We will bring you to the nature with the biggest natural lake in Vietnam – Ba Be Lake. Traveling and staying at the pure atmostphere with kind local people of Tay minority, you understand more the local custom, and their traditional architecture. Hiking, swimming, boat rafting on the Ba Be lake. Visit the best Ban Gioc waterfall in Vietnam – located on the border. You can see how beautiful Northern Vietnam is.
When you arrive at Noi Bai International airport in Hanoi, you'll be welcome by one of our representative and transferred to your hotel in the downtown to leave luggage. (Early check-in and breakfast are NOT included) In the afternoon, at 13.30 you'll start an afternoon city tour starting with visiting Ba Dinh Square, the Ho Chi Minh Complex including Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum (from outside only as it closes in the afternoon and all days on Monday + Friday), Ho Chi Minh’s house-on-stilts, his fishpond and the One-Pillar Pagoda. Then visit the Temple of Literature - Vietnam’s first university dating back to 1070. Later, take a cyclo ride for 1 hour touring through the narrow, chaotic streets of the Old Quarter and the Hoan Kiem Lake - a must for any visitor to Hanoi!
08.00: Pick up at your hotel and take you to Hoa Lu. On arrival, your guide will lead you through this ancient complex which formed the capital city of Vietnam under both the Dinh and Le Dynasties between 968 and 1009 AD. King Dinh Tien Hoang chose this mountain location as the water systems fed from the mountains were perfect for both agriculture and defense. Enjoy the sight of palaces, pagodas, tombs and pavilions built by different dynasties and visit the Dinh and Le Temples, the two remaining architectures of Hoa Lu. In the afternoon, take a 2-hour sampan ride along the waterways of Tam Coc. Known locally as the ‘Halong Bay of the land,’ this winding river way is dotted with gorgeous limestone karsts with endless photo opportunities. You will also visit Bich Dong Pagoda comprising three pagodas located at different levels on a green mountain and the setting of the French film ‘Indochine’. Return to Hanoi in the late afternoon.
07h30-07.45 : Picking up from hotel 12h30: Arrive Tuan Chau Harbor, We will take you on 5-6 hour journey via 2 day-sleeper boat cruise route which renowned for its striking, passages uninhabited islets and outcrops have been given imaginative names by the locals, due to their perceived shapes, including Cock Fighting and Thumb, while enjoy Vietnamese mouth-watering lunch on boat. 13h45: Arrive Bo Hon archipelago, you will visit Surprising Cave to see a lot of stalagmites and stalactites with different shapes of sea lives, then go kayaking or bamboo boat in Luon Cave to discover the beautiful lagoon. - Visit Titov Island with sandy beach adjacent to the towering limestone mountain with excellent backdrop of the Bay, and climb up Titov Peak for a panoramic view of the bay like paradise. 16h30: Return Cruises for Afternoon Tea and cruising back toward Tuan Chau harbor. 17h45: Disembark for a bus ride back Hanoi, short break on the way 21h30: Drop off at your hotel
Your time will be free at leisure until being picked up by driver only and transfer to Noi Bai airport for your departure flight or onward journey.
If you cancel at least 3 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.
If you cancel within 3 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.
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