HANOI – HALONG – NINH BINH (5 DAYS 4 NIGHTS)

On arrival, our driver will welcome you and then transfer. you to the hotel to refresh. Check-in time is 02:00 PM. Early check-in is upon availability of the hotel or you can book an early check-in in order to have room to rest before the city tour.

Rest of the day is at own leisure.

Accommodation: Hotel in Hanoi
Meals: None

Breakfast is served at your hotel.

Then our guide and driver we will pick you up at your hotel to visit Hanoi capital city of Vietnam with the most iconic spots.

First stop is the West Lake and Tran Quoc Pagoda – It is the oldest pagoda in Ha Noi built in the 6th century.
09.30: Visit Ho Chi Minh complex, you have a chance to see the embalmed body of Ho Chi
Minh then walk around the garden to see 2 houses where he lived & worked from 1954 to 1969.

Then visit One Pillar Pagoda where worships the Godess of Mercy – It is the most unique
padoga in the world.

Should dress modestly by covering from shoulders to knees when visiting Ho Chi Minh
mausoleum, temples, pagodas…
Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum is closed on Mondays and Fridays.
Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum is closed at least 2 months (15th June -15th August) for the annual
maintaining but still can take pictures of Mausoleum and visit around that area.

11.15: Visit Vietnam Ethnology Museum to learn about the culture of 54 ethnic groups living in
the whole country of Vietnam.

Special Note : we will visit Women Museum instead of Ethnology Museum (closed on Mondays).

12.45: Have lunch at our restaurant. You have an opportunity to enjoy Vietnamese cuisine
with 8 delicious dishes.

14.00-14.15 : Continue to visit Temple of Literature – the first university of Vietnam, established in the 11 century.

15.00: Leave for Hanoi Train Street – one of the most unique and famous spots in Vietnam! It’s a narrow alley where a working train runs right through the middle, with houses, cafes, and locals just inches away from the tracks. The train passes through at scheduled times, and in between, tourists and locals chill at small cafes, sipping egg coffee or bia hơi (Drinks are at own cost).

Then back to Hoan Kiem Lake and Old Quarter for own exploration before dinner.

Accommodation: Hotel in Hanoi
Meals: Lunch, Dinner

Breakfast is served at your hotel.

8.00AM: Our tour expert picks you up at your hotel, we travel to Hoa Lu. Along the way, we may take some stop-over for photo and refreshment while enjoying rural stunning scenery on the way. Arrive in Hoa Lu which is the former capital of Vietnam (968 – 1009) under Dinh and Le dynasties. Visit Dinh temple, Le temple and surroundings.

Then, we transfer to Mua Cave, start climbing almost 500 stone steps to reach at the top of Mua cave. Feel the fresh air and admire a panoramic view of beautiful Tam Coc.

Have lunch at local restaurant with local food.

After lunch, take the amazing boat trip to visit Tam Coc which has 03 cross-water caves, and home to 600 kinds of flora and over 200 kinds of fauna, many of them in the Red Book of Vietnam. While rowing in Ngo Dong river in the quiet, fresh air of the highlands, with only the sound of birds and the oars stirring the clear water and surrounded by magnificent forested mountains upon which graze white goats, visitors enjoy a heaven on earth.

16:30: Leave Tam Coc boat anddrive back to Hanoi to check in your hotel. Dinner is served at a local restaurant.

Note: You can swap Tam Coc into Trang An as you want.

Free on your own.

Accommodation: Hotel in Hanoi
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Breakfast is served at the hotel then board a Limousine bus to depart for Halong Bay at 08:00 – 08:30 AM.

Our journey follows Hanoi – Haiphong- Tuan Chau Highway (about a 3 hour- drive). On the way, we stop for a short break for 30 minutes to relax.

12:00: Arrive at Tuan Chau Harbor, get on our cruise with our crew’s warm welcome.

Enjoy the welcome drink then start the excursion to discover the beauty of the world heritage site
12:30: Enjoy Vietnamese lunch on the boat (Buffet lunch on Luxury cruise; Set menu lunch on Deluxe cruise). While having lunch, the boat will pass by the beautiful scenery on both sides with thousands of limestone.
14:00: Arrive at Bo Hon Island, and you will visit Sung Sot Cave – the most beautiful cave with a lot of stalagmites and stalactites.
14:45: Do kayaking or bamboo boat through Luon Cave (Luon Lagoon) to discover the beautiful lagoon.
15:15: Visit Titop Island with its sandy beach. You can go swimming here or trek up to the top of the island for sightseeing all of Halong Bay.
16:30: Back to the boat for the sunset party (with wine, tea, fruits, and biscuits) meanwhile the boat is cruising back to the harbor.
18:00-18:15: Arrive back to the harbor. Get on the bus and return to Hanoi.
21:00: Get dropped off at the hotel. Tour ends at your hoteL.
Accommodation: Hotel in Hanoi
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch

Today is your last day in Hanoi, let’s enjoy your breakfast at the hotel then take your last chance for shopping till our driver comes and picks you up to transfer you to Noi Bai airport to catch your onward flight.

Trip ends.