This is a classic tour in the northeast of Hanoi only including 2 nights in Hanoi 1 night on Halong bay cruise and 1 night in Ninh Binh.
Activities : walking city tour, cruising, kayaking, river boating.
Upon arrival, you’ll be picked up by a friendly local guide and transferred to your hotel.
After breakfast, you’ll be taken around the city by the local guide to learn more about Vietnamese people and history. The city tour this day contains these places : Government complex, temple of the literature, museum of ethnology and old quarter.
After breakfast, you’ll be picked up at your hotel lobby to head to Halong Bay.
This day, you’ll see the beauty of Halong Bay which was recognized as a UNESCO heritage site in 1994. You embark the cruise at 12 and spend the day exploring the bay by visiting the Titov island where you can hike up 500 step to a viewpoint to admire the panoramic view of Halong Bay and go swimming on the beach. You will also do kayaking at Luon Cave.
In the evening, you’ll enjoy the happy hour, sunset pary, have dinner and take part in some activities on the cruise.
After breakfast, you’ll be taken out to explore Sung Sot cave which was found by the French in 1901. This magnificent cave is dry and it takes you 50 minutes to walk through it to admire the stalactite and stalagmite formed for millions of years.
You’ll check out the cruise at noon time and driven to Ninhbinh. It takes you 3.5 hours to get to your hotel. Upon arrival, you’ll cycle to Mua Cave to take 500 steps up to a spectacular viewpoint.
After breakfast, you’ll be taken out to join Tam Coc Boat tour on a river. Flow slowly on the river to admire the rice field along and witness the rower paddling by their little feet !
After this, you’ll cycle to Bich Dong Pagoda – an ancient pagoda built in 17th century to dedicate to Buddha.
At noon, you’ll check out your hotel to head back to Hanoi.