| Tour code: | LMB.015 |
| Trip: | HANOI - NINH BINH - HALONG BAY - HALONG PARK |
| Duration: | 4 days 3 night |
| Schedule: | Daily |
| Vehicle: | Car - Ô tô |
| Departure location: | HA NOI-VIET NAM |
08h00-08h20: We will pick you up from your hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter or Hanoi Opera House. In the morning, we will visit:
● Tran Quoc Pagoda located on an east side isle of the West Lake (Tay Ho district), It is considered as the most ancient pagoda in Thang Long – Ha Noi with its historical progression in 1500 years. It has a harmonious combination between the majesty, hoariness architecture and peaceful landscape of the West Lake. From the period in the Ly and Tran dynasties, it had become the Buddhist center of Thang Long.
● Visit the complex of president Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum (Mausoleum and Stilt house) - Where the great leader lived and worked until the last years of his life. Here, you will have the opportunity to learn about Uncle Ho's simple life. In addition, you will stop by One Pillar Pagoda to admire one of the 4 symbols of Hanoi.
Note: with departure days on Monday and Friday, Mausoleum Management Board will carry out maintenance of the mausoleum, you will visit only outside of Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum, stilt house and One Pillar Pagoda.
● The Imperial Academy - the first university in Vietnam. Literature lake, Khue Van Pavilion, stele house... are valuable highlight objects that you cannot ignore. The tour guide will tell you about of 82 doctor stele stones with names of 1306 people standing until nowadays.
Noon: Return to the Old Quarter to have lunch at the restaurant. After lunch, you will see 36 streets from the car and listen to the guide tell stories about the streets of the ancient urban marketplace.
Afternoon: We will visit:
● Vietnam Museum of Ethnology: This is the most recent yet probably the largest and undoubtedly the most interesting Museums in Hanoi and Vietnam. There are both indoors and outdoors sections, while the in - housed exhibition is particularly informative, the outdoors display and activities make the museum stand out from the rest. There are a number of houses modeling after the traditional architecture of ethnic minorities, especially those who live in Northern and Central highlands.
On Monday, the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology is closed, instead of the Vietnamese Women Museum.
● Hoan Kiem lake (Sword lake) - center of Hanoi with Turtle tower, Ngoc Son Temple, furthermore, you could discover the Vietnamese traditional and French colonial architecture through buildings surrounding the lake.
16h00: End of Hanoi City tour, the car will take you back to the hotel in the Old Quarter or you can rent a cyclo around the Old Quarter and Sword Lake at your own expense. water puppet show... (performance schedule may change depending on the specific period). Or the bus takes you to the hotel to check in and rest. Have dinner at your own expense to explore Hanoi Old Quarter cuisine.
In the evening, you are free to walk and explore the Old Quarter at night. Overnight in Hanoi.
07h00-07h30: We pick you up at your hotel, departure for Bai Dinh - Trang An, enjoying the beautiful sceneries of the rural areas on the way.
10h30: Arrival Bai Dinh Pagoda, the guide takes you to visit Bai Dinh Pagoda - the biggest pagoda in Vietnam with 500 La Han statues, biggest pagoda in Vietnam with 500 La Han statues, biggest bronze Buddha statue in Vietnam with 10 meters in height, 100 tons in weight. You will visit Bai Dinh pagoda.
12h30: Have lunch in a local restaurant with some local special dishes such as goat meat with elderberry, pork storage vessel before we visit Trang An.
14h00: Depart to visit Trang An Eco-Tourism attraction, there is beautiful scenery landscape, you will boarding a small boat to visit Trang An, you will see majestic limestone cliffs and mysterious yet inviting caves, as well as countryside sights, like peaceful streams, rice paddies and deserted green fields. Take a boat trip to visit cave complexes: 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.
16h30: Getting on the car back to Hanoi. The Ninh Binh tour finishes at Hanoi around 19h30.
19h00: Return to Hanoi. Check in at the hotel to rest. Have dinner at your own expense to explore Hanoi Old Quarter cuisine at night. In the evening, you are free to walk and explore the Old Quarter at night. Overnight in Hanoi.
08h00-08h30: Picking up from the hotel (in Hanoi Old Quarter area) and departing for Halong, stop over for a rest on the way.
11h30-12h00: Arrive HaLong Harbor, welcome aboard, and safety briefing. The cruise will take you on a 5 hour journey via 2 day-sleeper boat cruise route which renowned for its striking, passages uninhabited islets and outcrops have been given imaginative names by the locals, due to their perceived shapes, including Cock Fighting and Thumb, while enjoy Vietnamese mouth-watering lunch on boat.
13h45-14h00: Arrive Bo Hon archipelago, you will visit Surprising Cave to see a lot of stalagmites and stalactites with different shapes of sea lives, then go kayaking or bamboo boat in Luon Cave to discover the beautiful lagoon. Visit Titov Island with sandy beach adjacent to the towering limestone mountain with excellent backdrop of the Bay and climb up Titov Peak for a panoramic view of the bay like paradise.
16h30: Return the Cruise back toward the Harbor. There is a lot of time for sunbathing on the upper deck with music, enjoy great fun of group touring fellows among world iconic natural scenery.
17h30-18h00: Disembark for a bus ride to your hotel in Halong, short break on the way.
19h00: Dinner. Evening free to explore Night Market, Food Street... Overnight in Ha Long.
07h00: Breakfast at the hotel. After that, you are free to play at the complex of Ha Long Park with many attractive amusement parks (note: tickets to the parks are self-sufficient):
1. The Queen Cable Car and the giant Sunwheel on the mysterious hill.
2. Dragon park with adventure games such as roller coasters, ferris wheel...
3. Typhoon water park with attractive water-related games.
11h00: Lunch at your own expense.
11h30: Check out of the hotel. And then get on the bus back to Hanoi.
17h00: You arrive in Hanoi. See you in the following excursions.
● Shuttle bus with A/C transferring route
● 03 nights at an accommodation hotel, 02 persons in a room. In case there are an odd number of
tourists, there will be a room having 3 persons if accepted. If not, an additional fee of 50% price of a
hotel room will be charged
o 02 nights at 2-3 star hotel in Hanoi (breakfast included)
o 01 night at 3 star hotel in Ha Long (breakfast buffet)
● 04 main meals according to the program's standards. Breakfasts according to hotel standards
● Sightseeing boat for visiting Ha Long Bay with 3-star standard according to route 2
● Local English speaking guides (enthusiastic, experienced) serve in each phase of route
● Entrance fees according to program (single time)
● A bottle of water a day served on the bus
● VAT invoice
● Single room surcharge (on request or going solo): 1.050.000 VNĐ/pax
● Dinners in Hanoi for the purpose of letting you freely explore Hanoi's cuisine at night
● Surcharge of 50,000 VND for the difference in tickets of foreigners in Hanoi
● Tram car ticket in Bai Dinh pagoda in Ninh Binh: 150.000 VND/pax/2 time
● Beverages in meals
● Excursions outside the program and other personal expenses
● Tip for driver and tour guide: COMPULSORY, at least 5$/passenger/day
Children policy (Please read carefully to fully understand the standard price for children):
● Children aged 1-4 years old receive free service; only the car seat fee will be charged. (According to
the new regulations on the maximum number of people per type of vehicle under the Road Traffic
Law.). Specifically for tours in Ha Long Bay: Since children are also counted towards the weight
limit on the tour boat, children who are eligible for free entry will be charged an additional fee as
follows: 200,000 VND/child for the Otis-Premium boat.
Note: Parents are responsible for any other incidental expenses. Two adults are only allowed to be
accompanied by one child (aged 1-4 years); from the second child onwards, 75% of the tour price
will be charged. If one adult is accompanied by one child (aged 1-4 years), that child must also pay
75% of the adult's tour price (with the same standards as a 75% adult child).
● 5 to 9 year-old children will be charged 75% of the tour fee (they will have their own seats in our car
and their own meals, but they have to share the hotel room with their parents)
● From 10-year-old children are considered as adults
Important note: With any age, if the child is taller than 120cm must be charged 100% price as an adult for
the tickets of sightseeing boat in Ha Long
Notice
● You have to bring your Passport
● You should bring any type of medicine for preventing insects and common diseases
● Tour guide can rearrange the schedule, but all places stay the same
● If you are a vegetarian, you can bring your own food to suit your taste (if necessary)
● If you register for the tour from April to November every year, you should bring light and airy
clothes.
Customer responsibilities:
● Customers are responsible for your illness and chronic diseases (cardiovascular disease, blood
pressure, diabetes, osteoarthritis ...), congenital diseases, latent diseases, HIV AIDS, mental and neurological
disorders , pregnant women ... are diseases that are not covered by the insurance. When necessary, you must
write your own commitment to your health when participating in the tour. The tour organizer is not
responsible for the cases you do not report the illness, untruthful declaration as well as cases outside the
coverage of travel in the tour.
● Customers must preserve their property in all circumstances and at all locations during the trip. The
tour organizer is not responsible for any lost money, identification, airline tickets, personal belongings and
other property of the customer during the trip