5D4N-HN-HL-SG HANOI - HALONG - TAM COC
DAY 01: HANOI ARRIVAL (-/-/-)
Upon on your flight at Noi Bai airport, tour guide and driver will pick you up and transfer to hotel for check in (after 14:00PM).
Overnight in Hanoi
Distance Noi Bai Airport – Hanoi Central: 35km à 45 minute transfer
DAY 02: HANOI HALF DAY CITY – HALONG (B/-/-)
After breakfast, start the tour by visiting the Ho Chi Minh Complex, which includes Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum - the final resting place of the beloved national hero, Uncle Ho - and President Ho Chi Minh’s stilt house where he lived off and on from 1958 to 1969. Enjoy the architectural and historical aspects of Uncle Ho's final resting-palace Lying to one side of the Mausoleum is the One Pillar Pagoda, built by King Ly Thai To in 1049 the structure has become an important symbol for the people of Hanoi. After that, you’ll have a chance to explore the Tran Quoc Pagoda on the shore of west lake. We will continue to visit the Literature Temple and Quoc Tu Giam – Vietnam’s first University, constructed in 1070. Its gardens and well-preserved architecture offer a relaxing glimpse into Vietnam’s past.
After lunch, leave for Halong Bay was awarded by UNESCO as a natural heritage in 1994. This four hour drive will show you the diversity of the North Vietnam villages and rice fields along the journey. Check-in hotel. Free time to go shopping at Halong Night Market.
Overnight in Halong
Meal Breakfast at hotel
Distance Hanoi – Halong: 165km 4 hour transfer including breaktime on the way
Note Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum closes on Mondays and Fridays for mainternance. So, you will visit outside of Ho chi Minh Mausoleum, Ba Dinh square, Presidential Palace, Ho Chi Minh’s House on stilt, One pillar pagoda as normal.
DAY 03: HALONG – HANOI (B/-/-)
After breakfast, we start enjoying 4 hour boat trip. We walk into the Thien Cung cave (Heaven Palace cave) to see thousands of stalactites and stalagmites colored by hundreds of neon lights. After 1 hour stay in the “Heaven Palace”, we are back to the boat for cruising along the World Nature Heritage part to see the Incense Bowl islet, Cock fighting islets Sail islet, Turtle island…. A delicious seafood lunch will be served when we are completely relax on boat. We are both having seafood and seeing the wonderful sightseeing outside. At 12:00 at noon, we finish our boat trip and back to our vehicle for transferring to Hanoi with stopovers at Ceramic and Hand Embroidery Workshop en route. At around 17:00PM we will be back to Hanoi. Evening highlight will be a Water Puppet Performance – the unique form of Vietnamese art derived from wet rice civilization of South East Asia.
Overnight in Hanoi
Meals Breakfast at hotel
Distance Halong – Hanoi: 165km 4 hour transfer including breaktime on the way
DAY 4: HANOI – HOA LU – TAM COC – BICH DONG- HA NOI (B/-/-)
After breakfast, our guide come to pick you up from your hotel, depart 2 hour driving along green fields and villages in the two side of the high way number 01. Your first stop is Hoa Lu, used to be the capital of Vietnam in the 11st centuries, visit the temple of Dinh & Le dynasty, learn about history of Vietnam in the war with China and about the first Vietnamese government. Have a great view of rice paddy field, and lots of fresh air.
Afternoon, get on a small boat, glide along a long canal with rice paddy fields and mountains two sides, your boat will go through three cave called "Hang Ca", "Hang 2", "Hang 3". You boat drive you back to the wharf then get on bus back to Hanoi.
Overnight in Hanoi
Meal Breakfast at hotel
Distance Hanoi – Ninh Binh 2.5 hour transfer included breaktime on the way
DAY 05: SAIGON DEPARTURE (B/-/-)
After breakfast, free at leisure till transfer to airport for departure flight.
End of our service!
Meal Breakfast at hotel
Distance Hanoi Central – Noi Bai Airport : 35km à 45 minute transfer