3-Day Hanoi and Halong Tour with Overnight on Cruise Ship

Itinerary

Day 1: Hanoi City tour

Stop At: Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, 2 Hung Vuong Ba Dinh Square, Hanoi 100000 Vietnam
Pickup at the hotel and visit Ho Chi Minh complex including: Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum (closes on Monday and Friday morning. And closes during October) and Museum, Ho Chi Minh’s house on stilts and One Pillar Pagoda. Continue to visit Tran Quoc Pagoda on the West lake - one of the oldest pagoda in Vietnam. Lunch at local restaurant
Duration: 4 hours

Stop At: Temple of Literature & National University, Quoc Tu Giam Street Dong Da District, Hanoi 100000 Vietnam
Next, visit Bat Trang pottery village (on Monday, Wed and Friday) or Ethnology Museum (on Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday). Also visit the Literature Temple- Vietnam’s first university, constructed in 1070. The last stop is Hoan Kiem Lake, Ngoc Son temple and Hanoi’s Old Quarters where you’ll have a chance for some shopping and exploration before tour ends.

Noted: Your independently booked accommodations
Duration: 4 hours

Meals included:
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Your independently booked accommodations

Day 2: Hanoi - Halong Bay

Stop At: Halong Bay Vietnam
7.30 - 8.30 am Our tour guide will pick you up at your hotel to join tour

Upon arrival, welcome on board, check in your cabin and have delicious lunch at the restaurant. Afternoon activities might include a visit to one of the most beautiful cave in Halong bay, a floating village for bamboo boat riding, an island for relaxing/swimming and a lagoon for kayaking. Back to the boat, you will be able to join a cooking class or a sunset cocktail party before dinner time. Evening is free at your leisure or you can join a squid fishing trip with the crew. Overnight in private cabin on a sharing cruise
Duration: 8 hours

Meals included:
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Private cabin

Day 3: Halong Bay - Hanoi

Stop At: Sung Sot Cave, Halong Bay Vietnam
Morning tea and coffer will be served early. Optional to join a Tai Chi Class on the sundeck or photo hunting in the early morning.

After breakfast, other activities might include (if not arranged on the first day): visiting the cave, cooking class or climbing to the top of an island for panoramic view of Halong Bay. Then check out and enjoy a fantastic view on the bay, passing many islands and islets (karst formation) on the way back to habor.

Tender will take you back to the mainland, bus trip back to Hanoi and drop off at your hotel around 16.30 - 17.00. End of tour.
Duration: 7 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
No accommodation included on this day.