HANOI – MAI CHAU – NINH BINH – HA LONG BAY – HANOI

(4 days/ 3 nights)

Northern Vietnam is not only famous for Ha Long Bay but also well-know for Mai Chau and Ninh Binh. They bring to visitors a reat opportunity to see the outstanding nature beauty, as well as explore the daly life of Thai Minority in Mai Chau Valley. In this tour, you can ride a bike, enjoy a short trek, take the boat trip and do kayaking. All are so interesting.

DAY 1 – HANOI/ MAI CHAU

Included meals: Breakfast/ Lunch

After breakfast at your hotel, we will leave Hanoi for Mai Chau. After a short break on the way and take great pictures of the mountains, the valley and the locals we go to Mai Chau Valley. Have lunch at local house and then check in hotel (or homestay) for your leisure.

In the afternoon, we take the bicycle to visit the local villages. We have a chance to talk with local people and know about the traditional culture. We enjoy the spectacular scenery of Mai Chau, the daily life of local people and if the weather permits, you can enjoy in wonderful sunset in the valley

We return to the hotel for free at your leisure. For evening enjoyment, you may choose to take part in a traditional dance show with Ruou Can (a local wine) as an optional service. Accommodation in Mai Chau

DAY 2 – MAI CHAU – NINH BINH 

Included meals: Breakfast/ Lunch

In early morning, we continue visiting, learning about the daily life and traditional culture of local people by taking bicycle through villages as Nhot, Na Tang, Cha Long, Tong Dau, Na Phon … .

Back to hotel for your breakfast and check out. We then leave Mai Chau by road for Tam Coc. You have a good chance to see the landscapes along the road. It takes around 3,5 hours to arrive in Tam Coc. We have lunch at local restaurant there.

After lunch, take a small sampan at the wharf to visit Tam Coc, which is literally known “three Caves”, the first cave (Hang Ca) is the longest one, which is considered a real rainbow in the water in the morning time stretching on both sides of the Ngo Dong River. The quiet movements of the oars create a sort of musical rhythm inside the cave. As the sampan leave the cave, you can see what seems to be an old man with white beard fishing, fairy flying in the clouds, peasants collecting fuel and a group of white goats grazing on the hills. The sampan takes you to the second cave (Hang Hai) and the third cave (Hang Ba) before returning to the sampan wharf.

We continue your day tour visiting with a short cycling through local village and enjoy the beauty of countryside in Vietnam. You will have many chance to take nice photos on your way

Back to hotel in Ninh Binh for check in. Free time at your leisure. Accommodation in Ninh Binh

DAY 3 – NINH BINH/ HA LONG BAY (OVERNIGHT ON CRUISE)

Included meals: Breakfast/ Lunch/ Dinner

Breakfast at hotel and we leave by Ninh Binh road for Ha Long Bay, listed as a World Heritage Area of outstanding natural beauty. Driving through the heart of the Red River Delta where you will see many farmers tilling their green fields, stop on route to admire the landscape picture, you might take picture of buffalo. Ha Long Bay means “Dragon descending to the sea” as it is known in Vietnamese, picturesque Ha Long bay has more than 1.000 limestone islets rising from the sea, many of them containing beautiful grottoes.  Arrive in Ha Long and board the cruise. You will have a full day activities on Ha Long Bay include visiting the floating village, nice cave, demonstration cooking class… Dinner and overnight on cruises.

DAY 4 – HA LONG BAY/ HANOI

Included meals: Breakfast/ Brunch (early lunch)

Weak up in early morning and you can enjoy in the Taichi Exercise. Han a light breakfast with cake, tea and maybe noodle. Continue to explore Ha Long Bay following the program of cruise. Back to cruise and check out, have brunch. Disembark the cruises and take the private transfer back to Hanoi.

Note: Each cruise will have the different itineraries. The itineraries of cruises may be changed due to the weather and the water condition

******* HAVE A NICE TRIP *******

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Included: Private transportation, 2 nights accommodation hotel in Mai Chau and Ninh Binh, 1 night on cruise in Ha Long Bay, good and experience guide, all entrance fee (one way), bicycle in Mai Chau, meals in Mai Chau and Ninh Binh as indicated in program with Set Menu and excluding drinks, fee for traditional show, local alcohol,  boat to visit Trang An or Tam Coc, Insurance on cruise in Ha Long Bay, water and tissue

 Excluded: Hotel in Hanoi, Banking/ Credit card fees (if any),  Any meals, drinks other than specified, Tip and personal expenses, Compulsory gala dinner on 24 Dec and 31 Dec at hotel in Mai Chau and Ninh Binh