Vietnam
Lanterns on the river in Hoi An, and no reason to be anywhere by nine.
The four-city routing run at a couple's pace rather than a family's. The bay from your own balcony, a beach room in Da Nang, Hoi An after dark when the day boats have gone, and two half-days left with nothing in them. Every transfer and tour private, and the museums swapped out for the river.
Day by day
Arrive, transfer in, and an Old Quarter street food walk in the evening — on foot, five or six stops, unhurried.
Hanoi old quarter
A half-day city tour — the Temple of Literature, Hoan Kiem, the French quarter — and the afternoon left free. The Thang Long water puppet show in the evening if you want it.
Drive to the coast and board around midday. Lunch aboard, Sung Sot Cave, kayaking, and sunset from your balcony.
Ha Long Bay
Morning on the bay, brunch aboard, the drive back to Hanoi and the evening flight to Da Nang.
Ba Na Hills and the Golden Bridge on the early cars, back by mid-afternoon, and the Han River evening cruise under the Dragon Bridge.
Ba Na Hills · Da Nang
The morning is yours. The Ancient Town on foot in the afternoon and a river boat at dusk as the lanterns come on, then the late flight south.
Ho Chi Minh City
Nothing is scheduled until evening, when the AO Show plays at the Opera House — bamboo, acrobatics and no dialogue, which is the point.
A full day out to Ben Tre — sampans through the coconut canals, the orchards and a local lunch, on a private boat rather than the group launch.
The Mekong Delta
Transfer to the airport.
Day 1: Arrival
Arrive, transfer in, and an Old Quarter street food walk in the evening — on foot, five or six stops, unhurried.
Old Quarter, Hanoi
Day 2: Sightseeing
A half-day city tour — the Temple of Literature, Hoan Kiem, the French quarter — and the afternoon left free. The Thang Long water puppet show in the evening if you want it.
Temple of Literature · Hoan Kiem Lake · Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre
Day 3: Transfer
Drive to the coast and board around midday. Lunch aboard, Sung Sot Cave, kayaking, and sunset from your balcony.
Sung Sot Cave
Day 4: Flight
Morning on the bay, brunch aboard, the drive back to Hanoi and the evening flight to Da Nang.
Day 5: Sightseeing
Ba Na Hills and the Golden Bridge on the early cars, back by mid-afternoon, and the Han River evening cruise under the Dragon Bridge.
Ba Na Hills · Dragon Bridge, Han River
Day 6: Flight
The morning is yours. The Ancient Town on foot in the afternoon and a river boat at dusk as the lanterns come on, then the late flight south.
Hoi An Ancient Town
Day 7: Free day
Nothing is scheduled until evening, when the AO Show plays at the Opera House — bamboo, acrobatics and no dialogue, which is the point.
Saigon Opera House
Add an activityDay 8: Sightseeing
A full day out to Ben Tre — sampans through the coconut canals, the orchards and a local lunch, on a private boat rather than the group launch.
Ben Tre
Day 9: Departure
Transfer to the airport.
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5★ hotel in Da Nang · Breakfast · Airport transfers
A morning in the cloud at fifteen hundred metres, and a beach to come back down to.
All 3 at Hanoi, Old Quarter · Breakfast · Airport transfers
Three nights in one city, mostly on foot, mostly eating.
4★ hotel in Hanoi · Breakfast · Airport transfers
One extra night, and what it buys is limestone, a rowed boat and five hundred steps.