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Vietnam Express Southbound
Operated by Intrepid Travel
Tripcode: TVSF
Overview
Destination:
Vietnam,
Duration:10 days
Type:Group tour (max 16)
Travel Period
February 2026 - December 2029
Special Offer: Flights + Tour Package^Uncover all the good bits of Vietnam on this ten-day adventure through backstreets, villages, cities and waterways, all with a local leader by your side. Trace the east coast and visit UNESCO World Heritage-listed landscapes while you fuel yourself with banh mi and condensed milk coffee. Try some authentic street food, wave to fishermen on the Mekong Delta and get the inside scoop on the best tailors of Hoi An. Take a motorbike through the ancient streets of Hue and spend a night on Halong Bay. This is an adventure full of life, colour and flavour that introduces you to the highlights of a fascinating nation with a small group of likeminded travellers.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
1. A single supplement is available if you’d prefer not to share a room on this trip. The single supplement excludes Day 2 (Overnight boat) and Day 3 (Sleeper train) where you will be in shared accommodation and is subject to availability. Please speak to your booking agent for further information. Day use rooms are also excluded.
2. Please provide your full name exactly as per passport at the time of booking (including any middle names listed on your passport) for train and flight tickets. Fees may apply for amendments to details within 45 days of departure, and in some cases you will be required to cover the cost of issuing new tickets.
3. This trip includes a domestic flight. Checked luggage allowance is a maximum of 20 kilograms, plus up to 7 kilograms carry on luggage. Any excess luggage charges will need to be paid directly to the airline at check-in.
2. Please provide your full name exactly as per passport at the time of booking (including any middle names listed on your passport) for train and flight tickets. Fees may apply for amendments to details within 45 days of departure, and in some cases you will be required to cover the cost of issuing new tickets.
3. This trip includes a domestic flight. Checked luggage allowance is a maximum of 20 kilograms, plus up to 7 kilograms carry on luggage. Any excess luggage charges will need to be paid directly to the airline at check-in.
Highlights:
- 1. A single supplement is available if you’d prefer not to share a room on this trip. The single supplement excludes Day 2 (Overnight boat) and Day 3 (Sleeper train) where you will be in shared accommodation and is subject to availability. Please speak to your booking agent for further information. Day use rooms are also excluded. 2. Please provide your full name exactly as per passport at the time of booking (including any middle names listed on your passport) for train and flight tickets. Fees may apply for amendments to details within 45 days of departure, and in some cases you will be required to cover the cost of issuing new tickets. 3. This trip includes a domestic flight. Checked luggage allowance is a maximum of 20 kilograms, plus up to 7 kilograms carry on luggage. Any excess luggage charges will need to be paid directly to the airline at check-in.
Standard inclusions
- Meals: Meals: 8 breakfasts, 3 lunches, 2 dinners.
- Transport: Boat, Motorbike, Overnight sleeper train, Plane, Private Minibus, Taxi, Sampan, Tuk-tuk.
- Accommodation: Hotel (7 nights), Overnight boat (1 night), Overnight sleeper train (1 night).
- Hanoi - KOTO dinner.
- Halong Bay - Overnight Boat Cruise.
- Halong Bay - Cave entry.
- Halong Bay - The Green Life Visit.
- Hue - Imperial City entrance and guided visit.
- Hue - Royal tomb of Emperor Tu Duc.
- Hue - Highlights & back streets tour by motorbike.
- Hue - Thien Mu Pagoda.
- Hue - Vegetarian Lunch at Pagoda.
- Hoi An - Old Town walking tour.
- Ho Chi Minh City - War Remnants Museum.
- Ho Chi Minh City - City tour.
- Mekong Delta - Mekong Delta Day Trip & Village Tuk-Tuk Tour.
- Mekong Delta - Lunch.
Itinerary
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Xin chao! Welcome to Hanoi. Your adventure begins with a welcome meeting at 6 pm at your hotel, followed by a group dinner at KOTO restaurant – this organisation is dedicated to developing the hospitality careers of disadvantaged youth. If you arrive early, there’s plenty to see and do in this gorgeous city. You could book the Hanoi Street Food Experience with Urban Adventures and sample some delicious Vietnamese cuisine like a true local, or chill by Hoan Kiem Lake. Maybe wander the Old Quarter to admire the city’s French architecture and shopping streets, then grab a cold beer and a Bahn mi on a bustling street corner.
Day 2: Halong Bay
Travel by private minibus to the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Ha Long Bay, which is dotted with sandy coves, grottoes and 1600 limestone islands, formed over millennia by wind and water erosion. Board a private boat and cruise the bay, exploring Surprise Cave and Ti Top Island Beach. If you like, you can also take on an optional kayaking tour of the bay and see the gorgeous natural scenery from a different perspective. Spend your evening aboard the boat beneath the night sky, watching as the stars come out and maybe grab a drink at the restaurant bar, getting to know your fellow travellers a little better.
Day 3: Hanoi
Wake up on the waters of Ha Long Bay and maybe watch the sunrise as the eagles soar overhead. Then, you’ll visit The Green Life Centre, which is committed to turning the bay’s trash into treasure by collecting discarded items and skilfully turning them into handicrafts. Meet the team behind this important cause and learn how to transform rubbish into a reusable bag, a scrunchie or a makeup case. After return to Hanoi by bus. Arrive late this afternoon and enjoy a free afternoon until tonight’s train voyage. Be sure to grab a bowl of pho while you’re in town and slurp down this local specialty made from broth, noodles and meat. Maybe chill by Hoan Kiem Lake until you board an overnight train to Hue this evening.
Day 4: Hue
Arrive in Hue this morning and transfer to your hotel. Once the imperial capital of Vietnam, Hue holds the treasures of the country’s royal past. Enjoy free time in the morning to rest or explore – you could check out the bustling Dong Ba Market to sample some of the specialties that once graced the Nguyen emperors' tables. Reunite with the group to visit the war-damaged ruins of the Imperial Citadel – a sprawling city-within-a-city which contains the remains of temples, state houses and the emperor’s palace.
Day 5: Hue
See Hue like a local today – from the back of a motorbike! Straddle the saddle and whiz around town with a local guide, taking in historic and contemporary sights along the way. Stop at Thanh Toan to see the 18th-century covered bridge and villagers shopping at their local market. Visit the 17th-century active Buddhist monastery of Thien Mu Pagoda and see the car that belonged to Thich Quang Duc – the monk who self-immolated in 1963 in protest against the treatment of Buddhists by the South Vietnamese regime. For lunch, sit down to a vegetarian feast in a nunnery. Finish at the lakeside royal tomb of Emperor Tu Duc before heading back to town.
Day 6: Hoi An
This morning, take the bus through coastal rice paddies and the spectacular Hai Van Pass. After a photo stop on the way, arrive in Hoi An – recently declared a UNESCO World Heritage site, Hoi An was a major international trading port during the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. Today, parts of the beautifully preserved town retain the feel of centuries past. This is also a very popular town for shopping, famous for its many tailors. When you arrive, your leader will take you on a sightseeing walk through the Old Town to visit a handful of the city's major attractions. You’ll also be given a sightseeing pass so you can further explore select attractions at your leisure.
Day 7: Hoi An
Today is a free day to explore Hoi An. Maybe browse the cobbled streets and art galleries or hire a bike and cycle through rice paddies out to Cua Dai Beach. Maybe browse for paintings, ceramics and colourful cloth lanterns in the town’s markets and preserved Chinese shophouses. If you’re craving a new look, you could visit to one of the hundreds of tailors and get an outfit custom made. Hoi An is also known for its delicious regional food, so you could have dinner a riverside restaurant or partake in a cooking class.
Day 8: Ho Chi Minh City
Today, you’ll take a short, early morning flight to Ho Chi Minh City. Formerly known as Saigon, Ho Chi Minh City has a fascinating history and is arguably Vietnam’s capital of commerce and culture. After landing, take a sightseeing tour around the city by bus. Pass the Reunification Palace, Notre Dame Cathedral and the Opera House, then stop in at the War Remnants Museum to discover some of the sobering stories of the 20-year-long Vietnam/American War.
Day 9: Mekong Delta
This morning, head out on a daytrip to explore the Mekong Delta. Board a private boat to Ben Tre to visit the coconut gardens and stop at a local home to sample tropical fruits and coconut jams. After, paddle in sampans (small rowing boats) past coconut trees along the Mekong Delta. Take a tuk-tuk tour around the villages and learn about rural life and the industry created around coconut products like brooms and coconut fibre mats. Eat lunch at a restaurant in the heart of the Delta, sampling regional specialties like elephant ear fish. After, return to Ho Chi Minh City and maybe grab dinner with your fellow travellers to toast to a great adventure!
Day 10: Ho Chi Minh City
There are no activities included today and you’re free to depart your accommodation at any time, as long as you comply with check out time. If you would like to spend some more time in Ho Chi Minh City, just speak to your booking agent.
Dates
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Operator
Intrepid Travel
Intrepid is a small group tour travel company with humble beginnings that now sends over 100,000 travellers a year on grassroots and responsible travel tours.
Important Information
*Terms and conditions
Please note: We are proud to be an independent agent to travel providers of hotels, flights and other related services. We are not a tour operator. Details and information on the offer are provided by 3rd party businesses and although we do our best to verify the information, we cannot guarantee its accuracy on all occasions. These offers are not available in conjunction with any other offer unless otherwise stated. Pricing and availability are subject to change without notice.
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^Special Offer Flights + Tour Package: Terms & Conditions
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Tour and Flight Promotion Terms and Conditions
Tour and Flight Promotion offer
1. This Tour and Flight Promotion offer (Offer) does not constitute a legally binding offer, but rather an invitation to book subject to availability and your acceptance of:
(a) The Tour and Flight Promotion Terms and Conditions;
(b) Our booking conditions, including our agency booking conditions; and
(c) The terms and conditions contained within the Airfare Quote document, including our elected flight operator conditions of carriage which you should carefully review prior to booking.
Availability and exclusions
2. The Vietnam Express Southbound Flight + Tour applies to new bookings made and deposited with RACV Travel between 12:00am AEDT 9 February and 11.59pm AEDT 8 March 2026 for travel between 2 September – 9 October 2026, on Vietnam Express Southbound (Trip code: TVSF) only. Package prices are based on availability, and we reserve our right to vary or withdraw them at any time.
3. Vietnam Express Southbound Flight + Tour is valid only for dates within the stated package duration, any amendments or extensions to either the Tour or the Flight component will void the package price.
Pricing
4. The price of the Vietnam Express Southbound Flight + Tour includes per person;
• Return economy-class flights with an airline of our election to the relevant tour’s start/finish city(s), ex Melbourne. Surcharges may apply for flights departing other cities.
• 10-days Vietnam Express Southbound, twin share.
• All inclusions per tour itinerary.
• One night accommodation pre-tour in Hanoi at an accommodation provider of our election.
• Complimentary arrival airport transfers.
• A $50 Intrepid Flight Booking and Processing fee.
5. The price of the Vietnam Express Southbound Flight + Tour does not include:
• Additional transfers, flights or accommodation not stated in the deal offer.
• Any additional fees or costs not specified, including but not limited to excess baggage, seat selection, flight upgrades.
• Meals other than those specified in the Essential Trip Information.
• Visa and passport fees.
• Travel insurance.
• Optional activities and all personal expenses.
Booking process and booking confirmation
1. To initiate the booking process, please contact one of our sales consultants by phone or email. Our sales consultant will provide you with a Quotation document.
2. If you respond to a sales consultant confirming acceptance of the Quotation document, you will be provided with an Airfare Confirmation document. Once you complete the steps required within the Airfare Confirmation document and pay the non-refundable Initial Deposit fee your booking will be confirmed.
3. Flights will be booked with an airline of our election with luggage included. We cannot specify or guarantee a booking of an airline of your choosing. If you would like a specific airline, please request this at the time of purchase. Selected airlines may be subject to additional surcharges.
Payment terms
1. The total airfare and $400 of the trip cost per person is required as a non-refundable deposit to confirm your package booking (Initial Deposit). The remaining outstanding balance will be required 56 days before departure.
2. Full payment is required to confirm your package booking if departing within 56 days.
Other
4. This offer cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer or discount.
5. Package components must be booked together and cannot be sold separately.
6. There may be additional costs for land tours, additional on-board activities, additional flights, additional accommodation, transfers, flights, travel insurance to group bookings.
7. Intrepid does not assume any responsibility or control for airline schedule change(s). Any additional costs incurred as a result will be at the traveller's expense.
8. Package pricing is per person and subject to availability, and confirmation by both Intrepid Travel and the airline(s).
9. This offer is only applicable to residents of Australia only in AUD.
10. Credit Holders can use any valid discounts or promotions, except where we are honoring their original price. For more information about how to redeem your credit visit our Credit Redemption page.
11. If you wish to cancel and rebook your trip or change dates outside the promotional period, you will be required to pay the full cost towards the new trip.
12. Except as set out expressly above, Intrepid Travel’s Booking Conditions and Intrepid’s Agency Booking conditions apply.
13. Promo code 750509 must be quoted at time of booking.
Further terms and conditions may apply; for full details, please enquire with your RACV Travel Expert when booking.
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