Vietnam voyager

Hanoi arrival, meet and assist by our tour manager, transfer to hotel and rest to get ready for the next day.

Breakfast at hotel. Then, visit Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum , Stilt House and Museum, One Pillar Pagoda and Temple of Literature. Hoa Lo Prison. Enjoy a performance of the Water Puppets in the evening.

Travel to Halong Bay and commence an overnight cruise onboard a traditional Junk boat. The following day return to Hanoi. Activities including: Kayaking, swimming, cruising, visit caves and floating villages. Note: All meals are compulsory and following by cruise program. Later tonight board the train from Hanoi to Hue, overnight on board

Rise early to see the sun rise over the karst-scapes of the bay and savour the serenity of the early morning. Join a Tai Chi lesson this morning on deck. Continue cruising through the bay, heading back to the wharf where there’s time for a hearty late breakfast before disembarking and returning to Hanoi. 

Fly to Hue. Arrive and check in, after that enjoy a cyclo ride to the Citadel and explore the magnificent fortifications on a guided tour.

Leaving Hue by coach over Hai Van Pass to Hoi An Ancient Town. Stop visiting Marble Mountains and China Beach on the way. Arrive Hoi An, free at leisure. 

Meeting point at (8am) with a welcome drink at Hai Café (98 Nguyen Thai Hoc Street, Hoi An Ancient Town) – our meeting point. Travel by minivan (10 minutes) to Tra Que Organic Village, and walk through the market gardens where local farmers work their fields using the traditional methods of hundreds of years ago - no electrical machinery here. We pick fresh saw-tooth coriander and Vietnamese mint for our cooking lesson later, before trying a special herbal drink at a local home. To the local village market and with shopping list in hand we purchase a range of local ingredients, including star anise, cardamom, sesame rice paper, water spinach and banana flower. Arriving at Red Bridge Cooking School we have a chance to freshen up before beginning our class. Working together with our Red Bridge Chef we learn the traditional ways of preparing and cooking Vietnamese food from scratch. Using the freshest ingredients and traditional Vietnamese utensils (still in use today) we cook 4 famous dishes, including the national dish ‘Pho’.

After the class we sit down and a chance to savour the dishes we have prepared.

Leisurely cruise (25 minutes) along the Hoi An River back to central Hoi An.

Bring your swimsuit and after the cooking tour has finished relax and enjoy free use of our 20 metre swimming pool.

Recipes: - Vegetarians are provided with replacement ingredients.

1. Beef Noodle Soup (Pho)

- includes the making of fresh rice noodles

2. Clay Pot Fish with Fresh Dill (Cha Ca)

3. Lemongrass Shrimp grilled in Banana Leaves (Tom Nuong La Chuoi)

4. Grilled Chicken and Banana Flower Salad (Goi Hoa Chuoi Ga Nuong)

* Lunch includes all of the above meals

Finish at approximately 13.00pm – transfer back to central Hoi An 

Once an influential port on the Silk Road, Hoi An is a rich fusion of Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese and European styles, its narrow streets retaining a quirky, old world charm. is morning, tour the market to choose fresh ingredients from a colourful array of local produce for your Vietnamese cookery class, where you’ll learn to create a number of local dishes. is a ernoon wander the old streets, visiting Chua Ong Pagoda, the 200-year old Tan Ky House and the elaborate Japanese Bridge before taking tea at the 'Reaching Out' Tea House, a peaceful place, run by hearing and speech impaired locals, to savour the avours of local produce. e rest of the day is at leisure.

Fly to Saigon. Visit the Presidential Palace, War Remnants Museum, the Notre Dame Cathedral, Ben Thanh market.

Explore the Mekong Delta. Take various boat trips to visit local floating markets, villages, home industries and plantations.

Tour Cu Chi Tunnels, stopping at the Tropic Lightning, HQ of the 25th Infantry Division en route. Continue to Tay Ninh to experience the midday service of the unique Cao Dai religion.

Check out and free until we transfer you to airport for the departure flight.