Day 1: ha noi Arrival (D)
Greet at airport and transfer to ha noi, capital ofVietnam, a city of lakes, shaded boulevards and public parks. Thisgreen and peaceful city with French style buildings is less trafficthan other cities in Asia. Check in hotel.
Evening: Dinner ata typical Vietnamese restaurant in the city followed by show of WaterPuppet, a traditional and unique art of Vietnam. Accom. at hotel inha noi.
Day 2: ha noi - Halong - ha noi (B/L)
Breakfast at hotel. Excursion through thebeautiful countryside of the Red River Delta to Ha Long, 170 km east ofha noi. Arrive at Ha Long boat station after 3 hours and half driving,embark your private boat and start the cruise to explore "the bay ofDragon" with it most typical highlights: Heavenly palace & Woodenstakes caves…Sea food lunch on board is provided.
After 04 hour cruising and relaxing on thebay, come back to the station where your car standby to drive back toha noi. On the way, you may like to stop for refreshment break at acraft center run to raise money for the handicapped people in thevillage of Sao Do. Accom. at hotel in ha noi.
Day 3: ha noi - Handicraft Villages (B/L)
Breakfast at hotel. Start the half day ha noi citytour with visit to Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Ba Dinh Square where Ho ChiMinh declared the independence of the Vietnam Democratic Republic in1945, One Pillar Pagoda - one of the oldest architectures dated backfrom 11th century. Continue the city tour with the Temple of Literature- the first University in Vietnam and stop for taking photos at OperaHouse and Saint Joseph Cathedral, the two typical French stylearchitectures. Lunch at restaurant.
In the afternoon, you will be transferred toBat Trang ceramic village which has been renowned for its hand-madeceramics and pottery kilns for almost 500 years. Here you can see thewhole process of how a product is manually made. Return to ha noi forovernight.
Day 4: ha noi - Departure (B)
Breakfast at hotel. Free at leisure till transfer to airport for departure flight.
