Arrival in Hanoi

Arrive in Hanoi, welcomed by Smiletravel’s guide and transfer to hotel. Check-in Hotel. Free and easy.

Overnight in Hanoi.

Hanoi – Hoa Lu – Tam Coc – Hanoi (Meals: B/L)

08:00  Guide will pick you up at the hotel and leave Hanoi Capital for Ninh Binh, enjoy the beautiful sceneries of the rural areas on the way. About 10:00 arrive Hoa Lu, visit the two temples of King Dinh and King Le in the 10th century, finding out the heroic histories of this two Kings in Chinese Wars. After that, we go to Tam Coc (10 km far from Hoa Lu). Have lunch at local restaurant.

After lunch you will get on the bamboo boat – rowed by the local people – in Hoang Long river to visit Tam Coc (three caves) on the way, you also have a chance to see the paddy field if you visit Tam Coc in April or September.

15:30 Back to the Harbour for the transfer to Hanoi.

17:45 Arrive in Hanoi.

Overnight in Hanoi.

Hanoi City Tour Full Day (Meals: B/ L)

You are met at 08:30 am in the hotel lobby. There is a morning and afternoon schedule, as well as an organised lunch.

Morning:

• Ho Chi Minh Complex including the Mausoleum, his former stilt-house residence, the Presidential Palace and the Ho Chi Minh Museum
• The Temple of Literature – Vietnam’s first university dating back to 1070
• A local Vietnamese lunch

Afternoon:

• Hanoi Hilton museum (Hoa Lo prison)
• Ngoc Son Temple and Hoan Kiem Lake – the Ngoc Son Temple is set on a tiny island on Hoan Kiem Lake, its history dating back to the 13th century
• A one-hour cyclo tour through the narrow, chaotic streets of the Old Quarter – a must for any visitor to Hanoi!
• A traditional performance of the famous Vietnamese water puppets

After finishing city tour, you will come back hotel. Have dinner by yourself.

Overnight in Hanoi

Hanoi – Halong Bay- Overnight on Cruise (Meals: B/L/ D)

07:30 – 07:45 pick up from your hotel in Hanoi. Drive to Halong Bay. Enjoy the peaceful scenery as we travel through the countryside, farmlands and Red River delta.

10:30 Stopover on the way for short break

12:30 arrive at the wharf – Meet the captain, crews and join us for a welcome drink, cruise briefing, safety instructions and check-in cabins.

13:00 Lunch with fresh seafood is served while cruising towards Vong Vieng floating village, passing through extraordinary shaped-islands.

15:30 Drop anchor at Vong Vieng: visit local houses, fish farm, schools and have a chat with the friendly fish men. (You also swim here if you like) The other option is to travel by kayak (passenger row kayaks for themselves). The kayaking option is $10.00 per person unless pre-booked. 

17:00 back on board, enjoy the sunset and continue cruising to Luom Bo for anchoring.

19:00 Dinner is served.

21:00 enjoy the comfort of your cabin or night fishing.

Overnight on cruise

Halong Bay – Hanoi – Hanoi (Meals: B/ L)

06:30 enjoy the bay’s morning landscape with a cup of tea or coffee.

07:30 lightly breakfast is served.

08:30 explore the mystery of Sung Sot cave, one of the most beautiful caves in Halong Bay.

09:30 back on board, continue cruising, enjoy the stunning views of the Bay and relax.

10:30 Lunch is served on board while cruising back through Halong Bay to the pier.

11:30 Check-out.

12:00 back to wharf. Farewell.

12:30 Return from Halong to Hanoi.

14:30 Stop-over

16:30 Arrive in Hanoi. Overnight in Hanoi

Hanoi – Ho Chi Minh Half Day Tour (Meal: B/L)

Transfer to Noi Bai Airport after breakfast for the short flight to dynamic Ho Chi Minh City, still called Saigon by many locals.

Welcome you by Smiletravel’s guide and driver. Picks up and transfer to hotel (if the room is available you can check-in early) have lunch before starting half day tour to visit most attractive places in HCM C tourist cannot miss out.

We visit Reunification Palace, Notre Dame Cathedral, General Office, War museum, and Shopping at Ben Thanh market.

Overnight in HCMC.

Ho Chi Minh City – Mekong Delta (B, L)

In the morning,08:00 drive to My Tho, get on a private boat which shall start off by driving to Turtle Island. Enjoying a variety of tropical fruits and listening to traditional South Vietnamese folk songs performed by local artists.  Then, going to a Bee Farm, play with the pythons, try some honey tea, and taste local confectionery.

There is a short rowing boat ride to main boat to go to Phoenix Island and have lunch. After lunch, go back to the harbor. Drive back to Ho Chi Minh stop at and Chinatown with Binh Tay Market and Thien Hau Temple.

Overnight in HCMC.

Ho Chi Minh City- Departure (Meals: B)      

Free time for shopping until transfer to Tan Son Nhat Airport to take a flight back home. Tour End