Hanoi - Halong - Ninh Binh (SIC 03)

HANOI-HALONG BAY-HOA LU & TAM COC

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ITINERARY BRIEF

* Day 1: Hanoi Arrival

* Day 2: Hanoi - Halong Tour Full Day (B, L)

* Day 3: Hanoi City Tour Full Day (B, L)

* Day 4: Hanoi – Hoa Lu & Tam Coc (B, L)
* Day 5: Hanoi - Departure (B)

ITINERARY IN DETAIL

DAY 1: ARRIVE HANOI

Arrival at Noi Bai Airport, you will be warmly welcomed and transferred to hotel by driver (No Guide) with signboard, check in & leisure (the room may not be available until 14:00 PM).

Overnight at hotel in Hanoi

Meals: None

Included: No tour guide, private transfer

DAY 2: HALONG BAY DAY TRIP (B, L)

Have breakfast at hotel.

From 08:30 - 09:15 – Picking up from hotel / stay and then following the new highway to depart for Tuan Chau Island, Halong City, Stop for a rest on the way.

12:30 – Arrive Tuan Chau Harbor, welcome aboard, and safety briefing – Day Cruise will take you on an 5 hour journey via 2 day-sleeper boat cruise route which renowned for its striking, passages uninhabited islets and outcrops have been given imaginative names by the locals, due to their perceived shapes, including Cock Fighting and Thumb, while enjoy Vietnamese mouth-watering lunch on boat.

13:45 – Arrive Bo Hon archipelago, you will visit Surprising Cave to see a lot of stalagmites and stalagtiles with different shaoes of sea lives, the go kayaking or bamboo boat in Luon Cave ti discovery the beautiful lagoon. Visit Titov Island with sandy beach adjacent to the towering limestone mountain with excellent backdrop of the Bay, and climb up Titov Peak for a panoramic view of the bay like paradise.

16:30 – Return Day Cruise for Afternoon Tea and cruising back toward Tuan Chau harbor. There are a lot of time for sunbathing on upper deck with music, enjoy great fun of group touring fellows among world iconic natural scenery.

18:00 – Disembark for a bus ride back on the new high way to Hanoi.

21:00 – Drop off at your hotel / stay, trip ends.

Overnight at hotel in Hanoi

Meals: Breakfast, lunch

Included: Shared tour guide, shared transfer

DAY 3: HANOI CITY TOUR FULL DAY (B, L)

Have breakfast at hotel.

AM: 7.45 – 8.15: Free pick up at your hotel. Then visit the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum 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. Then continue on to the Ethnology Museum (apply on Sun, Tue, Thu & Sat), the Literature Temple and Quoc Tu Giam, see Vietnam’s first university, constructed in 1070 -  it’s gardens and well-preserved architecture will offer a relaxing glimpse into Vietnam’s past. Then continue on to the Buddhist Tran Quoc Pagoda at West Lake (One of the oldest pagodas in Vietnam).

Lunch at local restaurant.

PM: After lunch proceed to visit Bat Trang pottery village (applied on Mon, Wed & Fri). Take you past Hoan Kiem Lake to see the peaceful waters, and the beauty of Ngoc Son temple. At the end, journey through Hanoi’s Old Quarter, where you’ll then have a chance for shopping and exploration. Tour ends around 15h30 - 16h00.
Note:
+ On Monday and Friday morning, Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum is closed.
+ On Monday, Ethnic museums is closed.
+ Free pick up and see off at hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter

Overnight at hotel in Hanoi

Meals: Breakfast, lunch

Included: Shared tour guide, shared transfer

DAY 4: HANOI - HOALU & TAMCOC - HANOI (B, L)

Have breakfast at the hotel.

This morning, we pick you up at your hotel, departure for Hoa Lu & Tam Coc, enjoying the beautiful sceneries of the rural areas on the way

Once arriving in Ninh Binh province, the guide takes you to visit Hoa Lu - the Ancient Royal capital of Viet Nam. We will visit Dinh king temple and Le king temple.

In the 10th century, finding out the heroic histories of this two Kings in Chinese Wars. After that, we go to Tam Coc (10 km far from Hoa Lu).

Have lunch at local restaurant.

After lunch you will get on bamboo boat - rowed by the local people - in Small River to visit Tam Coc (three caves) on the way. You pass through three enormous caves that provide a brief respite from the intense summer sun. It takes approximately two hours to go up and down the river and along the way, you witness local fisher folk, village life along the river and, of course, the striking limestone karst formations that Tam Coc is famous for.

At about 16.00: We take the car back Hanoi.

Overnight in Hanoi

Meals: Breakfast, lunch

Included: Shared tour guide, shared transfer

DAY 5: HANOI - DEPARTURE (B)

After breakfast, free leisure until driver (No Guide) pick up you and transfer to the airport for your departure flight.

Say goodbye Vietnam.
Thank you for traveling with us.   

Meals: Breakfast

Included: No tour guide, private transfer