Melbourne → Saigon → Hoi An → home · July 2026

Vietnam, 12 days,
six travellers, two bases.

Saigon & the Centre — Cu Chi, the Mekong, Hoi An lanterns, the Hai Van Pass, dawn langurs and the Golden Bridge. One internal flight, one villa unpack, pool every afternoon.

12days
6travellers
2home bases
3split-track days
$1,220–1,860AUD pp on-ground

Trip snapshot

How split-track days work. Days 3, 7 and 9 run two tracks: the Adventure crew does the physical version while the Gentle crew does the comfortable version of the same day. Everyone reconvenes for dinner. Heat protocol: active blocks at dawn or after 4pm, pool between 11 and 3.

The map

Every stop on the route. Filter by base, click a marker for the details, website and Google Maps link — or jump here from any day in the itinerary.

Day by day

One anchor per day, almost always a morning, back at the pool by early afternoon. Click a day to expand it; Show on map flies the map to that day’s stops.

    Activity menu

    Everything available at each base — scheduled items are in the day-by-day, the rest slot into free blocks whenever the mood strikes.

    Budget — live calculator

    Group-of-6 totals in AUD, on-ground (Jetstar MEL–SGN, shirts, insurance and spending money not included). Toggle the accommodation style and the optional extras — totals update as you go.

    ItemGroup (AUD)
    Optional — tick to includeGroup (AUD)

    Food money

    Street-led daily group budget ≈ $120–210 (≈$20–35 pp) eating brilliantly, drinks included. Restaurant-led ≈ $300–480.

    Booking checklist

    Ticks save in this browser, so progress keeps between visits.

      Crew & rooms

      Rule applied: only Gavin and Emily share a bed. At the villa, five bedrooms means everyone else gets their own room.

      WhoBase 1 — Liberty Central (3 rooms)Base 2 — Villa (5 bedrooms)