Paddy - Halong Bay

Your tour route from A to C

Day 1: Arrival Hanoi (Meals: D)
On arrival Hanoi, Noibai airport group will be met and transfer to hotel. Dinner at local restaurant in Hanoi. O/N in Hanoi

Day 2: Hanoi city tour (Meals: B/L)
There is a full day explore city of Hanoi starting by History Museum get the over view of our country then continue to model history of Vietnam starting at Ho Chi Minh complex area: Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, President Palace, House on Stilt, One pillar pagoda then continue to Temple of Literature which is the first university in Vietnam built 1070. After lunch you are continue to visit Ethnology museum to get some general information about the hill tribe groups in Vietnam before accessing to stay with local family in remote area Vietnam.

Compulsory enquired
Long trousers
Short or Long shirt or T shirt (No allow vest)
Sight seeing may closed every Monday.

Day 3: Hanoi – Mai Chau (Meals: B/D)
After breakfast at hotel you are greeting and leaving city for Mai Chau, Hoa Binh home of Muong and White Thai people living. The journey through out developing site of Hanoi such as International convention, high standard living area with the plan this will be new commercial centre of Hanoi.

Along the way you are driving through Hoa Binh province stop over at the biggest hydro power station in Vietnam built by Russian in 1979. Stopping along the steep up to Mai Chau as an option for coffee or taking photos. Group is supposed to be tip top of Mai Chau valley by the Sun downing for photo. O/N in Pom Coong village

Village facilities
Stay on the house on stilts
Hot water
Share bathroom
Instant Coffee made
Beverage & Local beers available
Western set breakfast (Butter, Jam, Eggs)
Local breakfast instant noodle

Prepare yourselves
Towers, mosquito spray (Feb – April), walking shoes
Good time for travel: January – April, September – December

Thai people: There are about 1.5 millions living in Vietnam mainly residence in the Northwest of country. There are White Thai and Black Thai click here to get more information about group

Day 4: Mai Chau (Meals: B/L/D)
Now it is really a time for you to explore culture and traditional of White Thai people. They start a day in early morning 5 AM, working on the rice paddy fields, raising their Cocoon, go to market prepare for a day. Today our tour guide will take you go for couple hours walking to some near by villages such as Lac, Nameo for daily life experiences of local people. At lunch return to your home stay for lunch and take afternoon free at leisure. (Easy walking every one can join)

Day 5: Mai Chau – Hanoi (Meals: B/L)
You will have break fast at home stay before return journey to Hanoi 5 hours drive. O/N in Hanoi

Day 6: Hanoi – Halong (Meals: B/L/D)
Visiting North of Vietnam we should not miss out a Wonder of the World located away from Hanoi about 165 km Halong bay. Group will take about 4 hours drive to Halong bay for a memorable over night cruises among 3000 islands in the middle of Tokin bay, Pacific ocean. Lunch and dinner provide on cruise.

On cruise facilities
Private room with Twin beds normally (Double bed upon available on each cruise)
Private bath room
Sun Deck cruise provided for all booking.

Day 7: Halong – Hanoi (Meals: B)
Some cruise provide Taichi lesion on board or morning kayaking (Please request for this option). Breakfast prepare on board, you continue journey to explore more sights of the bay and beautiful caves then heading back to town, return to Hanoi. O/N in Hanoi

Day 8: Hanoi Departure (Meals: B)
It is depend on your departure flight today, trip ends after transfer group to airport for departure.

Included in the tour price:
• Transportation in private air-conditioned vehicle with driver 
• Accommodation: Twin/Double sharing room at mentioned hotel or similar
• Meal as mentioned: B = breakfast, L = Lunch, D = dinner
• Entrance fee to indicated sights
• Boat as mentioned in the program

Exclusive:
Other meals, tip, drinks, single room supplement, personal expenses, travel insurance, visa, flight in/out Vietnam, any optional additional tours or activities during free time.