5 Days In Vietnam (Northern Vietnam)
Experience the best of Hanoi and the stunning natural beauty of Halong Bay and Ninh Binh with this 5-day tour. On day one, you will be transferred to your hotel in Hanoi. Day two is a full-day city tour where you will visit the Tran Quoc Pagoda, Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and Museum, Ethnology Museum, Temple of Literature, and Hoan Kiem Lake. On day three, embark on a dreamy cruise to Halong Bay and enjoy stunning scenery with thousands of limestone mountains while having lunch on board. On day four, visit the Bai Dinh Pagoda and Trang An eco-tourism site where you can take a boat trip to visit the cave complex or choose to visit Kong Films’ Aboriginal village. On day five, after breakfast, you will be transferred to the airport for your flight back home.
Travel
Time Travel:
Everyday
Trip duration
5 days
Destination
Hanoi Arrival – Hanoi City Tour – Ha Long – Trang An – Hanoi
Vehicle
Touring car
PROGRAM DETAIL
DAY 01: HANOI ARRIVAL (no meal)
Welcome to Hanoi! You will be met at the airport for transfer to your hotel in Hanoi. Overnight in Hanoi.
DAY 02: HANOI – CITY TOUR (B, L)
07:30 – 08:30 Tour guide and shutter bus will pick up you at the hotel in Ha Noi old quarter and Hanoi Opera House then depart to Hanoi city tour full day.
09:00 Visiting first place named Tran Quoc pagoda on the West Lake the oldest pagoda in Vietnam.
09:30 Visit the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and Museum 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.
11:00 Visit the colorful features of the 54 ethnic groups of Viet Nam in the Ethnology Museum.
In the afternoon:
13:00 Bus takes you to a local restaurant in Hanoi Old Quarter, have a rest and enjoy the lunch.
14:00 Visit Temple of Literature, the most famous temple situated in Hanoi, also functioned as Vietnam’s first university. It was first constructed in 1070 under King Ly Nhan Tong and dedicated to Confucius, sages and scholars. A vast structure that has existed to present day.
15:30 Drive to legendary Hoan Kiem Lake, visit Ngoc Son Temple dedicated to Van Xuong saint and former general commander Tran Hung Dao for his struggle against Mongolians. You also see the beautiful Vietnamese and French architecture around the lake.
16:00 – 16:30: Arrive at the hotel in Ha Noi old quarter and Hanoi Opera House.
DAY 03: HANOI – HALONG BAY – HANOI (B, L)
In the morning:
07:30 – 08:30 Tour guide and shutter bus will pick up you at the hotel in Ha Noi old quarter and Hanoi Opera House then depart to Halong. On the half way stop for short break in Hai Duong province 20 minutes.
12:30 Arrive Tuan Chau Habor. Then embark the Incredible Asia Journeys – Day cruise followed by a short cruise briefing.
In the afternoon:
13:00 Start a dreamy cruise to stunning scenery with thousands of limestone mountains and have lunch (we serve you with Vietnamese traditional dishes, in case you are vegetarian, we have other food options for you) while cruising through the emerald water passing by the Dog Stone, the Burning Incense islet, Fighting-Cock island of Halong Bay symbol
13:30 Stop at Ba Hang fishing village for enjoy kayaking or sit in a bamboo boat rowed by locals (if you have booking before)
14:30 Visiting Heavenly Well Cave “Thien Cung Cave” makes the visitors the impression of being in a heavenly world.
15:30 Enjoy the Sunset party with wine and fruit and relaxing on sun deck while cruising back to Tuan Chau Habor.
16:30 Get on the bus back to Hanoi, on the half way stop for short break 20 minutes
20:30 – 21:00 Arrive at the hotel in Ha Noi old quarter and Hanoi Opera House.
DAY 04: HANOI – BAI DINH – TRANG AN (B, L)
In the morning:
07:30 – 08:30 Tour guide and shutter bus will pick up you at the hotel in Ha Noi old quarter and Hanoi Opera House then depart to Ninh Binh province. On the half way stop for short break about 20 minutes.
11:00 Arrive in 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 in height, 100 tons in weight.
12h30 Have lunch buffet with Vietnamese traditional dishes, in case you are vegetarian, we have other food options for you
In the afternoon:
14:00 Depart to visit Trang An eco-tourism, 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 Ha Long on land of Ninh Binh. Or you can choose to visit Kong Films, take a photo shoot at Aboriginal village one of the main scenes in Hollywood blockbuster movie “Kong Skull Island.”
16:00 Get on the bus back to Hanoi, on the half way stop for short break 20 minutes.
19:00 – 19:30: Arrive at the hotel in Ha Noi old quarter and Hanoi Opera House.
DAY 05: HANOI – departure (B)
After breakfast, free until transfer to the airport for flight back home.
