Detailed Itinerary
4 Days/ 3 Nights
Day 01 - Hanoi Arrival – City Tour (Lunch)
Our tour guide and driver will pick you up at Noi Bai International airport and transfer to the hotel in the city center for city tour. We will visit the Ho Chi Minh Complex: Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum and his Stilts House, Presidential Palace and the One Pillar Pagoda nearby and the Hanoi Old Quarter also known as the 36 streets and guilds. We visit the Temple of Literature.
Have lunch then continue the tour – we visit the Lake of the Restored Sword and Ngoc Son Temple, In the late afternoon, we visit Hanoi old quarter by cyclo tour & enjoy water puppet show. Overnight in Hanoi.
Day 02 - Hanoi - Halong Bay - Hanoi (Breakfast at hotel/Lunch)
Our tour guide & driver will pick you up at 08:00 AM at your hotel for departure. We drive to Halong City, approximately 3 hours through the rice fields in the Red River Delta to Ha Long city. Once at Halong City you will board our private boat for a four- hour cruise of this stunning area, stopping along the way to visit one of the limestone caves in the area. We will be served a sumptuous local seafood lunch on boat while cruising. We sail around to enjoy the beauty of Halong bay and back to harbor for driving back to your hotel in Hanoi at around 19:30 – 20:00. Overnight in Hanoi.
Day 03 - Hanoi – Hoa Lu – Tam Coc – Hanoi (Breakfast at hotel/Lunch)
It is always worthwhile to take a day trip to Hanoi’s surroundings for refreshment away from the city noise. Ninh Binh is an outstanding destination that has many attractions and stunning landscapes. First, journey back to the 10th century and visit the ancient capital Hoa Lu. Then, an easy cycling tour (about 12 km) tour and finish by row boat in "Halong Bay on land", a perfect venue for you to relax and let your mind wander amongst the diverse limestone of Tam Coc.
Our tour guide and driver will pick you up at your hotel in Hanoi at 08:00 AM for departure, after 2 hours driving, we arrive Ninh Binh Province. Our first visit is the former capital of Vietnam – Hoa Lu, visit two temples dedicated to King Dinh and King Le, the two heroes who lived in 10th century and chose Hoa Lu to build the citadel of the capital city of Dai Viet.
We proceed to Tam Coc for lunch. Tam Coc known as "Halong Bay on land" boasting breathtaking scenery, “Tam Coc” means three caves. After lunch we get on small rowing boats, the boat trip to all three caves takes about two hours. We drive back to Hanoi. Overnight in a hotel in Hanoi at around 17:30 – 18:00.
Day 04 - Hanoi Departure (Breakfast at hotel)
Free time for shopping or optional visit before transfer to Noi Bai airport for departure flight.