Day 1: Arrival – Hanoi – Half-day city tour

Meal provided: Lunch & Dinner(Indian food)

Welcome to Vietnam.

Upon arrival at Hanoi Airport, obtain your visa and clear Immigration and Customs.

After collecting your baggage, exit the airport to meet outside a local driver and guide.

Transfer to Hanoi center. Visit Temple of Literature (Vietnamese name is Quoc Tu Giam)

12:00 Have lunch at Indian restaurant

13:00 – 14:00 Check in your own hotel and have a short rest.

15:00 Visit Hoa Lo prison

16:20 Take an hour of cyclo tour around Hanoi Old Quarter which is considered the central and the soul of the city.

17:20 Enjoy a water puppet show.

18:30 Transfer to an Indian restaurant for Dinner.

20:00 Drop off at the hotel. Settle in and enjoy the rest of the day at leisure. Stay overnight in Hanoi.

Day 2: Hanoi – Halong, overnight on cruise.

Meal provided: Breakfast, Buffet Lunch, Dinner on Cruise(Vietnamese food)

08:30: After breakfast, You will be picked up at your hotel and transferred to Ha Long.

11:30-12:00 Upon arrival at Tuan Chau International Cruise Port, you will enjoy a warm welcome by our cruise staff in the waiting lounge and complete check-in procedure.

12:00 Upon boarding Amanda Cruise, our crew welcome you with a refreshing drink and cold towel before checking into your cabin. The vessel leaves Tuan Chau Marina, taking you on an exciting journey to discover the beauty of Ha Long Bay. Along the way, you can enjoy the view of some of the most beautiful spots in Ha Long and admire the grandeur of the Bay with thousands of limestone islands while the vessel heads to Trinh Nu Cave.

Enjoy your lunch at our luxurious restaurant on board while the vessel cruises toward Trinh Nu cave.

14:00: You return to your cabin for a short rest and prepare for kayaking activities in Trinh Nu Cave area.

15:00: You will be transferred to Trinh Nu Cave by tender.

Arriving at Trinh Nu Cave area, you will take part in kayaking activitie here. To get to Trinh Nu beach, you need to kayak around thousand-year-old limestone formations and then walk for 5 minutes through Trinh Nu cave. Trinh Nu beach will amaze you with its white sand, emerald water and mild pleasant weather condition.

17:30-18:00 Back on board, you will participate in Sunset party & cooking class while the vessel cruises toward the shore. You can enjoy relaxing moments while sipping a cup of traditional Vietnamese tea or coffee on the sundeck amid wonderful scenery and beautiful sunset. Ha Long Bay is calm during the day, but when the sun goes down, the Bay becomes even more tranquil and peaceful.

17:30-18:30 Happy hour

19:30 Dinner. Enjoy your dinner on the Sundeck (if the weather is favorable)

20:30 After dinner, you will enjoy a peaceful view of the Bay at night on the deck. You can also participate in evening activities such as massage (subject to additional charge), or enjoying music and some drinks at Sky Bar while admiring breathtaking view of the Bay at night and squid fishing.

Stay overnight on Cruise.

Day 3: Halong – Hanoi – Saigon Afternoon Flight

Meal provided: Breakfast, Buffet Brunch on Cruise(Vietnamese food), Dinner(Indian food)

06:15: Start your day with Tai Chi class on the sundeck.

06:30-07:00 Enjoy a light breakfast with coffee, tea, cake and fruit.

07:30 Exploring Sung Sot cave. This is one of the largest and most beautiful caves in Ha Long Bay. The cave has some unique rock formations which couldn’t be found anywhere else. The path to the mouth of Sung Sot Cave is under a canopy of leaves. Walking through steep stone steps, tourists may have the feeling of climbing on mountains and experience the excitement as if they are stepping to the sky.

08:30-09:30 Back on board, you can rest in your room, enjoy the herbal foot bath prepared by our crew, sunbathe on the sundeck, take pictures of Ha Long Bay or shop for souvenirs on the boat.

09:30 Check-out time.

Please put your luggage outside your cabin and leave the room key at the reception desk. Our staff will transfer your luggage to the waiting area. While waiting, you can shop for some products of Amanda cruise.

10:00 Enjoy early lunch buffet at the restaurant on the 2nd floor and settle the bills if any.

11:00 Arrival at Tuan Chau Marina. The trip ends.

11:00 – 14:30 Transfer back to Hanoi. Then transfer to the Airport for flight to Saigon.

19:00 – 19:30 Pick up then transfer to Indian restaurant for dinner.

20:30 Check in hotel. Settle in and enjoy the rest of day at leisure. Stay overnight in Saigon.

Day 4: Saigon – city tour

Meal provided: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner(Indian food)

07:00 – 08:30 Have breakfast and meet our local guide at hotel lobby

08:30 Visit Reunification Palace formerly known as Independence Palace, City Hall, Ho Chi Minh Monument and Central Post Office & Notre Dame Cathedral

10:30 Transfer and visit Thien Hau Pagoda & Cho Lon (China town)

12:00 Transfer to an Indian restaurant for lunch

13:30 Transfer and visit War Remnants Museum

15:30 Visit and free time shopping at Ben Thanh market

19:00 Have dinner at an Indian restaurant

20:00 Drop off at your hotel. Settle in and enjoy the rest of day at leisure. Stay overnight in Saigon.

Day 5: Saigon – Departure

Meal provided: Breakfast

After breakfast, check out hotel.

You are free to shopping around till being transferred to the airport for flight back to home.

Have a safe and sound flight.

We do look forward to seeing you again!

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