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5 Nights, 6 Days

04 Hanoi - 1N Ha Long Bay

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Tour Itinerary

Arrival Hanoi Vietnam

Arrival in Noi Bai airport, meet our guide and transfer to the city center. You will soon feel the hustle & bustle and life of the locals. Check in and Overnight in Hanoi. Check in time is 14:00.

Hanoi city sightseeing (B)

Today, spend the full day to explore the city highlights including: beautiful Tran Quoc Pagoda located on the shores of West Lake and visit to Ho Chi Minh complex, including Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum – the final resting place of Vietnamese great father or Uncle Ho, President Ho Chi Minh’s stilt house- where he lived on and off from 1958 to 1969. The next place to move to is One Pillar Pagoda – a group of structures consisting of a pagoda and a tower built in the middle of a square lake. Back to downtown for refreshment by Hoan Kiem Lake, visit Hoan Kiem Lake (Restored Sword Lake) with Ngoc Son Temple before taking walking tour through the Old Quarter, also known as the 36 streets, this bustling area of narrow streets is home to literally thousands of small businesses and shopkeepers. It’s a great place to explore with plenty of photo opportunities. Check in and Overnight in Hanoi.

Hanoi – Ninh Binh: Hoa Lu – Tam Coc (B)

After breakfast, our guide will meet you at your hotel and start 110km (2 hours) journey through verdant landscape of country side. Hop into the private car to visit Hoa Lu, an ancient capital of Vietnam. Visit Dinh king Temple and Le king Temple from the 10th century, and hear about the heroic histories of the two Kings during the Chinese Wars. Continue to Tam Coc and take the boat (traditional river boat) along the Ngo Dong river to visit Tam Coc three caves. Then come back to Ha Noi in the afternoon. Overnight in Hanoi.

Hanoi – Ha Long, welcome on the boat (SIC) (B/L/D)

Departure for Ha Long Bay is around 8:00 AM (about 4 hours) from your hotel. Arrive at the port around noon. Welcomed on board, you are taken to your cabin before the trip briefing. You enjoy a fresh and local seafood lunch while cruising to explore the magic Bai Tu Long Bay. Stop for a swim and visit the mysterious cave. Relax at our secluded island-beach. Later you return back to the boat just in time to watch the beautiful sunset from the top deck before enjoying the bay’s freshest seafood dinner. Overnight on the cruise. Note: The final cruise itinerary is subject to change based on each cruise’s program.

Explore Bai Tu Long Bay – Hanoi (B/Br)

Early risers can enjoy the sunrise and the quiet breath-taking beauty of Bay’s landscape with towering limestone. You have breakfast at around 8:00 AM before our short rowboat by the locals of the bay. Have brunch on the boat as we slowly cruise back to boat pier. Hit the road back to Ha Noi. Overnight in Hanoi. Note: The final cruise itinerary is subject to change based on each cruise’s program.

Ha Noi departure (B)

Breakfast at hotel. Depending on your flight you may have some more time for shopping by your own. Then we transfer you without guide to the airport for your flight home. Goodbye, and hope to see you again soon!