Vietnam
Blue Dragon.

After breakfast, we head to Ba Na Hills — a French hill station turned surreal mountain escape. The cable car ride alone is unforgettable. At the top, Le Jardin, old French villa ruins, the Ling Ung Pagoda with its 27-metre Buddha statue, and the famous Golden Bridge — two enormous stone hands cradling a golden walkway above the clouds. Views of all of Da Nang from 1,487 metres.

Fantasy Park, where you can play like you're ten again. As evening approaches, we transfer to Hoi An Ancient Town — stopping en route for photos at the iconic Dragon Bridge.

After breakfast, we head to Bay Mau Coconut Village — a wetland ecosystem where local fishermen have lived for generations. You'll learn to ride a traditional round basket boat, rowing through quiet channels lined with water coconut trees. The forest closes around you, cool and still. You'll come out the other side with coconuts in your hands and joy you can't quite explain.

In the afternoon, a half-day walking tour of Hoi An Ancient Town: Chua Ong Pagoda, the Chinese Assembly Hall, the 200-year-old Tan Ky ancestral house, and the famous Japanese Bridge. The lanterns of Hoi An glow warmest in the evening.

After breakfast, we transfer to Da Nang airport for the short flight to Hanoi. Landed at Noi Bai, we go straight into the city — because Hanoi deserves no delay.

A half-day city tour: the Buddhist Tran Quoc Pagoda, the oldest in Hanoi, sitting serenely beside the dazzling West Lake. Then Hanoi Train Street — where life and locomotives share just enough space. And a walking tour through the Old Quarter, one of Asia's greatest street-level experiences, where 36 ancient guild streets converge into organised, beautiful chaos.

Hotel check-in, then your evening is free. The Old Quarter at night is something else entirely.

Morning departure from Hanoi, journeying through the lush farmlands of the Red River Delta. Arrive at Halong Bay and board your cruise — the crew welcomes you as the vessel sets sail into one of the world's most extraordinary seascapes.

The afternoon unfolds at the bay's pace: 2,000 limestone islets rising out of emerald water. Explore caves, kayak through sea arches, watch the chef demonstrate Vietnamese cooking and try your hand. Dinner is served in the elegant dining room — the limestone karsts rising dark and magnificent outside the windows.

After dinner: squid fishing off the deck, or simply a cocktail and the night sky and the silence of a bay where time moves differently.