Beauty of northern Vietnam and Phu Quoc Island 11 days 10 nights

Arrival in Hanoi, our guide and driver will welcome you and drive you to your hotel for your installation. Check-in at the hotel. Free time for rest following Jet-lag. Dinner and an overnight stay at your hotel.

Included: English-speaking guide – Airport shuttle

This morning, we will visit Hanoi - the intellectual and artistic capital of Vietnam by the Temple of Literature which was the first University of Vietnam, then the Museum of Ethnography.

In the early afternoon, you will visit the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and its complex, dedicated to the founder of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam. You take a pedicab ride through the old neighborhoods and end of the day.

Overnight in Hanoi.

Included: English-speaking guide – Breakfast – Private transfer

Breakfast in your hotel then direction to Mai Chau. Mai Chau offers one of the most splendid views of the valley which is surrounded by lush greenery and stilt houses inhabited mainly by the White Thai ethnic group.

Arrival in Mai Chau. Welcome drink and hot/cold towel will be served.

Start your trek in Mai Chau around 3:00 p.m. Walk to discover the villages of ethnic minorities such as the village of Poom Coong and Lac. Bike rental is free. A bicycle ride through country tracks through rice fields will bring you pleasant moments.

Free dinner. Night at the hotel.

Included: English-speaking guide – Breakfast – Private transfer

In the morning, after breakfast, departure to the Pu Luong reserve crossing superb rice fields and authentic ethnic villages. Several stops along the way to take beautiful photos and for contact with smiling and welcoming people.
You then descend the beautiful valley to the village of Kho Muong. On the way, you can enjoy an extraordinary landscape with rice terraces all around you…
After admiring a magnificent landscape from the top of the mountain, you visit the village of Kho Muong. According to the local dialect, “Kho” means origin and “Muong” village, as its name suggests, it was one of the first villages to be formed in the region.
It is surrounded by a chain of mountains, which makes it a village isolated from the rest of the surroundings.
You then settle into your hotel. The rest of the time is free for your relaxation at the swimming pool. Dinner in the hotel restaurant. Overnight at Pu Luong.

Included: English-speaking guide – Breakfast – Private transfer

After breakfast at the hotel, drive to Ninh Binh province. It is a spectacular landscape of limestone kart peaks steeped in valleys, some of which are submerged, and surrounded by vertical cliffs.
 
Upon arrival in Ninh Binh. After lunch at a local restaurant, transfer to Van Long - the largest wetland nature reserve. It is also home to 32 amazing caves named after their different shapes. During the dry season, Van Long is the wintering ground for migratory birds from the North. Sit on a rowing boat floating through the scenic landscape with dramatic mountain ranges creating a natural wall surrounded by a vast expanse of water.
 
You finally make a beautiful bike ride in the small winding paths in the middle of rice fields as far as the eye can see where you feel the tranquility and serenity of country life without neglecting human contact with smiling and hospitable peasants.

Included: English-speaking guide – Breakfast – Private transfer

Today, we descend by private car to Hoa Lu, the ancient capital of Vietnam under the Dinh Dynasty (968-980) and the beginning of the Earlier Le Dynasty (980-1009). Arrival in Hoa Lu, you visit two temples of these two kings dating back to the 10th century, but they still retain all their beauty as well as their finesse of the art of sculpture and wood and stone engraving by Vietnamese artists. Free lunch during the visit.

In the afternoon, you will board a sampan for a nice ride on the Ngo Dong River. Along the water, you admire the extraordinary landscapes, the many limestone peaks with tormented shapes covered with lush vegetation planted in the middle of the rice fields. This is why this place is nicknamed Ha Long Bay on land. You go up the stream to the three beautiful caves (Tam Coc).

You then take a nice walk and visit Bich Dong Pagoda (Jade Pagoda). In front of the courtyard of the pagoda, you have a panoramic view of Ha Long Bay on land.

Transfer to the hotel for the night. Overnight in Ninh Binh.

Included: English-speaking guide – Breakfast – Private transfer

This morning, pick up at the hotel. To Halong. Your 2-day, 1-night cruise trip begins with pickup at your hotel. After 5 hours of driving, it's time to check in for one of the most beautiful cruises in Halong Bay. The cruise manager and crew will welcome you with drinks and a brief program for your trip, then you will enjoy a delicious lunch when your boat takes you further to Bai Tu Long Bay. After lunch, you will visit Thien Canh Son cave, kayak or relax on a beach. Dinner will be served around 7:00 p.m., and after dinner it is your time to relax.
Included: English-speaking guide - Breakfast - Private transfer - Lunch - Dinner

The second day of your trip starts early with a tea or coffee. At 07:00 breakfast will be served on board. After breakfast, you will continue your cruise around the bay, then visit a fishing village or explore a cave and other activities (depending on your cruise). After that, you will return to the ship, vacate your cabin at 10:00 a.m. and have a delicious lunch. On the way back to Hanoi, you will stop at Yen Duc Village for a short rest while enjoying the water puppet show. The trip ends at 5:00 PM and we drop you off at your hotel in Hanoi's Old Quarter.
Transfer to the airport for the flight to Phu Quoc. Our guide and private vehicle will take you to the airport. Overnight in Phu Quoc.
Included: English-speaking guide - Breakfast - Lunch - Private transfer - Flight HN-Phu Quoc

You are free to explore Phu Quoc Island. Populated by 84,000 inhabitants, its area is 585 km² with a length of 50 km from north to south and a maximum width of 20 km. Its wooded hills culminate at an altitude of 603 m with Mount Chúa. It is also called the "emerald island" for its natural treasures and its tourist potential. The creation in 2001 of the Phu Quoc National Park, which protects 70% of the island's territory, allows controlled development of this still preserved site. Night in a good and comfortable resort.

Included: Breakfast

Free day in Phu Quoc

Included: Breakfast

You are free until the time of transfer to Phu Quoc airport where you take the flight to Ho Chi Minh and then you change the terminal for your return flight. End of our services.

Included: Breakfast – English-speaking guide – Private transfer

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