Vietnamdrive is happy to suggest a two-week itinerary in Vietnam to explore the rich culture, deep history, beautiful scenery, and local cuisine.
The key theme of this program focuses on self-guided tours, so you will travel with our drivers to the correct places to explore them.
Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City) – Hanoi
Our representative will welcome you at the Tan Son Nhat airport in Ho Chi Minh (Saigon) to drive you to the hotel in Saigon for leisure.
Today, we will visit the Central Post Office and the Notre Dame Cathedral – influenced by French architectural style; the War Remnants Museum and the Reunification Palace to learn about the American War in Vietnam; and the attractive market Ben Thanh.
After breakfast, we travel to Ben Tre at the Mekong Delta to discover the river life with the stilt houses and fish farm, pass the canals in sampans, and walk through villages to explore the local life. Drive back to Saigon.
Today, we will discover the incredible system of the tunnels Cu Chi. Then, we travel to Cao Dai Temple in Tay Ninh to experience the midday service. Drive back to Saigon.
Enjoy your time in Saigon, then transfer without a guide to the airport to fly to Dalat – a romantic city and cool air place. Our representative will pick you up at the airport to transfer you to the hotel in Dalat, and you get time to relax to enjoy the wonderful holidays in Dalat.
We will visit a flower garden, the old railway station, an old temple, and embroidery handicrafts.
Today, we will travel without a guide to a beautiful Nha Trang beach city, which used to be ranked as one of the thirty best bays in the world.
You will discover the city of Nha Trang: visit Ponagar Temple, Long Son Pagoda, Stone Church, Dam Market, and Nha Trang Beach. We can stop at the coffee shop for you to taste Vietnamese coffee and relax. Then, go back to the hotel.
You will drive without a guide to the airport to fly to Danang. The guide and driver will pick you up at Danang Airport to Hoi An. Via, we will stop at the Cham Museum and Marble Mountains.
Check in at the hotel in Hoi An before enjoying a walking tour of the old town. Visit the Japanese Bridge, Tan Ky Old House, Hoi An handicraft, and the Chinese temple.
Morning, you will be free to shop in Hoi An. At noon, we will start driving to Hue City. You will enjoy the beautiful coastal drive from Hoi An to Hue and go over the scenic Hai Van Pass- sea cloud pass.
In the morning, we enjoy a short cyclo ride to visit the Imperial Citadel, the Forbidden Purple City, and the Royal Palace. Then, we drive to the Thien Mu Pagoda in a beautiful location.
After that, we move to the royal tomb of Khai Dinh before transferring to Phu Bai Airport (Hue Airport) to fly to Hanoi.
One of our representatives will welcome you at Noi Bai airport to transfer you to the hotel in Hanoi.
Today, you will explore Hanoi – the capital of Vietnam. You will visit Ho Chi Minh Complex: Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum, the Stilt House, and One Pillar Pagoda.
Then, visit the Temple of Literature before doing the walking tour of the bustling Old Quarter.
In the late afternoon, you will enjoy the Water Puppet Performance – the typical traditional show of the Vietnamese.
In the morning, after breakfast, we will drive to Hoa Lu with around 2 hours of driving. Hoa Lu is the old capital of Vietnam from 968 AD to 1010 AD during the dynasty Dinh and early Le Dynasties.
You will get an option to climb up 200 steps to the top of Ma Yen Mount for a fantastic view over the surrounding areas.
Then, we come to the Tam Coc, recognized as “Halong Bay in Land”. We take a boat ride on the river to enjoy the peaceful landscape of the fields, the limestone mountains, and the caves.
After that, we will drive back to Hanoi and drop off at your hotel in the late afternoon.
You enjoy the time in Hanoi until transfer to Noi Bai Airport for your flight departure.
We are sitting at Noi Bai airport for our flight back home. And I cannot wait to write this review until reaching home. We want to thank our driver, Mr. Minh, who drove us along Vietnam. He is very friendly and wonderful; his English is excellent. We stopped at nice food restaurants along the way. Thank you so much for making our holidays in Vietnam great memories! We will book your services again when visiting Vietnam.
