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Vietnam: Hanoi, Halong Bay, Hué, Hoi An, Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)
Includes airfare
During your trip, you will have the opportunity to join optional tours to further your discoveries—all of which are noted below. Most of these tours can only be reserved onsite with your Trip Experience Leader, however due to limited space and other special requirements, some optional tours must be reserved before your departure from the U.S. If this trip has optional tours that need to be purchased in advance, they will be noted with a disclaimer below.
Day 4 | $75 per person
Day 4 | $75 per person
Join us on an excursion through the backstreets of Hanoi to discover the city’s cuisine. We’ll explore aboard a unique form of transportation as we ride a UAZ (a Russian military vehicle similar to a jeep) through the narrow lanes of Hanoi’s backstreets, viewing scenes of life in city neighborhoods that tourists rarely visit.
We’ll stop at a local market to see the wares on display, and witness locals carry out their daily routines, followed by a visit to Hanoi’s “Train Street”, where shops and homes closely flank a narrow (and active) train track. We’ll pause for refreshment, enjoying a drink as we observe the frantic rhythm of this neighborhood, where shoppers and diners sit a stone’s throw away from passing locomotives.
Throughout our optional tour, we’ll dine on a sampling of street food specialties, such as delectable noodle dishes, fresh local beer, and unique concoctions like cà phê trứng—Vietnamese dessert coffee topped with a foam of egg yolk and condensed milk.
After dinner, enjoy a night tour of the city’s highlights, including the historic French Quarter, the Presidential Palace, the Temple of Literature, Truc Bach Lake, and more.
Day 9 | $75 per person
Day 9 | $75 per person
We’ll travel by electric car to Cam Thanh village, visit local family farms, and witness Hoi An’s historic cityscape from a different vantage point during a cruise along the lovely Thu Bon River. We'll also sample a slice of daily life at the central market, where we'll experience various street food delicacies. Later, we'll round out our discoveries with dinner at a nearby restaurant, the glowing lights of Hoi An reflected on the nearby river.