VIETNAM NORTHERN TOUR
Hanoim Ninh Binh, Halong Overnight Cruise
5 Days / 4 Nights

DAY 01:
Hanoi Arrival
Ba Dinh square One-Pillar Pagoda Tran Quoc Pagoda
Meet on arrival at Hanoi / Noi Bai International Airport, transfer to city center.

Morning city tour: visit Ho Chi Minh’s House, His Mausoleum (closed on Monday, Friday and the whole months of October-November), One-Pillar Pagoda.

12:30 – 14:30 Continue to visit the and Buddhist Tran Quoc Pagoda on West lake (One of the oldest in Vietnam).
15:00 – 18:00 Discovery HaNoi Church, Hanoi Old Quarter, walking to Hoan Kiem Lake to see the peaceful green waters, The Huc Bridge (take photo outside), ThapBut (Pen Tower), Opera House, Ly Thai To Flower Garden, Free for shopping tour in the Hanoi Old Quarter. Check in and overnight stay in Hotel in Hanoi.

Note Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum closes on Mondays, Fridays for maintenance and every afternoon. So, you will visit outside of Ho chi Minh Mausoleum, Ba Dinh square, Presidential Palace, Ho Chi Minh’s House on stilt, One pillar pagoda as normal.

DAY 02:
Hanoi – Ninh Binh (Trang An -Bai Dinh Pagoda)

TrangAn TrangAn Bai Dinh

Breakfast at hotel.
09:00 – 11:00 Our guide will come to pick you up from your hotel, departing 2 hour driving along green fields and villages on the two sides of highway number 01.
11:00 – 13:00 Arrive at the Buddha Prayer place in Bai Dinh Pagoda, the biggest pagoda in Vietnam with 500 La Han statues, biggest bronze Buddha statue in Vietnam with 10 meters in height, 100 tons in weight…
14:00 – 17:00 Continue to visit TrangAn Scenic Landscape complex nearby which was recently recognized as an UNESCO World natural heritage, get on a rowing boat (small sampan) traveling along the small river with scenic mountain and green fields landscape. Boat takes you to visit the cave complex of TrangAn: Sang Cave, Toi Cave, Ba Giot Cave, Nau Ruou in mystery and wilderness, the scenery of mountains and rivers – Halong on land of Ninh Binh.
17:00 – 19:00 Drive back to your hotel in Hanoi. Overnight stay in Hoel in HaNoi.

DAY 03:
Hanoi – Halong Overnight Cruise
Ha Long Bay Bedroom with a Sunset View Kayaking

06:30 – 07:30 breakfast at hotel, check out hotel.
08:30 – 11:30 Transfer to Ha Long Bay (150 km east of Hanoi), listed as a World Heritage Area of outstanding natural beauty. “Dragon descending to the sea” as it is known in Vietnamese, picturesque Ha Long Bay has more than 1,000 limestone islets rising from the sea, many of them containing beautiful grottoes.

11:30 – 18:30 Noon time, you will board the boutique wooden junk to visit Ha Long Bay. While cruising through the bay, seafood lunch is served on board. Continue cruising to visit caves; islands, floating fishing village and relax on the board. Evening, enjoy movie night, board games, and squid fishing or relax at leisure.
19:30 – 20:00 Dinner and Overnight Stay on the boat.

DAY 04:
Halong – Hanoi
Have breakfast on board and enjoy the peaceful morning of Halong Bay.
07.15: Cakes, fruits, tea and coffee will be served. Continue the cruise through Halong Bay.
09.30: Check-out the cabin. Having international buffet brunch and finished at 10:30 – 11:00
11.30 – 14:00 Back Ha Long pier and transfer back to Hanoi. Free for shopping tour in the Hanoi Old Quarter.
Overnight stay in Hotel in Ha Noi.

Note : Each Cruise will have a different schedule. Normal, Cruise has one of both itinerary:
Itinerary 1 : Tuan Chau harbor – Sung Sot Cave –Titov island
Itinerary 2 : Hong Gai harbor – Vung Vieng fishing village -Thien Canh Son Cave.

DAY 05:
Hanoi Departure
Breakfast at hotel, free time until check out hotel.
12:00 check out hotel.
Free time for shopping at HaNoi Old Quarter until transfer to Hanoi/ Noi Bai International Airport for departure.
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