Day 1: Hanoi Arrival
Upon arrival at Noi Bai Airport, meet and greet by our local guide and driver; transfer you to the hotel in Hanoi center. Check in at the hotel and then free time at your leisure.
Optional: Spend your evening on a special tour enjoying the street food of Hanoi, follow by a water puppet show. Overnight at hotel in Hanoi.
Day 2: Hanoi – Hoa Lu – Tam Coc (B, L)
After breakfast, our tour guide will pick you up from your hotel in Old Quarter to depart to Ninh Binh city. Upon arrival, you will visit Hoa Lu Ancient Capital under the King and Le Dynasties.
Have lunch at a local restaurant in Tam Coc.
After lunch, the tour guide will escort you to the dock for a boat ride to visit Tam Coc and see the beauty of the karst formations. Then, cycle for an hour on quiet roads through villages, rice fields and rivers Tam Coc – Bich Dong (around 5 km).
Dive back to Ha Noi and drop off at your hotel around at 18:00
Day 3: Hanoi – Halong Overnight Cruise (B, L, D)
07.30 – 08.30AM Our tour guide will come and pick you up at the hotel lobby and depart for Halong Bay with a stopover on the way for refreshments.
At noon: Arrive at Tuan Chau dock, tendering to the cruise, welcome on board and check into your cabin. Enjoy lunch with a mixed Vietnamese and International while cruising through Incense Burner islands, Fighting Cock islet, Stone Dog, ect.
Afternoon: kayaking through the stunning landscape with Limestone Mountains & swimming or just relaxing on the sun-deck for fantastic views at Hoa Cuong floating fishing village. Enjoy the Cooking Class on the floating house to learn how to make the fresh/fried spring rolls and mix fish-sauce.
Back to the cruise and pass by Soi Sim Beach and “Rang Dua” Island.
19:00 Enjoy dinner.
20:30 Free and easy: join in the activities such as singing karaoke, dancing, squid fishing, playing cards or relaxing at leisure before getting back to your cabin.
Overnight on Boat
Day 4: Halong – Hanoi (B, L)
Enjoy morning Tai Chi with the master on the sundeck before having breakfast. After that, visit Sung Sot Cave – the most beautiful cave of the bay and then return to the cruise, check-out and relax before enjoy the lunch as cruising back to the pier.
Around 12.30 transfer back to Hanoi, drop off at your hotel around 17.00. Recheck in and free and easy in the evening.
Day 5: Hanoi – Free walking tour – Departure (B)
After breakfast, join in a free walking tour with our tour guide to explore Hanoi city so that you can have in – depth knowledge about local lifestyle.
After the walking tour, our driver will transfer you to the airport for the departure flight. Ends Hanoi Ha Long Ninh Binh 5 day tour.