Day 1: Hanoi full day sightseeing tour.

Enjoy a full day sightseeing tour of Hanoi, a unique city with tree-lined boulevards, French colonial architecture, peaceful lakes and oriental temples. The city tour includes such sights as the Ho Chi Minh stilts house, One Pillar Pagoda and the Temple of Literature – The first National University of Vietnam.

In the afternoon, continue to visit the Ethnology museum where you can find the biggest object collection of 54 Vietnamese ethnic groups.

Enjoy a short cyclo excursion through the bustling old quarter streets named after the specific goods once offered for sales at these places.

In the evening, attend to the water puppet show, one of famous Vietnamese traditional art.

Day 2: Full day trip to Halong bay. Halong bay cruise.

We depart Hanoi at 08:00 for the 3.5 hour drive through the fertile flood plains of the Red River Delta to Ha Long City.

Once at Ha Long City we board our private boat for a five-hour cruise of this stunning area, stopping along the way to visit one of the limestone caves in the bay. There will also be time for a swim in the bay’s emerald waters (if weather permits). Whilst on board, you will be served a delicious local seafood lunch.

Return to shore and back to Hanoi.

Arrive Hanoi around late afternoon.

Day 3: Drive to Phong Nha National Park, Quang Binh.

Depart to Phong Nha following Highway No.1 along the coastal area via Ha Tinh town. Phong Nha Ke Bang was recognized as the World Cultural Heritage by UNESCO in 2003. Arrive in Phong Nha around late afternoon. Check-in hotel.

Overnight in Phong Nha.

Day 4: Phong Nha National Park.

Full day visit Phong Nha National park with guide and car at disposal.
Suggestion: Enjoy a half day boat trip on Son river to visit Phong Nha and Tien Son caves.

Day 5: Phong Nha National Park.

Full day visit Phong Nha National park with guide and car at disposal.
Suggestion: Full day excursion to the Botanical garden, Gio waterfall and Nuoc Moc eco area.

Day 6: Phong Nha National Park.

Full day visit Phong Nha National park with guide and car at disposal.

Day 7: Fly back to Hanoi.

Transfer to Dong Hoi airport (Quang Binh) for your onward flight to Hanoi. Welcome at Noibai airport in Hanoi by another driver and transferred to your hotel in town. End of Lotussia Travel service.

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.
• Domestic air ticket Dong Hoi – Hanoi.
• Private English-speaking tour guide.
• Accommodation.
• Meals.
• Sightseeing entrance fees and permits where necessary.
• Private boat trip in Halong bay.
• Private boat trip in Phong Nha national park.
• Cyclo excursion in Hanoi.
• Water puppet ticket.
• Bottled drinking water.

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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