Soft Adventure Northern of Vietnam 8 days
Day 1: Hanoi Arrival
Arrival to Noi Bai International Airport, meet our tour guide and have transfer to the city. (Hotel check-in time is 14:00)
- Meals: Lunch
- Accommodation: Hotel in Hanoi
Day 2: Hanoi – Ky Son village
After breakfast, drive to visit Ky Son village. Situated approximately 65 km from Hanoi, this typical village of the Northern Vietnam offers unique experience for guests who wish to discover an authentic rural life in Vietnam.
Your first stop will be at the Moon Garden, a very charming home-stay nestled in a landscaped garden with open view of the lush paddy fields and Ba Vi Mountain in the backdrop.
Have welcome tee and visit the facilities. You will then join a cooking class and have lunch.
After lunch, enjoy Hand Spa by having your fingers dipped in a fragrant lime bowl and the traditional herbal hand massage. Afterwards take a bicycle ride to discover the Ky Son, Tam Son, Van Minh, and Cham farming communities. You are welcome to stop at any home you like along the way for a cup of tea, visit the kindergarten (if open) or chat with local people about their daily life and farming. Your experience would be further enriched by joining local farmers in their daily activities like plowing or making rice beds or transplanting seedlings or harvesting rice (or cassava, corn, sweet potatoes...) depending on the harvest season.
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Accommodation: Moon Garden Home-stay in Ky Son Village
Day 3: Ky Son - Mai Chau
After breakfast, check out and drive to visit the beautiful Mai Chau Valley located in Hoa Binh province, approximately 135 km Northwest of Hanoi. Enjoy the scenic drive. Descending from the spectacular Thung Khe mountain pass you’ll have opportunity to enjoy the superb panoramic view of Mai Chau Valley surrounded by green rice patchworks dotted with clusters of stilt houses. Ethnic minorities, including the Thais, H’mongs and Muongs inhabit the area.
Arrive in Mai Chau at noon, check in and have lunch
In the afternoon, take a cycling tour through villages in the Mai Chau Valley to observe the life of local people.
Dinner with traditional music and Thai dance performance
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Accommodation: Sol Bungalow
Day 4: Mai Chau – Ninh Binh
After breakfast, check out and depart for Ninh Binh, the land of breathtaking karsts formations often dubbed as “Dry Ha long Bay”.
Arrive in Ninh Binh, you will enjoy a scenic bike ride or joining in buffalo cart riding along the village path, filled with beautiful views of paddy fields, villages, churches, schools...
Join with a local chef to prepare your lunch.
After lunch, take a sampan ride to visit Tam Coc, Bich Dong Pagoda and Cave
Check in the hotel and at leiusre in the evening
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
- Accommodation: Hotel in Ninh Binh
Day 5: Ninh Binh -Halong Bay
Breakfast buffet at the hotel
Check out and drive to Ha long through the Red River Delta provinces of Thai Binh and Hai Phong provinces.
Upon arrival at Ha long pier, board the escort boat. Cruise through the islands of Ha long Bay to a remote location and enjoy a delicious seafood lunch.
Early in the afternoon, we arrive at our first stop. After a brief kayak training, explore numerous caves and lagoons under the supervision of experienced guides. Monkeys, sea eagles and other wildlife sightings are common, but never guaranteed. Return to the escort boat for dinner. We will then set out again on canoes to explore caves and lagoons by starlight.
Resident English speaking guide on board available
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Accommodation: Overnight on board in Ha long bay
Day 6: Ha long Bay
Breakfast is served while cruising to the second island. Kayaking to explore the caves and hidden lagoons under supervision of experienced guides. Return to escort boat for lunch.
In the afternoon, continue your kayak exploration and return to escort boat at sunset. After dinner you may opt for some optional night paddling.
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Accommodation: Overnight on board in Ha long bay
Day 7: Ha long – Hanoi – Evening Hanoi street food
Breakfast is served while we continue cruising to another site, where you will paddle through sea caves and hidden lagoons for about two hours. Return to the escort boat.
Lunch will be served onboard while cruising back to Ha long pier.
Arrive at pier. Pick-up and transfer back to Hanoi
Join in our tour Hanoi Experience after dark
Meet our tour guide at 6:00PM join in a walkie foodie tour. We will take you to go inside the small lane and alleys inside the Hanoi Old Quarter and show you how real Hanoi an live, work and eat. The old quarter of Hanoi formed the core of the legendary “Hanoi of 36 guild streets” where goods and crafts were traded in specialized streets formed by traders and craftsmen from clans and villages all over the country. In the course of their migration to the city they brought along their culture, habits and local delicacies that were gradually adopted in the Hanoi ans’s way of life. So, it is here that the street food scene is overwhelming and should not be missed during your journey of life time to Vietnam as a whole and to Hanoi in particular. Embark on a walking/street food tour through Hanoi’s best culinary spots alongside a renowned food blogger. This local insider possesses an enormous passion for his country's cuisine, resulting in a blog that has gained a large following both in Vietnam and internationally.
- Meals: Breakfast, lunch & dinner join food tour.
- Accommodation: Hotel in Hanoi
Day 8: Hanoi Departure
Have leisure time before your departure.
Please note that hotel check-out time is at 12:00. A late check-out can be arranged subject to room availability and a surcharge will be applied.
- Meals: Breakfast
- Accommodation: N/A
Prices are quoted in US Dollar/ per person and the price depends on your group size, travel period and your specific tour needs.
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