Thang Long Opera Hotel
Hanoi
Vietnam is a Southeast Asian country known for its beaches, rivers, Buddhist pagodas and bustling cities. Hanoi, the capital, pays homage to the nation’s iconic Communist-era leader, Ho Chi Minh, via a huge marble mausoleum. Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon) has French colonial landmarks, plus Vietnamese War history museums and the Củ Chi tunnels, used by Viet Cong soldiers.
On arrival at Noi Bai International Airport, our local representative will be waiting outside the customs area to welcome you and to take you to your hotel (Check-in time is 3.00 pm). Rest of the day is free for you to explore Hanoi Town on your own. Even with a very short snap in Hanoi, you can feel its opposite life when visiting the city’s highlights and intermingling with the local people. You can choose either morning or afternoon tour. Morning tour: Recommended sites are inclusive of Ho Chi Minh Complex, where you can learn about Ho Chi Minh biography. Visit his house-on-stilts, the One- Pillar pagoda, Ho Chi Minh Museum. Visit the first university in Vietnam, Temple of Literature. Afternoon tour: Learn more about our over 4000 year history in Museum of History. Visit Hoan Kiem Lake, Ngoc Son Temple, The Huc Bridge and Quan Thanh Temple. Enjoy the puppet show before getting back to hotel.
A 90km drive south of Hanoi will lead you to Ninh Binh, the site of the one capital city of ancient Vietnam before Hanoi took its leading role in 11th century. The area is featured by lots of well-known sceneries, which include Tam Coc Caves and Hoa Lu ancient capital with the old temples dedicated to King Dinh & King Le reigned in 10th century. The visit in Ninh Binh starts by a boat trip in Tam Coc where spectacular limestone karsts jut out from the green paddy fields reminding about Guilin (China) and Halong Bay of Vietnam, which gives this scenery the name “Halong-bay-on-land”. Further discovery in Ninh Binh will be continued in the site that used to be the kings‟ palace in 10th century and now famous for the wooden relieves of the shady Dinh and Le temples. Late afternoon back to Hanoi.
15:00 – 15:30 pm: Car and tour guide pick up at HOTEL. 16:15 pm: Visit the Non Nuoc carvings-stone village and conquer Marble Mountains, explore the beauty of the mysterious caves, visit the ancient temples hundred years: Linh Ung and Tam Thai. 17:30 pm: After leaving Marble Mountains, shopping Local Specialities. Depart to Hoi An Ancient Town 18:00 pm: Have a dinner at Hoi An restaurant. 19:30 pm: Walking to visit and shopping in Ancient Town, admire Hoi An at night flickering in multi – colored lantern. 21:00 pm: Depart to Da Nang City. Send – off at Hotel
Leave the bustle of Da Nang for a day and escape to the mountainous serenity of the Ba Na Hills. After visiting the Linh Ung Pagoda, take a cable car to the top of Nui Chua Mountain and grab lunch in a local restaurant. Spend the rest of your afternoon captivated by the attractions at Fantasy Park. Your morning begins with pickup from your hotel. A friendly guide drives you out of the city to Ba Na Hills, a resort founded in the 1920s by French colonists. On the way there, stop at Linh Ung Pagoda to marvel at a 220-foot (67-m) statue of a Bodhisattva. Pass by old French villas and a historic wine cellar, learning about the French occupation of Vietnam from your guide. Once in the mountains, board a cable car and ride to the summit of Nui Chua Mountain. Make the easy trek to Nghinh Phong Peak and enjoy a panoramic view of the surrounding region, and then stop in a restaurant for a tasty lunch of Vietnamese cuisine. Later, venture to Ba Na Hill's Fantasy Park, an indoor entertainment zone with thrilling games for the whole family. Following an afternoon of adventure, make your way back to Da Nang with your guide.
Today morning check-out from your hotel. You will be transferred to the airport to catch your flight back. On arrival at Phu Quoc International Airport, our local representative will be waiting outside the customs area to welcome you and to take you to your hotel (Check-in time is 3.00 pm). Rest of the day is free for you to explore Phu Quoc on your own.
Cable Car Thom Island + Water Park – Mong Tay Island – Gam Ghi Island – May Rut Island Buom Island or Mong Tay Island: Best place for swimming and relax. Next Gam Ghi Island for snorkerling at coral reef site. Lunch will be served on May Rut Island. After indulging in delicious meals. Stroll along the sandy beaches, swimming at lagoons, water sports activities. Chill out at the Beach Bar or Relax and refresh under shaded coconut trees. Board speed boat and arrive at Hon Thom Island debark for Aquatopia water Theme Park (20 themes water games to choose from). Afterward enjoy an exciting ride on the world’s longest Cable Car rides, high above the sky, spectacular panoramic view of fishing villages, towns, islands and amzing picturesque sunset. ITINERARY: • 08:30 Pick up from your hotel at lobby • Arrive at the harbor - board on speed boat • Visit 4 islands in the south • Gam Ghi Island: Snorkeling at coral reef - Enjoy the beach • Buom Island (or Mong Tay Island): Snorkeling at coral reef • May Rut Island: white sand lagoon – unique chillout • Having Lunch on the Island • Sea walker (pay by yourself): a new type of service, walk under the ocean, there are the fish flocks swimming & colorful corals reef of Phu Quoc • Speed boat arrive Thom Island: Enjoy water park – more than 20 modern games from the world’s leading manufactures. • Back on cable car (around 25 mins): Enjoy sunset & rides with a panoramic overall view of islands • 17:00 Return to your hotel
After breakfast, check-out from your hotel. Later in the day you will be transferred to the airport to catch your return flight back home.
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