NORTHERN OF VIETNAM 5 DAYS 4 NIGHTS

Upon arrival at Noi Bai International airport, you will be met by our Guide and Driver and transfer to hotel for check-in. Dinner at local restaurant. Overnight at your hotel.

After breakfast, make two-hour drive to Tam Coc and boarding a tiny boat for a peaceful cruise up the river (Tam Coc was known as Ha Long Bay on land). Tam Coc is best explored by boat as there are a series of interlink caves and rowing through these natural marvels is quite a thrill. Then, visit to Bich Dong (Blue grotto). After Lunch at local restaurant, return to Hanoi. Dinner at local restaurant. Overnight in Hanoi.

After breakfast at hotel, driver picks up and transfer to Halong Bay, listed as a World Heritage of outstanding natural beauty, known in Vietnamese as “Dragon descending to the sea”. Upon arrival, the boat crew welcome you and check in then enjoy a cruise around Halong Bay with a delicious local seafood lunch served on board. You can also behold thousands of limestone islands and grottoes rising from the clear, emerald water. Following break, depending on each cruise’s itinerary of the day, you’ll join some activities on boat to discover the beauty of the bay such as visit a cave, doing kayaking or enjoy swimming in the sea before getting back to the junk for relaxing and dinner. Overnight on board. Note: Our tour guide will not escort you on the cruises, and be replaced by crew members who are fluent in English.

You’ll wake up on the bay to the sounds of waves and birds welcoming the new day. You will have an opportunity to view the sunrise over the bay and after breakfast, visit a beautiful limestone grotto. You will have a walk back to the boat for a final glimpse of Halong Bay while cruising back to the dock. Then you will drive back to Hanoi. Overnight at your hotel.

There is no activity planned for today so you are free to enjoy your free time souvenir shopping until transfer to the airport for your onward flight.