Day 1. Hanoi Arrival – Free time for shopping
Upon arrival at Noi Bai Airport, meet our Asian Moonlight Travel's driver and we transfer to the city center. Today you free time for your leisure to recover after the long flight or go shopping on your own. There are many shops/restaurants, local market… nearby your hotel.
Overnight in Hanoi.
Meals Included: None
Accommodation: Hotel in Hanoi
Day 2. Hanoi – Sightseeing day tour (B/L)
Breakfast is served at your hotel.
8.00AM, check out hotel and meet our tour guide at your hotel lobby.
Today, we will firstly take a visit the outside of the Presidential Palace and Ho Chi Minh’s mausoleum then stroll through the garden to the Ho Chi Minh Stilt House where Ho Chi Minh lived from 1958 until he passed away in 1969. This simple two-room dwelling has been preserved in the same condition as during his life and can be viewed through the windows. Continue to the special architecture 11th century One Pillar Pagoda which was rebuilt after being destroyed by the French in 1954.
Secondly, visit the Temple of Literature – The first royal academy of the country.
Break for lunch at a local restaurant.
Thirdly, we visit the Museum of Ethnology (Hoa Lo Prison if you visit on Monday) – one of the 25 most attractive museums in Asia. The museum was opened in 1997 to preserve and introduce most of the richest culture, traditions of 54 ethnic groups in Vietnam. It is a place which is combined with a very green and tranquil garden behind where you can see and learn more about some of very popular architectures as King people’s traditional house, Ede tribe’s longhouse, Bana tribe’s communal house, Stilt house of Tay tribe…
Then, we transfer to West lake to visit Tran Quoc pagoda where locals come to pray for peace, happiness and success… If you are lucky, you can enjoy the sunset by the West lake – a specular view.
Before coming back to your hotel, you enjoy 35 minute- cyclo tour through Old quarter area.
Dinner is on your own arrangment. Overnight in Hanoi.
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel in Hanoi
Day 3. Hanoi – Transfer to Mai Chau (B/L/D)
Breakfast is served at your hotel.
After breakfast, check out hotel and meet our team at your hotel lobby. Today we will transfer to Mai Chau (Hoa Binh province), home to many hill tribes including the Dzao, Muong and Thai.
We stop on the way to visit a Muong village in Thung Khe.
At noon, you will have lunch prepared by the host or at local restaurant. We will then spend the afternoon walking around the
villages of Mai Chau and the surrounding countryside. The peaceful life, verdant landscapes and friendly and hospitable people of this site will leave you with unforgettable memories.
In the late afternoon, we invite you to participate in a game of volleyball/soccer with the villagers. Dinner with typical menus will be prepared by the local family.
In the evening, you have a chance to enjoy the friendliness of the people by participating in a traditional dance show of Thai ethnic people at your hotel (it’s up to the ecolodge’s availability).
Overnight in Mai Chau.
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Resort or Homestay in Mai Chau
Day 4. Mai Chau – Ninh Binh – Trang An – Mua Cave (B/L)
Breakfast is served at your accommodation.
Morning you are free to walk around surroundings to enjoy the fresh air.
~9.30AM, check out hotel and we depart to Ninh Binh province.
Arrive in Ninh Binh, we visit Mua cave. This cave is considered as “miniature Great Wall” in China with nearly 500 steps up to mountain top. You will spend about one hour climbing up to the top of the mountain for impressive panoramic view of Tam Coc, Trang An & Ninh Binh city.
Lunch is served at a local restaurant.
After lunch, we take a small rowing boat and meander lazily down the peaceful river while passing through a series of caves. While enjoying the sounds of soaring birds overhead and paddling along the crystal-clear waters of the river will be sure to bring out the photographer in you. Trang An, a UNESCO World Heritage site known for its outstanding natural beauty and the scenic karst formations which contribute to its reputation as being the “Halong Bay on land.”
After that, we check in hotel and relax. Overnight in Ninh Binh..
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel in Ninh Binh
Day 5. Ninh Binh - Halong – Lan Ha Bay – Sharing cruise trip (B/L/D)
Breakfast is served at your hotel.
After breakfast at the hotel, check out hotel, meet our team at your hotel lobby and we depart to Halong.
Sample itinerary for V’spirit cruise
11:45 – 12:00 Welcome to V’Spirit Cruises lounge at Tuan Chau International Harbor and complete check-in procedures.
12:00 Transfer to V’Spirit Cruises by a tender boat.
12:30 Embark V’Spirit Cruises, and enjoy a welcome drink while listening to cruise briefing and safety introductions.
13:00 Have lunch at The Dawn Restaurant while cruising from Ha Long Bay to Lan Ha Bay.
Explore the Tra Bau area by kayaking, get closer to the rocky islands and admire the stunning nature of the bay. You have chance to kayak pass by a hidden temple of the fishing villagers if weather 14: 45permits.
16:15 It’s time for swimming and water activities, immersed in the green water of the Bay with floats.
17:00 Join a cooking demonstration to get to know Vietnamese cuisine and create your own special flavors
17:30 – 18:30 Enjoy a Sunset party with some complimentary while waiting for twilight over limestone islands. Take the chance of HAPPY HOUR to have your favorite drinks
19:00 Dinner at the restaurant. Fine dining setting with degustation expedience will create your memorable moments.
21:00 Enjoy evening views of the bay on the top deck, join some game show at the top deck bar to get some nice local gifts. Optional: Try your luck with squid fishing.
** HAPPY HOUR: 17:30 - 18:30.
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Overnight on cruise
Day 6. Lan Ha Bay – Halong – Hanoi (B/L)
6:30 Start a day with a Tai Chi session, enjoy the fresh air and watch the sunrise on the bay.
7:00 Have a light breakfast on board.
7:30 - 8:45 Explore Bright cave on a traditional rowing bamboo boat with locals.
9:00 Return to the cruise, check-out.
9:30 Enjoy brunch at the restaurant while cruising back to Tuan Chau port.
11:00 Disembark at Tuan Chau Marina where our team is waiting for you to transfer ahead to your hotel in Hanoi.
Check in and relax. Overnight in Hanoi city.
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch or Brunch on cruise
Accommodation: Hotel in Hanoi
Day 7. Hanoi city – Departure (B)
Breakfast is served at your hotel.
Today you are free at leisure until time to transfer to the airport for a departure flight without a local expert guide. End of services! We thank you for choosing our services!
Meals Included: Breakfast
Accommodation: Check out time at hotel is before 12.00PM
THANK YOU FOR TRAVELLING WITH ASIAN MOONLIGHT TRAVEL'S TEAM!
Tour Inclusion:
- Transportation with A/C as program
- Accommodation with daily breakfast as program
- 01 night on sharing cruise trip in Halong - Lan Ha Bay
- Local English speaking guide as program
- Meals as stated in the itinerary
- All sightseeing tickets as program
- Tissues and water on coach
- Boat trip as per tour (if any)
Tour Exclusion:
- Personal expenses, tips and gratuities (suggest 2-5 USD/pax/day for tour guide and driver)
- Travel insurance, personal insurance
- Beverage
- Vietnam visa stamp fee (25 USD/pax/entry; if any)
- Other services not mentioned above
- International flights & departure taxes (if any)
- Peak season or public holidays surcharge (if any)
