Best Family Holiday Destinations Vietnam

Welcome to Hanoi: Vietnam’s bustling colonial capital. Your guide and driver will meet you outside the baggage claim of Noi Bai Airport and take you to your hotel in the city center.

In the afternoon, take a walk around the center, visiting some of Hanoi’s main attractions: the Opera House, St. Joseph's Cathedral, Hoan Kiem Lake and Ngoc Son Temple.

St. Joseph's Cathedral in Hanoi city

In the evening enjoy a traditional Water Puppet Performance – a unique Vietnamese Art form hailing from Southeast Asia’s wet-rice culture – followed by a welcome dinner at one of Hanoi’s finest restaurants.

Meal: Dinner
Accommodation: Hotel in Hanoi

Pickup at 08:00, you have a full day to explore Vietnam’s charming capital. Start with a visit to the Temple of Literature, which is well known as the first university of Vietnam. Follow it with the Ethnology Museum (You can visit other museums based on your interests - let your travel consultant knows).

In the afternoon, transfer to the Ba Dinh Square where stands the Mausoleum of President Ho Chi Minh who led Vietnam to its independence from French colonial rule. This site has become an important city landmark and a perfect place to learn more about Vietnam's rich history. From there, wander through the beautiful surrounding gardens toward the One Pillar Pagoda and Presidential Palace, where a replica of Ho Chi Minh's simple working space is on display.

Hanoi Cyclo tour

Later, hop on a cyclo, one of the most typical vehicles in Hanoi, is a human-powered transport with a seat at the front for passengers and the driver at the back. With this hour leisurely ride, which is the perfect chance for photos and slow-moving sightseeing, you will have a great local touch.

Meals: Breakfast/Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel in Hanoi

Early morning, your guide and driver will meet you at your hotel and then leave Hanoi for Sapa on a six-hour journey on the Vietnam’s longest and modern highway. Upon arrival, check in the hotel followed by your lunch.

Sapa Town

The afternoon drive to Sau Chua ethnic Black Hmong village. This village has been recently discovered and much less visited. It is located on the mountain summit; therefore, you can take the best photos of panorama Sapa town down there at sunset. Besides, you will have lots of interactions with the villagers who show their great hospitality and want to share their life so you’ll learn more about how they live. Back to the hotel then and have the rest of day at your leisure.

Enjoy breakfast at the hotel, before setting out on a trek to explore Sapa’s cultural diversity and haunting natural beauty. Take a guided hike through yawning valleys decorated with terraced rice fields and pass through remote hill tribe villages.

You have three trekking options to choose from: Soft trek (~ 3 km), medium trek (~ 6km) and long trek (~12km). Trekking is an excellent way to explore the daily life and familiarize yourself with the cultures of the H’mong, Dzao and Dzay people who populate the region. Drive back to Sapa in the late afternoon. 

After breakfast, we are driven to Tram Ton Pass where we will spend 30 minutes for view beautiful sceneries. Along the way, you have chances to see wild flowers. Continue to visit the Heavens Gate, the highest stretch of road in Vietnam as well as the provincial border of Lao Cai and Lai Chau provinces. And then you will be transferred to cable car station where we will have 25 minutes travelling to Fansipan Mountain where is considered to be the most beautiful landscape of Vietnam now. After lunch time, farewell the beautiful Sapa Town for the 6 hour journey back to Hanoi.

Enjoy breakfast at the hotel before setting out on a 2.5 hour drive to the UNESCO World Heritage Site: Halong Bay. Spend nearly 24 hours cruise on the amazing Halong bay: a natural wonderland composed of jutting limestone islands and sparkling turquoise waters. Arrive at the dock around noon and board your junk. Savor a gourmet lunch of fresh seafood onboard as you sail out into the mystical bay. 

In the afternoon, cruise around some of Halong’s many islands, including Dinh Huong and Ga Choi. Along the way visit one of the bay’s 3 largest caves (Thien Cung, Dau Go or Sung Sot). Stop at an island cove with a sheltered white-sand beach and take a dip in the warm waters of the Gulf of Tonkin (weather permits). Pass the night on your junk, lulled to sleep by the gentle rocking of calm waters. (The route and activities depend on specific cruise, weather condition and permission of the Halong Authority and could be changed by season).

Awake early and participate in Tai Chi on the top deck or simply relax and enjoy the sunrise over the bay’s towering islands. Enjoy a morning cup of coffee or tea, before setting out to explore nearby islands by rowboat. Return to the junk for breakfast then take advantage of the sundeck and admire the amazing rock formations of Bai Tu Long Bay as you navigate back to Halong City. Have brunch on board the boat before returning to Halong pier. 

Your driver will meet you at the dock and take you to Noi Bai Airport of Hanoi for your flight to Danang. On arrival Danang airport, our guide and driver welcome you and transfer you to Hoian Ancient Town. Evening is your free time to enjoy the tranquility and charm of this sleepy riverside town...

Meals: Breakfast/Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel in Danang

• Rice pasta rolls.
• Braised eggplant in clay pot.
• Spicy grilled pork.
• Grilled fish in banana leaf.

Enjoy your just-been-made dishes, added with a salad, bread and dessert to fulfill your lunch. Be awarded a certificate which is signed and stamped by the restaurant’s manager to affirm your pass of this cooking course.

 

In the afternoon, take a walking tour through the narrow winding streets of the ancient town centre, visiting Chua Ong Pagoda, the Chinese Assembly Hall, the 200-year old Tan Ky ancestral house and the famous Japanese Bridge. Immerse yourself in the tranquility and charm of this sleepy riverside town...

Meals: Breakfast/Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel in Hoian

Enjoy breakfast at the hotel and then free at your own leisure . You are free to explore Hoian at your own pace or relax on the beach.

Today you are free until our diver comes and transfer you to Da Nang Airport for your flight to Phu Quoc for your beach relaxation. Upon arrival, hop on shuttle bus to reach your hotel or use taxi by your own.

After breakfast, head to the Vinpearl Safari by private car to experience Vietnam's first and only open zoo! This safari experience involves walking along tree-lined roads and encountering various wildlife along the way such as elephants, giraffes and even tigers!

Later, spend your time at Vinpearl Land Phu Quoc, one of Vietnam’s largest amusement parks. Make a splash in the wave pools and water slides at the water park, get your adrenaline pumping on the amusement rides, visit the aquarium, and attend a live show at the amphitheater. There’s also a food village, a manmade beach, and an indoor games arcade in the amuse park. Fun for the whole family!

You are at leisure on beach. Obviously, the beaches around the island are very pristine with clear crystal water. Further onshore, coconut palms and tropical forests feature a huge evergreen area. Apart from enjoying a complete relax in fine beach hotels and resorts, you can also cruise to the nearby islets for snorkeling, fishing, scuba diving or hiking along the dirt tracks and paths through the pepper and cashew plantations to explore the Island’s natural beauty of sun-drenched beaches, vivid marine life, tropical forests and verdant countryside.