DAY 1: 36 STREETS HANOI TOUR 

9:50: Welcome to Hanoi – The 1000-year-old Vietnamese capital with incredible architecture, one of Asia’s most exciting street food scenes, and endless cultural sites to explore.

We will pick you up at Noi Bai Airport.

10:30: Our Journey started at the Temple of Literature and Imperial Academy (Van Mieu Quoc Tu Giam). This is a relic complex located in the south of The Imperial Citadel of Thăng Long. Literature and Imperial Academy which was considered the first university in Vietnam. When visiting here, you will admire many historical documents and artifacts. Especially 82 doctorate steles on the backs of the greenstone turtles – artifacts once recognized by UNESCO as “world’s documentary heritage”.

13:00:  We will ẹnoy lunch at Hanoi Old Quarter with the peaceful atmosphere 

14:00: After lunch is check-in time and take a rest at the 4-star Bendecir hotel.
15:30: Gather at the hotel lobby and We will move to visit Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, the place where Uncle Ho’s remains are preserved, a destination that every generation of Vietnamese people longs to visit to express big love and affection Deep gratitude to the old father of the nation.

Evening: 

Let’s enjoy your time at Hanoi Old Quarter at Night. The narrow streets are packed with shops, cafes, temples, and vendors selling everything souvenirs. You can easily spend hours wandering around and soaking up the atmosphere of this vibrant and chaotic place. There are so many kinds of street foods. The best way to explore the Old Quarter is by foot or by cyclo, a traditional bicycle taxi. You will be amazed by the sights, sounds, and smells of this ancient part of the city. Don’t miss the night market, where you can find bargains on clothes, accessories, and handicrafts. And then you can have a relaxing experience walking around Hoan Kiem Lake.

DAY 2: LAN HA BAY – SCARLET PEARL CRUISES 5 STARS

Morning:

8:30 – 9:00: We will pick you up at the hotel. In the middle of the journey, We will have about 10-15 minutes for a quick rest at the stopping point. 

11:30-12:00 You will arrive at the check-in area at HaLong international passenger port. Our speedboat will take you to Scarlet Pearl Cruise in about 25 minutes. Welcome to Scarlet Pearl Cruise by the staff serving drinks, and disseminated safety instructions on the Cruise. The cruise gradually moves to Lan Ha Bay while you enjoy a hearty lunch at Tahiti restaurant. 

15:00: You will visit the Sang cave, by kayak or bamboo boat. After that, swimming, and kayaking to explore the Frog Pond.
17:30: Sunset on Lan Ha Bay is one of the moments you never forget and can’t skip. During this time we will be serving a Sunset Party on the sky bar or taking a cooking class with our chef (one of two activities will be held, but depending on the season). 

Here you can choose to enjoy the sunset on Lan Ha Bay by sailing a catamaran with great cocktails. (This is an option for an additional fee).

Evening: 

After Party, you will be free and sleeping on Cruise.

DAY 3:  DISCOVER VINH LAN HA ON CATAMARAN CRUISE

6:30 Start a new day with the fresh air of the sea and let Taichi practice together with our staff or you can enjoy the sunrise view through the window of your room. 

A light breakfast will be served from 06:30 – 07:30.

After that, You will explore Lan Ha Bay by catamaran boat and go to the special place that Scarlet Pearl Cruise cannot go to.

Around 09:00 Return to Scarlet Pearl Cruise for checkout.

9:30 Mid-day buffet will be served at Tahiti restaurant during the cruise return to the wharf.

11:00, the speedboat will take you back to Halong International cruise port.  Then We will move to Ninh Binh to check in and take a rest

Evening: 

You are free to walk around the night market.

DAY 4: BAI DINH WORKSHOP – TRANG AN – HANOI – DA SUN 

(including Breakfast & lunch) 

Morning: 

We will enjoy breakfast on the last day at Hotel.  The last day of our journey starts at Bai Dinh Pagoda – the temple with the most records in Vietnam (the temple with the largest area – the largest bronze Buddha statue in Vietnam).

The pagoda has the largest gold-plated bronze Buddha statue in Southeast Asia weighing 100 tons and three statues of Tam The, each weighing 50 tons. The temple has the longest Arhat corridor in Asia, the Temple of Tam The and Phap Chu is thousands of square meters wide.

From a distance, Bai Dinh Pagoda stands out against the blue sky between majestic mountains. Continue to visit the pagoda with two bell towers:
The big tower has 3 floors and 24 roofs, placing a 36-ton bronze bell: The unique feature is that on the bell body is engraved the Dai Bi Bat Nha sutra in Chinese characters with many themes of Meditation and Buddhism.

In particular, 500 Arhat statues are made of monolithic white stone: each with a different face, carved very delicately and vividly by the craftsmen.
Precious wooden blocks, horizontal lacquered boards, and giant couplets painted with gilded vermilion are also in the process of being completed that contribute to the temple becoming more and more majestic and brilliant when visitors come to experience Bai Dinh pagoda tourism in Ninh Binh.

Noon: 

Lunch together with Ninh Binh specialties: mountain goats, burnt rice … 

Afternoon:
Boat trip along the stream between rice fields to visit Tràng An Scenic Landscape Complex – a terrestrial Ha Long in Ninh Binh where limestone strips, valleys and rivers intertwine creating a magical and mysterious space. Then we will visit the Light cave, Dark cave, Nau Ruou cave and explore the culture and history here by Boat.

Then we go back to Hanoi, on the way you will see the typical life and landscape of the Northern Delta.

Arriving at Noi Bai airport,  we will have a snack to take a quick rest before we return to Da Nang  at 19:20 ending the journey of 4 days and 3 nights.

We are glad to accompany you throughout the journey. Your presence makes the journey joyful and interesting. Thank you and hope to see you again in the next journey.