Hanoi and Halong Bay Experiences
Tour Name: Hanoi and Halong Bay
Experiences
Duration: 06 days and 05 nights
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Day 1:
Hanoi arrival
- Day 2: Hanoi – city tour full day
- Day 3: Hanoi - Ha Long Bay Marguerite Cruise
- Day 4: Halong bay – Full day kayaking – Marguerite Cruise
- Day 5: Halong bay Marguerite Cruise- Hanoi
- Day 6: Hanoi - Departure
Day 1: Hanoi arrival
Our Staff will welcome you at the NoiBai Airport; transfer you to Hotel for check
in. Free time exploring the Hanoi Old Quarter.
Day 2: Hanoi – City tour full day
At 8am, our guide and driver will meet you at your hotel and begin the full day
city tour with Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum and “House on stilt” at the same area with
the Presidential Palace and the famous One Pillar Pagoda. We also make a visit to
the Temple of Literature – the first university of Vietnam, which is now dedicated
to Confucian worship and "Hanoi Hilton" –a nick name given by US pilots during the
war.
Enjoy lunch with authentic delicious Vietnamese cuisines, then we continue
our day to the West Lake and Tran Quoc Pagoda, which was built in the 15th century.
After that, the trip will be followed by one –hour cyclo tour through the busy Old
Quarter where you can see peddlers are selling wares as if they have done that for
centuries! End of the trip, we will stroll around Hoan Kiem Lake with a stop over
at Ngoc Son Temple. Enjoy to the famous water puppet show.
Day 3: Hanoi - Halong Bay Marguerite Cruise
08:00
12:00
12:15
13:00
15:00
16:00
17:00
18:30
19:30
20:30
23:00
Pick up at hotel for three and a half hours road trip with short refreshment on
half way to Halong Bay.
Arrive at Bai Chay Wharf
Transfer by tender to the Marguerite Junk boat – enjoy Welcome Drink. Receive Junk
Facilities and Cruise Instruction as well as Cruise Briefing before check in to
cabins and begin cruise Off the Beaten Track.
Lunch - deluxe Vietnamese Set Menu.
Arrive at the Surprise Cave area. Transfer by tender to the Surprise Cave. Walk
up the 100 steps to the entrance of the cave and tour on foot for approximately
45 minutes.
Return to the boat. Enjoy kayaking program to the nearby Cave, lagoon and surrounding
waters as well as exploring the daily life of the local people in floating village.
Enjoy snack party before swimming or relaxing on board
Take part in our cooking class with crispy spring rolls
Dinner - deluxe Vietnamese Set Menu Dinner.
Evening activities include: film entertainment in the dining room, board games and
playing cards are available, squid fishing from the boat with our crew.
End of program for Day One.
Day 4: Halong bay - Full day kayaking - Marguerite Cruise
07:00
08:15
09:00
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:00
15:30
17:00
Coffee, tea and light breakfast pastries served in the dining room.
Transfer to
the Day Cruise Boat and begin to cruise to some of Halong Bay’s most secluded and
untouched area
Enjoy kayaking to explore the Dark Cave and Bright Cave
Return to
the boat and relaxing, sun bathing on sundeck
A multi-course lunch will be served
mid-day with seafood and grills
Cruise further to the Ba Trai Dao area
Swimming
or sunbathing on the small ambiance beaches in Ba Trai Dao area.
Explore the largest
Van Gia fishing village in Halong Bay by Kayak. You will have chance to interact
with local fishers
Return to Marguerite Junk boat. Refreshing, Relax and enjoy the
rest of the day on board as day one
Day 5: Halong bay Marguerite Cruise - Hanoi
07:00
08:00
09:00
10:45
12:00
12:20
Coffee, tea and light breakfast pastries served in the dining room.
Enjoy riding on the rowing boat to the tunnel cave
Check-out of cabins. Enjoy relaxing, sunbathing on sundeck while our boat cruise
back on different route
Enjoy lunch Set Menu served in the dining room while enjoy the bay scenery as we
approach the pier (passing Fight Cocks, Incense Burner, Stone Dog)
Transfer by tender to the pier, relax inside the pier building while waiting for
return transportation.
Transfer back to Hanoi. You will arrive in Hanoi approximately at 16:30. Check in
and overnight at the hotel.
Day 6: Hanoi - Departure
Depending on your flight details, we will arrange a private car to transfer you
to the Noi Bai air-port.
INCLUSIVE:
• 02 ways airport transfer
• 03 nights stay in Deluxe room at three star Hotel,
located right in the Old Quarter
• All breakfast at the hotel.
• shuttle bus round
way Hanoi – Halong bay – Hanoi
• Complimentary mineral water (01 bottle / per person/
per way)
• Welcome drink
• 02 nights on the charming Marguerite Junk (deluxe room
with A/C and hot water).
• All meals on boat: 02 breakfasts, 03 lunches, 02dinners.
• English speaking tour guide
• Complimentary mineral water ( 01 bottle/ per person/
per night)
• Cooking class, kayaking
• Tea, coffee for breakfast
• Entrance fees.
• Free wifi
• Tax and service charge.
• Free Upgrading to deluxe ocean view on Marguerite
Junk, subject to availability
• Daily departure.
EXCLUSIVE:
• Beverages, tax and personal expenses
• Others not clearly mentioned above
Note:
Please kindly note that we offer private deluxe double or twin cabins only. If you are single traveler, the single supplement will be applied.Cruise itinerary and schedule are subject to change due to weather, tide levels
and operating conditions. Swimming or kayaking excursions may be cancelled due poor
weather. Unused services are not subject to a refund.