Restore & Reconnect: Vietnam Refined Wellness Retreat 9 days
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At a Glance
This thoughtfully curated wellness journey invites you to slow down and reconnect, blending Hanoi’s gentle cultural rhythm with the deep tranquility of Vietnam’s northern highlands and the timeless beauty of Halong Bay. From mindful street food encounters and free days in the capital to immersive wellness moments at PanHou Retreat Village, each day is designed to restore balance and inner calm.
Surrounded by mountains, mineral-rich waters, and serene landscapes, you are given space to breathe, reflect, and rejuvenate at your own pace. The journey concludes with a graceful overnight cruise on Halong Bay, leaving you refreshed, grounded, and carrying a renewed sense of harmony long after you return home.
Why This Journey Is Truly Exceptional
- A refined wellness escape designed to slow the pace of travel, allowing mind, body, and spirit to gently realign from the moment you arrive in Vietnam.
- Retreat to PanHou Retreat offers an immersive healing experience, where nature, ethnic wisdom, and personalized wellness rituals unfold in profound tranquility.
- Thoughtfully balanced free time ensures deep restoration without pressure, inviting guests to reconnect with themselves at their own natural rhythm.
- Seamless private transfers and curated experiences create a sense of effortless flow, removing all distractions from the wellness journey.
- The retreat concludes with a serene overnight cruise through Halong Bay, where limestone horizons and calm waters offer a final, meditative sense of renewal.
Brief Itinerary
Your expedition leads you to: Hanoi - PanHou - Halong Bay
DAY 1: Begin Your Hanoi Experience in Style
- Private airport transfer
- Free 2 Sim Card 30 Days Internet
- Michelin-selected street food tour
DAY 2: Enjoy Hanoi Your Way
- Optional tours: Cooking Class - Food Tour by Motorbike - Explore Hanoi on Jeep
DAY 3: From Hanoi to PanHou Retreat
- Combo Wellness PanHou
DAY 4: PanHou Wellness Package
- Curated Wellness Experience
DAY 5: PanHou at Your Own Pace
- Optional tours: Hot Spring Soaking - Hoang Su Phi Tour
DAY 6: Leaving PanHou’s Serenity for the Capital
- Transfer from PanHou to Hanoi
DAY 7: Luxury Cruise Escape to Halong Bay
- Hanoi to Halong Bay transfer
- Halong Bay Luxury Overnight Cruise
DAY 8: From Emerald Waters Back to Hanoi
- Halong Bay - Hanoi Transfer
DAY 9: Hanoi Departure
- Private airport transfer
Thoughtfully designed by travel experts, this sample itinerary is intended to inspire and can be fully personalized to your preferences for a seamless, luxurious journey at your chosen pace.
This tour was last updated in Jan 2026.
While accuracy is carefully maintained, certain details or timings may be subject to change. Please contact your Travel Concierge for the most up-to-date information.
Included/Excluded
- Elegant accommodation in twin or double rooms at carefully selected hotels
- Private ground transportation throughout Vietnam, including airport pick-up and send-off services, as outlined in the itinerary.
- Services of professional, English-speaking local guides throughout the tour.
- All entrance fees to attractions and sightseeing sites as specified in the program
- Meals as detailed in the itinerary, thoughtfully arranged for an enhanced dining experience.
- 3 nights at Panhou Retreat in a Superior room (surcharge applies if you wish to upgrade)
- Early check-in and late check-out at hotels, unless otherwise specified.
- Peak season surcharges and compulsory gala or set dinners at hotels, if applicable.
- International airfare to and from Vietnam, including all applicable taxes.
- Vietnam visa fees (passport validity of at least 6 months with a minimum of three blank pages required).
- Comprehensive travel insurance.
- Personal expenses, including tips, laundry services, and gratuities.
- Meals not specifically mentioned in the itinerary, as well as beverages during meals.
- Gratuities for guides and drivers (recommended at USD 3–5 per person per day).
Tour Plan
DAY 1: Begin Your Hanoi Experience in Style
Hanoi Arrival - Private Airport Transfer - Michelin-selected street food tour
Your journey opens with a smooth arrival in Hanoi, where a private transfer awaits to escort you comfortably into the city. As you pass leafy boulevards and tranquil lakes, the pace gently slows, allowing you to settle into the refined atmosphere of Vietnam’s capital and enjoy a moment of rest at your hotel.
In the evening, step into Hanoi’s vibrant culinary world through a Michelin-selected street food experience. Accompanied by a knowledgeable local guide, you wander through atmospheric streets, tasting carefully chosen specialties. Each flavor tells a quiet story of balance and tradition, offering an elegant introduction to Hanoi - rich, authentic, and deeply memorable.
Dining Included: Dinner
Where You’ll Stay: Hanoi
DAY 2: Enjoy Hanoi Your Way
Optional tours: Cooking Class - Food Tour by Motorbike - Explore Hanoi on Jeep
Wake to a relaxed morning in Hanoi, where today is designed entirely around your own rhythm. After breakfast, the city opens itself to you - inviting quiet moments of rest, a leisurely cafe stop, or the pleasure of simply observing daily life from a shaded terrace.
For those wishing to explore, a selection of optional experiences offers intimate ways to connect with Hanoi’s character (additional charge).
- You may choose a hands-on cooking class, discovering the gentle balance of Vietnamese flavors
- Or glide through lively neighborhoods on a motorbike food tour, tasting local favorites along hidden streets.
- Alternatively, explore the capital from a classic open-air jeep, revealing contrasting layers of history, architecture, and everyday life.
Dining Included: Breakfast
Where You’ll Stay: Hanoi
DAY 3: From Hanoi to PanHou Retreat
A Gentle Journey into Nature & Well-Being
After a calm breakfast in Hanoi, your journey leads you away from the city and into the quiet beauty of Vietnam’s northern highlands. As landscapes gradually transform from bustling streets to rolling hills and terraced valleys, a sense of calm naturally begins to settle in.
Arriving at PanHou Retreat Village, you are warmly welcomed into a world shaped by nature, tradition, and mindful living. The atmosphere is serene and grounding, inviting you to slow your breath and reconnect with yourself. The day unfolds gently as you settle into your surroundings, enjoy nourishing cuisine, and begin your curated wellness experience - designed to restore balance, ease the body, and quiet the mind in harmony with the peaceful rhythms of the mountains.
Dining Included: Breakfast, Dinner
Where You’ll Stay: PanHou
DAY 4: PanHou Wellness Package
A Day Devoted to Balance, Nature & Inner Calm
Awaken to the soft sounds of nature at PanHou Retreat, where mist drifts gently across the mountains and time feels unhurried.
After a nourishing breakfast, the day is dedicated to a thoughtfully curated wellness journey, designed to bring harmony to body and mind in a deeply natural setting. This is a day not defined by schedules, but by a renewed sense of balance, clarity, and deep relaxation.
Dining Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Where You’ll Stay: PanHou
DAY 5: PanHou at Your Own Pace
Optional tours: Hot Spring Soaking - Hoang Su Phi Tour
Begin the day slowly, surrounded by the quiet beauty of PanHou’s mountain landscape. Morning light filters through the trees, and the fresh highland air sets a calming tone for a day designed entirely around your personal rhythm.
You may choose to simply rest and enjoy the retreat’s tranquil atmosphere, or enrich the day with an optional experience (additional charge).
- A hot spring soak offers deep relaxation, allowing warmth and mineral-rich waters to ease the body and calm the mind.
- For those drawn to exploration, the Hoang Su Phi Tour reveals breathtaking terraced fields and authentic hill-tribe villages, where daily life continues in close harmony with nature.
Dining Included: Breakfast
Where You’ll Stay: PanHou
DAY 6: Leaving PanHou’s Serenity for the Capital
Transfer from PanHou to Hanoi
After a final, unhurried morning at PanHou Retreat, take a moment to breathe in the fresh mountain air and savor the stillness that has shaped your days here. Breakfast is enjoyed calmly, allowing you to ease into the transition ahead.
Your private transfer then carries you gently back toward Hanoi, as rolling hills and terraced landscapes gradually give way to open roads and familiar city scenery. The journey feels reflective and smooth, offering time to absorb the sense of renewal gained in the highlands. Arriving in Hanoi, you return refreshed and centered - bringing the quiet harmony of PanHou with you into the rhythm of the capital.
Dining Included: Breakfast
Where You’ll Stay: Hanoi
DAY 7: Luxury Cruise Escape to Halong Bay
Hanoi - Halong Bay transfer - Halong Bay Luxury Overnight Cruise
Leaving Hanoi behind, your journey flows smoothly toward the coast, where the legendary beauty of Halong Bay awaits. Upon arrival, step aboard your luxury cruise and be warmly welcomed into an elegant floating sanctuary, designed to blend comfort with the natural splendor surrounding you.
As the vessel glides across emerald waters, limestone islands rise gracefully from the sea, creating a scene of quiet majesty. The afternoon invites relaxation - whether enjoying the view from the sundeck, retreating to your private cabin, or simply letting the rhythm of the bay slow your thoughts. As evening falls, refined dining and attentive service complete the experience, and you drift into the night surrounded by stillness, stars, and the gentle movement of the water.
Note: The cruise itinerary may vary depending on the cruise you choose.
Dining Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Where You’ll Stay: Halong Bay Cruise
DAY 8: From Emerald Waters Back to Hanoi
Halong Bay - Hanoi Transfer
Awake to a serene morning on Halong Bay, where soft light dances across calm waters and limestone formations emerge through the mist. Enjoy a leisurely breakfast on board, savoring the final moments of tranquility as the cruise continues its graceful path through the bay.
As you disembark, a private transfer awaits to carry you comfortably back to Hanoi. The journey offers a peaceful transition from nature’s stillness to the city’s refined rhythm. Arriving in the afternoon, you return refreshed and unhurried, carrying with you the calm beauty of Halong Bay - a perfect closing note to this restorative escape.
Dining Included: Breakfast, Brunch
Where You’ll Stay: Hanoi
DAY 9: Graceful Farewell to Vietnam
Private transfer to the airport & Departure
Enjoy a final, peaceful morning in Hanoi, taking time to reflect on the journey that has gently unfolded - moments of wellness, nature, and refined discovery. After breakfast, there is space for a last quiet pause, whether overlooking the city or simply savoring the comfort of your surroundings.
At the appropriate time, your private transfer arrives to escort you smoothly to the airport. Every detail is handled with care, allowing your departure to feel as effortless as your arrival. As you take leave, you carry with you a renewed sense of balance and calm - memories shaped by elegance, stillness, and thoughtful travel.
Dining Included: Breakfast
Where You’ll Stay: NA




