HANOI – HALONG – NINH BINH (NORTHERN VIETNAM)

Arrive to Noi Bai airport, our VietnamTour travel's driver will pick you up and transfer you to the hotel. Starting Hanoi tour by visiting some destinations, including Temple of Literature, Hoan Kiem Lake, Ngoc Son Temple, But Tower (Pen - shaped tower), Dai Nghien (Ink Stand), the Red- painted wooden and The Huc bridge and so on. Shopping time at the old quarter.
Dinner at local restaurant.
Overnight on hotel in Hanoi

Morning: 08:30: Get picked up by our tour guide and bus then depart for Ninh Binh province (90 km south of Hanoi). Have a break 20 minutes half way to relax and experience Vietnamese handicraft products such as lacquer wares, paintings, embroideries…
10:30: Arrive at Mua Cave and conquer Ngoa Long Mountain with the magnificent view to Tam Coc and countryside.
Halal lunch in local restaurant

14:00: Board the sampan boats (2 people share a boat) in Tam Coc dock to drift down the river among the villages, mountains and lush rice fields (from January to May). Passing through 3 caves "Hang Ca - First cave, Hang Hai -Second cave, Hang Ba - Third cave" to get a strange feeling. Boat returns to the dock.
CYCLING RIDE (optional): Those who love to explore real countryside images of Vietnam can proceed a cycling ride along countrylane, experiencing the beautiful scenery of lush paddy fields Then transfer to Hanoi Hanoi.

08:30 – 09:15 AM: Bus and guide pick you up from hotel / stay and follow the new highway to depart for Tuan Chau Island, Halong City, stop over for a rest on the way
12:00: Arriving Tuan Chau Harbor, welcome aboard, and safety briefing, enjoy lunch on the cruise
The ship will take you on an over 5 hours journey via the 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.
13:45: Arriving 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 discovery the beautiful lagoon.

Visiting Titov Island with sandy beach adjacent to the towering limestone mountain with excellent backdrop of the Bay, and climb up Peak for a panoramic view of the bay like paradise.
16:30: Returning to Cruise and cruising back toward Tuan Chau harbor. There are a lot of time for sunbathing on the upper deck with Sunset among world iconic natural scenery.
18:00: Disembarking for going back on the new highway to Hanoi.
20:30: Dropping off at your hotel
Note:
- Halong bay itinerary may be changed without previous notices because of stormy weather. Drop off time might be later due to traffic

Free time for your leisure or shopping until the time the driver transfers you to the airport for your departure flight. Home sweet home