Highlights of Northern Vietnam – 5 Days 4 Nights

You will be warmly welcomed at the beautiful capital of Vietnam by your English speaking driver and guide who will be delighted to drive you to your comfortable, handpicked hotel in the center of the city. With a quick rest before the afternoon, you will enjoy a great city walk through Hanoi’s best known attractions including the Opera House, Old Quarter, Hoan Kiem Lake and Ngoc Son Temple. In the evening, you’ll get a taste of authentic Vietnamese cuisine at one of Hanoi’s finest restaurants.

You will arrive in Hanoi in the early morning, where your guide and driver will take you to the fabled Halong Bay, where 24 hours atop the emerald waters and calm waves awaits. You shall arrive at the dock around noon, just in time for a fresh, tasty gourmet lunch of fresh seafood onboard as you depart on board your junk. The tour will take you around some of Halong’s many mystical islands and caves, as well as giving you the chance to swim in a sheltered island cove in the calm waters of Tonkin Gulf. And when that inevitably tires you out, you have a fantastic night’s sleep in your own private cabin on board the boat to look forward to!

For those with a love of martial arts, the chance to indulge in a spot of Tai Chi on the top deck awaits, or you can simply kick back and watch the sunrise over the beautiful bay seascape with a cup of coffee or tea in hand. Enjoy a hearty brunch on your ship and use the sundeck as a front row seat for the breathtaking views you’ll see on your way back to Halong City. Your driver will meet you at the dock, where he will and take you to Hanoi.

After breakfast, Then 8:30: pick up at your hotel to depart for Ninh Binh province (100km) for our day tour of Bai Dinh pagoda & Trang An ecosystem. We spend time to visit the 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’ height, 100 tons weight.

Its cover: Tam the Temple, Phap Chu Temple, Quan Am Temple, Bao Thap,Bell Tower, 500 Arahat Statues, Three door temple, Dharma Temple, Maitreya Buddha…

Have lunch at local restaurant with some local special dishes such as Goat meat with elderberry, pork storage vessel.

Continue to visit Trang An Scenic Landscape complex nearby which recently recognized as an UNESCO World natural heritage, get on a rowing boat (small sampan) traveling along the small river with scenic mountain and green fields landscape. Boat takes you to visit cave complex of Trang An: Sang Cave, Toi Cave, Ba Giot Cave, Nau Ruou in mystery and wildness, the scenery of mountain and rivers – Halong on land of Ninh Binh.

Late afternoon, drive back to your hotel in Hanoi & Shopping at Aeron Shopping Mall.

Dinner is own arrangement.

With just breakfast to enjoy, you will be transferred to the airport for your flight home. It is sad to see you go, but make sure you book with us again soon!