Friday, January 25, 2013

5Days 4Nights HANOI – HOALU – TAMCOC – HALONG OVERNIGHT ON CRUISE



Day 1:  Hanoi Arrival
Upon arrival at Noibai International airport, our representative will meet and transfer you to downtown. Hanoi, a city of lakes, shaded boulevards and verdant public parks – the capital of Vietnam. The rest of day will be free at your own leisure. Check in hotel and overnight in Hanoi.

Day 2: OPT 1: Hanoi City Tour (B/L)
In the morning: 08:00 – 08:30 a.m: Our guide and driver pick you up from your hotel and start to visit Ho Chi Minh complex, including Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum – the final resting place of Vietnamese great father or Uncle Ho, President Ho Chi Minh’s stilt house – where Ho lived on and off from 1958 to 1969, then visit Ho Chi Minh’s museum where tourists will learn what he had done for Viet Nam and some other countries and a lot of information about President Ho Chi Minh. The next place is One Pillar Pagoda which is a group of structures consisting of a pagoda and a tower built in the middle of a square pond. Leave One Pillar Pagoda for the Temple of Literature the first college of Viet Nam dedicated to Confucian. Have lunch at local restaurant.

In the afternoon:
If Tuesdays/Thursdays/Saturdays or Sundays: After lunch, drive to visit Tran Quoc Pagoda, Which is on the shore of West Lake, the Museum of Ethnology. The last place of city tour is Hoan Kiem Lake (Restored Sword Lake), Ngoc Son Temple. Drop you off at your hotel. Overnight in Hanoi.

If Mondays/Wednesdays or Fridays: Afternoon we take a short drive to visit Bat Trang, one of the most well known handicraft village in Vietnam, where you can find a whole world of  pottery and ceramic items. They are reproductions of various traditional styles which are renowed to the world for their harmoniuos beauty, original shape, enamelled screen and drawing stroke. They come in many forms and sizes, from dinner sets and bowls to vases and lamp bases, from statues of Buddha to small figurines of animals. You will see the complete production procedure, starting from preparing the clay, shaping the items, drawing and puting them into the kiln. The offered items can be purchased here at reasonable prizes. Head back to Hanoi in the late afternoon, drop you off at your hotel. Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 2: OPT 2: Hoalu – Tamcoc full day (B/L) Surcharge RM10/pax compare to OPT 1
Pick you up at hotel at 07:45 a.m to depart to Hoalu – Tamcoc. These famous sites are located in the Ninh Binh province, 95 km south of Hanoi. Tam Coc is known as Halong Bay on the rice fields. Upon arrival, we will take a sampan ride through  a karst landscape to visit Tam Coc grottos. The sampan rower will drive the boat through shallow rice paddies and three splendid long grottos. Leave the sampans and visit a small temple, built in 13th century, called Thai Vy. Next stop is Hoa Lu, which was the capital of the Dinh and Early Le dynasties in Vietnam in the 10th and 11th century. The sanctuaries were built in the 17th century. We will see the stone pedestal of a royal throne, bronze bells and statues of the Emperors. Head back to Hanoi at 18:00.
Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 3: Hanoi – Halong Bay (B/L/D) Superior Dragon Cruise
Pick up at your hotel at 08:00 a.m. 3.5-hour bus transfer with tour guide from Ha Noi to Ha Long city. Stop enroute in Hai Duong City in 20 minutes.
12:00: Arrive Ha Long, cruise briefings and check-in your traditionally styled cabin on SUPERIOR Dragon Cruise.
Lunch is served as your cruise begins toward Bai Tu Long Bay. Pass by the area where the scenes of the famous film “Indochina” were shot. Pass by symbol of Ha Long bay "Fighting Cocks" Rock. Visiting the Sung Sot cave with many stalactites in numerous attractive forms and shapes.
Kayaking admist the sunset. Swimming among the bay. Delectable seafood dinner, Cuttle fishing & Karaoke singing. Overnight on Superior Dragon Cruise.

Day 4: Halong Bay – Hanoi (B/L)
Breakfast & cruising around the bay with Superior Dragon Cruise. Our chef teaches you how to decorate dishes with flowers made by vegetables and fruits or roots. Arrive in Ha Long City at 11.45 a.m and get on bus to local  restaurant for lunch.
After lunch, return to Ha Noi. On the way we will have short-break in Hai Duong province and arrive in Ha Noi at approx 17:30. Arrive Hanoi, check in again hotel and Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 5: Hanoi Departure (B)
Breakfast at hotel. Free and easy till our bus and driver will pick you up at your hotel and drive to the airport for your flight back home. End of trip!

Quotation:  RM per pax (Valid till 30 Apr 2013) – All SIC Tours
2pax
3-5pax
6-9pax
10pax up
Name of hotels
2*
630
620
605
595

Dang Anh/Holiday Gold – STA
3*
750
730
715
710

May De Ville/Skylark/Asian Ruby – SUP
4*
1010
990
970
960

Sunway/Fortuna/Prestige – SUP

  • Child under 6 years old sharing room with two adults without extra bed: FOC (No meal is provided)
  •  Child 6-under 12 years old sharing room with two (2) adults without extra bed: 50% of package cost
  • Child 6-under 12 years old sharing room with two (2) adults with extra bed: 75% of package cost
  •  Child under 12 years old sharing room with one (1) adult: 100% of package cost
  • Child 12 years old and above: 100% of adult cost.
Inclusions
  • All land transportation by air conditioned vehicle as tour itinerary indicated
  • Tour arrival and departure airport transfers by private vehicles
  • 03-night hotel accommodation in Hanoi (Base on Double/Twin sharing)
  • 01-night on the cruise in Halong Bay (Base on Double/Twin sharing)
  • Meals as mentioned in the program
  • Local English speaking guide during tours
  • Boat cruise 2 days 1 night in Halong/and Sampan boat in Tamcoc if choose option 2
  • All entrance and sightseeing fees
  • Kayaking in Halong Bay
Exclusions
·         International airfare and airport tax in & out Vietnam
·         Drinks and other meals do not indicate in the program
·         Visa to Vietnam, if any
·         Early check-in and late check-out at all hotels
·         Travel insurance
·         Personal expenses (laundry, telephone, shopping...)
·         Tipping/ Gratuities
·         Single Supplement

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