Guide

English speaking guide on the tour

Meals

Meal as mention as B= Breakfast, L= Lunch and D= Dinner

Others

All Ground transportation as mentioned above Airport pick-up & drop-off services All in-tour as per itinerary (if any) Experienced English speaking guide 5 nights hotel accommodation: Double/ Twin/ Triple sharing room with daily breakfast 2 days 1 night on HaLong Cruise: Double/ Twin/ Triple sharing room with group tour Meals as stated in the itinerary (B: Breakfast; L: Lunch; D: Dinner) All entrance fee and sightseeing Water on the bus Group tour/ SIC tour/ Combined tour Public bus Cat Ba to Ninh Binh Kayaking boat in Halong bay Services charges and government tax 24/7 hotline support guaranteed No extra charge after services confirmation

Optional

The program can be change but still visit all of the place in our program

Transport

Private Car pick up and drop off at the airport Shuttle bus pick up and drop off at the hotel Hanoi to Cat Ba and Cat Ba to Ninh Binh to Hanoi Shuttle bus from Cat Ba town to Ninh Binh

Accommodation

03 nights accommodation in 3 star hotel in Hanoi 01 night on cruise in Lan Ha 01 night in in Cat Ba island 01 night homestay in Ninh Binh Time check in at the hotel 14:00 and time check out 12:00

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Others

Beverages/ Drinks Travel insurance Incoming and out coming flight & Departure taxes Vietnam Visa Letter/Invitation Vietnam visa stamping fee ($25/person pay at the airport) Tip for tour guide: USD $3- $5/ person/ day tour Personal fees: telephone, laundry, shopping… Other fees do not mention in the itinerary Single Supplement Peak season or public holidays surcharge (if any) Compulsory Gala dinner on X-Mas or New Year (if any) Early check-in and Late check-out: check in time 14:00 and check out time before 12:00

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Day 1 Ha Noi Arrival (No Meal)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Ha Noi Arrival (No Meal)

Welcome to Hanoi! You will be met at the airport and transferred to hotel in Hanoi. Renowned as the “Paris of the East”, Hanoi is one of Asia’s most delightful cities. Rich in culture and history this diverse city draws its influences from both French and Chinese culture. The rest of day is yours to enjoy. Overnight in Ha Noi.
Day 2 Ha Noi- Lan Ha Bay- Kayaking At Bright & Dark Cave (Meals: B/ L/ D)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Ha Noi- Lan Ha Bay- Kayaking At Bright & Dark Cave (Meals: B/ L/ D)

07:00: Pick-up at hotels if located in the Hanoi Old Quarter by shuttle bus departing to Lan Ha Bay with stopovers for refreshing en route. 12:00: Arrive Beo Harbor, transfer by tender to Sunlight Cruise, and enjoy welcome drinks, receive cruise briefing, safety instructions then check in to your cabin 13:00: A special lunch in Vietnamese cuisine of fresh seafood and an assortment of appetizing favorites are served while sailing through these islands 14:30: The cruise sails through Lan Ha Bay and completes its entry through the Cua Van Area. The area is surrounded by extraordinary karst landscapes. Explore bay by your own kayaking through Dark & Bright caves 16:30: Enjoy Swimming in a nearby area, you can join jumping or diving from the top of the boat into water 18:00: Come back to cruise later to enjoy cooking class with fresh spring roll 19:00: Dinner is served in the restaurant. Enjoy delicious local food prepared and served for you by our wonderful onboard catering staff. After dinner you can do squid fishing or singing karaoke
Day 3 Biking In Viet Hai Village- Cat Ba Town (Meals: B/ L/ D)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Biking In Viet Hai Village- Cat Ba Town (Meals: B/ L/ D)

06:00: Waking up enjoying beautiful moments when a blazing sunrise breaks the clouds of the island on the bay (accept winter time have no sunrise) 07:00: Your breakfast will be ready in quite a bay 08:00: Start riding bicycle 5 km to Viet Hai Village , Viet Hai is a small village in the midst of jungles, covered by high mountains range of the Cat Ba National Park. 09:30: Riding back to our boat have shower then before checking out 11:00: A special lunch in Vietnamese cuisine of fresh seafood and an assortment of appetizing favorites are served while sailing through these islands 12:00: Disembark to Beo Harbor. Then drive to Cat Ba Town for check in hotel. Free time explore Catba Town 14h:00 : Our local tour guide will take you to visit Cat Ba National Park by motorbike/car depend how big group which is a tourist attraction to millions of domestic and oversea visitors. Its chance to take nice photo on top view of Ngu Lam Peak 16:00: Keep moving to visit Trung Trang cave which has an ecosystem in mysterious darkness, home to many species of creatures such as bats, birds, insects and reptiles. The lighting system is very limited to preserve the characteristics of the ecological environment in the cave NOTE: the shedule can be change to the next day following to organization 19:00: Dinner is served in the restaurant, overnight in hotel in Cat Ba island
Day 4 Cat Ba- Bus To Ninh Binh (Meals: B/ L/-)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Cat Ba- Bus To Ninh Binh (Meals: B/ L/-)

06:00: Waking up enjoying beautiful moments when a blazing sunrise breaks the clouds of the island on the bay (accept winter time has no sunrise) 11:00: Have Lunch in a restaurant, then check out your hotel 12:30 Get on the bus departure to Ninh Binh, say goodbye Amazing Cat Ba Island 17:30 Arrive Ninh Binh, check in hotel Overnight in Ninh Binh
Day 5 Ninh Binh- Ba Dinh Pagoda- Trang An Boat Trip- Mua Cave (Meals: B/ L/-)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Ninh Binh- Ba Dinh Pagoda- Trang An Boat Trip- Mua Cave (Meals: B/ L/-)

7:00 Have a breakfast at hotel 9:30 Check out and the driver will pick you up at your hotel transfer to join with a group 10:00 - Arrive Glimmering Bai Dinh pagoda complexes, the largest pagoda, not only in Vietnam but also in Southeast of Asia. Scenically set on the foot hill of Dinh Mountain surrounded by amazing views of the exquisite river valley below and dotted and the limestone karsts dotted around which will take your breath away. This pagoda complexes stunningly boast a array of the most massive and magnificent architecture of Vietnamese tradition refined ever built that it take a full day to explore all. So you will visit some of the highlights that owned the national:500 stone statues of “La Han” (Arhats),2 huge bronze bells, one weighs 27 tons, other weighs 36 tones.Visit The Quan Yin statue with thousands arms and eyes, Visit Gautama Buddha satatue. 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, andjungle. 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 – Visit Mua Cave and start an amazing trek up to the top of Ngoa long mountain for watching the spectacular rice valley with sprecious view of the nature. 17:15 – Return to our bus and then come back to Ha noi 19:30 – Drop you off at the hotel, check in hotel and free Overnight in Hanoi
Day 6 Ha Noi City Tour (Meals: B/ L/ -)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Ha Noi City Tour (Meals: B/ L/ -)

8.00- 8.30: Get picked up by our friendly guide and start to explore Hanoi City 08.45: Arrive at Tran Quoc Pagoda located on Golden Fish IsLand in West Lake It is the oldest pagoda in Ha Noi built in the 6th century. 09.30: Visit Ho Chi Minh complex, you have a chance to see the embalmed body of Ho Chi Minh then walk around the garden to see 2 houses where he lived & worked from 1954 to 1969. Then visit One Pillar Pagoda where worships the Godess of Mercy – It is the most unique padoga in the world Should dress modestly by covering from shoulders to knees when visiting Ho Chi Minh mausoleum, temples, pagodas… Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum is closed on Mondays and Fridays. Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum is closed at least 2 months (15thJune -15thAugust) for the annual maintaining but still can take picture Mausoleum and visit around that area 11.15: Visit Vietnam Ethnology Museum to learn about the culture of 54 ethnic groups living in the whole country of Vietnam Special Note : we will visit Women Museum instead of Ethnology Museum closed on Mondays 12.45: Have lunch at our restaurant. You have an opportunity to enjoy Vietnamese cuisine with 8 delicious dishes. 14.00-14.15 : Continue to visit Temple of Literature – the first university of Vietnam, established in the 11 century 15.15: Leave for Hoa Lo Prison Museum which originally used by the French colonists in Indochina for political prisoners, and later by North Vietnam for U.S. prisoners of war during the Vietnam War. During this later period, it was known to American POWs as the "Hanoi Hilton 16.15 -16.30: Tour finishes. Back to hotel
Day 7 Ha Noi Departure (Meal: B/ -/-)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Ha Noi Departure (Meal: B/ -/-)

Breakfast at your hotel. Free at your leisure until departure time, the driver picks up at your hotel and then transfer to the airport. Notes: Check out time at 12:00 at noon. End of services!

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Discovery Hanoi, Catba, Lan Ha Bay And Ninh Binh 7 Days 6 Ni

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Itinerary of your trip Discovery Hanoi, Catba, Lan Ha Bay And Ninh Binh 7 Days 6 Ni

Ha Noi Arrival (No Meal)

Ha Noi- Lan Ha Bay- Kayaking At Bright & Dark Cave (Meals: B/ L/ D)

Biking In Viet Hai Village- Cat Ba Town (Meals: B/ L/ D)

Cat Ba- Bus To Ninh Binh (Meals: B/ L/-)

Ninh Binh- Ba Dinh Pagoda- Trang An Boat Trip- Mua Cave (Meals: B/ L/-)

Ha Noi City Tour (Meals: B/ L/ -)

Ha Noi Departure (Meal: B/ -/-)

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