Vietnam Tour from Hyderabad: Saigon, Ninh Binh & Ha Long Cruise 6 Days & 5 Nights

The route is built around the two non-stop flights from Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, so it works only when you leave on a Thursday or Saturday night, as the flight table below shows. Day 1 starts at dawn and Day 2 is long, and the itinerary says so plainly. For other lengths and routes, compare all our Vietnam tour packages from Hyderabad.

Rs 60,900 per person on twin sharing, with 3-star hotels, the cruise cabin, guided tours, transfers and the domestic flight from Saigon to Hanoi. Your written quote states whether the international flights from Hyderabad are in that price. Every day can be changed, and you compare quotes from up to 3 verified agents before paying anything.

Which Night to Leave Hyderabad

Leave on a Thursday or a Saturday night. VietJet's VJ1804 leaves Hyderabad close to midnight on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, at 23:15 on one timetable and 23:45 on another, so check your ticket. It is due at Tan Son Nhat at 05:40, about 4 and a half to 5 hours later. Vietnam Airlines' VN985 leaves Hanoi at 19:20 on Sundays, Wednesdays and Fridays and lands in Hyderabad between 10 and 10:30 pm. A 6-day trip needs both flights to line up, and only two departure nights do that.

A Tuesday departure lands you in Hanoi on a Monday with no non-stop home. You would need a one-stop flight through Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur or Singapore, or two extra nights. You will also hold two one-way tickets on two airlines, so a delay on one is not covered by the other. These are winter timings, valid to late March 2027, and airlines move them, so check yours before you pay. Our Hyderabad to Vietnam flight guide has fares and the one-stop routes.

Day-wise Itinerary: Saigon, Ninh Binh and Ha Long Bay

Day 1: Saigon, Dawn Arrival and a Free Day in District 1

You land at Tan Son Nhat at 05:40. After customs and immigration, your driver meets you and drives you to your hotel in District 1, about 25 to 45 minutes away. Hotel check-in is from 2 pm and early check-in is not included, so leave your bags at the desk. Have breakfast nearby and walk the 15 minutes to Ben Thanh Market before the heat builds. Sleep once your room is ready, because tomorrow is the long day. Overnight stay in Ho Chi Minh City.

Meals: None included

Day 2: Cu Chi Tunnels and a Boat Trip on the Mekong

Have a proper breakfast, then your pick-up from the hotel starts the drive to Cu Chi, about one and a half hours by bus. Before going underground you watch an introductory video on how the tunnels were dug and used during the Vietnam War. Then walk the tunnel system, with its living areas, kitchens, hidden trap doors and the workshops where weapons were made. Afterwards you are served tea with cassava, the food the guerrillas lived on, and lunch is at a local restaurant.

After lunch the coach drives about 2 to 2.5 hours south to My Tho, where a boat on the Tien River, a branch of the Mekong, passes the four islets named Dragon, Unicorn, Phoenix and Tortoise. Switch to a sampan for a small canal, take a short cycle through the village, and stop at a coconut candy workshop where you can buy honey and dried fruit. Local musicians perform Southern Vietnamese folk songs. With the drive back, you reach the hotel around 19:00 to 19:30, about 12 hours after you set off. Overnight stay in Ho Chi Minh City.

Meals: Breakfast, lunch

Day 3: Saigon Landmarks, Then Fly to Hanoi

After breakfast, the city tour starts at the Independence Palace, also called the Reunification Palace, designed by the architect Ngo Viet Thu. Continue to the French colonial buildings, Notre Dame Cathedral, which you see from outside while its restoration runs, and the Central Post Office beside it. Finish at the War Remnants Museum, which shows the weapons and equipment used in the war. You are back at the hotel around 12 noon to check out.

Your driver takes you to the airport in line with your flight time for the domestic flight to Hanoi, about 2 hours. Your guide meets you at Noi Bai International Airport for the 45 to 60 minute drive to your hotel near Hoan Kiem Lake. This evening and the one after Ninh Binh are free, so walk the Old Quarter for dinner, and use our list of things to do in Hanoi. Overnight stay in Hanoi.

Meals: Breakfast

Day 4: Ninh Binh, Hoa Lu and the Tam Coc Boats

After breakfast, your guide picks you up at 8 am for Ninh Binh, about 90 km south of Hanoi. You reach Hoa Lu, the ancient capital, around 11 am and visit the temples of the Dinh and Le kings. Lunch is at a local restaurant.

After lunch, board a rowing boat at Tam Coc for about two hours. Rowers often work the oars with their feet, and the boat passes through three caves cut into the limestone, with rice fields and karst peaks on both sides. The rice turns gold only in late May and early June. You can take a bike ride through the villages afterwards, at your own expense. The coach leaves Tam Coc around 16:00 and reaches Hanoi around 18:30. Overnight stay in Hanoi.

Meals: Breakfast, lunch

Day 5: Ha Long Bay, Your Overnight Cruise

After breakfast, check out and carry a small overnight bag. The shuttle picks you up from the hotel for Ha Long Bay, about 2.5 to 3.5 hours by road, and you board around 12 noon. Lunch is served while the boat sails between the limestone islands. In the afternoon you visit one of the caves of Ha Long Bay, then swim or climb to the viewpoint on Ti Top Island. Watch the sunset from the sundeck before dinner, then try squid fishing or a board game. This is the one night on the water, and the bay is quietest after the day boats leave. Overnight in your cabin.

Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

Day 6: Ha Long Bay to Noi Bai, Fly Home to Hyderabad

Wake early for Tai Chi on deck, then a light breakfast. Kayak in a quieter corner of the bay, check out of your cabin and join the cooking class as the boat heads back to the harbour. You are off the boat in the late morning, and your transfer takes you to Noi Bai, about 2.5 to 3 hours by road, arriving by mid-afternoon. That leaves about 3 hours at the airport before VN985 at 19:20, and you are home in Hyderabad by about 10:30 pm.

Meals: Breakfast (many boats serve brunch before docking)

Hotels and the Cruise

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What's Included and What's Not

What This Trip Costs from Hyderabad, All In

Plan on about Rs 68,100 to Rs 73,100 per person if your quote includes the return flights, and about Rs 94,100 to Rs 1,11,100 if it does not. Flights are the swing line, and the open-jaw means two one-way fares on two airlines.

Fares are usually lowest in February, outside Tet week, and highest in December on the Saigon leg, so ask your agent for a live figure on your dates. Ask too whether GST and TCS are inside your quote. Christmas, New Year and Tet dates can carry a surcharge.

Visa and the Arrival Card

Apply for the e-visa at evisa.gov.vn at least two weeks before you fly. A single entry costs US$25, and the visa can be valid for up to 90 days. Give Tan Son Nhat as your entry airport and Noi Bai as your exit, and carry a printed copy, because the airline counter at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport asks for it. Your passport needs 6 months of validity. Our Vietnam visa for Indians guide covers the form field by field.

This trip lands at Tan Son Nhat, where every foreign arrival has had to fill in the free Digital Arrival Card since 15 April 2026. The form at prearrival.immigration.gov.vn opens 72 hours before you land, so complete it before leaving Hyderabad and keep the QR code on your phone.

Veg, Jain and Indian Food

Tell your agent about food when you book. The Cu Chi, Mekong and Tam Coc lunches and every meal on the boat are planned ahead, and cruise kitchens lean on seafood, so a vegetarian or Jain menu has to be confirmed before you sail. Ask for no fish sauce, which goes into most dishes. The word chay on a menu means vegetarian. Your free evenings are easy, with Indian restaurants in Vietnam in central Saigon and around Hanoi's Old Quarter.

Best Months for This Route

Tet falls on 6 February in 2027, when many shops close and fares rise, so avoid that week. Our best time to visit Vietnam guide has the month-by-month detail.

How Payment Works

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Edited by TravelTriangle