6D5N HANOI + HALONG BAY (OVERNIGHT CRUISE) + NINH BINH

DAY 1: HANOI ARRIVAL (D)

• Upon Hanoi arrival, a warmest welcome at airport and then travelers will be transferred to hotel for check in & relax

• Dinner at local restaurant

• Overnight in Hanoi

DAY 2: HANOI – HA LONG BAY (OVERNIGHT CRUISE) (B, L, D)

• Breakfast at hotel

• Depart for the 4-hour drive to Halong Bay, journey there through the rich farmlands of the Red River Delta, observe everyday life of Vietnamese villagers as they work the rice fields

• Check-in on board a traditional junk

• Lunch on board with fresh seafood. 

• Enjoy some visits and/or activities (depending on each boat’s itinerary) or just spend some time relaxing on board

• Towards the end of the day the boat sets anchor for the night among the karst formations

• Dinner with fresh seafood

• Squid fishing or relax and chatting with your friends & family

• Overnight on board

Remarks:
+ In the occasion of bad weather conditions, e.g. high winds, monsoons, thunderstorms, cyclones, storms, etc., the management board has the authority to cancel all cruises to guarantee the safety of tourists. Should this happen, accommodation will be at Ha Long City Hotel instead 
+ The above itineraries are subject to change without notice based on weather conditions and following the seasons

DAY 3: HA LONG BAY – HANOI (B, BRUNCH, D)

• Light breakfast with tea, coffee, fruit and cake are served

• Enjoy your fresh morning in the middle of the bay, the sun rises on Halong in the morning with Tai Chi exercise on sundeck

• The wholesome brunch is served while the vessels cruises slowly through the magnificent rock formations and back towards port

• Enjoy the tranquil scenery as the boat meanders its way through the bay on the way back to Ha Long city, etc… 

• Disembarkation & drive back to Hanoi

• Dinner at local restaurant

• Overnight in Hanoi

DAY 4: HANOI CITY TOUR (B, Buffet L, D)

• Breakfast at hotel

• Visit Ba Dinh Square with Hochiminh Mausoleum(closed on every Monday, Friday),His House on Stilt andOne Pillar Pagoda

• Then visit Temple of Literature(the 1st National University of Vietnam) 

• VisitHoan Kiem LakewithThe Huc Bridgeand Ngoc Son Temple

• EnjoyEgg Coffee– Hanoi coffee specialty 

• Buffet lunch at Sen Tay Ho Restaurant                                                        

• Shopping at Hanoi Old Quarter(36 ancient wards and streets)and Dong Xuan Market

• Enjoy water puppet show 

• Dinner at local restaurant

• Overnight in Hanoi

DAY 5: HANOI – NINH BINH – HANOI (B, L, D)

•Breakfast at hotel        

•Drive ahead to Ninh Binh– known as Ha Long Bay on Land(100km ~ 2-hour drive)

•VisitBai Dinh pagoda- the biggest pagoda in South-East Asia with more than hundred Buddha statues along the pagoda’s hall (by electric car)

•Lunch at local restaurant

• Take sampan trip along the stream to visit to Trang An. Take boat trip to visit cave complex: Sang Cave, Toi Cave, Ba Giot Cave and Nau Ruou

• Drive back to Ha Noi

• Dinner at local restaurant

• Overnight in Ha Noi

DAY 6: HANOI DEPARTURE (B)

• Breakfast at hotel. Free at leisure until transfer guests to airport for departure flight