14 days
Ho Chi Minh, Mekong, Hoi An, Hue, Hanoi, Ninh Binh, Halong Bay
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Hear a pancake sizzle in Saigon, learn what gives a bowl of noodles its regional character and sit down to a home-cooked meal in the Mekong countryside. In Hoi An, ingredients become a hands-on cooking experience; in Hanoi, a guided evening introduces tastes you might walk past on your own. This 14-day Vietnam culinary tour connects those encounters with imperial Hue, limestone waterways and a night on the bay.
Food brings the journey to life, while the scenery gives it room to breathe. You have three nights in Hoi An, a local homestay night in the delta and a shared overnight cruise. City heritage, a free Hoi An day and moments at your own pace balance the markets, tastings and cooking. Choose gentler walks, a different hotel level or an evening food outing by car instead of motorcycle.
Vietpower Travel welcomes travellers from every country. Our local team plans for your own couple, family or group of friends, matching the food experiences, room needs and travel pace to you. With offices in Vietnam’s major cities and 24/7 assistance during your tour, you have a team to contact throughout the journey.
Tell us the dishes and experiences you would love to discover. Share your dates, group size, children’s ages, hotel preference and any dietary needs. We will shape your own culinary holiday.
Saigon and the delta: discover city stories and a lively evening food trail, then slow down among coconut waterways and garden paths. Your host welcomes you into a local kitchen for the homestay meal—a chance to see everyday cooking beyond a restaurant menu.
Hoi An and Hue: shop for ingredients and prepare Vietnamese dishes with friendly instruction, then enjoy the Ancient Town at your own pace. Continue through Ba Na Hills to Hue’s royal heritage and a local lunch, with time to notice the contrast between central and southern flavours.
Hanoi, Ninh Binh and the bay: join a food walk through the Old Quarter, explore the capital’s heritage and let a rowing boat carry you into Trang An’s cliffs. Finish with a cabin night on the bay and an easy final evening back in Hanoi.
For longer stays and more time to enjoy local kitchens, explore our 22-day Vietnam Food Journey. Open the separate tour to see its full programme and plan your own holiday with Vietpower Travel.
A local consultant connects the food encounters with the practical parts of a comfortable holiday: airport welcomes, room choices, regional guides, flight connections and time to rest. We help communicate your food preferences to the selected hosts and keep the service arrangement clear. Read traveller reviews of Vietpower Travel and talk with us about your own ideas.
Couples, families and friends who enjoy local food, cultural encounters and comfortable travel between regions. Vietpower Travel welcomes travellers from every country and adapts the walking pace, room choices and food experiences for your own group.
Yes. Ho Chi Minh City–Da Nang and Hue–Hanoi are listed as included domestic legs in this 14-day package. Flight times, fare conditions and baggage are specified for your dates before booking. International arrival and departure flights are separate.
This tour visits Ben Tre-area waterways and includes a Mekong homestay. Can Tho and Cai Rang are outside this 14-day programme. Tell Vietpower Travel if a Can Tho river outing is a priority so we can suggest a suitable itinerary.
No. The Hoi An cooking session is designed for enjoyable participation. Your chef or host explains the ingredients and steps, and you enjoy the dishes prepared. Menus and the private/shared class format are confirmed with the selected provider.
Yes—tell Vietpower Travel about vegetarian preferences, spice tolerance, children’s ages and allergies when enquiring. We plan suitable tastings and discuss ingredients with the hosts. For severe allergies, we check preparation and cross-contact limitations before agreeing suitable dining arrangements.
The base uses private land transfers and local guides on stated guided days. The bay cruise, some visitor boats and scheduled cooking or food experiences may be shared. Free days are independent. The 14-day evening motorcycle food experience uses local drivers; a car or walking alternative can be quoted if you prefer.
You spend one night with a local host in the Ben Tre-area programme, alongside 11 hotel nights and one cruise night. Ask us about the room, bathroom, comfort and access before booking. A hotel-based alternative changes the services and is quoted separately.
Yes. The sample includes an evening food outing with experienced local motorcycle drivers, but Vietpower Travel can quote a suitable car or walking version. Cycling in the delta can also be shortened or replaced according to your comfort.
A short local market or garden visit is fitted around the confirmed flight. Your private road transfer allows time to reach Tan Son Nhat Airport and check in for the flight to Da Nang. The exact pickup and visit schedule are agreed for your travel date.
You have three nights in Hoi An, with time for the Ancient Town, the market and cooking session, and a free day at your own pace. Your named hotel, room type and any beach or countryside accommodation preference are confirmed before booking.
Yes. Vietpower Travel designs this private holiday for couples, families and friends from any country. Choose hotel comfort, fewer walking stops, more time at markets or another night on the bay. Send your dates, flight details, travelling party and favourite food experiences; we will suggest your own programme and quotation.
Prefer a different emphasis? See our 16-day Vietnam journey with Sa Pa or 28-day Vietnam slow travel holiday. Choose your overnight bay cruise with Vietpower Travel.
Highlights
| By Day | Transfer | Destinations | Activities | Meals |
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| Day 1 | Ho Chi Minh City | Arrival and a welcome dinner | D | |
| Day 2 | Ho Chi Minh City | Cu Chi, city heritage and an evening food outing | B, L, D | |
| Day 3 | Ho Chi Minh City – Ben Tre area | Delta waterways, gardens and homestay cooking | B, L, D | |
| Day 4 | Mekong area – Ho Chi Minh City – Hoi An | A local morning, then fly to Da Nang | B, L | |
| Day 5 | Hoi An | Market ingredients and a hands-on cooking lunch | B, L | |
| Day 6 | Hoi An | An independent day in Hoi An | B | |
| Day 7 | Hoi An – Ba Na Hills – Hue | Golden Bridge scenery, then continue to Hue | B, L | |
| Day 8 | Hue | Perfume River, pagoda and royal heritage | B, L | |
| Day 9 | Hue – Hanoi | Fly north and discover Hanoi’s flavours | B, D | |
| Day 10 | Hanoi | Capital heritage and an Old Quarter cyclo | B, L | |
| Day 11 | Hanoi – Ninh Binh – Hanoi | Hoa Lu and Trang An waterways | B, L | |
| Day 12 | Hanoi – Halong or Lan Ha Bay | Board your overnight bay cruise | B, L, D | |
| Day 13 | Bay cruise – Hanoi | A final bay morning and return to Hanoi | B, L | |
| Day 14 | Hanoi | Private airport farewell | B |
Meet your local guide and private driver at Tan Son Nhat Airport and transfer to your city hotel. Settle in according to the hotel’s check-in time, then enjoy independent time nearby. In the evening, sit down to a welcome dinner of Vietnamese dishes at a local restaurant. Let your guide know about your tastes and dietary needs from the start. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.
With your private guide, travel to Cu Chi for a guided look at the tunnel site and its history. Walking and any tunnel entry are adapted to your comfort. After lunch, return to the city for a manageable heritage route around the Reunification Palace, War Remnants Museum, Central Post Office and Ben Thanh area. The order and time at each stop are fitted to your pace; return to your hotel for a break before the evening outing. Experienced local motorcycle drivers then introduce a selection of southern dishes and neighbourhood food stops, with time for the city’s evening atmosphere. A car or walking alternative can be quoted if you prefer not to ride. Menus, stops and finish time are coordinated with the chosen local provider. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.
Drive to the Cho Gao/Tam Hiep area for the arranged local boat programme through the Ben Tre countryside. Explore garden paths and small family production stops, with a gentle cycling or walking arrangement matched to your group. Enjoy a local lunch and time to rest before a rowing-sampan section when canal conditions suit. Your local host welcomes you for the homestay night; help prepare Vietnamese dishes and enjoy dinner together. The exact home, room and bathroom arrangement is confirmed before booking. Overnight at the Mekong homestay.
After breakfast, enjoy a short garden or local-market visit if it fits the confirmed flight and road schedule. Prepare or enjoy lunch with your host, then leave the delta by private car for Tan Son Nhat Airport with an ample check-in buffer. Where flight timing requires an earlier departure, the lunch arrangement is adapted. Fly to Da Nang, where a private car takes you onward to your Hoi An hotel. This is a travel day; additional stops are fitted to the available time. Overnight in Hoi An.
Visit a local market to learn about fresh ingredients, then join the selected cooking programme in the riverside or countryside setting. Depending on the provider, the programme may include a short boat section and preparation demonstrations. Cook a small Vietnamese menu with friendly instruction and enjoy your creations for lunch. The exact dishes and class format are confirmed with the chosen host. Return to your hotel with the afternoon free to discover Hoi An independently. Overnight in Hoi An.
Enjoy breakfast and a full day at your own pace. Return to a favourite café, browse the old streets, relax at your hotel or arrange another experience. No scheduled guide or on-call vehicle is included; extras are quoted on request. Overnight in Hoi An.
Travel by private car from Hoi An to Ba Na Hills. Take the cable car and visit the Golden Bridge and selected areas of the resort, with views shaped by the weather. Enjoy the included lunch and a manageable selection of attractions; extra paid services follow the final ticket arrangement. Leave enough time for your onward road journey to Hue and hotel check-in rather than trying to cover the entire complex. Overnight in Hue.
Take the arranged Perfume River boat section to Thien Mu Pagoda, then continue by car for the selected royal-tomb visits, including Minh Mang and Tu Duc in the base route. Break for a local lunch before the Imperial Citadel and former royal city. Your guide adapts the order and walking sections to opening arrangements, weather and your pace. Return to the hotel for an independent evening. Overnight in Hue.
Enjoy breakfast and transfer to Phu Bai Airport for your flight to Hanoi. A private car meets you at Noi Bai and takes you to your city hotel. Rest after the journey before an evening food walk with your guide through the Old Quarter. Taste a selection of Hanoi dishes suited to your preferences. The outing time is fitted around the flight; if arrival is late, we agree a suitable meal or revised timing. Overnight in Hanoi.
Explore the Ho Chi Minh complex according to its opening arrangements; entry inside the Mausoleum is not possible every day. Continue to the Temple of Literature and Museum of Ethnology, with a local lunch and proper breaks. An Old Quarter cyclo section offers another perspective on the streets, with a walking or car alternative if needed. The order and time at each site are matched to your comfort. Overnight in Hanoi.
Travel by private car to Ninh Binh, generally around 2–2.5 hours plus stops. Explore the temples of Hoa Lu Ancient Capital and enjoy a local lunch before the visitor rowing-boat route at Trang An. Watch cliffs, river passages and cave entrances unfold at boat pace. Return to Hanoi in the afternoon or evening, allowing for road conditions. This is a day trip, with your hotel night in Hanoi. Overnight in Hanoi.
Your private driver takes you from Hanoi to the confirmed cruise harbour with a road and check-in buffer. Board the shared vessel, settle into your cabin and enjoy lunch as the bay scenery opens around you. Join the afternoon programme—such as kayaking, swimming or a visit—according to the selected boat, conditions and your comfort. Cooking demonstrations, where offered, follow the actual vessel programme. Enjoy dinner and sleep aboard the cruise.
Enjoy the vessel’s morning activities and breakfast before checkout. A final lunch or brunch follows the selected cruise programme before disembarkation. Your private transfer returns to Hanoi, where you check into your hotel and enjoy the last evening independently. The Hanoi overnight provides a comfortable departure buffer. Overnight in Hanoi.
Enjoy breakfast and any independent time that fits your onward flight. Your private driver takes you to Noi Bai Airport with an agreed check-in buffer. Hotel checkout follows the property’s normal time; luggage storage, a late room or extra night can be arranged if needed. Thank you for travelling with Vietpower Travel.
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The 14-day base arrives at Tan Son Nhat Airport, Ho Chi Minh City and departs from Noi Bai Airport, Hanoi.
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