjoy the fresh morning in the middle of the bay, the sun rises on Ha Long in the morning and breakfast is served (brunch on some boats) while the vessels cruise slowly through the magnificent rock formations and back towards port. Disembark from cruise. Afterward, transfer back Hanoi in the afternoon.
14:30 – Continue city half day. First visit the Ho Chi Minh Complex which features the life of Ho Chi Minh, the nation’s founder. Explore Ba Dinh Square, an important point of pilgrimage for many Vietnamese, the Presidential Palace, Ho Chi Minh Museum and the rural style Ho Chi Minh’s house on stilts where he lived and worked. Stop by one of Hanoi’s icons, the One Pillar Pagoda, built in the 11th Century in dedication to Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara or Buddha of Compassion and reminiscent of a lotus blossom rising from a pond. Next stop is Tran Quoc Pagoda - is the oldest temple in Hanoi and dates back to the 6th century during the reign of Emperor Ly Nam De Dynasty.
Walking around the old quarter, then dinner at Indian Restaurant and overnight in Hanoi.
Morning, free until pick up and transfer you to Airport for flight to Da Nang City.
Arrive Da Nang city, transfer to hotel for check in and relaxing.
Afternoon, transfer you to Monkey Mountain. A giant statue of Lady Buddha with a beautiful background such as mountains and a huge garden of bonsai would draw your attention.
- Discovery the Marble Mountains and stop for a walk along the site to see local factories of stone sculptures - the most impressive handicrafts village in Da Nang.
- Check in the Marble Mountains by climbing up to the top (elevator is optional). Here we will see beautiful pagodas which were made in the 19th century by the last dynasty of the VietNam monarchy, and visit HuyềnKhông or TàngChơn caves.
- Keep going to see the biggest fascinating cave named as ÂmPhủ cave. You will learn interesting philosophies of Buddhism and take photos with amazing natural creations.
Then visit to the Han Market and browse the stalls of this sprawling compound, seeing fresh produce and dried goods unique to the area. This is also a great place to get a glimpse of local life, watching the shoppers and vendors as they negotiate deals. Have Dinner at Indian Restaurant and transfer back to the hotel.
8:00: We'll come to pick you up from your hotel in Hoi An and then make our way to the breathtaking Ba Na Hills. Start your day by checking in at the Suoi Mo Cable Car Station, where you'll board a cable car and enjoy stunning views of the surrounding mountains as you make your way to Marseille Station.
Once you arrive at Marseille Station, you'll have the opportunity to visit the famous Golden Bridge. This stunning pedestrian bridge is held up by two giant stone hands and offers breathtaking views of the surrounding hills and forests.
Head to Jardin D’Amour, a beautiful garden filled with colorful flowers, fountains, and sculptures. Take a leisurely stroll through the garden and enjoy the peaceful atmosphere.
Next, you'll visit the Linh Ung Pagoda, a Buddhist temple known for its impressive statue of the Goddess of Mercy.
After all that sightseeing, it's time to have a delicious lunch at a local Vietnamese buffet restaurant with over 70 Vietnamese culinary items. Try some of the local specialties and enjoy the flavors of Vietnam.
Spend your afternoon at Fantasy Park, an amusement park with morre 150 rides, games, and attractions. Whether you're a thrill-seeker or prefer something more relaxed, there’ll be exciting activities for your family at Fantasy Park.
You'll end your day by exploring the fantastic view of Ba Na Hills from King Peak at an altitude of 1.487m. Return to the Cable Car Station and the Gateway, and our guide will transfer you back to the hotel.
Note: The ticket includes round-trip cable car rides as well as visits to impressive landmarks such as the Golden Bridge, Fantasy Park, and Moon Castle (ticket not includes the wax museum, Debay wine cellar, and several games)
Have Dinner at Indian Restaurant and transfer back to hotel, overnight in Da Nang city.
Morning, continue transfer to Cam Thanh village, being a fisherman at Cam Thanh water coconut village tour you will enjoy experiences from learning traditional fishing techniques and how to row unique Vietnamese bamboo basket boat, fishing and catch the crabs, coconut mussel while exploring the now tranquil coconut-palm flanked waterways of a past war.
Then to Hoi An for a walking tour to discover the charm of Hoi An as a renowned World Heritage Site. Besides visiting must-see highlights of the Old Town such as the town’s iconic 400-year-old Covered Bridge, the Museum of Trade Ceramics, the 200-year-old Tan Ky House, our knowledgeable guide will take you through lesser-known paths, crisscross though the maze of shortcuts, narrow passages and back alleys that are less travelled for a more engaging and personal experience.
Close the trip, free time for shopping around Hoi An Old Quater before dinner, transfer back hotel, overnight in Da Nang city.
Have dinner before transfer back hotel and overnight in Da Nang.
Breakfast at hotel, then transfer to airport for flight to Phu Quoc.
Arrival Phu Quoc airport, you are welcomed by our driver and guide, start to visit Phu Quoc.
Today, you will visit:
Have Dinner and transfer back hotel, overnight in Phu Quoc.
08:30:Pick up from your hotel at the lobby in the center of Duong Dong town (from PhuQuoc night market, along Tran Hung Dao street to Eden resort). If pick up and drop off in other areas, extra fee can be applied.
Arrive at the harbor - board on speed boat
Visit 4 islands in the south
Back on the cable car (around 25 mins): Enjoy sunset & rides with a panoramic overall view of islands
Have Dinner and transfer back hotel. Overnight in Phu Quoc
Morning, free until pick up and transfer you to Airport for flight to Ho Chi Minh. Arrive, meet guide at airport, transfer to hotel for check in and relaxing.
Afternoon, take a city tour to visit outside Saigon Notre-Dame Basilica a neo-Roman cathedral built by the colonial French with materials entirely imported from Marseilles (It is renovating unil 2022). Discover the magnificent neo-Romanesque architecture as you take in the tranquil atmosphere inside.
At the opposite Central Post Office, one of the oldest buildings in Ho Chi Minh City, learn about this significant landmark — the busiest post office in Vietnam. Admire the neoclassical-style of the post office interior as your guide points out the painted maps of former Saigon, once the capital of South Vietnam. Continue visit Giac Lam Pagoda – The oldest pagoda in Saigon.
Last but not least, we will visit Cho Lon area or the city’s China Town and the Jade Emperor Temple (Phuoc Hai), a rare Taoist structure in Vietnam built by the Cantonese community in the area in 1909. Dinner at local restaurant and overnight in Saigon.
Dinner at Indian Restaurant and transfer back hotel, overnight in Ho Chi Minh.
Morning, travel by car to the Mekong Delta, the world’s largest delta and Vietnam's largest rice bowl.
On arrival in My Tho City, capital of Tien Giang Province, board a motorboat and navigate through intricate canals while observing the local daily life up close as well as the landscape of waterways and lush islands. Land on Thoi Son Island to listen to the Southern traditional music performed by native artists. Continue the tour with a paddleboat to cruise more canals before visiting households with traditional occupations of home-based coconut candy and rice-wine making. Switch back to a motorboat to go to a bee farm to enjoy fresh honey tea and fresh fruits. On the way back to My Tho, stop to visit Vinh Trang Pagoda, a prominent local Buddhist structure built in 1850 with a unique architectural mixture of Vietnamese, Roman, Chinese and Cambodian styles characterized by a highly ornate façade. Back to Saigon. Dinner at Indian restaurant. Overnight at hotel in Saigon.
Have breakfast at hotel, then free time until guide pick up to airport for flight back your country. End the trip.
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