5D Hanoi+Duong Lam Village+1N Halong Cruise

Pick up at Noi Bai International airport & transfer to hotel for check-in (after 02:00 PM).
Dinner with Vietnamese noodle (Pho – chicken noodles or beef noodles). After that, enjoy sweet soup (chè) along the street side. Special flavor of hot or ice sweet soup with the flavors of sugar mixed in beans, cassava or sweet potato. Overnight in Hanoi.

Breakfast at hotel. Enjoy a morning city tour to visit some of the city’s attractions including the fascinating Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum (except for Monday & Friday & closed for maintenance from 14 Jun – 14 Aug; Quan Thanh pagoda will be replaced), Ho Chi Minh House on stilt & One Pillar Pagoda. Visit Literature Temple which is regarded as the first university of Vietnam. Lunch at local restaurant. Travel to West Hanoi to visit Duong Lam Ancient Village, a pure agricultural village of the Northern Red River delta where plenty of hundred-year-old houses are still preserved. Visit Mong Phu Temple in Mong Phu Hamlet – the only hamlet whose original village entrance gate remains intact, dedicated to national heroes. Engage with the locals by visiting them in their ancient houses. Continue tour by biking to Mia Pagoda built in 15th century with 287 statues of all sizes. Amongst with are famous sculpture such as the statue of Buddha in the Himalayas and the statues of the Eight Vajra Deities. Proceed to Ngo Quyen temple and Phung Hung temple, places dedicated to two national heroes Ngo Quyen and Phung Hung. Drive back to Hanoi and have dinner at local restaurant. Overnight in Hanoi.

Breakfast at hotel. Pick up at your hotel and depart for Ha Long City. After 3.5 hours driving and viewing simple, countryside, rice paddy life, we arrive at the port.12:30 PM Board your boat and start your amazing cruise through this World Heritage Site.
Lunch is served on board, a selection of the freshest seafood. We visit “the amazing cave” or other ones, followed by a swim in the tranquility of Ha Long Bay and its emerald water. We will cruise further into a quiet area where we will anchor and stay overnight. Dinner and relax as the sun sets. Then you are free to swim in the phosphorous water, retire to your cabin, or fall asleep under the stars amidst the magic of Ha Long on the top deck. Overnight on cruise.

Wake up early in the morning for a great sunrise and a breath of fresh ocean air. Breakfast served on boat then we do a leisurely cruise through thousands of seemingly never-ending islands. Have lunch/brunch on boat while cruising back to the Ha Long city pier, return to Hanoi. 16:00 Arrival Ha Noi, walk through Hanoi old quarter. You will have time for shopping at Dong Xuan market for various kinds of creative souvenirs for your love ones. Then, stop at a street beer stall to drink a glass of iced Vietnamese draught beer with roasted peanuts (maximum 02 glasses per pax). Drinking amongst the locals, having fun time and listening the beer stories of locals. Dinner with Cha Ca La Vong – every foodie’s must-try list when headed for the northern Vietnamese city. Cha ca simply means “grilled fish” in the local language, and this delightful dish of fish, turmeric, and dill. Overnight in Hanoi.

Have breakfast at hotel. Check-out hotel (before 12:00 PM – noon time). Free at leisure until transfer to airport.