Day 1:  HANOI (B-L-D)

6:00AM Arrival at Noi Bai International airport in Hanoi

Meet and greet with ladies in Ao Dai - Vietnamese costumes

 Visa application on arrival.

Then clear the Custom, collect luggage

7:00 Meet guide outside of the arrival terminal, get on the bus.

Receiving drinks and gifts from the guide

Transfer to the city center, driving around the city center for first impressions

8:00 Breakfast with local food (pho noodle soup, or sandwich, or croissant with cheese and butter + 1 drink of coffee or tea or soft drink or juice) in a local restaurant by Hoan Kiem Lake

9:00 Walk from the restaurant to the monument by the Hoan Kiem Lake and enjoy Hanoi sightseeing by trishaw

10:30  Transfer to visit in the prison Hanoi Hilton museum by bus  

12:00 Lunch at local restaurant with drinks served on requests

14:00 Transfer to visit the Temple of Literature

15:00  transfer to the hotel, check-in, free time

17:30 Transfer to have massage (1 hour)

19:00 Walk from the massage place to dinner at beautiful restaurant (Vietnamese set menu) overlooking at the Hoan Kiem Lake (drinks served on requests)

21:00 Walk in the old quarter, try local snacks (street food) and beers

22:30 Transfer back to the hotel

Overnight in Hanoi

Day 2:  HANOI - HALONG BY TRAIN (B-L-D)

7:00 Breakfast

8:00  check-out.

8:15 Transfer to train station and take the day train to Hai Duong province

LP3  Hanoi – Hai Duong  9:20  10:50

11:00 Upon arrival at Hai Duong Train station, meet bus driver and transfer to Ha Long Bay.

– snacks and drinks will be given in the bus.

Movies will be shown in the bus.

13:30 Arrival in Halong, Tuan Chau harbor, check in a chartered junk and start cruising and enjoy fabulous seafood lunch, stunning sceneries. Visit Vung Vieng village by bamboo sampan. enjoy some swimming from the boat.

Cooking show on the sundeck.

Dinner on the boat (drinks served on request)

Music on, open bar, chats and relaxation on the sundeck, or squid fishing at the boat.

Overnight aboard

Day 3: HALONG – HANOI – HOIAN (B-L-D)

early rise for tai chi lesson.

After breakfast on the boat

Visit a grotto, enjoy cruising around the bay, have a brunch on the boat instead of lunch.

11:00 transfer from Ha Long to Hai Phong

12:30 Coffee and snacks stop in Hai Phong

13:30 Short city tour, visit a flower market, Hang Kenh temple, driving around in this interesting city.

15:00 Transfer to Hanoi airport - drinks and snacks given in the bus  

17:30 check-in Hanoi airport for a flight to Hoian. HAN – DAD 19:10  20:30

20:30  Upon arrival at the airport in Danang, transfer to check in a beach resort.

21:30 Check in

22:00 Dinner at resort (drinks served on request)

Overnight in Hoian

Day 4: HOIAN – MOTORBIKE TOUR (B-L-D)

7:30 Breakfast at resort

9:00am start by motorbike from the hotel, following beautiful countryside roads to Cam Thanh village where the group can see how local people live.

Enjoy fun bamboo basket boat ride in the plantation of water coconut.

Have a nice drink by the riverside

11:00 Continue by motorbike through countryside roads to Cam Ha village where the group can see how local people live and make ceramic manually.

Continue by the countryside roads through Tra Que vegetable village.

13:00 Finish the motorbike tour at the An Bang beach where they will have a BBQ lunch (buffet) and relax on the beach (drinks served on requests)

15:00 The bus will bring them back to the resort for relaxation

19:00 Transfer to Hoian for dinner at a local restaurant (drinks served on requests)

After dinner, have fun in town with shopping, drinking at the riverside, etc, (not included any costs)

22:30 Transfer back to the resort for some rest.

Overnight in Hoian

Day 5: HOIAN – CITY TOUR – COOKING CLASS (B-L-D)

7:30 Breakfast at the resort

9:00 Transfer to Hoian.

9:30 Enjoy city walk of Hoian ancient town, visit the Hoian History museum, Fujien Chinese temple, Tan Ky ancient house, the famous Japanese pagoda bridge

11:00 Gather at the Hai Café, enjoy a nice drink

11:15 – 15:30  Enjoy cooking class with Red Bridge restaurant (market, cruise, cooking lesson, lunch – set menu) (drinks served on requests)

15:30 Transfer back to the resort for relaxation

19:00 Enjoy a nice farewell dinner (Buffet) with free flow of drinks for 3 hours (house wine, beers, soft drinks, water, juices, tea, coffee) at hotel restaurant

Overnight in Hoian

Day 6: HOIAN – DANANG – HANOI – DEPARTURE (B -L-D)

Breakfast, free time

12:00 Check-out, transfer to town  

12:30 lunch at local restaurant (drinks served on requests)

14.00  transfer to Danang airport 

15.00 Check-in for flight Danang – Hanoi  on  VN 172  DAD  HAN  16.35 – 17.55

18:00 Arrival at Hanoi airport, pick up luggage, transfer to the international terminal for check in

then walk to a restaurant at the airport for dinner  

19:30 Have dinner at the airport in Hanoi (drinks served on requests)

21:30 check in the flight departure at 23:55

Inclusions:

• Accommodation at indicated hotels with breakfast (based on twin/double sharing)
• All ground transport on tour with  A/C modern bus, boats, train, motorbike, 2 domestic flights HAN-DAD/ DAD-HAN
• All meals as indicated in the program with drinks served upon request.
•  Cooking class at the Red Bridge in Hoian
• Farewell dinner at hotel restaurant with free flow of drinks for 3 hours (house wine, local beers, soft drinks, juices, water, tea, coffee).
• Entrance fees for sightseeing
• Water + wet towels on route (2 bottle/pax/day)
• English, French, German, Italian etc.  speaking guides (upon request)
• Tipping for guide, drivers, hotel bellboys, boat people, restaurants, trishaw people, etc.
• Viet Nam visa application form in advance
• Miss Ao Dai for welcome

Exclusions:

• International flights to and from Vietnam
• Personal expenses for more drinks, other food, laundry, phone, etc.
• Visa fee on arrival: USD 25/person
• Travel Insurance
• Any others not mentioned above