Heritage Overture

An example of a nine-day private tour to Hanoi and four of Vietnam’s World Heritage Areas

Highlights: Hanoi, a night on Ha Long Bay, natural scenery and floating villages, Hue’s Citadel, Royal Tombs and garden houses, the Hai Van Pass, Hoi An and My Son

Your tour begins with ....
... time to recover, an orientation dinner, city heritage, an introduction to Vietnamese art, and two nights in Hanoi

Once you’ve arrived and settled in, we’ll arrange a light-hearted introduction to Vietnam’s rural culture, and meet you at an orientation ‘Welcome’ dinner and talk about your tour. On the following day, the day will be taken up with the cultural aspects of the city – history, architecture, traditions, customs, and so on.

Meals: one dinner and one lunch
Escort/guide: transfer from airport to hotel and evening, and the following daytime

A full day and night on Ha Long Bay, and a night in Hanoi
After an early-morning drive across the Red River Delta, your boat will be waiting for you at Ha Long Bay. Although there’ll be time for sightseeing, the focus will be on the fascinating geology, archaeology, history and culture of Vietnam’s most famous natural heritage area. On the way back, you’ll stop off at a craft village specialising in ceramics

Meals: two breakfasts, two lunches and one dinner
Guide: fully escorted from leaving to returning to your hotel

Two nights in Hue
After a morning meeting some of Hanoi’s artists in their workplaces, and a flight to Hue, you’ll have a day and a half to soak up the unique atmosphere of Hue, steeped in Imperial heritage.

Meals: two breakfasts, two lunches and one dinner
Guide: fully escorted except during the flight

Two nights in Hoi An
The view of the coast and Danang from the top of the Hai Van Pass demands some serious photography, as does Hoi An, a charming gem in Vietnam’s cultural crown. Its architecture shows the influence of the Japanese and Chinese merchants from its days as one of SE Asia’s major ports.

The bustling ancient town is a complete contrast to the majestic silence of the ruined Cham towers at the My Son Sanctuary.

Meals: two breakfasts and one lunch
Guide: from leaving Hue to approximately noon on the following day

Time to leave!
You’ll be free until your car arrives to take you to Danang airport for Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh City.

Meals: one breakfast

This tour is nine days/eight nights
It includes:
All transfers and domestic flights
All accommodation
Eight breakfasts, six lunches and two dinners