Classic Vietnam

DAY 1: HANOI ARRIVAL

Upon your arrival at Hanoi airport, you will be picked up and transferred to your hotel.

• Accommodation: 4* Peridot Gallery Classic Hotel - Premier Deluxe room (or alternative hotel and same level)
• Meal: Nil

DAY 2: HANOI - Hanoi Walking Food Tour & Egg Coffee Class (Small Group Tour)

Duration: 18:00 - 21:00

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS:

• Learn how to make Hanoi Egg Coffee.
• Enjoying Hanoi egg coffee at e eco-friendly Hidden Gem Cafe where everything is made from recycled materials.
• Tasting 7-10 authentic wonders of Hanoi cuisine– just like the locals do on the streets.
• Eating at random street-side eateries & authentic local restaurants
• Experiencing Family’s heirloom food and special delicacies
• Stroll through hidden alleyways and bustling markets of Hanoi’s charming old quarter
• Learn more about Hanoi’s unique food culture
• Try local specialties with influences from French and Chinese cuisine.

ITINERARY

Hanoi Food Tour by walking is the best way to learn about Hanoi Food, Culture and Lifestyle as you could dive into the tiny alleys to explore where local people live, work, and eat. On our Hanoi food tour by walking, we expose you places that are hard-to-find but worth-visit and places that only locals go, and locals go.

Moreover, this special Hanoi Food Tours by walking, is a combination of savoring and practicing authentic Hanoi culinary & culture. Unlike other food tours, you just eat from here to there, on our Hanoi Food Tours by walking, we engage our travelers with the locals by cultural connections and inspire our travelers sometimes to prepare and to cook what they eat so that they have hands-on experiences about Hanoi food and culture. To experience a culture, one must experience its cuisine!

” The proof of the pudding is in the eating”. In Hanoi, the best and the worst food is always the one at the local street food stands. Eating on the street is not only Hanoi food culture but a lifestyle. Therefore, Hanoi food tours by walking is a best way to learn about Hanoi Food and Culture as you could dive into the tiny alleys to explore where local people live, work, and eat.

Hanoi Food Tours by walking takes our foodies beyond the tourist attractions and runs away from the touristic restaurants to the maze of tiny alleys of Hanoi Old Quarter where live local people in such tiny local houses to experience how they live and eat.

We then dig beneath the crowds and chaos of thousands of local eateries to pick out the best of the best to treat you with the meals of your lifetime.

Joining our Hanoi food tasting tours by walking to source the best street eats from markets, food carts, street cafes and other hard-to-find-but-totally-worth-the-effort secret spots.

Note: Please kindly show up 10 minutes before the tours start at our MEETING POINT Hidden Gem Coffee, Add: No. 3B Hang tre Street, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi for the egg coffee show and hands-on experiences about this special delicacy of Hanoi and Vietnam.

Included: English speaking guide, All food & drinks, Entrance

Not included: Tips and other personal expenses, Transportation

• Accommodation: 4* Peridot Gallery Classic Hotel - Premier Deluxe room (or alternative hotel and same level)
• Meal: Breakfast, Dinner

DAY 3: HANOI

Free day for your own leisure.

• Accommodation: 4* Peridot Gallery Classic Hotel - Premier Deluxe room (or alternative hotel and same level)
• Meal: Breakfast, Dinner

DAY 4: HANOI - DANANG - HOI AN

You will be picked up by our driver from your hotel reception and travel from Hotel in Hanoi City Center to Noi Bai International Airport.

Flight HAN - DAD at additional charge

Upon your arrival in Danang, you will be welcomed by our representative and travel from Da Nang Airport to Hoi An City Center.

• Accommodation: 4* Mulberry Collection Silk Eco - Superior City View room (or alternative hotel and same level)
• Meal: Breakfast

DAY 5: HOI AN - Half Day Classic Hoi An City Tour (Private)

At 8am: Our driver will pick you up at your hotel in Hoi An. Then the car takes you to Hoi An ancient town. It is one of the major trading centers in Southeast Asia during the 16th century due to the early western trader occupying period.

With the guide, you will walk to visit Chinese Communal House, Tan Ky Merchants’ Houses, Japanese Covered Bridge, Hoi An market, and learn about the daily life of Hoi An local people.

After the tour, we will take you back to your hotel.

Included: High Quality Vehicle, English speaking Guide during the tour, All the Entrance fees, Bottles of water, Petrol, parking fees and road tolls

Not included: Meals, Travel insurance, Things not included in the itinerary, Tips, and other personal expenses

• Accommodation: 4* Mulberry Collection Silk Eco - Superior City View room (or alternative hotel and same level)
• Meal: Breakfast

DAY 6: HOI AN - DANANG - SAIGON

You will be picked up by our driver from your hotel reception and travel from the Hotel in Hoi An City Center to Da Nang Airport.

Flight DAD-SGN at additional charge

Upon your arrival, you will be welcomed by airport representative and travel from Tan Son Nhat Airport to Ho Chi Minh City Center.

• Accommodation: 4* Northern Charm Hotel - Deluxe Window room (or alternative hotel and same level)
• Meal: Breakfast

DAY 7: SAIGON - Half Day Saigon City Tour (Small Group Tour)

The tour starts at 13:30PM.

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.

During this tour, your guide will show you the most interesting sights that Ho Chi Minh City has to offer.

You will 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.

We will enjoy visiting the War Remnants Museum where you can see many special artifacts, photographs, and pictures documenting the second Indochina war.

Afterwards, we will visit The 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 will be at a local market where you can practice your bargaining skills while shopping for souvenirs. Here you will discover local life and culture. You will find some of the friendliest, liveliest, and most convivial people in the city here.

Return your hotel in Ho Chi Minh City 18:00 pm.

Included: Modern air-conditioned transportation, English speaking guide, Entrance fees, Mineral water, Wet tissue

Not included: Gratuities and personal expenses, any other service not mentioned in the above program, Peak season surcharge (if applicable), Tips

• Accommodation: 4* Northern Charm Hotel - Deluxe Window room (or alternative hotel and same level)
• Meal: Breakfast

DAY 8: SAIGON DEPARTURE

You will be picked up at the hotel lobby and transfer to Tan Son Nhat Airport for your flight onward.

Meal: Breakfast

TRIP ENDS.

TOUR PRICE (based on 2 persons sharing Twin/Double room):

• From Jan 2025 - Dec 2025: from US$ 435 / person - Single supplement: US$ 270 / person

(Price and accommodation may change depending on travel dates and availability. Alternatives will be proposed at the same level.)

Black out period (based on departure dates):

• 17 Jan - 2 Feb 2025