8:00: We pick you up from your hotel (located within the Hanoi Old Quarter only) or at LVP Travel Guide in Hanoi and take you to visit the Ho Chi Minh Complex, which includes Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum – the final resting place of the beloved national hero, Uncle Ho – and President Ho Chi Minh’s stilt house where he lived off and on from 1958 to 1969. You’ll also the Ho Chi Minh Museum where you can learn about this remarkable man and what he did for Vietnam and the world..
9.30: You’ll visit the One Pillar Pagoda, which is actually a group of structures that collectively make up a pagoda built over the water in the middle of a square lake. After that, you’ll have a chance to explore the Tran Quoc Pagoda on the shore of west lake. From there, it’s onto the Temple of literature, which was Vietnam’s first university and is dedicated to Confucius.
12.30: You have lunch at a restaurant in the Old Quarter. Afterwards, you’ll visit Hoan Kiem Lake, the heart and soul of Hanoi.
Finally, You’ ll stop in at MUSEUM OF ETHNOLOGY. This superb museum showcases the depth of Vietnamese cultural diversity with an astounding collection of 15,000 artifacts gathered from throughout Vietnam. Maps, displays and dioramas are labelled in Vietnamese, French and English. Displays portray a typical village market, the making of comical hats and a Tay shamanic ceremony; videos show the real thing. You can also check out a traditional Black Thai house reconstructed in the museum. There's also a center for research and conservation where scientists from all over the world study traditional Vietnamese cultures.

From Hanoi we’ll travel to Ha Long Bay, where we’ll cruise the emerald green waters surrounded by limestone mountains, 

8:30 - 11:30 am: The journey from Hanoi to Halong Bay via the new highway takes around 3 hours, depending on the traffic status. On the way, you will have a chance to contemplate Tan Vu-Lach Huyen Bridge, the longest sea-crossing bridge in Southeast Asia. If you book a two-day Halong Bay cruise, you’ll be picked up from your hotel to get to the ferry terminal.

11:30 - 12:30 pm: Arriving at Halong Bay, you’ll be welcomed at your Lan Ha Bay cruise. It’s time to embark on the cruise, check-in, and take a short rest after an excursion. You’ll have time enjoying a welcome drink provided with a cold towel, receiving cruise briefing and safety instructions before checking in to your cabin.

12: 40 pm: While cruising into the world of natural heritage, you will have lunch at the luxury restaurant of Halong Bay cruise. Here you’ll fill your stomach with a diversity of Vietnamese and Western cuisine as well as fresh seafood dishes in Halong Bay.

Halong Bay cruises 2d1n which proceed to Lan Ha Bay give you the chance to marvel at awe-inspiring scenery and impressive limestone karst formations rising on the sea. On the route via Cat Ba Island, you can have an opportunity to contemplate the over-100-year-old lighthouse built by the French in Da Chong Islet and the unspoiled area like the Gia Luan area, Coc Ngoi islet, and Thoi Quyt area.

3:00 - 4:30 pm: In the afternoon, the itinerary of the Halong Bay 2 day tour will continue with the exploration of limestone caves. Depending on each cruise, tourists will have chances to visit different caves, mostly including 3 Caves in connecting way - Dark & Light Cave. You will be surprised by breathtaking masterpieces of nature in dry caves, while cave water offers beautiful sites for kayaking or bamboo boat rowed by local people. 

4:30 – 5:00 pm: After sightseeing and kayaking, you can immerse yourself in the green emerald and cool water by swimming. The cruise usually gets in the less populated area at Tra Bau, located in Lan Ha Bay. Hence, you can enjoy your own space and stay calm after the first day in Halong Bay.

5:30 pm: The cruise will anchor overnight in Lan Ha Bay. The most expected thing to do should be to watch the magnificent sunset over the Gulf of Tonkin and enjoy a complimentary sunset party on board. Also, you can take part in a traditional cooking class where you’ll be instructed in making traditional Vietnamese dishes and cooking demonstrations with the chef

7:30 pm: A deluxe dinner served you with a great dining experience on the Halong Bay cruise. Enjoy the tasty local seafood proccessed in various dishes

5 :6:00 am: The second day will be perfectly mesmerizing when you early wake up in the sound of the sea and watch the stunning sunset on the top deck. You’d better join the invigorating Tai Chi Exercise in the refreshing morning air. The breakfast and coffee/tea are served after the Tai Chi . Upon completing breakfast continue the journey and head out to explore the bay.

7:45 am: The next destination of the Halong Bay trip depends on the different itinerary of Halong Bay cruises. Mostly the cruises progress to Trung Trang Valley on Cat Ba Island, which is situated in the middle of Cat Ba National Park with Kim Giao forest. This is the largest valley covering an area of approximately 500 hectares with a depth of 10m to 30m. Trung Trang Cave is the most beautiful - natural stalagmite and stalactite cave formed more than 2,000 years ago.

10:00 am: It’s time to return the boat for packing and check-out procedures. Simultaneously, the brunch is served whilst the boat cruises back to the pier. Join the Tea Ceremony to learn how to enjoy Vietnamese tea and culture with the crew team.

12:00 - 3:00 pm: The cruise return to the quayside of southern Halong Bay, where tourists disembark. You will arrive in Hanoi at around 4:00 pm

7.30 - 8.00: Our tour guide will pick you up at your hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter. We start a trip to Hoa Lu - Tam Coc full day trip with 3 hour -drive on highway
09h15: Have a short break for 15 – 20 mins in the midway to Tam Coc
10h30: Visit Hoa Lu ancient former capital of Vietnam between since 1010. You have a chance to learn about Vietnamese history in the feudal system under Dinh, Le and Ly Dynasty.

11h45: Have lunch in the restaurant with a lot of local foods goat meat, fried rice….Vegetarian foods is always available at the lunch.

13h00: Visit Tam Coc by 2 hours by bamboo boat. During the boat trip, you will be surprised by the charming beauty here with paddy field, river, water, cloud, sky and stunning cave architecture . All make a masterpiece place where Vietnamese called “ Halong Bay on land”

14h30: Continue the tour with 45 mins - cycling around the village to discover the  local people lives

15h15: Get back to Shuttle Bus then leave for Mua Cave (Dancing Cave). Walk up almost 500 steps, you can reach to the top of Lying Dragon Mountain & have an amazing panoramic view of Tam Coc from here
16h30: Get on the bus to return Hanoi. Drop off at your hotel at 19:30

Highlights 

• Visit the ancient Dinh King temple in the Hoa Lu ancient capital
• - Visit Mua Cave by hiking 500 steps up on Lying Dragon Mountain to enjoy breathtaking view
• - Have the Vietnamese set menu lunch at the swimming pool wonderland Bungalow
• - Visit Tam Coc by sampan boat among the rice paddy and mountains
• - Cycle to discovery the beauty of the countryside

 historical Hoi An will win you over in an instant as we arrive this morning. We’ll check in to our hotel, then this afternoon you’ll have time to explore, go shopping, or perhaps visit a local tailor to get a custom suit or dress made. You can hire a bike at the hotel and explore surroundings, enjoy some local street food and taste a cup of Draft Beer in the riverside pub in Hoi An old town

1:00 pm - 1:30 pm: Our guide pick you up at your hotel and depart to My Son Sanctuary - The World Cultural Heritage. 

3:00 pm: Arrive at My Son and we'll have 2 hours to discover the site by walking throughout the landscape, learning histories with our local English-speaking guide, enjoying the Champa's traditional performances.

5:15 pm: Get back to mini van then transfer to the wharf for taking a boat trip to Hoi An with nice and cool breeze on boarding, beautiful sunset river scenery on the biggest river in the Central of vietnam named as Thu Bon River. Get your camera ready for the amazing moment of local people activies along the river 

6 pm:  arrive at Hoi An, we will drop you at your hotel. 

Hoi An Coconut Village boasts of the most interlaced waterway system in the city. Four rivers encircle it and are connected together with smaller canals. Thanks to fertile alluvia and fresh water all year round, palm forests, gardens and rice paddies are well-fed. No surprise that people have been settled down here for over 2,000 years. Up to date, farming and fishing are still the main sources of income to villagers. Owning authentic scenes of rural lifes and unspoiled environment, lots of travelers ride bicycles to explore this green oasis. In the recent decade, organized tourist activities are more and more.

This Tour is made to provide you everything you need to know about Hoi An Coconut Village, a noise-free piece of countryside. The focuses here are ecotourism and the local community. Since 2009, the village has been a part of Unesco Cu Lao Cham-Hoi An Biosphere Reserve which fosters harmonious integration of people and nature for sustainable development. We also recommend reading traveler guide to basket boat ride (the best thing to do) in the village. It’s unique in the region, a must in any trips heading over to this side of the city.  

09:00: Our guide pick up at your hotel lobby and transfer to Cam Thanh fishing village.

09:30: Tranfer to Cam Thanh village by car or boat on the way, meet local fishermen and experience the daily life

10:00 Take a bamboo basket boat on the Cam Thanh water coconut forest, have a brief introduction to the history there.

11:00 Join local fisherman on the river and enjoy hands-on experience of round net and cast net fishing.

+ Learn to paddle the unique Vietnamese bamboo basket boat and join in a basket boat race.

+ Explore the now peaceful coconut waterways of a past war.

+ Go catch the crabs, coconut mussel.

+ Make funny tools from coconut leaf.

+ Return fisherman house and welcome drink.

+ Enjoy Luch or Dinner

13:00: Return to the hotel

Your Impressive Vietnam Package 9 Day will end today ! If you still extend your holidays in Vietnam that's up to you or you return Home we will transfer to International Airport Da Nang ! Leisure time in Hoi An