DESTINATIONS: HA NOI – HA LONG
TRAVEL DATE: FROM 13TH TO 17TH APRIL 2025
NAME OF CLIENT: JOELENE
CODE TOUR: JOELENE-1304-1704-2025
QUANTITY: 4 PEOPLE
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VIETNAM CONTACT IN PERSON: +84963611399 (JENNY)
Day 1: 13TH APRIL: HANOI ARRIVAL – WELCOME TO VIET NAM – HANOI WALKING FOOD TOUR – TRAIN STREET CHECK IN (D) PRIVATE TOUR
Day 2: 14TH APRIL: HA NOI CITY FULL DAY TOUR (L) PRIVATE TOUR
Day 3: 15TH APRIL: HA NOI – HA LONG – LAN HA BAY (L/D) GROUP TOUR
Day 4: 16TH APRIL: LAN HA BAY – TUAN CHAU – BACK TO HA NOI (B/L) GROUP TOUR
Day 5: 17TH APRIL: HA NOI DEPARTURE PRIVATE TRANSFER
Welcome to Ha Noi! The capital city of Viet Nam. Get picked up by our local driver from the airport. Transfer to your hotel. Hotel check in!
Discover Hanoi like a true local! Our Food Tour is not just about indulging in the city’s iconic dishes—it’s a journey through its culture, history, and hidden treasures that most tourists miss.
🌟 What’s on the Menu?
Savor Hanoi’s most beloved dishes, all carefully selected to showcase the city’s culinary excellence:
Dessert: End with a choice of chè or fruit yogurt for a sweet finish.
Note: The foods/drinks on tour can be adjusted to meet your own interest.
🚂 Unique Highlight: Train Street Experience
Overnight in Ha Noi!
Local Activities
To walk
09:00: Our tour guide picks up at your hotel and start to discover Hanoi city
09:30: Arrive at Tran Quoc Pagoda located on Golden Fish Island in West Lake. It is the oldest pagoda in Hanoi built in the 6th century.
10:30: Visit Ho Chi Minh Complex, the final resting place of Vietnamese great father or Uncle Ho. You have a chance to see the embalmed body of Ho Chi Minh then walk around the garden to see 2 houses where he lived & worked from 1954 to 1969.
Then visit One Pillar Pagoda where worships the Goddess of Mercy – It is the most unique architecture of Hanoi.
– Should dress modestly by covering from shoulders to knees when visiting Ho Chi Minh
Mausoleum, temples, pagodas…
– Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum is closed on Mondays and Fridays. But still can take picture of the
Mausoleum and visit around that area
– Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum is closed at least 2 months (15th June -15th August) for the annual maintaining.
12:00: Continue to visit Temple of Literature – the first university of Vietnam, The Temple of Literature (Van Mieu Quoc Tu Giam) is one of the most attractive tourist spots in Northern Vietnam. The Temple of Literature was founded in 1070.
13:00: Have lunch at local restaurant
14:00: Then, Hoa Lo Prison Museum which originally used by the French colonists in Indochina for political prisoners, and later by North Vietnam for U.S. prisoners during the Vietnam War. During this later period, it was known to American POWs as the “Hanoi Hilton”.
Our car takes you back to old quarter. Visit Hoan Kiem Lake & Ngoc Son temple
Watching water puppet show at the end.
Overnight in Hanoi.
Local Activities
To walk
8:30 – 8:50: A limousine bus picks the guests up at your hotel in the old quarter
12:00: The crew members of Peony Cruises will welcome you at No.34, Tuan Chau Marina, Quang Ninh.
12:30: You will be taken aboard our support vessel and travel from the wharf via the bay to board our luxurious craft, Peony Cruises. Itinerary briefing is announced during this time.
13:00: Welcome fresh drinks, wet towels and a special lunch of fresh food and an assortment of appetizing delicacies will be served. You will be enchanted when decadently dining on our luxury junk. Life just doesn’t get better than this! We then set sail for Lan Ha Bay – A member of the World’s Most Beautiful Bays.
Enjoy the delicious luncheon of fresh seafood and an assortment of appetizing delicacies while cruising along Lan Ha bay with the breathtaking scenery.
15:30: Visiting Tra Bau area where has known as an area famous for its unspoiled, poetic natural beauty and attractive seascape of Lan Ha Bay. This is the best time for kayaking to discover the truest beauty of the limestone islands. Immerse yourself in the emerald green water of the bay or enjoy the Jacuzzi pool on the Peony Cruises.
17:30 – 18:30: Joining us for Cooking demonstration to learn how to make one of the most famous Vietnamese cuisines, the spring rolls. Or reach the top deck of cruise where the guests can admire the magnificent sunset over the Gulf of Tonkin. Enjoy a Happy Hour time – BUY ONE GET ONE FREE at the bar. It is an ideal time for photography enthusiasts to capture the greatest moment of sunset over Lan Ha Bay.
19:30: Enjoy delicious local food prepared and served by our skillful chef. This is a delightful meal in an intimate romantic setting.
21:00 – 22:00: Relax and sip the exotic cocktails and drinks at the sky bar (with surcharge). Indulge yourself with spa service (optional) or simply relax on the top deck just under the cover of a brightly illuminated sky.
Or try to get your luck at the squid fishing on the main deck.
Overnight on Peony Cruise.
Local Activities
Boat trip
Kayak
Begin the day full of energy with the Tai Chi session and enjoy the sun just rising up beyond the horizon.
6:45 – 7:15: Breakfast is served while cruising back to Gia Luan jetty. (Breakfast time maybe adjust and follow the real itinerary)
7:30 – 9:00: You will join the tour of Cat Ba World Biosphere by transshipment. It takes 30 minutes to transfer from Gia Luan to Trung Trang – one of the most impressive caves in Cat Ba island, Vietnam. The limestone cave has thousands of talactites in various shapes, offering geological values with a typical cave ecosystem.
9:30: Return to the main boat from the cave and the guests will do the cabin check out. Luggage is placed outside of the cabin.
Brunch is served at the restaurant. Settle the bar bill by the desk at the restaurant (if any)
10:30 – 11:00: Disembark the Peony Cruises and transferred back to Block #34, Big Bay group terminal, Tuan Chau Marina. Relax and wait for the luggage.
11:30 – 12:00: The guests are ready at Tuan Chau Marina.
Note: The itinerary is subject to change without notice, in accordance with the weather and other operating conditions.
Local Activities
Cruise
Have breakfast. Enjoy last morning in Ha Noi city. Check out hotel. Driver picks up to the airport
Trip ends. See you next time!
Note: Driver picks up 3,5 hours before your departure flight!
Thank you for travelling with Jenny From The Blog!!!
Local Activities
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