Ms. Ahrens's Vietnam

401 Days until departure
July 6, 2027 - July 15, 2027
Trip ID: Ahrens-1660

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Day 1 Overnight flight to Vietnam
Day 2 Chao Ong Hanoi
Meet your tour director and check into hotel
Day 3 Hanoi
Hanoi guided sightseeing tour
Temple of Literature, Quán Thánh Temple, Ho Chí Minh Mausoleum
Details: Hanoi guided sightseeing tour
Hanoi's mix of eleventh-century temples, crowded merchant streets selling the same goods for the past 500 years, grand French colonial palaces, and increasing Western-style modernity show the city for the long-standing capital that it is -- Hanoi has more or less been the administrative center of Vietnam for 4,000 years. See its evolution with a local licensed guide.
Day 4 Hanoi
Free time to explore Hanoi
LEAP Vietnamese Calligraphy!
Water puppet show
Details: LEAP Vietnamese Calligraphy!
Explore the culture of Vietnam through the country's writing style, an ancient art form strongly influenced by Chinese calligraphy. Discover the meaning behind each letter, which defines an aspect of Vietnam's identity.
Details: Water puppet show
Wade in. Vietnamese water puppets originated in the rice paddies of northern Vietnam, where farmers would use the flooded fields as stages to act out satirical stories with their bamboo figures. Modern puppeteers stand waist-deep in water-filled tubs, and a screen hides their movements as they gracefully manipulate the floating puppets.
Day 5 Hanoi--Hue
Travel to Ha Long Bay
Ha Long Bay cruise
Fly to Hue
Details: Ha Long Bay cruise
Water-breathing dragons? Legend claims that the enormous limestone boulders in Ha Long Bay arrived when dragons descended to defend Vietnam; they liked it so much that they stuck around, the mother's spine creating one side of the bay, the baby's tail creating the sand beach opposite, and the rocks they spewed at the invaders becoming the enormous islands that dot the bay.
Day 6 Hue
Hue guided sightseeing tour
Imperial Citadel, Tomb of Tu Doc, Tomb of Minh Mang
Details: Hue guided sightseeing tour
Join a local guide for sightseeing in this UNESCO World Heritage Site, once Vietnam's political and cultural center.
Day 7 Hue--Hoi An
Perfume River cruise
Travel to Hoi An
Day 8 Hoi An--Ho Chi Minh City
Museum of History and Culture visit
Quan Cong Temple visit
Fly to Ho Chi Min City
Day 9 Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City guided sightseeing tour
Museum of Vietnamese History visit, Reunification Palace, Saigon Central Post Office
Details: Ho Chi Minh City guided sightseeing tour
An elegant city built on marshland, the economic center of Vietnam, a metropolis of heavy Soviet architecture and sprawling American-style hotels. Ho Chi Minh City (still often called by its former name of Saigon) comfortably -- and profitably -- combines Vietnam's competing colonial influences.
Day 10 End tour

Tour Includes

  • Round-trip airfare and other transportation described in the itinerary
  • Basic Medical, Dental, Emergency Evacuation Insurance during trip (U.S. travelers only)
  • Up to three college credits upon course completion (grades 9-12) or high school credit (grades 6-12) for U.S. travelers only.
  • Centrally located three- and four-star hotels
  • Plentiful daily breakfast to start the day energized and ready to go
  • Appetizing, culturally representative, three-course dinner daily
  • Full time, multilingual, WorldStrides tour director who is LEAP-trained in experiential education
  • Local guide at sites and on city tours as described in the itinerary
  • LEAP! Learning through Exploration and Active Participation; trademarked immersive approach of learning by doing
  • Entrances and transportation to sites and activities described in your itinerary
  • Local guide and local bus driver tips; see note regarding other important tips
  • 24/7 On Tour Emergency Support
  • Note: On arrival day only dinner is provided; on departure day, only breakfast is provided
  • Note: Tour cost does not include airline-imposed baggage fees, any required passport or visa fees, optional excursions, or recommended Tips for the Tour Director or multi-day Bus Drivers. Optional excursions, optional pre-paid tips, or other individual/group customizations will be listed as separate line items in the total trip cost, if included.

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