****Genesis: Combo Halong Bay - Ninh Binh Luxury days tour- Premium Transport

Itinerary

Day 1: Day 1: Halong bay luxury Day Tour (L)

Stop At: Halong Bay Vietnam
08.00: Hotel Pick up
Our English-speaking Guide will pick up guests from hotels at Hanoi Old Quarter, Timing from 8.00AM (ready)-8.30AM, for an on time trip and not impact to other guests, please be ready in above range time.
Our English speaking Tour guide and driver will pick you up at the hotel as scheduled. Use the NEW EXPRESSWAY Hanoi-Haiphong-Halong in comfort and time saving. On the way, you could see the local beauties by rice fields, road-side lifestyle, longest sea-cross bridge…and we also skip the commercial shopping center as usual.
10.50-11.15: Visit Pearl Workshop
Halong bay is famous with some floating pearl farm, the products for exporting. Visit pearl farm is interesting activity, however in one day tour, we have not enough time to do it. So we could visit a workshop on land to see how is a process of pearl collecting and see craft-man create the jewels from pearl
11.45: Boarding cruise
The bus will arrive Tuan Chau marina, easily get on Genesis Cruise by private pier, and then Crew, who will serve you along the trip with welcomed drink is served following Cruise manager’s briefing. While the boat heading the bay. Genesis uses Expressway to go, so early reach Halong bay and Cruising at first to be ‘’lonely on the bay’’.
12.40: Lunch on board
Enjoy a nice set-menu lunch. By local flavors in each dish, it vitally helps to recuperate after a 4-hour-car drive. In the meantime, Genesis boat goes among islets, that make Halong becomes wonderland.
After lunch, you are free to relax on sundeck. While the light of afternoon decreases slightly, hundreds of islands with different shares definitely amaze you by its natural beauty. What Genesis makes your trip different is not the sights of Halong, but the line that you are on. It is the best to watch unparalleled sceneries of Halong in slow motion.
14.00: Kayaking / Sampan rowing boat
The boat will move to Hangluon (three tunnels) area, a water cave for kayaking, rowing bamboo boat or just stay on board for relaxing and the boar will slowly moving around to sightseeing more on the bay.

You will discover the area’s tranquility by kayaking – an indispensable water activity in Halong, for those who love challenging themselves or sitting on bamboo boat (Sampan), for those who love being gentle and sophisticated, to admire breathtaking scenes. This is moment you get closer to Halong’s nature. if you do not join any above activities, you could stay on sundeck for relaxing, then the boat will take you around the bay, do sightseeing other beautiful islets…such as Human head, Horse seat…Normally, this area is full of Cruises and tourists, but Genesis is one of the first cruise come here for afternoon, so it is really peaceful and less-touristic.
15.05: Discover Surprising Cave – Core area of Heritage site
You will leave the boat and having around 01 hour to explore Sung Sot (Surprising) cave. This least known cave locates on a remote island, which is rare in cave-lake seascape. The compartment in the heart of Sung Sot cave is surrounded by extremely beautiful niches. The outside section has a high ceiling with lots of hangover. In particular, the second compartment suddenly expanded immensely with curved domes printed in streaks of very smooth and smooth hats, wholly over the head like a large, wide theater. This is the hugest and most beautiful cave in Halong bay, locates in core area of heritage site.
16.15: Sunset watching in afternoon tea break
This is moment will take a rest after activities and capture the sunset on the bay. You also have time to enjoy other amazing scenery of the wonder. A tea break with cocktails, fruits, snack (included) will served to full fill the romantic ambience.
17.15: Get on bus
It is the time to say goodbye Halong bay, Disembark to get on the bus, moving to new express way to get back Hanoi.
18.15: Sort break
Short stop for rest room if needed, only 5 minutes.
19.30-20.00: Hotel / Farewell
Duration: 8 hours

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

Day 2: Ninh Binh Day Tour - Prime(L)

Stop At: Tam Coc, Ninh Binh 430000 Vietnam
07:30-8:00: Pick up
Tour guide and driver will pick you up at the hotel as scheduled. Use the expressway from Hanoi to Ninh Binh in comfort and time saving
10.00: Reach Ninh Binh
The first stop is Tam Coc town. Stay at Chez Loan, one of the most famous restaurants in Tam Coc. To take the bikes for local discover.
10.15-12:00: Discover the locals on BIKES (optional)
We start to visit Tam Coc – Bich Dong, local village by bike, nearly 1.5 hours. You will have the opportunity to experience the beautiful sceneries as well as the culture, the life style of the locals, the rice fields…There will be 3 stopovers in the bike ride:
The first is visiting Bich Dong Pagoda, an ancient pagoda located in the mountain cave, as known as The second greatest grotto in Northern (after Huong Pagoda).
The second stop is the Dam Khe local village, located in the middle of the village, to have a vivid image of life style in here.
The third stop is Vietnamese ancient village, such like an outdoor museum (Co Vien Lau). This is a complete complex of an ancient village of Vietnamese with real houses those were collected from all the countryside in the Gulf of Tonkin.
If you do not want to biking, our van will take you to go to destinations (missed some local sites).
12.15 - 13.15: Lunch and relax time
Returning to Chez Loan Restaurant for lunch, relax or play some billiard set. Chez Loan restaurant is characterized by French-Vietnamese culture that was recommended on tripadvisor.com. At the meal, guests will have chance enjoy a specialties of Ninh Binh that is goat meat, rolled with some herbs.
13:30-15:30: Discover historical land of Trang An on a rowed boat. Visit King Kong island
After lunch and rest, the van will take you to Trang An town, a new UNESCO world heritage with complex of culture and nature sites. Start cruising on Trang An gondola in nearly 2 hours. The hand-rowed boats will take visitors go among rice fields, mountains, temples, caves…Trang An is one of the best gondola for boat rowing activities in Ninh Binh today. This is where visitors have the opportunity to immerse themselves in nature here, enjoy the peaceful ambience of countryside. Also, you will have chance to visit studio of King Kong: Skull island, a Hollywood outdoor stuido, take photos with ‘’ancient ethic people’’. This is must-do activity when you visit Ninh Binh town in a tour.
16:00: Leave Trang An town to move to Sunset valley, Hoa Lu land.
Visitors will say goodbye Trang An town to move Sunset valley. Reaching Sunset valley, to come to Bamboo homestay that locates on a bank of river in the small valley for a tea break time, coctail, beers…would be served. Here you will have a relaxing time, enjoy the drinks while watching the sun downs in the West. This is where visitors really enjoy themselves the quiet living ambience, breathtaking the smells the countryside and immerse into the natural scenery here. In here, you also have chance to hike around for photo hunting or play some billiard set….
17.00: Leaving Hoa Lu land
: Say goodbye Ninh Binh, we will return to Hanoi by expressway.
18.30-19.00: Hotel / Farewell
: Back to hotel, end of trip to visit Ninh Binh in one day. We hope together with Genesis, you guys already enjoyed exploring the profound culture and history of this legendary land, as well as experience the beauty of nature here.
Duration: 8 hours

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