Day 1: Airport pick up – Overnight at Hotel in Hanoi
Our driver will wait for you until you check out your flight and drive you to your Hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter (it will take around 40-50 minutes)
Day 2: Halong Bay overnight cruise – Overnight on Cruise
Depart for Halong Bay 2 days package
Day 3: Halong Bay – Hanoi – Overnight at Hotel in Hanoi
Enjoy the morning cruise in Halong Bay
Day 4: Hanoi day tour to Tam Coc Ninh Binh – Overnight at Hotel in Hanoi
Enjoy 1 day package tour to Ninh Binh (Hoa Lu Tam Coc or Bai Dinh Trang An)
Day 5: Hanoi departure
We bring you back Airport to catch your flight back your country
Details:
Day 1: Airport pick up – Hanoi on arrival (NO MEAL)
We pick you up from Airport.
Overnight at The Light Hotel
Day 2: Transport to Halong Bay – Halong Bay (B, L, D)
8h00: bus will pick you up at the hotel then we leave Hanoi for Ha Long Bay. Red River delta is typically shown along the road to Halong Bay. Paddy field and daily Vietnamese life appeal you. Have a short break within 30′ at Hai Duong City for halfway relaxation.
12h30: Arrive at Bai Chay Harbor. Enjoy welcome drink and check in. Lunch is lively served on the moving cruise with contemplate outstanding sceneries.
15h00: Visit Soi Sim Beach to relax and swim there. Approach Titop Island area to do kayak. Be ready with your swimsuit. Then, we get back Cruise for relaxing and joining Sunset Party on the sundeck with romantic scenes, local fruits and light music.
19h00: Dinner is delicately served at Dinning room. Then spend your evening on various entertainments: playing card, squid fishing, chatting and enjoying beverage. Bar is available until late.
Overnight on V’spirit Cruise/Victory Cruise, Bai Tho Cruise
Day 3: Transport from Halong Bay back Hanoi – Overnight at The Light hotel (B, L)
6h00: Start your day with Tai Chi exercise on the sundeck. A single camera memory may be overloaded when Dawn is breaking over sea.
7h00: Breakfast will be served in the Dinning room.
8h00: Visit Surprising Cave. This most beautiful cave is typical for Karst formation on Halong Bay and has high scientific value in geology field.
9h00: Get back Cruise and bath before checking out. Go back the harbor by another Halong Bay’s side and take photos with Fighting Cock Island, Dog Rock, Turtle Island and Incense Burner. Join Cooking class with Vietnamese spring roll. Our chef with carefully reveal How to make it and What the secret recipe is?
11h00: Farewell lunch is deliciously served on board whilst V’spirit Cruise keeps on its route back to the Harbor.
12h00: Disembark the boat. The bus is ready to take you back Hanoi.
16h30: Drop you off at your hotel. End the tour!
Overnight at The Light hotel
Day 4: Hoa Lu Tam Coc day tour (B, L)
8.00-8.30 am: our guide will pick you up from your hotel in Old Quarter to depart to Ninh Binh city
10.30-11.00 am: You will reach Hoa Lu Ancient Capital.
In 968, Dinh Bo Linh declared himself as the King. Since then Hoa Lu existed as the capital for the next 41 years (968 – 1009) , of which 12 years was under the Dinh dynasty – King Dinh Tien Hoang, the country named Dai Co Viet, and 29 years later was under the Le dynasty – King Le Dai Hanh. In 1010, King Ly Thai To moved the capital from Hoa Lu to Thang Long – present day Hanoi. Hoa Lu became the old citadel. In Hoa Lu there are now 2 temples have been built on the ground of the old royal palace, one is dedicated to King Dinh Tien Hoang, the other is to King Le Dai Hanh. The visit offers a chance to know more about part of feudal dynasties and historical periods in Vietnamese history.
12:00pm: Today you will enjoy buffet lunch at local restaurant in Tam Coc named Duc Tuan restaurant. The food is served with Asian stype, local dishes, organic vegetable. The Duc Tuan is located on the river overview Tam Coc, you can enjoy the view of overal riverside until you finish your lunch.
1:30pm: After finishing your lunch, you will take the rowing boat at Tam Coc Harbour. Arranged by local people here, the boat is rowed by both hand and legs. The boat will take you to 3 spectacular caves with hundreds of milestones on the way. If you travel during harvest season, you will see many terrace rice fields in golden colours.
The boat rowing will be in around 2 hours. Not only you could see the peaceful scenery of mountain, rice paddy fields, temples, you also have chances to learn about local people cultures on their daily life.
Optional activities: Riding bicycles or buffalo rides .
4:00pm leave Tam Coc and drive back to Hanoi. Arrive Hanoi at around 6:30 – 7.00 pm. Finish unforgettable full day trip at The Light hotel.
Day 5: Hanoi City Tour & Departure (B,L)
Breakfast at hotel.
08:00 – 08:30: Pick up at your hotel (join tours will free pick up all points in Hoan Kiem, Hanoi). Then visit the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and Museum to explore the architectural and historical aspects of Uncle Ho’s final resting-place. Just next door is Ho Chi Minh’s house on stilts and lying to one side of the Mausoleum is the One Pillar Pagoda which was founded by King Ly Thai To in 1049 – the structure has become an important symbol for the people of Hanoi.
10.30.Am: Tour guide and driver will take you to Vietnam museum of ethnology, which is the biggest museum in Hanoi,
12.00 Am Lunch at local restaurant. Then our driver will see off you to the airport (Your flight should depart after 15:00).
Tour ends.
