Hanoi - Hoa Lu & Tam Coc - Halong Bay packe 5days tour

Meet your tour guide on arrival at Hanoi international airport and transfer to the city center for hotel check-in. Hotel rooms may not be ready until 14:00 hrs but an early check-in would be guaranteed with a surcharge.

8.00: Get picked up by our friendly guide and start to explore Hanoi City

08.45: Arrive at Tran Quoc Pagoda located on Golden Fish IsLand in West Lake

It is the oldest pagoda in Ha Noi built in the 6th century.

09.30: Visit Ho Chi Minh complex, you have a chance to see the embalmed body of Ho Chi

Minh then walk around the garden to see 2 houses where he lived & worked from 1954 to 1969.

Then visit One Pillar Pagoda where worships the Godess of Mercy – It is the most unique

Padoga in the world

Should dress modestly by covering from shoulders to knees when visiting Ho Chi Minh

Mausoleum, temples, pagodas…

Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum is closed on Mondays and Fridays.

Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum is closed at least 2 months (15th June -15th August) for the annual

Maintaining but still can take picture Mausoleum and visit around that area

11.15: Visit Vietnam Ethnology Museum to learn about the culture of 54 ethnic groups living in

The whole country of Vietnam

Special Note: we will visit Women Museum instead of Ethnology Museum closed on Mondays

12.45: Have lunch at our restaurant. You have an opportunity to enjoy Vietnamese cuisine

With 8 delicious dishes.

14.00-14.15: Continue to visit Temple of Literature – the first university of Vietnam, established

in the 11 century

15.15: Leave for Hoa Lo Prison Museum which originally used by the French colonists in

Indochina for political prisoners, and later by North Vietnam for U.S. prisoners of war during the

Vietnam War. During this later period, it was known to American POWs as the "

6.15 -16.30: Tour finishes. Back to hotel

07h30 – 8h00: Get picked up by our friendly guide then depart for Ninh Binh province

09h15: Have a short break for 15 – 20 minutes to relax

10h30: Visit Hoa Lư ancient capital of Vietnam between 968 and 1010. You have a chance to learn about Vietnamese history in the feudal system under Dinh, Le, and Ly Dynasty

11h45: Have a buffet lunch in the restaurant with many local foods such as goat meat, fish, chicken, and fried rice…Vegetarian foods are always available in the buffet lunch

13h00: Visit Tam Coc by 1.5-hour bamboo boat. You will be surprised by the charming beauty here with paddy fields, river, water, cloud, sky, and a stunning cave system during the boat trip. All make a masterpiece that the Vietnamese people called “Ha Long Bay on land”

14h30: Continue the tour for 45 mins - cycling around the village to discover the life of the local people.

15h30: Get back to Limousine Bus then leave for Mua Cave (Dancing Cave). Walk up almost 500 steps, you can reach the top of Lying Dragon Mountain & have an amazing panoramic view of Tam Coc from here

16h30: Get on the bus to return to Hanoi

18h30: Get dropped off at Hotel in Hanoi

It’s an early start as you arrive back in Hanoi to refreshed up and have a quick breakfast before heading to Halong Bay arriving around noon. Leave the noise of the city behind as you travel about four hours to Halong Bay by shuttle bus. Get in a Halong Bay Cruise beautifully and explore the jade green waters of Halong Bay over lunch. This afternoon the tender will take you to a secluded part of the bay where the water is perfect for swimming and kayaking around the limestone karsts. You’ll return back to Cruise just in time to watch the sunset from the top deck before enjoying the bay’s freshest seafood dinner.

Accommodation: Overnight on Halong Bay Cruise

Meals: Lunch + Dinner on Halong Bay cruise

Wake up refreshed from a good night sleep as the boat motors towards Surprise Cave, the biggest in Halong Bay. Board the tender for a short trip to the cave and be amazed - the entry to the cave is deceptively narrow but once through, the cave opens up to a large chamber with impressive limestone formations. Surprise! Then it’s back to the boat and cruise to Halong Port arriving around noon, where you will continue to Hanoi for overnight

Meals: Breakfast + Lunch on Halong Cruise

Free time in Hanoi for shopping or enjoy coffee around Haoi old Quarter

The end day you will discover Hanoi cuisine at night by joining a street food tour with a local food guide. Nowhere is this more indicative than in the Old Quarter. The maze like streets are crammed with makeshift stalls and storefronts that offer one or two dishes handed down from generation to generation. Looks very simple but meticulously processed without following any specific recipes. Most visitors see it a little shy. But let's the tour guide food to enjoy and learn about the culinary culture of Hanoi people.

18:00 our tour guide will pick up at your hotel for start street food

Tasting flexible dishes if you don't like it. Please take note for our tour guide.

A rotating menu from day-to-day to represent the variety of delicious options, but tastings might include.

Street food menu:

Pho (beef/chicken noodle), Bun Cha (Grilled Pork With Noodle), Banh Mi (Vietnamese Bread), Banh Cuon (Steamed Rice Pancake), Banh Xeo (Fried Rice Pancake), Nom Bo Kho (Green Papaya Salad With Dried Beef), Thit Xien Nuong (Street Pork Barbeque), Banh Ran Ngot (Sweet Rice Donut), Che (Vietnamese Dessert), Ca Phe Trung (Egg Coffee)…

Free time in Hanoi until leaving to Noibai Airport

- Check out hotel 11:30 

- Check out late will be surcharge