Departure from Hanoi to Ninh Binh, you have to start the trip very soon in the morning and then reach to the Nature Reserve of Van Long after 2 hours of driving (110 km away). When you get to the destination, embark on a bamboo rowboat and spend 1.5 hours there to flow slowly through the breathtaking landscape of limestone mountains, rivers and paddy fields.

Visiting the Gia Hung village, you can relax on the bike and run 8km on the track by the river Boi. During your trip, you will catch lovely sites of delta villages and the indigenous live there.

Maybe at noon, you will reach to the Nho Quan village and try the local cuisines. Then, find yourself at the former capital of Vietnam - Hoa Lu, which had the glory time from 938 to 1010 and learn the dramatic history of how the country was established. After that, you will take on the exciting trip to Dinh and Le Dynasty vestiges and enjoy the picturesque view of which is so - called the “Ha Long Bay of rice paddies”

Go back to Hanoi. Dinner on your own. Stay one night at the hotel.

The UNESCO natural heritage recognition - Halong Bay is no longer strange to visitors all around the world.

When done with breakfast, you will start the trip to Halong Bay, this is where the fairy - tale picture landed. With the clean, calm water, floating local boat and thousands of limestone islands pierce from the water, you will completely be out of your mind. 

First, you will pass through the magnificent mountains and graceful Red River Delta landscape. Then, arrive in Halong where to board on a Junk Boat.

Enjoy your lunch with the specialties of fresh seafood on boat. Afterwards, the tender will carry you to another fascinating site of stalactites and stalagmites cave. You are free to relax with water activities of swimming and kayaking as the ship makes a stop on the bay. When it gets late in the afternoon, moor overnight on the bay for a wonderful night on board.

Enjoy your dinner and some interesting activities managed by the friendly staffs. Enjoy a night on cruise.

To be noted that, shared shuttle bus will be used to transfered you to Halong with a English speaking guide. For more information about private transfer, please contact our travel consultants.

Let’s wake up early to enjoy the sunrise over this relaxing atmosphere of nature. Having breakfast on board while the boat running through the bay to further area of the region. At the middle of the day, return to the main port and move to Hanoi on the shuttle bus. When you arrive in the city, take the private car (without a tour guide) to drive to the airport and catch a fight to Da Nang.

When you arrive at Da Nang international airport, a guide and private car will pick you up to Hoi An ancient town. Check in your hotel. Have dinner by yourself. Stay one night at the hotel.

Start your day with a cycling trip from Hoi An ancient town to a farming village on the bank of Tra Que Lagoon (15 mins cycling). Or else you can choose cyclo or private car for transporting. This is a chance for you to refresh your mind and breathe in the tranquil atmosphere.

At Tra Que Villages, endless of aromatic herbs add in the air a pleasure smell. Also, at the place, you will roll yourself in gardens to give a hand to local farmers. After that, a cooking class is ready for you, local dishes like “Tam Huu”, which has shrimps, pork, local herbs, will be instructed for you by the local. Enjoy your own effort for lunch and others cuisine. Then, let’s return to Hoi An for freely relaxed. Dinner on your own. Stay one night at the hotel.

What can be more interesting when you can freely do anything you want for a day in this historical town. At the local markets and gift shops, lots of unique and cool stuffs is displayed, buy some of them for gifts and souvenirs would be nice.

In the afternoon, move to Da Nang city on a private transfer (no guide) to catch a flight to Ho Chi Minh city. Upon your arrival, your local guide will be waiting to transfer you to the hotel. Lunch and dinner on your expense. Stay one night at the hotel.

From Ho Chi Minh city, we will start off the trip to Ben Tre, a lovely countryside province of Mekong Delta which is 130 km away and takes 2.5 – 3 hours driving.  At Phong Nam Pier, you will take a boat ride on the river of Chet Say (Mekong’s part). 

Before reaching the destination, the boat will stop at some indigenous workshops for tourists to experience the making of the traditional products. One of the most interesting workplaces you are about to visit is the coconut factory, where every single part of it is used and process into different products like coconut charcoal, sweet, handicraft or hat. 

With a view to bringing the local life closer to the tourists, the boat will stop at a local village located on a small canal. When you set foot on the weaving house, you can observe how the straw mat are made and even experience yourself weaving one.

Leaving the weaving workshop, you will find yourself on xe loi (a motorized rickshaw vehicle) or riding a bike if you like to get into the deeper villages of the region. On beautiful rice paddy fields and green growing lands, farmers are harvesting, plowing the soil by simple tools, enjoy the site yourself.

Then, let’s take a short rest and have lunch at a local house, tasty local dishes that cooked from elephant- ear fish, river shrimp and some glasses of cold drinks would make you pleased.

You have enjoyed your time there, now let’s sail back to the Pier through the channels and travel to Ho Chi Minh city. Dinner on your own. Staying one night at the hotel.

Take your time at the gift shops for nice souvenirs as it is the last day of your tour. Then, the car will drive you to the airport. Meals on your own.

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