DISCOVER VIETNAM

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Xin Chao! Welcome to Hanoi, Vietnam's charming colonial capital. After clearing immigration and picking up your luggage, please meet your driver and guide who will be waiting outside the arrival hall. Transfer to your hotel, leave your luggage, and start the city tour around Hanoi. Take a walk around the city center, visiting some of Hanoi's main attractions: the famous Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum complex including Ba Dinh Square, Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum (from the outside), Ho Chi Minh Residence, and his simple House-on-stilt, and One-Pillar Pagoda. Continue to Tran Quoc Pagoda – the oldest pagoda in Hanoi located by the West Lake. Check in and have a short rest at the hotel. Re-group again and walk around the Old Quarters with a wide range of restaurants, shops, and galleries. Visit the Hoan Kiem Lake and Ngoc Son Temple, the famous St. Joseph Cathedral, and the Old Quarter. Enjoy a traditional Water Puppet Performance, a unique Vietnamese art form rooted in Southeast Asia's wet-rice culture, followed by dinner at an Indian restaurant. Overnight stay at a hotel in Hanoi.

Tran Quoc Pagoda

Old Quarters

Water Puppet Performance

Breakfast

Good morning, Vietnam! Have a delicious breakfast prepared by your hotel and prepare for a scenic drive to the south of Hanoi to Ninh Binh province. Enjoy a day at leisure to explore on your own or join the rest of the group for today’s tour. Visit Hoa Lu Ancient Capital dated back from 10th and 11th centuries. This area is rich for its architectural and historical landmarks with beautiful temples and picturesque limestone mountains. It features several dozen monuments, including King Dinh and King Le Temple & Tombs. Next, we take the sampan, a wooden boat, along the Ngo Dong River to visit three caves Hang Ca, Hang Hai and Hang Ba (Tam Coc). Our pleasant boat rowing starts from the embroidery village of Van Lam then proceed through a scenic landscape dominated by rice fields and karst limestone to three natural caves, of which, the largest is 125m long with its ceiling about 2m high above the water. One or two local women typically row the boats selling embroidered goods. After an eventful day return to Hanoi. Overnight in Hanoi.

Ninh Binh

Hang Ca Cave

Ngo Dong River

Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner Included

Have a delicious breakfast prepared by your hotel and check out to leave for Halong Bay via Express Way. Escape the bustling pace of Hanoi and immerse yourself in the serene and captivating beauty of Halong Bay, one of Vietnam's most beloved destinations. Arrive Halong Bay and warmly welcomed by the cruise team. Complete the luggage check-in procedure at the waiting lounge before boarding for the cruise. After the cruise manager's meet and greet and a safety briefing, a sumptuous lunch served onboard as you traverse the bay with gorgeous scenery and famous limestone sights. At first, the cruise stops at “Bo Nau” cave (Pelican Cave), the core area of the world’s natural heritage. Transferring by tender to “Sung Sot” Cave (Surprising cave) – the biggest and the most beautiful cave in Halong Bay. Leaving Surprising cave, keep moving by tender to the Titov island where you can enjoy swimming, relaxing on the beach or climbing the steps of the Rock to the top of the island. Return to the cruise after a chain of interesting activities. Have some free time to relax while the cruise moves to the overnight place – (Titop587). Later, a fusion set menu will be served for dinner to warm up your stomach after a long active day. Enjoy a free evening and overnight on the cruise in Halong Bay.

Red River Delta

Halong Bay

Cruise

Breakfast Included

Wake up early and join a Tai Chi session on the top deck or simply relax and watch the sunrise over the bay's stunning islands. A light breakfast will be served at the restaurant. Take a trip to "Luon" cave, one of the caves with beautiful endemic vegetation in Halong Bay, where you can go kayaking or ride in a traditional woven (bamboo) boat rowed by a local boatman (both available for an additional charge). Return to the cruise and leave your luggage outside your door to be collected for disembarkation as the cruise heads back to the port. Transfer by tender back to Halong International Harbor. Arrive in Hanoi and savor the famous Egg Coffee at the Train Street Café. Stay overnight in Hanoi.

Luon cave

Luon cave

Halong International Habour

Packed Breakfast Included

After checking out this morning, you will be transferred to Hanoi's international airport, where your tour concludes. Safe travels and see you again!

Hanoi International Airport

Hanoi International Airport

Hanoi International Airport