Day 1: Noi Bai airport – Ha Noi City

7h10: The private car will pick you up from Noi Bai airport according your flight time table, then transferring you go to your hotel in Hanoi. Check in your hotel in Hanoi. Free time to relax and visit Hanoi city. Sleep at your hotel in Hanoi.

Day 2: Hanoi City (B,L)

7h00 – 7h30 Breakfast is service at your hotel.

8h00 – 8h20: Our tour guide and private car will pick you up from your hotel, start the tour by visiting the Ho Chi Minh Complex, which includes Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum - the final resting place of the beloved national hero, Uncle Ho - and President Ho Chi Minh’s stilt house where he lived off and on from 1958 to 1969. Enjoy the architectural and historical aspects of Uncle Ho's final resting-palace Lying to one side of the Mausoleum is the One Pillar Pagoda, built by King Ly Thai To in 1049 the structure has become an important symbol for the people of Hanoi.

After that, you’ll have a chance to visit Ethnology museum

12h30: You have lunch at a restaurant with local Vietnamese traditional Cuisines.

13h30: You’ll visit Hoa Lo prison, the Temple of literature, which was Viet Nam’s first university and is dedicated to Confucius enjoy egg coffee. After the tour our another tour guide will show you visit Hanoi train street, Hoan Kiem Lake, the heart and soul of Hanoi.

16h00 – 16h30: Drop you back your hotel, free time to relax and visit Hanoi. Sleep at your hotel in Hanoi.

Day 3: Hanoi – Hoa Lu – Tam Coc – Mua Cave (B,L)

7h00 – 7h30 Breakfast is service at your hotel. Then checking out your hotel.

7h40 – 8h00: The bus/ limousine bus will pick you up at your hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter to departure for Hoa Lu in Ninh Binh. It takes more or less 2 hours from Hanoi to Hoa Lu. You will have a short break on the half way.

10h30 – 10h40: Arrive Hoa Lu ancient capital of Viet Nam. You will visit Dinh King temple and Le King temple in the 10th century, finding out the heroic histories of these two kings in Chinese Wars.

11h50 – 12h00: Having a buffet lunch with Vietnamese cuisine.

13h10 – 13h05: Get on the bus/ limousine bus continue going to Tam Coc wharf for taking the sampan go along the Ngo Dong river to visit Tam Coc (three different caves).

15h25 – 15h05: Get your bicycle, bike to visit the local villages in Ninh Binh and take nice pictures of Ninh Binh countryside’s scenery.

15h30 – 15h35: Keep going to visit Mua cave. The place attracts visitors with its many interesting stories. Climb 500 stone steps, here you can see all the way to Tam Coc, enjoy a stunning panoramic view of the countryside and Ngo Dong river.

16h45 – 17h00: Get on the bus/ limousine bus to your hotel in Ninh Binh. Check in your hotel. Free time to visit Tam Coc town. Sleep at your hotel in Tam Coc – Ninh Binh.

Day 4: Ninh Binh – Halong Bay – Lan Ha Bay (B,L,D)

6h30: Check out your hotel and enjoy your breakfast at your hotel.

7h00 – 7h15: The bus/ limousine bus will pick you up at your hotel, transfer you go to Halong bay. You will have a short break on the half way about 20 minutes.

11h45 – 12h00: Arriving Tuan Chau marina, transferred by tender to our cruises.

12h45 – 13h00: Welcome aboard the cruise. Refresh with our welcome drink. Meet the captain, crew in the cruise briefing, safety instruction.

13h00 – 13h15: A special lunch in Vietnamese cuisine of fresh seafood and an assortment of appetizing favorites are served while sailing through Islets of Con Vit.

16h00: The Cruise sails through Lan Ha Bay. The area is surrounding of extraordinary limestone karsts landscapes. We progress to Ong Cam Area of Lan Ha Bay- a separate part of Ha Long Bay. This is a quiet tourist paradise in Vietnam, enjoy kayaking and/or enjoy swimming in the crystal-clear waters of the Bay.

17h30: Back to our Cruise, drop anchor for staying overnight. Enjoy cooking demonstration (teaching you how to make our speciality, Spring rolls) and the complimentary Sunset Party on the sundeck with local wine and fresh fruit.

19h00: Dinner is served in the restaurant. Enjoy delicious local food prepared and served for you by our wonderful onboard catering staff. After dinner, retiring to your cabin or join the fishing excursion, watch a movie, have a drink at the bar, wifi access or play exciting games. Overnight on board.

Day 5: Lan Ha Bay – Halong Bay – Ha Noi City – Ha Giang Loop (B,L)

06h00: Enjoy sunrise, Tai Chi class and admire the never-ending miraculous scenery of the Bay.

06h30: Light breakfast, coffee and tea served.

07h15: Visit Dark & Bright Cave and islets by local rowing boats which is a wild and mysterious beauty in the middle of the World Heritage.

09h15: Back to our Cruise, relax before checking out.

10h00: Lunch is served on board.

12h00: Disembark at the Tuan Chau marina by tender. Take our shuttle bus/limousine bus to return to Hanoi

15h50 – 16h00: Drop you off at our hotel/ homestay in Hanoi City. Free time to relax and visit Hanoi.

19h30 – 19h50: Pick you up at our hotel/ homestay in Hanoi Old Quarter for getting the sleeping vip cabin bus to Ha Giang. Sleep overnight on the vip sleeping cabin bus.

Day 6: Ha Giang Arrival – Yen Minh – Dong Van Town (B,L,D)

Checking in your hotel in early morning around 3 AM and offering yourself a nap and breakfast before the tour starts.

8h30 AM: Meeting your private tour guide and easy rider, then our brilliant Ha Giang Loop adventure begins. The road leads you to Bac Sum Pass, up to Heaven Gate,  where you can enjoy the beautiful scenery of the twin mountains and Tam Son town. Having lunch in Yen Minh Town. Short break and drive towards Dong Van, through the picturesque Chin Khoanh Pass. Indeed, the whole Dong Van Karst Plateau is a major geoheritage sight in Vietnam.

The landscape is composed of unlimited rice fields, thousands of limestone rocks and breath-taking views. It also gives you the chance to experience the life of hill-tribe villages where local people works on the land. Visiting Hmong King’s Palace, a home of Vuong’s family in Sa Phin. Arrival  Dong Van in quite late afternoon, enjoy a local Vietnamese dinner and live music, karaoke after a long day of mind blowing landscape views. At night time, free and easy before another day of adventures.

Day7: Dong Van Town – Ma Pi Leng – Nho Que River –  Du Gia Village (B,L,D)

After breakfast we leave Dong Van Town to enter the highlight of the journey, the Ma Pi Leng Pass It is well known for its abrupt cliffs and breath-taking views, often referred to as the “king” of the passes in Vietnam with its highest point at an altitude of 2,000 meters. You can fly your drone in here.

Cruising on Nho Que river will be unforgettable. As experience how spectacular the pass is, we will trek the Sky Path to have a closer look at the whole valley and Nho Que river. From the top view, there is a picturesque 360° panorama of Ma Pi Leng Pass. Once on the peak, you might feel overwhelmed by the majestic mountains and rivers. Then we continue to drive through the villages of Meo Vac, Mau Due and Lung Ho, where our break for lunch is served. In the afternoon, we pass through the mountainous to Du Gia rural homestay where located in the middle of green rice fields. Cozy dinner with local and dink. Sleep at homestay/bungalow in Du Gia village.

Day 8: Du Gia – Lung Tam Village – Ha Giang – Hanoi (B,L)

On this day, swimming water fall before coming back to Ha Giang city. Visit Lung Tam -The village is occupied by Hmong ethnic minorities, who are skillful textile products.

We then cross Quan Ba town and have a look at the Nui Doi mountain. After crossing Sky Gate, we pass back by Bac Sum Pass and go back to Ha Giang late afternoon, free time to relax before getting the 16h00 PM limousine bus leave Ha Giang back to Noi Bai Airport.

21h00 – 21h30: Drop you off at Noi Bai Airport. Free time to relax and check in your flight.

Day 9: Noi Bai Airport – Departure

1h10: Take your flight leave Noi Bai Airport.

End the tour!

Have a great trip with Asian Discovery Travel!