5 Days – Explore Northern Vietnam : HANOI – HALONGBAY – NINH BINH

DAY 1 : HANOI ARRIVAL – JEEP TOUR /MOTORBIKE TOUR / STREET FOOD TOUR ( D )

You will arrive Ha Noi city. When you finish clearance procedure, please go out to pillar B.10, our driver will wait there for you with your name on sign.

You will be warmly welcomed by driver. Then our car will lead you from the airport to your hotel.

Free time for leisure to enjoy the Old Quarter to enjoy the bustling local life. This bustling area of narrow streets and alleys is home to literally thousands of small businesses and shopkeepers.

It’s a great place to explore with plenty of photo opportunities all around you.

Hanoi  City by Jeep or Motorbike our

Morning Tour: 08:00 – 12:30 (Lunch included at the end)

Afternoon Tour: 12:30 – 17:00 (Lunch included at the begin)

Sunset & Night Tour:  17:00- 21:30 (Dinner included at the end)

Duration: 4.5 hours

Itinerary

Hanoi Jeep Tour Team will pick you up from your hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter. You will be greeted by our guide and driver at your hotel lobby or our meeting point for safety briefing, we then begin our adventure.

On the first part of our Hanoi Jeep tour, we expose you the REAL HANOI with a day in the life experiences, featured with the parts-unknown of the city with slices of life in the maze of backstreets, tiny alleyways, local homes, schools, random markets and black market, experiencing where & how locals live, work and play. Other travel companies show just you the beautiful and tell you to run away from the bad and the weird of your destinations.

On Hanoi Jeep Tours’ journeys, not only do we show you the good but we also expose the bad and the weird of your destinations as it is what it is. For us, the run-off-the mill tourist sites are only the tip of the iceberg, the majority of your destinations remains hidden in the parts-unknown.

On the second part Hanoi Jeep tour, we pass by & stop at the MUST-SEE places of our beautiful city such as Ho Chi Minh mausoleum-the Mecca of Vietnamese, the 1000 years old Buddhist and Taoist temples of Tran Vu, Temple of Literature, the historical train-street, the enchanting French Quarter, the hustling & bustling Old Quarter, the romantic lakes of Hoan Kiem, West lake, Hanoi Opera House & famous Long Bien bridge etc.

On the third part of Hanoi Jeep tour, we also take you to the peaceful & allure out-skirt villages around West lake and Truc Bach lake to enrich your experiences about the contrast in harmony of life between the city center and her out-skirt as well as you would experience a hidden tranquil of Hanoi, a hectic of Hanoi with thousands of Skyscrapers in the new parts of the city. It is not only ride but a journey that you would learn about Hanoi before, now and then.

On the last part of Hanoi Jeep tour, you will stop at different AUTHENTIC restaurants, eateries and food stalls to savor the tastiest of the tasty dishes of Hanoi including family heirloom & secret recipe dishes, local delicacies and specialties.

DAY 2 : HALONGBAY 2DAYS 1NIGHT ON CRUISE (B, L, D)

8: 30 – 8: 45 Pick up at your hotels in Hanoi Old Quarter. Then transfer to Tuan Chau wharf on the new highway

10: 30 – 11: 00 Stopover for refreshment at Pearl store, pearl breeding place about 20 minutes.

11: 30 – 12: 00 Arrive at Tuan Chau harbour.

12: 30 – 13: 00 Transfer to Cruises. Check in your cabin.

13: 30 Enjoy a nice buffet lunch at our restaurant while the cruise goes ahead to Halong Bay.

15: 00 – 16: 45 Continue to explore Halong by visiting Pearl Farm village. Here, you can witness the process of making pearl, buy products from pure pearl, participate in kayaking, a must-try sport activity in Halong. After that, visit Titov Island. Here, you will have time to climb up to the peak of Titov Island, admire the beautiful panorama view of Halong Bay or swim, take pictures, play on the sea.

18: 00 Enjoy Sun Set party with fruits and snacks on Sky Bar. Option: Happy Hour (Buy 2 get 1 free). Massage service is available.

18: 30 Join cooking demonstration: How to make Vietnamese spring rolls – traditional Vietnamese food.

19: 30 Enjoy European set-menu dinner on the restaurant on-board.

21: 00 Join the Squid Fishing activity. Free time on the boat.

DAY 3 : HALONGBAY – HANOI ( B ,L )

6: 30 Practice Tai Chi class. Tea and coffee are served.

6: 45 – 7: 30 Light breakfast is served.

7: 30 Visit Sung Sot cave.

09: 30 Check – out time on the board.

09: 45 – 10: 30 Enjoy buffet brunch while the cruise transfer to the Tuan Chau Wharf.

10: 45 – 11: 00 Disembark to Tuan Chau Wharf.

12: 00 – 15: 00 Return to Ha Noi. Drop off at your hotel in Hanoi old quarter.

DAY 4 : HOA LU – TAM COC/TRANG AN – MUA CAVE ( B, L)

7h10 – 7:25: Get picked up by our friendly guide then depart for Ninh Binh province.

09h15: Have a short break for 15 – 20 minutes to relax  .

10h30: Visit Hoa Lư, the ancient capital of Vietnam between 968 and 1010. You have a chance to learn about Vietnamese history in the feudal system under Dinh, Le, and Ly Dynasty.

11h45: Have a buffet lunch in the restaurant with many local foods such as goat meat, fish, chicken, and fried rice…Vegetarian foods are always available in the buffet lunch.

13h00: Visit Tam Coc by 1.5-hour bamboo boat. You will be surprised by the charming beauty here with paddy fields, river, water, cloud, sky, and a stunning cave system during the boat trip. All make a masterpiece that the Vietnamese people called “Ha Long Bay on land”.

14h30: Continue the tour for 45 mins – cycling around the village to discover the life of the local people.

15h30: Get back to the Bus then leave for Mua Cave (Dancing Cave). Walk up almost 500 steps, you can reach the top of Lying Dragon Mountain & have an amazing panoramic view of Tam Coc from here.

16h30: Get on the bus to return to Hanoi.

19h30: Get dropped off at Hotel in Hanoi.

DAY 5 : DEPATURE ( B)

Breakfast is served at hotel.

Our driver will come to your hotel before your flight 3 hours, then he will take you to the airport.

Fly back. Have a safe flight!

+ All activities on the itinerary

+ 24/7 hotline support guaranteed;

+ Meals (not drink) as stated in the itinerary (B: Breakfast; L: Lunch; D: Dinner);

+ Experienced English-speaking guide;

+ Entrance fees for all visits as mentioned in the itinerary;

+ Transfers: Airport Pick up and drop as per your flight timings + Internal Transfers on SIC basis in a comfortable and hygienic vehicle.

+ Bottle of water on the coach (1 bottle/1 person/1 day)

+ Accommodation as mentioned above. Hotel (3 Nights), Ha Long Cruise (1 Night). Check in: 2 pm. Check out: 11.am

• Drinks
• VAT
• Tips, personal expenses.
• Insurance

Booking and Payment Policies

• The customer receives the payment confirmation receipt via email within 15 minutes of successful booking.
• The confirmation voucher will be released via email in less than 48 hours after customers making deposit.
• To confirm the booking, 30% deposit of total tour cose will be required (not applied for prepaid service such as flight tickets, train tickets, early bird rate, etc). The remaining balance will need to be paid on the starting day of the tour.

Cancellation Policies

• If cancellation are made 15 days before the date of travel then 50.0% of deposit will be charged as cancellation fees
• If cancellation are made 7 days to 15 days before the date of travel then 75.0% of deposit will be charged as cancellation fees
• If cancellation are made 0 days to 7 days before the date of travel then 100.0% of deposit will be charged as cancellation fees.

Payment Terms Policies

• 100.0% of total tour cost will have to be paid 0 days before the date of travel.