5D4N Hanoi - Trang An - Ha Long Overnight on board

5D4N HANOI – TRANG AN – HA LONG OVERNIGHT ON BOARD

(05 Days 04 Nights – Departs Daily on a Private Tour Basis)
Tour code: HLAH5-03
Hanoi, Trang An Landscape Complex, Ha Long stay overnight on boat
 
   
Day 1: Arrive Hanoi, afternoon city touring, stay overnight in Hanoi
Day 2: Morning transfer to Ninh Binh, visit Trang An Landscape Complex, stay overnight in Hanoi
Day 3: Travel to Ha Long, afternoon start your cruise in Halong Bay, stay overnight on board
Day 4: Continue moring cruise, afternoon travel back to Hanoi, spend the night in Hanoi
Day 5: Transfer to airport for departure with sweet memories

Highlights of the trip:

• Discover ancient sites of Hanoi city. As one of the oldest capitals in the world, visit Hanoi’s Temple of Literature, Old Quarter, and learn about its rich history.
• Cruise through UNESCO Trang An site. Known as ‘Halong on Land’ cruise through Trang An, a spectacular landscape of limestone karst peaks permeated with valleys and rice fields.
• Overnight cruise through Halong Bay. Spend a night under the stars among the magnificent karst formations while relaxing on board or taking part in available activities.

Day 1: Hanoi Arrival (L/D)
On arrival at Hanoi's Noi Bai International airport, you will be greeted by our guide and transferred to your hotel. In the afternoon, sightseeing at Hoan kiem Lake and Ngoc Son temple. Free time for shopping at 36 ancient street. Enjoy the water puppet show, which is the number one Vietnamese folk song and Vietnamese cultural show. Dinner at local restaurant. Accommodation at hotel in Hanoi.
 
Day 2: Hanoi – Hoa Lu – Tam Coc (or Trang An) – Hanoi (B/L/D)
8h00 depart from Hanoi for Ninh Binh province (100 km), enjoying the rural scenery along the road. We spend one hour visiting the Dinh and Le sanctuaries. These are the two remaining temples of the ancient citadel of Hoa Lu. The first is dedicated to Dinh Tien Hoang (also known as Dinh Bo Linh), an Emperor from the Dinh Dynasty. The second commemorates the rulers of the Le Dynasty. Dinh Bo Linh successfully conquered Vietnam’s first independent rulers, the Ngo Dynasty. On his death in 980, General Le Hoan wisely married Dinh’s widow and established the Le Dynasty and enlarged the citadel. After lunch, board your sampan and enjoy the scenery, please choose one of the folowing options:
 
Option 1: Tam Coc
Tam Coc (Three Caves in Vietnamese), an area of natural beauty that is often referred to as Halong Bay on land. Board a small boat and meander lazily down the river to the ancient caves. See limestone karsts jetting skywards out of electric green rice paddies - you won’t be able to stop taking photos. Should you feel adventurous climb up to Bich Dong Pagoda on nearby Ngu Nhac Mountain, dating to 1428 and comprising three structures: Ha, Trung, and Thuong Pagodas, in ascending order.
 
Option 2: Trang An
Trang An Landscape Complex, has just been inscribed in the UNESCO’s World Heritage List, proudly being the Viet Nam’s first site to be acknowledged as a mixed natural and cultural heritage. Tour by local sampan along the stream. The limestone, valleys and rivers gather together constituting a mysterious and amazing scene. Visit a series of caves (one which takes 15-minutes to pass through in darkness). An ‘eco tourism’ area, the only interruptions here are the sound of birds and the gentle paddle of the oar upon the crystal clear river.
 
Return to Hanoi this late afternoon. Dinner at local restaurant. Accommodation at hotel in Ha Noi.
 
Day 3: Hanoi - Halong Bay Cruise & stay overnight on Board (B/L/D)
 
Following breakfast, travel to the spectacular World Heritage site of Halong Bay in the Gulf of Tonkin (approximately four hours). Arrive at your jetty in Halong City towards noon and proceed with check-in formalities. After your welcome onboard, a lunch will be served while cruising towards the bay itself. In the afternoon, enjoy some visits and/or activities (depending on each boat’s itinerary) or just spend some time relaxing on board. Towards the end of the day the boat sets anchor for the night among the karst formations. Dinner is served on board. Overnight aboard on Halong Bay
 
Note: 2 days cruise itinerary is subject to change bases on each cruise company. Our tour guide will not accompany you on-board. Resident English speaking guide on board is available.
 
Day 4: Ha Long Bay – Hanoi (B/L/D)
Enjoy your fresh morning in the middle of the bay, the sun rises on Halong in the morning and breakfast is served (brunch on some boats) while the vessels cruises slowly through the magnificent rock formations and back towards port. Disembark to Tuan Chau pier and rejoin your private car for transfer back to your hotel in Hannoi. Dinner at local restaurant. You’ll then have free time to enjoy the Hanoi nightlife. Accommodation at hotel in Hanoi.
 
Day 5: Hanoi Departure (B)
After breakfast, transfer to airport for departure flight with sweet memories.
 
Tour Price Included:
+ 03 nights hotel accommodation base on twin/triple sharing with daily breakfast
+ 01 night on cruise in shared twin or double bed cabin (shared boat)
+ Private transfer and transportation as per itinerary
+ Sightseeing tickets, entrance tickets and ticket of water puppet show
+ Boat trip in Halong Bay, Trang An as mentioned in the itinerary
+ Meals as indicated in the program, Vietnamese food (B= Breakfast, L= Lunch, D = Dinner)
+ English or Mandarin speaking guide as itinerary
+ Complimentary mineral water on vehicle
 
Tour Price Excluded:
+ International Air Tickets & Airport tax;
+ Compulsory Tipping to guide & driver: 5$/pax/day for group from 2 pax to 9 pax; 3$/pax/day for group from 10 pax
+ Optional tours, Halal food, Indian Food
+ Beauty/Spa service on-board the cruises in Halong Bay
+ Surcharges for other language guides
+ Travel Insurance, Personal expenses, Visa to Vietnam (if required);
+ Early check-in and late check-out at hotels if not mentioned in the program
+ Compulsory gala dinner during festive seasons and peak season surcharges for the following periods: + Others not mentioned nor specified above