Explore Vietnam Tour & Local Life starts in Hanoi and end in Halong Bay! With 9 day tour in Vietnam, you will have a valuable opportunity to explore all the highlighted sites from Hanoi to the most breathtakingly beautiful mountain villages in the North of Vietnam and gain a deeper understanding about their cultural diversity of other hills tribes. This tour all the highlights of the Vietnam Holiday Packages. You will do from Hanoi City Tour to Mai Chau, Hoa Lu Tam Coc Tour, and Halong Bay 1 Night Cruise. Join us and you will enjoy!
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Hanoi City Tour
Activities: Arriving Hanoi, start cyclo tour around Hanoi Old Quarter. Enjoy the unique traditional performance of art in Vietnam - Water puppet Show and your delicious welcome dinner.
Start your Vietnam Tour 9 Days with your arrival in Hanoi.
Upon your arrival to Noi Bai Airport, after collecting your luggage and completing the visa process, you will receive a warm-hearted welcome from our local tour guide and then we head straight to the center of the city (estimated 1 hour). After that, our guide will be happy to assist you to check-in at your hotel (normal check-in time is 14:00 but in some case, you still able to have a room earlier).
In the afternoon, our tour guide will come to your hotel and pick you up. We start the Cyclo tour around Hanoi Old Quarter to discover the historical and cultural sites in the center, then stop by to enjoy the Water Puppet Show - one of the unique traditional performance arts of Vietnam.
Ending the first day, you will have a delightful welcome dinner prepared in a local restaurant in town and you can feel free to explore the city by yourself. In your free time, you may go shopping in the Old Quarter or just have a cup of coffee. Overnight first night in Hanoi.
Meals: Dinner
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Ethnology Museum, Hanoi City tour
Activities: Visit all of the popular attractions in Hanoi. Discover Hanoi Old Quarter.
Starting the second day of 9 day tour in Vietnam will be the tour in Hanoi, your knowledgeable private tour guide will pick you at your hotel lobby at 08:30 AM. We will spend a full day to visit all of the must-see destinations in Hanoi. Beginning the tour, we will start with the Ho Chi Minh Complex including the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum (closed on Monday and Friday and every afternoon), the Ba Dinh Square, the Ho Chi Minh's House on Stilts and the One Pillar Pagoda – a unique architecture and tranquil garden. After that, we will move to Temple of Literature – considered as the first University of Vietnam, a symbol of Confucian Education in Vietnam.
You will have lunch in KOTO Restaurant (Know One, Teach One ) – the Hospitality training restaurant for disadvantaged children.
Continuing our trip, we will have a chance to visit one of the most popular museums in the city such as Vietnam Military History Museum, Fine Arts Museum, Hoa Lo Prison Museum (as known as Hanoi Hilton – nicknamed by U.S pilots during the American war) or the Ethnology Museum which focuses on the 54 officially recognized ethnic groups in Vietnam.
Turning back to the Old Quarter, we will spend your time on exploring the most interesting of 36 streets ( or Hanoi 36 pho Phuong ) which has a history that spans over 2000 years and still keeps its energetic until now. You will walk around all the hidden alley of the street, find out the best street food in Hanoi for example: " Bun Cha ", " Pho Bo", " Banh Mi “, or even a dozen of street hawkers sell exotic fruits or sweet pastry… It is time for you to discover the beauty of this bustling city.
Stop for a beer in Hanoi corner while sitting in a low chair and feel the local atmosphere before walking back to our hotel. You will have dinner by yourselves and stay overnight in Hanoi.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Notes: Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum is usually closed from September to November for annual maintenance. In that case, we will visit outside.
Hang Mua Peak, Ninh Binh
Activities: Visiting Hang Mua Peak and Trang An Grottoes in Ninh Binh.
Get ready for the third day of Vietnam Tour 9 Days, you will have breakfast in the hotel and do the check out before starting our tour. Our tour guide will come to pick you up and drive about 02 hours for the tour from Hanoi downtown to Ninh Binh.
Heading to Hang Mua Peak, one of the highest point views in Ninh Binh with two huge dragon stones on the top, we will climb about 500 steps to see and enjoy a spectacular panoramic view of the countryside and Ngo Dong River. You may have some perfect pictures in these natural surroundings!
After visiting Hang Mua peak, you will have lunch in the local restaurant then we will take a sampan boat to visit Trang An Grottoes. This place was chosen to shoot the very famous monster movies franchise - King Kong “ Skul Island ". With 02 hours and a half, you will have a chance to explore all of the splendid caves including Sang Cave, Toi Cave, Ba Giot Cave… and many series of natural limestone hills. By the end of the day, we will return to Ninh Binh City and stay overnight in our hotel. Your dinner will be served at the hotel.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Notes: Please prepare the umbrella or hat as the No shelter boat today.
Trekking in Cuc Phuong National Park
Activities: Trekking in Cuc Phuong National park, visit the Endangered Primate Rescue & Turtle Centre. Take a motor-boat to Kenh Ga and transfer back to Hanoi.
After having breakfast in the hotel, you will check out and take an estimated 01-hour drive to Cuc Phuong National Park. Upon your arrival at the park, we will visit the Endangered Primate Rescue Center. This is a non-profit organization first established in 1993 to rehabilitation, research and protecting the endangered primates which were rescued from smuggling or hunting. You will have an opportunity to learn more about the daily life of staffs here and see how they take care of the animals.
Next, we will go to the center of Cuc Phuong Park by car. Starting 02 hours trekking into the National Park, our tour guide will show you the outstanding sightseeing of Nature as well as fauna and flora and wildlife heritage here. You will have a chance to visit a Thousand Year Old Tree. Then we will come back to the center of Park for lunchtime.
After having lunch, we will take the transfer to Ninh Binh City and on the way, we will do the motor-boat trip in Kenh Ga Floating Village. This is one of the most rural areas in the Red River Delta. Go along the river, you will see both sides of the river the stunning countryside landscapes with the traditional local life and well-known friendly people.
Finish the tour; we will turn back to Hanoi center at around 18:00. Evening time will be your leisure activities. Overnight in Hanoi.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Sapa Trekking tour
Activities: Take the transfer from Hanoi to Sapa, Do the Sapa trekking to Ma Tra village.
Welcome to the fourth day 9 day tour in Vietnam by having breakfast in your hotel. You will be picked up by our tour guide and driver at 07:30 for the transfer from the city center to the stunning Sapa – one of the most breathtakingly beautiful mountain villages in the north of Vietnam. It takes approximately 5 hours on the highway. On the halfway, you will have a short break.
Arrive at Sapa around 13:00, you will do check-in at the hotel and we will have lunch at the local restaurant there. Take a rest then get ready for the Sapa trekking trip from Sapa town to Ma Tra Village. This village is one of a few one having the silent terrace valley and less commercial track in Sapa. It consists about 50 homes living here and most of the locals are the H’Mong tribe Minority. It is the time for you to learn about their local living life, you will meet and interact with people here and to see how they can survive by using their craft like silver carving, brocade fabric weaving or even their corn paddies to sell on the main street for foreigners and other minority groups in here. Sapa trekking is one of the most interesting activities in Sapa for learning more the local culture and daily life.
Turning back to the hotel in Sapa by car and have dinner on your own.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Sapa tours
Activities: Free morning in Sapa. Enjoy light Sapa trekking in the afternoon from Lao Chai to Ta Van Village and stay overnight in homestay in Tavan Village.
You will have a free morning in Sapa. After breakfast, you may wander around Sapa town to see the Catholic Church ( Stone Church ) or make the most of your free time to visit Dragon Jaw Mountain for the photos. This mountain has a gorgeous orchid garden and European style botanical garden where you can see a variety of colorful flowers and plants. This absolutely will blow your mind.
Come back to your hotel and do the check- out at noontime then you will have lunch by yourself.
In the afternoon around 14:00, our knowledgeable tour guide and driver will pick you up for the transfer to Lao Chai and Ta Van Villages - the home to Zay hill tribes. Here, besides enjoying the wonderful view of the terraced rice paddy are cultivated surrounding the local‘s home. Talking with them to understand more about the growing process of rice.
Spending about 2 to 03 hours trekking, we will check in a homestay in Ta Van Village. You will have an opportunity to watch their daily life, listen their sharing about how they could earn their living in the extreme landscape and learn more about their cultural diversity and other hills tribes living nearby while helping them to prepare dinner. We will enjoy dinner with the local people. Stay overnight in the homestay in Tavan Village.
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Fansipan Peak
Activities: Free day by yourself then heading back to Hanoi by private car.
Day 7 of Vietnam Tour 9 Days will be the last day in Sapa, your breakfast will be prepared in our homestay then you will have a free time in the village this morning.
One of the highly recommended activities to visit in your free time is the Fanxipan Peak – the highest mountain in Vietnam and considered as “The Roof of Indochina”. You can pay for tickets for the cable car and start an adventure to enjoy the scenery as well take some photos.
We will check out the homestay in Tavan Village and then go back to the town for lunch. Depart from Sapa to Hanoi City Center for another 05-hour drive and stay overnight in Hanoi.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Notes: Please discuss with our guide and the driver and guide will support you for the (tickets paid on your own).
Halong Bay Cruise Tour
Activities: Explore one of the New 7 Wonders of the World – Halong Bay. Enjoy cruising among its island and visit one of the most stunning caves in Halong.
Halong Bay will be the most highlighted part of your 9 day tour in Vietnam.
After breakfast in the hotel, you will be transferred from the busy city of Hanoi to Halong Bay Overnight Cruise. Our tour guide and driver will pick you up at 08:00 then start our journey through 3.5 hours (approximately around 165 km one-way drive). Along the way, you will pass through various Northern Vietnamese villages and towns. This is an opportunity for you to view the outstanding landscape of the Red River Delta countryside and you may take photos of the splendid rice-paddy fields on the way. We will have a short break for about 30 minutes in the midway.
Upon your arrival at Tuan Chau Harbor, you will check in Halong Bay Overnight Cruise. After a briefing of some general information about the trip, your delightful lunch will be served on the cruise (we will have different options if you are vegetarian or if you have any special requests). While cruising, you will see the stunning scenery with thousands of limestone mountains and islands. Take a rest before joining the interesting onboard activities (subject to each boat's itinerary) like kayaking, sampan boat rowing, swimming or cooking demonstration by the cruise chef or enjoy the icy-cold cocktail in happy hour on the sundeck. Your delicious and tasty dinner meal will be served on the cruise. After that, please feel free to participate in squid fishing activity or watch movies related to Halong Bay. Stay overnight on Halong Bay Overnight Cruise.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Kayaking in Halong Bay
Activities: Depart with last memories of Halong Bay Overnight Cruise and depart straight to Airport for your flight home.
One unique experience that you could have if you stay on Halong Bay Overnight Cruise is doing the Tai-chi early in the morning. Tai-chi is the healthy morning exercise of locals which brings people a long lasting life and positive attitude. After warming up by morning exercise, you will have breakfast then do kayaking to Hang Luon ( Luon Cave )- a majestic cave which is inaccessible by the larger boats. It would be the unforgettable experience for you. You will have lunch then disembark at Tuan Chau Harbor for ending your Halong Bay Overnight Cruise Trip. Our guide and driver will be waiting for you there then take you directly to Noi Bai Airport to catch your flight back home or your next destinations. End of 9 day tour in Vietnam. See you again!
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Notes: The itinerary for Halong Bay trip may change slightly depending on the cruise we stay.
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One of Hanoi’s newest boutique accommodation options is also one of its best. The Silk Queen Hotel accommodates for travellers of every kind to Hanoi’s Old Quarter, whether your stay is one of business or pleasure, or one taken with family or a loved one, you will find a mixture of comfort and stellar hospitality at this central piece of Hanoi accommodation.Throughout the five room types of the Silk Queen Hotel, you will be treated to comfortable bedding, ample storage space and modern amenities in a room decorated warmly with flecks of artisanal décor. The modern bathrooms all contain a freestanding bathtub, while large windows at the back of the rooms look out over central Hanoi.Named after its location on Hanoi’s ancient Silk Street, your easy access to Hanoi’s top attractions comes as a given. A 3-minute walk will see you at the city’s central Hoan Kiem Lake, while a similar distance away is the weekend night market. The surrounds of the Silk Queen Hotel allow the chance for you to try many of Northern Vietnam’s delicious food and drink specialties.
A mix of traditional and modern motifs run throughout the MK Premier Boutique Hotel, with 65 rooms accommodating visitors to the wonderful city of Hanoi. With the historic Old Quarter on our doorstep, the MK Premier Boutique Hotel provides a safe and comfortable home base from which you can explore the city. For those times at the end of the day, The MK Premier Boutique Hotel offers a peaceful space where you can unwind, with a refined atmosphere accompanying your recuperation time.Discover the meaning of Vietnamese hospitality through the inviting staff, who will always be at your service during your stay with us. From the lobby to the restaurant and rooftop bar you will find well-trained staff with great English skills and a welcoming smile. We want you to enjoy your stay in Hanoi and will do everything in our power to make that happen.
The finest of Hanoi’s hotel accommodation awaits. The Hotel De L’Opera MGallery Collection, is the embodiment of the class, prestige and international recognition of Hanoi, our phoenix from the ashes of Vietnam’s past. Situated on Trang Tien Street, a mere minute’s walk to Hoan Kiem Lake, the Water Puppet Theatre and the opulent Trang Tien Plaza, you will enjoy the finest that Hanoi has to offer, both inside and outside the hotel. At Hotel De L’Opera, you will bear witness to the top level of Hanoi’s wonderful hospitality, available to you at any time of the day throughout 107 beautifully appointed bedrooms. Between the marble lobby and exquisite indoor courtyard, you will receive the warmest of welcomes, before finding the deep shades of elegance draped across your room. The gorgeous indoor pool, well-equipped gym and professional spa are some of the added benefits of a stay with Hotel De L’Opera. Our priority is your satisfaction, to which end our staff will work tirelessly. You will receive nothing but a 5-star service through La Fee Verte, our beautiful bar, Café Lautrec and our resplendent Satine Restaurant.
The Ninh Binh Legend Hotel stands tall in the heart of Ninh Binh city, soaring like the surrounding limestone mountains that are so emblematic of this beautiful province. Just a 5-minute walk to the city centre, 10-minute taxi ride to Trang An and a 15-minute drive to Hoa Lu and Tam Coc places the Ninh Binh Legend Hotel perfectly between the convenience of the city and the beauty of nature.Inside the 4-star hotel, you will find tastefully decorated rooms with an emphasis on comfort and practicality. In warm decoration, you will feel at home on the comfortable double beds, with all the amenities necessary to make your trip to Ninh Binh a leisurely and productive one. Large windows allow for natural light and splendid views of Ninh Binh’s perfect mountain scenery throughout.For your dining and recreation, the Ninh Binh Legend Hotel has you covered with two restaurants, two bars and a swimming pool, all looking out onto gorgeous scenery and granting a beautiful sense of freedom in one of Vietnam’s most beautiful provinces.
The award-winning Emeralda Resort is the peak of excellence for accommodation options in Ninh Binh, one of Vietnam’s most naturally blessed lands. This resort focuses totally on your relaxation, and to that end, abounds with lush tropical gardens sitting below skyscraping, forested mountains that are emblematic of Ninh Binh province. Along the quaint wooden walkways of the Emeralda Resort Ninh Binh, you will pass beautiful greenery between our individual rooms, detached and with a private balcony or terrace for your ultimate serene retreat. In the gorgeously appointed rooms, you will find plenty of space amid rustic decoration, housing extremely comfortable beds and seating areas flecked with many modern amenities. Around the Emeralda Resort, you will find a wealth of attractive facilities to enhance your experience of the world-beating nature surrounding it. The two outdoor and one indoor swimming pools offer open vistas of Ninh Binh’s majestic nature, while contemplative spaces like the Emeralda Spa and Wine Bar offer tranquility and class. Our two restaurants introduce you to Vietnam’s exquisite food, picked and imported from the finest regions around the country for your pleasure.
As a European-style mountain chalet, the Sapa Dragon Hotel pays homage to the French colonial past of Sapa, along with its ancient Vietnamese origins and their continuation today. Situated about 1,650 metres above sea level, your stay at the Sapa Dragon Hotel will be draped in a natural grandeur bestowed by the Hoang Lien Mountains, with soaring peaks creating an excellent backdrop to a wonderful stay.Throughout our range of rooms, you will be presented with very pleasant options for your stay in Sapa. Warm lighting and highly comfortable bedding are universal from the Superior Room to the Suite, with quaint wooden bathrooms and viewing balconies offering a chalet-like retreat for our guests. Modern amenities abound in the air conditioning, wall-mounted TV and shower.The location of the Sapa Dragon Hotel in a more secluded corner of Sapa town means that you can find peace amongst the energy on show here. Still, the convenience to its attractions is some of the best in Sapa; the Notre Dame Cathedral is just 400m away and Sapa Lake just 700m.
The extensive and gorgeous exterior of the Sapa Legend Hotel & Spa suggests just some of the opulence and comfort to be found within. This immaculately adorned hotel has grand marble and burnished wood running throughout, extending to the many rooms spanning four accommodation options. Along with warm decoration, each room is fitted with comfortable bedding, modern amenities such as air conditioning and TV, large windows and a very well appointed bathroom, ensuring an extremely pleasant stay in beautiful Sapa.In further pursuit of this aim, our restaurant and café encapsulate a luxurious atmosphere for your enjoyment of international and Vietnamese food and beverages. In addition, the Legend Spa provides an excellent means of relaxation and a space for tranquility in the bustling town. With one of the most central locations in all of Sapa town, you will find travelling around the area to be of the utmost ease and cafes and restaurants just beyond arms’ reach. Just to the left of the front doorstep is Sapa Lake and community garden, with Sapa Park just 300m away and Ham Rong Mountain 400m beyond that.
Located among the Hoang Lien Mountains, Victoria Sapa Resort & Spa offers an assortment of outdoor activities and leisure facilities. This 4-star resort is the only luxury hotel in the region with beautifully decorated rooms and suites blending perfectly with the natural surroundings. Impressed by accented wooden decor and luxurious dining as well as professional staff, tourists coming here will receive the best memories for their trip to Sapa.
“V’Spirit” is short for “Vietnamese Spirit” – a national philosophy advocating warm hospitality to guests, which is what we can guarantee you on one of our Halong Bay Deluxe Cruises. The crew members that you will meet are professionally trained and experienced, committing themselves to show you the true meaning of V’Spirit.We have three wooden junk boats in our fleet designed in traditional Vietnamese style, yet loaded with contemporary amenities. Each of our deluxe cabins includes sea-view windows and a modern bathroom, with large, comfortable beds and plenty of extra space. Upstairs, you will find a classy restaurant where you will taste some of the best food available in Vietnam. The sundeck and the bar are fantastic places for meeting people and catching amazing views of the magnificent Halong Bay.As possibly the biggest highlight of any Vietnam Tour, Halong Bay is awaiting your discovery and V’Spirit is thrilled to be there with you. Our excellent customer service means that you can focus on the beauty all around you while we take care of everything else. As one of the top recommendations on Tripadvisor, we are proud to call ourselves one of the best Halong Bay Cruises and hope to have the fantastic time with your family, friends or have a great honeymoon time in otherworldly Halong Bay.
LaFairy Sails takes its name from one of the most magical areas of Halong Bay; Fairy Lake Cave, where colourful spotlights illuminate the walls and light reflected from the water dances on the ceiling. This is the kind of magic that we want to share with you.The limestone karsts, caves and beaches of Halong Bay are well-discovered now, but we take you to areas less accessible to other cruises. We endeavour to explore parts of the bay still largely untouched, like the Ngoc Trai Area, with its sunny beaches and tranquil waters.The flavours of Halong Bay come alive on a LaFairy Sails cruise. Our restaurant features the freshest, local ingredients for all of our dishes and you can see first-hand the processes necessary to prepare such sumptuous food with demonstrations from our chefs.A LaFairy Sails cruise is fully furnished with a comfortable and air-conditioned cabin, featuring all the amenities expected from a modern cruise ship. Halong Bay is an essential destination for any Vietnam tour and LaFairy Sails lets you see it in an unforgettably unique way.
The Signature Cruise Halong is gaining popularity by the day. It is one of the biggest cruise ships in Halong Bay and can boast large suites with plenty of room to go alongside its top-class facilities. The Signature Cruise features all the amenities for a truly comfortable time in UNESCO World Heritage-listed Halong Bay: twelve luxury cabins, plush restaurant, fully-stocked bar, large movie room and gorgeous open sundeck with the charming grassy area. We care deeply about the safety of our passengers and are proud of our impressive safety record. The environment is another deep concern for us and, to this end, we support local community work for villagers and welcome the indigenous people of the area to work with us should they wish. This junk boat cruise is perfect for a family with kids vacation, honeymoon time or relaxed time with friends.Let Signature Cruise Halong show you the way to go with the best cruise in Bai Tu Long Bay.
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