Essential North Vietnam ( Hanoi - Ninh Binh - Halong) in 5 Days - 3 Stars hotel

Day 1: Arrive Hanoi - Check in Free - Easy and join Food tour at 17:30pm

1. Old Quarter
   3h · Admission ticket included
   Enjoy Hanoi street food tour

Day 2: Hanoi City Tour 1 day (B,L)

1. Old Quarter
   7h · Admission ticket included
   08:30 : Our guide pick up. Visit Ho Chi Minh complex, you have a chance to see the embalmed body of Ho Chi Minh then walk around Ho Chi Minh garden to see 2 houses where he lived & worked from 1954 to 1969.
   
   09:30 - 09:45: Visit One Pillar Pagoda where worshipping the Goddess of Mercy – It is the most unique pagoda in the world
   
   10:15 : Visit the Lacquer Paintings workshop – the biggest center in Ha Noi
   
   10:45 : Visit one of these :
   
   Option 1 : Bat Trang ceramics & pottery village
   (On Mondays – Wednesdays – Fridays )
   
   Option 2 : Vietnam Museum of Ethnology
   (On Tuesdays – Thursdays – Saturdays & Sundays)
   
   12:30: Have lunch at our restaurant. You have an opportunity to enjoy Vietnamese cuisine with 8 delicious dishes.
   
   13:30 – 13:45 : Continue to visit Temple of Literature – the first university in Vietnam in the feudal system.
   
   15:00 : Visit Tran Quoc Pagoda – was first built in Ha Noi in 6th century. You will see the oldest Bodha Tree in Vietnam planted by Ho Chi Minh.
   
   15: 45 : Leaving for Hoan Kiem Lake to visit Ngoc Son Temple where worships General Tran Hung Dao who defeated Mongolian invader in 13th certury.
   
   16:15 : Tour finishes. Back to hotel

Day 3: Ninh Binh 1 day - Hanoi (B,L)

1. Hoa Lu Temple
   10h · Admission ticket included
   08:00 – 08:30 – Our guide will meet you at your hotel/stay and start 120km modern bus-journey through verdant landscape. Stop over for a rest on the way.
   
   10:30 – Arrive Hoa Lu, once ancient capital of Vietnam dating back to the 11th century. Having been eroded over the millennia, the dilapidated ruins have nearly been absorbed by the spectacular scenery creating a mystical atmosphere that will besure to titillate your imagination, visit King Dinh and Le Temple.
   
   12:00 – Enjoy a lavish buffet lunch in a local restaurant, a great place to savor the intense flavours of Vietnamese food then go to Tam Coc for a stunning boat trip.
   
   13:00 – Board the sampan boats, owned by locals, gently sailing along Ngo Dong river, capturing the wonderful scenery of Karst hills, rice fields, and peaceful villages, and passing “Hang Ca”, “Hang Hai” and “Hang Ba”.
   
   15:00 – Leisurely cycling on country road around village 16:00 – Get on shuttle bus to return to Hanoi
   
   18:30 – Drop off at your hotel/ accommodation’s door steps in Hanoi Old Quarter. Trip ends.

Day 4: Hanoi - Halong - Hanoi (B,L)

1. Halong Bay
   11h · Admission ticket included
   08:45 – 09:15: Our shuttle bus and guide pick you up from hotel / stay and follow the new high way to depart for Tuan Chau Island, Halong City, stop over for a rest on the way
   
   12:15 – Arrive Tuan Chau Harbor, welcome aboard, and safety briefing
   – Alova Premium will take you on an 5 hour 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 Cock Fighting and Thumb, 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 shape of sea lives. Enjoy the kayaking or bamboo boat in Luon Cave to discovery the beautiful lagoon.
   – Visit Titov Island with sandy beach adjacent to the towering limestone mountain with
   excellent backdrop of the Bay, and climb up Titov Peak for a panoramic view of the bay like paradise.
   
   16:30 – Return to Alova Premium for our Traditional cup of tea and cruising back toward Tuan Chau harbor. There are a lot of time for sunbathing on upper deck with music, enjoy great fun of group touring fellows among world iconic natural scenery.
   
   17:45 – Disembark for going back on the new high way to Hanoi.
   20:30 – Drop off at your hotel / stay, trip ends.

Day 5: Farewell (B)

1. Old Quarter
   12h · Admission ticket included
   You will have breakfast at the hotel then free time to go shopping, discovering Hanoi by your own before leaving

Pickup details

Traveler pickup is offered Our guide and driver will pick you up from your hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter at around 07.30 am - 08.00 am. Please note your hotel name and address for pick-up/Drop-off when you book the tour. If you are far from Hanoi Old Quarter, please meet our guide at the meeting point at Hanoi Opera House at around 08.00 am

• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels