Luxury Combo Hanoi - Halong - Ninh Binh 3 days

Itinerary

Day 1: Hanoi city tour (L)

Stop At: Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, 2 Hung Vuong Ba Dinh Square, Hanoi 100000 Vietnam
Tour guide and driver will pick you up at 8:00am then transfer to visit Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum (closes on Monday and Friday morning. And closes during October)
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: One Pillar Pagoda, Ong Ich Khiem St Ngoc Ha, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi 100000 Vietnam
Visit One-Pillar Pagoda
Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Chua Tran Quoc, Thanh Nien, Hanoi 10000 Vietnam
Visit Tran Quoc Pagoda
Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Vietnam Museum of Ethnology, Nguyen Van Huyen Street Cau Giay, Hanoi 100000 Vietnam
Visit Vietnam Museum of Ethnology
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Temple of Literature & National University, Quoc Tu Giam Street Dong Da District, Hanoi 100000 Vietnam
Lunch in local restaurant. In the afternoon, visit Temple of Literature.
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Ngoc Son Temple, Dinh Tien Hoang St., Hanoi 100000 Vietnam
Continue visiting Hoan Kiem Lake - Ngoc Son Temple.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Old Quarter, Hanoi 100000 Vietnam
Enjoy a cyclo ride around Hanoi Old Quarters at the end of the day and drop off at your hotel.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

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

Day 2: Hanoi - Halong Bay (L)

Stop At: Halong Bay Vietnam
07.45 - 08:30 am: Our English-speaking Guide will pick up guests from your hotel at Hanoi Old Quarter, and transfer to Halong Bay

12.15: Arrive Tuan Chau pier. Check-in and embark on our cruise. Then enjoy a nice set-menu lunch on boat.

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. Afternoon activities might include a visit to one of the most beautiful cave in Halong bay, a floating village for bamboo boat riding, and a lagoon for kayaking, swimming or only relaxing on sundeck.

17:00 - 17:30 back to pier and take bus to Hanoi.

20.00: Say goodbye to you at your hotel in Hanoi.
Duration: 8 hours

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

Day 3: Hanoi - Ninh Binh (L)

Stop At: Tam Coc, Ninh Binh 430000 Vietnam
Tour guide and driver will pick you up at the hotel around 07:30 - 08:00am. Then transfer on the expressway from Hanoi to Ninh Binh in comfort and time-saving.

The first stop is Tam Coc town, take the bikes for local discovery with 3 stopovers in the bike ride: Bich Dong Pagoda, an ancient pagoda located in the mountain cave; the Dam Khe local village, located in the middle of the village, to have a vivid image of lifestyle in here, and an outdoor museum (Co Vien Lau).

Around 12.15: Have lunch at local restaurant. At the meal, guests will have chance enjoy specialties of Ninh Binh that is goat meat, rolled with some herbs. After lunch and rest, start cruising on Tam Coc in nearly 2 hours by the hand-rowed boats.
Duration: 6 hours

Stop At: Hoa Lu Ancient Capital, Ninh Binh Vietnam
15.00: Visitors will say goodbye Tam Coc to move to the historical land of Trang An – Hoa Lu, is the first place of original capital of The Grande Viet (Vietnam today). Here you will visit two temples of the two kings (King Dinh and King Lee) who founded Vietnam 1000 years ago. Leaving Hoa Lu town, we will move to the Bamboo homestay where you will have a relaxing time, enjoy the drinks while watching the sundowns.

17.00: Say goodbye Ninh Binh, we will return to Hanoi by expressway.

18.30-19.00: Back to the hotel. End of services.
Duration: 3 hours

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