Experience Vietnam on a small-group National Geographic Journeys adventure from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City, weaving culture, history, countryside walks, and an overnight bay cruise into an unforgettable itinerary.
  • Explore Hanoi’s Old Quarter by cyclo.
  • Visit Hoa Lo Prison museum in Hanoi.
  • Hike through rice paddies in Mai Chau Valley.
  • Sail among Ha Long Bay karsts on an overnight junk.
  • Explore Hue’s Imperial Citadel and the Forbidden Purple City.
  • Visit imperial tombs along Hue’s Perfume River.
  • Make traditional lanterns in Hoi An.
  • Descend into the Cu Chi Tunnels.
Stay in comfortable hotels including Golden Silk Boutique Hotel in Hanoi, Mai Chau Hideaway Lake Resort, Romance Hotel in Hue, Belle Maison Hadana in Hoi An, and Continental Saigon Hotel, plus an overnight on a traditional junk boat. Note some city hotel rooms may be windowless and compact.