Most Vietnam tour packages shove you through Halong Bay and Hoi An at a pace that makes everything blur together and you end up with nice photos but no actual memories. I've watched people miss the entire vibe of Vietnam because they were too busy keeping up with the schedule. The ones that feel real slow down in weird ways, give you a morning with nothing or let you eat somewhere with locals instead of the sanitized restaurant stops. Vietnam packages that trust you to handle some silence tend to stick with people longer.