Duration :2 Days 1 Night / Stay at: Hotel/ Bungalow / Departure: Daily
Transportation: Shuttle Bus/Thaco Limousine

ITINERARY:

DAY 1: HANOI - HOA LU - TRANG AN/TAM COC – MUA CAVE (L/D)

7h15-8h00 : Our tour guide will pick you up from your hotel. We take you to Ninh Binh province which is about 120km far from Hanoi city center.

9h15 : Have a short break for 20 minutes to relax

10h15-10h30: Arrive Cozy Vietnam restaurant and start cycling 20 minutes to Hoa Lu ancient capital, then park the bicycle and walk to visit Hoa Lu. This is the first capital of Vietnam, you will be impressed by the outstanding architecture when entering temples of King Dinh and King Le, the first and second emperors of ancient Vietnam, built in the 17th century.
(If you prefer not to cycle, we will transfer you by bus to Hoa Lu, where our tour guide will meet you and guide you to the temples. After the visit, we will transfer you back to Cozy Vietnam Restaurant)

11h30 :  Continue cycling tour 30 minutes more around the village to discover the life of local people and come back to Cozy Vietnam restaurant.

12h00: Have Buffet Lunch at Cozy Vietnam Restaurant designed in a 5-star style. You can have a panoramic view of the poetic mountain and river scenery of Ninh Binh while enjoying the delicious foods. 

Note: Vegetarian food is always available at the buffet lunch.

13h00 – 13h30: 

- Option 1: Visit Tam Coc by 1.5- hour on the boat ride. During the boat trip, you will be surprised by the charming beauty here with paddy fields, river, water, cloud, sky and stunning cave system. All make  a masterpiece which Vietnamese people call “Halong Bay on land”.

- Option 2: Visit Trang An, a World Heritage Site recognized by UNESCO in 2014. There, you can spend 1.5 hours on the boat ride to enjoy the beauty of this place, which has a beautiful tunnel cave system and appears in the New Version of Kong in 2016 – “Skull Island”.

16h00: Get on the bus to go to Mua Cave (Dancing Cave). After a short ride, you'll walk up nearly 500 steps to reach the summit of Lying Dragon Mountain. Once at the top, you'll be rewarded with breathtaking panoramic views of Tam Coc..

17h00: The minivan will transfer you to Hotel/ Bungalow

17h30: Check in the room.

19h00 - 19h30: Have dinner at a Hotel/ Bungalow or Restaurant nearby.

DAY 2: NINH BINH – HALONG BAY – SUNG SOT – KAYAKING – TITOP ISLAND – HANOI ( B/L )

Breakfast at the Bungalow
Transfer no escort Tour guide

7h00: Shuttle bus/ Limousine Bus will pick up from Ninh Binh and transfer to Halong Bay for a full day tour. Enjoy a full-day trip to Halong Bay and get immersed in the beauty of the stone mountains, caves, sandy beach, and more. Board a vehicle from the hotel and enjoy a scenic drive through the green fields. 

11h45- 12h00: Arrive at Tuan Chau Harbor. Welcome to Cozy Bay Premium Cruise. Have a Buffet Lunch. 

We will take you on a 5-6 hour journey via route 2 which is renowned for its striking passages, uninhabited islets and outcrops have been given imaginative names by the locals, due to their perceived shapes while having lunch on boat.

14h00: You will visit Surprising Cave to see a lot of stalagmites and stalactites with different shapes of sea lives

15h00: Do kayaking or bamboo boat in Luon Cave to discover the beautiful Lagoon

16h00: Visit Titop Island with sandy beach to the towering limestone mountain with excellent backdrop of the Bay, and climb up Titop Peak for a panoramic view of the bay like paradise

17h00: Back to our Cruise and enjoy Sunset party. There is a lot of time for enjoying a sunset party with tea, cakes, sunbathing on the upper deck with music and enjoying great fun of group touring fellows among world iconic natural scenery.

18h00-18h30: Back to Halong Harbor and get on the bus back to Hanoi by Expressway, have a short break for 20-30 minutes.

21h00: Arrive in Hanoi and get dropped off at the Hotel. The trip ends!

Note: Programs & schedules are subject to change without prior notice due to the weather conditions or external factors. On weekend, some roads will not allow vehicles to make room for the walking street, therefore our Thaco Limousine/ Shutter Bus will drop you off at the closest and suitable point in the Old Quarter instead.

INCLUSION:

• 2 Buffet lunches + 1 dinner + 1 breakfast
• Full transfers by Shuttle Bus/ Thaco Limousine Hanoi - Ninh Binh - Halong - Hanoi
• Accommodation: 1 night at Hotel/ Bungalow
• English Speaking Guide
• 01 bottle of mineral water/1 way on the Shuttle bus/Thaco Limousine
• Cycling activity
• Entrance fee & sharing boat at Trang An/Tam Coc boat trip, kayaking/bamboo boat
• Free usage of rain-coat and conical hat

EXCLUSION:

• VAT
• Drinks
• Tips for tour guide & driver and personal expenses
• Holiday surcharges
• All services and items not mentioned specifically in the list above 

THINGS YOU SHOULD BRING

• Hat, umbrella, shoes
• Sun cream, sun glasses
• Mosquito spray
• Camera

CHILDREN POLICY:

• Child 1-4 years old: Free charge, sharing the service with parents

Surcharge will be applied If you request a private seat for child from 1-4 years old:

• Thaco Limousine : 12 USD/Seat
• Shuttle Bus : 8 USD /Seat

• Child from 5 to 8 charge 75% adult and use services as an adult ( Applied for 1 child, the second child will be charged 100% of adult price)

• Child from 09 and above charge as adult