7-Day Family Vacation from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City

Tour Style: Private Tour (No Join-in Group Tour)

Tour Route: Hanoi - Halong Bay - Hanoi - Ho Chi Minh City - Mekong Delta - Ho Chi Minh City

Tour Code: ODY-VN-577

Highlights :

Go sightseeing around the exceedingly picturesque Halong Bay
Enter the maze of Cu Chi Tunnels
Experience the local daily life in Mekong Delta

Any part of this itinerary can be tailor-made to fit your needs, e.g. tour length, activities, destinations, hotels.

Travellers rating: 4.9/5

4.866666666 of 5 stars

Based on 23 reviews

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Itinerary

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Day 1

Arrival, Hanoi

Welcome to Hanoi, Vietnam! Upon arrival, your guide will take you to the hotel for checking in. The rest of the day for you to explore the city or have a rest.
Overnight: Hanoi
Day 2

Hanoi

In the morning, pay a visit to Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Ho Chi Minh’s house on stilts and the Presidential Palace, you will learn something about modern Vietnamese history. Later, visit the One Pillar Pagoda, the Tran Quoc Pagoda and the Quan Thanh Temple.
After having a lunch, visit the Museum of Ethnology at first. Next, experience the local cultural atmosphere at Old Quarter. Finally, watch a fabulous water puppet show and enjoy the beautiful scenery beside the Hoan Kiem Lake.
Note: The Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum is not opened on Fridays and Mondays, and most museums are not opened on Mondays.
Overnight: Hanoi
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Day 3

Hanoi - Halong Bay

Today the theme of your trip is Halong Bay cruise. Start the day by driving to Halong Bay (about 3.5 hours). Upon arrival, you will board a sightseeing ship and visit the Halong Bay which is well-known as thousands of limestone karsts and isles in different shapes and sizes. Furthermore, there will be also a short trip to the Surprise Cave, so you can experience these natural beauties closely.
Overnight: Onboard
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 4

Halong Bay - Hanoi - Ho Chi Minh City

Today, you can choose to learn Tai Chi on the sundeck before having a brunch on the ship. After getting off the sightseeing ship, take a car back to Hanoi (about 3.5 hours) and transfer to airport to catch your flight to Ho Chi Minh City. Have a rest after arriving at hotel.
Overnight: Ho Chi Minh City
Meal: Brunch
Day 5

Ho Chi Minh City

Start the day with a visit to Cu Chi Tunnels, which played an important historical role in War of Vietnamese Independence. Later, pay a visit to War Remnants Museum and the Reunification Palace (the former Presidential Palace), they will show you how difficultly Vietnamese won the war of independence. Finally, visit the Ben Thanh Market, the Old Saigon Post Office and the Dong Khoi Street (formerly Rue Catinat).
Overnight: Ho Chi Minh City
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Day 6

Ho Chi Minh City - Mekong Delta - Ho Chi Minh City

This morning, you will head for the Mekong Delta area by car (2-3 hours). As soon as arrival, you will go sightseeing along the Ham Luong River by boat. Later, visit a local village to experience their daily life and have the lunch at a local family. Finally, go back to Ho Chi Minh City and have a rest.
Overnight: Ho Chi Minh City
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Day 7

Ho Chi Minh City, Departure

In the morning, enjoy your leisure time before your guide sends you to the airport for your return flight.
Meal: Breakfast

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Reviews on This Tailored Tour

This tour rating 4.9 out of 5 based on 23 reviews.

Odyssey tours mentioned by some of our clients was the former name of Odynovo.
Durations might be different as each trip is customizable.

January 2018

We have not yet traveled, but the itinerary for our 8-day trip to Vietnam has been set. I’d like to commend Eric Kong and My Odyssey Tours for a smooth planning process, rapid and clear responses, and an attention to detail (like bed sizes). If the tour itself goes as smoothly and as planned, Eric and My Odyssey Tours will deserve high marks indeed, but so far, it’s been excellent.

December 2017

Our travel consultant Eric has been very helpful during the planning of our trip to Vietnam and has gone out of his way to keep within our budget as far as possible. We've been amazed at how quickly he has responded with alternatives to meet our needs. Excellent customer service. A big thanks to Eric.

October 2017

We had an amazing trip to Vietnam, organized by Christal Yao at Indochina Odsyssey Tours. She was extremely knowledgeable and patient. She gave us itinerary choices that fit with our interests and changed them multiple times when we had time constrains and concerns about the strenuousness of the activity. As a result we had a wonderful guide and driver, great hotels, experiences with local people we never would have had without the Tour. What I loved most was that our tour was just our group of four friends and guide and driver who were with us for all 8 days. I will email Christal Yao first when we plan our next Asia adventure.

April 2017

We chose to book our trip to vietnam with Odyssey tours because Eric Kong was very prompt with his reply to our inquiry. He provided detailed information about the tours, answered all my questions and was able to customize the tour to our preferences. I am looking forward to our trip in May. Keep up the good work Eric! I put 4 stars because we haven't gone on the tour yet. I will post another review after the trip.

April 2017

I contacted Odyssey Tours and inquired about a possible trip to Vietnam.Unfortunately I could not do the trip Odyssey had prepared for me but will for sure contact them again when I can in the future..Their service and replies where courteous , prompt and very helpful..I recommend Allyson of Odyssey tours anytime

How Private Tour Works

Accommodation
Enjoy comfortable stay at competitive rates and with insider bonus of our partnership with international hotel chains and local ones. Most of the options are recommended based on our field inspection to ensure quality. Kindly note that hospitality service in remote area can hardly maintain the same standard as those in the city.

Meals
Meals provided will be clearly outlined in the confirmed itinerary. In most cases, breakfast is served in the hotel. To make the trip go smooth, lunch is recommended to be included for set menu or a la carte, local flavor or western style, depending on your liking. Restaurants are selected according to positive feedback with your diet requirements in mind. Dinner is the time when you are free to explore the destination’s hidden delights, but we are always happy to give recommendation or offer assistance. In remote area, meals are likely to be arranged in tourist restaurant or a local family due to limited options.

Tour Guide & Transfer
Every tour comes with English-speaking guides (or other languages on request) and private transfer in each city. The licensed, professional tour guides are from local and will be a friendly, knowledgeable company to travel with. When it comes to your personal driver or chauffeur guide, they are experienced and service-minded, all driving well-maintained, air-conditioned vehicles.