HO CHI MINH – HA NOI- HA LONG- NINH BINH

(4 DAYS 3 NIGHTS)

Day 1: Ho Chi Minh fly to Hanoi

Pick you up at your hotel, then transfer you to the Ho Chi Minh airport.

Arrival in Hanoi, pick you up at the Hanoi airport, check in the hotel, and then freetime to relax.

Day 2: Ha Noi – Ha Long Bay (Breakfast, lunch)

8h20-8h45: Pick up at your hotel inside HaNoi old quarter then depart to visit Ha Long bay-the natural world heritage. On the way you have a good chance to see the beautiful landscapes of Vietnam’s countryside such as: red river, Luc River, buffalos, green rice, cane, canal fields….

 11h30 – 11h45 : Arrive Tuan Chau Harbour, get on  boat for check in & relax . Then You will be served lunch with nice local sea foods while the boat is moving to overview the beauty of the bay. Then boat stop at fishing farm and do kayaking or bamboo boat which is rowed by local people to visit Luon cave or relaxing at sundeck about 40 minutes.After that you get back the boat and continue  the journey for visiting the bay. Boat will stop at the wharf then you can go inside to visit Sung Sot cave ( or Surprising cave in english) which is the biggest and nicest cave in Ha Long bay .You will have 45 minutes to discover the cave which  is partitioned into two chambers; the first one being similar to a wide theater hall. A narrow passage leads to the second rooms, where a flow of light meets visitors. The ceiling rises 100 feet about your head and the floor space, Then get back on boat and moving to TiTop Island where you can do swimming or Climbing up to the top of the island for overview Ha Long bay.After that you get on the boat back to

17h45 – 18h00 : Arrive Harbour, get on the bus to come back to Ha Noi. On the way the bus will stop about 15 minutes for relaxing.                                                                                                                     20h45 – 21h00: Arrive Ha Noi bus take you back to your hotel around Ha Noi old quater.

Day 3 : Ninh Binh- Mua Cave-Tam Coc (Breakfast,lunch)

8h00 – 8h45: Pick up at your hotel then depart to Ninh Binh on the way you can see the picture of rural in VietNam with fertilizer green fields, buffalos are eating grass, ducks are swimming… 10h45 arrive at Hoa Lu Temple – the first capital of Vietnam was buit from 10 century. You will spend few minutes for overview.

 11h00: Arrive Mua cave which is constructed following the model of “miniature Great Wall” in China with nearly 500 steps up to mountains to conquer. You will spend abour one hour to do hard trekking up to the top of the mountain for overview the impressive panoramic view of Tam Coc, Trang An & Ninh Binh city

12h30: Get on bus to Tam Coc,then have luch with special Vietnamese foods.

13h30: Get on small boat for visiting Tam Coc about two hours and haft.The local people will take you to discover beauty of landscape where is called”Ha Long Bay On Land” and sightseeing two green rice fields with great lime stones and wonderful caves. Finish visting by small boat you have about 30 minutes for biking to visit countryside or shopping at  some embroidery shop where they sell handcraft goods.

16h30: Get on bus to come back Ha Noi, Arrive Ha Noi at 19h00 bus take you back your hotel.The end of the tour.

Day 4: Ha Noi City Tour- Fly back Ho Chi Minh (Breakfast,lunch)

8.00- 8.30: Get picked up by our friendly guide and start to explore Hanoi City

08.45: Arrive at Tran Quoc Pagoda located on Golden Fish IsLand in West Lake

It is the oldest pagoda in Ha Noi built in the 6^th century.

09.30: Visit Ho Chi Minh complex, you have a chance to see the embalmed body of  Ho Chi Minh then walk around the garden to see 2 houses where he lived & worked from 1954 to 1969. Then visit One Pillar Pagoda where worships the Godess of Mercy – It is the most unique padoga in the world

• Should dress modestly by covering from shoulders to knees when visiting Ho Chi Minh mausoleum, temples, pagodas…
• Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum is closed on Mondays and Fridays.
• Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum is closed at least 2 months (15^thJune -15^thAugust) for the annual maintaining but still can take picture Mausoleum and visit around that area

11.15: Visit Vietnam Ethnology Museum to learn about the culture of 54 ethnic groups living in the whole country of Vietnam

Special Note : we will visit Women Museum instead of Ethnology Museum closed on Mondays

12.45: Have lunch at our restaurant. You have an opportunity to enjoy Vietnamese cuisine

with 8 delicious dishes.

14.00-14.15 : Continue to visit Temple of Literature – the first university of Vietnam, established in the 11 century

15.15: Leave for Hoa Lo Prison Museum which originally used by the French colonists in Indochina for political prisoners, and later by North Vietnam for U.S. prisoners of war during the Vietnam War. During this later period, it was known to American POWs as the “Hanoi Hilton

16.15 -16.30: Tour finishes. Back to hotel and transfer to the airport

Take the flight back Ho Chi Minh. End of the services!

PRICE FROM:

• The itinerary is subject to change without prior notice due to bad weather: possible strong wind, cyclone, fog…

TOUR INCLUDES:

• Pick up and drop off at your hotel by air-conditioned bus.
• Fly ticket (return tickets)
• Hotel 3 nights in Hanoi (3 stars)
• Experienced and enthusiastic driver.
• Professional English speaking guide.
• Kayaking, entrance fees, activities on board.
• All meals as indicated above.

TOUR EXCLUDES: 

• Drinks, travel insurance.
• Tips and others not clearly mentioned above.

THINGS YOUR SHOULD TAKE:

• Passport with valid visa, insect repellent,
• Hat or umbrella, sunscreen, swimming suits, sunglasses, cash.

NOTE: THE PRICES WILL BE CHANGED DEPEND ON YOUR DEPARTURE DATE AND HOLIDAY. PLEASE CONTACT SALES TEAM FOR FURTHER INFORMATION