CMB Bandaranayake International Airport (Google Map)
3 Hours Before Flight Time
Upon arrival to Hanoi’s Noi Bai International Airport you will be welcomed by our driver holding a sign with your name on it. After you collect your luggage, will lead the way to your awaiting vehicle. The distance is about 35km far from Hanoi city center and it’s approximately 50 minutes to 1 hour for transfer
Hanoi or “River-bound City” as its name literally means is Vietnam’s capital with a thousand-year-old history dating back to 1010. The city’s fascinating beauty which is characterized by unique cultural relics, ancient streets of antique houses, elegant French colonial buildings, tree-lined boulevards and romantic lakes has made it one of the most charming cities of Asia.
Meal: None
Overnight at hotel in Hanoi
AM: 07.45 – 08.30: Pick up from your hotel, start of the tour journey visit by coach trip along the Hanoi Old Quarter.
After that we take you to visit Ho Chi Minh complex, including Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum – the final resting place of Vietnamese great father or uncle Ho, President Ho Chi Minh’s stilt house- where Ho live done and off from 1958 to 1969, then visit Ho Chi Minh’s museum, Where tourists will learn what he has done for Viet Nam and some other countries and learn all kinds of information about President Ho Chi Minh. The next place to move to is One Pillar Pagoda- a group of structures consisting of a pagoda and a tower built in the middle of a square lake. Leave One Pillar Pagoda for the Temple of Literature – the first college of Viet Nam and the place dedicating to Confucian. Have lunch at a restaurant.
PM: After having lunch, drive to visit Tran Quoc Pagoda, Which is on the shore of West Lake and the Museum of Ethnology – Where you can look at the cultural mosaic of 54 Vietnamese ethnic groups. The last place of city tour is Hoan Kiem Lake (Restored Sword Lake) with Ngoc Son Temple. End at your hotel in the late afternoon.
Some Notes:
• Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum close on Monday and Friday morning.
• The itinerary can be changed due to weather, tide levels and operating conditions.
• Special request (diet or vegetarian …) should be sent before your departure date.
• Bat Trang pottery village will be visited on Mon, Wed & Fri (without Ethnology Museum). Ethnology Museum will be visited on Sun, Tue, Thu & Sat (without Bat Trang pottery village).
Meal: Breakfast, Light Lunch
Overnight at hotel in Hanoi
Following breakfast leave Hanoi for a 4 hour drive to Ha Long Bay including a 20-minutes stop on the way. Arrive at the jetty in Ha Long City towards noon and proceed with check-in formalities. Be welcomed onboard and have 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.
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Overnight on Ha Long cruise
Enjoy the fresh morning in the middle of the bay, the sun rises on Ha Long in the morning and breakfast is served (brunch on some boats) while the vessels cruise slowly through the magnificent rock formations and back towards port. Disembark and transfer back to Hanoi. Arrive in Hanoi late in the afternoon.
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch (Or 1 brunch)
Overnight at hotel in Hanoi
You are free at leisure before being transferred by our guide & driver to Noi Bai International Airport for flight departure
Meal: Breakfast
