HANOI – HALONG BAY – DANANG – HOI AN

DAY 1: HANOI ARRIVAL – HANOI CITY TOUR (-/-/-)

Upon arrival at Noi Bai International airport in Hanoi, you will be greeted by driver and local guide. Transfer to the hotel, check in hotel (check in time 2pm).

Today, we enjoy Hanoi city tour. Visit Ho Chi Minh complex (outside), including Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum - the final resting place of Vietnamese great father or uncle Ho, then visit Pillar Pagoda - a group of structures consisting of a pagoda and a tower built in the middle of a square lake.

Continue to visit The Temple of Literature – the first university of Vietnam.

Drive to visit Tran Quoc Pagoda, which is on the shore of West Lake and enjoy fresh air at West Lake. The last place of city tour is Hanoi Old Quarter & Hoan Kiem Lake (Restored Sword Lake) with Ngoc Son Temple (outside) to see the peaceful green waters, The Huc Bridge, Thap But (Pen Tower).

Overnight in Hanoi.

Note: Check-in time: 14:00. Early check-in will be surcharged.
 

DAY 2: HANOI – HALONG BAY OVERNIGHT ON CRUISE   (B/L/D)

After early breakfast, the driver will pick you up at the hotel then drive to the coastal port of Halong. The journey takes around four hours with a break to stretch your legs. Upon arrival in Tuan Chau Marina, embark your boat and start cruising. Halong Bay is a UNESCO World Heritage Site composed of almost 2,000 islands and jungle-clad limestone pillars.

After arriving at noon, you will board a beautiful boat for an overnight cruise on Halong Bay with an excellent menu of fresh seafood. Lunch and dinner are served on board.

Overnight on cruise.
 

DAY 3: HALONG BAY – HANOI  (B/BR/-)

Wake up early in the morning to enjoy the aquamarine waters of the bay at its best. After tea/coffee and pastries have been served, the boat will continue to cruise quietly through the spectacular limestone formations of Halong Bay. Enjoy this more isolated part of the bay’s spectacular and unique islands. You will return to Halong Harbor after a very hearty brunch on board (at 12pm).

Back to Hanoi. Overnight in Hanoi.
 

DAY 4: HANOI – DANANG – MABLE MOUNTAIN – HOI AN  (B/-/-)

After breakfast, driver pick you up at your hotel to transfer to Noi Bai international airport to catch flight to Danang City. Arrive in Da Nang and You’ll be warmly greeted at airport then transfer to hotel for check-in. Then depart to visit Marble Mountains, a cluster of five limestone and marble hills. Explore the caves, pagodas, and shrines nestled within the mountains, such as Huyen Khong Cave, Tam Thai Pagoda, and Linh Nham Cave.

Continue to visit Hoi An town, recognized by UNESCO in 1999 as a World Heritage site because of its unusually well-preserved ancient streets and homes: Japanese Bridge, a Sino-Vietnamese - Japanese merchant house, the Chinese Fujian Temple, Hoi An central market, Museum of History and Culture, Hoi An Handicraft Workshop.

Overnight in Da Nang.
 

DAY 5: BANA HILLS – GOLDEN BRIDGE – DANANG  (B/-/-)

After breakfast at the hotel, starting tour to Bana Hill. Driver and local guide will pick-up you at the hotel and transfer to Bana Hill. Take Cable Car which gains 5 world scores to Ba Na hills station. Stop at By Night station to visit Golden Bridge, Vong Nguyet hills, Linh Ung pagoda, The Old Villas of French. Continue moving up by cable car to the Nui Chua Mountain – the top of Ba Na range, visiting Nghinh Phong top, Le Nim Villas, Orchid Garden… Experience hill climbing train (first and unique funicular in Vietnam) and visit an old French cellar (Debay Ancient Wine Cellar), flower garden Le Jardin D’amour and Linh Ung Pagoda. Overnight in Da Nang.

DAY 6: DANANG DEPARTURE                                                                         (B/-/-)

After breakfast, free at leisure until time to depart to the airport to take a flight home. Make sure to keep in touch with new friends you found during the trip and don’t forget to share your wonderful journey and reviews with us on our social media.