DAY 01: HANOI ARRIVAL (no meal)

Welcome to Hanoi! You will be met at the airport for transfer to your hotel in Hanoi.

Overnight in Hanoi.

DAY 02: HANOI – CITY TOUR (B, L)

After breakfst, start full day sight seeing tour around Hanoi . 

Visit the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum. 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, dedicated to Avalokitesvara Budha  – the structure has become an important symbol for the people of Hanoi. Proceed to visit  Tran Quoc pagoda on the West Lake - the most ancient pagoda in Vietnam.

In the afternoon visit the colorful features of the 54 ethnic groups of Viet Nam in the Ethnology Museum, temple of Literature -  the most famous temple situated in Hanoi, also functioned as Vietnam’s first university. It was first constructed in 1070 under King Ly Nhan Tong and dedicated to Confucius, sages and scholars. A vast structure that has existed to present day.

Your tour ends at the legendary Hoan Kiem Lake, visit Ngoc Son Temple dedicated to Van Xuong saint and former general commander Tran Hung Dao for his struggle against Mongolians. You also see the beautiful Vietnamese and French architecture around the lake.

DAY 03: HANOI – HALONG BAY – HANOI (B, L)

In the morning  depart to Halong. Arrive Tuan Chau Habor,  embark the Incredible Day cruise followed by a short cruise briefing.

Start a dreamy cruise to stunning scenery with thousands of limestone mountains and have lunch (we serve you with Vietnamese traditional dishes, in case you are vegetarian, we have other food options for you) while cruising through the emerald water passing by the Dog Stone, the Burning Incense islet, Fighting-Cock island of Halong Bay symbol

Stop at Ba Hang fishing village for enjoy kayaking or sit in a bamboo boat rowed by locals (if you have booking before)

Visiting Heavenly Well Cave “Thien Cung Cave” makes the visitors the impression of being in a heavenly world.

Enjoy the Sunset party with wine and fruit and relaxing on sun deck while cruising back to Tuan Chau Habor.

Get back to Hanoi.

DAY 04: HANOI – BAI DINH – TRANG AN (B, L)

In the morning  depart to Ninh Binh province - the former capital of Vietnam in X century under the reign of 2 Dynasties - Dinh & Early Le.

 Arrive in 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.

 Have lunch buffet with Vietnamese traditional dishes, in case you are vegetarian, we have other food options for you

In the afternoon visit Trang An eco-tourism, take boat trip to visit cave complex: Sang Cave, Toi Cave, Ba Giot Cave, Nau Ruou in mystery and wildness, see scenery of mountain and rivers Ha Long on land of Ninh Binh. Or you can choose to visit Kong Films, take a photo shoot at Aboriginal village one of the main scenes in Hollywood blockbuster movie “Kong Skull Island.”

Back to Hanoi for relax.

DAY 05: HANOI – DEPARTURE (B)

After breakfast, free at leisure  until transfered  to the airport for flight back home.