Smart Depart Travel
✆: 734-789-7165 | ✉:

Best of Vietnam

Tour, Escorted tour

Slideshow offer placeholder
Best of Vietnam

Experience the real Vietnam on this comprehensive 20-day trip from south to north. Travel from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi and experience bustling cities, tranquil backwaters, imperial ruins, faded elegance and Heritage-listed landscapes dotted with reminders of the past. Explore the narrow, cobbled streets of Hoi An’s Old Town, sail the waters of UNESCO World Heritage Site Ha Long Bay, cruise down the Mekong Delta’s waterways, encounter local tribes in your stay in Lam Thuong and whizz through the back streets of Hue as you uncover the very best of Vietnam.

Activities
  • Mekong Delta - Sightseeing Tour
  • Ho Chi Minh City - Cu Chi Tunnels
  • Ho Chi Minh City - War Remnants Museum
  • Ho Chi Minh City - City tour
  • Dalat - Garden visit
  • Nha Trang - Nha Trang Bay Boat trip
  • Nha Trang Bay - Island hopping, Fishing Villages & Snorkelling
  • Hoi An - Old Town walking tour
  • Hue - Imperial City entrance and guided visit
  • Hue - Royal tomb of Emperor Tu Duc
  • Hue - Highlights & back streets by motorbike
  • Hue - Thien Mu Pagoda
  • Hue - Motorbike Tour Lunch
  • Quang Tri - Vinh Moc Tunnels
  • Quang Tri - Hien Luong Bridge
  • Phong Nha Ke-Bang NP - Thien Duong (Paradise Cave)
  • Phong Nha Ke-Bang National Park - Phong Nha Cave
  • Hanoi - Ho Chi Minh Complex
  • Hanoi - One Pillar Pagoda
  • Hanoi - Old Quarter Walking Tour
  • Hanoi - Water puppet show
  • Lam Thuong - Village cycling tour
  • Hanoi - Vun Art center visit
  • Lam Thuong - Villlage homestay & home-cooked meals
  • Lam Thuong - Village handicraft workshop visit
  • Lam Thuong - Hiking
  • Halong Bay - Dinner on Boat
  • Halong Bay - Lunch on Boat
Highlights
  • Cruise down Mekong Delta’s leafy waterways and learn about the local cottage industry as you explore the villages here, while a homecooked lunch awaits.
  • Explore the hidden gem of Lam Thuong – a quintessential northern village tucked away, undiscovered by the common tourist trail. Explore the village by cycling, hiking and visiting a local handicraft workshop and a gemstone market.
  • Spend a day and night cruising through the limestone peaks in the UNESCO World Heritage site of Ha Long Bay – explore caves filled with stalactites and stalagmites and maybe take a kayak out on the still waters.
  • Visit the immense Phong Nha and Thien Duong Caves. These labyrinthine systems were used to shelter civilians during the Vietnam/American War.
  • Take a motorbike through Hue – the ancient capital – with an experienced driver and feast on a vegetarian lunch at a nunnery.
Interests
  • Adventure and Active
19 Nights Starting At
October 19, 2025 through November 07, 2025
Book by:
October 15, 2025 7:00 PM
Itinerary Map
Itinerary Overview
Day 4
Dalat
Day 5
Dalat
Day 8
Day 9
Day 10
Day 11
Day 12
Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park
Day 13
Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park/Overnight Train
Day 14
Day 15
Lam Thuong
Day 16
Lam Thuong
Day 17
Day 19
Day 20
Loading Itinerary Content...
Dates & prices
Additional
Offers
Starting From Additional Details
19 Nights from $3,050.00 (USD) Per Person
October 15, 2025 7:00 PM
19 Nights from $2,926.00 (USD) Per Person
January 01, 2025 7:00 PM
19 Nights from $2,898.00 (USD) Per Person
January 15, 2025 7:00 PM
19 Nights from $2,727.00 (USD) Per Person
January 29, 2025 7:00 PM
19 Nights from $2,348.00 (USD) Per Person
February 05, 2025 7:00 PM
19 Nights from $3,185.00 (USD) Per Person
February 12, 2025 7:00 PM
19 Nights from $3,170.00 (USD) Per Person
Various departures
April 02, 2025 7:00 PM
19 Nights from $3,305.00 (USD) Per Person
April 16, 2025 7:00 PM
19 Nights from $3,050.00 (USD) Per Person
April 30, 2025 7:00 PM
19 Nights from $2,935.00 (USD) Per Person
Various departures
September 17, 2025 7:00 PM
19 Nights from $3,170.00 (USD) Per Person
Various departures
November 19, 2025 7:00 PM
19 Nights from $3,050.00 (USD) Per Person
December 03, 2025 7:00 PM
19 Nights from $2,935.00 (USD) Per Person
December 24, 2025 7:00 PM
19 Nights from $3,200.00 (USD) Per Person
Various departures
January 14, 2026 7:00 PM
19 Nights from $3,080.00 (USD) Per Person
January 28, 2026 7:00 PM
19 Nights from $3,200.00 (USD) Per Person
February 11, 2026 7:00 PM
19 Nights from $3,330.00 (USD) Per Person
Various departures
April 01, 2026 7:00 PM
19 Nights from $3,200.00 (USD) Per Person
April 15, 2026 7:00 PM
19 Nights from $3,080.00 (USD) Per Person
Various departures
September 16, 2026 7:00 PM
19 Nights from $3,200.00 (USD) Per Person
October 14, 2026 7:00 PM
19 Nights from $3,330.00 (USD) Per Person
Various departures
November 18, 2026 7:00 PM
19 Nights from $3,200.00 (USD) Per Person
December 02, 2026 7:00 PM
19 Nights from $3,080.00 (USD) Per Person
December 23, 2026 7:00 PM
Additional
Offers























About Intrepid Travel
Intrepid Travel logo
Learn More About Intrepid Travel
More trips from Intrepid Travel

We've been taking travellers around the globe and connecting people from all walks of life since 1989.

That's over 30 years of adventures, visiting new places and old friends, and countless, unforgettable moments. More than 30 years of changing the way people see the world on small group trips with like-minded explorers and a local leader to show you around.

But to us, it's about more than just seeing the world, it's about experiencing it. It's about feeling its pulse and the shared rhythms of Intrepid people all over the world. To be Intrepid is far more than a lust for travel, we're an antidote to loneliness. We connect people to the heartbeat of adventure and the soul of the planet.

Read More

About Intrepid Travel

We've been taking travellers around the globe and connecting people from all walks of life since 1989.

That's over 30 years of adventures, visiting new places and old friends, and countless, unforgettable moments. More than 30 years of changing the way people see the world on small group trips with like-minded explorers and a local leader to show you around.

But to us, it's about more than just seeing the world, it's about experiencing it. It's about feeling its pulse and the shared rhythms of Intrepid people all over the world. To be Intrepid is far more than a lust for travel, we're an antidote to loneliness. We connect people to the heartbeat of adventure and the soul of the planet.

Read More

Learn More About Intrepid Travel
More trips from Intrepid Travel
Prices are per-person based on double occupancy, unless otherwise noted.