Twelve Day Highlight Vietnam from North Down To South

This twelve-day route runs the length of Vietnam, from the old quarter of Hanoi down to the Mekong Delta, taking in the country's best-known landscapes along the way. You start with street food and city life in Hanoi before heading out to Halong Bay and the rice terraces around Sapa.

From the north you move south through Tam Coc's limestone rivers and on to Hoi An, with its lantern-lit old town, then finish among the waterways and floating markets of the Mekong. It is a broad introduction to Vietnam rather than a deep dive into any one region.

Accommodation, meals and transport are included throughout, so the logistics of getting between these places are largely taken care of.

What you'll do

• Explore Hanoi's old quarter and try local street food
• Cruise Halong Bay past its limestone karsts
• Walk the rice terraces around Sapa and meet local minority communities
• Row a boat through the rivers and caves of Tam Coc
• Learn to plant rice and ride a buffalo with a local farmer near Hoi An
• Visit the Cai Be floating market on the Mekong River