Northern Vietnam Classic Package Tour 7 Days

DAY 1: ARRIVAL HANOI & FOOD TOUR (Lunch or Dinner)

• We welcome you at the Hanoi Airport and our private car will pick you up at the airport and drive you to your hotel.
• You will join Hanoi Street Food Tour (Time at 11h00 AM or 17h30 PM) : On a 3-hour walking tour, explore the culture and history of Hanoi by stepping into a world full of street food vendors. Unlike big cities all around the world, street food in Hanoi is not just hot dog carts and pretzel stands, you will be offered an opportunity to try out 10 different dishes at local food stands and family restaurants.
• Overnight at Hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter Area.

DAY 2: HANOI CITY FULL DAY TOUR (B/L)

• Breakfast at Hotel
• 8h00 - 8h30: Our Tourguide pick up you at your hotel in Old Quarter Area.
• 8:45: We start to visit Ho Chi Minh Complex, including Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum - the final resting place of Vietnamese great father or Uncle Ho, President Ho Chi Minh’s Stilt House - where Uncle Ho lived and worked from 1958 to 1969. Then visit One Pillar Pagoda where worships the Godess of Mercy – It is the most unique padoga in HN.
• 10h00 - 12h00: Visit one of 2 options below:
• Option 1: Visiting Vietnam Museum of Ethnology to learn about the culture of 54 ethnic groups living in Vietnam (on Tuseday - Wenesday – Thursday - Friday – Saturday - Sunday)
• Option 2 : Visiting Vietnamese Women Museum instead of Vietnam Museum of Ethnology close on Monday
• 12h30: Take a rest and have lunch at our restaurant about 1 hour.
• 13h30: Visit Tran Quoc Pagoda - The Oldest Pagoda in Hanoi City
• 14:30: Continue to visit Temple of Literature – the first university of Vietnam, The Temple of Literature (Van Mieu Quoc Tu Giam) is one of the most attractive tourist spots in Northern Vietnam. The Temple of Literature was founded in 1070.
• 15h30: Keep going to visit Hoa Lo Prison, The prison was built by the French, from 1886 to 1901, When Vietnam was still part of French Indochina. The French called the prison Maison Centrale. The prison was called “A Hell on Earth” and now the prison is like a war museum for those who want to understand more about the war against France of Vietnamese people.
• 16h30: After visiting Hoa Lo Prison, our bus take you back to the Hotel. 
• Overnight at Hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter Area.

• Have breakfast at Hotel
• 7.30 - 8.00: Pick up from your hotels to depart to Ninh Binh Province, around 100 kms from Hanoi. It takes 2 hours driving included 1 stop for short beark on the way
• 10:30 : Arrive 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. After get off from electric car at the entrance gate, you will walk with our tour guide to visit this pagoda and learn more about buddism religion.
• 12:00: Have a lunch with Vietnamese cuisine.
• 13:00: Get on the tourist bus continue going to Trang An Ecotourism for take boat trip to visit caves complex and nature view.
• 15:45: Keep going to visit Mua Cave where 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.
• 17:00: Get on our tourist bus to return Ha Noi.
• 19h00 - 19h30: Arrive Ha Noi, drop off at your hotel in Ha Noi Old Quarter.
• Overnight at Hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter Area.

• Have breakfast at Hotel
• 07:00 – 07:30: Our tour guide and transfer will pick up customers at Hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter Area and start driving to Mai Chau Valley. 
• 11:00 : Stop at Thung Khe Pass for visit local market of the Muong Ethnic Minority to learn about their daily life and customs and enjoy the beautiful scenery on the pass. (One of the 10 most beautiful passes in Vietnam).
• 12:00 : Arrive in Mai Chau Valley for having lunch
• 13:00 – 15:00 : Cycling Tour in a beautiful valley full of fresh air and visit the typical Thai ethnic village and explore the way they are woven traditional fabrics and brocade products that take a very long time to finish.
• 15:30 Get on bus transfer go back to Hanoi.
• 19:00 Arrive in Hanoi Old Quarter and drop you off at your Hotel.
• Overnight at Hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter Area.

• Have breakfast at Hotel
• 08.00 – 08.30: You will be picked up from your hotel in Ha Noi Old Quarter. Then we will head to Ha Long Bay. Distance Ha Noi – Ha Long: 180 kilometers/2.5 – 3 hours
• 11.30: Upon arriving in our lobby in Tuan Chau Marina, you may take a short stretch while our staff arranges all registration with the local government.
• 12.00 – 12.30: The cruise captain and staff will welcome you onboard after a short tender transfer. While enjoying a refreshing welcome drink, a short cruise briefing and safety instructions will be given.
• 12.30 – 13.00: CRUISE voyages to Ha Long Bay – one of the New Seven Nature Wonders of the World. Lunch is served on board while the cruise passes via amazing limestone karst formations that rise up out of the sea in an impressive manner. 
• 14.00 – 14.30: You will leave the cruise to explore Sung Sot Cave (also known as Surprise/ Amazing Cave), one of the biggest and most beautiful caves in Ha Long Bay. 
• 15.00: Returning to CRUISE, the trip will continue to Ti Top Island. Here, you can watch the magnificent view over either the Gulf of Tonkin or swim in the emerald green and cool water.
• 17.00: After a long day, this is the ideal time to enjoy energizing drinks and snacks by joining ‘Happy Hour’ or Cooking Class on the sundeck
• 19.30: Dinner is served with delicious local food prepared and served for you by our wonderful onboard catering staff. 
• 20.30: After dinner, various activities including karaoke, and squid fishing are organized. Or you can just laze around with exhilarating drinks from our bar. The rest of the day is spent at your leisure.
• Overnight on Cruise in Halong Bay

• 06.00: Sunrise morrning Halong Bay
• 07.00: Breakfast is served. 
• 8.00 - 9.30: Cruise gets closer to the center of the Halong Bay. You will explore the bay by kayaking on your own. 
• 9.30: Cruise welcomes you back on board and it is time for checking out.
• 10.00: Whilst cruising back, delightful lunch will be served.
• 11.35: We return to the quayside in the south of the bay, where our visitors disembark in Tuan Chau Marina. And leave for Ha Noi on our shuttle. Distance Ha Noi – Ha Long: 180 kilometers/2.5
• Overnight at Hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter Area.