DISCOVER HANOI CHARMS & HALONG BAY CRUISE
TOUR IN BRIEF:
Day 1: Arrive Hanoi
Day 2: Hanoi City Tour
Day 3: Hanoi – Halong bay (Overnight on cruise)
Day 4: Halong bay – Hanoi
Day 5: Hoa Lu – Tam Coc
Day 6: Depart Vietnam
TOUR IN DETAILED:
Day 1: Arrive in Hanoi
Upon arrival at Hanoi 's Noi Bai International airport, you will be greeted by our guide and transferred to your hotel. Free to explore the city. Overnight at the hotel in Old Quater ( good location to walk around and explore the Old Quater)
Included: transfer, hotel
Day 2: Hanoi City Tour (B/L)
Vietnam 's artistic and intellectual capital. Explore the fascinating Old Quarter and its hundreds of specialty shops selling silk clothing, lacquerware, embroidered linens, furniture, bamboo, cooking utensils, ceremonial objects and more. Take a walk around HoanKiemLake. Enjoy people-watching at stylish cafes. Shop for impressive modern art in the city's myriad galleries. Also visit Hanoi 's main cultural attractions, including the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, his House on Stilts, the One Pillar Pagoda, the FineArtsMuseum and the Temple of Literature. Overnight in Hanoi.
Included: transfer, guide, breakfast, lunch, entrance fees, hotel
Day 3: Hanoi - Halong bay with night on Luxury Cruise (B/L/D)
8.00: Pick up by minivan then transfer to Halong City. Enjoy the landscape of the Red River Delta country side. Stop on the way at the Handicraft center to see the disable people make the handmade, marble, pottery...
12.00 – 13.00: Arrive at Tuan Chau island – Take break and welcome drink at Cruise Lounge.
13.00 – 19.30: Welcome drink - receive cruise briefing, safety instructions and check in. Start cruising and explore Halong Bay - one of the New Seven Wonders of Nature.
Enjoy lunch with Vietnamese and International dishes served while cruising through the bay, passing the most beautiful and quiet areas, such as Incense Burner, Dog Stone Islet, Fighting Cock, Soi Sim beach, Coconut Three Island
Visiting Luon cave, the perfect combination of lime-stone mountains and jade-green sea by bamboo boat with local people or kayaking based on your preference. Enjoy quiet space and pure air, you will feel relaxed truly. If you are lucky, you will see monkeys on islands.
Visiting the beautiful Ti Top beach for swimming (if the weather permits), Ti Top Beach is especially famous for its fresh atmosphere, clean water, and smooth white sand that create a great ambiance for tourists to relax or passengers can take steps to reach on the top of Ti Top beach to have a whole panorama view of Halong Bay.
Back to the boat and free time while sailing to Luon Bo area, and anchor overnight.
Option: Massage service available. Please book with Cruise Manager directly (please see massage menu)
Attend the Cooking class on sundeck – How to make Vietnamese spring rolls - traditional Vietnamese food. Then enjoy Happy Hour (Buy one drink-get one free). It is time for chit chat and relaxing. Watch the magnificent sunset over Halong Bay.
19.30 – 23.00: Dinner – Deluxe Vietnamese and International BBQ Set Menu Dinner
Evening activities include: Leisure time to enjoy a chat around the bar, watching movies and many sort of Vietnam cultural films, relaxing and spending a romantic night on Cruise’s music, playing cards, chess are available, reading magazines in room and dining room. You may also try your luck at squid fishing & fishing from the boat. Overnight on Cruise.
Included: transfer, guide, breakfast, lunch, dinner, entrance fees, overnight on junk
Day 4: Halong bay - Hanoi (B)
6.00 – 08.00: The day starts early onboard with Tai Chi session on the sundeck. Tai chi, also called Tai chi chuan, combines deep breathing and relaxation with slow and gentle movements. Coffee, tea and pastries for breakfast are served in the dining room with morning view of bay’s landscape.
08.00 – 11.30: Transfer by tender to Sung Sot Cave. Walk up about 100 steps to the cave entrance. It takes approximately 45 minutes for cave visiting. Visit Sung Sot Cave, one of the most biggest cave in Halong bay with beautiful stalactites and stalagmites. Return to the boat by tender. Proper shoes are highly recommended.
Back to Pelican Cruise. Check out and settle your bill at reception.
Have a lunch while cruising back to the Tuan Chau Wharf. Relaxing on the sundeck or in the dining room enjoying the bay scenery while approaching the wharf.
Disembark to Tuan Chau Wharf. Say goodbye to the crew. Drive back to Hanoi.
Included: transfer, guide, breakfast, entrance fees, hotel
Day 5: Hoa Lu & Tam Coc Excursion (B/L)
Pick up at your hotel at 8.00am then leave Hanoi for Hoa Lu – Tam Coc, you have chances to view the landscapes along the roadsides. Arrive in Ninh Binh province at 10.30am, then we visit Hoa Lu, an ancient capital of Vietnam from 968 AD to 1010 AD during the Dinh and early Le Dynasties. In Hoa Lu ancient capital left behide two small temples of the Kings each one nearly a thousand years old (Optional tour: cycling for scenery from Hoa Lu to Tam Coc for 1hour).
Short break for lunch at a restaurant near Tam Coc. After lunch, we take sampans to visit Tam Coc, which is literally known “ Three Caves” First Cave is the longest one which is considered a real rainbow in the water in the morning time stretching on both sides of the Ngo Dong River. The quiet movements of the oars create a sort of musical rhythm inside the cave. As the boat leaves the cave, you can see what seems to be an old man with a white breard fishing, fairy flying in the clouds, peasants collecting fuel and a group of white goats grazing on the hills. Then we move to the Second Cave and the Third Cave. At 16h00 back to Hanoi. Arrive in Hanoi at 18h00.Drop-off at your hotel in Hanoi. Overnight in Hanoi.
Included: transfer, guide, breakfast, lunch, boat, entrance fees, hotel
Day 6: Depart Vietnam (B)
There are no activities planned for today. You enjoy your free time until transfer to airport for your onward flight.
Included: transfer, breakfast
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Hotel Grade
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Price in US$ per person in group of
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1p
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2p
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3-4p
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5-7p
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8-10p
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Sgl Sup
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3 Star
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567
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494
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465
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432
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400
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163
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4 Star
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887
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814
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785
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752
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720
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414
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5 Star
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887
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814
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785
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752
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720
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414
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Best deal package: 345USD
3 star hotel in Hanoi and Luxury Cruise in Halong Bay
Tour price includes:
- Private door-to-door pick-up & drop-off services.
- All private transfer and transportation
- Accommodation shared in Twin/Double room with daily breakfast
- Experienced English or French speaking guide.
- Meals as stated in the itinerary (B: Breakfast ; L: Lunch ; D: Dinner)
- All sightseeing tickets.
- Seasonal fruits, tissues and water on coach.
- Complimentary Vietnam visa on arrival pre-approved letter.
- Services charges and government tax.
- Exclusive and personalized single agent/single customer service.
- No extra charge after confirmation
- 24/7 hotline support guaranteed
Tour price excludes:
- International flights & departures taxes
- Beverage
- Travel insurance
- Personal expenses, tips and gratuities
Proposed hotels in programme:
- 3 Star hotel in Hanoi: Medalion hotel, Churh Boutique hotel
- 4 Star hotel: Lan Vien hotel, Silk Path hotel
- 5 Star hotel: Melia hotel, Hanoi Hilton Opera hotel
Best deals packages: Medalion hotel in Hanoi and Glory Legend Cruise