Explore Vietnam

  • 9 Nights / 10 Days
  • Vietnam
  • Hanoi – Bai Tu Long - Ninh Binh – Bai Dinh – Trang An – Mua Cave - Hue – Da Nang – Hoian – Danang

" Explore The beautiful old-world charm of Hoi An to the buzzing local vibrancy of Hanoi, experience ... bowls of noodle soup, and enjoy plenty of good times with new friends in between."
 

Day 1:   Hanoi Arrival
Welcome to Hanoi Capital. After picked up from Noi Bai Airport, you will go straight to the hotel in the center (45 minutes – 30km). Check-in Hotel if the room is available then relax. In the afternoon meet our Guide for a short experience the remarkable Hoan Kiem Lake and the Old Quarter by cyclo. Enjoy one of the most impressive Vietnam cultural highlights which are called Water Puppet at Theater. 19:00: A special dinner in Cha Ca La Vong restaurant await you (the most famous grilled fish restaurant in Hanoi). Overnight at the hotel in Hanoi.

Day 2:   Hanoi City tour
Today visit the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum to explore the architectural and historical aspects of Uncle Ho’s final resting-place. Just next door is Ho Chi Minh’s house on stilts and lying to one side of the Mausoleum is the One Pillar Pagoda, which was founded 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 the West lake (One of the oldest pagodas in Vietnam). From there, it’s onto the Temple of literature, which was Vietnam’s first university and is dedicated to Confucius. Depart for Bat Trang ceramic village which is about 20 km away from Hanoi, this is a pottery village with a half- millenary historic development. Take the car to come back to your Hotel in Hanoi. Overnight at the hotel in Hanoi.

Day 3:  Hanoi – Bai Tu Long
08:00 Get pick up for transfer to Halong. After 3 hours and 30 minutes, the vehicle reaches Hon Gai Tourist Wharf. 
12:00 Embark on a cruise. The staff provide safety instruction and give the key to your room. 
13.00 Lunch is served on board while the boat is sailing to your first destination- Vung Vieng Fishing Village. You admire the amazing scenery of Bai Tu Long Bay with hundreds of limestone islets, caves with the special ecological systems. In Vung Vieng Village, you can choose one in two options written below
19.00 Have dinner in our restaurant. After that, you are free and easy. You can hang out with other people at the bar, sing and dance, take a rest in your room or join in the group of squid fishing on board. Those activities are available till 22.00. Overnight on Cruise in the Cong Do area.
Notes: Halong Itinerary is subjected to change based on weather condition and each Cruise

Day 4:   Bai Tu Long - Hanoi
06.30 Wake up and attend in a Tai Chi exercise class on deck. Studies have shown tai chi improves muscular strength, flexibility, fitness, improve immunity, relieves pain. It has value in treating or preventing health problems and can be easily adapted for anyone. The class lasts for 30 minutes. 07.00 Enjoy the morning sunrise with a cup of tea or coffee, have breakfast while the boat sails to Thien Canh Son Cave. The cave attracts a lot of tourists because of the wild natural beauty, incredible stalactites in different shapes and cool atmosphere. You return to the Cruise, pack your stuff, check out and transfer your luggage to the reception area. We cruise back to the harbor and disembark at around 12.00. Early lunch is served on board on the way back. 12.00 You get in the vehicle to set off for Hanoi and reach the destination around 16.30. Check-in Hotel and relax.  Overnight at Hotel in Hanoi.

Day 5:   Hanoi – Ninh Binh – Bai Dinh – Trang An – Mua Cave – Night train to Hue
08:00 Our tourist bus will pick you up at your hotel for departure to Bai Dinh pagoda. Arrive in Buddha Prayer place in Bai Dinh pagoda, the biggest pagoda in Vietnam with 500 La Han statues, biggest bronze Buddha statue in Vietnam with 10 meters in height, 100 tons in weight. You will have free time with our tour guide to visit this pagoda and learn more about the Buddhism religion. Then get on the tourist bus continue going to Trang An wharf, take a boat trip to visit Trang An cave complex and the scene of King Kong film.

Come back to Trang An wharf, take your bicycle to visit traditional villages around Trang An area. Keep going to visit Mua cave. The place attracts visitors with its many interesting stories. Climb 500 stone steps, here you can see all the way to Tam Coc, enjoy a stunning panoramic view of the countryside and Ngo Dong river. Have free time here until getting on the car for the transfer to Ninh Binh train station for night train to Hue (depart at 22:25). It takes about 16 hours from Ninh Binh – Hue.

Day 6:   Hue arrival – half day city tour
Arrival Hue in the morning (around 9:30 am). Get pick up by car for the transfer to your Hotel in Hue. Check-in the hotel if the room is available. In the afternoon, we begin a Hue City Tour within the Imperial Citadel and the Forbidden Purple City and Minh Mang tomb. The difference of Hue would be not completed without the Dong Ba market where the locals come over every day. Overnight at the hotel in Hue.

Day 7:   Hue Thuy Bieu eco-tour
Just around 8 hours for riding to the village, enjoy the sidewalk coffee, visiting the ancient houses, have local homely lunch, put your feet in steep with medicinal herbs, relaxing on the dragon boat along the Perfume River. Why don't share this with your friends? Let's enjoy and give us your review.

07:45 am You will be picked up at your hotel in the center of Hue city. Continue to ride to the first sightseeing site, Tiger Arena (Ho Quyen). Ho Quyen was the arena where duels between elephants and tigers were arranged for the entertainment of the Emperor, the royal family, and mandarins. Next, you will visit Long Chau Temple or Dien Voi Re - "The Palace of Crying Elephants". Long Chau temple is a royal temple where the kings' war elephants were buried and worshiped.

Continue to ride to Thuy Bieu village, visit the first local house, discover the aloes woodwork by the local people. You keep cycling along verdant paths visit Nguyen Phuoc Toc worship palace, Luong Quan temple and visit local people’s daily life. Visiting ancient houses, called “Nha Ruong”, over 100 years. Then it's the time for your feet relaxing after a 3hour riding. You will have 15 minutes to steep your feet in with some medicinal herbs. Have a Vietnamese traditional lunch then taking a rest. At the noon, you will take part in making sesame candy under the instructions of the lord of the house. Then you can reap the fruit of your labor. 14:00 Leaving Thuy Bieu village to come back to your Hotel. Overnight at Hotel in Hue.

Day 8:    Hue – Da Nang – Hoi An half day tour
Breakfast at your hotel – Go ahead to Hoi An through Da Nang. On the way stop at Lang Co beach to enjoy one of the most amazing attractions in the Vietnam center. Experience fabulous Hai Van Pass that you can admire both of emerald sea and spectacular mountain with the impressing curved lines. Have lunch by yourself, then visiting the Cham museum where reserves the ancient sculpture objects of Cham people. It is said that the Cham museum is the most interesting cultural place in lively Danang which owns the worthiest sculptural objects of Cham civilization in Vietnam. Visiting the museum, you can look at many classical imagines of Champa sculpture as Apsara dance woman, Vishnu statues, Linga-Yoni altar, Siva statue, My Son altar. Subsequently, we go ahead to Hoi An – the romantic commercial port, which has been preserved from the 16th century. Let check-in the hotel in the center of Hoian, then making the most of leisure time. Overnight at Hotel in Hoi An.

Day 9:   Hoian Free day
Enjoy a whole free time in Hoi An Old town. Today provides you a whole free day to explore Hoian by yourself. The more landscapes explored, the more happiness you gain. Hoi An has preserved both of customs and habits of a bustling commercial port from the 19th century. Hoian's architectures bring ancient designs from Vietnam, China, and Japan. It is still crowded by foreigner visitors, but it is very different by the beauty of heritage site: You can easily walk to visit the classic places here such as Japanese Covered Bridge, Quan Thang Ancient House, Phuoc Kien Assembly Halls, Thu Buon River, Tan Ky Ancient House, etc

Another amazing imagine of Hoian is such as rural roads or traditional handicraft villages. You can take a boat to visit Kim Bong village, Thanh Tra pottery village of Tra Que vegetable village. Especially, you can visit My Son Sanctuary - the Indian holy temple of Cham people. Overnight at the hotel in Hoian City.

Day 10:   Hoian – Danang – Departure
After breakfast, the car will pick and send you to Danang Airport. Bid a farewell central Vietnam fly to the next destinations.

 

Inclusions

  • The English speaking guide as guided time
  • Accommodation based on double sharing room with daily breakfast
  • 1 night on cruise in Halong Bay (sharing cruise, not private)
  • Meals as indicated (B = Breakfast; L = Lunch; D = Dinner)
  • All transfers with the air-conditioned private vehicle (excepted shuttle bus from/to Halong Bay)
  • Soft-sleeper night train Hanoi – Hue (sharing a cabin with 4 beds).
  • Mineral water & cool towels on a car during the trip
  • Government taxes & service charges.

Exclusions

  • International Airfares.
  • Internal Flights: Hanoi – Danang 
  • Early check-in/ late check out
  • Meals not indicated
  • Drinks & beverages.

Tour Notes

  • Rates are subject to availability
  • Room category in all packages are the base category rooms 
  • Christmas & New Year gala charges are on a direct pay basis at the hotel by guest.
  • In case we are not able to provide the same hotels as mentioned, then we shall provide similar alternate properties, change in the cost if any will be advised.

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