Vietnam Grand Prix and Exploring From North to South 10 Days

Upon arrival at Hanoi airport, your tour guide and driver will greet you and escort you to your hotel and help with your check-in. After that, you’ll take part in a fantastic city tour in Hanoi with visits to Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum and his personal residence; the One Pillar Pagoda, the Temple of Literature and then you’ll continue to the Museum of Ethnology. In the late afternoon, you’ll enjoy a one-hour rickshaw tour around Hanoi Old Quarter.

Today, you’ll have some free time to explore the Old Quarter before your transfer to the circuit where you can take your allocated position along the trackside and watch as your favourite drivers burn rubber in pursuit of a place in the official race on the following day. The top spots in the three qualifying rounds get the most advantageous starting positions in the next day’s race, so you can be sure you’ll see your fair share of thrills and spills today.

Today is the day of the main race – everything each driver and team has been preparing for will come to a head on Sunday, the main race date of the Formula 1 Grand Prix in Vietnam. Every driver will have their position, ranging from pole position to 20th, and each will be vying to get a place on the podium for their team. It will be a day of thrills and will leave you with memories to last a lifetime!

Your day will start early for the 3.5-hour drive through the Red River Delta, which offers plenty of chances to take photos of Vietnamese farmers tilling the vast green paddy fields. You’ll arrive at Halong City, check in and board your junk to enjoy approximately 24 hours journey in the amazing bay. Savour a gourmet lunch of fresh seafood onboard as sail out into the mystical bay. In the afternoon, you’ll enjoy some activities in the bay or just spend some time relaxing on the boat.

Awake early and participate in Tai Chi on the top deck or relax and enjoy the sunrise. Then you’ll enjoy a light breakfast before setting out to explore nearby islands by rowing boat. Back on deck, you’ll admire the amazing rock formations of Bai Tu Long Bay. After brunch, you’ll return to the pier then drive back to Hanoi Airport for your flight to Da Nang. Upon arrival, your guide will escort you to Hoi An (about a 30-minute drive).

After breakfast, you’ll visit My Son Holy Land, once the spiritual capital of Champa Kingdom that dominated South East Asia for nearly a thousand years and occupied most of the central parts of Vietnam from 2nd century to 16th century with very rich in history and culture. In the afternoon, you’ll head back to Hoi An to visit the former merchants’ homes, the 400-year-old Japanese Covered Bridge, Phuc Kien Pagoda and the colourful riverside market.

Enjoy some free time in the morning to explore Hoi An Ancient Town or relax at the beach. After checking out, you’ll transfer to Da Nang Airport for a flight to Ho Chi Minh City. Upon your arrival, your tour guide and driver will greet you and escort you to your hotel in the city centre. The rest of the day will be entirely free to spend as you wish to explore this manic and vibrant city.

In the morning, you’ll drive outside of Ho Chi Minh City to visit the incredible Cu Chi Tunnels. The Cu Chi Tunnels are an underground labyrinth of passageways, used by the Viet Cong during the Vietnam War. In the afternoon, you’ll head back to Saigon to visit the Notre-Dame Cathedral and the Central Post Office which are fine examples of classical French colonial architecture. After that, you’ll finish the day by visiting the War Remnants Museum and the bustling Ben Thanh Market.

Today, you’ll head out of the city to explore the Mekong Delta on a boat ride on the Mekong River. You’ll visit various craft villages to see how to make rice paper, learn how to make coconut candy and coconut souvenirs. Get on a tuk-tuk (or take a bike ride of three kilometres) and travel along the narrow shady village roads to visit fruit orchards. You’ll enjoy a delicious, local lunch at an ancient house and then drive back Saigon.

You’ll have some free time to discover the city until your driver escorts you to the airport for your departure flight.