Pack05003 - Ha Noi - Optional - Ha Long (Ha Noi & Ha Long Stay)

Welcome to Ha Noi, Vietnam!

On arrival, our driver meets you at the arrival gate – Noi Bai international airport. Then transfers to the hotel. Do check-in procedures at the hotel. Free at leisure! Stay overnight in Ha Noi.

Have breakfast at the hotel. 

You can add 1 of 3 below options to your itinerary:

OPTION 1:

08:00- 08:30 AM – Get picked up by our friendly guide and start to explore Hanoi City

08:45 AM – Arrive at Tran Quoc Pagoda located in the West Lake

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

09:30 AM – 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 Goddess of Mercy – It is the most unique pagoda 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 for at least 2 months (15th June -15th August) for annual maintenance but still can take pictures Mausoleum and visit that area

11:15 AM – 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 the Women’s Museum instead of the Ethnology Museum closed on Mondays

12:45 PM – Have lunch Vietnamese cuisine.

02:00 PM – Continue to visit the Temple of Literature – the first university of Vietnam, established in the 11th century

03:15 PM – Leave for Hoa Lo Prison Museum which was 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”

04:30 PM – Tour finishes. Back to the hotel.

OPTION 2:

07:15 – 07:45 AM Our driver and tour guide pick you up at the hotel. Join a full day Ninh Binh tour. Head south of Hanoi for 110 km. After 2 hours, you will arrive in Ninh Binh.  First stop at Hoa Lu, you will have a visit at two temples built in honor of the emperors Dinh Le, their sons, and the Queen… to know why Hoa Lu was built as a capital of Vietnam in the end of the 9th century.

12:00 PM – Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant.

01:30 PM – Boarding a small sampan to visit Tam Coc which literally means “three caves” (1.5-hour boat trip). With Ha Long bay type views of majestic limestone cliffs and mysterious caves, as well as countryside landscape like peaceful streams, rice paddies and deserted green fields, Tam Coc really has it all. You will feel the fresh air and peaceful moments, very good opportunities for photo lovers, freezing the special moments and scenery.

03:30 PM – Arrive at Mua Cave and start a trek up to the top of Ngoa Long Mountain to watch the spectacular rice valley with a specious view of nature.

05:15 PM – Return to the bus and then come back to Ha Noi

07:30 PM – Drop off at your hotel. 

Free at leisure! Stay overnight in Ha Noi.

Have breakfast at the hotel. Check out and wait at the hotel lobby.

07:45 – 08:00 AM – Get picked up by bus at the hotel.

11:45 – 12:00 – welcome at cruise waiting room – Tuan Chau harbour in Halong Bay

You will be taken on our tender from the wharf and make your way out onto the bay to board a cruise. Our Crew will conduct a compulsory safety procedures session and then you are free to check into your cabin and freshen up. Take some time to have a look around the vessel or watch the magical landscape go by.

01:15 PM – Enjoy the lunch of fresh seafood and Vietnamese food while crossing the Ha Long bay. 

03:00 PM – After cruising for nearly 2 hours to explore the tranquil Bay, passing by thousands of islands and islets, the boat reaches the best area to do kayaking to see a lot of amazing limestone karst landscapes. Stop in the middle of the Bay so that you can have chance to jump into water, take a backflip or somersault.

04:30 PM – Keep cruising to admire the stunning beauty of the Bay from the Sundeck where you can capture great photos.

05:00 PM – Attend the cooking class opened right on the Sundeck, our guide will show you how to prepare and make Vietnamese traditional spring rolls.

05:45 PM – Join the Sunset party, enjoy fresh fruit, making friends with other members in the group, listening to soft and light music.

07:00 PM – Enjoy the special Dinner with fusion food prepared by the excellent skills of decoration of the Chef.

08:30 PM – Your free time.

05:45 AM – The nicest time of the day on Lan Ha Bay is the morning. Head to the upper deck to participate in our daily Tai Chi sessions. Relax with an early morning cup of tea, coffee or juice anywhere you wish on the boat and watch the never-ending miraculous scenery unfold before you.

06:30 AM – Light breakfast will be served in our restaurant (pastries, tea, coffee)

7:00 – 8:15 AM – Enjoy the last stage of your trip to Dark & Bright cave and islets by local rowing boats which is a wild and mysterious beauty in the middle of the World Heritage. Back to our main board afterward.

09:15 – 09:30 AM – Check out of your cabin as we draw closer to the mainland.

09:45 AM Enjoy your brunch on the boat.

11:00 AM – you will board our tender and head back to the wharf where you will be met by your return trip vehicle to transfer you to Hanoi.

11:45 AM – Tour ends at Tuan Chau harbour. Get on the bus back to Ha Noi.

04:30 PM – Arrive at the hotel in Ha Noi. Check in & stay overnight in Hanoi.

(NOTE: Each cruise ship staying overnight in the bay will have a different itinerary. The program you are watching is for reference only. We will provide the exact cruise itinerary upon receipt of your booking.)

Have breakfast at the hotel. Then, free time to go shopping or relax at the hotel.

Check out of the hotel & get transferred to the Noi Bai international airport for a flight to next destinations.

Hope you have a great experience in the north of Vietnam. Look forward to welcoming you on the next journeys!