GEMS OF VIETNAM

Hanoi/ Halong Bay

Duration

4 Nights / 5 Days

Tour Type

Budget and Short tour

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Package Inclusions

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Itinerary

Day 1: Arrival in Hanoi

Arrive at Noi Bai International Airport. Meet your tour manager and transfer to your hotel in the Old Quarter. Visit the Temple of Literature, Vietnam’s first university built in 1070. It is a stunning example of traditional Vietnamese architecture and Confucian culture. Take an electric car or Cyclo (Rickshaw) ride through the 36-brand streets of the Old Quarter. End the evening at Hoan Kiem Lake to see the red Huc Bridge and Ngoc Son Temple illuminated.

Ho Chi Minh Quarter,Visit the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum (monumental marble edifice).See the One Pillar Temple, a historic Buddhist temple built on a single stone pillar resembling a lotus blossom.Museum of Ethnology- Explore the outdoor exhibition featuring full-scale traditional houses of Vietnam’s 54 ethnic groups. This is the best “scenic cultural” stop in the city. Evening: Water Puppet Show-Attend a world-famous Thang Long Water Puppet performance—an ancient art form where puppets dance on water to live folk music.

 

Record-Breaking Cable Car. Take the world’s longest single-wire cable car over lush forests

Morning breakfast then 2.5-hour drive via the expressway to Halong Bay. Board a luxury traditional wooden junk boat. Sail past thousands of limestone karsts. Activity: Visit Sung Sot (Surprise) Cave, the largest and most beautiful cave in the bay, filled with stalactites and stalagmites.Evening: Enjoy a Sunset Party on the sundeck.

Tai Chi & Ti Top Island – Start with Tai Chi on deck at sunrise. Visit Ti Top Island; you can relax on the beach or climb the steps for a 360-degree view of the bay. Afternoon: Disembark and drive back to Hanoi. Evening: Return to Hanoi. Final evening for shopping at Dong Xuan Market.

 

Transfer to the airport for your return flight to India.

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