14 days
Hanoi → Ninh Binh day trip → bay cruise → Hoi An → Ho Chi Minh City → Ben Tre homestay → Phu Quoc
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Watch a water-puppet story in Hanoi, paddle among limestone islands and learn to cook beside Hoi An’s coconut waterways. Then share village life in the Mekong Delta before slowing down on Phu Quoc. This 14-day Vietnam family holiday mixes discovery with three island nights, so the journey ends with time to enjoy being together.
The shorter sample connects Hanoi → Ninh Binh → an overnight bay cruise → Hoi An → Ho Chi Minh City → a Ben Tre homestay → Phu Quoc. Want a mountain chapter and more time in the countryside? Our separate 20-day family journey with Sa Pa and Phu Quoc is below, with its own daily programme and land-price guide.
These are sample itineraries for your own family. Vietpower Travel can choose hotel comfort, private or selected shared services, lighter walking and the activities your children actually enjoy. You bring the people and the dates; we connect the experiences into a holiday that feels good to travel.
Already booked your flights? Send us your arrival and departure. Tell us the children’s ages, your room needs and whether you prefer 14 or 20 days; we will fit the route and connections around your tickets.
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Hanoi and Ninh Binh: stories, streets and limestone scenery. A cyclo ride gives you the Old Quarter at a gentle pace, while water puppets turn a traditional art into an evening the family can enjoy together. Hoa Lu and a Trang An boat journey add a countryside day without packing and unpacking again in the shorter version.
The bay: spend the night inside the view. Enjoy lunch as the islands drift past, share sunset on deck and wake up in your own cabin. The selected vessel’s programme may include kayaking, a cave visit or swimming. Explore our Halong Bay and Lan Ha Bay cruises to find the cabin style that suits your family.
Hoi An: hands-on fun and a colourful play day. Herbs at Tra Que, a Cam Thanh basket boat and cooking with a local household bring children into the experience. VinWonders Nam Hoi An adds a family attraction day; three nights in Hoi An keep the evenings unhurried.
The Mekong and Phu Quoc: a local home, then island time. The 14-day sample stays one night in Ben Tre, with coconut gardens, local boats and time with your hosts. Then three Phu Quoc nights let you settle into the beach hotel, with two full free days for sea, pool and sunset.
Choose three-, four- or five-star hotel comfort, a beach resort that suits your style and family-room arrangements matched to your group. Enjoy private road and airport transfers in the base arrangement, with local guides on the listed sightseeing days. Cruises and scheduled boats are shared; selected small-group sightseeing or comfortable shared transfers can be quoted when they suit your budget.
Shorten a village walk, replace cycling with a car or keep an afternoon free. Cu Chi tunnels are optional to enter; children and grandparents can still enjoy the site above ground. The shorter trip’s homestay brings local atmosphere, while the longer trip returns to a city hotel after its Mekong day.
Three mountain nights, two countryside nights and a coastal base. The longer version adds Cat Cat village and Fansipan, stays in Ninh Binh, then continues directly to the bay. Four Da Nang nights support Hoi An day visits, a cooking lunch and Ba Na Hills before the south and Phu Quoc’s family attractions.
20 days / 19 nights: 18 hotel nights and one cruise night. Hanoi 4 · Sa Pa 3 · Ninh Binh 2 · bay cruise 1 · Da Nang 4 · Ho Chi Minh City 2 · Phu Quoc 3.
Indicative land price: US$1,920 per adult, based on two adults sharing a twin/double room in the three-star starting plan. Domestic and international flights are excluded from this 20-day price. Child pricing, hotel upgrades and your final dates are quoted personally. The headline price and the 14-day Brief/Full Itinerary elsewhere on this page remain for the shorter programme.
Explore the 20-day route on Google Maps. Road times below are planning estimates before stops and traffic; the final schedule is built around your selected cruise and flights.
Your private driver meets you at Noi Bai Airport and takes you to your hotel. Refresh after the journey and enjoy an unhurried first evening; guided visits begin tomorrow.
Meals: None · Overnight: Hanoi
Explore the Ho Chi Minh complex and Temple of Literature, then enjoy a local lunch and the Old Quarter–Hoan Kiem Lake area. Hoa Lo, Tran Quoc or another suitable stop can replace a visit according to opening hours and your interests. Train Street is an optional choice only where access is permitted; it is not an automatic extra stop.
Meals: B, L · Overnight: Hanoi
Travel by private vehicle to Sa Pa, allowing about 5.5–6.5 hours plus family breaks. Arrive, check in and keep the afternoon light. A comfortable limousine or cabin bus can replace the private transfer; overnight rail is an alternative that requires its own schedule and station transfers.
Meals: B · Overnight: Sa Pa
Visit Cat Cat village with a local guide, with time for its paths, stream-side setting and mountain views. Expect steps and choose a shorter walk when needed. Enjoy lunch and a restful afternoon. Ta Van can replace Cat Cat; Moana is an optional, separately priced stop rather than another compulsory attraction.
Meals: B, L · Overnight: Sa Pa
Ride the Fansipan cable car for a dramatic view of the mountains. Choose how much summit walking and how many steps suit your family, with a lower-altitude day available if preferred. Return for free time in Sa Pa. The final plan confirms the dated cable-car operation and weather arrangements.
Meals: B · Overnight: Sa Pa
Return to Hanoi by private vehicle, with stops and roughly 5.5–6.5 hours of driving before breaks. A limousine or cabin-bus alternative is available. Keep this Hanoi hotel night to split the long journey; enjoy a quiet evening before Ninh Binh.
Meals: B · Overnight: Hanoi
Drive to Ninh Binh in about 2–2.5 hours plus stops. Glide through Trang An by rowing boat, enjoy lunch and visit Hoa Lu’s ancient-capital temples. Settle into your countryside hotel. A short walk or cycle can fit your energy; Hang Mua is an optional substitute rather than a compulsory extra climb.
Meals: B, L · Overnight: Ninh Binh
Enjoy a slow breakfast and a whole day in the countryside. A hotel pool, nearby lanes or a quiet café can be enough. There is no on-call guide or vehicle on this free day. Stay in Ninh Binh so tomorrow’s private transfer can continue directly to the cruise harbour.
Meals: B · Overnight: Ninh Binh
Leave Ninh Binh early for the harbour of your selected bay cruise, allowing roughly 3.5–4 hours plus a boarding buffer. Travel directly, without another Hanoi hotel change. Lunch, the vessel’s afternoon island programme, sunset and dinner lead into a night in your cabin. Cruise activities and scheduled boats are shared.
Meals: B, L, D · Overnight: Bay cruise
Enjoy the cruise’s morning programme and final meal before disembarkation. Return by private road transfer to Hanoi, typically around 2.5–3 hours plus stops depending on the harbour. The hotel night gives you a relaxed buffer before tomorrow’s flight south.
Meals: B, Brunch · Overnight: Hanoi
Transfer privately to Noi Bai Airport, fly Hanoi–Da Nang and meet your local driver on arrival. Check into your Da Nang hotel and enjoy an easy afternoon. This version stays in Da Nang for four nights and visits Hoi An by day; a Hoi An hotel base can be designed separately.
Meals: B · Overnight: Da Nang
Travel to the coconut waterways of Cam Thanh for a basket-boat experience, then explore Hoi An’s old trading streets with your guide. Enjoy the small shops, river setting and stories behind the houses. An evening lantern visit can fit your family’s pace before returning to Da Nang; personal meals are separate.
Meals: B · Overnight: Da Nang
Visit Tra Que’s gardens and try a simple farming activity with a local host. Join a cooking session and enjoy lunch made around local ingredients. Choose easy cycling or a car between stops, then return to the same Da Nang hotel with time to relax.
Meals: B, L · Overnight: Da Nang
Travel to Ba Na Hills for the cable car and Golden Bridge, with time to enjoy the mountain setting. Standard admission is included in the selected programme; personal extras and meals are separate. Return to Da Nang. This day is Ba Na Hills, not the Nam Hoi An theme-park day of the shorter version.
Meals: B · Overnight: Da Nang
Enjoy breakfast, transfer privately to Da Nang Airport and fly to Ho Chi Minh City. A local driver takes you to your hotel. Keep the remaining time free for a gentle introduction to the southern city.
Meals: B · Overnight: Ho Chi Minh City
Discover Ben Tre by local boat, coconut gardens and household workshops, with a local lunch and short village walks. Return to your Ho Chi Minh City hotel in the afternoon. This 20-day version uses a Mekong day trip; the homestay night belongs to the separate 14-day sample.
Meals: B, L · Overnight: Ho Chi Minh City
Take a private airport transfer, fly Ho Chi Minh City–Phu Quoc and meet your island driver. Settle into your beach hotel for three nights. Keep arrival day gentle so the family has time to enjoy the sea and hotel.
Meals: B · Overnight: Phu Quoc
Enjoy VinWonders Phu Quoc as the sample theme-park choice, with standard admission and transfers in the selected programme. Choose rides and zones to suit the children’s ages and height rules, with breaks between activities. Meals and personal extras are separate; the final quote names the park and ticket type.
Meals: B · Overnight: Phu Quoc
Join a southern-island boat excursion and enjoy the Hon Thom cable car’s views across the sea. Swimming or snorkelling is optional and the island sequence follows the confirmed boat, sea conditions and cable-car operation. The final programme identifies the shared boat, admission and meal arrangement rather than promise every island in every weather.
Meals: B · Overnight: Phu Quoc
Your private driver takes you to Phu Quoc Airport for your onward journey. International and connecting flights are quoted separately; send your tickets so we can fit the transfer to your actual departure.
Meals: B · Overnight: None
Separate costs: all flights, travel insurance, passport/visa costs, unlisted meals and drinks, tips, personal extras and optional upgrades. The written quotation names hotels, cruise, park tickets, boat arrangement and the island-day meal plan. The 20-day version uses a Ben Tre day trip, not the shorter trip’s homestay.
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Choose 14 days for Hanoi, a bay cruise, Hoi An, Ho Chi Minh City, a Mekong homestay and three Phu Quoc nights. Choose 20 days to add three Sa Pa nights, two Ninh Binh nights, a Da Nang coastal base and organised Phu Quoc attractions. They are two separate sample programmes on this page; the 20-day choice is not six extra days simply added to the shorter schedule.
The page’s 14-day duration, Brief/Full Itinerary tabs and headline price apply to the shorter family tour. The separate 20-day programme is under “20 days with Sa Pa and Phu Quoc”. Its indicative land price is US$1,920 per adult based on two adults sharing a twin/double room in the three-star starting plan; flights are excluded. Your personal quotation confirms the chosen version.
The 14-day sample includes the selected Hanoi–Da Nang, Da Nang–Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City–Phu Quoc and Phu Quoc–Ho Chi Minh City domestic legs. The 20-day land price excludes domestic and international flights: it needs Hanoi–Da Nang, Da Nang–Ho Chi Minh City and Ho Chi Minh City–Phu Quoc, plus your onward flight from Phu Quoc. Send your tickets before choosing connections.
No. Day 10 of the 14-day sample stays at a Ben Tre homestay before the next day’s flight to Phu Quoc. Day 16 of the 20-day sample is a Ben Tre day trip returning to the Ho Chi Minh City hotel. Tell us whether a local-home experience or more hotel comfort suits your family.
You travel as your own family, with private airport/road transfers and local guides for the selected sightseeing in the base arrangement. The overnight cruise, scheduled boats and theme-park activities are shared. We can quote comfortable shared transfers or small-group excursions where useful; your written itinerary identifies each arrangement.
Yes, with the right version of the mountain days. Cat Cat has steps, and Fansipan involves altitude and walking; we can shorten visits or choose a lower-altitude alternative. Share ages, walking limits and travel-sickness concerns so we can plan the road breaks, rooms and activities together.
The 14-day sample uses a Ninh Binh day trip from Hanoi. The 20-day sample stays two nights in Ninh Binh, then drives directly to the bay harbour; it returns to Hanoi after the cruise for one hotel night before the southern flight. This gives the longer version a comfortable route without repeated hotel changes.
March–April is a useful starting window across the regions. Sa Pa can be cool in northern winter; central Vietnam needs closer rain and storm planning in autumn, while Phu Quoc often suits the southern dry season. Bay cruises, island boats and mountain cable cars have their own operating conditions. Send your actual dates for route-specific advice.
Families from every country are welcome. Planning around school holidays or a shared family celebration? Tell Vietpower Travel your dates, children’s ages, room preferences and food requirements so we can shape the pace and comfort around your family. For a mountain-and-heritage journey without the island stay, compare our 16-day Vietnam tour with Sa Pa.
Send your travel dates, arrival and departure details, children’s ages and preferred hotel comfort. Tell us what would make the trip feel special: village life, a boat adventure, a mountain view or simply more beach time. We will shape those choices into a clear personal programme.
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Highlights
Explore the 14-day route on Google Maps · The 20-day route has its own map inside the longer programme above.
| By Day | Transfer | Destinations | Activities | Meals |
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| Day 1 | Hanoi | Airport welcome, water puppets and a welcome dinner | D | |
| Day 2 | Hanoi | Hanoi heritage, local stories and an Old Quarter cyclo ride | B, L | |
| Day 3 | Hanoi → Ninh Binh → Hanoi | Hoa Lu’s ancient capital and a Trang An rowing-boat journey | B, L | |
| Day 4 | Hanoi → Halong Bay / Lan Ha Bay | Board your overnight bay cruise | B, L, D | |
| Day 5 | Bay → Hanoi Airport → Da Nang → Hoi An | A final morning on the bay, then fly south | B, L | |
| Day 6 | Hoi An | Tra Que herbs, Cam Thanh basket boats and a local cooking lunch | B, L | |
| Day 7 | Hoi An → VinWonders Nam Hoi An → Hoi An | A family play day at VinWonders Nam Hoi An | B | |
| Day 8 | Hoi An → Da Nang Airport → Ho Chi Minh City | A relaxed morning, then fly to the south | B | |
| Day 9 | Ho Chi Minh City → Cu Chi → Ho Chi Minh City | Cu Chi’s history and selected city highlights | B, L | |
| Day 10 | Ho Chi Minh City → Ben Tre / Tam Hiep | Mekong waterways, coconut gardens and a homestay night | B, L | |
| Day 11 | Ben Tre → Ho Chi Minh City Airport → Phu Quoc | A village morning, then fly to your island stay | B | |
| Day 12 | Phu Quoc | A free island day for beach and pool time | B | |
| Day 13 | Phu Quoc | Another day to enjoy the island your own way | B | |
| Day 14 | Phu Quoc → Ho Chi Minh City | Fly to Ho Chi Minh City for your onward journey | B |
Your private driver and local guide meet you at Hanoi Airport and take you to your hotel. Unpack, refresh and ease into the city after your flight.
Begin with a water-puppet performance, where music and colourful characters bring village stories to life, followed by a welcome dinner. An easy evening sets the tone for time together; we fit the performance around your arrival.
Meals: D · Overnight: Hanoi
Explore Hanoi with a local guide: the Ho Chi Minh complex and the Temple of Literature connect national history with centuries of learning. Visit the Museum of Ethnology for an engaging introduction to Vietnam’s communities.
After a local lunch, take a cyclo ride through the Old Quarter and see the neighbourhood at street level. We pace the visits for your family; a museum closure or a need for less walking is handled with a suitable alternative.
Meals: B, L · Overnight: Hanoi
Travel from Hanoi to Ninh Binh, allowing roughly 2–2.5 hours each way plus stops. Walk the temples of Hoa Lu, then enjoy lunch before a local rower takes you through Trang An’s limestone valleys and waterways.
The scenery is the main event: slow water, cave passages and cliffs rising above the boat. Return to the same Hanoi hotel in the afternoon. Families wanting a countryside stay can choose the 20-day programme, which stays in Ninh Binh and continues directly to the bay.
Meals: B, L · Overnight: Hanoi
Leave Hanoi for the harbour of your selected cruise, with the transfer timed for boarding. Settle into your cabin and enjoy lunch as limestone islands appear beyond the windows.
The afternoon follows your vessel’s programme: it may feature kayaking, a cave or island visit, swimming or a cooking demonstration. Share sunset on deck and dinner on board. Browse our Halong Bay and Lan Ha Bay cruises to choose the boat and cabin style.
Meals: B, L, D · Overnight: Bay cruise
Enjoy the cruise’s morning programme and final meal before disembarkation. Your private transfer continues to Noi Bai Airport for the Hanoi–Da Nang flight; a driver meets you at Da Nang for the onward journey to Hoi An.
We select an evening flight only when the confirmed harbour, disembarkation time and road transfer leave a comfortable check-in buffer. Once in Hoi An, settle into your hotel and enjoy an easy evening.
Meals: B, L · Overnight: Hoi An
Follow countryside lanes to Tra Que herb village, where the day starts with gardens, fresh scents and a glimpse of local farming. Cycle at an easy pace or use a car if your family prefers.
Continue to Cam Thanh’s coconut waterways for a basket-boat experience with a local boatman. Join a local household for cooking and lunch, then enjoy a herbal foot bath and time to relax. We match the activities and host arrangement to your group.
Meals: B, L · Overnight: Hoi An
Spend the day at VinWonders Nam Hoi An, with time for its heritage spaces, river safari, rides and water-play areas. Choose the activities that suit the children’s ages and energy instead of racing through every zone.
Standard admission is part of the selected programme. Ride access follows the park’s age, height and operating rules; lunch and personal extras are separate. Return to the same Hoi An hotel.
Meals: B · Overnight: Hoi An
Enjoy breakfast and a little free time in Hoi An before your private airport transfer. Fly Da Nang–Ho Chi Minh City and meet your local driver on arrival.
Check into your city hotel and keep the rest of the day easy. A favourite café, a hotel-pool break or a neighbourhood dinner can be a welcome pause between regions.
Meals: B · Overnight: Ho Chi Minh City
Visit the Cu Chi Tunnels with a local guide to understand their wartime role through the site’s displays and forest setting. Entering a tunnel is optional; travellers can enjoy the visit above ground.
Return for lunch and selected city visits, such as the Reunification Palace, the old Post Office or Ben Thanh Market. We choose a comfortable sequence around opening hours and your interests, with more time at the places that matter to your family.
Meals: B, L · Overnight: Ho Chi Minh City
Travel into Ben Tre’s coconut country and board a local boat for the waterways around Tam Hiep. Visit a household workshop and orchard, try seasonal fruit and discover how local plants and coconuts become everyday products.
Walk or cycle short village lanes, share a local lunch and settle into your homestay for the night. Time with your hosts and a home-cooking experience offer a warmer connection than a quick river stop. Dinner arrangements are shown in your quotation; the sample meal allowance is breakfast and lunch.
Meals: B, L · Overnight: Ben Tre homestay
Wake up in the village, enjoy breakfast with your hosts and take an easy look at orchard life or a small local workshop. Leave enough time for the road journey back to Tan Son Nhat Airport.
Fly Ho Chi Minh City–Phu Quoc, then meet your private driver for the hotel transfer. The afternoon or evening belongs to the island: settle in, find the beach and slow the pace. Lunch can be arranged along the transfer and is quoted separately.
Meals: B · Overnight: Phu Quoc
Keep a whole day free for Phu Quoc’s beach atmosphere. Enjoy breakfast without rushing, alternate the sea with your hotel pool and let the children play while you settle into island time.
There is no scheduled guide or vehicle today. If you want an extra boat trip, family attraction or island visit, Vietpower Travel can arrange it as an optional addition.
Meals: B · Overnight: Phu Quoc
Make the second free day different or enjoy more of the same: a quiet beach morning, a leisurely lunch and sunset together. The stay gives you time to enjoy the hotel you chose.
Families looking for more organised island fun can choose the 20-day version, with a theme-park day and a southern-island boat and cable-car experience. Optional excursions are separate from the 14-day base price.
Meals: B · Overnight: Phu Quoc
Your private driver takes you to Phu Quoc Airport for the Phu Quoc–Ho Chi Minh City flight. Connect with your onward international journey using the flight and baggage arrangements confirmed for your tickets.
The domestic and international flights may be on separate tickets, so the final plan allows time for baggage collection, re-checking and terminal procedures. If your onward flight needs a city overnight, we can add it to your personal programme.
Meals: B · Overnight: None
11 hotel nights + 1 homestay night
1 cruise night
The 20-day version has a separate land-price inclusion list inside its programme in Overview; all flights are excluded from that version.
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Choose your family’s version first; Vietpower Travel then builds a written itinerary and personal quotation around your dates, rooms and preferred experiences.
For the 14-day base, you have 11 hotel nights, one Ben Tre homestay night and one bay-cruise night. For the 20-day option, you have 18 hotel nights and one cruise night; the Mekong visit returns to your city hotel. Tell us whether local-home atmosphere or hotel comfort suits your family better.
Travel at your pace. Share walking limits, food preferences and the children’s ages early. We can shorten visits, replace cycling, add rest nights or change a park day, while keeping the route enjoyable and connected.
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