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.

Travelers' rating: 4.9/5

4.866666666 of 5 stars

Based on 28 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 Tour

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

This tour rating 4.9 out of 5 based on 28 reviews.

February 22, 2019

Would not have missed this part of our Vietnam trip. We booked via Odynovo Tours who have been excellent so far. Our Hotel in Hanoi was The Lapis and we could not fault the accommodation, the location or the food. Our tour guide,Piet was excellent, very knowledgeable, friendly and spoke English we could understand easily. The Halong Bay cruise was awesome with excellent cabins and food on our boat.

January 17, 2019

We spent a whole day in Hanoi with our private guide, Mr. Quyen. We went to the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, the One Pillar Pagoda, and the Museum of Ethnology, which was actually more of an outdoor park with different types of dwellings. We also visited the Hoa Lo Prison where John McCain was held. We finished the day with a Rickshaw ride through the old city! What an experience that was! Mr. Quyen was very good, explaining things about the city and being sure everything went as it should, even meeting us at our hotel after the Rickshaw ride to be sure we made it back. He was also in charge of taking us to Ha Long Bay for an overnight cruise. I'd very much recommend doing that! I cannot say enough good things about Odynovo!

December 16, 2018

I utilized Odynovo for my entire Asia trip back in November and could not be happier with the product.
First and foremost, I’d like to give a big shout out to Erik Kong for a superb job during the sales process. Professional, thorough, accommodating and patient. I will definitely book another Asia trip through him when the time comes.
Our tour in Hanoi was exciting and educational at the same time. Shout out to our tour guide - Ms. Trinh - who was so darling, knowledgeable, on time (all the time), very accommodating to our requests as we moved along the tour and super graceful. I also want to acknowledge our driver in Hanoi who was very cool, professional and, most importantly, drove us around in a super safe manner.
Odynovo’s organization of ground services, airport pick-ups, itineraries and activities was just perfect for us.
I will not hesitate to recommend Odynovo to any of my friends if/when they plan their Vietnam trip.
Odynovo Rocks!!!

November 28, 2018

My friend and I recently travelled with Odynovo Tour to Halong Bay, Vietnam. The trip was absolutely amazing. From the pick up time at our hotel then with guide & driver & private car started the journey. The Bhaya Cruise was a very nice setting, the manager and the staffs were very kind. And the varieties of food was absolutely fantastic. And it was awesome to see Halong Bay and also my kayak experienced. I will definitely share to my friends about Odynovo & the Tours. Thank you.

October 11, 2018

All 4 in our group had a wonderful time in Vietnam. Bruce Peng from Odynovo took care of all the details which enabled us to enjoy the beauty this country has to offer. From the moment we landed in Saigon, our guide and driver were there taking care of everything. I know we would not have visited half the places if we had not used Bruce and Odynovo. Bruce arranged a memorable trip for us and I have no hesitation in recommending this company to furture travelers. We are looking forward to more travel and will definitely contact Odynovo again to make the arrangement.

How Private Tour Works

Accommodation
Enjoy a comfortable stay at competitive rates and with the insider bonus of our partnership with international hotel chains and local ones. Most of the options are recommended based on our field inspections to ensure quality. Kindly note that hospitality service in remote areas cannot usually 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 smoothly, 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 areas, 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 transfers in each city. The licensed, professional tour guides are 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.