Vietnam Tour Package: Saigon, Mekong Delta, Hoi An, Hanoi and Halong Bay 8 Days & 7 Nights

This 7 nights 8 days Vietnam tour package takes you from Ho Chi Minh City in the south to Hanoi in the north, with two nights in the old trading port of Hoi An in between. Both internal flights are included, so you never spend a day on the road between regions or pay for domestic tickets on top. Along the way you ride a sampan through the Mekong Delta's coconut canals, walk Hoi An's lantern-lit Ancient Town and cruise among the limestone islands of Halong Bay. It suits first-time visitors, couples, friends and families who want the whole country in one week, from Rs 45,900 per person on twin sharing with 4-star hotels, daily breakfast and a private guide.

Most 8-day Vietnam quotes sold in India either skip the Mekong Delta or base you in Da Nang and bus you into Hoi An for a few hours. This one sleeps two nights inside Hoi An, on Cua Dai Street, a short ride from the Ancient Town, so you see the lanterns after the day-trippers leave. Prefer mountains to beaches? The North Vietnam 7N8D tour with Sapa and an overnight Halong cruise is built for that. Want return flights from India bundled in? See the 8-day Vietnam tour with airfare, or browse all our Vietnam tour packages.

Rs 45,900 per person on twin sharing (was Rs 51,573, 11% off), including both internal flights. TravelTriangle Vietnam trips are rated 4.4/5 from 2,999 traveller reviews across our Vietnam packages. Every day of this itinerary can be changed, and you compare quotes from up to 3 verified agents before you pay anything.

Ho Chi Minh City 2 nights, Hoi An 2 nights, Hanoi 3 nights. The route runs one way from south to north, so you fly into Ho Chi Minh City and home from Hanoi without retracing a single kilometre.

Vietnam Itinerary 8 Days: Day-Wise Plan

Day 1: Arrive in Ho Chi Minh City, Saigon's Colonial Centre and Ben Thanh Market

Your Vietnam tour package begins at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City. The agent's representative meets you in the arrivals hall and drives you 30 to 40 minutes to Harmony Saigon Hotel on Bui Thi Xuan Street in District 1, or similar. Complete the check-in formalities and rest after the flight.

In the afternoon your guide walks you through the old French quarter around Dong Khoi Street. You see Notre Dame Cathedral from outside, since its long restoration is still under way, then step into the yellow-walled Saigon Central Post Office across the square. The Opera House is a short walk away, and Ben Thanh Market is the place for your first banh mi, Vietnamese coffee and lacquerware. After dark, Nguyen Hue walking street fills with local families. No meals are included on arrival day. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh City.

Day 2: Mekong Delta Day Trip to My Tho and Turtle Island

After breakfast, drive about 2 hours south-west to My Tho on the Tien River, one of the Mekong's main branches. A motorboat takes you across to the islands, where you stop at a family orchard for seasonal fruit and honey tea, and watch coconut candy being cooked and cut by hand at a small workshop.

Next comes a horse-cart ride along the island's village lanes, then the part most travellers remember: a rowing sampan through the narrow, palm-shaded canals of Thoi Son (Unicorn) Island, steered by a local boatwoman in a conical hat. The motorboat then takes you on to Turtle Island, where riverside restaurants serve elephant-ear fish and river prawns. Lunch here is at your own cost, or your agent can add it to the quote. You are back in Ho Chi Minh City by late afternoon, with the evening free for the night markets or Bui Vien Street. Breakfast is included.

Day 3: Fly to Da Nang, the Museum of Cham Sculpture, Transfer to Hoi An

Check out after breakfast and fly from Ho Chi Minh City to Da Nang, a flight of about 1 hour 15 minutes. Your guide takes you to the Museum of Cham Sculpture by the Han River, which holds Vietnam's largest collection of sandstone carvings from the Champa kingdom, the Hindu civilisation that ruled this coast for over a thousand years. Indian travellers usually recognise Shiva, Vishnu and Ganesha among the figures.

Then drive 29 km, about 45 minutes, to Hoi An and check in at Phu Thinh Boutique Resort & Spa on Cua Dai Street, or similar. The rest of the day is yours. If you want to see more of Da Nang on the way, the Marble Mountains, My Khe Beach and Son Tra Peninsula can be added (charges extra), and the Dragon Bridge breathes fire and water at 9 pm on weekend nights. Breakfast is included. Overnight in Hoi An.

Day 4: Hoi An Ancient Town Walk and a Thu Bon River Boat Ride

After breakfast, explore Hoi An Ancient Town on foot. It has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1999, because its merchant houses, assembly halls and wooden shopfronts have survived almost unchanged since it was a busy port between the 15th and 19th centuries. Your guide takes you over the Japanese Covered Bridge, into the Tan Ky House, where the same family has lived for seven generations, and to the Phuc Kien Assembly Hall built by Chinese traders from Fujian. Entry is covered by the Ancient Town ticket included in your package.

Late in the afternoon, take a boat along the Thu Bon River as the lanterns come on. Afterwards you are free for dinner (own cost), a lantern boat on the river, or a fitting at one of Hoi An's tailors, who can turn round a suit or dress in about a day. Return to your hotel in Hoi An. Breakfast is included.

Day 5: Fly to Hanoi, the Old Quarter by Cyclo and Hoan Kiem Lake

Check out after breakfast and drive about 45 minutes to Da Nang airport for the 1 hour 20 minute flight to Hanoi. From Noi Bai International Airport it is about 45 minutes to Chalcedony Hotel on Nguyen Truong To Street in Ba Dinh, or similar, close to the Old Quarter.

Visiting Hanoi without a cyclo ride would be a waste. You are pedalled slowly through the Old Quarter, where each street was once named for the goods sold on it, past silk shops, tin-smiths and incense sellers, and on to Hoan Kiem Lake. Cross the red The Huc Bridge to Ngoc Son Temple on its island. The evening is free for dinner in the French Quarter or the Old Quarter (own cost). Breakfast is included. Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 6: Hanoi City Tour, Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Temple of Literature and a Water Puppet Show

After breakfast your city tour begins at the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum on Ba Dinh Square. It opens in the mornings only and closes on Mondays and Fridays, and for about two months each year for preservation work (in 2026, from 4 September to 2 November). On those days you see it from the square and spend longer at the Presidential Palace grounds. Cover your shoulders and knees. Next are the One Pillar Pagoda, first built in 1049, and the Temple of Literature, founded in 1070 and home to Vietnam's first university. Tran Quoc Pagoda, Hanoi's oldest, stands on a small island in West Lake.

In the afternoon, visit Hoa Lo Prison, built by the French and later nicknamed the "Hanoi Hilton" by American pilots held there. End the day with a traditional water puppet show, where puppeteers standing waist-deep behind a screen tell village stories on the water. Your ticket is included. Breakfast is included.

Day 7: Halong Bay Day Cruise from Hanoi

Leave Hanoi early after breakfast. The expressway to Halong takes about 2 hours 30 minutes, and you board your day cruise around late morning. Halong Bay has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1994, and for the next 5 to 6 hours you sail among its limestone islands. Day cruises on this route usually stop at Sung Sot (Surprise) Cave, the bay's largest, and at Luon Cave you can kayak or take a bamboo boat into a lagoon ringed by cliffs.

A seafood lunch is served on board at your own cost, or your agent can add it to the quote. You are back in Hanoi by about 8 pm. If you have one more night, upgrade to an overnight cruise and wake up on the bay (see the add-ons below). Breakfast is included. Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 8: Hanoi Departure, Your Vietnam Tour Ends

Enjoy a last breakfast in Vietnam and check out, usually by 12 noon. If your flight leaves in the evening, spend the morning at Dong Xuan Market or on Hang Gai Street for silk, then try an egg coffee in one of the Old Quarter's upstairs cafés. From here you are transferred about 45 minutes to Noi Bai International Airport. Reach it 3 hours before your flight home to India. Breakfast is included.

Highlights of This 8-Day Vietnam Tour

Hotels in This Package

Your agent books these hotels or ones of the same standard, depending on availability.

All three sit within walking distance of the sights: District 1 in Saigon, Cua Dai Street into Hoi An's Ancient Town and the edge of Hanoi's Old Quarter. One traveller from Chennai on a similar 2023 route felt their Ho Chi Minh City hotel was "in the name only 4*", so ask your agent for the confirmed hotel name and a review link before you pay, and request an upgrade in your quote if you want 5-star stays.

Inclusions and Exclusions

7 Nights 8 Days Vietnam Tour Cost from India

A 7 nights 8 days Vietnam trip on this itinerary costs about Rs 84,000 to Rs 1,05,000 per person in total, or Rs 1.7 to Rs 2.1 lakh for a couple, once flights from India, the visa and tax are added. The Rs 45,900 package covers the parts that are hardest to arrange from India, including the two domestic flights, which cost Rs 6,000 to Rs 12,000 per person if you buy them separately with a checked bag.

Fares from Delhi and Mumbai sit at the low end of the flight range when booked 6 to 8 weeks out. Christmas, New Year and Tet dates cost more on both the package and the flights.

Optional Add-ons: Cu Chi Tunnels, Ba Na Hills and an Overnight Halong Cruise

Each of these can be added when you request your quote. Prices are per person, with a private car and guide where needed.

Read about Ninh Binh before you decide, or see our Phu Quoc tour packages and Halong Bay tour packages for longer stays on the water.

Flights from India and the Vietnam e-Visa

Book one open-jaw ticket, into Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) and home from Hanoi (HAN). It usually costs about the same as a return and saves you a backtracking flight. Vietnam is 1 hour 30 minutes ahead of India.

Every route from India is in how to reach Vietnam.

Indian passport holders need an e-visa, applied for on Vietnam's official portal, evisa.gov.vn. A single-entry e-visa costs US$25 and a multiple-entry one US$50, both valid for up to 90 days, and processing takes 3 to 5 working days. Your passport must be valid for 6 months from arrival. The old visa-on-arrival approval letter is no longer used. The agent can file the e-visa for you with a passport scan and a photo, and our Vietnam visa for Indians guide explains each step.

Best Time for This 8-Day Vietnam Itinerary

February to April is the best time for this route, because it is the only stretch when the south, the centre and the north are all dry and comfortable at once. Vietnam is long and its three regions run on different weather.

Shishir, who travelled Hanoi, Halong Bay, Hoi An and Ho Chi Minh City with us in October 2025, hit a flood in Hoi An and wrote that the local team "did manage alternate hotel and trips". If your dates fall in that window, ask the agent about a weather back-up for Days 3 and 4. Tet, the Lunar New Year, falls on 6 February 2027, and many shops close for 3 to 5 days around it. Month-by-month detail is in our best time to visit Vietnam guide.

Know Before You Go: Money, Food and Getting Around

Vietnam uses the dong (VND), at about 300 dong to the rupee. Carry some US dollars to change on arrival and use ATMs or a forex card for the rest. As with any overseas tour package bought in India, 2% TCS is collected on the package price, about Rs 918 on Rs 45,900, and you can claim it back when you file your income tax return.

Vegetarian and Jain travellers eat well on this route if they say so at booking. Ho Chi Minh City's District 1, Hoi An and Hanoi's Old Quarter all have Indian restaurants, and the word chay on a menu means vegetarian. Shishir's group of ten found "delicious Indian food in all the places" their agent arranged.

Your private car and guide cover every sightseeing day. In free time, the Grab app books cars and motorbike taxis at fixed prices, and metered taxis such as Vinasun and Mai Linh are reliable. Cross streets at a steady walking pace and let the scooters flow round you. For temples and the mausoleum, pack clothes that cover shoulders and knees.

Who This 8-Day Vietnam Package Suits

First-time visitors get the three cities most people mean when they say Vietnam, with the Mekong and Halong Bay in between. Loretta from Mumbai, who did Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang, Hanoi and Halong Bay with three friends in October 2023, said their coordinator "arranged the tour as per our requirement". Couples can add the overnight cruise, and our Vietnam honeymoon packages add more private time. Families with children over 6 manage the pace well, and our Vietnam family packages slow it down further. The trip suits you less if you want beach days or mountains, since there are none on the route.

Choose Your 7 to 8 Day Vietnam Package

Compare the North Vietnam tour with Sapa, the 8-day Vietnam tour with airfare, the Vietnam package tour 7 days, the 10-day Vietnam tour with airfare or the 4 nights 5 days Vietnam tour. Adding Angkor Wat? See our Vietnam and Cambodia tour packages. For single-city stays, browse Hanoi tour packages, Hoi An tour packages and Ho Chi Minh City tour packages, all within our Vietnam tour packages.

Edited by TravelTriangle