Best Hanoi, Ninh Binh, Halong Itinerary

Start your Best Vietnam Itinerary 4 Days by taking the flight to Hanoi Capital City.

Upon your arrival at Noi Bai Airport, our driver will give you the warmest greeting and pick you up for the transfer to the hotel in the center of Hanoi for the check-in (check-in time is normal at 14.00 depends on hotel’s availability. Early check-in is up to request with a surcharge). 

Take your time to relax after the long flight. After that, your private tour guide will pick you up for a cyclo tour for about 1 hour around the Old Quarter of Hanoi. The streets are always alive and bustling with local people and busy with traffic such as motorbikes or cars. It is very interesting to explore and take some beautiful photos of the small streets and the hidden alley in Hanoi. Then we will enjoy the Water Puppet show - one of the typical forms of Vietnamese art, which has existed for more than 1000 years. That will be the best things to do in Hanoi. After enjoying the Water Puppet, we will have welcome dinner in the local restaurant.

Come back to the hotel for your leisure time.

Stay overnight in Hanoi.

Day 2 of your Best Vietnam Itinerary 4 Days, you will visit Hoa Lu – Tam Coc.

Be awestruck by the day trip to Tam Coc- Hoa Lu, our driver and guide will pick you up at your hotel after your breakfast.  It will take 2 hours to drive from Hanoi center to Tam Coc (means Three Grottoes or Halong Bay on-land). We will enjoy the sampan boat rowed by the local along the Ngo Dong River leading to three grottoes. Admiring 3 famous tunnel caves of Tam Coc and have the opportunity to photograph the mysterious mountains and rivers in this area.

After the boat trip, we will go back to the harbor for lunch in the local restaurant.

Continuing our day tour, in the early afternoon, we will head to Hoa Lu - One of the ancient capitals of Vietnam between the 10th and 11th centuries founded by The Dinh and The Le Dynasties. Hoa Lu Ancient Capital is a special cultural-historical complex where many important historical events occurred. You will learn more about the history of Vietnam through the legends and stories told by our guide and visit the unique architecture in wood carvings of Vietnamese as well.

Transfer back to Hanoi to explore city by yourself at night. Stay overnight in Hanoi.

Start your whirlwind day with visit the most highlighted destinations in our Best Vietnam Itinerary 4 Days tour.  You should not miss that popular site for the Northern Vietnam Tours. 

8.00 am: You will be picked up by your private tour guide and driver at your hotel for the 3.5-hour drive to Halong Bay. Along the way to Halong, you will have a chance to see some rural landscape of the Red River Delta countryside, a perfect opportunity to photograph Vietnamese farmers with green rice paddy fields and water buffaloes- typical feature of Vietnamese culture. By the middle way, we will have a short break for about 30 minutes.

Recognized by UNESCO as a World Natural Heritage and voted as a Wonder of Nature by the New 7 Wonders Foundation, Halong Bay will be a destination well worth your visit. You will take a 2 day 1 night on Halong Bay cruise and that will be awesome.

Upon your arrival in Tuan Chau Harbor, board your cruise then the guide of the cruise will give you a general itinerary and information before having the delightful welcome lunch on board. (any diet is at your request).

In the afternoon, after resting, you can participate in some onboard activities (depending on each boat’s itinerary) like kayaking, swimming or visiting the caves, or you can simply relax and enjoy the majestic of the stunning landscape in Halong Bay.

Your splendid dinner will be served on board with an amazed cuisine of the Chef on your cruise. 

After dinner time, It is the time for you to spend your leisure time, you can try squid fishing or watch movies about Halong Bay or just simply enjoy a glass of cocktail on the top deck.

Stay overnight on cruise.

One unique experience that you could have if you are staying overnight on the cruise, you will have an opportunity to do Tai-chi in the early morning. Vietnamese people believe that you will have a long lasting life with good health and stay positive if you practice Tai-Chi every day. After interesting morning exercise, you will be served breakfast on board while contemplating the scenic views surrounding you. Keep calm and try kayaking on Halong Bay to visit some magnificent sites like the caves or tunnels, which cannot be reached, by larger boats. It will be a remarkable experience to have in Halong Bay.

Lunch will be provided before disembarking from the cruise to Tuan Chau harbor. Say goodbye to wonderful Halong Bay. End of Halong Bay 1 night cruise.

At the harbor, our driver will pick you up for the transfer to the airport to catch your flight back home. Your Best Vietnam Itinerary 4 Days ends.