15-Day Taiwan & Vietnam Highlight
15-Day Taiwan & Vietnam Highlight
15-Day Taiwan & Vietnam Highlight
Overview
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- Visit 6 unique Asian destinations including Taipei, Hanoi, Ha Long, Nha Trang, Ho Chi Minh City and Mui Ne.
- Taipei Highlights including visiting Longshan Temple, the famous Historical Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, Dihua Street, Dalongdong Bao’an Temple, and Taipei 101.
- Sightseeing tours in Vietnam: Thang Long Imperial City and Hoan Kiem Lake visits in Hanoi, Ha long Bay exploration, island hopping in Nha Trang, City tour in Ho Chi Minh City, and visit the most popular tourist destination – Mui Ne.
- Deluxe hotel accommodations with daily breakfast.
- Lunch and dinner included as listed in the itinerary.
- International and domestic airfares included.
- Choice of sightseeing, entertainment, and culinary add-ons for an enhanced experience.

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Daily Schedule
Daily Itinerary Day 1 – Fly to Taipei
Board your international flight bound for Taipei from your selected international gateway.
Daily Itinerary Day 2 – Arrive in Taipei
Upon arrival, greeted by our local tour guide at the airport and transferred to your hotel. Time to rest, relax and acclimate to your new time zone.
Overnight: Taipei
Daily Itinerary Day 3 – Taipei Tour
After breakfast, start our Taipei city tour including Longshan Temple, Chiang Kai Shek Memorial Hall, Dihua Street, Dalongdong Bao An Temple and Taipei 101.
Longshan Temple: A Feast of Architecture & Folk Culture. The most well-known temple in Taiwan. The temple was built in Qianlong 5th year in Qing Dynasty. The doors, beams, and poles are beautifully decorated, and these characteristics together make Longshan Temple a landmark of traditional Chinese architecture of its time in Taiwan.
Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall: The Memorial Hall is white with four sides. The roof is blue and octagonal, a shape that picks up the symbolism of the number eight, a number traditionally associated in China with abundance and good fortune. Two sets of white stairs, each with 89 steps to represent Chiang age at the time of his death, lead to the main entrance. The ground level of the memorial houses a library and a museum documenting Chiang Kai-shek life and career, with exhibits detailing Taiwan history and development.
Dihua Street: Dihua Street has been an important centre for commerce in Taiwanese products and produce such as Chinese medicinal herbs, fabrics, incense materials, and for the post-processing of Taiwanese tea since 1850s. This street offers visitors a glimpse of mid-19th century Taipei as well as the city’s thriving artistic side.
Dalongdong Bao An Temple: Originally constructed in 1742 as a wooden shrine, the Bao'an Temple is a Taiwanese folk religion temple. Throughout Taiwan's history, the temple was renovated and reconstructed numerous times, leading to a 2003 induction into UNESCO for cultural heritage conservation.
Taipei 101: Regarded as one of the tallest buildings in the world. A super skyscraper in Taipei business district with a building function that serves as a modern technological marvel, a tourist attraction and office building. (Observatory ticket not included).
Overnight: Taipei
Meals: Breakfast
Optional Tour 1: Tiananmen Square and The Forbidden City Tour with lunch at $70 per person. Get ready to be awed by the largest public square in the world and see the locals stroll and play in Tiananmen Square. Then walk to the legendary Forbidden City nearby – the palace complex of the Ming and Qing dynasties from 1420 to 1912 where Chinese emperors and their household once ruled as the power and political center. This huge palace ground covers over 180 acres in the center of Beijing city and has been touted as a UNESCO World Heritage Site with the largest collection of ancient wooden structures in the world. Feel free to roam from one end of the complex peeking into the once-home of the generations of emperors and concubines, and then exit on the other side of this vast magnificent compound. Lunch will be hosted at a local restaurant.
Optional Tour 2: Peking Duck Dinner Banquet with wine served at $40 per person. Enjoy this famous culinary dish that had been served on the imperial court menu and aptly named where it had originated – the Peking (Beijing) Duck meal is characterized by servings of deliciously roasted slices of duck skins that you will wrap with steamed rice flour pancakes together with your choice of spring onion stalks and cucumber strips dosed with sweet bean sauce. Serving with a glass of wine will make this unique culinary experience even more exquisite.
Overnight: Beijing
Meals: Breakfast
Daily Itinerary Day 4 – Taipei
Today is free day to explore Taipei at your own pace or join our optional tour to enhance the experience.
Taipei Optional Tour:-Classic Taipei One-Day Tour at $100 Per Traveler
YehLiu Geopark: Meet your knowledgeable tour guide at your hotel lobby and start your private day tour of northern Taiwan. Enjoy the flexibility of this private tour and create your own custom-made itinerary with the help of your knowledgeable guide. Explore Yehliu Geopark, Shifen Waterfall and Jiufen Old Street with ease or enjoy hiking at the scenic Teapot Mountain & Bitoujiao Cape. If you take the classic route, the itinerary will be as follows: start your day tour at Yehliu Geopark, the home to the numerous unique geological formations including the iconic "Queen's Head". This park is located in between oceans with the waves and winds surrounding, it's a great spot to refresh yourself from the bustling City.
Chiufen (Jiufen Old Street): Feel spirited away in this decommissioned gold mining mountain town, originally built by the Japanese and now a maze of lanes and alleyways with rich history and culture.
Shifen Waterfall: A 40-meter-tall waterfall that creates a rainbow as it splashes into the lake, widely regarded as the most scenic in all of Taiwan.
Shifen Old Street: The famous sky lantern releasing spot, located in the Pingxi area, Shifen Old Streets is a collection of lanes and alleys in and around the Shifen railway station area. Originally built for transporting coal during the Japanese era, the station and track runs straight through the village.
Overnight: Taipei
Meals: Breakfast
Daily Itinerary Day 5 – Taipei – Hanoi
After breakfast, free at leisure till transfer to the airport for the next destination-Hanoi, Vietnam. Upon arrival, transferred to the hotel and take a rest.
Overnight: Hanoi
Meals: Breakfast
Daily Itinerary Day 6 – Hanoi – Halong
After breakfast, drive to Thang Long Imperial City (Vietnamese: Hoàng thành Thang Long/Imperial City Thang Long) is an imperial city located in Hanoi, Vietnam. It is also called the Hanoi Forbidden City in some Chinese-speaking areas. Many Vietnamese dynasties were established here. The Imperial City is a complex of cultural buildings built by the Ly Dynasty, and then expanded to varying degrees by the Tran Dynasty, Hou Le Dynasty and finally the Nguyen Dynasty. The ruins roughly coincide with today’s Imperial City of Hanoi. Most of the structures of the Royal Palace and the Citadel are in varying states of preservation due to the turmoil of the French conquest of Hanoi at the end of the 19th century. During the twentieth century many of the remaining structures were successively demolished. It was not until the 21st century that systematic excavation of the destroyed foundations of Thang Long Imperial City began.
Then visit Hoan Kiem Lake (located in the central area of Hanoi Old City, known as the first scenic spot in Hanoi. It is surrounded by green trees and the lake is as clear as a mirror. There is a turtle tower on the inner island of Hoan Kiem Lake. The tower is small and exquisite, with a star on the top. Star, there is also Ngoc Son Temple in the center of the lake) take a tricycle to tour the ancient streets of Hanoi.
In the afternoon, drive to Halong City (about 3 hours' drive) "Guilin on the Sea" - Halong Bay - The blue sea level is getting closer and closer, and the hills of Qingdai stand on the sea. The karst landform paints a magnificent landscape picture, with dense and lush vegetation on the mountains and a mirror-like sea surface.
Overnight: Halong
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Special Dinner
Daily Itinerary Day 7 – Ha Long – Hanoi
After breakfast, take a boat out to sea to explore the World Natural Heritage Halong Bay and its outlying islands (the total journey is 4 hours, extra charges will apply for overtime). On the boat, enjoy lunch while admiring the beautiful scenery. On the way, you can also taste the seafood dishes prepared by the boatmen and buy fresh seafood from the fishermen in the bay at your own expense. After lunch, return to Hanoi.
Overnight:Hanoi
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
Daily Itinerary Day 8 – Hanoi – Nha Trang
After breakfast, transfer to the airport to fly to Nha Trang. Upon arrival, visit the Po Nagar Cham Pagoda. The red pagoda built in the eighth century still exudes the beauty of women, with Sanskrit sounds in your ears, and time stands still in the sunny afternoon. Afterwards, take a bus to Five Finger Rock. The rock wall on the seaside looks like a five-finger hand print. This is the main scene of the movie "Lover" Filming location. Walk through Vietnamese-style buildings and enjoy local Vietnamese music performed by folk artists!
Overnight: Nhan Trang
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Daily Itinerary Day 9 – Nha Trang
Today is free day to explore Taipei at your own pace or join our optional tour to enhance the experience.
Taipei Optional Tour:-Classic Taipei One-Day Tour at $100 Per Traveler
YehLiu Geopark: Meet your knowledgeable tour guide at your hotel lobby and start your private day tour of northern Taiwan. Enjoy the flexibility of this private tour and create your own custom-made itinerary with the help of your knowledgeable guide. Explore Yehliu Geopark, Shifen Waterfall and Jiufen Old Street with ease or enjoy hiking at the scenic Teapot Mountain & Bitoujiao Cape. If you take the classic route, the itinerary will be as follows: start your day tour at Yehliu Geopark, the home to the numerous unique geological formations including the iconic "Queen's Head". This park is located in between oceans with the waves and winds surrounding, it's a great spot to refresh yourself from the bustling City.
Chiufen (Jiufen Old Street): Feel spirited away in this decommissioned gold mining mountain town, originally built by the Japanese and now a maze of lanes and alleyways with rich history and culture.
Shifen Waterfall: A 40-meter-tall waterfall that creates a rainbow as it splashes into the lake, widely regarded as the most scenic in all of Taiwan.
Shifen Old Street: The famous sky lantern releasing spot, located in the Pingxi area, Shifen Old Streets is a collection of lanes and alleys in and around the Shifen railway station area. Originally built for transporting coal during the Japanese era, the station and track runs straight through the village.
Overnight: Taipei
Meals: Breakfast
Daily Itinerary Day 10 – Nha Trang
Room upgrade to higher decks (Guaranteed on 4th, 5th or 6th floor);
Afternoon Happy Hours with complimentary coffee, tea, and snacks;
Exclusive third-floor VIP restaurant access for all meals;
Complimentary drinks before dinner;
Complimentary unlimited local wine, beer, soft drinks for lunch and dinner;
Express check-in and check-out;
Room turn-down service;
Welcome fruit basket in the cabin;
Access to the reserved VIP seating area for evening entertainment;
Complimentary access to sauna and swimming facilities.
Daily Itinerary Day 11 – Nha Trang
A special mud bath is offered in the morning. The mud is mined from the best quarries in Vietnam. It is mainly composed of silica and some trace elements needed by the human body. It is rich in minerals and is beneficial to human health and helps sleep. After that, return to the hotel.
Overnight: Nha Trang
Meals: Breakfast, lunch
Daily Itinerary Day 12 – Nha Trang – Ho Chi Minh
After breakfast, transfer to the airport to fly to Ho Chi Minh City. Upon arrival, visit the Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica of Saigon. It is said that all the red bricks used in the construction were shipped from France. After so many years, the colors are still bright, Gothic style plus retro colors. Then visit the French style Central Post Office, one of the oldest post offices during the French colonial period, a famous landmark in Ho Chi Minh which is just next to the Red Church.
Overnight: Ho Chi Minh
Meals: Breakfast, lunch,
Daily Itinerary Day 13 – Ho Chi Minh – Mui Ne
After breakfast, visit the Presidential Palace and Thien Hau Temple in Chinatown (the most popular temple in the Chinese district, where you can see some information that reflects the national spirit of self-improvement of the overseas Chinese compatriots in Vietnam).
In the afternoon, drive to Mui Ne, a famous fishing village and beach resort on the southeast coast of Vietnam. Mui Ne is one of the popular tourist destinations in Vietnam. Mui Ne is a small fishing village located on the Mui Ne Peninsula in Binh Thuan Province in southeastern Vietnam, about 200 kilometers northeast of Ho Chi Minh City. The 10-kilometer-long half-moon beach, tranquil primitive fishing villages, thrilling windsurfing, magnificent white sand dunes and red sand dunes, the magical Fairy Creek, etc. Mui Ne's attractions are rich and colorful. Come and find out what interesting places there are in Mui Ne! This is a place rich in fish sauce, dragon fruit Idylls and beaches are the scenery that can be seen everywhere here. The long coast, clean white sandy beaches, clear sea water and beautiful mountains and waters are so beautiful that all tourists who come here stop to admire them. On the way, we visited the largest dragon fruit orchard in southern Vietnam. Vietnamese pitaya is a tropical fruit produced in Vietnam mainly because of its unique geographical conditions and tropical climate. The temperature is high all year round, the humidity is high, and the water is sufficient. The south is close to the equator, and the annual temperature difference is relatively small. It is very suitable for the growth of dragon fruit, so it is exported all over the world and is very popular with everyone.
Overnight: Mui Ne
Meals: Breakfast, lunch
Daily Itinerary Day 14 – Mui Ne – Ho Chi Minh
After breakfast, drive to visit the famous Mui Ne Red Sand Dunes (about 30 minutes). The Red Sand Dunes are a passionate land. There are freshwater lakes deep in the desert, and the lakes are covered with tall and deep tropical jungle vegetation. Red and white sand dunes wrap around the green lake and green trees, with lotus flowers floating on the lake. The wind blows, the waves surge, the jungle treetops on the shore rustle, and the sand flows without leaving a trace. A beautiful scene that is so disharmonious yet so real is in front of you, making you feel indescribably excited! Then visit the Fairy stream. Fairy stream is a small stream that meanders in the red sand valley. The water is clear. If you walk barefoot in the stream, the shallow water splashes just below your ankles. You can feel the sand on the soles of your feet when you step in the water. The delicateness of the stone and the coolness of the stream. We went upstream, and against the blue sky and white clouds, the red desert ridges on the left bank and the coconut palms and rice fields on the right formed a fresh and beautiful picture. back Head to the famous white sand dunes, which are about two kilometers in radius. The dunes are crescent-shaped, with fine sand grains, graceful curves, and sand mist blowing in the wind. There is a lake between the dirt road and the sand dunes, which is clear and deep. The lake is covered with aquatic plants and lotus flowers, which makes the water so elegant that you can pick up the reflection of the sand dunes with your tentacles.
In the afternoon, drive back to Ho Chi Minh City and check into the hotel to rest
Overnight: Ho Chi Minh
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Daily Itinerary Day 15 – Ho Chi Minh – Home
After breakfast, visit the Presidential Palace and Thien Hau Temple in Chinatown (the most popular temple in the Chinese district, where you can see some information that reflects the national spirit of self-improvement of the overseas Chinese compatriots in Vietnam).
In the afternoon, drive to Mui Ne, a famous fishing village and beach resort on the southeast coast of Vietnam. Mui Ne is one of the popular tourist destinations in Vietnam. Mui Ne is a small fishing village located on the Mui Ne Peninsula in Binh Thuan Province in southeastern Vietnam, about 200 kilometers northeast of Ho Chi Minh City. The 10-kilometer-long half-moon beach, tranquil primitive fishing villages, thrilling windsurfing, magnificent white sand dunes and red sand dunes, the magical Fairy Creek, etc. Mui Ne's attractions are rich and colorful. Come and find out what interesting places there are in Mui Ne! This is a place rich in fish sauce, dragon fruit Idylls and beaches are the scenery that can be seen everywhere here. The long coast, clean white sandy beaches, clear sea water and beautiful mountains and waters are so beautiful that all tourists who come here stop to admire them. On the way, we visited the largest dragon fruit orchard in southern Vietnam. Vietnamese pitaya is a tropical fruit produced in Vietnam mainly because of its unique geographical conditions and tropical climate. The temperature is high all year round, the humidity is high, and the water is sufficient. The south is close to the equator, and the annual temperature difference is relatively small. It is very suitable for the growth of dragon fruit, so it is exported all over the world and is very popular with everyone.
Overnight: Mui Ne
Meals: Breakfast, lunch
