Explore Vietnam for 4 Nights 5 Days| AFC Holidays

Overview

Embark on a 5-day journey in Vietnam, beginning in Hanoi, the bustling capital. Explore the city's cultural highlights, including St. Joseph Cathedral, the Old Quarter, and the renowned Water Puppet Performance. Continue your adventure with a tranquil two-day cruise through the breathtaking Halong Bay, where you'll encounter limestone karst formations, hidden caves, and serene beaches. Return to Hanoi for further exploration before bidding farewell to Vietnam, leaving behind a trail of cultural discoveries and natural wonders.

Included in price:

Return Tickets via Qatar Airways

4* Accommodations with daily breakfast

3 Lunches + 1 Brunch + 4 Dinners

Travel Insurance

Service of English speaking guides as mentioned in the itinerary

Bottled drinking water & wet tissues (limited)

Entrance fees, boat trips for all mentioned sights visited.

Services of private drivers and air-conditioned vehicles as mentioned in the itinerary

04* cruise experience (01 night with breakfast)

Itinerary & Road Map

Day 1 :UAE-Hanoi - Orientation Walking Tour (Water Puppet Performance)

Lunch & Dinner Included

Xin Chao! Welcome to Hanoi, Vietnam's charming colonial capital. After clearing immigration and picking up your luggage, please meet your driver and guide, who will be waiting for you outside the arrival hall. Transfer to your hotel, leave luggage and start the city tour around Hanoi. Take a walk around the city center, visiting some of Hanoi's main attractions: the famous Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum complex including Ba Dinh Square, Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum (from the outside), Ho Chi Minh Residence and his simple House-on-stilt and One-Pillar Pagoda. Continue to Tran Quoc Pagoda – the oldest pagoda in Hanoi located by the West Lake. Stop for lunch at local restaurant with Vietnamese dishes. Check in and have a short rest at hotel. Re-group again and walk around the Old Quarters with wide ranges of restaurants, shops, and galleries. Visit the Hoan Kiem Lake and Ngoc Son Temple, the famous St. Joseph Cathedral, Old Quarter. enjoy a traditional Water Puppet Performance, a unique Vietnamese art form rooted in Southeast Asia's wet-rice culture, followed by dinner at an Indian restaurant. Overnight stay at a hotel in Hanoi.

Tran Quoc Pagoda

Old Quarters

Water Puppet Performance

Day 2: Hanoi – Ninh Binh – Hoa Lu – Tam Coc – Hanoi

Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner Included

Good morning, Vietnam! Have a delicious breakfast prepared by your hotel and get ready for a scenic drive to the Southward of Hanoi to Ninh Binh province. Visit Hoa Lu Ancient Capital dated back from 10th and 11th centuries. This area is rich for its architectural and historical landmarks with beautiful temples and picturesque limestone mountains. It features several dozen monuments, including King Dinh and King Le Temple & Tombs. Stop for lunch at a local restaurat. Next, we take the sampan, a wooden boat, along the Ngo Dong River to visit three caves Hang Ca, Hang Hai and Hang Ba (Tam Coc). Our pleasant boat rowing starts from the embroidery village of Van Lam then proceed through a scenic landscape dominated by rice fields and karst limestone to three natural caves, of which, the largest is 125m long with its ceiling about 2m high above the water. The boats are typically rowed by one or two local women who also sell embroidered goods. After an eventful day return back to Hanoi. Dinner will be surved at an Indian restaurant. Overnight in Hanoi.

Ninh Binh

Hang Ca Cave

Ngo Dong River

Day 3: Hanoi – Halong Bay – Overnight on a Cruise

Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner Included

Have a delicious breakfast prepared by your hotel and check out to leave for Halong Bay via Express Way. Escape the bustling pace of Hanoi and immerse yourself in the serene and captivating beauty of Halong Bay, one of Vietnam's most beloved destinations. Arrive Halong Bay and warmly welcomed by the cruise team. Complete the luggage check-in procedure at the waiting lounge before boarding for the cruise. After the meet and greet by the cruise manager followed by a safety briefing, a sumptuous lunch served onboard as you traverse the bay with gorgeous scenery and famous sights of limestone. At first, the cruise stops at “Bo Nau” cave (Pelican Cave), the core area of the world’s natural heritage. Transferring by tender to “Sung Sot” Cave (Surprising cave) – the biggest and the most beautiful cave in Halong Bay. Leaving Surprising cave, keep moving by tender to the Titov island where you can enjoy swimming, relaxing on the beach or climbing the steps of the Rock to the top of the island. Return to the cruise after a chain of interesting activities. Have some free time to relax while the cruise moves to the overnight place – (Titop587). Later, a fusion set menu will be served for dinner to warm up your stomach after a long active day. Enjoy a free evening and overnight on the cruise in Halong Bay.

Red River Delta

Halong Bay

Cruise

Day 4: Halong – Hanoi

Breakfast/ Brunch/ Dinner Included

Awake early and participate in Tai Chi on the top deck or simply relax and enjoy the sunrise over the bay’s towering islands. A light breakfast is ready to serve at the restaurant. Visit “Luon” cave – one of the caves open to the form beautiful endemic then vegetation of Halong Bay, where you can enjoy free kayaking to explore or pay additional fee (on your own) for traditional woven (bamboo) boat rowed by a local boatman. Return to the cruise (Leave the luggage outside the door for it be collected for disembarkment). Enjoy a brunch buffet at the restaurant after check-out while cruising toward the port. Transfer by tender back to Halong International Habour. Arrive in Hanoi and have chill time with the famous Egg Coffee at the Train Street Café. Tonight’s dinner is at a Vietnamese restaurant. Overnight in Hanoi.