Day 1: Arrival Hanoi Early morning arrival. Personalized greeting at airport with welcome banner. Transfer to downtown Ha Noi for check-in at the hotel. Reception in the lobby (one corner exclusively reserved for the group): as the guests are served a welcome drink, flowers are presented for the ladies, and a small well-wrapped rice wine bottle for the gentlemen. Room keys are presented in an envelope. Lunch buffet at hotel. First visits of Ha Noi: Temple of Literature, Ngoc Son Temple and Hoan Kiem Lake. One-hour cyclo ride to discover the city and its little streets in the Old Quarter. Dinner at the Indochine Restaurant. Overnight in Ha Noi. Day 2: Ha Noi - Ninh Binh - Ha Noi Breakfast at hotel. Gift of the day: conical hat for ladies and colonial straw hat for gentlemen. Day trip to Ninh Binh. Stop at the Temple of King Dinh and King Le. Transfer by bicycle to the Tam Coc Pier. You will bike on the sinuous roads between villages and rice paddy fields. Visit Tam Coc on a small boat. Lunch in a natural setting (Thai Vi Temple). Return to Ha Noi. Dinner at Press Club Restaurant. Evening water puppet show. Overnight in Ha Noi. Day 3: Ha Noi - Ha Long Bay - Overnight on Junk Breakfast at hotel. As you leave for Ha Long Bay, you will cross the Red River. Stop by an embroidery workshop along the way. Arrive at the Ha Long Bay Quay around noon. A 'welcome' display panel will decorate the boat and cocktails will be served on the most beautiful junk in Ha Long Bay. Fresh seafood lunch will be served on board accompanied by champagne. Visit Ha Long Bay, this "Eighth Wonder of the World", covering an area of 1,550 km square where 3,000 limestone outcrops jut up out of the water. You will admire the stalactites and stalagmites in the Grotto of Surprises. Dinner at Ti Top beach accompanied by traditional music. After this unforgettable dinner, enjoy fishing with the local fishermen. Overnight in the luxurious on board the junk. Day 4: Ha Long Bay - Ha Noi - Hue Breakfast on board. Gift of the day: five postcards + stamps in each room. Return to Ha Noi. Lunch at the hotel. Transfer to Noi Bai Airport for flight to Hue. Check-in at hotel, welcome cocktail (one corner reserved exclusively for the group). Visit the Imperial City and royal dinner in an enchanting décor. Overnight in Hue. Day 5: Hue - Da Nang - Hoi An Breakfast at hotel. Take a morning cruise on the Perfume River and visit a craft village where renowned conical hats are made. Stop for a visit of the Thien Mu Pagoda and the tomb of Emperor Tu Duc. Lunch in Hue. Leave for Hoi An via Da Nang. Check-in hotel in Hoi An. Welcome cocktail (exclusive corner for the group). Wander through the old picturesque streets of Hoi An (ex-Faifo), the most charming town in Vietnam. Dinner and overnight in Hoi An. Day 6: Hoi An - Da Nang - Ho Chi Minh City (Former Sagon) Breakfast at hotel. Gift of the day: small marble statue for each person. Continue visiting this old port that has preserved its unique urbanism, its Chinese temples and rich merchants residences. Lunch in a historic house. Return to Da Nang. Flight to Ho Chi Minh City. Check-in at hotel. Welcome cocktail (exclusive corner for the group). Dinner and overnight in Ho Chi Minh City. Day 7: Ho Chi Minh City - Can Tho Breakfast at hotel. Gift of the day: lacquer painting for each guest. Large luggage will be left at the hotel. Transfer by bus to the hydrofoil dock. Excursion in Can Tho aboard a hydrofoil. A bus will wait in Can Tho for transfer to the hotel. Leave from Cai Rang to My Khanh village by motor-cyclo. Stroll along the river and return to the hotel by motor-cyclo. Dinner buffet next to the hotel swimming pool with classical music. Overnight in Can Tho. Day 8: Can Tho - Ho Chi Minh City Breakfast at hotel. Leave early for visit to the Cai Rang floating market. Sample some tropical fruits on board. Return to hotel for breakfast. Transfer to Ho Chi Minh City via My Tho. Lunch at Trung Luong Restaurant. Farewell dinner at Mandarine Restaurant. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City. Day 9: Ho Chi Minh City - Departure Breakfast at hotel. Visit Ho Chi Minh City before departure: discover Chinatown in Cho Lon with its colorful streets aligned with little shops and temples where huge crowds gather. Shop in boutiques along Dong Khoi Street (ex-Catinat street). Lunch buffet at hotel. Transfer to Tan Son Nhat Airport for international flight.