HANOI - HALONG BAY– NINH BINH – HA NOI
Day 1 : HA NOI ( D)
- Arrival Ha Noi our driver will write your name on paper keep on his hand and waiting you at airport .He will bring you to your hotel in Ha Noi old quarter . Check in hotel and free time
- Our guide will come to your hotel pick you up going visit Ha Noi old quarter with Hoan Kiem lake , Ngoc Son temple, Dong Xuan market , Train street
- Dinner : Eating street food with walking tour, try eat Pho, Bun Cha, Drink Egg cofffe , Beer Hoi,…..
Evening free time
*** Note : IF you arrival late all itinerary will change to Day 3 after back to Ha Long bay tour
Day 2 : HALONG BAY - LAN HA BAY (KAYAKING/SWIMMING) – SUNSET PARTY – OVERNIGHT ON BOARD(L,D)
8:30-9:00am Bus pick you up around in HaNoi old quarter
11:30 – 12:00: Arrive to Tuan Chau harbor.
12:00 – 12:30 Welcome to our cruise and enjoy welcome drink, meet the captain, crew to get a brief introduction about cruise and safety guidelines. Complete check-in procedure.
13:30: Enjoy Vietnamese seafood and vegetarian lunch, while cruising in the magnificent Halong – Lan Ha Bay, admiring the fascinating rock formations in the bay.
15h45: Heading to Ba Trai Dao area. It is time for you to chill out in the swimming pool on cruise or discover the lagoon by kayaking.
17.00: Come back to our Cruise and participate in our Sunset party with Fruit, Snack and Happy Hour for drink. Take photos and relax.
19:00: Time for dinner enjoying set menu Vietnamese typical food (Buffet dinner served instead if the guest number on board are from 30 people) on the cruise.
21:00: Evening entertainments: play game on the cruise: cards game, chess, squid fishing, relaxing with drink on skybar and overnight on the La Casta Cruise.
DAY 3: HA LONG - LAN HA BAY-– SKULL ISLAND( B,L,-)
06.30: Early morning sun risers can enjoy fantastic view on sundeck.
7:00-7:45: Have light breakfast. Morning view of bay’s landscape with a cup of tea or coffee. 08:15:
· Mingling yourself in the stunning views of the Bay and it’s dramatic limestone islets
· Explore Skull Island ( years ago in 2017, Hollywood they came here to use that place for the background of King Kong movie ). You can do kayaking or swimming in the bay.
09:00: Back to your cabin, take relax and check carefully all the luggage before leaving your cabin.
9:30: Check-out from the private cabin and enjoy a fantastic cruise on the bay for room service. Complete check-out procedure and enjoy your last lunch at La Casta Regal cruise.
11:30: Cruise are landing Tuan Chau Harbor, tourists say goodbye to sailors and finish the cruise.
14:00 Arrival Ha Noi if you book bus from Ha Long bay back to Ha Noi
Free time
Day 4 : Ha Noi – Trang An – Ha Lu Temple and Mua Cave (B,L)
8:30: pick up at your hotel to depart for Ninh Binh province (100km) for our day tour of Bai Dinh pagoda & Trang An ecosystem. We spend time to visit the Buddha Prayer place in Bai Dinh Pagoda, the biggest pagoda in Vietnam with 500 La Han statues, biggest bronze Buddha statue in Vietnam with 10 meters height, 100 tons weight.
Have lunch at local restaurant with some local special dishes such as Goat meat with elderberry, pork storage vessel.
Continue to visit Trang An Scenic Landscape complex nearby which recently recognized as an UNESCO World natural heritage, get on a rowing boat (small sampan) traveling along the small river with scenic mountain and green fields landscape. Boat takes you to visit cave complex of Trang An: Sang Cave, Toi Cave, Ba Giot Cave, Nau Ruou in mystery and wildness, the scenery of mountain and rivers – Halong on land of Ninh Binh.
15:00 Bus driver and guide will show you Mua cave – Place you can trekking to the top of mountain to see all the view of this area, we call its View point
Late afternoon, drive back to your hotel in Hanoi. End this tour of Trang An – Bai Dinh Pagoda around 18.00.
Day 5: Ha Noi- City and leave (B, L)
· AM: 7.45 – 8.15: Free pick up at your hotel. Then visit the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum to explore the architectural and historical aspects of Uncle Ho’s final resting-place. Just next door is Ho Chi Minh’s house on stilts and lying to one side of the Mausoleum is the One Pillar Pagoda, which was founded by King Ly Thai To in 1049 - the structure has become an important symbol for the people of Hanoi. Then continue on to the Buddhist Tran Quoc Pagoda at West lake (One of the oldest pagodas in Vietnam).Then visit Bat Trang pottery village (applied on Mon, Wed & Fri). Lunch at local restaurant.
· PM: After lunch proceed to visit the Ethnology Museum (apply on Sun, Tue, Thu & Sat), the Literature Temple and Quoc Tu Giam, see Vietnam’s first university, constructed in 1070 - it’s gardens and well-preserved architecture will offer a relaxing glimpse into Vietnam’s past. Take you past Hoan Kiem Lake to see the peaceful waters, and the beauty of Ngoc Son temple. At the end, journey through Hanoi’s Old Quarter, where you’ll then have a chance for some shopping and exploration. Tour ends around 15h30 - 16h00.
Free time and going to airport
