NATURAL TRAILS VIETNAM
Duration: 6 days - 5 nights
Hanoi – Perfume Pagoda - Cuc Phuong - Kenh Ga - Hoa Lu - Tam Coc - Halong
Day 1: Hanoi arrival (D)
Our guide meets you at Noi Bai airport and escorts you to a hotel in the center of Hanoi. After an hour relax, car pick up and drive you to the Old Quarter (trade area) of Hanoi for one hour of cyclo ride around Hanoi old streets for looking and shopping. Then we stop at Thang Long theatre for enjoying Water puppets show. After the show, enjoy a welcome dinner at a Vietnamese restaurant. Overnight in hotel in Hanoi.
Day 2: Hanoi - Perfume pagoda - Cuc Phuong (B/L/D)
Depart at 08.00 am for about 2 hours drive to Perfume Pagoda (75km). Enjoy a 1.30 hours boat trip on Yen (Swallow Bird) stream and visit Trinh Temple before disembarking at Ben Duc (Duc quay). Following is a short trek to Thien Tru pagoda (the main pagoda). Get up to the mountain peak by electric-cable to visit pagoda inside Grotto Huong Tich, where people often come to pray for health, luck, ... etc.
Return to Thien Tru on foot for lunch. After lunch, rowing back to Yen boat quay and we will ride to Cuc Phuong National Park and arrive there around 18.30 pm. Overnight at Cuc Phuong National Park guest house.
Day 3: Cuc Phuong - Kenh Ga - Tam Coc (B/L)
In the morning, walking to visit flora, fauna and one-thousand-year-old sequoia tree and visit the cave of Prehistoric man. Back to restaurant for lunch. In the afternoon, visit the Endangered Primates Rescue Center then drive to visit Kenh Ga village (floating village) and arrive at Tam Coc around 18.00 pm. Overnight in Tam Coc.
Day 4: Tam Coc - Hoa Lu - Hanoi (B/L)
After breakfast, take a short biking to visit Bich Dong Pagoda. Climb up to the Mountain for panoramic view of Thung Nang beneath. Ride back to Tam Coc and embark on sampan rowing boats through the rice fields and mountain ranges, visit 3 caves (Tam Coc) and contemplate the beauty of the natural landscapes.
After lunch, drive to visit Hoa Lu - the Ancient Capital and the remaining two Temples of Dinh King & Le King. Return to Hanoi and arrive in Hanoi about 16.30 pm. Overnight in Hanoi.
Day 5: Hanoi -Halong Bay (B)
8.30am depart at your hotel. Drive directly to Ha Long city. Arrive at Ha long about 12.00am. Get on boat and start your cruise. While the junk passing many islets, rocks, caves, floating villages and beaches on Ha Long bay, your lunch served on board with fresh sea food. You then wil be guided to visit Thien Cung & Dau Go caves - the most beautiful among thousands of the Bay.
1630pm: Disembarking and drive back to Hanoi. Tour ends at your hotel around 19.00.
Day 6: Hanoi (B)
After breakfast, time for relax or shopping before going to airport for departure home or more visit the South of Vietnam.
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