DAY 1, Thursday - Depart the USA
Depart the USA to Vietnam. Your flight includes meals, drinks, and in-flight entertainment for your journey

DAY 2, Friday - Arrive in Ho Chi Minh
Arrive in Ho Chi Minh and transfer to your hotel. The balance of the day is at leisure
Overnight: Ho Chi Minh

DAY 3, Saturday - Ho Chi Minh City Tour
This morning, enjoy time at leisure to explore Ho Chi Minh at your own pace. This afternoon, a guided tour of Ho Chi Minh includes the neo-Romanesque Notre Dame Cathedral, the French-style Central Post Office, City Hall, and the Opera House. From here, visit Ben Thanh Market. Continue to Dong Khoi Street, a main shopping street in the center of Ho Chi Minh and known as Rue Catinet during the French years
Optional: Half Day Cu Chi Tunnels (AM)*
Overnight: Ho Chi Minh
Meals: Breakfast

DAY 4, Sunday - Hoi An City Tour, Flight to Da Nang
This morning, transfer to the airport for your flight to Da Nang. Travel south from Da Nang to Hoi An. Arrive in Hoi An and enjoy an afternoon walking tour of the riverside town, which was formerly one of Southeast Asia's leading trading ports in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. Visit the 17th-century Phuoc Kien Pagoda, the Japanese Covered Bridge (constructed in 1593) and the Ancient House. Afterward, visit a famous Vietnamese silk embroidery workshop
Overnight: Hoi An
Meals: Breakfast

DAY 5, Monday - Full Day in Hoi An
Spend a full day at leisure exploring Hoi An independently. Enjoy the Old City, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and visit one of the city's many museums, or visit a handicraft workshop to see artisans using age-old techniques to fashion a variety of interesting goods. Of special note are the colorful and elaborate paper lanterns
Optional: Boat Trip on the Thu Bon River amp; Organic Village with Lunch
Overnight: Hoi An
Meals: Breakfast

DAY 6, Tuesday - Travel to Hue, Hue Imperial City Tour
This morning travel from Hoi An to Hue. Journey along the coast with spectacular views of the bowl-shaped Da Nang Bay with famous Marble Mountains where we stop to see a stone carving village. The village is well-known all over Vietnam for it’s sophisticated marble products made by hands. Continue driving along a mountainous stretch of highway 1 with so many great photo opportunities. Upon arrival, transfer to your hotel. This afternoon, enjoy a tour of the Old Imperial City, located in the Citadel. Erected in the early 19th century, the Old Imperial City was modeled after the Forbidden City in Beijing, and is home to a wealth of palaces and temples, as well as a library and a museum. Your tour includes visits to the Ngo Mon Gate, the principal entrance to the Imperial Enclosure and the central passageway reserved for use by the Emperor. Continue to the Thai Hoa Palace with its spacious hall and ornamental roof, the Halls of the Mandarins, the Nine Dynastic Urns, cast in 1835, and the ruins of the Forbidden Purple City
Optional: Cyclo Ride with Dinner at the Citadel
Overnight: Hue
Meals: Breakfast

DAY 7, Wednesday - Full Day in Hue
Enjoy a full day at leisure to explore Hue independently. A city of extraordinary beauty situated on the Perfume River, two of Hue's most prominent attractions are the Tombs of the Emperors and the Thien Mu Pagoda. Also not to be missed is the opportunity to taste some of Hue's famed Imperial cuisine, refined culinary specialties once served to the emperor and his court
Optional: Boat Trip on the Perfume River with Tu Duc amp; Khai Dinh with lunch
Overnight: Hue
Meals: Breakfast

DAY 8, Thursday - Flight to Hanoi, Sightseeing en route to Halong Bay
This morning, transfer to the airport for your flight to Hanoi. Upon arrival in Hanoi, travel east to Halong, enjoy seeing the farmland along the way. Visit to Humanity Center, before continuing on to Halong Bay. After arriving in Halong Bay, transfer to your hotel
Overnight: Halong Bay
Meals: Breakfast

DAY 9, Friday - Halong Bay City Tour, Travel to Hanoi
Enjoy a morning boat excursion by traditional wooden boat through Halong Bay. "Dragon descending to the sea," as the Bay is known in Vietnamese, features more than 1,000 limestone islets (small islands), many of which contain beautiful grottoes. Visit one of the caves at Hang Dau Go (Wooden Stakes Cave), Bo Nau or Thien Cung. The caves, which are said to have direct ties to the ancient war history of Vietnam, are known for the many colorful stalagmite and stalactite deposits adorning their inner and outer chambers. Weather permitting you might be able to swim as well as visit fisherman rafts in the Bay. Lunch served on board. Continue to Hanoi in the afternoon and check in to your hotel
Overnight: Hanoi
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

DAY 10, Saturday - Hanoi City Tour amp; Evening Water Puppet Show
Today, enjoy visits to Hoan Kiem Lake, the Old Quarter, and the Museum of Ethnology, which is the center for the preservation and exhibition of cultural heritage for the 54 ethnic groups in Vietnam. In the evening, enjoy a Water Puppet Show, accompanied by a traditional Vietnamese orchestra and Cheo (a form of opera), on Hoan Kiem Lake. The show depicts a series of ancient Vietnamese folktales which are acted out by puppets over a pool of water
Overnight: Hanoi
Meals: Breakfast

DAY 11, Sunday - Full Day in Hanoi
Spend a full day at leisure to explore Hanoi independently. This evening join in for a farewell dinner with your tour manager and fellow travelers
Optional: Thay Pagoda amp; So Village with lunch
Overnight: Hanoi
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

DAY 12, Monday - Depart for the USA
Transfer to the airport for your departure flight
Meals: Breakfast