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Colorful myths and mountains of north Vietnam

Colorful myths and mountains of north Vietnam

Price: 599 $

Tour code: TC-04

Trip Duration: 6 days 5 nights

Operating: Upon request

Schedule: Ha Noi, Mai Chau, Ninh Binh (Hoa Lu & Trang An), Ha Long Bay.

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Itinerary: COLORFUL MYTHS & MOUNTAINS OF NORTH VIET NAM
Duration:  6 days/5 nights
Departure: Daily, upon request
Transfer: Airplane, Car, Cruise
Place of visiting: Ha Noi, Mai Chau, Ninh Binh (Hoa Lu & Trang An), Ha Long Bay.
Tour fare:
PRIVATE TOUR RATE:  Prices are quoted in US dollars per person double occupancy.
 
Group size 2 persons 4 persons 6 persons Single Supp
Land tour/ pp  819  665  599 -
 
 
Day 1: Ha Noi Arrival. (D)
Welcome to Ha Noi: Vietnam’s bustling colonial capital. Your driver and guide will meet you outside the baggage claim of Noi Bai Airport and take you to your hotel in the city center. In the afternoon enjoy a cyclo tour through the Old Quarter’s narrow streets lined with French colonial buildings – followed by a traditional Water Puppet Performance – a unique Vietnamese art form hailing from Southeast Asia’s wet-rice culture. Savor a welcome dinner at one of Hanoi’s finest restaurants. Overnight in hotel.
 
Day 2: Ha Noi City Tour. (B)
Breakfast at hotel.
Today you have a full day to explore Vietnam’s charming capital. With its wide tree-lined boulevards, French colonial architecture, peaceful lakes and ancient oriental pagodas, Ha Noi is an eclectic mix that offers something for everyone. Your city tour will take you to Ha Noi’s key sites: the Ho Chi Minh Complex (Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum and stilt house), the Presidential Palace, the nearby One Pillar Pagoda; the Temple of Literature; West Lake including the sedate Tran Quoc Pagoda & Quan Thanh Temple; and one of the city's museums (a choice between the History Museum and the Ethnology Museum). Overnight in hotel.
 
Day 3: Ha Noi – Mai Chau. (B/L/D)
Wake early and enjoy breakfast at the hotel, before setting off on your drive to Mai Chau – a yawning valley, cradling picturesque rice paddies and boarded by looming karst rock formations. Enjoy picturesque views of the scenic landscape, sown with pagodas and rural villages. Stop along the way to visit the Muong tribe and then at Thung Khe Pass for a spectacular view of Mai Chau Valley. After lunch, spend the afternoon trekking off the typical tourist track, along the Song Ma River. Trek through terraced rice paddies and small villages, discovering the natural beauty of the valley and encountering the culture of the White Thai people, living in the region. Stop at a Thai village for the night, having dinner with a local family and enjoying a homestay in their long house. Overnight at homestay in Mai Chau
 
Day 4: Mai Chau – Ninh Binh (Hoa Lu & Trang An). (B/L)
Enjoy breakfast at homestay before journeying to Hoa Lu, Vietnam's first capital. Visit to temples and walk hundred steps up to top of a mountain for a panorama view of the old capital. After lunch, enjoy a leisure cruise to visit Trang An, a nature reserve similar to Tam Coc however less visited. Limestone hills surround a peaceful river which passes through a series of caves (one which takes 15-minutes to pass through in darkness). It is an “eco-tourism” area, the only interruptions here are the sound of birds and the gentle paddle of the oar upon the crystal clear river. Overnight at Emeralda Ninh Binh Resort & Spa which is set within a prime location on the edge of the Van Long Nature Reserve's jungles.
 
Day 5: Ninh Binh – Hai Phong – Ha Long Bay. (B/L/D)
Ha Long Pelican Luxury Cruise’s itinerary will take you for a discovery of Ha Long Bay’s best of different formulas to take you each for a ride amidst the magic archipelago; and depending on the length of the cruise, you’ll enjoy a global overview of different wonders that this UNESCO World Heritage site has to offer.
After breakfast at hotel, your driver will take you on a 4-hour drive passing the countryside of the Red River Delta to Ha Long Bay.
12:00 – 12:30 Check in Pelican Luxury café (Tuan Chau Island).
12:30 – 13:00 Transfer to Pelican Luxury Cruise by tender.
13:00 – 13:30 Welcome on boat, enjoy welcome drink and follow Operation Manager briefing safety on boat
as Pelican Luxury Cruise heads to “Cho Da” Stone Dog, Ga Choi "Fighting Cock", Hoa Cuong village.
13:30 – 15:00 Having lunch.
16:00 – 17:15 Visit Bat cave by:
- The 1st option: Kayaking (included).
- The 2nd option: Visit Bat cave by bamboo boat (included).
17:15 – 18:15 Back to the Pelican Luxury Cruise to find safety place for overnight. Free time on cruise.
Option: Massage service available. Please book with Cruise Manager directly (please see massage menu).
18:00 – 19:00 Cooking demonstrations on sundeck, Happy Hour (buy one drink, get one free).
19:30 – 21:30 Having dinner.
21:30 – 23:00 Entertainment activities:
- The 1st option: Join squid fishing, film entertainment (included).
- The 2nd option: Massage service available. Please book with Cruise Manager directly (please see massage menu).
23:00 Overnight on Pelican Luxury Cruise.
 
Day 6: Ha Long Bay – Ha Noi. (Brunch)
06:15 – 06:45 Tai Chi instruction on sundeck.
07:00 – 07:45 Having breakfast.
07:45 – 08:45 Exploring Surprise cave (about 60 minute on foot).
09:00 – 09:30 Check out, payment in reception area.
10:00 Having light lunch.
11:30 Back to Tuan Chau pier. Transfer by tender to Pelican Luxury cruises café.
Your driver will transfer you to Noi Bai International Airport for your departure flight. Good bye & Safe travels!
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All above itinerary is flexible, depending on arrival, departure flights of passengers and real situation.
Remark: B= Breakfast, L= Lunch, D= Dinner
 
Included:
- Private tours, transfers and all services as mentioned in the itinerary.
- Services of a private driver and air-conditioned vehicles.
- Hotel accommodation (Twn/Dbl room, daily breakfast).
- Meals as the programe, please inform on other needs or vegetarian diety
- Local English or French speaking tour guide with good knowledge and experience.
- Mineral water and wet towel
- Entrance fee
- A 2 day/ 1 night package on cruise
 
Not included:
- Tax
- Drink & other meals
- Personal expenses
- Everything’s not mentioned in the tour
- Tips for driver and tour guide
- Early check-in and late check-out at hotels
 
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