Day 1: Arrive in Hanoi via TK168 @ 20:35
Arrive at Noi Bai International Airport, pick up and transfer to your selected hotel.
Overnight in Hanoi.
Day 2: Hanoi – Ninh Binh/ Hoa Lu – Tam Coc (B)
07:30AM pick up at your hotel and transfer to visit Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum (viewed from outside) and the One Pillar Pagoda.
Then take 2 hour drive to Ninh Binh Province. Our first visit is to Hoa Lu- Vietnam’s former capital before it was move to Thang Long- Hanoi in 1,010 and the remains of Dinh & Le Kings’ Temples.
In the afternoon, get on small rowing boats to travel along the canals amid local villages, green fields. Enjoy the beauty of Tam Coc (3 caves) which is also called “Ha Long Bay on land”. Go through the caves and then row back. Upon disembarking, visit Thai Vi Temple, and then take bike ride thru countryside, rice fields and green mountain scenery to Tam Coc.
Overnight in Ninh Binh.
Day 3: Ninh Binh – Halong Bay – Hanoi (B/L)
After breakfast, transfer by road to Halong Bay, one of the World Natural Heritages recognized by UNESCO with over 3,000 spectacular limestone islands rising from the clear, emerald sea in the Gulf of Tonkin. Upon arrival, get aboard and start your 4-hour cruise around the bay. While the junk is passing many rocky islets, caves, floating villages and beaches, your lunch will be served on board with fresh seafood. Visit Thien Cung & Dau Go Caves- the most beautiful among the thousands caves of the bay. Disembark and transfer back Hanoi.
Check-in the hotel upon arrival and the rest of the day is free at leisure.
Overnight in Hanoi.
Day 4: Hanoi – Hue (B) via VJ569 @ 09:55/ 11:05
After breakfast, transfer to the airport for flight to Hue
Upon arrival, pick up and transfer to your selected hotel
In the afternoon, transfer to visit the Imperial Citadel where Kings of Vietnam’s last feudal dynasty ruled from 1802 to 1945, including Flag Tower, Nine Holy Cannons, Ngo Mon Gate, Thai Hoa Palace, Nine Dynastic Urns, Forbidden Purple City, etc.
Then take a boat along Perfume River to visit Thien Mu Pagoda.
Overnight in Hue.
Day 5: Hue – Hoi An (B)
After breakfast, transfer to visit Tombs of King Khai Dinh & King Tu Duc. The tomb of Tu Duc, the ‘poet Emperor’, is set in an elegant garden with a magnificent lake and pavilion complex. In complete contrast to Emperor Tu Duc’s stylish creation, the tomb of Emperor Khai Dinh appears at first to be an unprepossessing concrete construction. Its interest lies within in an uneasy combination of Vietnamese and European features and the use of fragments of ceramics and glass for decoration.
In the afternoon, transfer to Hoi An via Hai Van Pass & Danang with stop to visit the excellent Cham Museum in Danang where housed the finest collection of Cham sculptures. Admire the breathtaking sandstone carvings, statues of genies and female dancers and numerous valuable artifacts.
Check-in the hotel upon arrival and the rest of the day is free at leisure.
Overnight in Hoi An.
Day 6: Hoi An (B)
After breakfast, take a guided walking tour around Hoi An Ancient Town. Visit the Japanese covered bridge, Chinese assembly hall, a typical Vietnamese merchant’s house, one of the interesting museums and the local market. There’re numerous art galleries, souvenirs and tailor shops where you can get some express made-to-order clothes if you like. The next visit is to home of a craftsman in the old streets. Here you’ll have a brief introduction to the history, shape and color of the lanterns as well as stages of making them.
The rest of the day is free at leisure.
Overnight in Hoi An.
Day 7: Hoi An/ Danang departure (B) via AK641 @ 15:45
After breakfast, free time until transfer to Danang Airport for your departure flight back home.
INCLUSIONS (for the land trip package):
·Accommodation with daily breakfast as mentioned or similar *Transfer services in air conditioned vehicle *Entrance fees, and boat fees where applicable *English speaking local guide in each city *Government taxes & service charges *Fresh water and wet wipe during on coach, during transfer (two bottles/person/day)