Vietnam Education Tour Program

Vietnam Education Tour Program itinerary

Day 01: Hanoi–Arrival (D)

Upon arrival Noi Bai airport, you are warmly welcomed by our Tour guide and transferred to your hotel in Hanoi capital. Be free and relax after long journey. This evening you will attend a Water Puppet Show at Thang Long Theatre and enjoy a welcome dinner at local restaurant. O/N at hotel in Hanoi “Water puppetry is a tradition that dates back as far as the 11th century CE when it originated in the villages of the Red River Delta area of northern Vietnam. Today's Vietnamese water puppetry is a unique variation on the ancient Asian puppet tradition”

Day 02: Hanoi – Cooking class – Half Day City Tour (B/L/D)

After breakfast at hotel, the tour guide will pick up you and transfer to the Hidden Hanoi Restaurant

Before 10:00 am: welcome customers
10:00 am - 11:00 am: walk to some market nearby
11:00am: going back to Hidden Hanoi kitchen
11:00 am- 11:30 am: having a small introduction about Vietnamese culture
11:30 am-1:30 pm: Hand on cooking class
1:30 pm-2:00 pm: having lunch and dessert together
Afternoon, we'll take a visit to Temple of Literature, the first university of Vietnam, History museum (or Art museum, Army museum, Women museum is at your choice). Hanoi Flag Tower. Dinner is at Indian restaurant. Overnight at hotel at hotel in Hanoi

Day 03: Hanoi – Halong bay/ The World Heritage (B/L/D)

Enjoy breakfast at hotel,
08:00AM, our guider and driver transfer to Halong Bay. Enjoy the landscape of the Red River Delta country side and have a short break on the way. On arrival, take a boat trip to visit Halong Bay, listed as a World Heritage Area of outstanding natural beauty. "Dragon descending to the sea" as it is known in Vietnamese legend, picturesque Halong Bay has more than 1,500 limestone islets rising from the sea, many of them containing beautiful grottoes. Enjoy a relaxing 4-hour boat trip through Halong Bay, fresh Seafood lunch is prepared and served on board, and take a short excursion to Thien Cung Cave and perhaps even a quick swim (if weather is permitted)

Back to Hanoi in the afternoon and stop on the way for shopping at Dong Trieu Ceramic. Dinner is at Indian restaurant. Overnight at hotel at hotel in Hanoi

Day 04: Hanoi SOS Village – Hochiminh City (B/L/D) ~ by Vietnam Airline

Start at 8:00 from your hotel, we go to the S.O.S Village near by to do some charity activities and play with children. Lunch is at local restaurant Later, we will transfer to Noi Bai airport for connecting flight to Hochiminh City. On arrival, meeting tour guide and take a private car to your hotel in the central of city for check in. Dinner is at Indian restaurant. Overnight at hotel in Hochiminh City

Day 05: Hochiminh City – School Visit – Haft Day City Tour (B/L/D)

On the morning 8.00 AM, On the morning, we go to the a school, welcomed by student and do some cultural activities such as trying Vietnam customs and taking picture together; Singing, Talking about Education; Walking around school to see the surroundings and catching photos. In the afternoon, we'll take half day city tour to Reunification Palace, War Museum and Notre Dame Cathedral. End of the day free time for shopping at Ben Thanh Market, whose clock tower over the main entrance to what was formerly known as Les Halles Centrale is the symbol of Saigon. Opened first in 1914, it features one-way aisles loaded with people clamoring to sell you cheap goods (T-shirts, aluminum wares, silk, bamboo, and lacquer) and postcards. Dinner is at local restaurant. Overnight at hotel in Hochiminh City

Day 06: Hochiminh City – Mekong Delta (B/L/D)

Explore the rice bowl of Vietnam in this day trip to the Mekong Delta. Cruise through the lush green vegetation of the Mekong canals to an orchard, where you are treated to a delicious lunch complete with tropical fruits. Rowing along these canals and visiting the floating markets us a truly memorable experience.

Enjoy breakfast at hotel,

Then we'll depart at 8.00A.M from your hotel to My Tho. Upon arrival, get on a private boat cruising along small creek to Mekong River estuary, to Phoenix Island and stop at a garden restaurant for Vietnamese lunch. The motorized boat cruises more along natural creeks and quiet village in Ben Tre Province. Visit orchards, bee - keeping farm, taste natural honey and honey wine, enjoy tropical fruit, traditional music, wonder around a distillery, explore the local coconut candy production process, taste candy & coconut pulp. On the way back to Hochiminh, stop at a bonsai garden in My Tho. Dinner is at Indian restaurant. Overnight at hotel in Hochiminh City

Day 07: Hochiminh City – Departure (D)

Free time for shopping at Ben Thanh market or leisure at hotel (check-out time is before 12:00) until transfer to Tan Son Nhat airport for your departure flight. End of services!!!

NOTE: B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner