Astonishing Hanoi Tour

On your arrival at the Noi Bai International Airport, you will be welcomed by our guide and driver who will bring you to Hanoi City. Hanoi is over 1000 years old and is currently the capital of Vietnam as well as the commercial, political and cultural heart of the country. Check into hotel and free at leisure. Welcome dinner is served at local restaurant. After that, you are free to explore on your own or take it easy and relax in your hotel room. Overnight in Hanoi.

A city tour of Hanoi starts with a visit to Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum (from outside), His House on-stilts, One-Pillar Pagoda and the Temple of Literature - built to worship Confucius and considered to be the first university in Vietnam. After lunch, we will then drive to Hoan Kiem Lake where you will see Ngoc Son Temple which worships Van Xuong saint and Tran Hung Dao, a former general commander. Later in the afternoon, you will get a chance to enjoy a 1 hour cyclo ride around the 36 streets in the Old Quarter of Hanoi followed by the dinner at local restaurant. Overnight in Hanoi.

Today you will experience the ancient culture and history of Vietnam as well seeing the stunning landscape and beautiful scenery when we travel to the Ninh Binh Province. This area is known as “Ha Long Bay on land” and is located 80 km South of Hanoi. We will go for a relaxing sampan ride through the gentle and elegant landscape of plains and mountains leading to the beautiful and mysterious Tam Coc Grottoes followed by a gentle cycle ride (4km) and boat ride to Bich Dong Cave and Pagoda. This journey takes you through breath taking scenery of rice fields and imposing mountains. We will have lunch in the local restaurant. Have a visit to Thai Vy Temple then head off to Hoa Lu, formally the capital of the Dinh and early Le dynasties between the 10th and 11th centuries. Drive back to Hanoi at about 07.00PM. Refresh and have dinner at local restaurant. Spend your night at hotel in Hanoi.

We leave Hanoi in morning and travel to the astonishing and mystical Ha Long Bay which is described by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site and is one of the most beautiful places in the region. Located in the Gulf of Tonkin, it is an spectacular collection of 2,000 islands covering an area in excess of 1,500km. This forms a spectacular seascape of limestone pillars and cliff faces. On arrival at noon time, we embark on the junk and take the 4-hour cruise on the Bay. Lunch is served on the junk. The cruise take us to visit the Dau Do Cave (grotto of the wooden stakes) and then the stunning Thien Cung cave (Heavenly Palace Cave). Return to the wharf and take a short drive back to hotel in Halong City for check-in. Dinner is served at local restaurant. Spend the night at hotel in Halong City.

After breakfast, we check out from hotel and take the drive back to Hanoi. Stop on the way to visit Bat Trang Ceramic Village (if time permitted). Lunch is served at local restaurant on the way. Then transfer to Noi Bai Airport for your departure flight. End of service.