Wander bustling markets, gaze up at the French-influenced architecture, and visit majestic pagodas with this six-night Vietnam vacation package, which includes airfare. This $1299 offer from Friendly Planet takes $800 off the cost of assembling all the elements separately.

This tour departs on September 22. For $100 more, travel on November 6, or 6 other dates in 2011.

Travelers will receive:

• Roundtrip airfare from Los Angeles
• Six nights' accommodations in 4-star hotels (three nights in Ho Chi Minh City, three nights in Hanoi)
• Hotel transfers
• Breakfast daily
• All transportation within Vietnam, including air between Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi
• Tours with an English-speaking guide

Visits to historical and cultural sites like the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and the Thien Hau Pagoda are also included.

An optional tour package that includes a visit to the Cu Chi Tunnels, a boat tour of Halong Bay, a Mekong River delta tour and a tour of Hanoi's old quarter is available for an additional charge. 

Note: $95 in air taxes and $115 for a Vietnamese visa are not included.   

Book by Aug. 4.