Day 1:  Arrive Hanoi                      (private transfer without guide)        

Arrive at Noi Bai International Airport, welcome by our driver and transfer to city center. The transfer distance is approximately 40 minutes. Accommodation: at hotel in Hanoi

Day 2:  hanoi – halong – HANOI            (B/l)            (s.i.c tour)

8:00-8:30AM Our guide and driver meet you at lobby hotel then enjoy the interesting 3.5 hour drive to Ha Long city. Arrive in Ha Long city. Lunch at local restaurant then take a boat trip about 4hrs journey. Cruise through the emerald waters between the limestone outcrops and long corridors, visit THIEN CUNG cave or SUNGSOT cave. Back to Ha Long city where your minibus will be waiting for you to take you back to Hanoi. 8:30 PM Arrive in Hanoi and check in hotel. Accommodation: at hotel in Hanoi  

Day 3:  hanoi – city tour                        (B/l)            (s.i.c tour)

8:00-8:30AM Our guide and driver meet you at hotel lobby then start to visit Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and Museum. Enjoy the architectural and historical aspects of Uncle Ho’s final resting-place. Just next door is Ho Chi Minh’s house on stilts. Lying to one side of the Mausoleum is the One Pillar Pagoda, founded by King Ly Thai To in 1049 the structure has become an important symbol for the people of Ha Noi. Continue to visit the Quan Thanh Temple (Taoist, dating from the Ly Dynasty) and Buddhist Tran Quoc Pagoda on West lake (One of the oldest in Vietnam).  Lunch

PM: After lunch proceed to visit the Ethnology Museum, continue to visit the Literature Temple and Quoc Tu Giam. Vietnam’s first university constructed in 1070, it’s gardens and well-preserved architecture offers a relaxing glimpse into Vietnam’s past.  We will take you past Hoan Kiem Lake, see the peaceful waters, and visit Ngoc Son temple. For the end of the tour journey visit by coach trip along the Hanoi Old Quarter.  Free for shopping.

Note:  On Monday and Friday morning, Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and Ethnic museums are closed – Bat Trang pottery village will be arranged as substitution. Back to your hotel. Accommodation: at hotel in Hanoi

Day 4:  hanoi – TAM COC & BICH DONG CAVE – HANOI    (B/l)            (s.i.c tour)

8:00-8:30AM Our guide and driver meet you at hotel lobby. We leave Hanoi by coach to Hoa Lu (2.5 hrs). Visit the historic capital of Viet Nam and the famous ancient temples of Le and The Dinh Dynasties.  Bus transfer on picturesque quiet road through villages, rice fields, rivers and rocky outcrops to Tam Coc (12km), have lunch there PM : Boat trip to visit Tam Coc to see the beauty of the karst formations as you pass along their base and row into one of the many caves carved through the limestone. Dive back to Ha Noi. Tour ends around 6.00PM.

Accommodation: at hotel in Hanoi  

Day 5:  Hanoi – departure          (B) (private transfer without guide)

Free at leisure until our driver meet you at lobby hotel and transfer to Airport for flight departure.