Highlights of Northern Vietnam

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North Vietnam Tour Package: You will have an opportunity to visit almost Hanoi highlights from Ho Chi Minh house and Mausoleum to One-Pillar Pagoda, the ancient Temple of Literature and do shopping in 36 streets of Hanoi Old Quater. All is in Hanoi tour packages

After joining a full day Hanoi city tour, you will continue with Halong Bay tours and embark on a traditional wooden junk. On cruise, you will spend the hours sailing among cliffs and stop to visit the natural beauty of caves  as well as tasting Halong fresh seafood.

After one night on Halong Bay, you will back to Hanoi capital and end northern Vietnam tour five days four nights after enjoying Tam Coc Bich Dong tour. Especially, Tam Coc – Ninh Bình was choosed to be one of the film studio of blockbuster King: Skull Island 2017, just come and enjoy the picturesque scenery of this beautiful land.

Day 1: Welcome To Vietnam - Hanoi

Upon arrival, you will be met our local guide at the Noi Bai international airport and transfer to Hanoi for check in. Overnight in Hanoi.

Meals: 1 Breakfast, 1 Lunch

Morning: You will be transferred to the historic complex of Ba Dinh. Visit Ba Dinh Square, where The Late President Ho Chi Minh declared Vietnams Independence on 2 September 1945, Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum and continue to the One Pillar Pagoda, the must-see monument in Hanoi – It is an ancient Buddhist pagoda, built in the early 11th century in the reign of King Ly Thai Tong, all construction supported by only one pillar, resembling a Buddhist lotus, Tran Quoc Pagoda.

Visit Van Mieu – Quoc Tu Giam (Temple of Literature – The first Imperial school in Vietnam) built in 1070 during the dynasty of King Ly and lunch at local restaurant.

The sightseeing tour in the afternoon including History Museum, have a walking trip around with 36 streets of Ha Noi ancient town you have a free time to shopping at 36 streets of Hanoi Old Quarter and then the rest of the day will be free.

Overnight in Hanoi.

Note:  – During the months of October, November and all Mondays of the year Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, museums in Hanoi will remain closed and will be replaced by a panoramic visit.

Meals: 1 Breakfast, 1 Lunch

In the morning, take 3 hours trip to Halong Bay. Halong, descending dragon bay, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and a popular travel destination, the bay features thousands of limestone karsts and isles in various sizes and shapes. Hạ Long Bay also marked important events in the history of Vietnam with many artifacts found in Bài Thơ Mout, Đầu Gỗ Cave, Bãi Cháy.

You will take a private boat trip 4 hours to visit Ha Long bay (A Natural World Heritage) with: Thien Cung grotto, Dau Go Cave, Dinh Huong, Ga Choi Islet… This is crammed with stalactites and stalagmites. There are numerous rocks and islands, which are predominantly composed of hardened dolomite together with smaller amounts of calcium carbonate and lunch on boat with fresh seafood. Back to Hanoi.
Overnight in Hanoi.

Meals: 1 Breakfast, 1 Lunch

Breakfast, time for the tour to Halong. You will leave Hanoi and head south for a 2 hour drive along Highway 1. You will spend time visiting the Dinh and Le sanctuaries in Hoa Lu – situated 100 km south of Hanoi, was the capital city of Vietnam under the Dinh Dynasty between 968 and 1009 AD. Some of the sanctuaries and tombs have survived the years and can still be seen today.

Then move on to Tam Coc – apart from its historical interest, the area is also one of astounding natural beauty with limestone peaks whose splendor is often said to surpass that of Ha Long Bay. It is true that this area is often referred to as “Ha Long Bay on Land.” The tour includes being rowed for a 2 hour boat trip along the Ngo Dong River, which makes for a truly unforgettable experience, passing between towering limestone peaks. Along the way, you will visit caves and ancient temples. You will visit Bich Dong Pagodas before making your way back to Hanoi.
Overnight in Hanoi.

Meals: 1 Breakfast

After breakfast, free time until your driver come and pick you to transfer back to Noi Bai International Airport for departure, with sweet memories and hope to see you again!

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Booking Policies

Package Includes:

• 4 nights of accommodation at the hotel with daily breakfast
• Meals as mentioned in the itinerary (Breakfast – Lunch – Dinner).
• Private land transportation as per itinerary.
• All entrance fees of sightseeing places.
• Private boat trip as mentioned in the itinerary and water on tour.

 

Package excludes:

• Optional tour and Insurance, Visa in/out Vietnam.
• International flights, domestic flights.
• Granitites to service staffs.
• Expenditure of a personal nature, such as drinks, souvenirs, telephone calls, laundry, etc.
• Tipping for Guide included driver (5 usd/pax/day for the group under 6 pax, 3 usd/pax/day for the group from 6 pax up).

 

Tour Policy:

• Infant below 2 years old sharing same room with parents is free of charge.
• Child with extra bed and sharing the room with parents is charged for 100%.
• Child below 10 yrs old (No extra bed) and sharing the room with parents is charged for 65%.
• The price above is available on usual days only, the other price applied for national holidays: 16 April – 30 April – 1 May – 2 Sep – 1 Jan – Lunar New Year (7 – 11 Jan)./.

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Absolutely. If there are included or optional activities that you don’t wish to participate in, you can do your own thing instead. Please note that if you choose to opt out of an included activity, no reimbursement can be made by Palmvietnam.

The beauty of travelling with Palmvietnam is that we encourage you to explore at your own space. Apart from the time when our leader introducing you destination and instructing you the activity, our leader will offer other options on what you can do.

We offer regular access to local restroom. It is clean and basic.Yet, the standard could not be compared as Western toilet.

Yes. Reservations are required for guaranteed spots on all tours. Reservations help us determine the number of guides we need to ensure that our groups remain manageable and enjoyable, and they allow us to notify you of changes to the tour due to weather or anything that could disturb the tours.

We understand that you may not have a printer handy when you’re traveling so it is not necessary to have a printed copy. However, we require that you show ID matching your reservation and also the Order # that is immediately emailed to you after you make your reservation.

We do farming, cooking & join with the countryside nature in the rain, snow and window & any other weather conditions that nature decides to throw at us. If the weather is unsafe for any reasons or it is not appropriate to join some activities, the trip will be changed or postponed. You’ll be notified before the trip if there are changes due to weather.