Tour Details

3 Night / 4 Days
Travel Period: 01 Oct 2024 - 22 Dec 2024

Day 1	Hanoi Arrival – city highlights (-/-/-)
Day 2	Ninh Binh day trip (B/L/-) – Join Group Tour
Day 3	Ha Long full day (B/L/-) – Join Group Tour
Day 4	Hanoi departure (B/-/-)

Departure & Return Location

Paro Airport

Departure Time

3 Hours Before Flight Time

Trip Includes

Accommodation in twin/double room with daily breakfast at the below indicated room types (see hotel category list below) (check-in and check-out around noontime)
Boat trip - as per program
Meals (B/L/D) (Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner) as indicated in the program
All transfers and transportation with Air-Con vehicles (types of vehicles depend on the number of pax)
Local English-speaking guides
All entrance fees - as per program
Join Group Tour Ninh Binh and Ha Long Day Trip
Government tax and service charge
Bottles of mineral water on tour day

Trip Excludes

Early check-in or late check-out
Optional excursions and activities
Airfares (international and domestic)
Meals (other than mentioned in the program)
Drinks
Additional transfer required due to any emergency situation
Tips
Visa - as per country requirements
All not mentioned above
Items of a personal nature (Phone calls, laundry, beverages, etc.)
Personal Insurance
Mineral water beyond that which is supplied
Peak season surcharges if any

Notes:

The above tour prices are based on our current transportation rates. Increasing petrol rates might affect our transportation and boat fees, in which case we reserve the right to revise our current rates. If any increase should arise we will of course keep you well informed.
Availability: Please note that if a certain hotel is not available at the time of booking, then we will gladly make alternative suggestions in the same category. We will advise you accordingly with the surcharge if any. As a result, we would highly appreciate it if you could advise us to block rooms soonest possible to guarantee the rooms and rates in period of high and peak season
All the above points of interest are open for visit based on current updates. In case of closure for construction or any other reason, we will replace with a similar point of interest.
Above itinerary is based on the current flight schedule. In case of flight changes, the itinerary will be changed accordingly.
No early check in or late checkout is included except those indicated in the program. Generally, the check in time is 14.00pm and check out time is 12.00pm.
Visas into Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia are required except for countries who have signed the visa exemption contracts. Please contact us for visa information details.
Remarks: Passport must be valid 6 months ahead since the time of departing the visited country
Compulsory dinners on Dec 24th (Christmas), Dec 31st (New Year) and applicable public holiday event within your host country will be advised at time of booking.

Cancellation Policy:

Cancellation Charges are based on how many days before your booked arrival time we receives your cancellation notice. These charges are a percentage of the total cost of your booked accommodation.

In the case of Holiday Package Bookings Period within which written notice of cancellation is received	Cancellation charges will be – -% of total booking price
0 – 10 days	100%
11 – 30 days	30%
Greater than 30 days	0%

However, during the peak season, the cancellation policy will be based on the terms and conditions as applicable at various hotels

Itinerary

Day 1Hanoi Arrival - city highlights

Welcome to Hanoi, the capital city of Vietnam. Upon arrival, greeted and transfer to downtown. Check in your hotel.

(The standard check in time is 14:00 – 15:00pm. Early check in is not included and subject to hotel availability)

Afternoon, visit Ba Dinh Square – the biggest square in Hanoi where all the biggest cultural, political events of the city, especially demonstrations, take place. Start our visit at the Complex of Ho Chi Minh including Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum (from outside only as it closes in the afternoon), Ho Chi Minh’s house-on-stilts, his fish pond and the One-Pillar Pagoda. Then, the Temple of Literature which is considered as the first university of Vietnam.

Later, we have an overall view of the capital by cyclo in 1 hour, which wanders around the Old Quarter of Hanoi and the Hoan Kiem Lake (the “Sword” Lake). From here wandering on the narrow streets of the Old Quarter to experience the daily life of the local people. Transfer back to your hotel. Overnight in Hanoi.

Night activities suggestion: enjoy local beer at Ta Hien Streets, experience the ambience of sleepless street with life music, the young people of Hanoi and also foreign tourists. Hundreds of bars and pubs in the Old Quarter are also at your disposal or just simple spend your time at shopping malls or various boutique Shops.

Day 2Ninh Binh day trip (B/L/-) – Join Group Tour

7:15-7:45am Our driver and tour guide pick you up at hotels in the Old Quarter Area, Hanoi. Head the south of Hanoi for 110 km. After 2 hours, you will arrive in Ninh Binh. First stop at Hoa Lu, you will have quick visit two temples built in honor of the emperors Dinh Le, their sons, and the Queen… to know why Hoa Lu was built as capital of Vietnam in ending of nine centuries.

12:00 – Enjoy lunch at our restaurant with the great local cuisine.

13:30 – Boarding a small sampan to visit Tam Coc which means literally “three caves” (1.5-hour boat trip). With Halong bay type views of majestic limestone cliffs and mysterious caves, as well as countryside landscape like peaceful streams, rice paddies and deserted green fields, Tam Coc really has it all. You will feel the fresh air and peaceful moments, very good opportunities for photo lovers, freezing the special moments and scenery.

17:15 – Return to our bus and then come back to Ha Noi

19:30 – Drop you off at your hotel/stay. Trip ends

Day 3Ha Long full day (B/L/-) - Join Group Tour

08:00 – 09:00: Our bus and guide pick you up from hotel / stay and follow the new expressway to depart for Tuan Chau Island, Halong City, stop over for a rest on the way.

12:00 – Arrive Tuan Chau Harbor, welcome aboard, and safety briefing. Cruise will take you on a 5 hours journey via 2 day-sleeper boat cruise route which renowned for its striking, passages uninhabited islets and outcrops have been given imaginative names by the locals, due to their perceived shapes, including Fighting Chicken, while enjoy Vietnamese mouth-watering lunch on boat.

13:45 – Arrive Bo Hon archipelago, you will visit Surprising Cave to see a lot of stalagmites and stalactites with different shapes of sea lives, the go kayaking or bamboo boat in Luon Cave to discover the beautiful lagoon. Visit Titov Island with sandy beach adjacent to the towering limestone mountain with excellent back drop of the Bay, and climb up Titop Peak for a panoramic view of the bay like paradise.

16:30 – Return Cruises for Afternoon Tea and cruising back toward Tuan Chau harbor. You will have plenty of time for sunbathing on upper deck among worlds iconic natural scenery.

18:00 – Disembark for a bus ride back on the new expressway to Hanoi.

21:00 – Drop off at your hotel stay, trip ends