HO CHI MINH CITY – MEKONG DELTA – HANOI CITY – NINH BINH PROVINCE – HALONG BAY

DAY 1 HO CHI MINH 
Welcome to Ho Chi Minh, you will be collected by our local guide at Tan Son Nhat Airport and transferred to the hotel for check-in. The room is at your disposal from 02:00 PM onwards. Balance of the day as your leisure. Meals on your own. Overnight at the hotel

DAY 2 HO CHI MINH - MEKONG

07:30 – 08:00 AM: Our guide and driver will pick you up at your hotel, and drive 2,5 hours to Cai Be. We will stop along the way for refreshments and toilet. Here are some activities in the trip:
• Visit a flea market and cruise along a vast network of canals and channels of the Mekong River.
• Have some fresh fruits and visit some local cottage industries (coconut candy workshop, snake wine, pop-rice, or rice paper)
• Visit an island named Tan Phong and a tropical fruit garden, listen to Vietnamese traditional music, and enjoy getting in touch with local life.
• Join a cooking demonstration and enjoy your wonderful lunch afterward.
• Take a cycling tour of about 30 minutes around the village a fantastic way to experience local life.
• Get back to the house, say goodbye to your hosts.

05:30 – 06:00 PM Be dropped off at your hotel to take your luggage. You will be picked up by our driver to transfer to the airport to take your domestic flight to Hanoi. Once arrive in Hanoi, you will be warmly welcomed by our tour guide and driver to transfer to your hotel to check in. Dinner on your own. Overnight at the hotel.

DAY 3 HO CHI MINH - NINH BINH 

07:45 – 08:15 AM: Pick up from your hotel and we will depart to Ninh Binh City.
10:00 AM: Arrive at Hoa Lu Ancient Capital – the ancient capital of Vietnam dating back to the 11th century. Visitors can see temples built in honor of the emperors Dinh Tien Hoang and Le Dai Hanh their sons, and Queen Duong Van Nga, who was married first to Dinh Tien Hoang and then to Le Dai Hanh
11:00 AM: We will move into Trang An Grottoes (the World Natural Heritage site). Enjoy 2 hours on a rowing boat trip to visit the cave complex: Sang Cave, Toi Cave, Ba Giot Cave, Nau Ruou in mystery and wildness, and see the scenery of mountains and rivers Halong Bay on the land of Ninh Binh. Next visit, our tour guide will show you the Kong: Skull Island filming location the aboriginal village (Skull Island Village) Get back to the Wharf and enjoy the lunch at local restaurant.

02:00 PM: Cycling to Bich Dong Pagoda – a series of atmospheric caves filled with ancient shrines. The pagoda surrounded by many limestone mountains was very ancient and famous.
03:45 PM: Get back to the shuttle bus and return to Hanoi
06:00 PM: Drop off at your hotel. Dinner on your own. Overnight at the hotel
DAY 4  HA LONG BAY

After breakfast at the hotel, you will be taken by cruise shuttle bus to another fascinating land – the gem in the north of Vietnam – Halong Bay. The drive takes you through beautiful paddy rice and mountains of the Red River Delta.
Visiting the bay, you will experience the magic of the wonderful wonder of the world.
From the harbor, board our boat for a cruise among the numerous limestone karst rising from the emerald water. Make a stop en route to visit a grotto of spectacular stalactites and stalagmites and anchor for a relaxing swim in a hidden cave.
Meals will be served on the cruise.
Overnight on the cruise.

Note: You are recommended to bring an overnight bag to keep your necessary luggage. We are afraid that there is not enough space to store all the luggage of every passenger on board. Moreover, after an overnight stay on board, you will turn back to the same hotel in Hanoi, so your remaining luggage will be sure to be kept safely.

DAY 5 HA LONG BAY - HA NOI 

06:30 – 07:30 AM: Join in the Tai Chi exercise & have breakfast
07:30 – 09:30 AM: Enjoy your time to swim, sunbathe, and relax in the fascinating background of the bay.
09:30 – 10:30 AM: Check out & have lunch on board

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM: Transfer back to Hanoi. Dinner on your own. Overnight at the hotel.

DAY 6 HA NOI - DEPARTURE
You are free to relax until you are transferred to the airport (without a tour guide) for your departure flight. Room is at your disposal until noon time. Meals on your own. End of tour.