DAY 1: HANOI ARRIVAL - HANOI CITY TOUR - HANOI FREE FOOD TOUR (L)
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.
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!
Accommodation:
- Deluxe range: Hanoi Golden Cyclo Hotel 4* Standard room. - Twin/Double occupancy
- Luxury Range: Hanoi Chalcedony Hotel 4* Deluxe City View Room Twin/Double occupancy
DAY 2: HANOI - HALONG BAY - HANOI (B; L)
8.a.m: Start at your hotel in Hanoi, we will take a drive of more than 3 hours to come to see on of the world heritages and also known as a New 7 wonders of the new world. We can stop on the way to take photos of local rural life on the way.
12.00: Check-in the boat on the harbour of halong city. Start the journey to visit the bay in 4 hours. The stunning view of the closest core part of the heritage is here with the beautiful cave of Thien Cung where you can see the the beautiful stalacmites and stalactites growing, listening to the legends of the bay. Enjoy the seafood lunch. The boat cruise will continue to visit Ba Hang fishing village and here you can witness some of the unique fishes and oysters of the bay. Our Dog island, Incense Burner Rock and the Kissing rocks are on the way.
16.00: Back to halong city and finish the boat trip
19.30: Back to your hotel in Hanoi, end the trip.
Accommodation: As day 1
DAY 3: HANOI - TAM COC - BICH DONG (B; L)
8.00 am: Pick up at your hotel in Hanoi, depart for Ninh Binh Tour towards to the South of Hanoi, it takes about 2,5 hours to get there(100 km).
10.30 am: Arrive in Bich Dong Pagoda, Visit 2 layers of pagoda with Lower, Medium and Higher pagoda.
12.00: Have lunch at Vietnamese restaurant with local food in Tam Coc.
PM: Take an exciting boat ride in Tam Coc grottoes(Halong bay inland) that we will enjoy the spectacular scenery while gliding along the river among rice paddies and ranges of limestone mountains peaking up towers over you(2 hrs).
16.00: Start the drive to return to Hanoi at around 7 pm, Have free time for dinner and discover Hanoi city by yourself. Overnight in Hanoi hotel.
Accommodation: As day 1
DAY 4: HANOI DEPARTURE (B)
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.
- From 0 - 4: Free of charge.
- From 10 up: 100% adult price.
- Private Luxury transportation Hanoi - Halong Bay- Tam Coc - Hanoi & airport transfer
- Tip and drinks.
- Other extra expenditures not mentioned.