Vietnamese Culinary Adventure

Your trip begins with your arrival in Vietnam. Your private driver will meet and greet you at the airport. You will be escorted to the hotel by private transportation. Check in to the hotel and get over the jet lag. You can mooch through the streets of the city. Historic charm, architectural marvels, and various products are splashed all over this area. After enjoying the first day yourself and return to the hotel for a relaxing sleep.

Overnight in Hanoi.

After breakfast, you will go ahead to visit Hanoi on your own and enjoy their daily life with a busy motorbike on the street. At lunchtime, at around 11h - 11h30 am, our tour guide will pick you up at the local restaurant and enjoy the signature dish in Hanoi " Bun Cha". “Cha ca” is even considered the childhood dish of many Hanoian's memory. Especially, there is a street in the Old Quarter named after Cha Ca. Cha Ca is Vietnamese Style Fish with turmeric and dill. It was first served in French colonial time by the Doan family, it has been one of the preferred dishes, and being Hanoi citizen gourmet proud. It gives the best taste when it is still boiling in the vegetable oil pan. To have the best enjoyment, there are some techniques when eating this dish: grasp a piece of fish and then get some boiling oil in the pan to pour onto the piece and then eat with rice vermicelli and other herbs such as peanuts, coriander, dill, spiced fresh onion and very Vietnamese ingredient – Mam tom (fish sauce). Please do not forget to taste these dishes in the Hanoians' way. After finishing, you will be free at your time.

Overnight in Hanoi.

There are several ways to enjoy Hanoi cuisine, especially tailor-made food tour Hanoi. In the late afternoon, our tour guide will take you to visit and enjoy the best street food in Hanoi. It would be extremely suitable for visitors wishing to enjoy Hanoi’s cuisine in a local way. You can enjoy exploring a local market, where you pick your own ingredients before learning how to prepare popular street food dishes, such as Bun Cha (grilled pork patties with noodles), Pho (beef noodles)

Pho - is the most popular dish in Hanoi as travelers love it for the savory broth and slow-cooked meat, both beef, and chicken. You will be amazed by its condiments, especially the small but potent red peppers and freshly made rice noodles. Let’s try it, it is actually a cheap bowl of soup with ultra-fresh ingredients and slow-cooked, melt-in-your-mouth slices of beef or chicken.

Bun Cha is - well-known local food in Hanoi. It is made of grilled pork and noodle, often thought to have originated from Hanoi, Vietnam. This dish is served with grilled fatty pork (cha) over a plate of white rice noodles (bun) and herbs with a side dish of dipping sauce/broth. If you’re wondering how to eat Bun Cha, it’s easy – you just dip the bun noodles into a bowl of sauce flavored with heaping mounds of fresh herbs (mostly a type of Vietnamese shiso), sliced papaya, red chili, and garlic.

When eating Pho and Bun Cha in Hanoi, where the best herbs, noodles, and ingredients are available, the flavors are what many chefs would call ‘clean.’ Diners can identify each unique element and yet the flavors harmonize to create something wonderful.

Overnight in Hanoi.

In the morning, check out from the hotel and get picked up by the Cruise. Take the most scenic route to reach Halong Bay, taking you across the Red River Delta with emerald green rice paddies stretching for as far as the eyes can see. On arrival at Halong, you get to enjoy a cruise on the Bay to explore the limestone rocks and the karst grottoes.

After you are done with your exploration of the bay, it is time to enjoy an utterly delicious seafood lunch, after which there will be a trip to the famous Limestone cave in Ha Long Bay, you’ll get to spend some time here, kayaking or swimming so that you can get closer to the floating villages and shops. Towards the evening, you will return to the boat for an early dinner, followed by some time at leisure. You can optionally attend the activities taking part on the boat or relax for the day.

Overnight on cruise.

Rise early for a lesson in Tai Chi or just to enjoy a hearty breakfast. The boat will make its way back to the port stopping at the Limestone Cave, full of stalagmites and stalactites. From here, it’s clear sailing back to the main harbor and the return to Hanoi around 17:00. Free in your leisure time.

Overnight in Hanoi.

Have breakfast at the hotel, and have free time until our driver will meet you for a transfer to the airport for your next flight to Hoi An. Upon arrival, you will be transferred to the hotel. After hotel check-in has some leisure time in Hoi An.

You would be free to explore the ancient town food with "CƠM GÀ HOIAN" (HOIAN CHICKEN RICE). As with other chicken rice, the rice is flavored with chicken broth, but in certain restaurants, Com Ga also features a hint of turmeric in the rice, which makes it slightly more yellow than other chicken rice found in the region. And of course, true to Vietnamese dish, it is served with fresh greens and herbs on the side. Com Ga tasted a lot lighter and more fresh than the Hoinanese chicken rice we find in Singapore.

Overnight in Hoi An.

You will be met and transferred by private car/van/bus to the farming village that is about 4 km from the center of Hoian where you can learn more about the daily life of the local farmer. Then back to Hoi An and indulge yourself in foodie heaven with the local unique cuisine.

Start our foodie exploration with a lot of well-known local dishes such as White rose, Banh Beo, Banh Nam, My Quang, Hoian special pancake, bbq pork rolls with vegetables, and the must-try Banh my, and so on.

End our tour with the best Vietnamese coffee before you have free time to explore Hoian at night by yourself or go back to your hotel.

Overnight in Hoi An.

If you want to escape from busy life, the countryside is always what you shouldn’t miss when you travel to Vietnam. The peaceful countryside in Vietnam is always an unforgettable thing in tourists’ eyes. Therefore, if you consider Hoian as one of your destinations, you should join us to visit the beautiful fishing village of Cam Thanh to explore the daily life of the local people. Today our guide will meet you at the hotel around 8:00 am and take you on a cycling trip to the countryside and rivers around Hoi An. As you meander through the countryside you will experience the friendliness of the local people greeting you along the way. After that, you will board the Hoi An Eco-tour boat for a river cruise to meet and engage with local fishermen. Enjoy a hands-on experience of traditional net fishing. After that, you will take a paddle boat trip in a unique Vietnamese bamboo basket boat down the waterways of a coconut palm paradise. You will have a chance to enjoy Banh Xeo Hoian (Hoian Pancake) during lunch today. After finishing, you will be transferred back to your hotel. End of the tour.

Overnight in Hoi An.

Have breakfast at the hotel, and have free time until our driver will meet you for a transfer to the airport for your next flight to Ho Chi Minh City. Upon arrival, you will be transferred to the hotel. After hotel check-in has some leisure time in Ho Chi Minh City.

Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.

After breakfast, our Vespa tour of modern-day Ho Chi Minh City will give you a view of the city unlike anything on a package tour, and much more than you could find on your own.

We know Saigon, and exactly how to take in the must-see landmarks while getting you off the crowded tourist trail. Take a peek at the history, the streets, and the sights that most visitors never even hear about or see.

We will take you through the Chinese district of Saigon, stop to see a sweet-smelling flower market, & visit a breathtaking yet hidden Buddhist pagoda. Also, see the must-see landmarks such as the famous Saigon Cathedral & Post Office which were designed by Gustave Eiffel. Then get a brief history lesson in front of the Reunification Palace. Depending on the time of day you wish to take the tour, we will begin or end with lunch at Café Zoom.

Moreover, you should try bánh mì Saigon - one of Vietnam’s greatest culinary exports, and no place does it better than its hometown of Ho Chi Minh City. There are thousands of options in this city, from humble food carts to high-end restaurants, but here are the ten best spots to enjoy an amazing bánh mì. Saigon has almost famous bánh mì spots with thousands of them. You will never see a bánh mì so full of amazing ingredients. The meat slices are thick, the bread is large and flaky, and the veggies are flavored to perfection. If you are excited to try one bánh mì, it would be great on the street.

Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.

Your trip today will start at around 8:00 am from the lobby of your hotel in Saigon with a drive to My Tho, the capital of Tien Giang Province 72 km from Ho Chi Minh City (Former Saigon). You will take time to visit Vinh Trang pagoda, the most beautiful pagoda in the province with a mixed structure of many styles.

Then take a boat trip around 4 beautiful islets: Dragon, Unicorn, Phoenix, and Tortoise. These evergreen islands among the Mekong River still remain unknown to many people. You will discover beautiful landscapes along the river and observe the typical Mekong delta rural life.

Stops on the way can be made upon request for particular visits or photo making. Visit the traditional house at Quoi An village (all made from coconut). See the coconut collection set and how locals make handicrafts from trunk and shell, guests can see that they waste nothing, coconut is even useful from wedding to funeral.

Enjoy seasonal fruit and listen to traditional music. Take a horse cart on the village path and stop at Ben Truc orchard, taste honey with tea or Mekong whiskey (they have a funny rule for guests to get in). Take a rowing boat on water palm creek. Take a boat to visit the coconut candy mill (a special product of Ben Tre province). Enjoy fantastic lunch with Bánh Xèo And Cơm Tấm here before coming back to Saigon where you will arrive at 6 pm. Southern Banh Xeo has different variations to meet local tastes, that due to geographical differences in cooking styles and spices in Vietnam, Banh xeo can have many different regional interpretations.

Cơm tấm means ‘broken rice’. During the process of harvesting and transporting rice the grains are often damaged. In the past, these fractured grains were difficult to sell because most people preferred to eat the long, whole grain rice. With their broken rice, unsold farmers traditionally used it as animal feed. Nowadays, broken rice is often favored over long grain rice for its texture (something akin to couscous), and cơm tấm is one of the best-loved dishes in Vietnam.

Tour ends at your hotel in Ho Chi Minh City.

Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.

Relish a healthy breakfast on the final day of your trip. Complete the hotel check-out formalities after which you can free to visit the local markets and buy souvenirs for your loved ones. Later, proceed for departure and board your flight back home.

Trip Ends.