The Hanoi – Halong Bay 5 Day 4 night tour is designed for all tourists to explore the main sites of Vietnams’ capital and relax on a cruise on World Heritage Listed Halong Bay. The tour covers all the main sites of Hanoi, before traveling to Halong Bay to enjoy a cruise on magnificent Halong Bay, Vietnams premier tourist destination. Halong Bay has been recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site, and after your cruise you will understand why.
ITINERARY:
Day 01: Hanoi Arrival (Meals: Dinner)
Day 02: Hanoi – Halong Bay Overnight on Junk (Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Day 03: Halong Bay – Hanoi (Meals: Breakfast, Lunch)
Day 04: Hoa Lu - Tam Coc - Mua Cave (Meals: Breakfast, Lunch)
Day 05: Hanoi – Departure (Meals: Breakfast)
Best way to experience our way of life!
HANOI – HALONG BAY – NINH BINH TOUR 5 DAYS – 4 NIGHTS
DAY 1: HANOI ARRIVAL – FREE TIME STAY IN HANOI ( MEALS YOU ARE EAT BUY YOURSEFL)
Driver pick up you from Hanoi airport transfer to Hanoi hotel, check in room. Free time visit Hanoi old quarter, stay in Hanoi
DAY 2: HANOI – HALONG BAY ( B/ L/ D)
(Your hotel breakfast– Tuan Chau marina - Halong bay - Lunch– Surprising Cave – Titop Island – Sunset party – Dinner – Onboard night activities)
Morning enjoy breakfast at your hotel
08.00 – 08.30 Our guide will meet you at your hotel. The shuttle bus pick up
- Enjoy the peaceful scenery as we travel through the countryside, farmlands and Red River delta
- Get your camera ready to take photos. Comfort break. The time from Hanoi to Halong bay is approximately 3 ½ hours.
11.45 – 12.00 Arriving Tuan Chau marina. Welcome aboard the cruise. Refresh with our welcome drink. Meet the captain, crew in the cruise briefing.
- Check into your cabin. Time to refresh and unwind
- Set sail as lunch is served
- Join us for a typical local lunch in the dining room or at the outdoor dining area.
Afternoon
- Arrive at Surprising Cave (Hang Sửng Sốt), explore the cave and find out how the cave was named a Surprising.
- Heading to Titop island area. Drop anchor in the calm water surrounded by beautiful islets. Visit Titop island for swimming and snorkeling or do the short trek to the top of island to have the overview of Halong bay from here
- Heading back toward the sleeping area
Early evening
- Summit on the sundeck watching the sunset, enjoy Sunset party. It’s ideal time to make acquaintance with new friends, sharing your traveling experience or simply watching the sunset
- An authentic Vietnamese menu is served
- After dinner, reward yourself with a large selection of cocktails at our bar, or take for you one of our onboard activities: book reading, games, movies, and squid fishing…
DAY THERE (Tai Chi - Breakfast – Luon Cave – Cooking Demonstration – Lunch – Farewell at your hotel)
06:30 For the early risers join us for a Tai Chi session on the sundeck. Tai chi helps focus the mind and condition the body, joining Tai Chi session to full charge your energy for the day.
07:00 – 08:00 Local breakfast is served
08:00 Mingling yourself in the stunning views of the Bay and it’s dramatic limestone islets as we sail through the calm emerald waters heading to Luon Cave (Hang Luồn)
- Take your option either exploring the cave yourself on kayak or comfortably on bamboo boat rowed by the locals.
09:00 Check out the cabins, at your leisure while our cruise taking you pass by other beautiful highlights in the bay.
10:00 You will join with our short class of Cooking demonstration, how to make spring rolls before an early lunch is served.
12:00 Return to the shore and disembark from the cruise as our crew say farewell.
Bus pick up you to Ninh binh bungalow
Arrival back at your hotel approximately 16:30. Check in bungalow
19:00 enjoy dinner at bungalow, free time walking buy yourself, stay in bungalow
Day 4: HOA LU – MUA CAVE – TRANG AN – HANOI (B/L)
Breakfast at bungalow, check out room
10:00 Bus pick up you from bungalow to Hoa lu temple
10:30 Arrive at Hoa Lu Temple - the first capital of Vietnam was buit from 10 century. You will spend few minutes for overview.
11:00 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 overviewthe impressive panoramic view of Tam Coc, Trang an & Ninh Binh city
12:30 Get on bus to restaurant, then have lunch with special Vietnamese foods.
13:30 Depart to visit Trang an eco-tourism, take boat trip to visit cave complex: Sang Cave, Toi Cave, Ba Giot Cave, Nau Ruou , Sinh Cave, Si Cave...etc.
17:00 Getting on the car return to Hanoi.
19:00 Back to Hanoi drop you back your address, check in hotel, dinner buy yourself
Day 5: HANOI FREE TIME, SHOPPING – BACK HOME ( B)
Enjoy breakfats at hotel
Visit Hanoi old quarter, shopping...
12:00 Check out hotel, then the car pick up you to Hanoi airport, ends trip
TOUR INCLUDE:
Private car pick up + drop airport 2 ways
Accommodation 2 nights in Hanoi hotel
Accommodation 1 night sleep in Halong Bay cruise
Accommodation 1 night sleep ninh binh bungalow
All bus transfer itinerary
All meals itinerary
All entrance fees itinerary
Tour guide english speaking itinerary
TOUR EXCLUDE:
Drinks
Personal expenses
VAT ( if you need invoice government)
HANOI - HALONG BAY - NINH BINH 05 DAYS 04 NIGHTS PACKAGE
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Day 01: Hanoi Arrival (No Meals)
Upon arrival at Noi Bai International airport, Our representative will welcome you and transfer to hotel for check –in.
Day 02: Hanoi – Halong Bay Overnight on Junk (Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
After having a breakfast at your hotel and transfer to Ha Long Bay. Drive through green rice paddy fields to Ha Long Bay (approximate 3,5 hours). Arrive at Halong Bay wharf, you will be met by our crew who escort you on board and serve welcome drinks. You then check into your cabin and we begin cruising into Halong Bay. Have lunch in the restaurant while you enjoy the stunning views of the Bay. In the early afternoon we arrive at floating fishing village and drop anchor. Our guide will give you some information and interesting facts about this fascinating village and its local community. We disembark and travel on the sampans rowed by the local people. They will be your guides through their fishing village where you can meet the locals, visit the school and pearl farms. See first-hand what life is like living on the water. Back on board we head for the calm waters of the lagoons and beaches for swimming and relaxing on deck or pamper yourself
Day 03: Halong Bay – Hanoi (Meals: Breakfast, Lunch)
For the early risers join us for a Tai Chi session on the sun deck or take the opportunity to enjoy the beauty of a Halong Bay sunrise. After breakfast we set sail for Bo Hon Island. Disembark and visit (Sung Sot) Surprise Cave. It is one of the largest grottoes in Halong Bay with thousands of stalactites and stalagmites.
An early lunch is made available to enjoy while we head back to Halong wharf on another scenic route. We arrive back at the wharf at 12 noon for our drive back to your hotel in Hanoi arriving at 5.pm. Overnight in Hanoi
Day 4: Hoa Lu - Tam Coc - Mua cave - Hanoi
Breakfast at hotel
07.40-8.00 am: Tour guide will pick you up from your hotel in Old Quarter to depart to Ninh Binh city
10.30-11.00 am: You will reach Hoa Lu Ancient Capital.
In 968, Dinh Bo Linh declared himself as the King. Since then Hoa Lu existed as the capital for the next 41 years (968 – 1009), of which 12 years was under the Dinh dynasty – King Dinh Tien Hoang, the country named Dai Co Viet, and 29 years later was under the Le dynasty – King Le Dai Hanh. In 1010, King Ly Thai To moved the capital from Hoa Lu to Thang Long – present day Hanoi. Hoa Lu became the old citadel. In Hoa Lu there are now 2 temples have been built on the ground of the old royal palace, one is dedicated to King Dinh Tien Hoang, the other is to King Le Dai Hanh. The visit offers a chance to know more about part of feudal dynasties and historical periods in Vietnamese history.
12:00pm: Today you will enjoy buffet lunch at local restaurant in Tam Coc named Duc Tuan restaurant. The food is served with Asian stype, local dishes, organic vegetable. The Duc Tuan is located on the river overview Tam Coc, you can enjoy the view of overal riverside until you finish your lunch
13:30pm: After finishing your lunch, you will be taking the rowing boat at Tam Coc Harbour. Arranged by local people here, the boat is rowed by both hand and legs. The boat will take you to 3 specular caves with hundreds of limestone on the way. If you travel during harvest season, you will see many terrace rice fields in golden colours
The boat rowing will be in around 2 hours. Not only you could see the peaceful scenery of mountain, rice paddy fields, temples, you also have chances to learn about local people cultures on their daily life.
Optional activities: Riding bicycles
15:30 Arrive in Mua cave whish 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.
16:00 Leave Mua cave and drive back to Hanoi. Arrive Hanoi at around 19:00pm. Overnight at Golden Holiday hotel or Goden rooster Hotel
Day 05: Hanoi – Departure (Meals: Breakfast)
After have breakfast at your hotel. Free at your leisure until departure to Noibai international airport for your departure.
Trip Cost Included:
- Transfer by shuttle bus
- Accommodation based on Twin/Double sharing room with daily breakfast
- 01 English Speaking Guide
- 1 Nights in Halong Bay
- Meals as mentioned in the itinerary
- All entrance fees as indicated in itinerary
- 01 Bottle of pure water per pax per day (330 ml)/ 01 Cold tissue per pax per day
Trip Cost Excluded:
- International & Domestic Airfare
- Alcoholic drinks & drinks at mealtime + Optional visits + Personal expenses (Telephone, laundry...)
- Tips for guide, driver& hotels' porters
- Meals not indicated in the itinerary
- Vietnam Visa upon arrival
- Other services not clearly indicated in the Package Inclusion above
HAVE A GREAT TRIP!
TOUR PRICE
ITINERARY 1:
2 NIGHTS IN HANOI + 1 NIGHT 4 STAR CRUISE + 1 NIGHT BUNGALOW IN NINH BINH 245$/ PERSON
2 NIGHTS IN HANOI + 1 NIGHT 5 STAR CRUISE + 1 NIGHT BUNGALOW IN NINH BINH 280$/ PERSON
ITINERARY 2:
3 NIGHTS IN HANOI + 1 NIGHT 4 STAR CRUISE: 230$/ PERSON
2 NIGHTS IN HANOI + 1 NIGHT 5 STAR CRUISE: 265$/ PERSON