14 Days Vietnam & Thailand Cuisine Journey

Including Ba Dinh Square, the Presidential Palace, Ho Chi Minh’s Stilt House and Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum (Outside visiting as it’s closed for annual maintenance). Nearby is the famous One Pillar Pagoda built of wood on a single stone pillar designed as a lotus blossom, which is a Buddhist symbol of purity.

Vietnamese name is Quoc Tu Giam – The Vietnam’s first University, which was built in 1070 in honor of Confucius, his followers and Chu Van An, a moral figure in Vietnamese education. 

A valuable centre for the exhibition and the preservation of cultural heritages of the 54 ethnic groups in Vietnam

Take a cyclo in Hanoi Old Quarter – 36 streets and guilds to discover the ancient feature of Hanoi and daily life. Stop to visit Ngoc Son Temple which is located at the northern end of Sword Lake (aka Hoan Kiem Lake). From the shore, walking on the Welcoming Morning Sunlight Bridge leads to the island.

Visitors will visit a ceramic workshop specialized in making fengshui ceramic to learn about different ceramic making steps.

Join a relaxing pottery class that invites you to tap into your creativity. At the end of the session, select your favorite creation to be baked and glazed, ensuring you leave with a one-of-a-kind souvenir.

Discover ancient parts of Bat Trang ceramic village. Walk around Bat Trang ceramic market to visit the outstanding gallery and do shopping.

A delicious fresh seafood lunch will be served as you cruise this spectacular bay, a UNESCO listed site.

After lunch you will explore some of Ha Long Bay’s famous caves by bamboo boat or kayaking based on your preference.
And then reach on the top of Soi Sim beach to have a panorama view of Ha Long Bay.

Return to your junk boat to watch a cooking class or fruits & vegetable carving on sundeck – How to make spring rolls. Then enjoy Sunset Party together and Happy Hour (buys two drinks, gets one free 18.00 to 19.00). It is time for chit chat and relaxing before enjoy your dinner and evening activities around the bar.

Wake up to see the sunrise over the spectacular horizon, reflecting in the pristine waters of the bay, with a cup of tea or coffee. Then join a Tai Chi class on the sundeck if you wish before enjoying breakfast in the fresh air. Continue to sail around this natural wonder.

Visit to the Sung Sot Cave by walking up about 100 steps to the cave entrance and tour the cave for approximately 45 minutes. Walk down about 100 steps and return to the boat. (Proper shoes are highly recommended)

Return to the boat then check-out of the cabin. Start cruising towards the harbor while an A la carte lunch is served. The crew will bid you farewell and you disembark with our tender boat to the Tuan Chau Pier.

Dated back to the 18th century and is a beautiful historical piece of Japanese architecture. It is claimed that it was created by the Japanese then living in Hoi An as a way to reach the Chinese quarter across the water. The bridge also features the sculptures of two dogs and two monkeys representing the Chinese years in which many Japanese Emperors were born along with the fact that the building of the bridge began in the year of the dog and was completed in the year of the monkey.

Built around 1690 and functions as a traditional assembly hall for the Chinese ethnic group Fujian, China to socialize, but later was transformed a temple dedicated to their deity named Thien Hau – the goddess of sea who protects sailors danger. 

Bears all the fundamental features in structure of a Chinese Assembly Hall. 

An almost perfect example of a 18th merchant’s residence in this major commercial port town.

Eat as the locals eat and see what the locals see on a food-focused walking tour through the streets of Hoi An. Let your knowledgeable local guide what your preferences are or follow their itinerary to ensure you sample the best that Hoi An has to offer.  Some food you might try on the way include café sữa dá (Vietnamese coffee), hột vịt lộn (Balut egg), thịt nướng (Vietnamese grilled pork tenderloin), Hoi An Chicken Rice (cơm gà Hội An), bánh bèo (water fern cake), Cao lau, sugar cane juice, and the best Bánh mỳ in Vietnam. Get ready for an experience your tastebuds won't soon forget. 

Embark on a rowing competition, the practice of fishing technique. Take a little rest in the house of the fisherman with the welcome green tea, and a beautiful walk in the village to see the daily activities of fishermen.

You are delighted to be a real gardener by wearing the clothes of the peasants with a conical hat, a yoke on your shoulder, and a hoe in hand. Manual work in the field with skill and patience (raking, fertilizing, cultivating, and watering soil) gives you different impressions. Relax with a foot massage with medicinal herbs planted in the family garden. 

Crispy pancake (meat, shrimp, beansprouts…), spring rolls of Hoi An, Tam Huu, grilled fish in banana leaf… Enjoy the dishes you made.

Immerse yourself the cosmopolitan nightlife of this busy city by night. Soak up the energy of this urban metropolis at a top ranking stylish venue of Saigon in central city location where we sip on our first drinks and try out some tasty snacks while watching the sunset Saigon.

Your expert driver will then zoom through the busy streets of Saigon as you check out some of the famous highlights in this bustling city.

Feel like a local as we feast on authentic, fresh seafood dishes, eating streetside and then enjoy the local favourite that is the delicious Banh Xeo, a traditional Vietnamese savoury pancake. 

We then ride off the night again to experience live music at a live music venue where a new generation of Vietnamese flaunt their style. Bring a healthy appetite and a sense of adventure as our guides show you their city by night. 

We will pass through idyllic, rural scenes until we arrive at My Tho, a peaceful town on the bank of the Mekong River, where we will visit the Vinh Trang Pagoda.

The program will start with a quick visit of Cai Be town & the ancient church the boat. Then, we’ll come to Tân Phong island for the rowing boat. They will take you deeper the countryside on smaller canals to enjoy the peaceful time under the shade of mangrove trees. Stop at local garden to enjoy some fruits with hot tea when listening to the traditional music

Then, start the biking trip on village paths to see the local daily life: orchard, school, church, pagoda, traditional houses... On the way, we can make some stops to see how they wave the dried water-hyacinth to make many products: baskets, bags, hats, wallets, shoes... (You can walk, but see less). 

Travel on the handmade canal to Ut Trinh home & have an optional lunch at this traditional house. After lunch, we can walk in the local village to visit the local workshop to see how to make rice paper, coconut candy, pop-rice... Enjoy some sweets with a cup of hot tea. 

Visit the brick kilns where you can see how the local people create beautiful potteries clay. The cruise will end at the new boat station of Vinh Long city.

Visit a local market

Explaining and learning about herbs and ingredients at our organic farm

Cooking jasmine rice and sticky rice

Pound and make a curry paste scratch

Choose and make one curry paste, one curry and one soup

Cook a noodle dish and sweet dessert according to the day

Bangkok residents revere the restaurants we’ll visit, and many of them are family-run eateries that have been handed down through the generations. They’re all located in Bangkok’s Old City next to the Chao Phraya River, so you’ll enjoy the cultural sights as much as the delicious food.  This will be a leisurely tour of a fascinating area of the city, allowing you enough time to digest between visits to the featured restaurants. Be sure to book your Bangkok Best Eats Midnight Food Tour by Tuk-tuk for a delicious cultural experience.

After breakfast, we visit the Grand Royal Palace dedicated to the ceremony of the royal family of Thailand.

In the same compound is the magnificent Wat Phra Kaew which is known for the Statue of the Emerald Buddha. 

After visiting this complex, we continue to visit Wat Pho, a giant house of the lying Buddha

Then, we visit the Wat Traimit which is well known as the Golden Buddha.

Afternoon, boarding on a long tail boat for an excursion along the Chao Phraya River and many bustling interior canals that offer fantastic views of local life close by.

Along the way, we stop at Wat Arun, the temple of the Aube.