Vietnam

Day 1. Hanoi – Early Arrival – Free time (B)

Welcome to Vietnam!

Upon arrival at Noi Bai Airport, meet our driver and we transfer to the city center. After making sure of your successful hotel check-in, they will be pleased to leave you free time for your own lunch and leisure to recover after the long flight.

Breakfast is served at your hotel from 6.00 – 9.00AM

After breakfast, you are free at leisure or discover the city on your own. Lunch and dinner are on your own.

Overnight in Hanoi.

Meals Included: Breakfast

Accommodation: Hotel in Hanoi (included early check in)

Day 2. Hanoi - Halong - Lan Ha Bay – Sharing cruise trip (B/L/D)

Breakfast is served at your hotel.

08:00AM: you will be picked up 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 3. Lan Ha Bay – Halong – Hanoi – Free time (B/Br)

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 driver is waiting for you and we transfer to Hanoi.

Check in hotel and relax.

Overnight in Hanoi city.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch or Brunch on cruise

Accommodation: Hotel in Hanoi

Day 4. Hanoi – Local villages day tour (B/L)

Breakfast is served at your hotel.

7:45 ~ 8:15: Get picked up by your tour guide in the Old Quarter

9:30: Visit Quang Phu Cau village. We are going to stop at an incense factory to learn more about how incense is made from the past to present, how it is important in our life and culture. Later, we are going to stop at a dying yard to take some awesome photos with the colorful incense bundles.

11:00: Visit Chuong village which has been well-known for the craft of conical hat for over 300 years. We will be hosted at home of a local artisan after a short walk through a local market selling variety of things. We are going to express our creativity and artistic talent by painting on our own conical hat Nón Lá while waiting for the artisan to cook for our lunch. Of course, there will be a small cooking class if you insist to help her out! Homecooking could be a great chance to feel the real vibes of the countryside.

13:00: Say goodbye to the lady, let’s make up your day by visiting Ha Thai village, which has been producing lacquer for more than 400 years. We are going to meet another lacquer painting artisan who is going to host us at his creative space. Immerse yourself as a lacquer artisan by crafting your own lacquer product following his guidance. Later, your tour guide will let you go wandering around the village. We may stop at some family workshop to interact with other villagers and see the craft of lacquer in mass production.

15:30: Time to go back to the city center. On the way going back, we are going to stop at a well-known export surplus clothing store which is selling stuffs from factories doing outsourcing for big brands all over the world.

17:00: Get drop off at your hotel in the Old Quarter.

Dinner is on your own. Overnight in Hanoi.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation: Hotel in Hanoi

Day 5. Hanoi - Hoa Lu - Trang An day tour – Night train to Danang (B/L)

Breakfast is served at your hotel.

9.00AM, check out hotel and meet our tour guide at your hotel lobby.

You will then embark on a journey south of about 100 kilometers to Hoa Lu, the ancient capital of the Dinh and Le dynasties dating back to the 11th century.

Lunch is served at a local restaurant.

After lunch, you will continue to nearby 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.” Board a small 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.

Finally, we return to the pier, where your vehicle will be waiting for you and we transfer to Hanoi railway station to board your night train to Danang city. Dinner is on your own cost.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch

 Accommodation: Overnight on train/ share a solf bed cabin

 Train information: Hanoi – Danang

Day 6. Danang railway station – Half day city tour (L)

Breakfast is on your own cost on train.

Arrive at Danang railway station, our tour guide will pick up and transfer you to hotel for check in and refresh.

Lunch is served at a local restaurant.

After lunch, we start to visit Linh Ung pogada with the highest Lady Buddha statue in Vietnam (67 meters height, approximately 30 stories) in Son Tra Penisula.

Next, you will visit the Love Bridge and 3 famous bridges in Da Nang such as Dragon Bridge, Han Bridge, and Tran Thi Ly Bridge.From Love Lock Bridge Danang, you can enjoy the romantic views of the dynamic Da nang city and get some nice photos as well.

Before back to your hotel, we stop to visit Han market, one of the city’s major traditional markets and among its most-visited attractions for both domestic and foreign visitors. This market is well-known for its live and fresh seafood, as well as its fresh fruits and vegetables, and local specialities.

Dinner is on your own cost. Overnight in Danang.

Meals Included: Lunch

 Accommodation: Hotel in Danang

Day 7. Danang – Ba Na Hills one day tour (B/L)

Breakfast is served at your hotel.

~8:30AM: Meet our tour guide at your hotel lobby and we depart to Ba Na hills.

Arrive at the cable car station, Sitting in the cabin, in midair, looking upon the endless tree lone of the forest. Experiencing the pristine ecological system of the Ba Na mountain will leave you a sense of unforeseeable discovery.

Then, we visit the Le Jardin, old wineries - remains of French Villas and Linh Ung pagoda with 27m high Buddha statue. Leave Le Jardin for Gare Debay, the second cable car station, to go to the top of Ba Na

13h00: Have lunch buffet at Restaurant.

14:30: Conquer the Peak of Chua mountain at the height of 1,487m. Enjoy the panorama view of the Da Nang from the top of Ba Na Hills. And then visit Golden Bridge.

16:30: Return to cable car station and transfer to your hotel. Overnight in Danang.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation: Hotel in Danang

Day 8. Danang – Marble Mountains - Hoian – Basket Boat Tour - Ancient town day tour (B)

Breakfast is served at your hotel.

09.00 AM: Our local guide picks up you at the hotel lobby, you we transfer to Hoian.

On the way, we stop to visit Marble Mountains.

Upon arrival in Cam Thanh fishing village, we take a short break in a local family before enjoying 45 minutes ride on Traditional Basket Boat (round boat) in the Water Coconut Palm Forest. Learn how to sail the basket boat.

Lunch is on your own cost.

After lunch, we take a walking tour to Hoi An Ancient Town – an exceptionally well-preserved example of a South-East Asian trading port dating from the 15th to the 19th century.

Diner is served at a local restaurant.

Overnight in Danang.

Meals Included: Breakfast

Accommodation: Hotel in Danang

Day 9. Danang - Departure (B)

Breakfast is served at your hotel.

Today you are free at leisure until time to transfer to the international airport for a departure flight without a local expert guide. End of services!

Meals Included: Breakfast

Accommodation: Check out time 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
• Sharing 2 days 1 night on cruise in Halong
• 1 night on train from Hanoi – Danang city/ sharing 4 soft berth bed cabin
• 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)

• Domestic and international flight tickets (on request)

• Other services not mentioned above
• International flights & departure taxes (if any)
• Peak season or public holidays surcharge (if any)