DAY 1: ARRIVAL IN HANOI (Lunch)
Our vehicle and Guide from ABI HOLIDAYS will meet you at Airport. We will be visiting Thanh Chuong Palace [about 30 minutes from the airport], a great, typical house with full collections of artifacts and cultural masterpieces. Not only a place to visit, but the Palace is also a great place for great food. Enjoy your first lunch in Vietnam.
In the afternoon, we will go back to Hanoi and visit Van Mieu, Hang Buom’s ancient house in the Old Quarter, which was found in Hanoi in the 11th century to learn more about the Viet culture.
Visit Dong Xuan market before our vehicle picks up us and our guide to our hotel. Check-in your hotel near the center of Hanoi. Overnight in Hanoi.
DAY 2: HANOI – HALONG BAY – HANOI (Breakfast, Lunch)
After breakfast at the hotel, a vehicle and a tour guide of our cruise will pick us up and go to Ha Long Bay, a great UNESCO World Heritage in Northern Vietnam.
Welcome onboard and take a nice trip of 5 to 6 hours with nice and exciting activities. [swimsuits recommended]. We will take a cruise route that explores UNESCO World Heritage’s natural scenery, from uninhabited islets and outcrops to stunning caves that were given imaginative names by the locals. Moreover, there are activities such as kayaking or sunbathing, waiting for you to experience! Lunch onboard at noon.
At about 5.30 pm, the cruise will take us back to the pier. Our vehicle will greet us again and come back to Hanoi. Overnight in Hanoi.
DAY 3: HANOI – NINH BINH – BAI DINH PAGODA- TRANG AN – HANG MUA – HANOI (Breakfast, Lunch)
After breakfast at the hotel, our vehicle and our guide will meet us at the hotel to head south to Ninh Binh today. Being an ancient capital city a millennium ago, Ninh Binh now is known for its poetic landscape and ancient relics. Visit Bai Dinh Buddhist Pagoda, a huge pagoda with dedicated carves and sculptures before taking a leisure trip to Trang An and Hang Mua.
Lunch in Ninh Binh with goat meat which is famous in the area.
Afternoon visit craft villages nearby the wharf before our vehicle takes us back to Hanoi.
Overnight in Hanoi.
DAY 4: HANOI – DEPARTURE (Breakfast, Lunch)
After breakfast, our Guide and vehicle will meet us at the hotel and take us to souvenir shops to buy gifts for our loved ones.
After that, we will visit Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum (Optional).
Check-out from the hotel. Our guide will take you to the airport.
Our Guide will say goodbye and we all wish you a good trip back home!
Hope to see you for a longer trip in Vietnam!
