4 Days Discovery North Vietnam – The Best Short Itinerary

Today after your breakfast, pick up from the hotel & spend your time discovering the most highlights of Hanoi including:

• Visit Tran Quoc pagoda, a Buddhist relic and national heritage lying on the West Lake.
• Stop outside area Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum where the great President Ho Chi Minh rests in peace. We will visit the traditional stilt house and the respected One Pillar Pagoda, the special pagoda with a particular structure
• The next stop will be the Temple of Literature, the famous first university in Vietnam. You will recognize that this is a popular place for Vietnamese students to take commemorative photographs when graduating. Then, the Vietnamese Ethnology Museum. Here, you can deeply explore the life of Vietnamese ethnic groups throughout history
• Wrap your day by enjoying the shopping time in the Dong Xuan market

Transfer back to the hotel in the late afternoon. Meals on your own and overnight at the hotel.

Services on the day:

• Accommodation: 3 or 4 star hotel in Hanoi
• Transfer: Small group transfer
• Type tour: Breakfast
• Meals: Half day Hanoi City Tour and Shopping

This morning, after breakfast with hotel pickup in the morning (08:00 – 08:30 AM), you will set out by air-conditioned bus from Hanoi to Halong Bay. The 3.5-hour scenic drive gives you the chance to enjoy the landscape of the Red River Delta, and see the daily rural life of Vietnamese farmers with rice fields and water buffaloes. Upon arrival at Halong Bay, you will begin the most beautiful day with Halong Bay day cruise, aptly named the “Incredible Asia Journeys” – One of the best Halong Bay Day Cruise, sailing out into the mystical bay

After a short introductory talk by the tour guide, you will enjoy a wonderful local seafood lunch on board (Vegetarian food is available if requested). The nearly 4-hour relaxing cruise gives you the chance to discover the spectacular scenery of this UNESCO World Heritage site with its thousands of limestone islets and mountains. We cruise through emerald waters, passing by the Dog Stone, Burning Incense Islet and Fighting-Cock Islet, the famous symbol of Halong Bay. After lunch, we stop at Ba Hang Fishing Village for a trip by kayak or bamboo boat rowed by the locals. That will be one of the most highlighted activities on your Halong Bay day trip. Then, we will visit the magnificent Thien Cung Cave, (Heavenly Palace Cave) to explore huge chambers adorned with stalactites and stalagmites before returning to your Incredible Cruise. You will enjoy a tea break and sample some green bean cake, which is a local specialty in the Northern provinces while watching an unforgettable sunset over the legendary Halong Bay.

Afterward, you get on the shuttle bus to come back Hanoi. The Halong Bay day trip concludes with drop-off at your Hanoi hotel at around 08:30 – 09:00 PM.

Services on the day:

• Accommodation: 3-star or 4-star hotel in Hanoi.
• Transfer: Car in Halong Bay Cruise
• Type tour: Full day Halong Bay Tour
• Meals: Breakfast & Lunch

After breakfast at the hotel, you are free to relax until being transferred to the airport (without tour guide) for your departure flight. Room is at your disposal until noon time. Meals on your own. End of services

• Accommodation: None
• Transfer: Private airport transfer
• Type tour: Day free
• Meals: Breakfast