HANOI – HALONG – CAT BA - HANOI (06 days – 05 nights)

Day 01: Hanoi – Arrival                                                                                     (…/L/D) Arrive to Noi Bai airport, pick up and transfer to downtown. Free at leisure in the afternoon. Check in time at hotel is 14:00. Dinner at restaurant in Hanoi. Accommodation at hotel in Hanoi. Free at night, you should experience and discover the tourist street at night in Hanoi (Ta Hien Street Nearby Hoan Kiem Lake) by your own cost.      Photo of Ta Hien Street- in Hanoi

Day 02: Hanoi – Ha Long – Cat Ba                                              (B/L/D)

Breakfast at hotel. 07:00: Transfer to Ha Long Bay, the pride of the Gulf of Tonkin, a Natural World Heritage as designated by UNESCO in 1994 and 2006. The road will pass by the Red River delta with green paddy fields and rural villages, where hard-work farmers are busy with their farming jobs, ploughing buffaloes or planting seedling. Upon arrival at wharf at 12:00, Seafood lunch is waiting on board while cruising. Then, we sail our boat round its natural rocky gardens. Most of the islets here are not for living due to the lack of fresh water but are excellent for cruising to contemplate their miraculous draws on the horizon. Many of them have great names from their inspirational shapes, including the Thien Cung (Heaven’s Palace) Cave. Then, that boat takes client directly to Gia Luan Pier in Cat Ba Island at 16:00. Pick up and transfer to hotel check in. Dinner at restaurant. Accommodation at hotel in Cat Ba. Photo of Thien Cung (Heaven’s Palace) Cave

Day 03: Cat Ba – Viet Hai village                                      (B/L/D)

Trekking: 2 hours Breakfast at hotel. Transfer to Beo Harbor to take the boat to Viet Hai village and meet the friendly local people who live inside the National Park. Lunch will be served at a local house with home cooked food at Viet Hai Village. Walk from the village to the boat dock and go to the Ba Trai Dao Beach. Group will enjoy swimming at the tranquil beach. Return to Cat Ba town. Dinner at local restaurant. Accommodation at hotel in Cat Ba.    Photo of trekking by bicycles    Photo of beach  

Day 04: Cat Ba – Monkey Island                        (B/L/D)

Breakfast at hotel, Lan Ha Bay is the same as Ha Long Bay but wild and less tourist, lying on the Gulf of Tonkin. It belongs to Cat Ba islands area - Hai Phong city, in the south of Ha Long Bay. Many people think that it is Ha Long Bay area because it also has hundreds of islands like Ha Long Bay. However, Lan Ha Bay is different with hundreds of small beaches, this is paradise for tourists to go swimming, go kayaking or staying overnight in a bungalow... 8:30: Take the boat to visit Lan Ha Bay. The boat will pass through hundreds of karst islets, beautiful beach, floating villages where we will provide you a great opportunity to experience the real life of the fish-men who spend their whole life on the water (good chance to take pictures). The boat will stop in quiet area where you challenge yourself 1 hour kayaking around hundreds of islets and beaches. Then transfer to Monkey Island. Have a lunch, kayaking and swimming. Afternoon, trekking up mountain to see the panorama of Lan Ha Bay with hundreds of islands on the emerald water. Take boat back to hotel. Dinner at the local restaurant. Accommodation at hotel in Cat Ba.      Photo of monkey Island

Day 05: Cat Ba – Hanoi city                                                     (B/L/D)

Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the pier and take the speed boat to Hai Phong Ferry at 08:10am. At 09:00am reach to Hai Phong ferry, car picks up and transfer back to Hanoi. Lunch at local restaurant. Transfer to visit Hoan Kiem Lake, Ngoc Son Temple, Literature of Temple (Built in 1070). Enjoy water puppet show in Hanoi. Dinner at restaurant. Accommodation at hotel in Hanoi.   Photo of Literature of Temple      Photo of Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum     Photo of Hoan Kiem Lake      Photo of Ngoc Son Temple    DAY 6:                                                                           (B/..../.....) Breakfast at hotel. Then transfer to airport to take departure flight. End of program.