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Day 1: Welcome to Hanoi
Greetings from Hanoi: Vietnam’s thriving old colonial capital! Your designated driver and guide will pick you up at Noi Bai Airport and take you to your hotel in the city center. Check-in at an award-winning French colonial design hotel at the heart of the bustling city, the Sofitel Legend Metropole Hotel. After checking-in, explore the city and the beautiful Old Quarter filled with French-colonial structures via cyclo. Enjoy a delectable dinner in one of the best restaurants in Hanoi.
Meals: N/A
Accommodation: Hanoi Hotel -
Day 2: Hanoi – Halong Bay
You driver will meet you at the Hotel and take you to breakfast at a local restaurant, Have a shower and enjoy breakfast in a mini hotel nearby the railways station before setting out on a 3 to 4 hour drive to the UNESCO World Heritage Site: Halong Bay.
After arriving in coastal Halong City, transfer to a traditional wooden boat, called a “junk,” for an overnight cruise. Stop at caves and secluded lagoons, and explore the bay’s nooks and crannies via kayak. Or just sunbathe on the boat deck! In the evening feast on a seafood dinner as stars emerge from behind those jungle-clad limestone pillars.
Meals: B / L
Accommodation: Cruise -
Day 3: Halong Bay – Hoi An
Cruise back to the mainland, arriving around midday. You will then be transferred to the airport for a connecting flight to Danang and a short ride down the central coastline to Hoi An, a restored 15th century fishing village. Spend your evening strolling past the romantically lit waterfront and dining in a riverside restaurant.
Meals: B / L
Accommodation: Hotel in Hoi An -
Day 4: Hoi An Free & Leisure
Your itinerary for the next two days is completely open. The options include a fun and informal cooking class or an excursion to the ruins of My Son, a former center of the ancient Champa civilization. You might also choose to lounge at a nearby beach and have some clothing made at one of Hoi An’s many tailoring shops.
Meals: B
Accommodation: Hotel in Hoi An -
Day 5: Hoi An Free & Leisure
You are free & leisure in Hoi An.