Dec 30 – Jan 9
Vietnam Samurai

New Year
in Phu Quoc
and Da Lat

Eleven days, two very different trips. First the sea, coral reefs and fireworks over the bay. Then pine forests at 1,500 meters, coffee you roast yourself, and a cup you shape with your own hands.

11 days · 10 nights Phu Quoc 5 nights Da Lat 5 nights Group of up to 15 E-visa, we help

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11
days on the road
2
stops: sea and mountains
15
max group size
$4,000
per person
Why This Way

New Year by the sea — it makes sense

But after three days on the beach, it gets old. So the second half of the trip is the opposite: mountains, cool air, hands in clay and the smell of roasting coffee.

  • The first half is the celebration. A beach resort in the south of Phu Quoc, a gala dinner overlooking the sea, midnight to electronic music on the beach stage — and the next evening a water show with lasers and fireworks in Sunset Town.
  • The second is about your hands and your taste buds. Da Lat sits at 1,500 meters: 15–20°C, pine trees, morning mist. Here you shape your own cup, put together your own coffee blend and take both home with you.
  • Between them, a recovery day. After the festival night there is not a single early departure in the program. That's by design.
  • The group stays small. Fifteen people at most, no buses full of strangers: the vehicle, the Da Lat guide and the instructors on the water work only for you.
What You'll Remember

Seven moments this trip is built around

Midnight on the Beach Stage

An open shoreline, two stages, house and electro until dawn. We ring in the New Year right on the sand.

“Kiss of the Sea” Show

A decorated waterfront town, a water show with lasers and fireworks over the bay. An evening with no alarm set for the next morning.

Two Dives at An Thoi

No certification needed: an instructor dives with you. Reefs, a boat, lunch on board.

The Cup You Shaped Yourself

A potter's wheel in a Da Lat studio, painting and glazing. We handle the firing and delivery.

Your Own Coffee Blend

An arabica plantation, cupping, roasting basics — plus a bag of your own blend with your name on it, as a gift.

Canyoning at Datanla

Rappelling down the rocks into the water, natural pools and a forest trail with an instructor. Optional.

UTMB Atmosphere

Da Lat hosts the first Vietnam Highlands Trail by UTMB, and we stop by the festival village.

Part One · Dec 30 – Jan 4

The Sea

Phu Quoc, five nights. The south of the island, where the water is calm and the main New Year venue is twenty minutes away.

30
December

Arrival and Switching Into Vacation Mode

Airport pickup and a private transfer. Check-in at a beach resort in the south of the island, free time by the sea. A welcome cocktail at sunset and an unhurried dinner on the beach.

We keep the first evening light, so you can recover from the flight.
Resort in the south of the island
31
December

New Year to Electronic Music

Late breakfast, beach and pool, spa or massage. In the evening, a New Year gala dinner overlooking the sea. At night we head to TIDES Festival: an open beach stage and an indoor club room, house and electro until dawn. We ring in midnight right on the shore.

The festival runs nonstop from 5pm on Dec 31 to the morning of Jan 2, and we take in its New Year's night. Entry is free and attending is optional: anyone who stays at the resort rings in the New Year there.
Beach stage at night
1
January

Recovery and the Sunset Town Show

Breakfast until noon, free time by the pool, a recovery brunch. Massage, sauna or spa. Toward evening, sunset at Kiss Bridge and a walk through decorated Sunset Town. The “Kiss of the Sea” water show with lasers and fireworks over the bay, then dinner by the water.

Sunset Town is the island's main evening venue. After the night festival, the first half of the day is completely free, and we head out only for sunset.
Kiss Bridge at sunset
2
January

A Slow Island Day

Late breakfast, beach and pool, free time. A restorative massage. Toward evening, a walk along the shore, sunset and a seafood dinner.

Two festive evenings in a row, then a day with no departures at all. That's by design.
Bai Sao Beach
3
January

Diving at the Southern Islands

Out to sea to the reefs of the An Thoi archipelago. Two dives with instructors: gear, boat, lunch on board. Between dives, snorkeling, swimming and sun on the deck. Back at sunset for a farewell dinner on Phu Quoc.

No certification needed. If you're not certified, an instructor dives with you and stays right beside you for the whole dive. If you'd rather not dive, you stay on snorkeling from the same boat, which is included in the price.
Reefs of the An Thoi archipelago
Part Two · Jan 4 – 9

The Mountains

Da Lat, five nights. 1,500 meters up, pine forests, coffee farms and 15–20°C instead of the tropics.

4
January

Transfer: Phu Quoc to Da Lat

Breakfast and check-out, then a flight. Transfer and check-in at a boutique hotel or villa among the pines. A hot welcome dinner, wine, blankets and an evening by the fireplace or bonfire.

Da Lat is 1,500 meters above sea level, 15–20°C all year. After a tropical island it feels like a different season: warm clothes are a must.
Flower gardens of Da Lat
5
January

French Da Lat and Pottery

Xuan Huong Lake and the French quarter, the historic railway station and a ride on the retro train to Trai Mat, the mosaic Linh Phuoc Pagoda. Lunch at a local restaurant. A pottery workshop: hand-building or wheel-throwing, your own coffee cup, painting and glazing. An evening market and a food walk.

The cup is fired and delivered to your hotel, so you take it home finished.
Da Lat railway station
6
January

The Big Coffee Day

A coffee farm: a walk through the plantation, how arabica is grown, an introduction to picking and processing the cherries, the roasting area. Workshop: identifying aromas and flavors, cupping several varieties, roasting basics, pour-over, traditional phin and egg coffee. Everyone puts together their own blend and gets a bag with their name on it as a gift. Lunch at the farm, a flower or strawberry farm, sunset at a panoramic coffee shop.

The workshop is led by a farmer and a professional roaster, not a tour guide.
Coffee plantation near Da Lat
7
January

Waterfalls and Adventure

Two programs to choose from. Active: canyoning at Datanla Waterfall — rappelling down the rocks, natural pools, a forest trail with an instructor. Relaxed: Pongour Waterfall, a walk among the pines, Tuyen Lam Lake and a scenic countryside lunch. In the evening the whole group meets for a Vietnamese hot pot.

You choose on the spot, depending on the weather and your mood.
Datanla Waterfall
8
January

Pines, a Picnic and UTMB

Late breakfast, Tuyen Lam Lake, an easy trek or a boat ride, a picnic among the pines. Back in town for the Vietnam Highlands Trail by UTMB festival village: pre-race atmosphere, music, a sports expo, meeting the runners. A final dinner in a greenhouse or a restaurant among the pines.

At the final dinner you receive your finished ceramic cups and coffee from your own blend.
Tuyen Lam Lake
9
January

Departure

Breakfast. Optional early trip to Tuyen Lam Lake to see the start of the trail race. Shopping for coffee, tea and local products, transfer to the airport.

Da Lat Market
Included

What's included in the price

  • 10 nights' accommodation: a beach resort in the south of Phu Quoc and a boutique hotel among the pines in Da Lat
  • Meals: breakfast every day, seven lunches and eight dinners as per the itinerary
  • New Year's gala dinner on Dec 31 overlooking the sea
  • Ticket to the water show in Sunset Town and entry to Kiss Bridge
  • Diving: two dives at the An Thoi reefs with instructors, gear, boat and lunch on board
  • Three spa treatments on Phu Quoc
  • Entry to TIDES Festival on New Year's night, Dec 31 into Jan 1 — free, no ticket needed
  • Pottery workshop: your own cup, painting, glazing, firing and delivery
  • Coffee day: farm, cupping, roasting, your own blend and a bag with your name on it as a gift
  • Canyoning at Datanla with an instructor and gear — or the relaxed program at Pongour
  • Da Lat: retro train to Trai Mat, Linh Phuoc Pagoda, a boat on Tuyen Lam Lake, a picnic among the pines
  • All domestic flights and private transfers along the route
  • Three private touring days in Da Lat: a guide and a vehicle just for your group
  • Medical insurance for the whole trip
Paid Separately
  • International flights to Vietnam and back
  • Dinner on Jan 6 — a free evening in Da Lat
  • UTMB race registration for anyone who wants to run a distance
  • Personal expenses, alcohol beyond the included dinners, extra spa treatments
Price
$4,000
per person · group of up to 15
Booking
A 40% deposit secures your spot and dates. The balance is paid in Vietnam, on arrival.
Payment
We'll walk you through the payment options when you book. The exchange rate is fixed on the invoice date.
Visa
Vietnam issues an e-visa to all nationalities, up to 90 days, applied for online. We help with it and check the rules for your passport and dates.
Reserve Your Spot

New Year dates on Phu Quoc sell out two to three months ahead: resorts set a minimum booking length and require the gala dinner. The earlier we lock it in, the better the hotel for the same money.

Questions

What people usually ask

Do I need a visa?
Vietnam issues an e-visa to all nationalities, up to 90 days, applied for online. We help with it and check the rules for your passport and dates, since rules change from time to time.
I can't dive. What do I do on January 3?
No problem: no certification is needed. For first-time divers, an instructor goes underwater with you and stays close for the whole dive. And if you'd rather not dive at all, you stay on snorkeling and swimming from the same boat, which is included in the price.
How cold does it get in Da Lat?
Fifteen to twenty degrees Celsius all year, cooler at night. After Phu Quoc it feels like a change of season, so warm clothes are a must: a jacket, a sweater, closed shoes. We'll remind you in a separate message before you fly.
Do we have to go to the festival on New Year's night?
No. Entry is free and attending is optional. The gala dinner takes place before it, and anyone who'd rather spend midnight quietly stays at the resort. On January 1 we head out only at sunset, and January 2 has no early departures in the program — that's by design.
How big will the group be?
Fifteen people at most. No buses full of strangers: the vehicle, the Da Lat guide and the instructors on the water work only for your group.
How do I pay?
A 40% deposit secures your spot and dates, and the balance is paid in Vietnam on arrival. We'll walk you through the payment options when you book. The exchange rate is fixed on the invoice date.
Reviews

What our guests say

★★★★★4.7 out of 5— based on reviews from our travelers
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“All good, the girls are happy. Thank you again for organizing our vacation, everyone liked it very much, all the guides did great.”
Irina, MoscowTelegram review · May 18
Review from a Vietnam Samurai tour guest about the guide's work, screenshot from Telegram
“Today's guide is really great: told us a lot, never rushed us and fed us well. We've had three guides already, and this one is the best. A super comfortable trip.”
Tour guestAbout the guide's work · April
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“We had two guides, Maria and Natalia. We liked both My Son and Hue, and Hoi An is love.”
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“We liked Ninh Binh, the mountains and greenery. Trang An is very beautiful, we'd like to go back and see more.”
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“They have their own little restaurant, and the cooking is very good. There's also a pool with sun loungers on the grounds.”
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Review from Antony about northern Vietnam: Sapa, Fansipan, Ninh Binh, Hanoi
“Fansipan is top. The town of Sapa itself is magnificent. Ninh Binh is potentially a wonder, it just depends heavily on the weather. Probably only in summer. Visibility was poor there, but it still grabs you. Hanoi is noisy, very. Otherwise northern Vietnam is wonderful.”
AntonySapa, Fansipan, Ninh Binh, Hanoi
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“Da Nang was a real pleasure. We caught the kite festival.”
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