Hanoi – Ha Long bay – Ninh Binh 5 days tour
Hanoi Ha Long bay Ninh Binh 4 days tour with unforgettable experiences: floating on a cruise surrounded by Halong Bay‘s majestic and magnificent scatter of islands, indulging your in the poetic landscape of Tam Coc cave (which is regarded as Halong inland), and getting to see the ancient beauty of Hanoi capital with its unique specialties.
Tour brief
| By Day | Destinations | Highlight | Meals |
| Day 1 | Hanoi | Hanoi arrival | -/-/- |
| Day 2 | Halong bay | Halong cruise tour, Kayaking | B/L/D |
| Day 3 | Halong bay | Halong cruise tour | B/L/- |
| Day 4 | Ninh Binh | Trang An, Bai Dinh pagoda | B/L/- |
| Day 5 | Hanoi | See off at airport | B/-/- |
Itinerary
Day 01: Hanoi arrival
Our tour guide will pick you up at the airport, then head to your hotel for checking-in and having some rest after your flight.
For the rest of the day, you can freely explore Hanoi cuisine, famous destinations and the night-life in the old-quarter.
Hanoi night market
Service included:
- Airport pick up by private car
- Accommodation: Hotel in Hanoi
Day 02: Halong Bay cruise
Wake up on the 2nd day, breakfast would be served at the hotel. When you are ready to go, a bus would pick you up at your hotel and transfer you to to Halong Bay. Usually, it’s take 3hr 30mins to get from Hanoi to Halong’s port.
Halong bay tour from Hanoi
When you have arrived to Halong City’s port (around noon), the bus will drop you at the cruise’s office for check-in formalities. After checked-in onboard, lunch will be served while cruising towards the bay. In the afternoon, enjoy some sightseeing, on-board activities (depending on each boat’s itinerary) or just spend some time relaxing on the vessel. Towards the end of the day the boat sets anchor for the night among the karst formations. Dinner is served on board.
Service included:
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Accommodation: On-board an overnight cruise in Halong Bay
- Our tour guide will not accompany aboard the cruise in Halong Bay. Resident English speaking guide on board is available.
Day 03: Halong bay cruise - Hanoi
Wake up and enjoy a memorable sunrise of Halong Bay with a cup of tea/coffee. Breakfast will be served shortly thereafter.
Enjoy breakfast (brunch on some boats) while the cruise slowly passes through the magnificent limestone island towards Halong’s port. Upon disembarkation, our driver will be waiting to provide transport back to Hanoi.
Around 16:30 arrive in Hanoi. Drop off at your hotel. Freely explore the night-life of Hanoi and enjoy the local cuisine here.Service included:
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch on-board
- Hotel in Hanoi
Day 04: Ninh Binh day trip – Trang An Bai Dinh pagoda
After breakfast, – Our guide will meet you at your hotel and you will leave for Ninh Binh (100 km southward of Hanoi) for the one-day trip mixed by cultural and natural factors.
Arrive in Buddha Prayer place in Bai Dinh Pagoda, the biggest pagoda in Vietnam with 500 Aharts statues, along with the biggest bronze statue of Buddha in Vietnam, which is over 10 meters in height and 100 tons in weight.
At noon, have lunch in local restaurant with some local special dishes such as Goat meat with elderberry, pork storage vessel. Depart to visit Trang An Grottoes, an out-standing natural beauty of majestic limestone massif at 20 square kilometer rise dramatically out from rice paddy fields.
In Trang An, you can take a boat trip to visit its cave complex: Sang Cave (Bright Cave), Toi Cave (Dark Cave), Ba Giot Cave, Nau Ruou Cave (Wine Cooking cave) etc. Enjoy the mystery and wildness, see the scenery of mountain and rivers of Trang An – the “Halong Bay on the land” of Ninh Binh.
Cycling in Ninh Binh
When the sunshine start fades out, we will have a small cycling tour to enjoy the peace of countryside here. In the late afternoon, we will head back to Hanoi.
Freely explore the night-life of Hanoi and enjoy the local cuisine here. After having dinner, you can spend time around the night market, picking all sorts of souvenirs for your family and friends.
Service included:
- Join group tour Trang An – Bai DInh pagoda (Hanoi – Ninh Binh transfer, English speaking tour guide, lunch with the group, boat tour in Trang An and entrance fee)
- Biking tour
- Breakfast in the Hotel
- Hotel in Hanoi (with breakfast)
Day 05: Hanoi departure
Freely travel at your leisure until 3 hours before take off, our car would transfer you to the airport, see you off and finish the Hanoi Ha Long bay Ninh Binh 5 days tour. Hope to see you again on the next trip to Vietnam.
Service included:
- Hanoi city our join-group tour (max 14 person / group) (transfer by van, English speaking tour guide, lunch and entrance fee)
- Hotel in Hanoi (with breakfast)
Price
Tour Price: USD/pax
| Standard | Join Group tour price | Single surcharge |
|---|---|---|
| Superior | 255 | 75 |
| Deluxe | 375 | 130 |
| Luxury | 525 | 245 |
- In case of seeking for private tailor made tour, we would love to help you plan your ideal itinerary. Please contact us via this link: Vietnam Tailor-made Tour request
Accommodation
Destination Superior Deluxe Luxury Hanoi Legacy Hotel O’Gallery Premier Hotel & Spa Movenpick Hanoi Halong bay cruise Majestic cruise Alisa cruise Signature Halong cruise Hotels and cruises listed above as reference, in case of out of room, other hotel/ cruise with the same standard will be selected
Children Price
- Free of charge for babies (0 – 3 years old)
- Children from 4 to under 8 years old: 50% of adult rate
- Child from 9 years must pay the full adult rate
Tour inclusive
- Meals: 4 breakfasts, 3 lunches, 1 dinners
- Accommodation: Hotel (3 nights), Cruise (1 night)
- Transportation
- Local English speaking tour guide
- Entrance fees
Tour exclusive
- International flights to/from Vietnam
- Early check-in & late check-out surcharge
- Personal expenses
- Food and drinks, unless specified above
- Gratuities (recommended)
- Visa confirmation fees
- Travel insurance
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