Description
Ninh Binh – Halong Bay 2 Days 1 Night
Day 1: Hanoi – Ninh Binh (L, D)
07:30 – 08:10 – Our guide will meet you at your hotel/stay and start 110km on Bus-journey through verdant landscape of country side. Short-brake en route.10:30 – Visit Hoa Lu Ancient Citadel with Dinh King Temple and Le King Temple dating back to the 17th Century.
11:30 Leisure cycling on rural roads alongside the extensive canal network and through small villages with back drop of a maze of limestone mountains.
12:00 – Enjoy buffet lunch at our restaurant with the great local cuisine.
13:30 – Boarding a small sampan to visit Tam Coc which means literally “three caves” (1.5 hour boat trip). With Halong bay type views of majestic limestone cliffs and mysterious caves, as well as countryside landscape like peaceful streams, rice paddies and deserted green fields, Tam Coc really has it all. You will feel the fresh air and peaceful moments, a very good opportunities for photo lovers, freezing the special moments and scenery.
15:30 Arrive at Mua Cave and start an amazing trek up to the top of Ngoa Long mountain for watching the spectacular rice valley with specious view of the nature.
16:30 – Transfer to homestay. Have dinner and overnight at homestay in Ninh Binh.
Day 2: Ninh Binh – Halong Bay (B, L)
Have breakfast at homestay.
07:20: Get picked up to Halong Bay.
12:00 – Arrive Tuan Chau Harbor, welcome aboard, and safety briefing.
Cruise will take you on an 5.5 to 6 hours journey via 2 day-sleeper boat cruise route which renowned for its striking, passages uninhabited islets and outcrops have been given imaginative names by the locals, due to their perceived shapes, including Cock Fighting and Thumb, while enjoy Buffet lunch on boat.
13:45 – Arrive Bo Hon archipelago, you will visit Surprising Cave to see a lot of stalagmites and stalactites with different shapes of sea lives, then go kayaking or bamboo boat at Luon Cave to discover the beautiful lagoon.
Visit Titov Island with sandy beach adjacent to the towering limestone mountain with excellent backdrop of the Bay, and climb up Titov Peak for a panoramic view of the bay like paradise.
16:30 – Return to cruise and cruise back toward Tuan Chau harbor. There is a lot of time for sunbathing on the upper deck with music, and great fun of group touring fellows among world iconic natural scenery.
17:45-18:00 – Disembark for going back on the new highway to Hanoi.
20:30 – Drop off at your hotel / stay, trip ends.
Ninh Binh – Halong Bay 2 Days 1 Night
Tour price includes:
- Accommodation as mentioned
- Meals as mentioned
- Transfer & sightseeing as per program
- English-speaking guide
Tour price excludes:
- Beverages
- Tips for tour guide and personal expenses
- Surchare for public holidays
- Other not mentioned above
CHILDREN POLICY:
- Children aged 3 and under are free of charge (parents are responsible for their care, meals, and any entrance fees if applicable). Only 1 child under 3 is allowed per 2 accompanying adults. The second child and onwards will be charged 50% of the tour price
- Children from 4 to 8 years old will be charged 75% of the adult tour price. They will have separate meals and can share accommodation with parents, with sightseeing tickets included
- Children aged 9 and above will be charged at the adult tour price
NOTE:
- Pick up and transfer just for the centrally located hotel/accommodation in Hanoi Old Quarter area
- We are not responsible for your lateness
- Infant rates apply provided they do not occupy a seat and the tour inclusions. Please advise the supplier if you have from 1 infant at time of booking