7-Day Karsts of the North
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Trip Overview
This is private North Vietnam tour package highlights places such as Hanoi city, Halong Bay and Ninh Binh. You will see the local life, taste local food and see the countryside in Ninh Binh.
You'll finish your trip in Halong, one of the new seven wonders in the world. You can enjoy the time on the boat to see the small islands and do some interesting activities like kayaking, swimming and a cooking class.
You'll finish your trip in Halong, one of the new seven wonders in the world. You can enjoy the time on the boat to see the small islands and do some interesting activities like kayaking, swimming and a cooking class.
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Itinerary
Day 1
Hanoi Arrival
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You will transfer to your hotel in Hanoi by yourself. Check-in starts at 2 pm, however, if you are early you will be able to leave your bags at the hotel and walk around.
Accommodation
O' Gallery Premier Hotel & Spa★4 star
Transportations
Private Driver from Noi Bai International Airport to Old Quarter
Destinations
Hanoi
Day 2
Hanoi City Tour
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After breakfast, at around 8.30 AM our guide will come to pick up to start the city tour. You will visit the house on stilts, where our uncle Ho spent the final years of his life, the One Pillar Pagoda, the Museum of Ethnology and the Literature Temple. After lunch, pay a visit to the Hoan Kiem, Ngoc Son Temple, Hoa Lo Prison. Enjoy the water puppet show in the evening.
Accommodation
O' Gallery Premier Hotel & Spa★4 star
Activities
Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum
Vietnam Museum of Ethnology
Temple of Literature
Hoa Lo Prison
Hoan Kiem Lake
Water Puppet Show
Meals
Breakfast and lunch
Destinations
Hanoi
Day 3
Tam Coc Boat and Mua Cave
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Tam Coc is considered to be Ha Long Bay on land, with breathtaking views of Mua Cave which is considered as “miniature Great Wall” of Vietnam. Today, you'll take a boat along the river and then, you'll hike to the peak of Mua cave where you will see the whole of Tam Coc's beautiful landscape and beyond to Ninh Binh city.
Accommodation
Ninh Binh Hidden Charm Hotel & Resort★4 star
Activities
Tam Coc Boat Ride
Hang Mua Cave
Transportations
Private Driver from O'Gallery Premier Hotel & Spa to Tam Coc Road
Meals
Breakfast and lunch
Destinations
Hanoi
Ninh Bình Province
Day 4
Trang An, Bai Dinh Pagoda and Hanoi
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After Breakfast, our guide will take you to Trang An grottoes, an outstanding natural beauty of majestic limestone massif rise dramatically out from rice paddy fields. Deep into the linked chains of towering mountain are pristine places of mystical valleys, numerous freshwater ponds, and jungle. After lunch, you will visit Bai Dinh Pagoda, the largest pagoda, not only in Vietnam but in Southeast of Asia, scenically set on the foothill of Dinh Mountain.
Accommodation
O' Gallery Premier Hotel & Spa★4 star
Activities
Tràng An Tour
Bai Dinh Temple
Transportations
Private Driver from Ninh Bình to Hanoi
Meals
Breakfast and lunch
Destinations
Ninh Bình Province
Hanoi
Day 5
Your North Vietnam Tour Package goes to Halong
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You'll be picked up early morning from Hanoi Old Quarter to travel to O’Gallery Private Lounge. The journey takes only 2.5 hours on the new highway road by luxury limousine van. When you arrive you'll receive some welcome tea before you are transferred to the cruise, to check in. You'll have lunch and dinner onboard the cruise, in between, you'll enjoy your introduction to Halong Bay with the option to kayak.
Accommodation
O' Gallery Lotus Cruise★5 star
Activities
Kayaking on Halong Bay
Cruise Sunset and Dinner
Transportations
Minivan from O'Gallery Premier Hotel & Spa to Lan Ha Bay
Meals
Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Destinations
Hanoi
Haiphong
Quảng Ninh Province
Day 6
Lan Ha Bay and Hanoi
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Starting a beautiful day with a morning meditation through the Tai Chi session on the sundeck. You'll have a light breakfast with an extensive tea demonstration in THE LEAF Restaurant before you visit the Surprise Cave – one of the best iconic and historic caves in the area. Lunch is served onboard as you make your way back to the harbour. Then, you are returned to Hanoi.
Accommodation
O' Gallery Premier Hotel & Spa★4 star
Activities
Early Morning Tai Chi
Surprise Cave
Transportations
Minivan from Lan Ha Bay to O'Gallery Premier Hotel & Spa
Meals
Breakfast and lunch
Destinations
Haiphong
Quảng Ninh Province
Hanoi
Day 7
Hanoi Departure
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Have breakfast and then you are free today to relax at the hotel. To end your North Vietnam tour package, you may wish to walk around the Old Quarter until it is time to go to the airport.
Transportations
Private Driver from O'Gallery Premier Hotel & Spa to Noi Bai International Airport
Meals
Breakfast
Destinations
Hanoi
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What’s included?
- 6 nights accommodation
- 14 activities
- 6 breakfasts, 5 lunches and 1 dinner
- Airport transfer
- Entrance fees
- Ground transportation
- Licensed English speaking guides
What’s not included?
- Alcohol beverages
- Domestic flights
- Entry visas / airport departure tax
- Gratuities
- International flights
- Laundry
- Personal expenses
- Travel insurance
- Trekking permits
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AU$ 1,647/ per traveller sharing
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Benefits of this trip
Vietnam in 7 days
5-star, 4-star accommodation
24/7 in-destination support from your local designer
Unique local experiences you can’t find elsewhere
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