Hanoi Short Stay

Welcome to Vietnam – upon your arrival at Noi Bai airport, you’ll be met by your guide and transferred to your hotel – relax, settle in, you’re here for two nights. Tonight, we’ll enjoy a traditional Water Puppet Show and share a welcome dinner. (D)

Our tour today will begin with a visit to Hoan Kiem Lake, the “Lake of the Restored Sword”, a focal point of Hanoi’s city life. You’ll explore the architecture and way of life along the winding streets of the “Old Quarter”, visiting Tran Quoc Pagoda and the Quan Thanh Temple along the way. We’ll break for lunch at a local restaurant and visit Van Mieu, the nation’s first national university and the fascinating Museum of Ethnology. (B,L)

This morning we’ll leave Hanoi at 8:00 and head for Halong Bay. Boarding a junk, we’ll cruise the bay, passing Dog Island, Incense Urn Island, Ga Choi Island, Finger Island and Hoa Cuong Island. We’ll visit Surprise Cave, share a delicious local seafood lunch and, weather permitting, enjoy a short swim at Titov Beach. Tonight we’ll stay on board, take our dinner and enjoy a bit of night fishing. (B,L, D)

In the morning, we’ll cruise to the magnificent Bai Tu Long Bay, Fire Island, Bo Nau Island and a traditional fishing village before we head back to Hanoi and our hotel for the night. (B)

Today is yours until your transfer to the airport and your waiting flight…. (B)