RT08IB Hanoi – Ninh Binh – Halong 5D4N

• Tour code: RT08IB
• Duration: 5 days 4 nights
• Places visited: Hanoi – Ninh Binh – Halong Bay Cruise
• Departure dates: dates are flexible and customizable for private departures.

PRICE FROM: $275/PAX

DAY 1: WELCOME TO HANOI

Flight: International flight on your own arrangement

Welcome to Hanoi! Upon arrival, our guide will greet you at the airport and escort you to the hotel for check in.

The rest of the day is at your leisure. Overnight in Hanoi.

DAY 2: HANOI CITY TOUR (B/L/D)

Have breakfast at the Hotel

In the morning, your guide and driver will pick you up at your hotel, start the tour to the beautiful Tran Quoc Pagoda located on the shores of West Lake. This Pagoda is full of amazing Buddhist symbolism that visitors can learn more about.

Then, head to Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, the final resting place of Vietnamese great father President Ho Chi Minh’s stilt house, where he lived on and off from 1958 to 1969.

The next destination is One Pillar Pagoda, a group of structures consisting of a pagoda and a tower built in the middle of a square lake. Leave the pagoda for the Temple of Literature, which is the first college of Vietnam.

Have lunch at the restaurant.

After lunch, you will visit the History Museum. After that, drive back to admire Hoan Kiem Lake with Ngoc Son Temple and then through the Old Quarter, also known as the 36 streets, this bustling area of narrow streets is home to literally thousands of small businesses and shopkeepers. It’s a great place to explore in Hanoi.

Overnight in Hanoi.

DAY 3: NINH BINH TOUR (B/L/D)

8h00: Get picked up to depart for Ninh Binh province

10h30: Visit Hoa Lư, ancient capital of Vietnam between 968 and 1010. You have a chance to learn about Vietnamese history in the feudal system under Dinh, Le, and Ly Dynasty.

11h45: Have a buffet lunch in the restaurant with many local foods such as goat meat, fish, chicken, and fried rice…Vegetarian foods are always available in the buffet lunch.

13h30: Visit Tam Coc by 1.5-hour bamboo boat.  You will be surprised by the charming beauty here with paddy fields, river, water, cloud, sky, and a stunning cave system during the boat trip. All make a masterpiece that the Vietnamese people called “Ha Long Bay on land”.

15h30: Get back to Mua Cave (Dancing Cave). Walk up almost 500 steps, you can reach the top of Lying Dragon Mountain & have an amazing panoramic view of Tam Coc from here.

16h30: Get to return to Hanoi and drop off at your hotel.

Have dinner at the restaurant.

Overnight in Hanoi.

DAY 4: HANOI – HALONG BAY CRUISE (B/L/D)

Have Breakfast at the hotel.

7:45 – 8:15: Get picked up from your hotel

8:15 ~ 11:30: Follow the newest highway connecting Hanoi and Hai Phong.

12h00-12h30: Check in Reception at dock 35 Tuan Chau

12h30 – 12h45: Leaving dock to cruise in the bay

13h30: Check in Cruise and Have lunch

15h30 -17h00: Kayaking and swimming at Tra Bau area (the background of “Kong Skull Island movie”) or use Jacuzzi (Located prow of 3rd deck)

Notice: Short close or swim suite, flip flop is suitable for kayaking.

Reception Provide: Life jackets; Towels, Dry bags (keep Camera, cellphone to take picture)

Meeting point: The Reception (The back of the second Deck)

18h00: Enjoy Sunset Party: Cakes; peanut; fruit, tea for complementary and join the cooking demonstration during sunset party, enjoy happy hour and relax.

19h30: Have dinner

20h30: Evening entertainments: squid fishing, relaxing and spending the night on the Doris Cruise.

DAY 5: HALONG BAY – HANOI AIRPORT (B/L)

06h00: Practice Tai Chi on Sundeck

7h30 – 8h00: Have breakfast

08h30 – 10h00: Visit Dark & Bright cave by our tender

You can do the rowing boat trip with local poeple or you can stay on the cruise to relax.

10h00: Go back to the cruise

10h30: Check your cabin out. Please put your luggage in front of the door and return your room key to the receptionist, take good care of your important belongings.

10h45: Have lunch at the restaurant

11h45: Leaving Doris Cruise to get on the transfer boat back to Tuan Chau Harbor dock 35

12h30: Disembark in Halong City around noon and transfer back to Hanoi Airport. Hope you have a nice trip home and look forward to travelling with you again!

Services end!