Vietnam Family Holiday Teenager's Choice 12 Days

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Discover the streets of Ho Chi Minh City tour; it’s a relaxing and most economical ways. Gain an insight into the city’s development through a walking tour to the most significant landmarks including the Saigon Opera House, Ho Chi Minh City Hall, Notre Dame Cathedral and Saigon Central Post Office (all magnificent sights from the French colonial period). Your next stop will be the famous Ben Thanh Market, where you can purchase souvenirs for your beloved ones.

Free at leisure to relax in the rest of the day.

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation: Hotel in Ho Chi Minh

8:00 AM car & guide transfer you to Mekong Delta start the trip.

Before going to the cruise ship terminal in Cai Be, the car stops at Cai Be Cao Dai Oratories, which is the religious symbol of local uniqueness. Then you are picked up by the tourist boats to visit the floating market of rice in An Cu commune, Cai Be district – where is the largest rice trade exporter Southwest region of Vietnam, we will chat to learn more about daily life of the trader. The next destinations are the ancient village of Dong Hoa Hiep commune and Cai Be floating market. Leaving the floating market, tourist boats take you to Tan Phong islet and enjoy a rowing boat via small canals to the Chin’s house. Here, guests and homeowners drink tea together, chat and learn more about the daily life of the people Tan Phong islet and how to make lotus tea, lotus jam. Then, enjoying a lotus tea, lotus jam while listening to Vietnamese traditional music called “tai tu music” performed by Mr. Chin. Goodbye Mr. Chin, we continue visiting the orchard of Ms. Hang and enjoy the fruits in the garden picked by yourselves. The next destination is Mekong Eco restaurant where the diners have a chance to participate in cooking process and enjoy lunch. Following the break, you can try to pull the fish hooves, experience the foot bridge – the unique feature of the Southern of Vietnam and take a rest on the hammock woven by banana rope. It will be certainly interesting. Next, you will have an opportunity to enjoy the rowing boat via small canals and stop at Mekong Eco-lodge to check-in rooms and take a rest.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation: Mekong Eco Lodge

8a.m: After breakfast, taking bike to begin the how to make the rice paper used to make the spring roll dishes. Then, we continue going to Ms. Sau’s house to see the method to knit the banana hammock from the rope of dry banana journey in which you will have an opportunity to enjoy the daily life and participate in a lot of activities with local people in Tan Phong Island. First of all, we will visit Ms Ba’s house to learn leaves. The next destination is Ms Yen’s house - the place where you can learn the way to make jackfruit leaf cake - a special cake of Tan Phong Island. After that, we will visit Ms Muoi- a very old woman- to see the method to make the nipa leaves that can roof Vietnamese house. Say goodbye to Ms Muoi, we cycle to Thao’s house to know how to knit water hyacinth, you can also enjoy your first handmade lovely gift with the guidance of Ms. Thao. Next, we visit a school to interact with the children before coming back to Mekong Ecolodge to take a rest and check out.

At around 12 p.m: You have an opportunity to take a ferry with the local people going through Tien River and the car will pick you up at the opposite side transfer to Saigon.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation: Hotel in Ho Chi Minh

Enjoy your free day before transfer Ho Chi Minh airport for flight to Da nang. Pick up at airport in Da Nang then transfer to hotel in Hoi An for check - in

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation: Hotel in Hoi An

Hoi An Town

Guide welcome at the hotel lobby, Then ride a bicycle to a herb village - a little charming village lies on the edge of Hoi An . It is named after the sweetly scented vegetable. There you can get the wonderful farming life scenery with plenty of vegetables and local farmers hard-working on their own garden.

Nearly 60% of Vietnam’s population engages in farming. In order to get a real insight into the hardship of growing vegetables, spend some hours helping the local farmers with their daily tasks. On the edge of Hoi An Ancient town lays Cam Thanh Eco village, known for scented vegetables that spice up local dishes.

Upon arrival, take a tour around the vegetable gardens and join the farmers in preparing and fertilizing the land. Get to know the villagers’ daily working routines, like raking the ground, sowing, watering and picking greens and many more gardening activities.

Your work will be rewarded with a delicious locally prepared meal.

Have a lunch at the local family. All of these farming activities make up an unique and special tour that will be an unforgettable experience on your trip to Vietnam.

Back to hotel by bike. End of the tour.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation: Hotel in Hoi An

Enjoy your free day in Hoi An

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation: Hotel in Hoi An

Transfer to the Airport in Da Nangto take a flight to Hanoi. Upon arrival, our driver will wait and transfer you to the hotel in the center of city.

Check-in hotel and free at leisure to relax.

At 17:30 Join in a Walkie Foodie tour. We will take you to go inside the small lane and alleys inside the Hanoi Old Quarter and show you how real Hanoians live, work and eat.

The old quarter of Hanoi formed the core of the legendary “Hanoi of 36 guild streets” where goods and crafts were traded in specialized streets formed by traders and craftsmen from clans and villages all over the country. In the course of their migration to the city they brought along their culture, habits and local delicacies that were gradually adopted in the Hanoians’ way of life. So, it is here that the street food scene is overwhelming and should not be missed during your journey of life time to Vietnam as a whole and to Hanoi in particular.

Embark on a walking/street food tour through Hanoi’s best culinary spots alongside a renowned food blogger. This local insider possesses an enormous passion for his country's cuisine, resulting in a blog that has gained a large following both in Vietnam and internationally.

Join the specialist street food guide with the walking street food tour of Hanoi; a comfortable pair of walking shoes is recommended!

By far our most popular tour, this tour is great fun and perfect way to discover some of the lesser known dishes that the locals love to eat. From Bun Bo (Sauteed Beef Rice Vermicelli), Banh Cuon (Steamed rice rolls), “Banh Mi” and end with unique Ca Phe Trung (Egg Coffee) which will round off our four courses perfectly. Local life, local stories; local food and local drink tasting. It's the little things that make all the difference in your travel experience!

Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

Accommodation: Hotel in Hanoi

Banh Mi

Begin your Hanoi sightseeing tour with pick-up from your hotel and head Ho Chi Minh Complex including Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum (closed on Monday, Friday and during the months of September and October), Ho Chi Minh Museum, his house-on-stilts, Presidential Palace and the unique One Pillar Pagoda. Then visit Temple of Literature, known as the first university of Vietnam and built more than 1,000 years ago.

Tour end at the local restaurant.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation: Hotel in Hanoi

Halong Bay is listed by UNESCO as a World Natural Heritage and voted as a Wonder of Nature by the New7Wonders Foundation. You will have a night staying in this world famous bay.

Be ready for pick-up at your hotel lobby at 08:00. Halfway to Halong City we will have a stop at Hong Ngoc Humanitarian Centre. Apart from having clean western style toilet facilities we will be able to see local craftsmen at work and have time for relaxation.

Upon arrival at the pier, embark on the boat and set sail on a cruise through the limestone cliffs and emerald waters of Halong Bay, taking in the spectacular scenery of this UNESCO World Heritage site.

Lunch is served as you cruise by impressive rock formations with unusual names and shapes.

In the afternoon you will start to discover Halong Bay, listed as a World Heritage of outstanding natural beauty, known in Vietnamese as “Dragon descending to the sea“. Depending on each cruise’s itinerary of the day, you may visit a beautiful cave, have some swimming at Titov or Soi Sim beach.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation: Cruise in Halong

Halong Bay

Wake up by the sounds of the sea. After breakfast, cruise will take tourists to explore the most stunning caves in Halong.

At around boat starts cruising back to the harbor while brunch is served. We continue cruising through the bay, along the way seeing more of the fascinating formations.

Back on shore we will then transfer back to hotel in Ha Noi

Spend leisure time to relax or discover Ha Noi on your own

Meals: Breakfast, Brunch

Accommodation: Hotel in Hanoi

Rowing Boat

Have leisure time before your departure. Please note that hotel check-out time is at 12:00. A late check-out can be arranged subject to room availability and a surcharge will be applied.

Transfer to the airport in Hanoi for your onward flight. Tour ends after arriving at the airport.

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation: NA