Hanoi and Halong Bay 5-day Itinerary

You’ll be landing in Hanoi, where you will receive a warm welcome from our English speaking guide and driver, who will take you to your hotel for check in. You’ll get a start to Vietnam to remember, with a relaxing walk through some of Hanoi’s biggest attractions. Such as; the Old Quarter, Opera House, Hoan Kiem Lake and Ngoc Son Temple. And what better way to start an evening with a taste of authentic Vietnamese cuisine street food?

This is your first day, and the amazing 5 days tour in Ha Noi and Ha Long Bay with Origin Travel team begins!

Morning activities:

After enjoy breakfast at the hotel we will visit Ba Dinh Square, site of the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum. Also, visit Ho Chi Minh’s House on Stilts, the nearby One Pillar Pagoda and Vietnam’s Confucius Center and first university, the Temple of Literature.

Afternoon activities:

In the afternoon, proceed to Hoa Lo Prison, followed by the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology, the best place to learn about Vietnam’s 54 ethnic groups from the rich collections of objects, photos, video tapes and cassettes. Pay a visit to a local craftsman’s house to learn how the water puppets are made and enjoy a unique water puppet show, a favorite experience for all visitors to Vietnam and the highlight of any tour in Vietnam.

Note: There are many interesting vacation spot in Hanoi so for city tour we can flexible sightseeing place.

Morning activities:

Travel out Hanoi’s Old Quarter area around 8:30 am on shuttle bus (optional: you can book a private car or arrange by yourself) to Halong Bay. It takes 3 hours to reach Halong Bay. Embark at Bai Chay harbor at noon time.

Afternoon activities:

• Make check-in Prince Junk (2 cabins or 4 cabins) for private or share junk with some people. Enjoy welcome drink & cruise briefing.
• You have lunch on junk while the cruise leaves the harbor to magnificent Bai Tu Long Bay.
• The cruise takes you to Cap La, Tra San where you do kayaking and admire the beautiful of limestone islands. Thanks to the small junk you can sail through the bay and get closer with the nature and island than big cruise. It will be the great experience if travel on a big cruise will not get.
• After that you back the junk for swimming or relaxing. Have dinner on board

Evening activities:

Have your free time to enjoy the bay at night or simply relax in your room and fresh yourself. Overnight on board.

Morning activities:

• Have more chance to see the sun rise over the bay. Have breakfast on board. Then the cruise sails to Vung Ha area where you are on a rustic rowing boat to visit famous of floating village Vung Vieng. Here you will know how the local fisherman daily life…
• Check out of the cabin and the cruise towards the harbor while having an A la carte lunch on board.
• Disembark the harbor at noon time.

Afternoon activities:

Being picked up at Bai Chay harbour and transfers you return Hanoi. Stopover at Yen Duc village after 2-hours drive where you enjoy water puppet show performed by local artists.

Note: This is for travel on shuttle bus, if you travel on private car will not stop at Yen Duc village.

We will arrive in Hanoi at 17:00 pm. Check in hotel. Free and discover Hanoi more by yourself.

Your last day! And a great experience! After having a lovely journey in Hanoi & Halong Bay you will have some free time to walk around Hanoi to get more experience or just relax at hotel before the driver drops you off the airport for taking flight departure Hanoi.

This was pretty exciting, right? It’s time to say goodbye. It’s time to get back to your busy life! And we are sure that you will have an wonderful trip with Origin Vietnam and we do hope to see you again in the future. You are incredible, and we are so glad to be a part of your Vacation in Vietnam! Once again, we really thank you for choosing us!