Vietnam Memorable Holiday Family Tour With Beach Vacation 15 Days

Meet Viet Green Travel tour guide on arrival at Noi Bai International Airport and transfer to hotel in the city center and check-in. (Hotel rooms may not be ready until 14:00 but an early check-in would be guaranteed with a surcharge.). Rest of the day is at leisure.

Optional: We introduce two one-of-a-kind traditional performances which are found nowhere else than in Vietnam. You can choose one of below options:

- Water Puppet Show where puppets are performed on water stage with folk music, presenting ancient tales, folklores and daily life in Vietnamese countryside.

- Tu Phu (Four Palaces) Show - a very unique show about ritual of spirit practiced in the Vietnamese indigenous religion with music, colors and lively dance performance. The Four Palaces Shows take place on Thursday and Saturday every week.

If you're interested in the shows, please contact our travel consultants to book.

Morning or afternoon departure depend on availability

Half day Hanoi city tour (by car or by motorbike – upon client’s interest) - Routes can change subject to client’s interest.

Begin the first day of the trip with a tour of Hanoi. Depart from the hotel for a visit to Vietnam’s first university: the Temple of Literature. Founded in 1076, Quoc Tu Giam was established within a temple to educate Vietnam's royalty, mandarins and members of the elite.

Continue with a visit to the iconic One Pillar Pagoda, one of Vietnam’s most iconic temples. Nearby is the Mausoleum of the historic father figure of modern Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh, and his modest house on stilts. (Sites are viewed from outside; closed Mon and Fri and from Jun - Aug)

Visit the picturesque West Lake and its sixth century Tran Quoc Buddhist Pagoda. Tran Quoc Pagoda is regarded as the most ancient pagoda in Hanoi with its history line of more than 1,500 years.

After visiting, you will have a meal at an authentic Vietnamese Restaurant. 

Free time at leisure for rest of the day.

Just a couple hours’ drive outside of Hanoi and the tour heads deep into Vietnam’s picturesque countryside. Discover Hoa Lu, the ancient capital of Vietnam during the Dinh and Le dynasties, before taking a sampan trip down the Tam Coc River. Also called the ‘Halong Bay on Land,’ this region is famous for its charming grottoes and limestone karst mountains.

Depart from the hotel around 08:00 for the 2-hour drive through rural northern Vietnam. Stop off at Hoa Lu, where there are temples dedicated to Emperor Dinh Tien Hoang of the Dinh Dynasty (968-80) and Emperor Le Dai Hanh of the Le Dynasty (980-1009). If time permits after visiting Hoa Lu, take a half-hour walk up one of the surrounding limestone karst hills; a difficult but highly rewarding climb with spectacular views. (A moderate level of physical fitness is required.)

Continue on for Tam Coc Town where a Vietnamese-style lunch will be waiting; there will be ample opportunity to stop for photographs of the villages and landscapes along the way. For those feeling adventurous, climb up to the 15th century Bich Dong Pagoda on nearby Ngu Nhac Mountain, comprising three structures: Ha, Trung, and Thuong Pagodas (in ascending order). Then get on bus and our driver will take you back to Hanoi.

After breakfast at hotel, driver picks up and transfer to Halong Bay, listed as a World Heritage of outstanding natural beauty, known in Vietnamese as “Dragon descending to the sea”.

Upon arrival, the boat crew welcome you and check in then enjoy a cruise around Halong Bay with a delicious local seafood lunch served on board. You can also behold thousands of limestone islands and grottoes rising from the clear, emerald water.

Following break, depending on each cruise’s itinerary of the day, you’ll join some activities on boat to discover the beauty of the bay such as visit a cave, doing kayaking or enjoy swimming in the sea before getting back to the junk for relaxing and dinner. Overnight on board.

Our tour guide will not escort you on the cruises, and be replaced by crew members who are fluent in English.

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.

Have breakfast at hotel. Free at hotel untill driver pick up at hotel then transfer to Da Nang train station for day train to Nha Trang. Arrival Nha Trang at night. Check - in hotel and relax

Have a breakfast at hotel Nha Trang is a perfect choice which offers very nice weather and good reasons for travelling! Just one free day in this city is still not enough! You can enjoy another day in this beautiful beach city. You can consider some of our suggestions below:

+ Boat trip cruising in Nha Trang Bay to visit Tri Nguyen Aquarium

+ Snorkeling in Hon Mun Island

+ Having a fresh meal at the Con Se Tre Restaurant on Hon Tre Island.

+ Shopping

Free until time transfer to airport for your flight to Ho Chi Minh city. Upon arrival, driver welcome you at airport then transfer to hotel for check in

Morning or afternoon departure depend on availability

Enjoy the attraction of Ho Chi Minh City. Sightseeing examples of French colonial architecture and exploring the Vietnam’s turbulent in past at the Museum.

Our guide will show you the most interesting sights that Ho Chi Minh City has to offer. Depart from your hotel to the Reunification Palace; this beautifully preserved palace was the residence of the President of the Republic of Vietnam. On April 30th 1975 the American War officially came to an end here. Afterward, we visit Saigon Notre Dame Cathedral, which was built in 1880, and the Old Post Office, which was built sometime between 1886 and 1891. It is one of the best examples of classical French colonial architecture.

Our last stop would be at a local Market where you can practice your bargaining skills while shopping for souvenirs. Discover local life and culture. You’ll find some of the friendliest, liveliest, most convivial people in the city in here.

Return your hotel in Ho Chi Minh City. Free time in the rest of day

8:00 a.m: tour guide and driver pick up at lobby then driver to Cai Be. We will transfer to 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.

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.

Have leisure time before your departure. You are welcome to join our interesting optional excursions in and around Ho Chi Minh City, such as our Good Morning Saigon! tour.

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 Ho Chi Minh City for your onward flight. 

Tour ends after arriving at the airport.