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Shanghai & Vietnam (Hanoi, Halong Bay, Hoi An, Ho Chi Minh City)

Shanghai & Vietnam (Hanoi, Halong Bay, Hoi An, Ho Chi Minh City)

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Shanghai is China's largest city and global financial hub, known for its futuristic skyline along the Bund, vibrant nightlife, world-class dining, and a rich blend of Art Deco colonial architecture and ultramodern design. Vietnam, stretching down Southeast Asia's eastern coast, draws travellers with an extraordinary range of experiences: Hanoi's ancient Old Quarter and street food culture, the dramatic limestone karsts and emerald waters of Halong Bay, Hoi An's lantern-lit ancient town and tailoring scene, and Ho Chi Minh City's buzzing energy, war history, and rooftop bar scene. Together, these destinations offer a compelling mix of megacity excitement, natural wonder, and deep cultural heritage. Independent and group travellers are drawn by the contrast — modern Chinese metropolis meets one of Southeast Asia's most diverse and rewarding travel routes.

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Shanghai & Vietnam (Hanoi, Halong Bay, Hoi An, Ho Chi Minh City)
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Shanghai & Vietnam (Hanoi, Halong Bay, Hoi An, Ho Chi Minh City) · 13 days

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Legacies of Shanghai & Vietnam — Self-Launched 13-Day Route

A self-launched 13-day independent version of Realistic Asia's "Legacies of Shanghai and Vietnam" tour — same cities, same headline experiences, done on your own bookings. Start with three days in Shanghai (Yuyuan Garden, the Bund, Jade Buddha Temple, Zhujiajiao Water Town), then fly to Hanoi for a DIY street-food crawl, an overnight Halong Bay cruise booked direct, cycling and basket-boat time in Hoi An, Cu Chi Tunnels and the Mekong Delta from Ho Chi Minh City. Accommodation is replaced with well-located hostels and budget guesthouses, group coaching is replaced with local buses, trains, Grab rides and self-booked day tours, and guided excursions become GetYourGuide/Klook bookings or direct with the cruise and homestay operators. Costs are approximate backpacker/budget rates in GBP and assume one person sharing a twin/dorm where possible.

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~£1,180

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