Destinations: Hanoi – Ninh Binh – Ha Long – Danang – Hoi An – Phu Quoc.
Duration: 10 Days
Day 1: Hanoi arrival (GP)
Arriving at Noi Bai airport in Hanoi, you’ll be met and driven to your hotel. You’ll have time to relax after your journey. You’ll spend the night in Hanoi.
Day 2: Hanoi – Ninh Binh – Hanoi (B, L, G)
In the morning, you’ll be driven to Ninh Binh. Upon arrival, you’ll relax on a local rowboat trip in Tam Coc (three caves), a peaceful valley among limestone ‘karst’ hills, There, you’ll be rowed along a gentle river between paddy fields and through the caves.
You’ll come to a host family to enjoy a special lunch prepared by the home chef with the local cuisine featuring the yin-yang balance of the Asian culture. In the afternoon, you’ll pick up your bike to ride along a scenic canal with walking around open rice fields and looking around at the amazing folds of the rock formations. You’ll have a chance to learn about Vietnamese agriculture and cycle through different villages and a unique area known for its magnificient limestone peaks. Then you’ll visit Mua Cave, the most beautiful place to view in Ninh Binh, where can see the city far from the standing in front of Tam Coc in back and the limestone mountain along to the south of Vietnam. In the late afternoon, you’ll return to Hanoi for overnight accommodation.
Day 3: Hanoi – Ha Long (B, L, D, G)
After an early breakfast, you’ll leave for Ha Long Bay, one of the most spectacular UNESCO World Heritage Areas and the world’s largest marine limestone ‘karst’ landscape. There you’ll board a deluxe junk to take you round the Bay before stopping off at a beach on an island. Weather permitting, you’ll be able to swim, fish, and climb a hill (not a mountain!) for an overview of the Bay’s remarkable seascape. From there, you’ll continue your cruise to visit a fishing village – you’ll also have an opportunity to investigate one of the bay’s sea level caves in a small sampan or a kayak. Back on board, you can enjoy cocktails while watching the sunset. Later, unwind with a lavish dinner before an overnight stay on the board. The route is designed to avoid the busy areas and includes a very quiet location for your overnight stay.
Day 4: Ha Long – Hanoi – Danang – Hoi An (Brunch, G)
You’ll wake in the fresh air on the bay with a swim and/or a Yoga or Taichi session on the large sundeck (beginners welcome!). After a light pastry and a tea or coffee for breakfast, you’ll dock to visit one of the most famous caves in the Bay. You’ll return to the junk for a brunch while cruising back to dock around noon whereupon you’ll leave for Noi Bai airport for your afternoon departure flight to Danang. When you arrive, you’ll be met and driven to your hotel in Hoi An. You’ll spend the night in Hoi An.
Day 5: Hoi An – From Farmer to Fisherman Tour 1/2 day (S.I.C or group tour) (B, L, G)
After breakfast, you’ll be free until your driver arrives to take you to Danang airport for your departure flight to Hanoi. Arriving at Noi Bai airport in Hanoi, you’ll be met and driven to your hotel. You’ll have time to relax after your journey. You’ll spend the night in Hanoi.
Day 6: Hoi An free (B)
The day will be free for strolling fin the town, lazing on the beach, whatever takes your fancy. You’ll spend the night in Hoi An.
Day 7: Danang – Ho Chi Minh City – Phu Quoc (B, DP)
Your time will be your own until when your private car and driver arrives to take you to Danang airport for flight to Ho Chi Minh City in good time to connect with a flight to Phu Quoc. On arrival, you’ll be driven to your resort by shuttle bus. You’ll spend the night in Phu Quoc.
Day 8: Phu Quoc free (B)
Your time will be your own! You’ll spend the night in Phu Quoc.
Day 9: Phu Quoc free (B)
Your time will be your own! You’ll spend the night in Phu Quoc.
Day 10: Phu Quoc – Ho Chi Minh City – Departure (B, DP)
After breakfast, you’ll be free until you’re picked up to the airport for a flight back to Ho Chi Minh Cty which is in good time to connect with your departure flight home. End of services.
What’s included
- Breakfast and accommodation sharing double/twin rooms.
- Pick-ups and transfers by private air-conditioned vehicle as specified in the itinerary above.
- Boat cruises as specified in the programme. All Ha Long Bay boats will be fully licensed and comply with current safety regulations.
- Domestic flight tickets: Hanoi – Danang, Danang – Ho Chi Minh City – Phu Quoc and Phu Quoc – Ho Chi Minh City, including airport tax.
- Travel in an appropriate private air-conditioned vehicle with an experienced safe driver.
- The services of experienced English-speaking guides as indicated in the itinerary.
- Where necessary, entry fees for all visits as mentioned in the programme.
- Lunches and dinners (as specified in the itinerary) in the local restaurants, and full board on the boat in Ha Long Bay.
What’s excluded
- Other international flight tickets and airport tax.
- Visas
- Lunches and dinners, except as specified above.
- Drinks, tipping and personal expenses.
- Insurance.