During in-depth private touring, visit major cultural and historical attractions in each city, then focus on the types of design and products that most interest you, such as fine linens, modern art, custom furniture, shoes, handbags, jewelry and more. Contemporary Vietnam in Style 6 days/5nights • Private tour with English/French speaking guide • Date of Departure is at your wish • Starting from Hanoi & end in HCMC or vice versa: Hanoi, Halong, Ho Chi Minh Burgeoning design communities in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City (former Saigon ) mean both towns now host a number of stylish boutiques and upscale galleries, in addition to refined restaurants and atmospheric cafes. This tour can be fully customized to suit your needs, whether you're buying souvenirs or researching new products. Outlined Itinerary Day 1. Arrive Hanoi Day 2. Hanoi City Tour (B/L) Day 3. Hanoi - Halong Bay - Hanoi (B/L) Day 4. Hanoi - HCMC (B/L) Day 5. Ho Chi Minh City (B/L) Day 6. Depart Vietnam (B) Contemporary Vietnam in Style 6 days/5nights Day 1: Arrive Hanoi On arrival at Hanoi 's Noi Bai International airport, you will be greeted by our guide and transferred to your hotel in town. Evening water puppet performance. Overnight in Hanoi . Day 2: Hanoi City Tour (B/L) Vietnam 's artistic and intellectual capital. Explore the fascinating Old Quarter and its hundreds of specialty shops selling silk clothing, lacquerware, embroidered linens, furniture, bamboo, cooking utensils, ceremonial objects and more. Walk around Hoan Kiem Lake , ride a cyclo to dinner. Dine in French colonial villas converted into gourmet restaurants. Enjoy people watching at stylish cafes. Shop for impressive modern art in the city's many galleries. Also visit Hanoi 's main cultural attractions, including the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, his House on Stilts, the One Pillar Pagoda, the Fine Arts Museum and the Temple of Literature . Overnight in Hanoi . Day 3: Hanoi - Halong Bay - Hanoi (B/L) In the morning you will drive to Halong Bay City, approximately 3 hours away. Once at Halong Bay City you are welcome on board for a four-hour cruise on the the stunning bay, stopping along the way to visit one of the limestone caves in the area. As you are cruising, the boat crew will serve you a sumptuous local seafood lunch. After 4 hour navigation you sail back to harbor and rejoin car back to your hotel in Hanoi. Overnight in Hanoi. Day 4: Hanoi - HCMC - Cu Chi Tunnels (B/L) Today you will leave Hanoi and take a flight to HCMC. In the afternoon will be a private tour of galleries, studios and boutiques or half day visit Cu Chi Tunnels. Cu Chi Tunnels consist of more than 200km of underground tunnels. This main axis system has many branches connecting to underground hideouts, shelters, and entrances to other tunnels. The network included innumerable trap doors, specially constructed living areas, storage facilities, weapons factories, field hospitals, command centers and kitchens. Today the remaining tunnels have become a major tourist attraction giving the visitor a unique experience and a feel of what underground life during the U.S.-Vietnam War. Overnight in HCMC. Day 5: Ho Chi Minh City (B/L) Morning private city touring HCMC, the country's commercial center and home to a growing number of upscale restaurants and shops. Visit Chinatown, the Thien Hau Pagoda, the Reunification Palace , the Opera House and Hotel de Ville. If desired, also visit the moving War Remnants Museum . Explore colorful outdoor markets and Dong Khoi Street , the city's upscale shopping boulevard with boutiques selling clothes and accessories designed by new Vietnamese designers, hill tribe crafts, high quality linens and housewares. Try the south's strong Vietnamese iced coffee and a banh mi (baguette sandwich). Overnight in HCMC. Day 6: Depart Vietnam (B) There is no activity planned for today. Enjoy your free time for souvernir shopping until transfer to the airport for your onward flight. For more infomation, please access this link http://www.ecoseatravel.com/tour-t291/full-vietnam-package/contemporary-vietnam-in-style-6-days-5nights.eco