The journey will take you to the unique culture of Vietnam, you will enjoy the ater puppet show, a unique art performance of Northern Vietnam that we cannot miss in our calendar. Cruise today and visit the beauty of Ha Long Bay...
On your arrival, you are met local guide and driver who will take you around Ha Noi and Ha Long for couple of days. If time is permitted, you will take an orientation tour of Ha Noi, and take a cyclo ride (pedicab) around the old quarter of Ha Noi. It is a fascinating way to get the first look of this peaceful and beautiful city. In the evening we enjoy the Water Puppet Show, a unique northern Vietnamese art performance. We will l have a chance to learn more about the rural life of Vietnamese peasants and national heroes via a series of history story which were beautifully demonstrated by the artists.
Water Puppet Show
An exciting new day waiting us to discover, we depart for Ha Long, a UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site.
There are a lot of photo opportunities on our way to Ha Long as we drive through the rural area, street markets, paddy fields, vegetable farms, poultry farms, and lotus farms. We take a rest stop at Hong Ngoc shop after a 2- hour drive for a coffee break, and then continue to .
Ha Long Bay
At midday, we board the junk for an overnight cruise. Have a welcome drink on board, then enjoy a pleasant cruise. Seafood lunch is served on board while the junk is slowly going among the islands and islets.
There are some activities for us to join in this afternoon such as: visiting the cave, swimming at Ti Top beach, climbing up the top of Ti Top Island for panoramic view of the bay, kayaking, and joining squids finishing at night. The junk is anchored in a quiet bay for overnight. Dinner and overnight on board.
Morning, we just join the Tai Chi Class on sundeck for half an hour, and then we will have breakfast.
We visit Sung Sot cave, fantastic stalactites, and stalagmites on different sides and its beautiful natural colour. Enjoy a pleasant cruise back to the pier for disembarkation, then drive back to Hanoi.
Sung Sot cave
Today, we visit Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Uncle Ho’s house on stilt where he lived and worked from 1958 -1969, his fishing pond and his garden.
We visit One Pillar Pagoda built in 1049 by King Ly Thai Tong who ruled from 1028 to 1054. Continuing our excursion, we visit Van Mieu, the temple of literature dedicated to Confucius and his four best disciples built in 1076. This is also the first university in Vietnam to educate Vietnamese bureaucrats, nobles, royalty, and other members of the elites from 1076 to 1779. The interesting thing is the collection of steles of doctorates whose name, birthplace, year of the examination, and the rank of diploma, were engraved onto the marble stone stele placing on the top of the turtle. There are 1307 graduated doctor names on 82 steles in this place.
One Pillar Pagoda
After visiting this wonderful place, we will have lunch at a local restaurant.
Later in the afternoon, we visit Ethnology Museum which is very good collection about the ethnic groups in Vietnam. The simple agriculture stools, fish traps, hand weaving cloths, crafts, festivals, folk arts, traditional houses, and lively activities of each tribe, are all here for us to discover. Finally, we visit history Museum, the exhibits from stone age, bronze age, and rehistoric era, to the modern age to show how the Vietnamese has been strugling for the independence, peace, freedom, and love.
Transfer to Noi Bai Airport for the flight to Ho Chi Minh City. Upon the arrival, we are met the guide and driver who take us to the hotel.
Today, we drive out to Cu Chi tunnel which is the most complicated tunnel system in Vietnam built in early 1948 and completed its 250km long around 1960.
First place on our visiting list is the original private entrance of the tunnel which is 25cm width and 30cm length, then we head to Fighting bunker where we get down the tunnel.
Cu Chi tunnel - Hoang Cam kitchen
Next, we will have a chance to view all kinds of traps that were used by guerrillas to stop the attack from their enemy.
The smokeless Hoang Cam kitchen where we will have a chance to taste the guerrilla’s food, the steamed cassava associated with peanut, salt and sugar is an incredible bunker to visit.
We drive back to Saigon and visit The War Remnant Museum to learn more about the sorrow of this war that left unpleasant effects on the people and environment for years.
We finish our day at Thien Hau temple in China town and Binh Tay Market.
Today, we will enjoy the beautiful scenery in Mekong Delta area with hundreds of canals and river system and the most productive farm in Vietnam. On arrival Cai Be town, we take a boat cruise to visit to Cai Be floating market which is very interesting and popular in Mekong region. This floating market is usually very busy in the mornin and its function is as the wholesale market. After visiting this market, we continue our boat trip to local village nearby to view how local people making coconut candy, rice–paper, popcorn, and local souvenirs. We continue our boat ride to the island where we enjoy our lunch.
After lunch, we get back toour boat for a short ride to Vinh Long town, then drive back to Ho Chi Minh City.
Floating market (Source: collected)
There is no activity for today. Just pack up and relax until your departure flight. The guide and driver will pick you up, then takw you to Tan Son Nhat Airport for your departure flight.
Suggestion for extension trips
4- days Phu Quoc Island tour
3-days Con Dao Island tour
4-days Mui Ne Beach tour
5-days Hue – Da Nang – Hoi An tour
4-days Siem Reap tour
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