Vietnam Express Southbound: 10-Day Tour
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Hanoi

Discover Vietnam’s vibrant culture, stunning landscapes, and delicious cuisine on a 10-day journey from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City.

Duration: 10 days
Cancellation: 6 days
Highlights

Day 1: Hanoi City Tour
Arrive at the airport and transfer to the city. Enjoy a half-day city tour in the afternoon, visiting the Temple of Literature, Hoan Kiem Lake, and Hanoi Old Quarter.
Day 2: Halong Bay
Travel by minibus to the stunning World Heritage site of Halong Bay, featuring sandy coves, grottos, and 1,600 limestone islands. Board a…

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What's Included
  • Bottled water
  • 8 breakfasts, 3 lunches, 2 dinners
  • Transport: Boat, Motorbike trip in Hue, Overnight sleeper train (4-berth sharing cabin) Hanoi - Hue, plane Danang - Ho Chi Minh, bus Hue - Hoian, private airport transfer car
  • English speaking tour guide
  • 9 nights accommodation: 7 nights hotel, 1 night on board, 1 night in sleeper train
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks, unless specified
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

The Vietnam Express Southbound tour starts in Hanoi and ends in Ho Chi Minh City. The Vietnam Express Southbound is an Explorer tour that takes 10 days taking you from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City and through other destinations in Asia. This is an adventure full of beauty and contrast that introduces Vietnam as a country of incredible food, lively locals,…

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Location
Hanoi
Cancellation Policy

If you cancel at least 6 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.
If you cancel between 2 and 6 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a 50% refund.
If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.

Customer Ratings
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Gail
Aug 13, 2019
Fabulous tour with #IntrepidTravel - We had never joined a group tour before and felt some trepidation about what to expect. We need not have worried at all! Our tour leader, Hà, took us adeptly in hand, helped the group to bond and ensured that we had a wonderful time every day. He offered to take us out each eveni g for a group meal, which was one less thing to worry about. Most meals were banquet style doing it this way, so there was always something good to eat. It was a real luxury to be guided through this amazing country - visiting awe inspiring places and finding out about the people and the culture. All of the included hotels were fine, we chose the essentials tour so knew that we weren't getting fancy hotels - we were delighted with the location, staff and amenities at each of them. The tour is really well planned. The optional extra activities are all excellent - I recommend that you do them all, as they really add that extra something special to the trip. There is free water to fill up your refillable bottles on all the bus journeys, which is a life saver, it was really hot when we visited. The currency you need is Dong, in the south they advertise dual prices with US$, but Dong are best. There are ATM's everywhere to get out local currency. We also bought a local SIM card for our phones, with 4gb data a day and free local calls, we paid VND280, 000 each for these and they worked really well, with data coverage even in the middle of nowhere. Some of our group continued on to Cambodia after the Vietnam tour - we had an extra night in Ho Chi Minh City and thdn flew home with so many fantastic memories. The country, the tour and Intrepid Travel - all highly recommended!
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Sporter3199
Jul 18, 2019
Fabulous group tour with the family - We really enjoyed our 10 day tour. The group we had were all great fun. Everyone got along. Ages were from late teens to mid 50’s. Jolie (Ngang Nguyen) our guide was fantastic. She spoke great English, was extremely patient and nothing was a problem. Our only suggestion would be (if you’re fussy) is to take a sheet and pillow case as the overnight train is very basic and the sheets are shaken and put straight back on the beds. We also found the last nights accom in Saigon to be not quite up to standard. We forfeited and booked at the Prague Hotel which is in a better area and has a pool. Otherwise, couldn’t fault it.
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Maureen009_12
Mar 30, 2019
Intrepid southbound express Vietnam - A good way to visit several cities in just 10 days. Our guide Nam Nguyen was very efficient, helpful and had good English our group size was 16 people from UK and Australia age range 20's to retired couples. All interacted very well. Transport varied from boat, overnight sleeper train and coach. Travel light and leave room in your suitcase for the stop in HoiAn. Suits, dresses and shoes can be custom made overnight.
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Jodiejamesviet
Jun 12, 2018
fantastic trip - We had a fantastic trip. There was a good mixture of activities and free time and plenty of suggestions for doing additional activities for those that wanted more. Duc our tour leader was very knowledgeable and looked after us very well. He was a fantastic tour leader who showed us a lot of the local sights and took care of everyone. We had a lot of fun together with the group. would recomnend intrepid.
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