Undiscovered Vietnam

Welcome to your holiday with Your Vietnam Travel!

Upon arrival at Tan Son Nhat International Airport, either Domestic or International arrival, after clearing all customs procedures, please proceed to exit gate and look for your guide who will be waiting at the lobby, holding the Your Vietnam Travel's signboard with your name on it. 

Transfer to hotel for check in (Check in time is 14:00 and early check in is not included). Spend rest of the day for relaxation.

At 7.30am: Meet with our tour guide at hotel lobby then get on bus and start the tour.

You will explore the intriguing Cao Dai Temple in Tay Ninh, a fusion of Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, and Christianity.

Enjoy a breathtaking cable car journey to Ba Den Mountain Peak. 

Discover the historic Cu Chi Tunnels, an extensive underground network used during American wars.

Gain insights into Vietnam’s history, culture, and religious practices throughout the tour.

Return to your hotel in Ho Chi Minh

Breakfast at hotel

Pick you up at hotel at 8.00, A smooth one-and-half-hour bus ride through rice field scenery along National Highway 1 brings you to the beautiful rural district of Trung Luong. On arrival at My Tho, after visiting Vinh Trang pagoda, take a motor boat to enter My Tho city through Bao Dinh natural canal. Take a leisurely cruise on the Tien River to view the four beautiful islands known as Dragon, Unicorn, Phoenix and Tortoise islands. Enjoy lunch at the local restaurant, then visit the coconut candy mill and take an amazing rowing boat trip along the small canal on a hand-rowed sampan under the shadow of the water coconut trees along natural canals. Then enjoy seasonal fruit & honey tea to the sound of "Southern Vietnamese folk music", performed by locals. Meet at the bus and return to Ho Chi Minh City. This trip provides a fascinating insight into daily life in the Mekong Delta and you are guaranteed to take home your own private collection of beautiful memories

After check out hotel, catch a morning/ afternoon flight from Ho Chi Minh to Buon Me Thuot. Upon arrival, transfer to hotel for check in and overnight at hotel in Buon Me Thuot

After breakfast at hotel, we’ll travel to the Rose Garden Valley to learn how Vietnamese coffee is planted and processed. Enjoy a cup of the excellent Buon Ma Thuot coffee right at the garden then transfer to explore Ako Dhong, one of the typical villages of the Edeh hill tribe in the area. The distinct village owns a round 20 long houses on stilts. Drive to Lak Lake (56km), on the way we’ll admire the beautiful landscape and the coffee plantations and pepper gardens. Hence, Nuon Ma Thuot is called as the coffee kingdom of Vietnam.

After lunch by the Lak lake, we’ll walk around M’Nông hill tribal villages of Jun and Le. Take a short but interesting Elephant ride across the lake, boat trip (dugout canoe) for the unique experience.

Tonight, we’ll have dinner while enjoy the gong music dancing show with local wine drinking. Overnight at Lak Resort.

Breakfast at hotel. Drive back to Buon Don, a village famous for elephant hunting and taming in the ancient period. Walk across the suspension bridge (250m) through the Srepok River to the ancient house which is over 120 years-old of the Laotian and the grave of the elephant hunting King Khunjunop. Lunch and eco- tours at Ban Don then.

In the afternoon, transfer back to the city and visit Khai Doan wooden Pagoda.  Dinner and overnight at hotel in Buon Ma Thuot.

Breakfast at hotel followed by a visit to the Ethnographic Museum with such exhibits, objects, photos from local minorities. The smoke waterfall of Draysap is your best choice to see. The rains impetuously rumble down and all of a sudden stop. The sunshine filtered through foliages, making the waterfall look more miraculous. This stream looks like a mixture of water and clouds.

Tourists will feel at ease here. Save your time to visit Dray Sap Waterfall, to enjoy the pure air at night, to welcome the dawn, to hear the chirping of birds, and to have a sense of how beautiful life is! Lunch at local restaurant. At leisure in the afternoon to central market for shopping until transfer to Pleiku

Breakfast at hotel, check out and leaving to the next section of this one way tour is travelling north from Pleiku to the wonderful town of Kon Tum,  a great place for relaxing, enjoying the scenery and – most important – for trekking. This route has some nice stops on offer for you. 

Upon arrival, check in hotel and overnight in Kon Tum

Departure to the villages of the Sedand ethnic group: Kon Du, Kon Bil in the Konray district (40 km from Kontum). This area boasts beautiful bucolic landscapes scattered with local villages  made of local natural materials.  

Return to Kontum for lunch.

In the afternoon, visit Kontum Cathedral before crossing the Konklor suspension bridge to reach the village of the Bahnars minority ethnic groups. Here see daily activities and visit the local community house in the villages of Kon K'Tu, Kon Jo Dri.

Tonight, spend a fantastic evening with a local hill tribe host family, enjoying traditional gong performances and dances by the Bahnar people

Overnight at a host family in the Kon Ko Tu village.rect route but adding one or two detours to really enjoy the beauty of the area.

Check out homestay and heading to Qui Nhon. Distance between Kon Tum and Qui Nhon is 146 kilometers (91 miles). Upon arrival, check in hotel and free relaxing at beach

Free at leisure at the hotel or relax on beach. Overnight in Qui Nhon

Breakfast at hotel and check out. 

The driving distance between Quy Nhơn to Nha Trang is 211 km. It takes approximately 3h 2m to drive from Quy Nhơn to Nha Trang.

Nha Trang is considered Vietnam’s most famous seaside resort-town with a lot of activities and excursions on offer to entertain the most energetic beach fans. Together with the heavenly beaches and the hot springs, diversified kinds of fish and the colorful coral reef underwater have made Nha Trang one of the best spots for scuba diving and snorkeling.

You will have a free day today just relaxing on the beach or feel free to explore the local market. Overnight in Nha Trang.

OPTIONAL: 

1. Diving Tour Nha Trang 
2. Island Tour with Snorkeling 

Catch a morning flight to Hanoi. Upon arrival, transferred to hotel for check in.

Our guide will meet you at your hotel lobby at around 14.00 and then take you to the Train Street. Here, you can relax and sip on a cup of the iconic egg coffee or other beverages while marveling at the passing trains. This presents a perfect opportunity to capture some amazing photos and soak up the laid-back ambiance of Hanoi. Next, return Hoan Kiem Lake (The Lake of the Returned Sword) that shows the traditional architecture style of the Old Quarter to start a cyclo tour to show you home to many of Hanoi's highlights and unique architecture from the French colonial times. Enjoy an unobstructed view with your driver behind you so you can take plenty of photos. See the Opera House, Joseph Cathedral Church, and more.

Next, the trip will take you inside the alleys and explore the fascinating and confusing narrow streets of the Old Quarter where local markets are located. On the way, you will have a chance to enjoy some traditional tasty foods in the market. You can choose among three light dinner dishes, from the extremely popular “Phở” (Noodle soup), “Bún chả” (grilled pork with vermicelli) and lastly, our personal favorite “Bún Bò” (Beef soup).

To conclude our day, the guide will take you to Ta Hien street, one of the hot spots for beer. Sitting at a street corner in Hanoi old quarter with a beer glass, chatting with your freshly made friends while watching people pass by might be one the most memorable pages in your travel journal.

Overnight in Hanoi.

The day starts with a six-hour drive north to the mountain retreat of Sapa. This former French colonial hill station is loved for its cool, alpine-scented air and surrounding rice terraces, which spiral toward the clouds. Wander the town's steep streets, visit Sapa's stone Catholic church, and shop for handicrafts sold by local Hmong women dressed in brightly-colored traditional clothes.

You can also tour the Sapa museum to learn about the history and culture of this remote region, which is nestled near the Chinese border. Take some time to settle in a café for a cup of Vietnamese coffee overlooking Sapa's valleys and terraces where farmers work. You can also ride the cable car to Vietnam's highest peak, Fansipan, for panoramic views of the area's UNESCO-listed landscape.

Today is devoted to a 4-mile (6 km) hike through the Sapa valley, visiting villages home to Vietnam's ethnic communities along the way. Watch the sun burn through the morning mist as you set off, revealing jagged mountain peaks in the distance. Follow a small track and cross the Muong Hoa River, surrounded by epic rice terraces, on your way to the Black Hmong village of Lao Chai.

Your journey continues to Ta Van Giay village and along the sparkling Muong Hoa River, where you'll cross a suspension bridge and discover fascinating rock engravings. Have lunch in a local home and then continue trekking through a bamboo forest to the Red Dao village of Giang Ta Chai. There's time to rest near a waterfall before your transfer back to Sapa for a relaxed evening.

Spend the day visiting some of the isolated villages surrounding Sapa. Start with a drive to the O Quy Ho Mountain Pass in the Hoang Lien Son mountain range, where you'll make several stops to admire sweeping views of Mount Fansipan and the Sin Chai Valley. From there, you'll pass forests and waterfalls as you make your way to Ban Khoang Commune, which is home to the Black Hmong and Red Dao people.

Take a guided village walk to learn about rural life and then drive to the Ta Giang Phinh Valley, where the Black Hmong people live in riverside hamlets. Enjoy lunch by the water and a two-hour walk through wild scenery. You'll spot locals plowing the fields, harvesting crops, and selling handicrafts in village markets. Your driver will take you back to Sapa mid-afternoon.

Pass through fertile farming valleys

Venture farther north this morning to Bac Ha, a popular base for trekking adventures. Check into your hotel and then get your blood pumping with an easy two-hour hike into the countryside. Follow the trail from Thai Giang Pho, which passes through a fertile valley peppered with vegetable gardens, cornfields, and rice terraces. After the hike, you'll be heading to Ha Giang province. 

If you happen to visit the village on a Sunday, you'll also experience the Bac Market, where various ethnic groups from northern Vietnam gather to buy and sell their goods. These include the Flower Hmong, Phu La, Black Dao, Tay, and Nung minorities, who trade everything from hand-embroidered skirts to all manner of four-legged animals.

Start the day with another journey north to Hoang Su Phi in the far-flung Ha Giang region, which native tribes have ruled for centuries. Here, rivers carve through deep canyons, and limestone and granite mountains dot the landscape. Check into Hoang Su Phi Lodge, which will be your base for trekking expeditions in this isolated area.

After settling in, head off on a guided hike to the village of Nam Nghi, where you'll meet the Red Dao community and learn about their daily life and traditions. From here, the trail leads through a thick forest to the top of the valley, which boasts never-ending views of rolling mountains and green-and-yellow rice terraces. Below, you can make out buffalo plowing the fields and farmers tending their crops.

Full-Day Trek in Hoang Su Phi

Spend the day trekking among Hoang Su Phi's rice terraces

Embark upon a full-day trek from Nam Hong to Khoa Thuong village, which is home to the Dao Ao Dai community. The walk takes you through rice terraces, forests, waterfalls, and tiny villages. You'll stop for a Vietnamese lunch at a local home before returning via a different route to Hoang Su Phi Lodge. The evening ends with dinner and a Red Dao music performance.

 Spend your final morning in Hoang Su Phi relaxing before you head south to Hanoi. If your visit falls on a Sunday, be sure to browse the Thong Nguyen Market. Ethnic groups from northern Vietnam's isolated regions gather to buy and sell meat, produce, clothes, and handicrafts. Afterward, relax on the seven-hour private transfer back to Hanoi

Today starts with a four-hour drive to Ha Long Bay Harbor, where you'll board a ship for your overnight cruise of this UNESCO-listed landmark. Sail across the paper-flat waters, taking in views of more than 2,000 limestone karsts steeped in Vietnamese legend. A delicious seafood lunch onboard awaits, followed by plenty of time to sit on the sundeck as you sail to the most remote corners of Ha Long Bay.

In the afternoon, you'll stop at a secret cove where you can go swimming and kayaking to explore hidden beaches and grottoes. The ship's expert chef will lead a cooking masterclass, teaching you how to make specialties such as nem (Vietnamese fried spring rolls) for dinner. You can spend the evening relaxing or join the locals for a spot of night fishing.

Wake early for breakfast on the ship's deck, watching the sun rise over the emerald waters of Ha Long Bay, deemed one of the New Seven Wonders of Nature. The morning is yours to simply absorb the view or join in with a tai chi class. You'll stop to visit a limestone cave full of stalagmites and stalactites before enjoying brunch on board while you sail back to the harbor.

Have breakfast at the hotel.

Our tour guide will pick you up from your hotel. We take you to Ninh Binh province which is far from Hanoi city about 120 km.

9.30: Have a short break for 20 minutes to relax10.30: The first destination in this trip is visit Hoa Lu ancient capital. This is the first capital of Vietnam. Come to visit Hoa Lu, you will learn about why the capital was moved to Hanoi nowadays. You are impressed on an outstanding architecture when entering temples of King Dinh and King Le, the first and second emperors of ancient Vietnam, built in the 17 century. Try to feel ancient atmospheres in Hoa Lu ancient capital.

11.45: Have buffet lunch in the restaurant with a lot of local foods goat meat, fried rice… 

13.00: Visit Trang An which was recognized by UNESCO as The world Heritage Site in 2014. Trang An has the wonderful tunnel cave system so that Kong’s Movie Group chose this place for New Version of Kong in 2016 – “Skull Island “. Boat trip to visit Trang An to see the amazing beauty of this landscape with many caves such as: Sang Cave (Light Cave), Toi Cave (Dack cave), Nau Ruou Cave (Cooking Wine), green river and natural view.

15h30: Get on the bus to go to Mua Cave (Dancing Cave). Walk up almost 500 steps, you can reach to the top of Lying Dragon Mountain, have an amazing panoramic view of Tam Coc from here.

16h30 return Hanoi for overnight 

Free at leisure until transfer to airport for flight back home. End of service!