Northern & Central Vietnam Highlights in 6 days

Welcome to Vietnam!

Upon arrival at Noi Bai Airport, our driver is waiting for you outside the airport after your immigration procedures.

After collecting your baggage, exit the airport to meet outside a local driver. We will transfer you to your hotel.

Overnight in Hanoi.

Note:

• The regular check in time is 14:00
• Early check-in is not included, and it is subject to availability.
• Surcharge will be applied if your flight time arrives at 8.00pm – 11.59pm and 12.00am – 6.00am.

Meals: No

Accommodation: optional hotel.

08.00 After breakfast at hotel, our driver will pick you up at hotel to start Hanoi City Tour

This morning, you will visit:

• Tran Quoc Pagoda – a Buddish pagoda located in the West Lake more than 1500 years old.
• At the Ho Chi Minh complex, tourists get the opportunity to observe the well-preserved corpse of Ho Chi Minh. They can then explore the surrounding garden, which includes two houses where he lived and worked between 1954 and 1969. Next, you should pay a visit to the One Pillar Pagoda, which is renowned as the most unique pagoda internationally and its representation of the Goddess of Mercy.
• Visit the Vietnam Ethnology Museum to gain knowledge of the diverse cultural heritage of the 54 ethnic groups living throughout Vietnam.

Lunch at a local restaurant.

Your afternoon trip will visit the Temple of Literature – the first university of Vietnam, established in the 11^th century.

Leave for Hoa Lo Prison Museum which was originally used by the French colonists in Indochina for political prisoners, and later by North Vietnam for U.S. prisoners of war during the Vietnam War. During this later period, it was known to American POWs as the “Hanoi Hilton”.

Get back to your hotel and relax.

Overnight in Hanoi.

Notes:

• Women’s Museum instead of the Ethnology Museum closed on Mondays.
• Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum is closed on Mondays and Fridays. Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum is closed for at least 2 months (15th June -15th August) for annual maintenance but still people can take pictures of the Mausoleum and visit that area. Should dress modestly by covering from shoulders to knees when visiting Ho Chi Minh mausoleum, temples, pagodas…

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch.

Accommodation: optional hotel.

Breakfast at your hotel.

08:00 – 08:30 Our shuttle bus will pick you up at the hotel then take you to visit Vietnam’s gem – Halong.

Arrive in the harbour after around 3,5 hours’ drive, you will join the cruise ship by a tender and be greeted by our nice crews.

Have a delicious lunch on board.

During the trip, the cruise will make stops at exquisite limestone caverns in the bay then you will get the opportunity to explore them.

Free time to enjoy kayaking.

Return to harbour by tender. Our shuttle bus will drop you at your hotel for relaxing.

Overnight in Hanoi.

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch.

Accommodation: optional hotel.

Breakfast at the hotel and do check out

our driver will pick you up and transfer you to Noi Bai Airport for the flight to Da Nang.

On arrival, our driver only will meet and transfer you to the hotel for checking in and relaxing.

15:00 oủ driver and guide will pick up you at the hotel then start to transfer to Coconut Forest in Cam Thanh, Hoi An.

Here you will take the bamboo basket to explore Bay Mau coconut forest.  You will have experience the daily fishing activity of the local fishermen, try to cast the net, throw the casting-net, run bamboo basket race and see the directions for making the instrument such as hat, glasses, watch… with coconut’s leaf.

Visting Hoi An ancient town with Japanese Bridge – the only architectural work that is considered to be of Japanese origin remains. Walking along the banks of the Hoai River, see the old houses and colorful lanterns, mingle with the romantic and peaceful beauty of the old town.

Enjoy dinner in Hoi An Ancient Town then transfer back to Da Nang

Overnight in Da Nang.

Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

Accommodation: optional hotel.

07:00 Our driver and tour guide will pick you up at your hotel.

Upon arriving in Ba Na Hills, you will enjoy the magnificent view of the mountain while taking a cable car to the top.

You will explore the Golden Bridge, the French Colonial station, visiting French Village, Le Jardin D’Amour Gardens…

Have a buffet lunch in Ba Na Hills.

Take a cable car to return to the foot of the hill then get on the car and go back to the hotel.

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch.

Accommodation: optional hotel.

You have leisure time till your scheduled departure, our driver only will pick you up from your hotel’s lobby and transfer to Da Nang Airport for your flight home.

Wishing you a safe and pleasant flight and we are gladly forwarding your return.

Note:

• The regular check out time is 14:00
• Late check-out is not included, and it is subject to availability.
• Surcharge will be applied if your flight time departs at 10.00pm – 11.59pm and 12.00am – 08.00am.