Perfect Route North-Central Vietnam
9DAYS -> Hanoi -> Halong Bay -> Ninh Bình -> Hoi An
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Overview
Itinerary Summary
By Day | Destinations | Activities | Meals |
Day 1 | Fly to Hanoi | ||
Day 2 | Hanoi City Tour | Breakfast, Lunch | |
Day 3 | Hanoi - Ninh Binh | Breakfast, Lunch | |
Day 4 | Ninh Binh - Halong Bay/ Lan Ha Bay - Overnight on Cruise | Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner | |
Day 5 | Halong Bay/ Lan Ha Bay - Hanoi - Fly to Da Nang - Hoi An | Breakfast, Lunch | |
Day 6 | Hoi An Foodie Tour | Breakfast | |
Day 7 | Hoi An - My Son | Breakfast | |
Day 8 | Hoi An - Basket Boat Tour | Breakfast | |
Day 9 | Hoi An - Da Nang departure | Breakfast |
Full itinerary
Day 1
Fly to Hanoi
Welcome to your holiday with Your Vietnam Travel
Upon arrival at Noi Bai International Airport, either Domestic or International arrival, after clearing all customs procedures, please proceed to exit gate and look for your guide who will be waiting at the lobby, holding the Your Vietnam Travel's signboard with your name on it.
Meals:
Day 2
Hanoi City Tour
After breakfast, our guide pick up at hotel at 8.00AM. Sightseeing today includes explore Vietnam’s charming capital. With its wide tree-lined boulevards, French colonial architecture, peaceful lakes and ancient oriental pagodas, start a Hanoi’s key sites: the Ho Chi Minh Complex (Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum and stilt house), the Presidential Palace, the nearby One Pillar Pagoda; the Temple of Literature; West Lake including the sedate Tran Quoc Pagoda; and one of the city’s museums (a choice between the History Museum and the Ethnology Museum). End the day’s explorations; watch a traditional puppet show on water that shows off an ancient art form.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Day 3
Hanoi - Ninh Binh - Hoa Lu - Trang An - Mua Cave
07.00 – 07.30: Our guide will meet you at your hotel and start 110km modern Bus-journey through verdant landscape of country side. Short-brake en route.
10.45: Visit Hoa Lu Ancient Citadel with Dinh King Temple and Le King Temple dating back to the 17th Century.
12.00: Enjoy the lunch at our restaurant with the great local cuisines.
13.30: Leave for the Trang An Grottoes, an out-standing natural beauty of majestic limestone massif at 20 square kilometer rise dramatically out from rice paddy fields. Deep into the linked chains of towering mountain are pristine places of mystical valleys, numerous fresh water ponds, and jungle.
Embark on a traditional sampan gently roweddown the exquisite river through numerous caves: Lam Cave, Vang Cave, Dai Cave, Thanh Truot Cave,...and Cao Sơn Temple, Suoi Tien Temple, Vu Lam Temple…
15.30: Arrive Mua Cave and start an amazing trek up to the top of Ngoa Long mountain for watching the spectacular rice valley with specious view of the nature.
End of the tour, drop you off at hotel in Ninh Binh
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Day 4
Ninh Binh - Halong Bay/ Lan Ha Bay - Overnight on Cruise
After breakfast, you will take a driving trip to Halong City. 11.45 – 12.15: Embark at Hon Gai International harbor.Our guide and shuttle bus will pick you up at lobby of hotel at 8.00 - 8.20AM and start journey east to Halong Bay, through picturesque rice-farming villages of the Red River Delta, where we see every day Vietnamese village life. On arrival, we board a beautiful traditional junk and spend a full day and night cruising the bay’s 3000 magnificent limestone islets. In the evening when the boat is anchored in the middle of the stunning lagoon, we enjoy a wonderful seafood meal and later there is opportunity for an evening swim from the side of the boat. Spend the night on our luxurious boat
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 5
Halong Bay/ Lan Ha Bay - Hanoi - Fly to Da Nang - Hoi An
Awake early and participate in Tai Chi on the top deck or simply relax and enjoy the sunrise over the bay’s towering islands. Enjoy a morning cup of coffee or tea, before setting out to explore nearby islands by rowboat. Return to the junk for breakfast then take advantage of the sundeck and admire the amazing rock formations of Halong. Have brunch on board the boat before returning to Halong pier to get back Hanoi for your flight to Da Nang. Upon arrival, transfer to Hoi An for check in.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Day 6
Hoi An Foodie Tour
Our Guide will meet you at your hotel in the city center and start the Hoi An Walking Food Tour. During the tour, you will be enjoy the flavours of Hoi An while exploring the hidden of this beautiful old town.
We begin Hoi An Walking food tour by visiting Hoi An Market. In this place, we are going to meet and converse with the local retailers about their food. We will enjoy Goi Cuon – Fresh Spring Rolls in the market.
We continues alongside primary streets and hidden alleys to discover taste of Hoi An food such as:
– Banh Mi – Vietnamese bread
– Banh Trang Cuon Thit Heo – Grilled pork wrapped with rice paper
– Cao Lau – Rice Noodles With Barbecued Pork, Greens and Croutons
– Banh Beo Chen – Bloating Fern-shaped cake
– Banh Hoa Hong – White Rose dumplings
– Com Ga – Hoi An Chicken rice
We will finish our food tour at a coffee shop in old town, which is the perfect spot to conclude our food adventure. Enjoying Vietnamese Coffee while sharing all the things about local life.
Finally, we will go back your hotel. Finish the tour Hoi An Walking Food Tour
Meals: Breakfast
Day 7
Hoi An - My Son
My Son Sanctuary, situated around 50km away from Hoi An, is another Cultural Heritage site recognized by UNESCO in 1999 with 32 epitaphs and 71 monuments. The unique Hindu sanctuary is the perfectly ideal destination for those who want to learn everything about the Champa Ancient Kingdom including the history, culture, and architecture.
This morning (afternoon), you will set out on a drive to the southwest of Hoi An to My Son Sanctuary for a My Son half day tour. This is where the Cham culture in Central Vietnam started in the 4th century, declined in the 13th century, and ceased to exist in the 15th century. The once capital of the Champa Kingdom dedicated to the worship of the god Shiva is now a cluster of partially ruined and heavily damaged Hindu temples, with only 20 left, due to age and bombing during the Vietnam War. This unique and majestic sanctuary stands as a witness to a glorious bygone era of the once-thriving Cham culture
Meals: Breakfast
Day 8
Hoi An - Basket Boat Tour
Take a bamboo basket boat along the Cam Thanh water coconut forest. Learn how to paddle the unique of Vietnamese and join in basket boat race. Explore the now peaceful coconut water ways. Make funny tools from water coconut leaves.
Enjoy fishing net, see dancing in the boat, go catch the crabs, coconut mussels.
Return the Restaurant, you will how to stick the lantern (2 persons for one lantern) After that, we will give you the lantern.
Cooking class for local food: Vietnamese rice pancakes and Hoi An deef fried spring rolls. Then will enjoy all.
Enjoy have lunch or dinner!
Meals: Breakfast
Day 9
Hoi An - Da Nang departure
Free at leisure until transfer to airport for your flight back home.
Meals: Breakfast
Trip Notes
Inclusions
All transfer and quality air-conditioned vehicles
Accommodation at 3, 4, 5 star Hotel/ Cruise selected including daily breakfast with double/twin room
Tours with local English Speaking Guide
Meals as mentioned in the program (Breakfast: B ; Lunch: L ; Dinner: D)
Airport transfer at destination
Foodie Tour Hoi An
Basket Boat Tour
Sunset party/ welcome drink
Entrance fee for all destinations as Tour Itinerary indicated
Bottle of water available on coach ( 2 bottle/pax/day)
Exclusions
Domestic & International airfare
Drinks and other meals do not indicate in the program
Visa to Vietnam
Travel insurance
Personal expenses (telephone, shopping...)
Tipping/ Gratuities
Single Supplement
Early check in & late check out
Any additional expenses caused by reasons beyond our control such as natural calamities (typhoon, floods), flight delays rescheduling or cancellations, any accidents, medical evacuations, riots, strikes etc.
Accommodation
Destinations | 3 star | 4 star | 5 star |
Halong Bay |
Le Journey Cruise |
Aclass Stella Cruise |
Athena Cruise |
Hoi An |
Hoi An Central Hotel |
Ann Retreat Hotel |
Silk Sense Hoi An River Resort |
Ho Chi Minh |
Lotus Hotel |
Liberty Central Sai Gon |
Majestic Hotel |
Hanoi |
Sap by Connek |
MK Premier Hotel |
Melia Hotel |
Phu Quoc Island |
Sea Star Resort |
Sai Gon Phu Quoc Resort & Spa |
Sol Beach House Phu Quoc |
Ninh Binh |
Tam Coc holiday |
Lotus Hotel Ninh Bình |
Ninh Binh Hidden Charm |
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