Tranquil Trails of Vietnam

A bustling metropolis combined with tranquility, Hanoi offers the elegant French charms of its colonial architecture, the rush rhythm of life along 36 old streets, and the anarchy traffic by plenty of motorbikes. It seemed like a typical picture of South East Asia life and spirit. Welcome to Ha Noi, our friendly tour guide and driver will meet and greet you at Noi Bai International Airport. After a short ride to the city center, you will check in at your hotel and save this day’s remaining leisure time. Overnight in Hanoi.

This introduction sets the stage for a mix of cultural exploration and relaxation during your stay in Hanoi. If you have any specific questions or if you'd like information about the following days of the itinerary, feel free to ask!

Breakfast at the hotel.

AM: 7:45 – 8:15: Pick up at your hotel. Then 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. Then continue on to the Ethnology Museum (applied on Sun, Tue, Thu & Sat), the Literature Temple, and Quoc Tu Giam, see Vietnam’s first university, constructed in 1070 - its gardens and well-preserved architecture will offer a relaxing glimpse into Vietnam’s past. Then continue on to the Buddhist Tran Quoc Pagoda at West Lake (One of the oldest pagodas in Vietnam). Lunch at a local restaurant

After lunch proceed to visit Bat Trang pottery village (applied on Mon, Wed & Fri). Take you past Hoan Kiem Lake to see the peaceful waters and the beauty of Ngoc Son temple. At the end, journey through Hanoi’s Old Quarter, where you’ll then have a chance for some shopping and exploration. Tour ends around 15h30 - 16h00. Overnight in Hanoi

Breakfast at the hotel.

AM: 7:45 – 8:15 Pick up at your hotel and depart for Halong Bay,

PM: 12:00 – 12:15 Arrive at Tuan Chau port in Halong city. Get on a boat and start discovering the legendary bay. Lunch will be served while cruising to the most beautiful areas of Halong Bay. This is a great chance to enjoy the stunning scenery with amazing rock formations such as fighting cocks, incense Burner, and many other islets that look like Duck, Dog, Thumb. The boat will pass by Hoa Cuong fishing village and stop at Ba Hang fishing village where you can do kayaking by your own alongside limestone cliffs, through water caves, around the fishing village to discover the daily life of the fishermen living here. Bamboo boats are available for those who can not kayak. The last destination of the trip is one of the most beautiful caves – Thien Cung cave or Heaven Palace Cave before cruising back to the harbor. 17:15 Get on your bus back to Hanoi 21:00 Transfer to your hotel, and finish the wonderful trip. Overnight in Hanoi. 

7h30-08h30: Our tour guide will pick you up from hotel. We take you to Ninh Binh province which is far from Hanoi city about 120 km. 9h30: Have a short break for 20 minutes to relax

10h30: The first destination in this trip is visit Hoa Lu ancient capital. This is the first capital of Vietnam. Come to visit Hoa Lu, you will learn about why the capital was moved to Hanoi nowadays. You are impressed on an outstanding architecture when entering temples of King Dinh and King Le, the first and second emperors of ancient Vietnam, built in the 17th century. Try to feel ancient atmospheres in Hoa Lu ancient capital.

11h45: Have buffet lunch in the restaurant with a lot of local foods goat meat, fried rice… Vegetarian food is always available in the buffet lunch.

13h00: Visit Trang An which was recognized by UNESCO as The world Heritage Site in 2014. Trang An has the wonderful tunnel cave system so that Kong’s Movie Group chose this place for New Version of Kong in 2016 – “ Skull Island “. Boat trip to visit Trang An to see the amazing beauty of this landscape with many caves such as : Sang Cave (Light Cave), Toi Cave (Dack cave), Nau Ruou Cave (Cooking Wine), green river and natural view.

15h30: Get on the bus to go to Mua Cave ( Dancing Cave ). Walk up almost 500 steps, you can reach to the top of Lying Dragon Moutain, have an amazing panoramic view of Tam Coc from here.

16h30 – 17h00 : Get on the Bus to return to Hanoi

19h30: Arrive to Hanoi and get drop off at the Hotel. The trip end

Breakfast at hotel. You are free at your leisure time to visit around until time to check out and then transfer you to the airport for your return flight. Pack your luggage and unforgettable memories. Have a safe flight to come back home and see you later.