【Option 1: Hanoi City Tour】
In the morning:
Have breakfast at your hotel
7:30am - 8:00am: Pick up at your hotel, then start the trip with Tran Quoc pagoda, a Buddhist relic and national heritage lying on the WestLake.Visit Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum, the final resting place of Viet Nam’s greatest father; his house-on-stilt and One pillar pagoda - modeled after a lotus flower, a symbol of Hanoi. Relax and have lunch at a local restaurant in Hanoi Old Quarter.
In the afternoon:
If Tuesdays/Thursdays/Saturdays or Sundays: Visit Temple of Literature constructed in 1070 dedicating to Confucius, sages and scholars. It was also the first university of Viet Nam once. Arrive legendary Hoan Kiem lake. Visit Ngoc Son Temple dedicated to Tran Hung Dao - General Commander for his struggle against Mongolians.
If Mondays/Wednesdays or Fridays: Explore daily life of traditional ceramics village of Bat Trang. Visit showrooms and see how they model the products. Arrive legendary Hoan Kiem lake. Visit Ngoc Son Temple dedicated to Tran Hung Dao - General Commander for his struggle against Mongolians. Free time to visit Ha Noi Old Quarter. Overnight in Hanoi.
【Option 2: Hoalu - Tamcoc Full Day】
7:30am - 8:00am: Get picked up by our friendly guide then depart for NinhBinh province
9:15am: Have a short break for 15 – 20 minutes to relax
10:30am: Visit HoaLư ancient capital of Vietnam between 968 and 1010. You have a chance to learn about Vietnamese history in the feudal system under Dinh, Le, and Ly Dynasty Here, we go cycling around the village for sightseeing & discovering the life of the local people
12:30pm: Havea buffet lunch in the restaurant with many local foods such as goat meat, fish, chicken, and fried rice…Vegetarian foods are always available in the buffet lunch
13:30pm: Visit Tam Coc by1.5-hourbamboo boat. You will be surprised by the charming beauty here with paddy fields, river, water, cloud, sky, and a stunning cave system during the boat trip. All make a masterpiece that the Vietnamese people called “Ha Long Bay on land”
15:30pm: Get back to Limousine Bus then leave for Mua Cave (Dancing Cave). Walk up almost 500 steps, you can reach the top of Lying Dragon Mountain & have an amazing panoramic view of Tam Coc from here
17:00pm: Get on the bus to return to Hanoi
19:00pm - 19:30pm: Get dropped off at Hotel in Hanoi. Overnight in Hanoi.