DAY 1: Hanoi arrival
Upon your arrival at Noi Bai – Hanoi International Airport, our tour guide will be holding a welcome signboard with VietmarkDMC & your name outside the baggage claim area and escort you to Hanoi downtown with a brief introduction en route. Check in hotel.
The rest of the day is at your leisure to explore our city.
DAY 2: Hanoi
Breakfast & Lunch
One Pillar Pagoda – Hanoi
After breakfast at your hotel, begin your guided city tour at historic Ba Dinh Square and visit the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and Museum (viewed from outside; closed Mon and Fri and from Oct-Nov), the One Pillar Pagoda and Tran Quoc Pagoda, then continue with a visit to the Temple of Literature, Vietnam’s first University established in 1076. Have lunch at one of the city’s famous restaurants.
Visit the Ethnology Museum in the afternoon, take a cyclo ride around the Old Quarter, enjoy the view of Hoan Kiem Lake and stop at Dong Xuan market. Enjoy a water puppet show in the afternoon. Overnight at hotel in Hanoi.
Invitations from VietmarkDMC:
– Try local coffee
– Try local beer (Hanoi fresh beer)
– Visit VietmarkDMC office and have dinner with us
Optional activities in the evening in Hanoi:
– Enjoy drinks at nearby café/ bar/ pub
– Wandering around Hanoi down town area (Weekend walking streets from Friday night until Sunday around Hoan Kiem Lake and Old Quarter area)
– Take an evening motorbike/ scooter/ walking tour
DAY 3: Hanoi - Ninh Binh
Breakfast & Lunch
Enjoy breakfast at hotel, we leave Hanoi for Hoa Lu – Tam Coc, enjoying the beautiful sceneries of the rural areas on the way. After arriving in Ninh Binh province, the guide takes you to visit Hoa Lu – the Ancient Royal capital of Viet Nam under the Dinh dynasty, the Early Le dynasty and the beginning period of Ly dynasty. There are two temples here which are dedicated to King Dinh and King Le. The distance between them is 500 meters.
After that, we go to Tam Coc (10 km far from Hoa Lu), you will have lunch at a nice restaurant before boarding a small boat to visit Tam Coc, meaning literally, “Three Caves”. This place is praised as a ‘Halong Bay of the Rice Fields’ thanks to its endless mountain views, tranquil water, and spectacular caves, which is an inspiration for poets and painters.
DAY 4: Ninh Binh - Hai Phong
Breakfast & Lunch
At 08h30, our driver and guide will come to your hotel and transfer to Hai Phong city known as the Flamboyant Flower City is the largest port city in the North of Vietnam. It takes about 2.5 hours to arrive Hai Phong from Ninh Binh. Check in hotel. Lunch at a nice restaurant.
13h00 PM: start a half day city tour. Firstly, we go to Cao Linh Pagoda, then move to the city center to visit the Hai Phong Opera House, Flower Stall, Le Chan Statue. Continue to visit Du Hang Pagoda, an ancient place in Hai Phong. After that, you will be transferred to hotel. Free by your own at night. Overnight at hotel.
DAY 5: Hanoi - Depart
Breakfast
After having breakfast at hotel, free time for shopping in Hanoi. You can walk around the Old Quarter and buy some souvenirs in Hanoi. Then we will transfer you to the airport for your flight home. Goodbye and hope to see you again soon!
