Hanoi – Ha Long – Ninh Binh – Huong Pagoda 5 days

Category: Group tours

Duration: 5 days 4 nights

Itinerary in brief

Day 1: Hanoi city tour

Day 2: Hanoi – Halong

Day 3: Halong – Hanoi

Day 4: Hanoi – Bai Dinh – Trang An – Hanoi

Day 5: Ha noi – Huong Pagoda – Hanoi departure

Itinerary in details

Day 01: Hanoi arrival (L/D)

AM: Pick up at the airport. Transfer back to visit Tran Quoc pagoda – a sacred pagoda on the side of West Lake. Then visit Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, One Pilar Pagoda – a pagoda with unique shape of lotus. Lunch at local restaurant.

PM:

Program for Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday & Sunday

14h00: Visit Temple of Literature – first imperial university of Vietnam. The last destinations are Hoan Kiem Lake and Ngoc Son Temple.

Program for Monday, Wednesday & Friday

13h30: Drive you to Bat Trang ceramic village, a famous traditional village that exists over 500 years. The last destinations are Hoan Kiem Lake and Ngoc Son Temple.

Drive you to have dinner in local restaurant. Check in hotel. Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 02: Hanoi – Halong bay (B/L/D)

AM: Pick up at hotel. Transfer to Halong bay. On the way, take a short break. Upon arrival, check in cabin & have lunch on cruise.

PM: The cruise take you to Sung Sot cave to visit the most huge and beautiful cave in Halong bay. There are thousand limestone stalactites that make tourists surprise so much of them. To Soi Sim island, the cruise anchors in quiet water area, free for sightseeing at sundeck or enjoy swimming, kayaking. Dinner and overnight on cruise.

Day 03: Halong bay – Hanoi (B/L/D)

AM: 7h30 welcome the sunset on sundeck join in Tai Chi class. Get on small wooden boat to explore Ba Ham Lake with the all side covered by limestone wall. Back to cruise, check out cabin. The cruise takes you among the islets for fantastic view on the way back. Lunch at restaurant then drive you back to Hanoi.

PM: Stop for a while at handicraft shop. Back to bus to Hanoi for check in hotel and dinner.

Day 04: Hanoi – Bai Dinh – Trang An (B/L/D)

AM: Breakfast at hotel. Transfer to Ninh Binh province (110km). On arrival, visit Bai Dinh pagoda with a huge Buddhist statue – the highest and most heavy statue of Vietnam.  Lunch at local restaurant with goat meat.

PM: Continue to visit Trang An eco-tourism complex, get on wooden boat to discover the beauty of this place, which is considered as Halong bay on land with hundreds caves. Observe and light incenses for the temples among the riverside of Trang An eco-tourism complex. Back to Hanoi to see off at airport.

Day 05: Hanoi – Huong Pagoda – Hanoi departure (B/L)

AM: Breakast then check out hotel. Transfer to Huong pagoda, on arrival at Duc harbor, get on wooden boat to cruise among Yen river to enjoy sightseeing on riversides with beautiful green fields, majestic mountains… Climb on mountain to see overview of Huong Pagado or reach top by cable car (optional). Visit Tien Son pagoda, Giai Oan river, Huong Tich cave… Lunch at local restaurant.

PM: Visit Thien Tru pagoda with unique architecture built by red bricks. Get on bus to back to Hanoi’s airport for departure flight.

Price: 265 USD/pax

Included:

– A/C transportation

– Accommodation 3* (2 nights in Hanoi, 1 night on Halong Dragon Cruise)

– Meals accordingly to program, breakfast at hotel.

– All entrance fees

– Experienced English speaking guide

– Travel insurance, mineral water …

Excluded:

– Personal costs, drinks, laundry, phone at hotel

– VAT 10%

– Electric car at Trang An (surcharge 3$/pax)

– Around cable car at Huong Pagoda (surcharge 8$/pax/)

– Single Supplement

*Note: the program on 1st day can be changed due to your flight time. It would be compensated later if possible.

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