Vietnam in Style: Heritage and Private Experiences

Discover Hanoi with your guide through a selection of cultural landmarks and neighbourhoods matched to your interests. Sightseeing is balanced with breaks for a drink and opportunities to watch everyday life. Continue exploring the centre in the afternoon before returning to your hotel. The final itinerary specifies the attractions and admission tickets included in your package.

Overnight: Ha Noi  |  Planned meals: Breakfast, lunch.

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Begin with a prebooked culinary experience alongside a chef, learning how Vietnamese ingredients are selected and flavours combined. Continue to Nom village for a walk through its traditional setting and an introduction to local architecture. After the village visit, return by road to Hanoi. The evening is yours to relax or explore independently.

Overnight: Ha Noi  |  Planned meals: Breakfast, lunch.

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Subject to the service confirmed for your trip, travel to Ha Long by seaplane before joining your cruise. Settle into the cabin and enjoy the bay from the deck, with excursions and meals following your selected cruise package. The seaplane depends on operating schedules and weather; a road-transfer alternative is arranged when required.

Overnight: Cruise vessel  |  Planned meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner.

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Enjoy the morning on the bay before checking out of your cabin. Return towards Hanoi for your connecting flight to Hue, where a driver meets you and transfers you to the hotel. Keep the evening relaxed. The cruise’s arrival time, airport transfer and flight are planned together to provide a workable connection.

Overnight: Hue  |  Planned meals: Brunch, dinner.

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Discover Hue’s garden-house traditions through a visit arranged in advance with a host family. Learn about the house, garden layout and family routines before continuing to Thien Mu Pagoda beside the Perfume River. Further heritage visits are selected according to your interests and the available time. Return to your hotel for a relaxed evening.

Overnight: Hue  |  Planned meals: Breakfast, lunch.

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Spend the day discovering rice-growing traditions in the countryside around Hue. Learn about agricultural work and local routines through activities arranged for the season of your visit. Farming tasks change throughout the year, so the experience follows what is actually happening in the fields. Return to your hotel in the afternoon and enjoy time at leisure.

Overnight: Hue  |  Planned meals: Breakfast, lunch.

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Leave Hue by road for Hoi An, stopping at suitable viewpoints along the way. Check in and relax before your prearranged private dining experience. The setting, menu and any allergy requirements are agreed in advance with the service provider. After dinner, enjoy the atmosphere of Hoi An at your own pace.

Overnight: Hoi An  |  Planned meals: Breakfast, dinner.

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Explore Hoi An on a booked Vespa experience with a driver, combining country lanes with cultural stops. Continue on foot through the Ancient Town to appreciate its houses, shops and riverside streets at a slower pace. Return to your hotel later in the day. Guests who prefer another transport option can request an alternative when booking.

Overnight: Hoi An  |  Planned meals: Breakfast, lunch.

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Transfer to Da Nang Airport and fly to Ho Chi Minh City. Check in to your hotel and take time to rest after the flight. Depending on your arrival time, enjoy a short independent walk in the centre or dinner at a recommended venue. No further long-distance excursion is planned for this travel day.

Overnight: Ho Chi Minh City  |  Planned meals: Breakfast.

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Depart by speedboat according to the service booked for your Cu Chi excursion. At the historic site, your guide explains the tunnel system and its wartime context. Choose the level of participation that suits you, including a visit entirely above ground. Return to the city afterwards; the quotation specifies whether the boat service is private or shared.

Overnight: Ho Chi Minh City  |  Planned meals: Breakfast, dinner.

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Drive to Ben Tre for the start of your Mekong Delta experience. Discover riverside scenery, stop to learn about local activities and enjoy a meal under your selected package. In the afternoon, continue to Can Tho, check in and unwind. This stage introduces a slower rhythm after the city, with time to appreciate life in the delta.

Overnight: Can Tho  |  Planned meals: Breakfast, lunch.

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Take a morning river trip towards Cai Rang floating market, subject to the day’s operating conditions. Your guide explains river trading and the lives of local communities; the level of activity varies from day to day. Return to your accommodation and spend the rest of the day at leisure, enjoying a relaxed stay in Can Tho.

Overnight: Can Tho  |  Planned meals: Breakfast.

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After breakfast, check out and travel by road to Ho Chi Minh City. Continue to the airport or your agreed finishing point. Departure from Can Tho is planned around your flight and road conditions. If the flight leaves too early for a comfortable same-day transfer, the final overnight stay should be moved to the city in advance.

Overnight: Tour ends; no overnight stay  |  Planned meals: Breakfast.

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