Ha Noi - Ha Long Bay - Monkey Island - Ninh Binh - Hoa Lu Tam Coc - Cuc Phuong National Park - Trang An Bai Dinh Pagoda - Mai Chau - Ha Noi 8 Days - 7 Nights Tour

Ha Noi - Ha Long Bay - Cat Ba Island - Lan Ha Bay - Monkey Island Resort - Ha Long Bay - Ninh Binh - Hoa Lu tam Coc - Cuc Phuong  National Park - Trang An Bai Dinh Pagoda - Mai Chau - Ha Noi 

Day 1:  Ha Noi – Ha Long Bay (L,D)

08h00 – 08h30: Our tour guide comes to pick you up at your hotel.

08h30 – 12h30: Enjoy scenic four hour drive from Hanoi to Halong Bay. We stop for 20 minutes en-route break in Hai Duong province.

13h00: Arrive Hon Gai harbor (Halong Bay), embark on Monkey Island Cruise, enjoy your welcome drink and check-in your room.

13h15: Our boat starts cruising on Halong bay when you enjoy your dilicious lunch.

14h30: Visit “Thien Cung” cave ( well known as Heaven cave) - one of the most beautiful, huge caves in Halong Bay with a lot of surprising stalactites and stalagmites.

15h30: Boat passes Dog islet, stops for visiting Dinh Lu Huong islet. This is one of the most beautiful area in Halong bay, you will have chance to take many beautiful pictures.

16h00: Go kayaking around islets and floating village then our boat continues to cruise to a lovely and clean area for swimming

18h30: Have dinner, enjoy a romantic night in the restaurant or have some drinks on the top of the boat. Overnight on boat.

Day 2: Ha Long Bay – Lan Ha Bay – Monkey Island (B,L,D)

07h30: Have breakfast and enjoy beautiful sunrise on Halong bay.

09h30: Boat takes you to Gia Luan harbor ( Cat Ba island), get on bus and our driver will take you along a lovely road, passing through Cat Ba national park with the two sides are tropical flowers, green trees and mountains.

10h30: Come to Ben Beo harbor, get on boat to discover Lan Ha bay with visiting Cai Beo floating village  - one of the oldest floating village in Vietnam.

11h30: Arrive and check in at Monkey Island Resort. You will have lunch at about

12h00 in the restaurant beside lovely beach.

Afternoon: Free kayaking, play football, volley ball on beach or you can play chess, billiard, ping pong, table football in the entertainment area.

15h00: Our tour guide will take you to go up mountain, take panorama pictures of Monkey Island and Lan Ha bay then arrive another beach to see some monkeys playing.

18h30: After seeing sunset on Lan Ha bay, you will have dinner (often BBQ dinner) in the beach restaurant when listen to solfly sound of ocean waves.

Evening: you will have “warm up friendship” hour with activities like singing karaoke, drink or take some dance in bar, play games or just go to the sand beach to chat with friends. Have a good sleep in your lovely private bungalow of Monkey Island Resort. 

Day 3: Monkey Island – Ha Long Bay – Ha Noi (B,L)

07h30: Have breakfast, check out your room.

08h00: Leave Monkey Island Resort, boat takes you to Ben Beo harbor to get on bus to come to Gia Luan harbor.

09h30: Our boat will take you to many beautiful rock formations to take pictures such as Duck Islet, Fighting Cocks Islets. You will pass by Bai Tu Long bay on the way back to Hon Gai harbor at about 12h30 am.

13h00: Bus take you to go back to Ninh Binh .

17h30: Arrive your hotel in Ninh Binh .Check in your hotel , free time to relax and explore Ninh Binh  at night .Sleep overnight at the hotel in Ninh Binh .

Day 4 : Ninh Binh - Hoa Lu - Tam Coc - Ninh Binh (B,L)

8h00 am Breakfast is service at our hotel in Ninh Binh .

9h00- 9h20: our guide come to pick you up from your hotel transfer you go to Hoa Lu

10h00: come to Hoa Lu, used to be the capital of Vietnam in the 11st centuries, visit the temple of Dinh & Le dynasty, learn about history of Vietnam in the war with China and about the first Vietnamese government. Have a great view of rice paddy field, and lots of fresh air.

After lunch, get on a small boat, glide along a long canal with rice paddy fields and mountains two sides, your boat will go through three cave called "Hang Ca", "Hang 2", "Hang 3".

15h00: You boat drive you back to the waft then get on bus back to Ninh Binh. Overnight in Ninh Binh.

Day 5 : Ninh Binh - Cuc Phuong National Park (B,L)

7h00 am Breakfast is service at your hotel

At 8h00, our guide and our driver will pick you up at your hotel for Cuc Phuong National Park is located in Ninh Binh province . This is Vietnam’s most famous park. Upon arrival, you will visit the the Endangered Primates Rescued Centre, where the rare primates of Vietnam are reared and rescued. Having seen the primates, you can then start your trek through the dense, grass jungle valleys. You will stop to have a picnic lunch at the giant ancient tree with its 45-metre height and 1.5 meter diameter. You will then enjoy the beauty of the forest, fauna and wildlife. Back to Ninh Binh. Overnight at your hotel.
 

Day 6 : Ninh Binh - Trang An - Bai Dinh Pagoda - Ha Noi (B,L)

 8h00 am Breakfast is service at your hotel

After breakfast, our guide and bus will come to your hotel to pick you up , Start tour Trang An – Bai Dinh Pagoda.

10:30 – 12:00: Arrive in Buddha Prayer place in Bai Dinh Pagoda, the biggest pagoda in Vietnam with 500 La Han statues, biggest bronze Buddha statue in Vietnam with 10 meters in height, 100 tons in weight.

12:30: Have lunch in local restaurant with some local special dishes such as Goat meat with elderberry, pork ….

14:30: Depart to visit Trang An tourist attraction, take boat trip to visit cave complex: Sang Cave, Toi Cave, Ba Giot Cave, Nau Ruou in mystery and wildness, see scenery of mountain and rivers. Trang An is considered as  Ha Long on the land.

16:00: Getting on the car for returning to Ninh Binh .

16:30: Back to your hotel in Ninh Binh  . Check in your hotel , free time to relax and explore Ninh Binh  at night .Sleep overnight at your hotel in Ninh Binh .

Day 7  : Ninh Binh  – Mai Chau (L,D)

7h00 am Breakfast is service at your hotel .

8h00 am Our guide and car will pick you up from your hotel departure for Mai Chau . On arrival, a welcome briefing on the activity options and Lodge facilities is followed by lunch. At 1pm you can check into your room and take a shower. We will then visit  Thai villages of Pom Coong and Lac, here we have time for handicraft shopping from the local artisans or enjoying a coffee with the friendly villagers.

At about 4pm there is an optional trip to a private cave or biking around the village. The cave, which used to be a military base, is looked after by a team of local hill tribe people. During the cave tour you will learn more about the limestone karts cave and its history in the local region.

 A  fabulous dinner is served at 7pm, accompanied by a traditional dance performance by the local Thai tribe

 Day 8 : Mai Chau – Hanoi (B,L)

After breakfast you are welcome to join a two hour cycling tour or walking trek through the beautiful valley of Mai Chau. You will meet the local hill tribes going about their daily routines such as planting rice, herding buffalos or building traditional houses.

 Lunch is served after check out. We then leave for Hanoi, returning to your hotel at 6pm

If you have special option or want private tour, please contact to us:

Email :asiandiscoverytour@gmail.com

Tour Operator : Mr Tony (+84)0904908025

Tour Includes :

Roundtrip :bus tickets or Car with A/c , tour guide, all meals, entrance fees , Hotel , Kayaking, Fishing  & Cooking class for Ha Long bay , Biking for Hoa Lu - Tam Coc, trekking for Cuc Phuong national park .

Tour Excludes :

Drinks, personal expenses ,Vat .

WHAT TO BRING:

- A hat & sunscreen

- Passport 

- Appropriate clothing for the season

- Comfortable walking shoes/ clothes