3 Days North Of Vietnam

Pick-up at Noi Bai International airport. Transfer to your hotel. Overnight in Ha Noi.

Have breakfast at the hotel. Free time at your leisure, you could choose 1 of 3 basic tours as follows (not included)

Option 1: Hoa Lu – Trang An – Mua Cave tour:

07:00-07:30: We pick you up at your hotel in Old Quater, departing for Hoa Lu – Tam Coc, enjoying the beautiful sceneries of the rural areas on the way.

10:30: After arriving in Ninh Binh province, the guide takes you to visit Hoa Lu – the Ancient Royal capital of VietNam. We will visit Dinh king temple and Le king temple, in the 10th century, finding out the heroic histories of these two Kings in Chinese Wars. After that, we go to Tam Coc (10 km far from Hoa Lu).

11:30: Visit Mua Cave (Mua mean Dance) with 500 steps up to the Top of Mua Mountain. On the Top, you can overview all the nice sence of Hoa Lu.

13:00: Eat lunch.

14:00: Depart to visit Trang An Eco-Tourism attraction, there is beautiful scenery landscape, you will boarding a small boat to visit Trang An, you will see majestic limestone cliffs and mysterious yet inviting caves, as well as countryside sights, like peaceful streams, rice paddies and deserted green fields. 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.

17:00: Get on bus and go back to Ha Noi.

19:30: We arrival in Hanoi and finish the tour. Overnight in Ha Noi.

Option 2: Ha Long 1 day

8:00 – 08:45 — Our bus and guide pick you up from hotel to depart for Tuan Chau Island, Halong City, stop over for a rest on the way.

12:00 – Arrive Tuan Chau Harbor, welcome aboard, and safety briefing. Cruise will take you on an 5 hours 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 Fighting Chicken, 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 stalactites with different shapes of sea lives, the go kayaking or bamboo boat in Luon Cave to discover the beautiful lagoon. Visit Titov Island with sandy beach adjacent to the towering limestone mountain with excellent backdrop of the Bay, and climb up Titop Peak for a panoramic view of the bay like paradise.

16:30 – Return Cruises for Afternoon Tea and cruising back toward Tuan Chau harbor. There are a lot of time for sunbathing on upper deck among world iconic natural scenery.

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

21:00 – Drop off at your hotel stay. Overnight in Ha Noi.

Option 3: City 1 day

8.00- 8.30: Get picked up by our friendly guide and start to explore Hanoi City 

08.45: Arrive at Tran Quoc Pagoda located on Golden Fish IsLand in West Lake 

It is the oldest pagoda in Ha Noi built in the 6th century.

09.30: Visit Ho Chi Minh complex, you have a chance to see the embalmed body of  Ho Chi Minh then walk around the garden to see 2 houses where he lived & worked from 1954 to 1969. Then visit One Pillar Pagoda where worships the Godess of Mercy – It is the most unique padoga in the world

Should dress modestly by covering from shoulders to knees when visiting Ho Chi Minh mausoleum, temples, pagodas…

Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum is closed on Mondays and Fridays.

 Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum is closed at least 2 months (15thJune -15thAugust) for the annual maintaining but still can take picture Mausoleum and visit around that area

11.15: Visit Vietnam Ethnology Museum to learn about the culture of 54 ethnic groups living in the whole country of Vietnam

Special Note : we will visit Women Museum instead of Ethnology Museum closed on Mondays

12.45: Have lunch at our restaurant. You have an opportunity to enjoy Vietnamese cuisine 

with 8 delicious dishes.

14.00-14.15 : Continue to visit Temple of Literature – the first university of Vietnam, established in the 11 century 

15.15: Leave for Hoa Lo Prison Museum which originally used by the French colonists in Indochina for political prisoners, and later by North Vietnam for U.S. prisoners of war during the Vietnam War. During this later period, it was known to American POWs as the “Hanoi Hilton

16.15 -16.30: Tour finishes. Back to hotel. Overnight in Ha Noi.

Have breakfast at the hotel and relax until the time of transfer to Noi Bai International airport for your departure flight

Check in hotel at 14:00 and check out hotel at 12:00 PM. Base on your arrival, you could take some optional (not included) as below:

Option 1: Cooking class

Morning Class : 09:00 – 13:30

Afternoon Class : 15:00 – 19:30 

Get picked up from your hotel lobby in Old Quarter area

Walk through the local market to buy ingredients

Get a fascinating glimpse into local culture with the guidance and sharing by our chefs

Arrive at Rose Kitchen 

Enjoy welcome drink made of 100% natural herbs by Rose Kitchen’s recipe

Learn how to cook the real Vietnamese traditional food under the guidance of professional chefs

Enjoy your own cooking creation and numerous food 

Taste unique and special local wines

Cooking Class ends and get dropped off at your hotel 

Our Sample Menu with the 4 iconic dishes that almost everybody would like to try in Hanoi (More dishes or Vegan/Vegetarian are available). If you have any special requests/ food allergies/ dietary restrictions so that we can adjust an appropriate menu. 

Option 2: Jeep Street food tour

Lunch Street Food 12.00 – 15.30 (Lunch included at the end)  

Night Food Tour:  18.00- 21:30 (All food and drink included)

Itinerary

1. Our Hanoi Jeep team will pick up you from your hotel, then drive you though a popular coffee and lemon-tea street see how local people enjoy and meeting their friend then we continue to the historical place at the old church of Hanoi for meeting to join with another in the group, and meet our guide and you will learn the history of Joseph’s Cathedral and nice place for take picture for you before we continue to enjoy the food
2. Jump up to the Jeep, we continue to enjoy the most famous food in Hanoi at the hidden gem street with Bun Cha and Nem (spring rolls) of traditional family do their cook Bun Cha since 1925, especially Obama also came to eat here when he come to visit Vietnam 2016
3. Next driver stop in the French quarter where you see beautiful architecture of colonial building at night, chance to get beautiful picture for you Hanoi at night our Hanoi Jeep team will stop for you at the front see the Opera house see the view of the French quarter, and learn some history by our tour guide.
4. Then we get on the Jeep and go to the next place for food, before the food place we will ride through pass the beautiful ceramic road and Chuong Duong Bridge to enjoy fresh air from bridge and see huge of the red river and you will make stop at Long Bien Bridge for enjoy over of Hanoi city at night. 
5. The exciting rides in organized, chaotic traffic takes you to a local restaurant with authentic food and then to small alleys to try a different versions of Pho, “Pho Chien Phong, Chien Trung, Pho Cuon” and many different Vietnamese dishes that are world famous and the opportunity to try all typical of the food here  
6. Ride around the big lake is a romantic sight of Hanoi that most travelers rarely have the chance to see, which you will experience a big “wow” factor. This will surely make you say “I’m happy that I did this trip!” Continue with the tour, drive around Hanoi city and drive pass Ho Chi Minh mausoleum stop for take picture of the night time.
7. A few minutes, drive to next stop for Egg coffee shop next to the railway train track we will have chance to see train come through and enjoy your Egg coffee.
8. Now it’s time to hang out with the young Hanoian crowd in a local bar with trendy at acoustic live music, or option “Jazz music”. Here you will have an opportunity to take the stage and perform yourself or listen to local musical talent performing both in Vietnamese and English, showing off their unique style and talent. Come with us on our Hanoi Jeep Tour and experience your own personal Hanoi, making new friendships and everlasting memories!