Absolute Vietnam

After breakfast, enjoy a quick drive to Kha village where our local guide will take you on a trekking tour through some lush green forest to Te Village. Enjoy the nature along the walk and village local home along the way if you wish. After about 2,5 hours trek, you will reach to the rendezvous where our driver will take you to a local Thai’s house for lunch. Afterward, you may want to do another walk to explore the beauty of the countryside with lush green bamboo forests and charming villages of the White Thai minority people. After lunch you will check into your lodge and enjoy the remainder of the day at your leisure. You may want to have a restful afternoon in the hotel’s Spa. Tonight, enjoy the traditional dance at the lodge. Overnight in Mai Chau Ecolodge.

After breakfast, enjoy your leisurely walking and biking to explore the quiet Mai Chau valley, set amongst the astounding natural landscape and idyllic villages. Beautiful scennery and idyllic villages make this area well worth a visit. Your exploration includes beautiful ethnic villages such as Na Phon, Nathia, Pom Coong, Lac and Chieng Chau villages. Having lunch at one of the local home. Afterwards, enjoy a scenic drive (about 1,5 hours) to Pu Luong Narural Reserve area. Upon arrival at the Lodge, check in to your room for a rest. Spend the remainder of the day at your leisure or if you wish to do an easy trek, your local guide will escort you to some nearby villages to visit local houses and rice paddies fields. Trek the following small roads through the rice terraces and cross the stream to visit remote rural villages of Black Thai Minorities to learn about the daily life and customs of the local people in Pu Luong. Explore Doi Cave (Bat cave), the largest cave in Pu Luong. Tonight, you may want to try some local rice wines and tasty foods at the restaurant of the lodge. Overnight in Pu Luong

After breakfast, you will be met by your local guide for your private over-land transfer to Halong Bay. Board your junk and commence cruising through the picturesque landscape of Halong Bay. Cruise through the islands and explore their secrets. Some of the island are hollow caves and grottoes, and supporting floating villages of fishermen, who ply the shallow waters for 200 species of fishes and 450 different kinds of mollusks. You may choose to jump in the bay and swim, relax on the sundeck, or head for happy hours at the bar. For a thrill, jump off the boat’s sprow into the cool, clear waters of Halong Bay. Cruise to a secluded bay, where your junk will dock for the night. Overnight on board.

Enjoy the early morning sun as your junk cruises through extraordinary shaped islands with evocative names such as Poem Mountain, Teapot island and Man’ s head islet. At about 10:30, disembark and meet your guide on the dock for your private transfer to the airport for taking a flight to Hue. Upon arrival, independently collect your luggage then head to the arrivals hall where your local guide will be holding a signboard with your name on it. You will be transferred to the city center. Check in to your hotel and enjoy your evening at leisure. Overnight in Hue.

Start the day with a cruise on a dragon boat to Thien Mu Pagoda, one of the oldest religious sites in the country. Afterwards, we discover the Imperial Citadel and walk through the walled fortress and palace. Construction began in 1804 and it took more than 30 years to build. Built in the same mold as the Forbidden Palace in Beijing, the Imperial City was Hue’s administrative center and served as the center of the country’s administration until the capital was moved. Continue your exploration and tour the decorative tombs of emperors and learn the ancient philosophies of Vietnamese kings. Although different in design, all of the tombs contain three unifying elements which include a temple, a high stone tower with details of the emperor’s reign and a compound that enclosed the tomb. Many of these mausoleums resemble palaces because they also served as the temporary residences of the emperor during their reign. Back to your hotel and enjoy the evening at leisure.

After breakfast, leave Hue for your private overland transfer on the Hai Van pass to Danang then Hoian. The pass forming the obvious boundary between North and South of Vietnam offers the stunning views of bowl-shaped Danang Bay. Stop over to see the fortifications built by the French and then later used by the South Vietnamese and the Americans. Arrive to Danang city for visitng Cham Museum then head south to Hoian old town with stop en route to see the Marble Mountains. Check in to your hotel in Hoian and enjoy your evening at leisure. Overnight in Hoian.

Drive into the countryside to a local farming community, enjoying scene of verdan rice paddies and grazing water buffalos. Arrive at Tra Que village and take a walk through the herb garden with your guide to learn about the culture, history, cooking and herbal remedies of the herbs grown here. The local fertilization method famously involves algae from a nearby lake, and the town’s many farms are among Hoian ‘s most important sources of food. Explore the remarkable confluence of cultures that make Hoian such a unique city. The entire Ancient Town area has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Chinese, Vietnamese and Japanese aesthetic blend together in area’s architecture, reflecting hundreds of years of town’s cultural and economic history. Visit the Japanese Covered Bridge. The best known structure in the city was constructed by the Japanese merchants living in Hoian in the mid-sixteenth century. Visit Old House of Phung Hung, a mixture of Chinese and Japanese styles. Support by 80 columns, it is a good example of the distinctive Hoian-style yin-and-yang roof tiles. Visit the Sa Huynh culture Museum. Located on Tran phu street, the museum houses crucial and revealing relics of the Sa Huynh culture, a pre-historic Bronze Age civilization centered in Vietnam, and more particularly in the central region of the country near the cost. End up your day with your leisurely cruise on the Thu Bon river. One of your stop will be Thanh Ha, a pottery village. Mainly made of clay, the majority of pottery produced is used for the village’s daily needs. These include flower vases, tea pots, wine bottles, water jars, kettles, cooking pots and ornamental home decorations. Return to the hotel. Overnight in Hoian.

Hoian is a dreamy old Southeast Asian trading port, renowned for its timeworn merchant’s homes, grid of riverfront streets, and Chinese Assembly halls. The town consequently ossified and now ranks as the best preserved port of a bygone era in Southeast Asia, prompting UNESCO in 1999 to inscribe the site on its World Heritage List. As a suggestion head down to Hoi An’s Cua Dai Beach with its stunning stretch of long white sands, crystal clear waters and island views or visit the local tailors in Hoian Old Town. Visitors come from all over the world to have clothing custom tailored in Hoian. Some shops offer a wide variety of high quality fabrics and the tailors are masters at this detailed craft. Visit these shops to see the exquisite fabrics and if you wish, have a garment custom made. In the evening, stroll through the colorful night market bustling with family-run food stalls, cafés, boutiques, and lantern shops. Once the sun goes down, colorful lanterns are lit and lively festivities such as local performances and street food vendors can be found in town. Overnight in Hoian

This morning, leave bustling Ho Chi Minh for the 02 hour’s drive to the town of Cai Be. On arrival, you will be welcomed on board our authentic wooden boat for a cruise along the Delta’s waterways. Start the journey by visiting a cottage factory where ‘pop-rice’, rice paper and coconut candies are made. Return to the boat for the cruise to Dong Hoa Hiep Island; along the way admire the scenery and the daily life of the local villagers. Lunch will be local Mekong style serving specialties of the area. Disembark and start a very interesting cycling tour through small villages and narrow roads. Ride along the pathways and take the opportunity to visit local families making traditional products such as handicraft items made from water hyacinth, roofs made from palm leaves, hammocks made from coconut ropes, and rice papers. Overnight on board.

Crossing the Mekong on the way to Cai Rang Floating Market, you'll take in traditional sights such as rice barges, wooden ship building yards and even fruit drying along the Mekong's banks. After paying visit to the colorful floating market check-out and disembark. You will be transferred to Can Tho airport to take a short flight to Phu Quoc island. On arrival in Phu Quoc, be transferred to the resort by the resort’s scheduled shuttle bus. Spend the rest of the day to relax by the pool or on the sandy beach.Overnight in Phu Quoc.

Spend your full day at leisure in the resort or on the beach. Overnight in Phu Quoc.