Vietnam Food Tour 22 days: Regional Cuisines from Hanoi to the Mekong

You are met at Noi Bai airport and driven to your hotel in the city center. You rest after the flight, and in the evening the guide takes you to a local dinner.

The day starts with a sunrise walk around Hoan Kiem Lake and a traditional pho breakfast. A guide then shows you around Hanoi on a full day tour with culinary activities, including street food.

A local English-speaking food guide meets you and leads a walk through the Old Quarter streets, with lunch as part of the tour.

The day covers the Ho Chi Minh complex, One Pillar Pagoda and the Temple of Literature. In the evening you ride Vespas for a night food tour of Hanoi.

You drive through the Red River Delta farmlands to Ha Long City and board a cruise among the limestone islands.

After an early swim or sunrise and breakfast, the cruise continues around quieter parts of the bay, then returns to the harbor around midday. You transfer to Hanoi and fly to Hue.

The day begins with a classic breakfast of bun bo Hue, a noodle soup with beef, pork rolls and red-colored broth. You then spend a full day in the Hue imperial city tasting central cuisine.

You drive south, stop at Lang Co beach for coffee and cross the Hai Van Pass to Hoi An. The old trading port is known for its architecture, tailors and cafes.

You cycle to Cam Thanh village, 4 km east of the old town, and ride a basket boat. The day includes fishing, a foot massage with herbs, and a cooking class with lunch in a local family house.

The day starts at Vy's Market Restaurant, then a small-group boat goes to the central market. A guide explains noodles, fish, spices and herbs before the Morning Glory cooking class.

In the morning you visit the 4th-century Cham sanctuary of My Son and its sculpture museum. In the afternoon you cycle the Hoi An countryside and finish with a barbecue feast.

After free time you transfer to Da Nang airport and fly to Nha Trang. In the evening a sunset cocktail and seafood dinner cruise goes out into Nha Trang Bay, with musicians playing.

You visit the Oceanographic Institute at Cau Da, Long Son Pagoda, the Stone Church, Chong Promontory Rocks and the Po Nagar Temples. The tour ends after the last visit.

A boat from Cau Da port takes you to Tri Nguyen Aquarium on Mieu Island and then to Mun Island for snorkeling. The day continues with lunch, swimming and water sports.

You drive south by car to Da Lat, then tour the Da Lat countryside: flower farms with roses and gerberas and a coffee and tea plantation.

You visit Bao Dai King's Palace, the Architect tunnel and Truc Lam Zen monastery by Tuyen Lam Lake. The highlight is a jeep ride up Lang Biang Mountain.

On the way you visit Pongour waterfall, then fly to Saigon. At about 6:00 in the evening you start a 4-hour Vespa tour that mixes a night excursion with street food.

In the morning you pass the War Remnants Museum and visit the Reunification Palace. Dinner is at a floating restaurant.

You drive about 2.5 hours from Saigon to Cai Be and check in to the Ba Duc ancient-house homestay. You walk its fruit garden and cook dinner at the homestay.

After breakfast at the homestay, a boat takes you to the floating market and handicraft villages, then to Cai Be market on land. You check out around 11:30 am and return to Saigon by car.

In the morning you visit the Cu Chi Tunnels, 70 km northwest of Saigon. After lunch in Saigon you join a cooking class at Hoa Tuc.

Your guide meets you at your hotel and you ride on the back of a motorbike to a Vietnamese-style breakfast, then you walk through a local wet market. You then transfer for your departure.