VIETNAMESE CULTURE LIKE A LOCAL – 14-DAY PRIVATE TOUR
Overview
Join our 14-day Vietnam Like a Local Tour to meet the people and learn about their culture, customs, and interests. By participating in fun activities and exploring the local food, this vacation is meant to allow you to fully immerse yourself in each destination’s culture. The special experiences this trip offers include staying at the resident’s home, learning about their way of life in the Mekong Delta, and engaging with the people. Stop waiting and embark right away on a trip that will take you outside the center of the local culture so you can experience unforgettable moments!
Tour Highlights
Visit local homestays to learn about the Mekong Delta’s culture and way of life.
Visit a floating market to see how the market operates differently.
As you stroll through the evocative historic Hoi, feel the rush of life slow down the town
Spend a night cruising Halong Bay’s limestone peaks on a famous junk-style boat while indulging in gourmet cuisine.
Investigate the Cu Chi Tunnels’ subterranean network to learn about the hardships of battle.
Itinerary
Day 1: Ho Chi Minh City Arrival
Morning
The people still refer to Ho Chi Minh City as “Saigon” when you arrive. Your driver and tour guide from BestPrice will meet you at the airport and transport you there.
Typically, check-in begins at 14.00. If you require an early check-in, kindly let us know; however, there will be a surcharge.
You might try the following optional recommendations if you want to visit Saigon on your first day:
Saigon Cyclo and Water Puppet Show With Dinner FROM US $44 /pax
Must See Cultural A O Show Saigon Ticket FROM US $32 /pax
Saigon Night Life Tour by Motorbike FROM US $59 /pax
Note: To make things simpler to pick you up, our tour guide and driver will be at outside the terminal gate at the airport.
Meals: NA
Accommodation: Hotel in Ho Chi Minh
Day 2: Half-Day City Tour in Saigon
Morning
You will enjoy a half-day city trip on your second day in Ho Chi Minh City to get a general sense of this bustling metropolis.
The Reunification Palace, a stunningly well-preserved location that witnessed the end of the Vietnam War, will be your first stop.
The Saigon Notre Dame Cathedral and Old Post Office are the city’s two most iconic buildings, respectively.
The final visit will be Ben Thanh Market, where you can enjoy a fun shopping experience while picking up mementos and learning how to haggle like a native.
Afternoon
The tour is over when you go back to your accommodation. You’ll have the rest of the day to yourself.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City
Day 3: Tan Phong Island in the Mekong Delta, ditch fishing with a native.
Morning
Enjoy a delicious breakfast at the hotel before being driven to Cai Be at 8:00.
Your tour guide will take you to Tan Phong Island and the Hai Yen Bee Farm, where you can participate in a variety of fun activities like:
Enjoy some freshly brewed tea and some honey to unwind.
See the daily life of the locals in the gardens rather than only visiting the flower garden for the bees.
Learn more about the life of a bee: Here you can hear explanations and descriptions of the bees’ daily lives.
Look into the Lingzhi mushroom region: learn about mushroom cultivation and growth
Bypassing the monkey bridge, a traditional game played in rural regions, to test your mettle.
To test your mettle, engage in certain fishing activities.
After leaving the bee farm, you’ll head to a nearby orchard to sample some exotic fruits and try picking them for yourself. Additionally, you will be able to enjoy a live performance of the Vietnamese folk song “Don Ca Tai Tu” here.
You will arrive to Mekong Eco-lodge in a tiny rowing boat across narrow canals, check in, and then eat lunch at a nearby restaurant.
Afternoon
Before engaging in a regular pastime called “ditch fishing hook” in your community, you can take a nap. For dinner, you can catch some Mekong fish.
It would therefore be great if you had a shower before assisting the homestay’s native cook with dinner preparation.
Enjoy a wonderful meal and spend the night at the homestay.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Mekong Eco-lodge
Day 4: Discover island life in Tan Phong – Ho Chi Minh City, and then fly to Da Nang
Morning
Get up early to take in the countryside’s beautiful sounds (chickens, birds, etc.), stroll through the hamlet, and watch the hectic morning activities of the local farmers.
Return to your homestay, eat breakfast, and then sign up for a tour of Tan Phong Island by bicycle. You will get the opportunity to visit historical handcraft studios and take part in exciting excursions like:
Make rice sheets, a staple ingredient in Vietnamese cuisine used to make dishes like spring rolls and Vietnamese pizza.
See how the villagers construct their homes with natural materials by using nipa leaves as roofs.
A classic Vietnamese craft is the knitted banana hammock.
Items made from water hyacinth.
Construct jackfruit leaf cakes: enrol in the culinary class and try leaf-warping while cooking.
Go to a nearby school: Visit the energetic and talented neighborhood kids at their school.
Afternoon
Return to the homestay, check out, then take a boat back to the harbor.
To catch your trip to Da Nang, our driver will pick you up and take you directly to the airport. On the way back to Ho Chi Minh City, you’ll stop for lunch at a restaurant. After that, a transfer will take you to your accommodation in Hoi An.
You have the rest of the day to yourself. After a hard journey, you can rest or go nighttime exploring in Hoi An.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel in Hoi An
Day 5: Walking Street Food Tour in Hoi An
Morning
You are free to explore Hoi An’s historic town at your leisure during the day.
Evening
Hoi your nightly stroll When darkness falls, a tour of local cuisine will begin. In the late afternoon, our guide will pick you up and take you through narrow alleyways lined with local markets, coffee shops, restaurants, and food booths.
You will eat most of your meals from regional cuisine stalls and vendors because this is a street food tour. You might sample the following foods while on your culinary tour:
Banh Mi:Vietnamese baguette produced by Banh Mi Queen
Cao Lau: Hoi An iconic bowl of dry noodles with numerous layers made up of various toppings.
Banh Beo: Only found in Central Vietnam, Banh Beo is a spherical, tiny, and paper-thin traditional Vietnamese steamed rice cake.
Banh Khot: A round pancake consisting of rice flour, turmeric, and coconut milk, topped with quail eggs and veggies, is known as banh khot in Central Vietnam.
Balut: One of the world’s ten most peculiar dishes. This dish has a mouthwatering flavor and a ton of proteins. The dish’s main component, a tiny duck that is still inside its eggshell, will, however, challenge you to eat it.
Coffee: The best Vietnamese coffee beans are used to make Hoi An coffee, which also includes delicious condensed milk. This drink will be the ideal cap to your culinary tour, but it may keep you up all night.
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Accommodation: Hotel in Hoi An
Day 6: Be a farmer in Cam Thanh Village
Morning
The day is for farming! Your schedule will begin with a bicycle ride to Cam Thanh Village, a well-known location on the outskirts of Hoi An ancient town, after the tour guide meets you at the hotel at 8:00.
When you arrive in Cam Thanh, a local host will welcome you and invite you to participate in farming chores, primarily producing wet rice.
Your hosts will instruct you on using buffalo to plow and rake, transplant rice, flood farming, and grind and pound rice. If you have the courage, you can also attempt riding a water buffalo.
After farming, you’ll arrive at a nearby fishing village to attempt fishing with the local pros. Finally, a basket boat will take you through the aquatic coconut jungle.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel in Hoi An
Day 7: Hue – Road Transfer
Morning
You will be picked up at 8:00 and will have a long day of travel from Hoi An to Hue via the well-known Cloudy Pass (Deo Hai Van) (you can choose a shuttle bus or a private automobile).
Our driver may make stops along the trip for photo opportunities or sightseeing (entry fees are not included).
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Hotel in Hue
Day 8: Thuy Bieu Eco Village & Tam Giang Lagoon
Morning
Our tour guide picks you up from the hotel at 8:00 and drives you to Toa Kham Wharf for a cruise on the Perfume River by boat.
At the Thien Mu Pagoda, a historic Buddhist temple and Hue’s emblem, your boat will stop.
Visit Thuy Bieu Eco-village to learn more about Hue’s traditional “nha vuon” (garden home) architecture and to watch the peaceful local way of life while strolling or cycling for around two hours through the hamlet and stopping by several people who make crafts.
Afternoon
A specific cooking class is waiting for you at Hue Eco-lodge after the tour of Thuy Bieu village.
Here, you’ll learn how to prepare some of the local cuisine of Hue and have a chance to sample what you’ve made before relaxing with a foot bath in herbal water and a local masseuse.
The final stop on your day trip of Hue is Tam Giang – Chuon Lagoon. On a sampan boat, you will travel through this region. You may have a closer look at the daily activities of fishermen here and discover more about how locals fish independently and in the lagoon.
You will eat dinner at a local restaurant and enjoy the breathtaking lagoon sunset.
Evening
Get back to Hue City at around 19.30.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Hotel in Hue
Day 9: Hue – Free day
Morning
If you don’t feel comfortable traveling alone, you can book one of the suggested day trips listed below to explore Hue:
Hue DMZ Full-Day Tour FROM US $93 /pax
Explore Hue Countryside by Bicycle FROM US $85 /pax
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Hotel in Hue
Day 10: Hue – Flight to Hanoi
Morning
Before our driver arrives to take you to the airport, gather your belongings and take use of your remaining time in Hue.
A driver from the Noi Bai Airport in Hanoi will pick you up and take you to the hotel.
The rest of the day can be spent leisurely exploring the city.
Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Hotel in Hanoi
Day 11: Hanoi Half day City tour by Motorbike
Morning
At 8:00, meet your tour guide at the hotel to begin your motorbike tour of Hanoi.
Egg coffee, a Hanoi specialty, is the perfect way to start your trip at Cafe Giang.
Come and check out some of the city’s well-known attractions. Begin at Long Bien Bridge, then move on to neighboring Chuong Duong Bridge, purchase some renowned Trang Tien ice cream, and then pass through the Hanoi Opera House. Many artistic acts are still being held here today; if you’re interested, get in touch with us to get tickets.
Travel to Tran Quoc Pagoda and West Lake, The largest freshwater lake in Hanoi is West Lake, which is also known as the “lungs of the city.” The earliest Buddhist temple is located in the West Lake on a small island.
Visit the Huu Tiep Lake – B52 crash site to commemorate the triumph of Vietnamese troops in the Vietnam War. From here, your tour guide will also take you to a neighboring market where you may watch daily life among the people.
The Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, where the most notable leader of the Vietnamese people is interred, is the last stop on your half-day city tour of Hanoi itinerary. The tomb can be admired and photographed from the outside.
The tour guide will drive you to a local stall or restaurant where you may eat delectable Vietnamese fare before returning you to the hotel.
Note: Depending on the weather and traffic patterns for the day, the above schedule may alter.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel in Hanoi
Day 12: Halong Bay – Overnight on Cruise
Morning
You should get up early so you may enjoy your hotel breakfast before the driver from BestPrice gets you up at 8:00 and drives you to Halong.
You will reach the port and get ready to board the ship for your trip to tour Halong Bay after 2.5 hours of driving.
Lunch will be given after check-in while the boat is traveling to the bay.
Afternoon
Following your cruise’s program, which can involve thrilling activities like sightseeing, kayaking, or swimming, throughout the afternoon.
When it is time to head back to the boat, enjoy the sunset party or “happy hours” program for “buy one, get one free” cocktails while taking in the breathtaking sundown in the bay.
After dinner is served on board, you are free to partake in Halong’s nightlife.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: On-board an overnight cruise in Halong Bay
Important Information: PROGRAMS AND SCHEDULES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE.
Price & Inclusion
01 Nov 2022 – 31 Dec 2023
PRIVATE TOUR
Superior (3* hotels) $1647
US $1318
First Class (4* hotels) $1973
US $1578
Deluxe (5* hotels) $2593
US $2074
Notes:
All prices are based on per adult, in Double/Twin sharing
Small group tour available (max 10 guests): HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
Surcharge will be applied for single traveler or single room request
Booking Policy
Price Includes
13 Breakfasts, 6 Lunches, 1 Brunch, 4 Dinner
Airplane, Car, Cruise, Motorcycle, Bicycle
Hotel (11 nights), Mekong Eco-lodge (1 night), On-board an overnight cruise in Halong Bay (1 night)
AC land transfer in Car/ Minivan included airport transfer in all destination.
Accommodation shared in Twin/Double room with daily breakfast except overnight at local homestay
Local stationed English speaking guide.
2 Domestic Flights Ho Chi Minh – Da Nang; Hue – Hanoi
Meals as stated in the itinerary
Admission fee as per itinerary
Price Excludes
Hotel EARLY check in & LATE check out
Peak season surcharge & compulsory dinner at the hotel (if any)
International flights to or from Vietnam with taxes
Visa stamp fees
Travel Insurance
Tips, laundry and gratuities
Meals not marked on itinerary, and water during meals
Cancellation Policy
Cancellation by Customer
Cancellation received before 60 days: FREE of charge
Cancellation received from 30 days to 59 days prior arrival date: 10% of total rate
Cancellation received from 15 days to 29 days prior arrival date: 30% of total rate
Cancellation received from 7 days to 14 days prior arrival date: 50% of total rate
Cancellation received less than 7 days prior arrival date or No show: 100% of total rate
Children Policy
The rate for children applicable for one child sharing a twin or double cabin with two adults
For infant (free of charge)
04 – 11 years old without bed: 50% adult rate
04 – 11 years old with extra bed: 75% adult rate
04 – 11 years old in twin share: 90% adult rate
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