Overview
7 Days / 6 Nights
Style: Active Adventure · Cave Exploration · History · Coastal Relaxation
Route: Phong Nha → DMZ → Hue → Da Nang → Hoi An
Detailed Itinerary
Afternoon:
Arrive at Dong Hoi Airport and transfer through the countryside to Phong Nha.
Check in to your eco-lodge surrounded by limestone mountains and rural landscapes.
Evening:
Welcome dinner featuring local Central Vietnamese cuisine.
Brief orientation for the following day’s cave exploration.
Overnight: Phong Nha.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Morning:
Explore Paradise Cave, one of the spectacular limestone caves of the Phong Nha–Ke Bang region. Follow the wooden walkway deep into a vast underground world filled with impressive stalactites and stalagmites.
Afternoon:
Board a traditional boat and travel along the Son River toward Phong Nha Cave. Enter the cave by boat and explore its extraordinary underground chambers, where the river disappears beneath the limestone mountains.
Late Afternoon:
Return to Phong Nha.
Optional gentle cycling through the surrounding villages and rice fields.
Overnight: Phong Nha.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Morning:
Depart Phong Nha and follow the historic DMZ route toward Hue.
Stop at the Hien Luong Bridge and Ben Hai River, once marking the dividing line between North and South Vietnam.
Afternoon:
Explore the Vinh Moc Tunnels, an extraordinary underground network where an entire community lived during the war years.
Continue south to Hue.
Evening:
Check in and enjoy dinner featuring Hue’s distinctive local cuisine, with vegetarian options available.
Overnight: Hue.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Morning:
Explore the Hue Imperial City, the centre of Vietnam’s last royal dynasty.
Continue to Tu Duc Royal Tomb, set amid peaceful gardens and wooded hills, reflecting the emperor’s personal vision of an ideal resting place.
Afternoon:
Travel south toward Da Nang, crossing the dramatic Hai Van Pass.
Late Afternoon:
Arrive in Da Nang and check in.
Evening:
Relax along the waterfront or enjoy the atmosphere around the Han River.
Overnight: Da Nang.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Morning:
Travel to Sun World Ba Na Hills and ascend by cable car into the mountains.
Walk across the spectacular Golden Bridge, explore the French Village and enjoy the panoramic mountain scenery.
Afternoon:
Descend and continue to Hoi An.
Evening:
Explore Hoi An Ancient Town after sunset, when its historic streets glow with colourful lanterns.
Overnight: Hoi An.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Morning:
Visit Cam Thanh Nipa Palm Forest and experience a traditional Vietnamese basket boat, gliding through waterways surrounded by coconut palms.
Continue to Tra Que Vegetable Village, where visitors can discover traditional farming practices and the countryside surrounding Hoi An.
Afternoon:
Free time for one of the following:
- Relax at An Bang Beach
- Explore Hoi An’s independent shops and cafés
- Have tailor-made clothing created by one of Hoi An’s renowned tailors
- Enjoy a spa treatment
Evening:
Farewell dinner.
Overnight: Hoi An.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Morning:
Enjoy a relaxed final morning in Hoi An.
Depending on flight time, choose one or two light experiences:
- Morning coffee and a final walk through the quiet streets of Hoi An Ancient Town
- Visit the Hoi An Central Marketfor local produce, handicrafts and souvenirs
- Short bicycle ride through the surrounding countryside
Late Morning / Afternoon:
Private transfer to Da Nang International Airport.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch (if time permits)
End of Tour.
Highlights
- Phong Nha–Ke Bang— a UNESCO World Heritage landscape of dramatic limestone mountains and some of the world’s most spectacular caves
- Paradise Cave & Phong Nha Cave— descend into an extraordinary underground world of immense chambers, stalactites and an underground river
- Vietnam’s DMZ Heritage— discover the history of the former Demilitarized Zone at Hien Luong Bridge, Ben Hai River and Vinh Moc Tunnels
- Imperial Hue— explore the UNESCO-listed legacy of Vietnam’s last royal dynasty
- Hai Van Pass to Da Nang— a spectacular journey from imperial heritage through the mountains to Vietnam’s central coast
- Golden Bridge at Ba Na Hills— one of Vietnam’s most internationally recognisable modern landmarks
- Lantern-lit Hoi An & Cam Thanh— combine UNESCO-listed heritage with traditional basket boats, nipa-palm waterways and peaceful countrysideTop of Form.Bottom of Form