Beach & Culture Honeymoon

Morning at the Temple of Literature and Ho Chi Minh complex. Afternoon Vietnamese coffee tasting at a hidden rooftop café, where you can try egg coffee, coconut coffee and salt coffee. Evening street food trail through the Old Quarter with a local guide.

Transfer to Ha Long Bay and board your overnight junk. Afternoon exploring by kayak, paddling through sea arches and into turquoise lagoons. Watch the sun set over the karsts from the sundeck, then dine on fresh crab and prawns.

Morning on the bay with stretching on deck and a visit to a floating pearl farm by bamboo boat. Disembark at noon and return to Hanoi for your afternoon flight to Da Nang. Transfer to Hoi An and settle into your riverside hotel.

Full day in the UNESCO-listed Old Town, including the Japanese Covered Bridge, Chinese assembly halls and Tra Que herb village cooking class. Commission silk outfits at a master tailor. Evening lantern-boat ride on the Thu Bon River.

Morning at An Bang Beach. Swim, read or book a spa treatment at a beachside pavilion. Afternoon free for tailor fittings and market browsing. Sunset dinner at a seafood restaurant on the sand.

Morning flight from Da Nang to Nha Trang. Check into your beachfront resort on the bay. Afternoon dip in the turquoise water and a first walk along the promenade. Evening seafood dinner at a local restaurant near the harbour.

Speedboat day around the offshore islands. Snorkel over coral reefs at Hon Mun, swim in the coves of Hon Tam and lunch on grilled prawns at a floating restaurant. Return to the resort for a late-afternoon swim.

Free day to choose your own adventure. Options include a mud bath at Thap Ba hot springs, a vineyard visit to Ninh Thuan (Vietnam's only wine region) or simply a pool-and-beach day. Couples' massage in the evening.

Morning flight to Phu Quoc (via HCMC connection). Check into your beach resort on the island's quiet northwest coast. Afternoon settling in with the pool, palm trees and your first sunset on Long Beach.

Speedboat to the An Thoi archipelago. Snorkel over shallow coral reefs, explore tiny uninhabited islands and lunch grilled on a sandbar. Afternoon back at the resort or exploring the island by scooter.

Visit the Suoi Tranh waterfall, sample fish sauce at a traditional distillery and ride through pepper plantations. Evening at the Dinh Cau night market for grilled scallops, sea urchin and coconut ice cream.

Morning at Bai Sao beach, wading through starfish-dotted shallows and soak up the last of the island sun. Afternoon at leisure. Farewell dinner on the beach with your feet in the sand and the sunset as a finale.