HANOI – HALONG BAY 04 DAYS 03 NIGHTS /Seaplane in Halong Bay:

7:15: Leave hotel to Noi bai airport

8:15 Summer Check in at counter 109, Domestic Hall E, Terminal 1, Noi Bai Airport

9:15 Winter

9:00 Summer Get on seaplane. Depart Noi Bai Airport to Tuan Chau Marina. After 15’ scenic

10:00 Winter flight over Halong Bay, land on water.

Hai Au buggy to pick you up and drop off at Emeraude Cruise Cafe for check-in

12:00 12:15 Register at Emeraude Café

12:15 12:30 Embarkation

12:30 14:00 Captain raise anchor before cruising into Halong Bay while Vietnamese buffet

lunch is served onboard

14:00 16:00 Free and Easy time. Guided shore excursion to to Sung Sot Grotto

16:00 17:30 Crepe Station on Sundeck and cruising to Pearl Farm. You can do some kayaking

or swimming near Pearl Farm

18:00 19:00 Enjoy Vietnamese fresh spring rolls cooking class (sundeck) and complimentary

Canapes on the sundeck

19:00 21:00 European Buffet dinner

20:30 23:00 Squid fishing or take some time with silver screen “INDOCHINE”

6:00 7:30 Coffee, tea, cookies, muffins served on sundeck (complimentary).

You can also learn ancient art of Tai Chi there.

7:00 8:00 (Summer time) Swimming and kayaking at Dau Trau islet area

7:00 8:00 (Winter time) Cruise and bamboo boat ride to Luon Cave

8:30 10:00 Energizing full breakfast served while cruising through Human Head islet, Trong Mai

and Dinh Huong islet

11:00 11:30 Disembarkation. Drop off at Emeraude Cruise Café

12:00 16:00 (Shuttle bus) Shuttle bus to pick you up at Emeraude Cruise Cafe to drive back to

Hanoi. Arrive Hanoi downtown. Drop off at De L’Opera Hanoi hotel. Check in hotel and overnight in Hanoi.

AM: Pick up at Hotel. Drive to the historic complex of Ba Dinh, visit Ba Dinh Square, where The Late President Ho Chi Minh declared Vietnams Independence on 2 September 1945, Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum and continue to the One Pillar Pagoda, the must-see monument in Hanoi - It is an ancient Buddhist pagoda, built in the early 11th century in the reign of King Ly Thai Tong, all construction supported by only one pillar, resembling a Buddhist lotus. Visit Van Mieu - Quoc Tu Giam (Temple of Literature - The first Imperial school in Vietnam) built in 1070 during the dynasty of King Ly. Buffet lunch in restaurant.

PM: Visit a complex of the Hoan Kiem Lake, But Tower (Pen - shaped tower), Dai Nghien (Ink Stand), the Red - painted wooden The Huc bridge, 36Olds streets….. and then transfer to Noi bai International Airport for departure. Home sweet home.