1 Days (Welcome to Hanoi, Cyclo Tour through Hanoi Old Quarter no meal)
When you arrive at Noi Bai International airport in Hanoi, you'll be smilingly met and transferred to your downtown hotel. You'll continue visiting Ngoc Son Temple and Hoan Kiem Lake - the Ngoc Son Temple is set on a tiny island on Hoan Kiem Lake, its history dating back to the 13th century. Next, enjoy an hour-long cyclo ride winding through the narrow, chaotic streets of the Old Quarter - a must for any visitor to Hanoi! The day finishes with a traditional performance of the famous Vietnamese water puppets. Overnight in Hanoi.
2 Days (Hanoi - Full day City Tour)
Breakfast at the hotel.Morning 8:30 Our tour guide and driver will pick you up at your hotel, start a full day city tour. Tour starts with Ho Chi Minh complex: Visiting Ho Chi Minh mausoleum, Ba Dinh square, One Pillar pagoda. Then we will visit the Temple of Literature, which is well known as the first university of Vietnam. Continue the trip to Hoa Lo Prison, once called “Hell in the Earth”, which was used by the French colonists to sentence Vietnamese political prisoners. Afternoon 14:30 We will continue to visit the peaceful lake of Hoan Kiemwith Ngoc Son temple. After that, we will visit St. Joseph's Cathedral. It is a late 19th-century Gothic Revival church that serves as the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hanoi to nearly 4 million Catholics in the country.Enjoy the Water Puppet Show- A form of folk arts originating in the north of Vietnam, in which wood-puppets play their roles according to the direction of puppeteers and singers of Cheo (a kind of traditional theater in Vietnam) sing songs to tell the story in words 17:00 Come back to hotel and rest. Overnight in Hanoi.
3 Days (Hanoi – Ninh Binh - Hanoi)
Breakfast at the hotel.8:00Our guide and driver will take you to Ninh Binh. Today we will discover Hoa Lu, the ancient capital of Vietnam during the Dinh and Le dynasty. Vibrant green rice fields dotted with limestone outcrops will empress every visitor to the area. Enjoy a leisurely ninety minutes sampan cruise through the caves of Tam Coc-a truly countryside in Vietnam. Hoa Lu is former capital of Vietnam around 10th century. Here we see the ruins of the former capitol before the legendary Ly Thai To moved the Imperial city to Hanoi. Then we depart for Tam Coc is a UNESCO site with rainforest-covered mountains, immense valleys, water channels, and limestone cliffs. After lunch (self payment), we take a traditional sampan through beautiful rice paddy scenery and the three famous grottoes: Hang Ca, Hang Giua and Hang Cuoi. In the late afternoon, we drive back to Hanoi. At late afternoon, come back to Hanoi and rest. Overnight in Hanoi.
4 Days (Hanoi – Ha long Bay [01 night cruise] with Lunch & Dinner – Hanoi (B, L, D))
At 8.00 AM, you will be picked up at your hotel for ~3.5 hours bus ride through the country side of the Red River Delta to Halong City. Water buffaloes, paddy fields (rice transplanting time: February and June) and daily Vietnamese farmer life are on both sides of the way. Once you arrive in Halong City around noon, you board a traditional wooden junk and start cruising to the centre of the bay. Fresh seafood lunch (vegetable menu available) is served while the boat is gliding out. Get ready for exotic photos and absorbing the most magnificent natural splendours, limestone bedrocks and sheer cliffs of tiny islands highlighted with fanciful names: Fighting Cocks (symbol of Halong Bay), Duck (quick swim is an optional choice), Finger, Incense Burner, and Stone Dogs. Stop for a rowing boat trip around Ba Hang Floating village then keep cruising to the most beautiful cave named Thien Cung (Heaven Palace Grotto) and explore huge chambers adorned with stalactites and stalagmites of all kinds. Continue to enjoy this relaxing cruise. Evening time to Enjoy your Dinner. Overnight Stay at Cruise.
5 Days (Halong – Hanoi Airport Drop)
After breakfast, Check-out Halong Cruise. Then Drive to Hanoi Airport. Drop To Hanoi Airport Take the Flight From Hnaoi To Delhi. Tour End Happy Journy.
