7-Day Hanoi & Ho Chi Minh Highlights

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

Travelers' rating: 4.9/5

Based on 46 reviews

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Day 1 Arrival, Hanoi

Vietnam is alluring with its stunning scenery, vibrant culture, and rich history. Starting from Hanoi and ending in Saigon, with extensions to Halong Bay and Mekong Delta, this tour will open up all her charms with seven days. On arrival at the Noi Bai Airport in Hanoi, your tour guide will welcome you, escort you to your hotel, and help you settle down. Afterward, you will be free for refreshment from the jet lag.
Overnight: Hanoi
Day 2 Hanoi, Discovery of the capital city
The city discovery will start from Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum where you will get to know how much the Vietnamese respect their great leader. Following it, you will see Ho Chi Minh House on Stilt, One Pillar Pagoda, Hoa Lo Prison, and the Temple of Literature.
In the afternoon, visit the Museum of Ethnology, take a rickshaw sightseeing in the Old Quarter of Hanoi, walk around the Hoan Kiem Lake with a stop at its Ngoc Son Temple, and then enjoy a Water Puppet Show.
By today’s tour, you will get a general understanding of the ideology of the Vietnamese, either from the political, historical, and cultural sides.
Overnight: Hanoi
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Presidential Palace

Old Quarter
Day 3 Hanoi - Halong Bay, cruise and night on the bay
Departing from Hanoi for about 2.5 hours we will arrive at Halong Bay, which is on the UNESCO list for its outstanding ocean karsts scenery. A relaxing cruise through the bay is the best way to enjoy its beauty. In the cruise, you can visit a floating fishing village by kayaking, discover the secrets of Vietnamese cuisine in a cooking demonstration, join the others for squid fishing, or just enjoy a sauna on the boat. So many activities are available for your choice! And of course, generous and delicious food will be served on board.
Overnight: Onboard
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Halong Bay Cruise

Halong Bay Cruise
Day 4 Halong Bay - Hanoi - Ho Chi Minh City

Continue the cruise this morning. For the early bird, a relaxing Tai Chi class is waiting for you on the deck. Light breakfast will be served from 7 am and then, you will visit a karsts cave, check out, and enjoy the brunch before the boat arriving at the pier.
Your guide and driver will wait for you at the pier and transfer you to Hanoi airport for your flight to Ho Chi Minh City. After arrival, meet your local guide and take the private transfer to your hotel.
Overnight: Ho Chi Minh City
Meal: Brunch
Day 5 Ho Chi Minh City, Cu Chi Tunnels & Saigon City Tour
The Cu Chi Tunnels was an important underground base of the Viet Cong during the Vietnam War in the 1960s. They used it to house troops and supplies, lay booby traps and launch surprise attacks, and hide. It’s a must-see site for one to learn about the Vietnam War. This morning, you will follow your guide to discover this famous military project.
In the afternoon, get back to the city to visit the Ben Thanh Market, War Remnants Museum and the Reunification Palace, and Old Saigon Post Office. Afterward, have a free stroll through Dong Khoi Street.
Overnight: Ho Chi Minh City
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Cu Chi Tunnels

The Old Saigon Post Office
Day 6 Ho Chi Minh City, Mekong Delta & homemade lunch
Mekong Delta is the richest place in Vietnam and provides Vietnam with 53% of the grain output, 80% of the fishing volume, and 75% of the fruit outturn. Today we will take a special day to discover Mekong Delta. Heading out of the bustling city after breakfast at the hotel after around two hours we will arrive at Ben Tre in the area of Mekong Delta. Get on a boat cruising on the Ham Luong River to Mo Cay district, where you will visit a coconut processing workshop, take a lam trip (motor cart), walk in a village, meet a local family, and taste some fresh fruit of the season. Later on, take a sampan cruise along the canals fringed with lush trees and enjoy a homemade lunch. After lunch and before returning to the city, you will have some time to walk around and capture more about local life.
Overnight: Ho Chi Minh City
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Mekong River

Mekong River
Day 7 Ho Chi Minh City – Departure

Time to say goodbye to Vietnam!
At the appointed time, your guide will escort you to the airport for your flight to your next destination.
Meal: Breakfast

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Reviews on This Tour

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This tour rating 4.9 out of 5 based on 46 reviews.

December 18, 2019

We enjoyed the tour and was good. Itinerary needs more details. Tour guides in Hanoi and Saigon were very good. Nikki did a good job with arrangements.Will recommend Odynovo to anyone for tours.

November 29, 2019

My wife and I spent a total of 4 weeks away from home. The first week was the tour around North Vietnam arranged by Odynovo. We had a fantastic time!The guide service was excellent. He was very polite, punctual and knowledgeable. He also went the 'extra mile' to help us. An example of this is when we were at the Intercontinental Hotel on the day before we were leaving. We wanted to get some laundry done before heading off the next morning for the next part of our holiday adventure - a 2 week river cruise. The guide found a local laundry and even showed us where it was so that we didn't get lost.We had 2 or 3 drivers and they were very good as well. They opened the doors for my wife and I to get in and out of the cars and drove in a way that we felt safe - not an easy task on some of the roads we used! They also knew where the clean and Western toilet stops were - important when you are spending a few hours touring the country.We stayed at the Intercontinental for most nights, which is a modern hotel. The hotel was excellent and we ate in the hotel on the nights we were there and we were not disappointed. We also stayed for 1 night at the Eco hotel which was amazing. The accommodation, surroundings and service were excellent and the meal that we had on the night was probably the best we had during our entire holiday - beautiful. We also stayed for 1 night on a junk as part of our trip to Halong Bay. That was awesome and I confess that the boat - Dragon Cruises - was far nicer than I expected and the food and staff were tremendous.In summary, we had an amazing adventure and the first week of our tour which you arranged got our holiday off to a fabulous start. We asked to stay in high quality accommodation and we were delighted at the places Odynovo chose.

November 28, 2019

We had an AMAZING time in the city.Nice feast on Thanksgiving Day (USA). Our guide Ms. Tram was so knowledgeable and nice! Our driver was so good at navigating the crazy traffic. We thoroughly enjoyed our tour in this great city and in the Mekong Delta. I recommend this tour to anyone.

November 7, 2019

we had a great guide that took good care of us in hanoi, visiting a Pagoda next day and taking us all the way to Halong Bay, waiting for us until we cam back to escort us to the airport. very friendly and knowledgable.we spent 3 days, 2 nights on Halong Bay. the extra day vs the usual 2d/1n made for a very relaxing trip allowing us to go deeper into the Bay, to less touristy areas. kids enjoyed kayaking and jumping off the ship a lot.

October 27, 2019

Our guide Mr. Thanh and our driver Trung were wonderful. They took us all over Hanoi and on a private boat ride on Halong Bay. We also went through caves and down a river on very small boats through some of the most beautiful landscapes. They arranged for us to be able to ride on a water buffalo and took us to authentic places to eat. We felt very safe with Mr. Thanh and Trung. They were always on time to pick us up and spent as long as we wanted at each place with us. We were never rushed. The two work very well together. If you are able to travel to Vietnam try to get Mr. Thanh and Trung as your guide and driver. You won't be disappointed!