Day 1: Arrive in Hanoi. Pickup airport & transfer to your hotel in town

Upon your arrival at Noi Bai airport, Hanoi you will be greeted by Lotussia Travel guide, driver and transferred to your hotel in town.

Ha Noi, Vietnam's capital, is a stylish and gracious city that retains an unique old world charm and some Asia's most striking colonial architecture. The many lakes and parks make for relaxing atmosphere.

Check-in hotel(*) and stay free at leisure.

Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 2: Day trip to Hoa Lu and Tam Coc (B,L).

We leave Hanoi at 08:00 and head south for the three-hour drive along Highway One.

Arrive in Tam Coc, Ninh Binh around 11:00, we then take a two-hour boat trip along the Boi River. This area is rightly often referred to as the “Ha Long Bay on land” due to the similar topography.

Lunch will be provided in a local restaurant in Tam Coc.

After lunch, we move on to Hoa Lu enjoying one hour cycling through peaceful countryside villages.

We spend one hour visiting the Dinh and Le sanctuaries. These are the two remaining temples of the ancient citadel of Hoa Lu. The first is dedicated to Dinh Tien Hoang (also known as Dinh Bo Linh), an Emperor from the Dinh Dynasty. The second commemorates the rulers of the Le Dynasty.

Return back to Hanoi.

Day 3: Hanoi – Halong bay. Cruise. Kayaking (B,L,D).

Transfer from your hotel to our departure point will be arranged on your own.

At 8:00: get on our sharing shuttle bus & depart for Halong bay. Enjoy the journey through the scenery of rice fields, water buffalo and everyday Vietnamese village life. Arrive in Halong around noon and board a traditional sailing junk.

Whilst cruising the exquisite waters sample the regions fresh seafood. Round over Thien Cung cave (palace of heaven), Dau Go ( grotto of wood ), Tuan Chau island, Dog island, Dinh Huong, Ga Choi (fighting cock mountain), Turtle island. Visit Sung Sot cave and enjoy one-hour kayaking trip or have a swim at Titop beach or Soi Sim beach.

Watch the sun set over the bay whilst enjoying a delicious dinner.

Overnight on board junk.

Day 4: Continue cruising (B,L,D).

Breakfast on board junk.

Continue visiting Halong bay while the boat cruise through Man’s head island, Tortoise island. Visit Luon cave by a small bamboo rowing boat.

Lunch will be provided on board.

In the afternoon, enjoy one more hour kayaking while the boat goes through Ba Ham lake, fishery village,Cua Van, swimming at Ba Trai Dao beach.

Having dinner and overnight on the junk.

Day 5: Halong bay – Hanoi. End tour (B).

Breakfast on board.

Then we continue our cruise while the boat is going back to shore. Arrive at Ha long wharf about 11h00 and join our vehicle again for journey back to Hanoi (sharing shuttle bus; no guide).

Arrive in Hanoi about 15:00. End.

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Lotussia Travel is specialized in value-for-money private customized tours since we understand that every travel experience should be as unique and individual as each traveler.  This tour itinerary is only one sample we try to customize for your information.

This tour departure can be flexible; the tour details can be further customized and adjusted subject to weather conditions and other circumstances. Our travel experts are waiting to hear from you so that we can custom design a Vietnam tour to your individual specifications.

The tour rates change depending on the number/quality of the services that are added on the tour. Most of our first proposal has been designed based on the medium services such as three-star hotels, middle-range restaurants, eco class air tickets, standard train, standard cruises…Please read throughout our proposal and let us know if our proposed itinerary and services respond to your needs.

Here are some sample services we may include by default on this tour:

• Transfer by private A/C vehicle with driver.
• English-speaking tour guide.
• Hotel accommodation in Hanoi night 1 and night 2.
• Sharing boat trip in Halong bay.
• Meals as mentioned on.
• Kayaks.
• Local bike hire and helmets for one-hour bicycle tour from Tam coc to Hoa Lu on day 2 (classic city bikes).
• Sightseeing entrance fee.

Discounts:

We are offering returning customers a huge discount on any packaged tour they book with us (except air and train tickets reservations). We offer this discount as a simple way to thank them for using our service. Recommend our agency to your friends, colleagues, and they will have the opportunity to save.

As a valued Lotussia Travel Customer, you are entitled to the following discount related to our products:

• One-day, overnight and three-day packaged tours: 3%
• Five-day and longer tours: 5%
• Train or air tickets reservations: no service fee.

Simply email your travel consultant about the tour that you want to book along with your contact information, our travel consultant will make sure that you'll be given discounts on your next bookings.

Promotions:

We sometimes launch special deals, offers, and travel promotions through our monthly newsletter or press releases. Here are some occasions there may be special offers and promotions:

• Low travel seasons (June – September)
• Launch of new tour.

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