Hanoi tour package to explore Hanoi, Ninh Binh & Halong Bay 5 days/ 4 nights
Hanoi is a beautiful city with a lot of attractions to explore.Moreover, as a starting point, from Hanoi, we can extend our trip to visit other surrounding beautiful destinations such as Hoa Lu- Tam Coc in Ninh Binh where is considered as “Halong bay on land”, Halong Bay - the natural wonder of the world and Catba island.Years of tour operations for local as well as for international travelers, we understand their travel demands and flexibly pre-designed this 5 day Hanoi tour packages for travelers who have a short vacation and would like to discover amazing attractions in Northern Vietnam.This Hanoi package tour 5 days/3 nights is being considered as the best-selling Hanoi tour packages from Malaisia, Singapore, Thailand. However, if this pre-designed package does not meet your expectation, please, let us know more about your travel interest, travel styles & travel budget, we will tailor-made Hanoi trip of your expectation.
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Boat trip in Tam Coc, Ninh Binh
Brief itinerary of Hanoi tour package - 5 days
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Day 1 : Hanoi arrival – Explore Hanoi charming capital of Vietnam.Overnight in Hanoi (L)
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Day 2 : Hanoi- Ninh Binh with a visit to Hoa Lu Tam Coc. Overnight in Tam Coc (B,L)
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Day 3 : Ninh Binh to the paradise on earth – Halong Bay.Overnight on Halong Bay Cruise (B,L,D)
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Day 4 : Halong bay to Hanoi.Overnight in Hanoi (B,L)
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Day 5 : Hanoi Departure (B,L)
Hanoi tour with happy group from Malaysia
Special experiences of this package Hanoi tour
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Have a great sense of Hanoi cultures, history and its friendly people by visiting famous attractions and contacting local people.
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Breathtaking scenery of the heaven on earth (Halong Bay) with a lovely night on Halong Bay cruises.
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Experience the view of the red river delta, the local lfe of fisherman living in floating village in Halong Bay
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Enjoy authentic local foods in finest restaurants in Hanoi, Ninh Binh as well as in Halong bay cruise
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Nice rowing boat trip to contemplate the beautiful scenery of Tam Coc - "Halong bay on land"
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Get to know about Vietnam's history and its capital Hoa Lu during 10th, 11st century.
Detailed itinerary of Hanoi tour package to Hanoi, Ninh Binh & Halong bay 5 days
Day 1 : Hanoi arrival with Hanoi city exploration (L)
You will be warmly welcome by our local tourguide at Noi Bai airport and transfer to Hanoi city center.You can check-in hotel if the room is available ( normal check-in time is at 14h00).Have a shower or take a rest after a long flight.
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Hoan Kiem lake in Hanoi
In the afternoon, our guide will show you around on a nice walk along Hanoi old quarter (known as 36 ancient streets), around Hoan Kiem lake – the most beautiful lake in Hanoi.Get a great sense of Hanoi with thousands of motorbikes, learning how to cross busy streets, viewing local shops or chatting with young students who come to Hoan Kiem lake to practise their English with foreigners. Then, you have a wonderful time enjoying unique water puppet performance - the typical famous cultural show in Hanoi.
Spend your first night in a cosy hotel in Hanoi capital.
Hanoi travel package includes :
Airport pick-up with private transfer, private tourguide, entrance fees, water puppet show, rooms in hotel in Hanoi...
Day 2: Hanoi - Ninh Binh, visit Hoa Lu ancient capital & Tam Coc area.Overnight in Tam Coc ( B, L)
Meet our GHT’s knowledge, experienced tour guide and friendly driver at your hotel then depart from Hanoi to Ninh Binh, located in the marshy Red River Delta, featuring a network of waterways coupled with spectacular limestone formations rising up from rice paddy fields.
After 2 hour drive, we reach Ninh Binh city with our first visit to Hoa Lu ancient capital of Vietnam. Dated back to 968, when Dinh Bo Linh reunted the country, he proclaimed himself a King and chose Hoa Lu as the capital thanks to its strategic position with high mountains and rivers surrounded.Hoa Lu was used as the heart of Vietnam for 42 years under Dinh & Le dynasties in 10th & 11st century, then Ly Thai To removed his capital to Hanoi in 1010.Due to wars and time passing, the royal palaces were ruined but it is nice to visit two remain temples ( Dinh Temple to worship Dinh dynasty, Le Temple dedicated to Le dynasty) with Vietnam’s interesting historical information after a thousand year Chinese rule.
Hoa Lu ancient capital with a group from the Philippines
The trip continues with a stop for a lunch in Tam Coc area. Famous for its fried rice & goat meats, your journey to Ninh Binh will be nicer to taste these dishes in your meal.
Afternoon, board your private sampan boat from Tam Coc pier for the ninety minute cruise along the Ngo Dong River. Pass through the three caves named Hang Ca, Hang Giua and Hang Cuoi that made Vietnam famous in the French film 'Indochine'. During the rowing boat ride, you will enjoy a unique landscape that has been dubbed “Halong Bay on Land”.
Conclude your day with a leisure bike to Thai Vi Temple,or Bich Dong pagoda - must-see places in Tam Coc area. It has long been well-known not only as a cultural historical relic but also an evidence of stone carving art of Ninh Binh’s sculptors.
Spend your night in hotel in Tam Coc
Hanoi tour package includes :
Private transfer with driver, private tourguide, entrance fees, meals, rowing boat trip in Tam Coc, room in hotel in Tam Coc..
Day 3.Travel Ninh Binh to Halong Bay,the paradise on earth.Overight on Halong Bay Cruise (B,L,D)
(The itinerary is a sample, depends on weather and it will be different between cruises. Our travel consultants will provide the exact schedule and program if you finally choose the cruise)
Today’s journey is to Ha Long Bay - the paradise on earth. We will take a 4 hour drive along Red River Delta with green countryside villages of Nam Dinh, Hai Phong and Quang Ninh provinces.
On arrival you are welcomed onboard a traditional junk. Settle into a private comfortable cabin and unpack for a two day cruise around Halong Bay. Along the way, enjoy a huge lunch served on board and admire the picturesque scenery of islands. These limestone karst formations are littered with beaches, grottoes and beautiful caves. You will anchor for a leisurely swim in a secluded cove and an enjoyable visit to Sung Sot cave, one of the many hidden grottoes beneath towering cliffs. The remainder of day is for your own pleasure; observing the bay, lazing around the deck or simply soaking up the sunshine.
Hanoi Halong bay package includes :
Private transfer with driver Ninh Binh- Halong bay, private tourguide, entrance fees, meals, cabin in Halong bay cruise....
Day 4 : Halong Tour - Hanoi capital.Overnight in Hanoi (B, L)
Wake up early & participate in Tai Chi on the top deck or simply relax and enjoy the sunrise over the bay’s towering islands. Enjoy a morning cup of coffee or tea, before setting out to explore nearby islands by rowboat. Return to the junk for breakfast then take advantage of the sundeck and admire the amazing rock formations of Bai Tu Long Bay as you navigate back to Halong City. Have brunch on board the boat before returning to Halong pier. Your driver will take you back to Hanoi
For an authentic local street foods, you can join us in Hanoi street food tour (optional), in which you will have chances to try different famous local foods such as Pho, spring rolls, grill-pork with rice noodle, local draught beer, egg coffee…..This could be a nice experience for your trip as well.
Hanoi tour package includes :
Private transfer with driver Halong bay-Hanoi, private tourguide, entrance fees, meals, rooms in hotel in Hanoi...
Day 5. Hanoi city tour – Noibai airport (B, L)
You have breakfast at hotel,then our guide will show us in an interesting journey to discover the best attractions of Hanoi.We start our visit to Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum where preserving the mummies of Ho Chi Minh president (Please, take a note that this mausoleum is closed on Monday & Friday so to visit this site, you should come here on other days). After Ho Chi Minh tomb, our guide take you to Ba Dinh Square (in front of Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum), where Uncle Ho read the declaration of independence on 2nd September 1945 to give a birth to Vietnam.You can have nice photos of Ho Chi Minh tomb & Bai Dinh Square with your group and get our guide shared about impressive historical information of Vietnam & President Ho Chi Minh’s life as well as his revolutionary cause.The following visit is a nice walk to view beautiful Presidential Palace of French architecture, Ho Chi Minh’s simple house surrounded by beautiful flowers, ancient trees and his three famous cars - the gifts from Soviet Union Government & oversea Vietnamese from France.How beautiful and simple this place is with a walk to Ho Chi Minh house on stilts, where he hosted important meetings with cabinets & wrote his last will ; his bomb shelter to avoid the bombardment during the American wars.
One-pillar pagoda in Hanoi
At the end of this nice walk, we will pay a visit to One- Pillar Pagoda- a holly world for Vietnamese Buddhism followers in the past as well as at present. It is a beautiful construction to pay respect to the Goddess of Mercy who gave the king a son in the King’s dream and amazingly it became true.This unusual lotus-shaped design surely offers visitors wonderful photos on their holiday in Hanoi.
Following Ho Chi Minh complex is an interesting visit to the Temple of Literature which is considered as the first university of Vietnam, built up in 1070, firstly to educate royal children, then to open to public in 13th century. When travelling here, it is nice to view ancient buildings of Vietnamese architecture, 82 stone steles on the back of stone turtle carving the names of different excellent doctors of philosophy dated back from 1442-1779 and get to know the systems of education during Vietnam’s feudal dynasties.Nowadays, this university is only for sightseeing with interesting exhibition but you can see many university girls in charming long traditional dresses (Vietnamese Ao Dai) who come here to take photos. It is worth visiting this temple which was listed as a top attraction in Hanoi by Tripadvisor.
After a lunch in a local restaurant, our driver will take you to Noi Bai airport for your flight back home.We wish you a good journey back and hope to have chances to serve you in another trip to visit other attractions in Vietnam.
Hanoi package tour includes :
Airport drop-off and city tour with private transfer, private tourguide, entrance fees, lunch...
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