Vietnam Adventure Tour 16 Days

You will leave from Hanoi at around 08:00 and take the road north towards Viet Tri and Tuyen Quang (Route No.2 ) through the Red River Delta region. You will stop for lunch at a local restaurant in Tuyen Quang Town, an area famous for green tea plantations. You will arrive in Ha Giang at around 18:00 where you will have dinner and spend the night with a Thai family in their traditional stilt house.

As Ha Giang still requires a permit, your guide will assist you in purchasing one from the small office in the town. You will then take a succession of stunning passes, over the rolling mountains and valleys. You will stop for lunch in the small mountain town of Tam Son. After, you will travel through the imposing pine forest to visit a Hmong palace that once belonged to the powerful Vuong family. The palace is infamous for its use as a store for opium and weapons and offers a glimpse into the life of Hmong royalty in a different era. After independence, the palace was evacuated in 1950, and the descendants of this influential family now live in France and Canada. You will continue down the sweeping roads where many black Hmong villages hide behind the stone walls until you arrive in Dong Van at around 18:00. You will have dinner at local restaurant and spend the night in a hotel.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation: Hotel in Ha giang

After breakfast, you can visit the weekly Dong Van Market to meet the local people and peruse the fascinating ion of handmade goods and specialty produce. You will then climb up above the town to Pu Lo, a French fortress built in 1890 and kept in great condition. After exploring the fortress and the incredible views it offers, you will hit the road to experience one of the most spectacular roads in the whole of Vietnam. At an elevation of 2000 meters, the Ma Pi Leng Pass clings to the side of the undulating mountains, giving unrivaled views of the valleys and terraced hemp fields, which decorate the mountainsides. You will zigzag down into Meo Vac Valley for lunch, before returning to Ha Giang where you will spend the night in a hotel.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation: Hotel in Ha giang

Today you will make the drive back to Hanoi, returning by the same route. On the way, you can stop to take photos of the magnificent mountains and make the most of your last bit of time in this magnificent region. You will stop for lunch at a local restaurant and arrive back at your hotel in Hanoi at around 18:00.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation: Hotel in Hanoi

Halong Bay is listed by UNESCO as a World Natural Heritage and voted as a Wonder of Nature by the New7Wonders Foundation. You will have a night staying in this world-famous bay.

After breakfast in Hanoi, depart the capital for the 3hr 30mins drive to Halong Bay. Arrive at Halong City’s jetty (around noon) and proceed with check-in formalities. After a welcome onboard, lunch will be served while cruising towards the bay. In the afternoon, enjoy some sightseeing, onboard activities (depending on each boat’s itinerary), or just spend some time relaxing on the vessel. Towards the end of the day, the boat sets anchor for the night among the karst formations. Dinner is served on board.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation: Overnight cruise in Halong Bay

Early risers can enjoy a memorable sunrise over the karst formations of Halong Bay. Breakfast will be served shortly thereafter.

Enjoy breakfast (brunch on some boats) while the vessels cruise slowly through the magnificent rock formations back towards port. Arriving at the harbor, you will be picked up for transferring back to Hanoi.

Meals: Breakfast, Brunch

Accommodation: Hotel in Hanoi

Enjoy your breakfast and free time before transferring to the airport in Hanoi for a flight to Dong Hoi. On arrival, transfer from Dong Hoi Airport to Phong Nha. Spend free time to relax, unwind or explore the town as you please or resting for a new adventure ahead 

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation: Hotel in Phong Nha

On Day 1, our tour bus will pick you up from your hotel in Phong Nha between 07:30 and 08:00, for the drive to the Oxalis office. Here you will have a tour safety briefing, sign the release form and receive the required equipment for the tour.

The trek starts off with a steep downhill section, leading into the jungle. A short uphill section follows and then the final long and steep descent (rocky at times) to a small stream. Follow the small stream for half an hour with multiple crossings. Arrive at Ban Doong, a small minority village inside the national park. Enjoy a delicious lunch and learn about the village. A further 20 minutes will bring you to the main river and the Hang En river valley. The route to the cave follows the river, so there are constant river crossings and your shoes will get wet! The valley is broad and very beautiful. Arriving at the cave, you will enter the small river entrance and climb over a small rocky hill to camp, located in a huge chamber with a large entrance providing daylight and a stunning view. Enjoy a swim in your tent-side pool before a full dinner served by the porter team. 

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation: Camping in the cave

The following morning climb the rocky hill behind the camp for photos and then follow the main river passage.

More river crossings, a small sandy hill, and a higher rocky hill will bring you to the incredible exit of Hang En. Make sure you have plenty of battery power for the many photos you will want to take. Return to camp via the river passage and enjoy lunch in the cave. Finally say goodbye to Hang En and head back up the river valley. Take a different route through the forest back to the road, although the hill back up will look familiar – a 450m ascent. Enjoy a cold drink before heading back to Phong Nha. Transfer to Phong Nha arriving at around 17:00 

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation: Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City

Enjoy your breakfast and free time before transferring to the airport for a flight to Ho Chi Minh City. On arrival, transfer from airport to hotel. Spend free time to relax, unwind or explore the dynamic city on your own.

Formerly known as Saigon, today Ho Chi Minh City is the bustling and vibrating economic center of the South. Over the past few centuries, Saigon was called the “Pearl of the Far East” and was an important trading center for Chinese, Japanese, and Western merchants who traveled along the Saigon River.

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation: Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City

Cu Chi Tunnels, also called Iron Land, is a huge system of underground tunnels which stretched over 250 km. The network was like a secret city to supported war: storage facilities, weapons factories, field hospitals, also included specially constructed living areas, command centers and innumerable of nightmare trap doors to defend itself. Today Cu Chi Tunnels have become a major attraction giving tourists an unique experience, true feeling of what underground life and the strong spirit of all Vietnamese who died for mother land.

We leaving Ho Chi Minh City at around 08:00 a.m. Arrival Cu Chi Tunnels after 02 hour trip through beautiful landscape of the country side. 

Upon on arrival, we will watch a short documentary film about this tunnels tell you how about the histories and how fierce the war happened. Then the tour will help you to learn the pivotal part they played in the war such as trap doors, and climb inside to see where the Viet Cong built storage facilities, weapons factories, kitchens…

Afterward travelers can try local special food are rice tapioca & hot tea which was main food  during the war. Visitors can try to fire off an AK47 or M16 or machine guns at the nearby shooting range ( Payment by yourself).

We drive back to Ho Chi Minh City and arrive at approximately 13:00.

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation: Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City

Today you have free time to explore the city as you please or lounging by the beach.

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation: Hotel in Mui Ne

Today you have free time to explore the city as you please or lounging by the beach 

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation: Hotel in Mui Ne

Today you have free time to explore the city as you please or lounging by the beach. In the afternoon, you will be transferred back to HCMC

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation: Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City 

Relish the heathly breakfast on the last day of your journey. Have a leisure time or go shopping for sourvenirs at local marrket before transfering to the airport for your onward flight. 

Have a safe journey!