Morning: Driver & guide pick up at the airport with your flight. We will take 45 minutes to drive to the main attractions in Hanoi. the first destination we are going to visit Ho Chi Minh historical Complex; visit to Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and his residence relics 50 years ago to understand why Vietnamese people worship him and the human beings respect him: the nationalist! The journey would bring you to the One Pillar pagoda - the unique 1000 years old pagoda in the area. Visit Temple of Literature, which is known the place worshiping Confucius and as the first university in our country 1000 years ago.

At noon: Enjoy the special Vietnamese lunch at one of the best local Vietnamese food restaurant in Hanoi

Afternoon: Visit Hoan Kiem (Restored Sword) Lake; Shopping in Hang Gai Street, Hang Dau Street. Enjoy the Water Puppet show and Have dinner in a  local restaurant in Hanoi. Finish the day tour at your hotel in Hanoi. 

8.00 am: Shuttle Bus pick up at your hotel in Hanoi for the cruise. Today, we will pass over 100 miles to reach to Halong city with countryside scenery on the side. Upon your arrival to Halong Cruise Harbor, get welcomed and check in the cruise. Have lunch on the cruise and follow the cruise itinerary and activities for the day. (Almost all the cruise are going to see the same thing. Their only difference is quality of services provided).

Stay overnight on the cruise cabin!

AM: Follow your cruise itinerary. Have breakfast and Lunch on the cruise (Some cruises replace with Brunch). Check out the cruise at noon time and get back to the shuttle bus to get back to Hanoi. Check in the hotel and have time to rest in the hotel in Hanoi.

6.00 PM: Start to visit the city Old Quarter and a special  FREE Hanoi Food tour. 

The main stops are at the most Only-One-Dish-famous shops or restaurants owned by families who have been making certain famous traditional dishes in Hanoi for years. These famous dishes of Hanoi culinary experience will come one after the other during the walking tour in this Hanoi National Heritage area. The experience will not only bring you the real local Hanoi dishes but also the special way of enjoying it as a part of the daily culinary life in Hanoi! The journey will bring you down to the local market to learn about Vietnamese cooking and eating habits. This industrialized haste and busy life creates a lot of fast foods. Hanoians are lucky to be able to eat delicious home-cooked meals in a busy city at any time! The walking takes you down to some smaller walkways and alleys which you would not normally enter. It is time we find "A City Inside A City".

21. 00: Finish the tour at your hotel in Hanoi. Overnight in the hotel in Hanoi!

Am: Have breakfast at hotel. Free for your day and get transfer to Hanoi Airport for Departure at the time of your flight. End of services.