DESTINATIONS
Ho Chi Minh City– Cu Chi -Ben Tre – Can Tho – Hoi An – Bana Hills- Hanoi – Cuc Phuong National Park – Tam Coc – Halong 
Day 1 Arrival in Ho Chi Minh City
Upon arrival
at Tan Son Nhat International Airport, you will be welcomed by our guide
and transferred to your hotel in the city center to check in.
Overnight stay in Ho Chi Minh City
Meal: None
Day 2 Ho Chi Minh City – Cu Chi- Cricket farm
After breakfast at the hotel, you head out to Cu Chi tunnels,
through urbanized areas and a typically lush southern Vietnamese
countryside. The tunnel complex was dug in 1948 for the guerrillas to
hide from French air and ground sweeps. It was also served as
communication routes and food and weapon caches as well as hospitals and
living quarters for guerrilla fighters throughout the American war.
Visit the underground villages to better understand the tunnels’
history, life in the tunnels and the Vietnamese’s resilience during the
combats.
After discovering Cu Chi Tunnels, our guide brings you to a local farm where you will learn about feeding crickets and how local people making special dishes from crickets. Green tea to be served by your friendly host, and you are invited to taste some cricket spring rolls. Such a fun way to experience local life!
In the afternoon, you will explore Ho Chi Minh City’s with visit to the War Remnants Museum, the Reunification Palace. Walking down to take a quick view of Notre Dame Cathedral and General Post Office which are beautiful examples of architecture from the French colonial period.
Overnight stay in Saigon
Meal: Breakfast
Day 3 Ho Chi Minh City –Ben Tre- Can Tho in Mekong Delta
The “rice
bowl” of Vietnam, the Mekong Delta is carpeted with rice paddies,
floating markets, crisscrossing rivers and canals. Ben Tre, known for
growing coconut, attracts visitors to its fresh-aired environment of
large green coconut & fruit gardens. Join us, experience the
slow-paced delta life, meet very friendly locals, feel the generous
hospitality and blow away the stresses of modern life.
Set off for Mekong Delta by road, after 2 hours, we reach Ben Tre for
an interesting experiences day with many outdoor activities for kids
and parents: Take a rowboat through winding water-coconut canals; ride
bike along lush rural roads; take tea with honey; meet local families
and see how local traditional methods utilize every bit of the coconut, and enjoy lunch served with Mekong specialties. Relax, enjoy the tour and have memorable experiences.
After Ben Tre, our driver will bring you to Can Tho, the metropolis in the vast Mekong Delta.
Overnight stay in Can Tho
Meals: Breakfast, lunch
Day 4 Can Tho – Da Nang- Hoi An
This morning, you will hop on a motorboat to visit Cai Rang Floating Market that
has shrunk over the years thanks to the development of roads and
bridges, however, it is still fascinating to watch the wholesale boats
navigate the river.
Enjoy a local coffee while having an opportunity to take some colorful pictures. Afterward, we will visit a local rice noodle factory and cacao farm, and a great opportunity for you to learn the process of marking the traditional product of this area.
Go back to your hotel for freshen up and check out. Take a short flight to Da Nang, which is in the central of Vietnam.
You will be met by our local guide and go to your hotel in Hoi An for overnight.
Overnight stay in Hoi An
Meal: Breakfast
Day 5 Hoi An – charming town discovery and outdoor activities
This morning is fulfilled with interesting activities. Setting off from your hotel, your motorbike driver will
ride you to the Hoi An rural area to visit traditional boat
manufacturing workshop, local families producing local craft as mat
weaving, and rice crackers. Chat with friendly locals about daily
routine as well as their farming and why not hands-on for own
interesting experience. Zig-zag ride through peaceful villages, passing
rice paddies and farmlands will drive you to the water coconut river to
have a bamboo basket boat rowing and experience Hoi An street food for
lunch. Save fun experiences!
In the afternoon, explore Hoi An Ancient Town,
including the rich architectural fusion of 300 years old Chinese temple,
400 years old Japanese covered bridge, 200 years old Vietnamese former
merchant home influences by visiting Hoi An narrow streets where each
house façade is dangled with lanterns. End of the afternoon with a visit
to the home of a local craftsman where you can learn how to create or decorate a lantern and take it home as a souvenir
In the evening, you are suggested to join the unique activity for public at the outdoor stage along the Hoai River nightly: Bai Choi singing,
a folk music genre practiced in Viet Nam’s central region, has been
added to the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural
Heritage of Humanity. Firstly, you will learn the rule of the game and
you are invited to join the performance or just being an audience.
Overnight stay in Hoi An.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch.
Day 6 Hoi An – Ba Na Hills
Built in
2017, the Golden Bridge soon became the newest famous tourist attraction
in Da Nang, Vietnam. Located on the top of Ba Na Hills, more than
1,400m above sea level, 85km from Hoi An Ancient Town and 125km from Hue
Imperial City, the Golden Bridge can be reached by modern cable car
system. It offers breathtaking views of Da Nang City & the Ocean
from Ba Na Hills.
After breakfast, you will check out of your room and be picked up by our guide then take one hour transfer to Bana Hills cable station. Take the cable car to the main cable station (about 20 minutes). Enjoy the time at the famous Golden Bridge.
Enjoy your free time on Ba Na Hills for further activities: walking,
visiting the wine cellar, playing inclusive games... Lunch on your own
expense.
Be ready at the meeting point before the journey (by cable car) downhill and go back to Hoi An City.
Overnight stay in Hoi An.
Meal: Breakfast
Day 7 Hoi An – Hanoi
Leave Hoi An for Hanoi on a morning flight, you will be greeted at airport in Hanoi, and go to the city for visiting the Museum of Ethnology where
presents the recognition of Vietnam as a multi-ethnic country and
socio-cultural diversity. From here, we will experience Hoang Hoa Tham
Street, which is full of bonsai, flowers and pet shops before reaching
to your hotel for check in and free time for lunch.
In the late afternoon, your will explore local life along the train tracks:
Every day, the old-fashioned trains pass through what otherwise
functions as a narrow alley in this residential area, a normal routine
for people who live here. Make a stop at a vintage coffee shop, where
you sit on very small chairs as is the special style of Hanoi while
watching the train passing by (your guide will advise you the best time
to visit based on the train schedule). This allows you to feel an
interchange between the old and modern vibes of this city.
End up the day with an hour of cyclo tour in Old Quarter. Seat back and relax while your driver weaves through the busy streets, dodging speeding motorbikes and rolling past the Old Streets. Stop at Hoan Kiem Lake to learn about the legend of the lake.
Overnight stay in Hanoi.
Meal: breakfast
Day 8 Hanoi – Handicraft workshop
Let’s start our busy day with many interesting activities and visits that can’t be missed when you are with family in Hanoi.
First, you will visit to Van Phuc village, an over
century craft village renowned for its traditional silk weaving
techniques and high-quality products. Learn all about the village and
people during a walk around while observing the process of making
beautiful fabric paintings of Vietnamese scenes of daily life from silk
scraps.
Visit a local workshop, located inside the heart of the
village, which helps the village export silk products and is also a
vocational school for disabled people in the village. Have a chat with some local artisans to
see how they make beautiful fabric paintings of Vietnamese scenes of
daily life from silk scraps Experience a hands-on demonstration of how
to create your own designed pictures from leftover silk scraps under the guidance of local skillful artisans and take it home as a unique souvenir.
Second, on the way back to the downtown, spend a fascinating hour with a family of musicians that
owns a mini-museum with collection of more than 200 traditional
Vietnamese musical instruments of ethnic minority groups, representing
the effort of a meritorious artist over half a century. Meet with the artist and his wife to learn about traditional musical instruments and listen to wonderful melodies from bamboo, or stone and find out how to play and exchange music passion with the family member.
Drive back to the downtown for more sightseeing. Visit Van Mieu - Quoc Tu Giam, the Temple of Literature & Vietnam’s first university, constructed in 11th century, then pass by Ba Dinh square for a quick view of President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum.
In the evening, instead of having dinner in a fancy restaurant, spend your relaxing time at a local family in Ha Noi to get an overview of the way of living of a real Hanoian and to sample a traditional home-style meal which
is really important in Vietnamese culture. The home-hosted meal will
offer an authentic experience that could not be offered without our
arrangements.
Overnight in Hanoi.
Meals: Breakfast, dinner.
Day 9 Hanoi- Cuc Phuong National Park
This morning, take two hours and a half drive toward the southwest of Ha Noi to Cuc Phuong National Park for a different and meaningful approach. As the first Carnivore and Pangolin Conservation Education Center in Vietnam, Save Vietnam's Wildlife aims to rescue, rehabilitate and captive-born carnivores, pangolins and release them back to the wild nature. Meet with a wildlife ambassador and tour the center for insights into their meaningful tasks “Wildlife
rescue and Rehabilitation, Site protection, Education Outreach,
Conservation Breeding, Species Conservation, Advocacy”. Stroll around Wild Animals- the education ambassador at the Center and see how they live happily in their natural habitat. Visit the Pangolin Education House while the ambassador will explain to you how this animal is added to the endangered list.
After lunch, take a journey to the heart of the National Park to visit Cuc Phuong Botanical Garden. Enjoy a fascinating walk through the diverse flora and fauna and picturesque scenery of the old-growth forest. While strolling in the gardens, you can even listen to wild gibbons and birds singing.
Spend a peaceful night in the mid of nature
Overnight in Cuc Phuong National Park.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner.
Notes:
- The best time to hike the Cuc Phuong
National Park in the dry season (from November to February). If you
want to see the butterfly, you should be there from April to June. The
flower season is from February to April
- Trekking level: Medium, on dirt trails inside the jungle
Day 10 Cuc Phuong – Tam Coc – Ninh Binh
Wake up with natural sounds, and enjoy fresh air from your place. Enjoy breakfast, then transfer to the park center for a 7km loop trail to see the 1000-year-old tree.
Immerse in the beauty of natural scenery and discover its secrets as
you will hike through the tropical jungle and your guide will explain to
you what makes this place become one of the most important sites for
biodiversity in the country.
Around noon, we leave Cuc Phuong National park for Tam Coc by road. A
short rest for lunch at local restaurant, then we start from the boat
quay, a local skilled rower will take you on a magnificent waterway
lined with rice paddies to discover (three caves), known as “Ha Long Bay on Land.
Next, visit Hang Mua (Dance Cave which is located
inside Ngoa Long Mt, one of the highest mountain of the region), for a
panoramic view of rural villages, winding rivers, and picturesque rice
fields of Tam Coc area beneath. Challenge yourself by climbing up 465
uneven limestone steps to the top point for great photo opportunities.
Overnight in Tam Coc, Ninh Binh
Meals: Breakfast, lunch
Day 11 Hanoi- Ha Long Bay- Overnight cruise
After
breakfast, check out of your room and depart for Halong Bay – UNESCO
World Natural Heritage – where thousands of spectacular limestone islets
and grottoes rising from the clear emerald Gulf of Tonkin. Upon arrival
at the port, check in procedure. Enjoy welcome drink on board before
having lunch. Relaxing time while the boat is cruising through many
stone islets, floating villages, small beaches. Visit a floating fishing
village, talk and meet with local villagers prior to your swimming or
free time at your own on the sundeck. Dinner would be ready at the time
the boat anchors off at a quiet designated overnight area.
Overnight stay on board in Halong Bay.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Note: Itinerary is subject to change without prior notice according
to weather conditions or local administration regulations. Your private
tour guide waits for you on land during your cruise trip.
Day 12 Ha Long Bay- Hanoi
Halong Bay,
designated a UNESCO world heritage site for its limestone rock
formations, is home to about thousands of isles and islets of different
shapes and sizes, creating a truly breath-taking seascape.
Awake early and join the Tai Chi session on the sundeck or enjoy the
breath-taking views of the bay while the boat cruises leisurely in
Halong Bay.
Cave excursion after breakfast. Then go back to your cabin for freshen
up and check out of your room. Enjoy brunch on board while cruising
toward the pier and disembarking around early noon.
Our tour guide and driver are ready to take your family back to Hanoi.
Overnight stay in Hanoi
Meals: Breakfast, lunch or brunch.
Complimentary: ticket for Water Puppet Performance –
a unique art form with puppets from Northern Vietnam depicting rural
life scenes, national history episodes or country legends.
Show time: 17.00; 18.30; 20.00
Included: 1st classic show ticket
Day 13 Hanoi – Departure
Morning breakfast at your hotel before
transferring to the airport for your departing flight. End of our
service.
Day 1 Arrival in Ho Chi Minh City
Upon arrival
at Tan Son Nhat International Airport, you will be welcomed by our guide
and transferred to your hotel in the city center to check in.
Overnight stay in Ho Chi Minh City
Meal: None
Overnight stay in Ho Chi Minh City
Meal: None
Day 2 Ho Chi Minh City – Cu Chi- Cricket farm
After breakfast at the hotel, you head out to Cu Chi tunnels,
through urbanized areas and a typically lush southern Vietnamese
countryside. The tunnel complex was dug in 1948 for the guerrillas to
hide from French air and ground sweeps. It was also served as
communication routes and food and weapon caches as well as hospitals and
living quarters for guerrilla fighters throughout the American war.
Visit the underground villages to better understand the tunnels’
history, life in the tunnels and the Vietnamese’s resilience during the
combats.
After discovering Cu Chi Tunnels, our guide brings you to a local farm where you will learn about feeding crickets and how local people making special dishes from crickets. Green tea to be served by your friendly host, and you are invited to taste some cricket spring rolls. Such a fun way to experience local life!
In the afternoon, you will explore Ho Chi Minh City’s with visit to the War Remnants Museum, the Reunification Palace. Walking down to take a quick view of Notre Dame Cathedral and General Post Office which are beautiful examples of architecture from the French colonial period.
Overnight stay in Saigon
Meal: Breakfast
After discovering Cu Chi Tunnels, our guide brings you to a local farm where you will learn about feeding crickets and how local people making special dishes from crickets. Green tea to be served by your friendly host, and you are invited to taste some cricket spring rolls. Such a fun way to experience local life!
In the afternoon, you will explore Ho Chi Minh City’s with visit to the War Remnants Museum, the Reunification Palace. Walking down to take a quick view of Notre Dame Cathedral and General Post Office which are beautiful examples of architecture from the French colonial period.
Overnight stay in Saigon
Meal: Breakfast
Day 3 Ho Chi Minh City –Ben Tre- Can Tho in Mekong Delta
The “rice
bowl” of Vietnam, the Mekong Delta is carpeted with rice paddies,
floating markets, crisscrossing rivers and canals. Ben Tre, known for
growing coconut, attracts visitors to its fresh-aired environment of
large green coconut & fruit gardens. Join us, experience the
slow-paced delta life, meet very friendly locals, feel the generous
hospitality and blow away the stresses of modern life.
Set off for Mekong Delta by road, after 2 hours, we reach Ben Tre for an interesting experiences day with many outdoor activities for kids and parents: Take a rowboat through winding water-coconut canals; ride bike along lush rural roads; take tea with honey; meet local families and see how local traditional methods utilize every bit of the coconut, and enjoy lunch served with Mekong specialties. Relax, enjoy the tour and have memorable experiences.
After Ben Tre, our driver will bring you to Can Tho, the metropolis in the vast Mekong Delta.
Overnight stay in Can Tho
Meals: Breakfast, lunch
Set off for Mekong Delta by road, after 2 hours, we reach Ben Tre for an interesting experiences day with many outdoor activities for kids and parents: Take a rowboat through winding water-coconut canals; ride bike along lush rural roads; take tea with honey; meet local families and see how local traditional methods utilize every bit of the coconut, and enjoy lunch served with Mekong specialties. Relax, enjoy the tour and have memorable experiences.
After Ben Tre, our driver will bring you to Can Tho, the metropolis in the vast Mekong Delta.
Overnight stay in Can Tho
Meals: Breakfast, lunch
Day 4 Can Tho – Da Nang- Hoi An
This morning, you will hop on a motorboat to visit Cai Rang Floating Market that
has shrunk over the years thanks to the development of roads and
bridges, however, it is still fascinating to watch the wholesale boats
navigate the river.
Enjoy a local coffee while having an opportunity to take some colorful pictures. Afterward, we will visit a local rice noodle factory and cacao farm, and a great opportunity for you to learn the process of marking the traditional product of this area.
Go back to your hotel for freshen up and check out. Take a short flight to Da Nang, which is in the central of Vietnam.
You will be met by our local guide and go to your hotel in Hoi An for overnight.
Overnight stay in Hoi An
Meal: Breakfast
Enjoy a local coffee while having an opportunity to take some colorful pictures. Afterward, we will visit a local rice noodle factory and cacao farm, and a great opportunity for you to learn the process of marking the traditional product of this area.
Go back to your hotel for freshen up and check out. Take a short flight to Da Nang, which is in the central of Vietnam.
You will be met by our local guide and go to your hotel in Hoi An for overnight.
Overnight stay in Hoi An
Meal: Breakfast
Day 5 Hoi An – charming town discovery and outdoor activities
This morning is fulfilled with interesting activities. Setting off from your hotel, your motorbike driver will
ride you to the Hoi An rural area to visit traditional boat
manufacturing workshop, local families producing local craft as mat
weaving, and rice crackers. Chat with friendly locals about daily
routine as well as their farming and why not hands-on for own
interesting experience. Zig-zag ride through peaceful villages, passing
rice paddies and farmlands will drive you to the water coconut river to
have a bamboo basket boat rowing and experience Hoi An street food for
lunch. Save fun experiences!
In the afternoon, explore Hoi An Ancient Town, including the rich architectural fusion of 300 years old Chinese temple, 400 years old Japanese covered bridge, 200 years old Vietnamese former merchant home influences by visiting Hoi An narrow streets where each house façade is dangled with lanterns. End of the afternoon with a visit to the home of a local craftsman where you can learn how to create or decorate a lantern and take it home as a souvenir
In the evening, you are suggested to join the unique activity for public at the outdoor stage along the Hoai River nightly: Bai Choi singing, a folk music genre practiced in Viet Nam’s central region, has been added to the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Firstly, you will learn the rule of the game and you are invited to join the performance or just being an audience.
Overnight stay in Hoi An.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch.
In the afternoon, explore Hoi An Ancient Town, including the rich architectural fusion of 300 years old Chinese temple, 400 years old Japanese covered bridge, 200 years old Vietnamese former merchant home influences by visiting Hoi An narrow streets where each house façade is dangled with lanterns. End of the afternoon with a visit to the home of a local craftsman where you can learn how to create or decorate a lantern and take it home as a souvenir
In the evening, you are suggested to join the unique activity for public at the outdoor stage along the Hoai River nightly: Bai Choi singing, a folk music genre practiced in Viet Nam’s central region, has been added to the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Firstly, you will learn the rule of the game and you are invited to join the performance or just being an audience.
Overnight stay in Hoi An.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch.
Day 6 Hoi An – Ba Na Hills
Built in
2017, the Golden Bridge soon became the newest famous tourist attraction
in Da Nang, Vietnam. Located on the top of Ba Na Hills, more than
1,400m above sea level, 85km from Hoi An Ancient Town and 125km from Hue
Imperial City, the Golden Bridge can be reached by modern cable car
system. It offers breathtaking views of Da Nang City & the Ocean
from Ba Na Hills.
After breakfast, you will check out of your room and be picked up by our guide then take one hour transfer to Bana Hills cable station. Take the cable car to the main cable station (about 20 minutes). Enjoy the time at the famous Golden Bridge.
Enjoy your free time on Ba Na Hills for further activities: walking, visiting the wine cellar, playing inclusive games... Lunch on your own expense.
Be ready at the meeting point before the journey (by cable car) downhill and go back to Hoi An City.
Overnight stay in Hoi An.
Meal: Breakfast
After breakfast, you will check out of your room and be picked up by our guide then take one hour transfer to Bana Hills cable station. Take the cable car to the main cable station (about 20 minutes). Enjoy the time at the famous Golden Bridge.
Enjoy your free time on Ba Na Hills for further activities: walking, visiting the wine cellar, playing inclusive games... Lunch on your own expense.
Be ready at the meeting point before the journey (by cable car) downhill and go back to Hoi An City.
Overnight stay in Hoi An.
Meal: Breakfast
Day 7 Hoi An – Hanoi
Leave Hoi An for Hanoi on a morning flight, you will be greeted at airport in Hanoi, and go to the city for visiting the Museum of Ethnology where
presents the recognition of Vietnam as a multi-ethnic country and
socio-cultural diversity. From here, we will experience Hoang Hoa Tham
Street, which is full of bonsai, flowers and pet shops before reaching
to your hotel for check in and free time for lunch.
In the late afternoon, your will explore local life along the train tracks: Every day, the old-fashioned trains pass through what otherwise functions as a narrow alley in this residential area, a normal routine for people who live here. Make a stop at a vintage coffee shop, where you sit on very small chairs as is the special style of Hanoi while watching the train passing by (your guide will advise you the best time to visit based on the train schedule). This allows you to feel an interchange between the old and modern vibes of this city.
End up the day with an hour of cyclo tour in Old Quarter. Seat back and relax while your driver weaves through the busy streets, dodging speeding motorbikes and rolling past the Old Streets. Stop at Hoan Kiem Lake to learn about the legend of the lake.
Overnight stay in Hanoi.
Meal: breakfast
In the late afternoon, your will explore local life along the train tracks: Every day, the old-fashioned trains pass through what otherwise functions as a narrow alley in this residential area, a normal routine for people who live here. Make a stop at a vintage coffee shop, where you sit on very small chairs as is the special style of Hanoi while watching the train passing by (your guide will advise you the best time to visit based on the train schedule). This allows you to feel an interchange between the old and modern vibes of this city.
End up the day with an hour of cyclo tour in Old Quarter. Seat back and relax while your driver weaves through the busy streets, dodging speeding motorbikes and rolling past the Old Streets. Stop at Hoan Kiem Lake to learn about the legend of the lake.
Overnight stay in Hanoi.
Meal: breakfast
Day 8 Hanoi – Handicraft workshop
Let’s start our busy day with many interesting activities and visits that can’t be missed when you are with family in Hanoi.
First, you will visit to Van Phuc village, an over century craft village renowned for its traditional silk weaving techniques and high-quality products. Learn all about the village and people during a walk around while observing the process of making beautiful fabric paintings of Vietnamese scenes of daily life from silk scraps.
Visit a local workshop, located inside the heart of the village, which helps the village export silk products and is also a vocational school for disabled people in the village. Have a chat with some local artisans to see how they make beautiful fabric paintings of Vietnamese scenes of daily life from silk scraps Experience a hands-on demonstration of how to create your own designed pictures from leftover silk scraps under the guidance of local skillful artisans and take it home as a unique souvenir.
Second, on the way back to the downtown, spend a fascinating hour with a family of musicians that owns a mini-museum with collection of more than 200 traditional Vietnamese musical instruments of ethnic minority groups, representing the effort of a meritorious artist over half a century. Meet with the artist and his wife to learn about traditional musical instruments and listen to wonderful melodies from bamboo, or stone and find out how to play and exchange music passion with the family member.
Drive back to the downtown for more sightseeing. Visit Van Mieu - Quoc Tu Giam, the Temple of Literature & Vietnam’s first university, constructed in 11th century, then pass by Ba Dinh square for a quick view of President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum.
In the evening, instead of having dinner in a fancy restaurant, spend your relaxing time at a local family in Ha Noi to get an overview of the way of living of a real Hanoian and to sample a traditional home-style meal which is really important in Vietnamese culture. The home-hosted meal will offer an authentic experience that could not be offered without our arrangements.
Overnight in Hanoi.
Meals: Breakfast, dinner.
First, you will visit to Van Phuc village, an over century craft village renowned for its traditional silk weaving techniques and high-quality products. Learn all about the village and people during a walk around while observing the process of making beautiful fabric paintings of Vietnamese scenes of daily life from silk scraps.
Visit a local workshop, located inside the heart of the village, which helps the village export silk products and is also a vocational school for disabled people in the village. Have a chat with some local artisans to see how they make beautiful fabric paintings of Vietnamese scenes of daily life from silk scraps Experience a hands-on demonstration of how to create your own designed pictures from leftover silk scraps under the guidance of local skillful artisans and take it home as a unique souvenir.
Second, on the way back to the downtown, spend a fascinating hour with a family of musicians that owns a mini-museum with collection of more than 200 traditional Vietnamese musical instruments of ethnic minority groups, representing the effort of a meritorious artist over half a century. Meet with the artist and his wife to learn about traditional musical instruments and listen to wonderful melodies from bamboo, or stone and find out how to play and exchange music passion with the family member.
Drive back to the downtown for more sightseeing. Visit Van Mieu - Quoc Tu Giam, the Temple of Literature & Vietnam’s first university, constructed in 11th century, then pass by Ba Dinh square for a quick view of President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum.
In the evening, instead of having dinner in a fancy restaurant, spend your relaxing time at a local family in Ha Noi to get an overview of the way of living of a real Hanoian and to sample a traditional home-style meal which is really important in Vietnamese culture. The home-hosted meal will offer an authentic experience that could not be offered without our arrangements.
Overnight in Hanoi.
Meals: Breakfast, dinner.
Day 9 Hanoi- Cuc Phuong National Park
This morning, take two hours and a half drive toward the southwest of Ha Noi to Cuc Phuong National Park for a different and meaningful approach. As the first Carnivore and Pangolin Conservation Education Center in Vietnam, Save Vietnam's Wildlife aims to rescue, rehabilitate and captive-born carnivores, pangolins and release them back to the wild nature. Meet with a wildlife ambassador and tour the center for insights into their meaningful tasks “Wildlife
rescue and Rehabilitation, Site protection, Education Outreach,
Conservation Breeding, Species Conservation, Advocacy”. Stroll around Wild Animals- the education ambassador at the Center and see how they live happily in their natural habitat. Visit the Pangolin Education House while the ambassador will explain to you how this animal is added to the endangered list.
After lunch, take a journey to the heart of the National Park to visit Cuc Phuong Botanical Garden. Enjoy a fascinating walk through the diverse flora and fauna and picturesque scenery of the old-growth forest. While strolling in the gardens, you can even listen to wild gibbons and birds singing.
Spend a peaceful night in the mid of nature
Overnight in Cuc Phuong National Park.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner.
Notes:
After lunch, take a journey to the heart of the National Park to visit Cuc Phuong Botanical Garden. Enjoy a fascinating walk through the diverse flora and fauna and picturesque scenery of the old-growth forest. While strolling in the gardens, you can even listen to wild gibbons and birds singing.
Spend a peaceful night in the mid of nature
Overnight in Cuc Phuong National Park.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner.
Notes:
- The best time to hike the Cuc Phuong National Park in the dry season (from November to February). If you want to see the butterfly, you should be there from April to June. The flower season is from February to April
- Trekking level: Medium, on dirt trails inside the jungle
Day 10 Cuc Phuong – Tam Coc – Ninh Binh
Wake up with natural sounds, and enjoy fresh air from your place. Enjoy breakfast, then transfer to the park center for a 7km loop trail to see the 1000-year-old tree.
Immerse in the beauty of natural scenery and discover its secrets as
you will hike through the tropical jungle and your guide will explain to
you what makes this place become one of the most important sites for
biodiversity in the country.
Around noon, we leave Cuc Phuong National park for Tam Coc by road. A short rest for lunch at local restaurant, then we start from the boat quay, a local skilled rower will take you on a magnificent waterway lined with rice paddies to discover (three caves), known as “Ha Long Bay on Land.
Next, visit Hang Mua (Dance Cave which is located inside Ngoa Long Mt, one of the highest mountain of the region), for a panoramic view of rural villages, winding rivers, and picturesque rice fields of Tam Coc area beneath. Challenge yourself by climbing up 465 uneven limestone steps to the top point for great photo opportunities.
Overnight in Tam Coc, Ninh Binh
Meals: Breakfast, lunch
Around noon, we leave Cuc Phuong National park for Tam Coc by road. A short rest for lunch at local restaurant, then we start from the boat quay, a local skilled rower will take you on a magnificent waterway lined with rice paddies to discover (three caves), known as “Ha Long Bay on Land.
Next, visit Hang Mua (Dance Cave which is located inside Ngoa Long Mt, one of the highest mountain of the region), for a panoramic view of rural villages, winding rivers, and picturesque rice fields of Tam Coc area beneath. Challenge yourself by climbing up 465 uneven limestone steps to the top point for great photo opportunities.
Overnight in Tam Coc, Ninh Binh
Meals: Breakfast, lunch
Day 11 Hanoi- Ha Long Bay- Overnight cruise
After
breakfast, check out of your room and depart for Halong Bay – UNESCO
World Natural Heritage – where thousands of spectacular limestone islets
and grottoes rising from the clear emerald Gulf of Tonkin. Upon arrival
at the port, check in procedure. Enjoy welcome drink on board before
having lunch. Relaxing time while the boat is cruising through many
stone islets, floating villages, small beaches. Visit a floating fishing
village, talk and meet with local villagers prior to your swimming or
free time at your own on the sundeck. Dinner would be ready at the time
the boat anchors off at a quiet designated overnight area.
Overnight stay on board in Halong Bay.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Note: Itinerary is subject to change without prior notice according to weather conditions or local administration regulations. Your private tour guide waits for you on land during your cruise trip.
Overnight stay on board in Halong Bay.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner
Note: Itinerary is subject to change without prior notice according to weather conditions or local administration regulations. Your private tour guide waits for you on land during your cruise trip.
Day 12 Ha Long Bay- Hanoi
Halong Bay,
designated a UNESCO world heritage site for its limestone rock
formations, is home to about thousands of isles and islets of different
shapes and sizes, creating a truly breath-taking seascape.
Awake early and join the Tai Chi session on the sundeck or enjoy the breath-taking views of the bay while the boat cruises leisurely in Halong Bay.
Cave excursion after breakfast. Then go back to your cabin for freshen up and check out of your room. Enjoy brunch on board while cruising toward the pier and disembarking around early noon.
Our tour guide and driver are ready to take your family back to Hanoi.
Overnight stay in Hanoi
Meals: Breakfast, lunch or brunch.
Complimentary: ticket for Water Puppet Performance – a unique art form with puppets from Northern Vietnam depicting rural life scenes, national history episodes or country legends.
Show time: 17.00; 18.30; 20.00
Included: 1st classic show ticket
Awake early and join the Tai Chi session on the sundeck or enjoy the breath-taking views of the bay while the boat cruises leisurely in Halong Bay.
Cave excursion after breakfast. Then go back to your cabin for freshen up and check out of your room. Enjoy brunch on board while cruising toward the pier and disembarking around early noon.
Our tour guide and driver are ready to take your family back to Hanoi.
Overnight stay in Hanoi
Meals: Breakfast, lunch or brunch.
Complimentary: ticket for Water Puppet Performance – a unique art form with puppets from Northern Vietnam depicting rural life scenes, national history episodes or country legends.
Show time: 17.00; 18.30; 20.00
Included: 1st classic show ticket
Day 13 Hanoi – Departure
Morning breakfast at your hotel before
transferring to the airport for your departing flight. End of our
service.
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