Upon arrival at Noi Bai international airport, guide and driver will welcome you then transfer to hotel for breakfast and relax at lobby/ restaurant
Then shuttle bus will pick-up then transfer directly to Halong Bay (180km)
11:30. Arrive at Tuan Chau harbor.
11:30-12:30. Transfer by tender boat to Blue Diamond Cruise.
12:30. The Cruise Manager and crew member welcome you onboard with guiding information and a safety briefing. Check in your cabin before a fabulous lunch in our restaurant.
During lunch time, our cruise starts to sail through the magnificent Lan Ha Bay, a geological extension of Halong Bay which is less visited, less inhabited and therefore has the extra appeal of being a more peaceful place.
15:30-16:30. Visit Dark & Bright Cave by bamboo boat rowed by the local fishermen, a sereneround lake surrounded by lush trees and high stone cliffs.
16:30-17:00. Enjoy swimming in the private emerald water.
17:00. We return to Blue Diamond cruise and join some interesting activities such as cooking class, sunset party and relax on the sundeck to catch the daily spectacular of a gorgeous panorama
Don’t miss the happy hour at our bar as well.
After that, the captain will let the cruise stop at a quite area of the bay.
19:00. A special dinner of fresh seafood and an assortment of appetizing delicacies will be served. 20:45. In the late evening, take your leisure time to chat at the bar, playing games, squid fishing… Overnight onboard.
Overnight in Halong Bay (on cruise)
Note: each cruise has difference itinerary and schedule. Kindly visit cruise’s website for more details.
06:30. Be an early riser and attend the healthy Tai Chi practice on the sundeck. Sunrise photography is awesome.
07:00-08:00. Enjoy a breakfast in the restaurant. 08:00-09:00. Explore Lan Ha bay by kayak.
09:00-09:30. Back to the main cruise and it’s time to pack your things, do the check-out procedure.
Make sure not to forget your belongings.
Enjoy brunch while cruising back to the mainland.
11:30. Travel on a tender boat back to Tuan Chau Harbor. Make your farewell to the crew.
12:00. Meet the luxury limousine for a return to Hanoi (if the transfer is booked with Blue Diamond cruise)
15:00. Drop off at your hotel in Hanoi.
Overnight in Hanoi.
Joining tour
07:00 – 08:30: Breakfast at hotel
8.00- 8.30: Get picked up by our friendly guide and start to explore Hanoi City
08.45: Arrive at Tran Quoc Pagoda located in the West Lake
It is the oldest pagoda in Ha Noi built in the 6th century.
09.30: Visit Ho Chi Minh complex, you have a chance to see the embalmed body of Ho Chi Minh then walk around the garden to see 2 houses where he lived & worked from 1954 to 1969. Then visit One Pillar Pagoda where worships the Godess of Mercy – It is the most unique pagoda in the world
Should dress modestly by covering from shoulders to knees when visiting Ho Chi Minh mausoleum, temples, pagodas…
Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum is closed on Mondays and Fridays.
Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum is closed for at least 2 months (15th June -15th August) for annual maintenance but still can take pictures Mausoleum and visit that area
11.15: Visit Vietnam Ethnology Museum to learn about the culture of 54 ethnic groups living in the whole country of Vietnam
Special Note: we will visit the Women's Museum instead of the Ethnology Museum closed on Mondays
12.45: Have lunch at our restaurant. You have an opportunity to enjoy Vietnamese cuisine with 8 delicious dishes.
PM :
14.00-14.15: Continue to visit the Temple of Literature – the first university of Vietnam, established in the 11 century
15.15: Leave for Hoa Lo Prison Museum which was originally used by the French colonists in Indochina for political prisoners, and later by North Vietnam for U.S. prisoners of war during the Vietnam War. During this later period, it was known to American POWs as the "Hanoi Hilton"
16.15 -16.30: Tour finishes. Back to the hotel. Overnight in Hanoi
07:30 – 08:30: Breakfast at hotel
08:30: Our tour guide and driver will pick up at your hotel in Hanoi city to depart for Ninh Binh province (120 Kms). Start Bai Dinh -Trang An full day tour.
Arrive in Buddha Prayer place in Bai Dinh Pagoda, the biggest pagoda in Vietnam with 500 La Han statues, biggest bronze Buddha statue in Vietnam with 10 meters in height, 100 tons in weight.
Have lunch at Indian restaurant
13:00 Depart to visit Trang An tourist attraction, take a boat trip to visit cave complex: Sang
Cave, Toi Cave, Ba Giot Cave, Nau Ruou in mystery and wildness, see the scenery of
mountain and rivers Halong Bay on the land of Ninh Binh.
15:30 Visit Mua Cave - the highlight attraction in Ninh binh, challenge yourself for 500 step
up Cave mountain where you will have great panorama view of Tam Coc and rice field.
18:00 Leave Ninh binh for Hanoi
20:30: arrival at hotel.
Overnight in Hanoi
07:30 – 08:30: Breakfast at hotel
Transfer to Noi Bai airport by private car (no guide) for departure flight to Da Nang.
Free and easy.
Joining tour
At 03:45PM: You will visit Marble Mountain. It is a group of five limestone peaks. Here you can admire a network of caves, tunnels, towers, and pagodas (Linh Ung pagoda, Tam Thai, Xá Lợi tower, Tang Chon cave, Hoa Nghiem Cave, Huyen Khong cave) built by Mahayana Buddhists and the Nguyen Dynasty Kings.
At 04:30PM: You will be transferred to Hoi an Ancient town
On the way to Hoi An you will stop to have dinner with Hoi An special foods such as Cao Lau, Chicken Rice,…
At 06:00PM: You have free time to visit Hoi an by walking town at night. Here you can see the old houses, lanterns, architecture, and folk activities…,
At 08:30PM: Our car and tour guide will take you back to the hotel in Da Nang.
At 09:00PM: We will finish the tour and say goodbye.
Overnight in Da Nang
07:30 – 08:30: Breakfast at hotel
Joining tour:
07:45 - 08:15 The car and tour guide will pick up you at your hotel in Da Nang and start to visit Ba Na Hills
09:00 - 09:15 Arrive at cable car station. You take some photos when our guide get tickets
- You spend 20 mins to use cable car line
- After finishing the cable car line, you will use Golden bridge, Le Jardin garden, the old wine cellar, Moon Palace, Sun Palace (ticket: by own)
- Using the short cable car line to go to French village
- Enjoy 105 free games at Fantasy Park and speed slide
12:00 You use buffet lunch at the restaurant (Vietnam cuisine)
- You have free time to take photos at French village
- Join in excited dances
15:00 You would gather to use the return cable car line
17:00 Car drop you at your hotel .
Overnight in Da Nang
Day 7: Departure (B) private
07:30 – 09:30: Breakfast at hotel
Free and easy till transfer to Da Nang airport for departure flight.
End of service. Note: check-out time of hotel: before 12h at noon