7 Days Private Guided Tour Discover North Vietnam

Today you’ll land at Hanoi Airport. You will be warmly welcomed by our driver at Noi Bai International airport and will transfer to Hanoi downtown. Then travel to the hotel, Check into your hotel.

The rest of time is your free time to explore Hanoi, the capital city with a long rich history of the Old Quarter, streets, Hoan Kiem Lake, etc as your own experience. O/N in Hanoi.

Morning activities:

Have breakfast at the hotel. At 8.00 our guide and driver welcome you at hotel and transfer you to visit Uncle Ho, learning about his great life at the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Presidential Palace, and his residential place (Just outside campaign of the mausoleum, cannot go inside the place where keep body of Uncle Ho), One Pillar pagoda. (Note: Today is Monday and closed at Uncle Ho Body Palace so if you don’t want we can change another visiting site: Hoa Lo Prison, Ethnology Museum for example)

Next stop is the nearby Temple of Literature. The site of Vietnam’s first University, built in the twelfth century, to teach the royals the Confucius theory. Here we will also have a chance to see a traditional music performance. Have lunch at a local restaurant.

Afternoon activities:

This afternoon you visit Quan Thanh Temple and Tran Quoc pagoda for more experience of Hanoi history. Enjoy the water puppet show at the theater is an unforgettable experience of Ha Noi culture and special things.

Evening activities:

Then you walk around Old Quarter and surrounding with our guide to see local life as well as taste local street foods for your dinner. There are many foods for you to try and taste a coffee before ending time of street food. O/N in Hanoi

Note: Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum closed on Mondays and Fridays as well as afternoons + 2 months on 15th June to 15th August for maintenance. Museums in Hanoi also closed on Mondays & Fridays.

Morning activities:

Have breakfast at the hotel. At 8.00 the guide and driver are welcome at the hotel in Hanoi and transfer you to Ninh Binh. You spend 2 hours by car to reach Ninh Binh.

First you visit Mua Cave where you must climb 500 steps to reach the summit. You also can view Tam Coc cave and Ngo Dong River from the high location of the mountain for the panorama scenery. Have lunch at a restaurant.

Afternoon activities:

This afternoon you continue to Trang An Grottoes for visiting Trang An tourist attraction, take boat trip to visit cave complex: Sang Cave, Toi Cave, Ba Giot Cave, Nau Ruou in mystery and wildness, see scenery of mountain and rivers – a Ha Long bay on land of Ninh Binh.

Evening activities:

You have your own diner as your own account. The rest of the time is your free time to experience around Ninh Binh in your own way. O/N in Ninh Binh.

Morning activities:

After breakfast at the hotel, this morning you have half day cycling around the countryside to discover Tam Coc Cave to lush rice fields and majestic caves to limestone karsts. And then visit Bich Dong Cave with more discovery. Once you arrive in Ninh Binh and visit different places, you will be surprised by the extremely natural landscape with the continuous rolling mountains, endless green forests seeming endless. Have lunch at the local restaurant.

Afternoon activities:

Afternoon is the time to discover Thung Nang and Thung Nham bird park. You take a biking tour from Sunny Valley – Thung Nang which has the sunshine everywhere with the tranquil atmosphere to Thung Nham – a chilling bird watching spot. This is the chance for you to touch the wild animals.

Evening activities:

Evening is the time for your own experience around Ninh Binh or just relaxing at the hotel. Free to have your own dinner. O/n in Ninh Binh.

Morning activities:

Have breakfast at the hotel. you leave Ninh Binh for Halong Bay. It takes 5 hours on the road to reach Halong Bay. Have 15 minutes to stop en route to fresh yourself. You reach Ha Long at noon time. Embark on cruise

Afternoon activities:

At noon time you embark on Lavender Cruise followed by a short cruise briefing and enjoy a welcome-drink. Check in the cabin.

You will enjoy lunch with sampling regional fresh seafood while cruising on exquisite water, passing Incense Burner Island, Fighting Cock islet, Stone Dog… Lavender Cruise will bring you to explore HaLong Bay on the most wonderful route where just a few cruises go through.

Afterward you kayak through the magnificent landscape with Limestone Mountains in Luon Cave, visit Titop Island or just relax on the sun-deck for fantastic views at The Bay. Back to Lavender Cruises and join the sunset party. Join our Cooking Class in the restaurant. Let’s see how to make the fresh/fried spring rolls and mix fish-sauce. Pass by Soi Sim Beach, “Rang Dua” Island to the sleeping area near The Surprising cave.

Evening activities:

Under the magnificent night sky, our set-menu dinner is served with a variety of Vietnamese and Asian foods.
Join squid fishing on the boat with our crews. You can enjoy the squid cooked with assistance from our chef, Playing cards, and karaoke….

O/N on Lavender Cruises.

Morning activities:

Get up early and enjoy the fresh air to get your enjoyment. Enjoy a Tai Chi lesson on the Sun-deck.

Then you have breakfast with Coffee, tea and Bakeries on board.

After that you will visit the Surprising Cave (Sung Sot cave) discovered by the French in 1901. Opened for tourists since 1936, now it is a must-to-see and a symbol for the geological value of Halong.

Check out time at 9.30 and then you have a relaxing time on the sun-deck or inside the restaurant to enjoy the bay’s scenery.

Have a traditional Vietnamese lunch at the restaurant while the cruise is sailing back to the harbor.

You arrive in the harbor at noon time.

Afternoon activities:

The driver welcomes you at the harbor and transfers you to return to Hanoi city. You spend 3,5 hours to reach back to Ha Noi city. Have a 15 minutes break on the way. You reach Ha Noi city at the hotel at 16.30. Check in at the hotel. Free to have your own dinner.

Evening activities:

Evening you have more free time to experience around Ha Noi city. Walk around Hanoi Old Quarter to buy some souvenir gifts for friends, family, etc. O/N in Hanoi.

Have breakfast at the hotel. You spend your time having your own free enjoyment around Hanoi city to get more experience of Hanoi life.

Our drops you off the airport for taking flight back home flight #….. Say goodbye Vietnam and see you again & happy travel!