Day 1 pick up from airport to Hanoi
Upon your arrival at Noi Bai airport, our tour guide will be waiting for you at the entrance of security area hanging a board with your name on. Get on your private car to center of Hanoi. Arrive at your hotel and relax.
Please note that checking in time is 2.00pm.
Afternoon time we will take you to discover hanoi city by vespa, our vespa team will pick up you and driver through narrow street come to meeting point for join with group at the historic Old quarter our first stop to visit the French quarter and visit Opera house where you will learn about French colonial and architectural and the history
2 : Our Vespa rider you driver you to second destination to see the railway train tracks, we can see how of the locals life & work, just Centimetre from the train tracks in tall narrow houses
3 : After short ride on the Vespa toward Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum our rider will stop at the point you can see overview of the area including president place, parliament house and all government office, our guide will tell you about the history and story about Hanoi ...
4: Now time continue rider through pass to see botanical garden and ride pass Small Alley see the narrow houses to visit Huu Hiep Lake to see the B52 Crash site at the lake, this US bomber was shot down during the 1972 bombing raids of Hanoi, a poignant reminder of recent history
5: Our next ride to visit west lake one of the biggest lake in Hanoi city, some point we can see overview of the city with beautiful houses and amazing view and see part of the rich people living
6: Driver to Thanh Nien street Next to west lake is Truc Bach lake where we stop at the monument of John MC Cain and see the lake and the place he get shot down, you will learn about the story of John MC Cain
7: it's back on the Vespa for the ride to the An Duong market to see where local people come to buy and sale fresh vegetable and food for the daily life, and stroll around this huge, bustling place take in the vibrant atmosphere that stypifies Hanoi
8: Our next ride takes us along the riverside get on the red river island to visit a hidden gem village, here also see poor part of people live, and to see people farming on this island and also have chance to meet and chat with people live on this island, and our guide will take you to visit a local family to see how about the daily life
9: Then now we driver up through the banana farm see the beautiful and green of the vegetable farm along the way and now the time we get to visit Kumquat farm these little trees are traditional gifts at Tet, the Vietnamese lunar new year, and adorn every family home, symbolizing , Luck. Health, Wealth, Fertility and peace
10 : After long Driver and visiting now our time for relax enjoy Vietnamese coffee and you could try the famous coffee of Hanoi is Egg coffee
11 : After all our last destination we then ride out of the city to the Long Bien Bridge, a magnificent structure build over a hundred of years ago with spans the red river and connects the Hoan Kiem and Long Bien districts and provides shelter to locals living on the boats underneath, on motorbikes & bicycle can traverse so off we go!
12 : We then get on the Vespa and head to the local restaurant for you enjoy the Vietnamese cuisine , after lunch our Vespa team will ride you back your hotel stay or you can get off anywhere you want just tell our rider
DAY 2: Hanoi - Halong Bay cruise
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Around 7.45am - 8.15am, you will take a shuttle bus Halong Bay, a World Heritage with thousands of limestone and dolomite island and islets.
- Stop on the way to visit Hai Duong “Green mung bean cake town”, or the Ceramic town at Dong Trieu.
- Upon arrival in Halong, to be welcomed aboard and begin the cruise into the bay. Located in the Gulf of Tonkin, Halong Bay is one of the world's outstanding natural wonders, resembling a geographic work of art with thousands of limestone islets soaring dramatically from the clear emerald waters. This densely concentrated zone of karts islands, world famous for its spectacular scenery of grottoes and caves, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
On this tour, witness the tranquil beauty and breathtaking scenery from the decks of the cruise, complete with bat-winged sails. Gliding through the gin-clear waters of the bay, absorb one of the most magnificent natural splendors of the Far East. See tiny islands dotted with rock arches, sheer cliffs, innumerable white sand beaches and peaceful coves.
You will stop to visit a floating village in the Bay.
Overnight in a private cabin on board in Halong Bay
Day 3 Halong - Hanoi ( Over night in Hanoi )
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
- In the morning, you keep spending your time on cruise. A Taichi class in the early morning will help you charging energy for a new day.
- Enjoy sunrise on the sea with breakfast in a beautiful restaurant: Halong Bay.
- You will visit a cave, then, check out your cabin while cruising back to the harbor.
- Your shuttle bus drive you back to Hanoi.
- At about 4.30pm, arrive in Hanoi, check in your hotel.
- The left time of the day, you can relax at leisure at your hotel or discover the Old Quarter by yourself.
Overnight in Hanoi
DAY 4: Hanoi - Ninh Binh - Hanoi - Departure
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch
07.15 – 07.45 Authentic Ninh Binh Team will Pick up from your hotel or Home stay, airbnb or residence departure to Ninh Binh.
09.00 am will have short break in the half way for rest room or some drink
10.00 Arrive Ninh Binh start your visit Ninh Binh, we will start At Ninh Hai Village we you get mountain bicycle and start for cycling to explore the rural villages and the valley, our tour guide will take you cycling through the villages and take you to visit a local family to learn and see How about the daily life of the people here and then cycling again through Narrow trail road of the rural way and cycling through pass the green and beautiful green rice paddies fields to visit Emerald Cave, after visit the cave continue cycling through thung Nang Valley where you can take amazing beautiful scenary and lanscape, and our tour continue cycling through back street through the Tam Coc Valley, the we have break at the Tam Coc Valley where you can see Espectacular limestone mountain where we Call Halong on land
11.30 we cycling to visit local market to meet before we heading to our local home restaurant for Cooking Class lesson, Then we have lunch after Cooking Class lesson
13.20 PM: Board the sampan boats (2 people share a boat) in Tam Coc dock to drift down the river among the villages, mountains and lush rice fields. Passing through 3 caves “Hang Ca – First cave, Hang Hai – Second cave, Hang Ba – Third cave” to get a strange feeling.
15.10 PM: Our driver pick you up and take you to visit Hoa Lu (the ancient capital) Visit temples delicated to King Dinh Tien Hoang (923-979) and Le Dai Hanh (941-1005). Tour guide give you an introduction of Vietnam history in 10thcentury or save time to see more Ninh Binh if you dont want to see more temple
15.45 -16.00PM: Getting on the car for returning Ha Noi for departure for your back home
Farewell Hanoi. Trip ends.