Tour Overview
This travel programis designed to give you the hlighlights of Red River Delta. Starting with the meetings with ethnic Muong and White Thai in Mai Chau. Then the most attractions in the province of Ninh Binh: Tam Coc (Ha Long bay onland) and Thung Nham with bird watching tour. Tour ends with an unforgettable nighton boat in Halong Bay
Itinerary
Day
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Itinerary
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Meal
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Accompaniment
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Day 1
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Ha Noi – Mai Chau
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B,L,D
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Guide & Driver
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Day 2
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Mai Chau – Tam Coc – Thung Nham
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B,L
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Guide & Driver
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Day 3
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Tam Coc – Ha Long bay
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B,L,D
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Guide & Driver
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Day 4
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Ha Long bay – Ha Noi
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B
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Guide & Driver
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Day 1
Hanoi – Mai Chau – Homestay
Transfer: 170km – 4 hours drive
Bicycle: 2 hours
A mountain road leads to the bowl Mai Chau where the white Thai dominate for a long time. Hoa Binh province marks the entrance to the North West. At the roadside, Thais, Muong, Dzao, Hmong... Women retain their flatteringattire. Rice terraces and traditional stilt houses: Typical scenes of Vietnam. The afternoon walking tour, the best way to discover the seen chanting landscapes. Accommodation in a house on stilts Ban Lac village. Dance and local music. Tasting fermented rice (Ruou Can). Overnight at homestay.
Day 2
Mai Chau – Thung Nham – Tam Coc
Transfer:170 km, 4 hours
Bicycle: 45 minutes
Breakfast at homesaty then transfer toTam Coc( Halong Bay on land) via Nho Quan district. Arrival in Tam Coc, check in hotel and lunch in local restaurant. Then you take bike from Tam Coc Port to Bich Dong pagoda, visit and take photos for memory.
Upon you arrival the Thung Nham around 16h, you will surprise with a myriad of flowers blooming from the gates of the Valley. You visit the Bird Valley, will find really amazing how the heart of the city of Hoa Lu Town has 1 so peaceful valley like this, with numerous species of birds: egret, cranes and many more. Back to Tam Coc. Overnight in hotel
Day 3
Tam Coc – Ha Long bay
Transfer:250km –4.5 hours
After breakfast, departure to Halong Bay. On arrival around noon, check in a beautiful wooden junk for a cruise enchanting 2 days/ 1 night in Halong Bay.
During this cruise, you can explore this vast chaos of karst mountains, caves, lagoons with all these ghostly shapes that can be seen from far away. It is so nice to feel completely lost and discovering every second new forms of increasingly tormented rocks. In addition, the play of light, clouds and mist creates unexpected atmospheres. It is the same life on the bay with all its fishing boats, whole families who either live in floating houses or aboard simple craft.
In late afternoon, the ship dropped anchor for the night in the bay. It is then possible for you to swim in the emerald sea or kayaking.
The lunch and dinner are served on the junk menu with excellent seafood. Overnight on board the junk in private cabin.
Day 4
Ha Long bay – Ha Noi
Transfer:250km –4.5 hours
Morning in the bay, this is a special time for meditation and take a morning bath.
The buffet breakfast is served while the junk starts up slowly towards the pier. The return cruise allows you to discover other parts of the bay, including the Heavenly Palace Cave or the Cave of Surprise.
Landing at 11:30 and taken the road towards Hanoi. Direct transfer to the airport. On the road, visiting a traditional pottery village. This village, which stays away from mass tourism, still keeps the shapes of the oldest villages of the Red River Delta. Transfer to the hotel.
Accommodation:
Sites
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Accommodation
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Night
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Mai Chau
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Homestay in Ban Lac village
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1
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Tam Coc
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Tam Coc Ecolodge ***
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1
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Ha Long bay
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Marguerite Junk
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1
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Tour Price: Available upon Request
Rates vary frequently. Please contact us to get the best possible price based upon your travel period and specific touring needs.
Our services include:
- Accommodation in a shared twin or shared double room
- 2 days/ 1 night cruise on the privateluxury junk in Ha Long bay
- Meals as mentioned (B= Breakfast, L= Lunch, D= Dinner)
- English speaking guide (for other languages supplements apply)
- Tours and transfers as mentioned by private air conditioned vehicle
- Entrance fees for mentioned visits
- Boat trips as mentioned in the itinerary
- Bicycle in each area
Our services do not include:
- Other meals not mentioned
- Other services not mentioned
- Visa fee to Viet Nam
- International Flights
- Laundry, telephone calls and expenditure of a personal nature
- Tips, Travel insurance