Vietnam Ultimate Expedition 21 Days

Arriving at Noi Bai airport in Hanoi, you’ll be met and driven to your hotel. You’ll have time to relax after your journey. You’ll spend the night in Hanoi.

In the morning, you’ll be picked up to drive to Bat Trang. On arrival, you’ll pick up your bicycles and ride around the village. You will be able to continue with your bicycles or stroll in the small alleys of this old village to watch local people producing their fine products and visit some of the houses used as workshops and showrooms.

You’ll then drive to Dong Ho village – famous for its traditional paintings. After lunch, you’ll enjoy its traditional Quan Ho music performed by villagers in the commune house. The singers have been officially designated as part of Vietnam’s ‘living heritage’ by UNESCO. In the late afternoon, you’ll return to Hanoi for your overnight accommodation. You’ll spend the night in Hanoi.

After an early breakfast at hotel, at 07:00, you’ll be picked up by Limousine bus to Sapa.  Arriving around 12:30, you’ll enjoy lunch and check in to your hotel. Afterward, you’ll be picked up and taken to the cable car station to experience a ride that offers indescribable sensations. From the cable car, you’ll enjoy breathtaking views of Fansipan, hidden under clouds and surrounded by the lush forests of the romantic town of Sapa, with its charming ancient villas and Western-style architecture.

Later, you’ll visit Thac Bac Waterfall, one of the most beautiful waterfalls in Vietnam. Its cascading waters, shimmering like silver, have earned it the romantic name “Silver Waterfall.” Afterward, you’ll return to Sapa for your overnight accommodation.

You’ll be picked up at 09:00 from Sapa and we walk in the direction of Cat Cat village (home to Black Hmong people). You’ll not go into the village, but go around and walk towards the edge of the national park. On the way you’ll follow the trails that go along the beautiful side of the Hoang Liên national park. You’ll walk to Muong Hoa village, home to the Black Hmong hill tribe. On the way, you’ll stop at a local restaurant for lunch. After lunch, you’ll continue our way towards Ta Van village. In Ta Van village you can walk around the village, drink coffee at a local coffee place and do a batik workshop in my mothers shop (optional activity, 15 USD PP). Overnight, you’ll stay with a local Hmong family in Ta Van village. In the night, you’ll have dinner together with the family and you can help them cooking if you like.

In the morning, after your breakfast, you’ll walk from Ta Van village to the bamboo forest. Then you’ll continue to Giang Ta Chai village, home to Black Hmong en Red Dao people. After the village, you’ll stop shortly at a waterfall. After visiting the waterfall, you’ll stop at a local restaurant for lunch. In the afternoon, you’ll come down to Su Pan village of Black Hmong and Red Dzao. This is also where Sapa Farmstay is located. There you’ll stay in your own private bungalow with mountain view.

In the morning after a good breakfast, you’ll start your trek again and walk around 3 hours more. You’ll start by climbing the Tiger Mountain. There, you’ll walk in a beautiful forest, and pass some villages of Black Hmong people. You’ll continue into the valley towards Thanh Kim village, home to the Red Dao people. There you can see one of most beautiful scenery with rice paddies and a small river along the way. We prepare picnic lunch for you to have lunch in the mountains. You’ll finish our tour in Ban Den village. From there we will arrange transport to go back to Sapa.

Your time will be your own until you’re picked up by car to return to to Sapa then to Lao Cai for the 21:30. overnight sleeper train back to Hanoi.

You’ll arrive in the early morning at around 05.30, then you’ll be picked up to your hotel for breakfast.

After breakfast, you’ll leave for Ha Long Bay, one of the most spectacular UNESCO World Heritage Areas and the world’s largest marine limestone ‘karst’ landscape. There you’ll board a deluxe junk to take you round the Bay before stopping off at a beach on an island. Weather permitting, you’ll be able to swim, fish, and climb a hill (not a mountain!) for an overview of the Bay’s remarkable seascape. From there, you’ll continue your cruise to visit a fishing village – you’ll also have an opportunity to investigate one of the bay’s sea level caves in a small sampan or a kayak. Back on board, you can enjoy cocktails while watching the sunset. Later, unwind with a lavish dinner before an overnight stay on the board. The route is designed to avoid the busy areas and includes a very quiet location for your overnight stay.

You’ll wake in the fresh air on the bay with a swim and/or a Yoga or Taichi session on the large sundeck (beginners welcome!). After a light pastry and a tea or coffee for breakfast, you’ll dock to visit one of the most famous caves in the Bay. You’ll return to the junk for a brunch while cruising back to dock around noon whereupon you’ll be picked up back to Noi Bai airport for an afternoon flight to Hue. When you arrive, you’ll be met and driven to your hotel to check in. You’ll spend the night in Hue.

Departure from your hotel for our morning explorations to visit the Imperial city to learn all about the royal kingdom here in the past. We then embark for our beautiful boat ride along the Perfume River, with stop at Thien Mu Pagoda.

Continue our boat journey downstream with pleasant viewing along the sides of the river and lunch onboard while we are sailing down the Perfume River.

Our afternoon start with biking to visit the flower village of Tien Non, it’s just lovely to be among different types of flowers, then cycle a bit more to visit Thanh Tien paper flower making village, you can try to make one by yourself.  After that, you will visit village where they make traditional folk painting, more ride through the beautiful and peaceful countryside of Hue before hitting the road back to your hotel for about 17.00.

In the evening, you’ll sit down for a private dinner in the pleasant surroundings and a comfortable atmosphere of another of Ngoc Son Princess garden house. The owner will prepare and serve a traditional meal based on the distinctive characteristics of classic Hue cuisine. You’ll spend the night in Hue.

Cycling Distance: 14 km

In the morning, you’ll drive to Bach Ma National Park (60 km). After a 500m walk to the summit, you should be able to see the spectacular view. From there, the Rhododendron trail and the Five Lakes Cascade trail (6km in total) meander through evergreen forest, cascades and waterfalls. After lunch in a nearby local restaurant, the Pheasant Trail (2.5 km) takes you to a series of waterfalls and crystal-clear pools. In the late afternoon, you’ll drive to Hoi An for overnight accommodation. You’ll spend the night in Hoi An.

The day starts with cycling the narrow roads through the countryside, passing by rice paddy fields, water buffalos, bamboo bridges and local farmers on their daily work. You’ll then board a boat to the mouth of the Thu Bon estuary where the river meets the Cua Dai Sea and cruise along the coastline observing the lives of the local fishermen. After joining the fisherman to try your hand at catching fish in a traditional ‘Thung Chai’ basket boat, you will meander through the water palm coconut canal. During the American War, Viet Cong soldiers made use of this area as a highly effective hiding place from enemy attacks through their long struggle. Following an insightful visit to a local fishing village, you’ll be free to relax and enjoy a lunch before cycling back to your hotel. You’ll spend the night in Hoi An.

The day will be free for strolling in the town, lazing on the beach, or whatever takes your fancy.

In the evening at 18.00, you’ll have tickets for Teh Dar show which invites audience on a venture into the enchanting world of Vietnamese highlanders. Wild animal hunts, moonlit romance, jungle’s tales of death and reincarnation, are all recreated with stunning Vietnamese Bamboo Circus, daring acrobatics, and hypnotizing melody from exotic tribal instruments certified cultural heritage by UNESCO. Meaning ‘going in circle’ in the highland tribe K’ho’s tongue, Teh Dar embrace and preserve beautiful and diverse Vietnamese tribal cultures. As the artists keep inspiring, the circle of tribal life keeps going, the cultures shall remain.You’ll spend the night in Hoi An.

Your time will be your own until a car and drive arrives to pick up to the airport for a flight to Dalat. Upon arrival Lien Khuong International Airport, you will be welcomed by your driver and transfer to Dalat, the city of flowers and honeymooners with lovely French villas, the fresh air, the beautiful waterfalls and gorgeous lakes sits in a lush and green valley of postcard beauty. Overnight at hotel in Dalat.

Your adventure will be partially spent in the deepest jungle of Vietnam. Walk quietly through the vines and foliage and you might spot some of Dalat’s fa

After a visit to this area, you will see firsthand how varied and wonderful the flora and fauna of Vietnam are: from pine forests to jungle to meadow in just one day!

This one day trip starts to the South of Dalat City. We drive along the bank of Tuyen Lam Lake through picturesque scenic roads to the far southern end site of the lake to get to the trail head, where there is more of a broad leaf evergreen ecology and less pine forest.

The trek starts through pine forest and moves gradually into the jungle and we will walk along small streams in the jungle. Soon you will notice a dramatic change in scenery to thick jungle.

Walk the rolling hills among the vines, broad-leaf trees and enjoy the cool jungle breeze. If you’re lucky, you may see a wild orchid in bloom or a troop of monkey.

The trail is flat through the most beautiful jungle in Dalat. A stop for lunch spot where the views of the biggest tree are fantastic and a picnic lunch will be served at site. Dalat is known as the vegetable garden of Vietnam and lunch offers you a chance to try some of the areas tasty produce.

After lunch the trail goes downhill gradually along a ridgeline and the jungle canopy starts to cool down with the nice and fresh of fern trees area. We will cross a small stream and then up to another hill with an hour to the thin jungle before coming to a clearing where the jungle ends. This flat section leads us down toward the valley below which is dotted with huge farms growing vegetables and flowers. Our vehicle will pick us up at the end of the hike and transfer us back to Dalat. You’ll spend the Dalat.

This trip can also be done the other way around, depending on season.

• 14 km moderate trek through jungle, flower and vegetable farms
• Pick up and transfer in city
• Picnic lunch
• Professional and licensed guides

This ride to Nha Trang starts with a 45 minute transfer 33 kilometers to the north east of Dalat on a new road and through the newest national park in Vietnam (Bidoup Nui Ba). It offers fantastic cycling in the highlands as well as down a 28 kilometer pass to the coast. The first section of the ride starts in pine forest and rolls through the hills with beautiful views of farms, countryside and Nui Ba Mountain.

There is one final 3 kilometer climb to the top of the pass before some serious downhill. The 28 kilometer, uninterrupted downhill section is the longest section of downhill we offer. After reaching the bottom of the pass we have a picnic style lunch by the side of the river.

The section of riding after lunch offers a beautiful sampling of country living in Vietnam, passing through small villages and farms. This section of riding, although pleasant, can be challenging as the hills roll continuously. Average riding distance is 70 kilometers with an option to ride more, or less. The support vehicle can be used at any time by tired riders and is used to transport luggage and provisions along the way. You’ll spend the night in Nha Trang.

• 70 km cycling through beautiful views
• Pick up in Da Lat and transfer in Nha Trang
• Picnic lunch
• Professional and licensed guides

08:00H-08:30H: Pick up from your hotel and transfer to Nha Trang Port to board the Emperor Cruises.

08:30H-08:45H Arrival at the port where you will be greeted by the Experiences Manager with a welcome drink. Introduction to Nha Trang Bay, the locals, the food, the culture, the emperor, safety precautions, and the Emperor Cruises Junk. Start cruising through the spectacular landscape of Nha Trang Bay.

08:45H-09:30H Continue to cruise pass by the Tam, Mot, in Nha Trang Bay while guitar player will bring you deep in classical music. During this time, guest can enjoy some drinks and fruits on boat. Your destination Fish farm.

09:30H-10:00H Visiting Fish farm for exploring the beautiful landscape by basket boat surrounding the finish villlage.

10:00H-12:00H Arrive at Mini Beach where you can either go swimming, kayaking, snorkeling. Alternatively, just relax under the big trees, enjoying the stunning views of the bay and Emperor Cruises’ sails against the clear blue waters of the bay.

Besides, there are many other activites on the beach which you can join such as Diving, Jetski, Para sailing and Banana boat (exclusion in price).

1200H-1400H: After so much activity, you will surely be hungry. It’s time to go back the boat. You will be served a sumptuous set lunch on board with local beers, soft drink, fine wine, or premium spirits as the boat anchors near Hon Tre Island with its tranquil lagoon. Af the lunch, guesst and relax and go finish ing on boat.

1300H-14:00H: Visiting Mieu Island for exploring the beautiful landscape by basket boat to head over to fish farms.

14:00H-14:30H Cruise back to Nha Trang Harbor passing Vung Ngan floating village and Vinpearl Island, before catching a glimpse of the Bao Dai Villas as we return to the mainland.

14:30H At the port, your shuttle bus will be waiting to take you back to your hotel. You’ll spend the night in Nha Trang.

The day will be free for lazing on the beach, or whatever takes your fancy. You’ll spend the night in Nha Trang.

Your morning will be free until you’re picked up to the airport for a flight to Ho Chi Minh City. When you arrive, a private car will be waiting to take you to your hotel in the city centre. After checking in, you’ll be free for a preliminary wander around District 1.

In the evening, at 18.00, you’ll then be picked up at hotel for Vespa tour. Your first stop is to Café zoom to “watch the world goes by” (quoted by The Lonely Planet) and enjoy cocktail and appetizer (inclusive) before adventuring into favorite local eating spot. You’ll experience the nightlife of Saigon the way locals do, all from the back of a vintage Vespa scooter. Then the tour will continue to a hidden Vietnamese-style coffee shop to have a taste of Vietnamese music (live) as a local. After this the tour will bring guest to a Mall (Diamond Plaza or Birdie Buddies Kids Club at Crescent Mall) to enjoy some games before returning to your hotel. Your overnight stay will be in Ho Chi Minh City.

Early in the morning, your guide will meet you at your hotel’s lobby and bring you by car to your boat at Tan Cang pier. Shortly after, you’ll depart Saigon by speedboat. As you glide along the river, the landscape quickly transforms from city sprawl to lush jungle. While you enjoy a light breakfast of sandwiches or pastries, fresh tropical fruits, and Vietnamese iced coffee (Ca phe sua da), your guide will share insights into rural traditions and riverbank life.

Upon arriving at the Cu Chi Tunnels site, you’ll have the opportunity to watch a brief introductory ‘propaganda’ video about the Cu Chi area. Then, you’ll explore the tunnel site, which includes exhibitions of weapons and booby traps, navigating through authentic Viet Cong tunnels, and visiting different underground bunkers such as kitchens, meeting rooms, and ammunition stores. You can even try the local cassava root that sustained Viet Cong fighters for years.

After exploring the tunnels, you’ll enjoy a delicious traditional Vietnamese lunch by the river, featuring authentic fried spring rolls, chicken and beef dishes, and soup. Following lunch, you’ll bid farewell to the Cu Chi Tunnel and return to Ho Chi Minh City. Upon arrival at Tan Cang’s pier, Les Rives staff will take you back to your hotel by car. You’l have the rest of afternoon free to spend as you wish. You’ll spend the night in Ho Chi Minh City.

At 08.00, depart for a 1.5-hour drive from Saigon to Ben Tre, one of the country’s southern provinces, situated in the Delta of the Mekong River.  Take in the highway as you leave behind the busy city. Pass Rach Mieu bridge before reaching Huu Dinh hamlet. Get on a tri-motor cycle (xe loi) ride to enjoy the lush surroundings of rice paddies and fruit farms alongside the narrow village roads.

Arrive at the waterfront, board the charming Mango Cruise for a glimpse at the Delta scenery while enjoying coconut juice. First stop for a visit at the coconut processing, then back to your cruise and the cruise will stop at a brick making shop, where the locals still use centuries-old traditional methods to make the bricks by hand where you will start a Bicycle trip around Phong Nam village around 4km, through gardens and stop at a coconut spirits factory, which is a popular drink among the natives in Vietnam. It is a sweet, fresh or mildly fermented sap taken from tapping the young expanded flowers of the coconut, good for the health. Continue bicycle trip about 10-15 minutes to Mrs. Huong’s home. Her family live on fishing, shrimp and farming. Enjoy the tropical fruits and in her garden before taking the rowing sampan, be paddled by a personalized rower trip to discover the maze of small canals.

Then rowing you back to your mango boat and head to Mango home restaurant, enjoy your 5 course lunch and freshen up before switch to a bicycle and ride 500m About 4 minutes (or 7-10 minutes walk) on village roads past green gardens and local houses, and stop at another local house of Mr Sau Tuong, a former Vietcong soldier who survived two years fighting the Khmer Rouge in Phnom Penh. Now he and his wife live on making rice paper which is the most famous specialty of My Long village. Have a chat with him and enjoy the crispy rice paper made by his wife, and see how it is made.

After the visit, the boat will be waiting for you at the pier nearby to bring you back to Ben Tre city where your car will be ready to take you back to Ho Chi Minh City. Your overnight stay will be in Ho Chi Minh City.

Your time will be your own until your private car and driver arrives to take you to Tan Son Nhat airport for your departure flight. End of services.