Trip code GTBV-DS-BIZ 03-E Itinerary:Hanoi, Hoa Lu, Tam Coc, Hai phong, Halong Duration : 6days / 5nights Detailed itinerary:Day 01: Arrival Hanoi Upon arrival in Noi Bai International Airport, Hanoi city you will be met by our trip leader who will be with you through your stay. Then transfer to down town for check-in to hotel. After that, we have an orientation walk around the neighborhood. We together tonight enjoy a welcome dinner at Vietnamese local restaurant. Stay first night in Hanoi Accommodation: Meals: 1 DinnerDay 02: Hanoi city tour After breakfast this morning, we start our tour of Hanoi including Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, the national leader whose memory is honored here. We will also visit The House on stilts, see the distinctive One Pillar pagoda. Moving out of this, we’ll visit the Temple of Literature, where Vietnam’s first university was established here in 1076. After lunch at local restaurant, continue our city tour with visits to the Museum of Ethnology, Hoan Kiem Lake, Opera House. Then take an hour cyclo (trishaw) tour for visiting the Hanoi’s Old Quarters. We’ll see Vietnam’s history reflected in the French-influenced lakes, public parks, and tree-lined boulevards. After dinner, this evening we enjoy a water puppet show at Thang Long theatre. Meal: 1Breakfast, 1 Lunch, 1DinnerDay 03: Hanoi – Hoa Lu – Tam Coc – Hai PhongAfter breakfast at our hotel this morning, we drive to Ninh Binh, one of the ancient capitals of Vietnam during 10th and early 11th centuries. Enjoy a 95km drive through rural northern Vietnam to the site of Vietnam’s first capital, Hoa Lu. Situated on the edge of the Red River Delta in a narrow valley surrounded by limestone mountains. After visiting the two remaining sanctuaries of the ancient citadel which are dedicated to the two former Vietnamese Kings, you will take enjoyments from a relaxing ride on small sampans on the river as we are rowed through winding rivers cutting through the rice paddies to the grottoes of the sacred Tam Coc Caves. Enormous limestone karsts jut out from the green rice fields, which is why this area is often referred to as ‘the dry Halong’. The boats are rowed by a local man or woman into the caves, you will have a chance to witness the daily life of local people, watch them making the embroidery, a traditional product here for many years, share funs with them... After visit, disembark and transfer to Hai Phong city where we will spend the night. We have dinner tonight at local restaurant. Meal: 1Breakfast, 1 Lunch, 1DinnerDay 4: Hai Phong - Ha Long After breakfast at our hotel, we tour the tour of Hai Phong city with visit to Du Hang pagoda founded three centuries ago. Though it has been rebuilt several times, it remains a fine example of traditional Vietnamese architecture and sculpture. Afterwards, we set off for Ha Long Bay of Vietnam, a UNESCO World Heritage Site for a cruise on spectacular Halong Bay. With its clear, emerald waters and mountains draped in velvety cloaks of vegetation, “The bay of the descending dragon” is dotted with more than 3,000 mountain islands rising from the clear emerald waters of the Gulf Tonkin, many of them containing beautiful grottoes. Our vessel is of particular interest – we board a junk, a wooden sailboat in the traditional Vietnamese style. We drop anchor at an island pierced with surreal grottoes, then enjoy lunch on board. We resume our cruise in the afternoon and also enjoy dinner on our boat, where we will spend the night. Meal: 1Breakfast, 1 Lunch, 1DinnerDay 05: Halong Bay - Hanoi Rising early you may have a chance to see the sunrise in Halong Bay. We continue our cruise of beautiful Halong Bay this morning before returning to Hanoi. After seafood lunch on board, return to Hanoi for refreshment. Dinner tonight is on your own. Meal: 1Breakfast, 1 Lunch, Day 06: Departure After breakfast at hotel, free for shopping until transfer time to airport for departure. Meal: 1Breakfast | 
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| | | Single room supplement | Hotel*** | 979 $ | 289 $ | Hotel **** | 1 229 $ | 489 $ | | | | The Price is per person based on a group of two traveler. If you are more passengers, please contact us for price information. |
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