Description

The World Heritage Sites
 Ha Noi –  Ha Long bay – Ninh Binh  – Ha Noi

 (5 Days 4 Nights)

The 5-day trip will give you an unforgettable experience with interesting place sites in the northern area of Vietnam.

Hanoi, the country’s charming capital has aged well, preserving the Old Quarter, monuments, and colonial architecture, while making room for modern developments alongside. The city may have shrugged off several former names, including Thang Long, or “ascending dragon,” but it hasn’t forgotten its past, as sites such as Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum and Hoa Lo Prison attest. Lakes, parks, shady boulevards, and more than 600 temples and pagodas add to the appeal of this city, which is easily explored by taxi.

Ha Long Bay, in the Gulf of Tonkin, includes some 1,600 islands and islets, forming a spectacular seascape of limestone pillars. Because of their precipitous nature, most of the islands are uninhabited and unaffected by human presence. The site’s outstanding scenic beauty is complemented by its great biological interest.

Ninh Binh is a mesmerizing area known locally as ‘Ha Long Bay on Land’ thanks to its magical riverine landscape, with sheer limestone mountains rising up from the paddies. The best way to get a sense of this UNESCO-protected site is by taking a paddleboat tour along its shimmering rivers and climbing to the top of its fabled peaks

 

Day 1                                                                   Arrival Hanoi –  Hanoi City Tour (L/D)

At the airport, the tour guide will pick you up and take you to the Hanoi center

Have lunch (traditional Vietnam noodles )

Visit Tran Quoc pagoda in West Lake

Visit Ho Chi Minh’s complex (Ho Chi Minh mausoleum, presidential palace, One pillar pagoda)

Have a cup of traditional Vietnamese egg coffee/tea

Walking around Hanoi’s old town (36 streets)to visit shoe street, local market, Hoan Kiem lake

Check in hotel then have dinner at a local restaurant

Visit and shop at the night market at the weekend

 

Day 2                                                                                     Hanoi – Halong Bay (B/L/D)

 

7h30 – 08h15: Pick up your hotel or meeting point (around the Old Quarter). After around 3.5 hours with 1 short break halfway (20 minutes), tourists will arrive at Tuan Chau harbor.

12h00: Check on the boat and enjoy lunch with Vietnamese set menu cuisines while cruising through the awesome rocks: Cock Fighting, Incense Burner,…

14h30 – Keep cruising to the most beautiful parts of Halong Bay. This is the best time for tourists to relax after lunch and enjoy their own free-time, taking amazing photos of the spectacular and majestic bay.

15h30 – Visit Titop Island and take photos at Titop Peak with the spectacular scenery of Ha Long Bay.

16h30 – Kayaking & swimming

18h00 – Enjoy a cozy party with Vietnamese traditional tea and fresh fruit on the sundeck in a charming and glamorous sunset and romantic music

19h00: Tourists will have a special and delicious dinner cooked by many professional chefs.

20h30: After dinner, you will have free time for entertainment by yourself. You can join squid fishing available during the night time, listen to music, sing karaoke, or even drink a cocktail and chat with your loved ones.

 

Day 3                                                                     Ha Long Bay – Ninh Binh  (Hoa Lu, Tam Coc) (B/L/D)

 

08h00: Morning, check out, transfer to Ninh Binh

We transfer to Ninh Binh, which is about 185 km or 3.5-hour drive away. After 3.5 hours of driving, you have a great time experiencing another unique beauty of Vietnam. During the day trip in Hoa Lu – Tam Coc, you learn about a dark period in Vietnam’s history when the country was invaded by Northern attackers.

11h30: Visit the historic capital of Vietnam, two ancient temples of Le and the Dinh Dynasties. Then tourists will arrive at Tam Coc

12h30 Have lunch at a local restaurant. After that, by taking a boat trip, tourists will look and feel the beauty of the karst formations and visit one of the many outstanding caves carved through the limestone.

15h00:Cycle for an hour (5 km) on quiet and peaceful roads through ancient villages, rice fields, rocky outcrops, and rivers in Tam Coc – Bich Dong.

16h00: Check in homstay in Ninh Binh

19h00: Have dinner. Over night in Ninh Binh.

 

Day 4                                                                    Ninh Binh (Bai Dinh Pagoda)  –  Ha Noi (B/L/D)

 

Tourists will have a great opportunity to visit the Bai Dinh Pagoda – the largest temple in Vietnam – owns the most records in Vietnam: the largest golden bronze Buddha statue in Asia, the pagoda has the longest Arhat corridor in Asia, the largest bronze statue of Maitreya in Southeast Asia, the largest number of bodhi trees in Vietnam, the most Arhat statues in Vietnam.

08h00: Have breakfast at the hotel

09h00: Depart to visit Bai Dinh Pagoda

13h00: Have lunch

14h00: Back to Hanoi city

16h00: Check-in hotel

18h00: Have dinner. Overnight in Hanoi

 

Day 5                                                                                   Sent off to the airport (B)

Check out and sent off airport

The end.

 

INCLUSION:

• Hotel accommodation with breakfast and based on twin or triple-sharing
• Boat and tickets for sightseeing in Ha Long Bay, in Ninh Binh
• Services of a driver and private air-conditioned mini Van, Coach, during all tours and transfers.
• Experienced English-speaking guide during all tours and transfers
• Lunch or dinner as specified in the itinerary (B: Breakfast, L: Lunch, D: Dinner)
• Entrance fees for all visits as mentioned in the itinerary
• Mineral water is available as a complementary

 

EXCLUSION:

• Airfare (international and domestic) and airport tax
• Dinks and other meals not clearly mentioned
• Surcharge for special requests on food, and meals.
• Insurance, gratuities, and personal expenses
• Tipping for guide and driver
• Surcharge for public holidays and peak season (if have)
• All other services not stated in the program
• Compulsory dinner for Xmas and New Year’s Eve: TBA

 

 

TOUR POLICY & NOTES:

• Infant below 2 years old sharing the same room with their parents is free of charge.
• A child below 12 years old sharing the same room with 1 ADL is charged for 90%.
• A child below 12 years old with an extra bed and sharing the same room with parents is charged for 65%.
• A child below 12 years old with No extra bed & sharing the same room with parents is charged 55%

 

 

 

       – REMARK

The package price is not applied for the period of Vietnam National Holidays including Reunification & Labour Day (28th April to 03rd May), Hung King’s Death Anniversary (29th April), and Independence Day (02nd Sept). A compulsory meal on Christmas Eve has not been included yet (24/12).