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Itinerary Details
The following itinerary is for your inspiration. Our experts will customize your own tour according to your interests, schedules, hotel tastes and budget. All can be tailor-made!
You Can
- Extend/cut down length
- Adjust activities to your interests
- Change a hotel
- Everything you want
Day 1 - Welcome to Vietnam!
On arrival at Noi Bai Airport in Hanoi, our tour guide greets you at the airport and transfer to hotel in the center of Hanoi. Hotel checks in upon arrival, the rest of the day is yours to relax, or head out into the city for a little adventure on your own.
Travel kits in Vietnam:
UME will provide our special care to you on your arrival day in Vietnam. Our travel kits include SIM card (Unlimited data access with 6Gb of high speed + 30 minutes international call), and daily bottle of mineral water!
Day 2 - Cruise on Halong Bay and Overnight on Board
After breakfast, you will take a private transfer for about 3 hrs to Halong City, where you will begin your one and a half days' Halong Bay cruise. You will board the tradtional Vietnamese junk in the afternoon and cruise around the Halong Bay's limestone islets and caves doted the sea and see the sun set over the clam waters at the deck. Enjoy a wonderful dinner at evening. All meals are included during your stay on board. There are also a variety of optional activities waiting for you. Such as swimming, kayaking, diving...etc.
Day 3 - Back to Hanoi and Fly to Hue
Wake up early this morning to catch the sunrise over the bay with a Tai Chi lesson on the sundeck. Continue cruising and you can choose either kayak or traditional rowing boat to around discovering local life on the waters. Disembark at Tuan Chau International Passenger Port at around 11:00, where your guide and driver will wait you and drive you back to Hanoi (about 4hrs) to take the afternoon flight to Hue. Upon arrival, you're greeted by your local guide and drvier and escort you to the hotel.
Day 4 - Explore Dong Ba Market and Imperial Citadel
Today, tour the Minh Mang Tomb renowned for its architecture and sublime forest setting. Admire the Vietnam’s tallest and iconic seven-storey Thien Mu Pagoda by a royal dragon boat cruise on the Perfume River. After that, take a walk on the cobbled paths in the Imperial Citadel, and discover some former glory of the country’s royalty in the Forbidden Purple City. Finally, stroll in the Dong Ba Market to get a taste of the local civil life.
Day 5 - Demilitarized Zone of Hue
Pick up at hotel, transfer to DMZ (Demilitarized Zone): the ancient city of Quang Tri, visit the Hien Luong bridge, the Seventeenth parallel, the border between North and South Vietnam during the war, Vinh Moc tunnel, Highway No. 09, Dakrong suspension bridge. Lunch at local restaurant. P.m: Return Hue in the late afternoon.
Day 6 - Transfer to Hoi An and Hoi An City Tour
Today, your journey begins with a scenic drive to Hoi An (about 3 hrs), during which you can have a full view of the coast and Da Nang when driving on the top of Hai Van Pass. And you can also have a leisure walk on the soft white sand at Da Nang’s Non Nuoc Beach, appreciate great sculptures in Cham Museum and climb the beautiful Marble Mountains. You can explore the town on your own or just relax after reaching Hoi An in the afternoon.
Day 7 - Free Day to Explore Hoi An
Day at leisure. Relax at your hotel, or explore the surrounding area.
Day 8 - Fly to Ho Chi Minh City and City Tour
Today, transfer from Hoi An to Da Nang, then fly to Ho Chi Minh City. And then under your guide’s introduction, you are going to visit Thien Hau Temple and Binh Tay Market. Lunch at local restaurant. After lunch, visit the War Remnants or History Museum and the former Presidential Palace, the Notre Dame Cathedral, Old Saigon Post Office, Dong Khoi Street (formerly Rue Catinat), Continental Hotel, Opera House and City Hall are all within walking distance and absolutely nice choices for a free stroll.
Day 9 - Mekong Delta and Ho Chi Minh City
In the early morning, you will head out of the bustling city to Mekong Delta Area. Cruising on the Mekong river for sightseeing: fish floating market, islands of Dragon, Unicorn, Turtle, Phoenix. Land on Unicorn island, take a walk on the village road, visit an orchard of tropical fruits. Visit a bee-farm, enjoy honey-tea and visit a typical house in Mekong Delta. Visit coconut candy workshop, taste fresh candies. Enjoy tropical fruits at local farm, listen to Southern traditional music. Next to land on Dragon island, transfer by cyclo or motorbike to local home. Have a homemade lunch and enjoy cooking time with some dishes such as “Banh Xeo” (Vietnamese crepe); Spring Rolls.... with the owners. After lunch, return to boat station. Transfer back to Saigon. End of tour at your hotel.
Accommodation
- 1 Night in Hanoi
- 1 Night in Ha Long Bay
- 3 Nights in Hue
- 2 Nights in Hoi An
- 2 Nights in Ho Chi Minh City
200 m from Thang Long Water Puppet Theater
300 m from Ngoc Son Temple
400 m from Hoan Kiem Lake
35 sqm spacious executive room
23 sqm spacious cabins come with connecting capabilities upon request
A selection of activities are offered on board, such as fishing and hiking
5-minute drive to the popular Dong Ba Market
20-minute drive to Thuan An beach
3-minute walk to Huong River
34 sqm spacious Deluxe Room
3 minutes walk from the beach
Located in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Hoi An
4.8 km from Japanese Bridge
36 sqm spacious deluxe room
Rooftop swimming pool
1-minute walk from Ben Thanh Market
Within a 10-minute walk from Sunwah Tower, Opera Building
What's included
Carefully selected accommodation with breakfast
Accommodation based on two people sharing (for each person not sharing a room, the single supplement will be added)
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Well screened Hotels
Handpicked hotels with good service and spacious room.
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Super nice location
Downtown location with convenient transportation and many good restaurants nearby.
All mentioned internal flights, trains, and cruises
Private & air-conditioned vehicle with ample space
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Best-time flight
No early get up. No late arrival.
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Better seats
Select seats for you as spacious as possible, such as exit row or bulkhead with more legroom.
All meals specified in the itinerary
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Satisfying food
Your special request on food can always be satisfied, no matter it relates to religion or medical purpose!
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Local specialities
Traditional local food is delicious and its specialities are worth searching out with our local guide!
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Little snack
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Bottles of drinking water and cold towels per guest per day
24/7 helpline while you are travelling
All excursions specified in the itinerary
All entrance fees specified in the itinerary
12 Reviews
This was my first time in Vietnam with my family. My parents had visited earlier the previous year and that's how they got to know ume. I have personally never met a more punctual, attentive and approachable individual, if you're from the city like me, you'll quickly know what I mean. We were sometimes joined by friends, for which John rented a van with air-conditioning and wifi, he even picked us up from the airport and drove us back! He took us to several attractions including a rain forest hike and Ha Long Bay cruise, where we got to see many of the cave on the sea. An outstanding service combined with genuine kindness. Thank you John, it was a pleasure, see you next time!
Having previously travelled in a number of group tours, this was our first experience of a private tour. Myself and 2 friends visited Vietnam for 10 days in December. I did have a number of reservations, and thoroughly 'trolled' the internet to ensure I got a top quality agent. I selected 'UME Travel' as their reviews and customer feed back in Tripadvisor was very positive. They were very accommodating and good communication to help us plan our perfect trip. We found this part extremely useful, and were able to change bits and discuss various options with great ease despite the time difference. We did research other options but found that this tour helped us see everywhere we wanted to go, arrange accommodation and meals for us and was excellent value for money.
We are family of 3, travel with our son. Dawson from UME travel gave us a great help on When's the best time to travel to Southeast Asia. Should you visit during the rainy season.All sort of detail question. Now I personally love Southeast Asia no matter what the season. We had some much fun on:"Cruise on Halong Bay and Overnight on Board" with our local guide Tri Thu.
We are frequently travelers and we had worked with many travel companies and we can honestly say UME Travel is the best. They took care every details and very attentive to our needs. They responded very efficient and made our trip very smooth. On the few occasions when problems have arisen on tour they have fixed them promptly.
Great way to experience vietnam for first time travellers!
My parents and I went to Vietnam for 10 days in Sept. It was the best holiday ever. Carrie is our travel advisor and she was professional, knowledgeable and patient. She made changes of the itinerary for us many times until we fully accepted and it really became a brilliant package. We would like to book our next trip to Cambodia and Lao with her again.
Here we have collected all information we need and answers to our questions very soon.
Approached UME Travel by chance with a rough idea for a holiday. Within a very short time, Carrie had turned the rough idea into a fantastic itinerary and then a perfect holiday for us in Vietnam. Really pleased with the service and the time taken to organize this.
I know my requirement are very different from most other people and I tried many travel agencies but they could not meet my requests. Only UME Travel, accept the challenge and they did a great job. My guides more than met my sometimes challenging requests. Thank you for all your efforts!
We have now returned from our holiday to Vietnam. The trip went completely smooth. We were successfully met by our guides at each point even if on the odd occasion our transfer was a little late. Our guides were all excellent. Tien Manh in Hoi An was complete delight the days we spent together was filled with so many good things. In Hue we were met by Manh again we were extremely happy and he offered us outstanding service. Leighton, our guide in Ho Chi Minh city, made that part of our trip completely memorable. He was very humorous, knowledgeable and helpful. We were extremely fortunate to have had him as our guide.
UME Travel and Cathy made everything happen in the best possible way, and exceeded every single expectation I had for this trip. I’m convinced no other organization or person could have pulled it off.
Very good organization! I recommend it! Everything went smoothly.