Enjoy a trip of a lifetime with a 2-night stay on board a cruise in Halong Bay to discover this natural World Heritage site. Start with a pickup from your hotel in Hanoi's old quarter. Enjoy a welcoming drink and cruise briefing before embarking onwards to Ha Long Wharf, tucking into a delicious lunch, while cruising to Ha Long Bay. Admire the fascinating rock formations in the bay, then transfer by tender to Sung Sot Cave, with many interesting stalactites and stalagmites in different amazing shapes. Discover the Ha Long Bay landscape, the most mesmerizing moment in Ha Long Bay must be the sunset over the layered rock formations. Join the Chef for a cooking class, before enjoying a Vietnamese-style set dinner. Relax at the bar, or enjoy a spot of night fishing. Waking up on the second day, have some coffee and tea before a Tai Chi session, a kind of Chinese traditional material art. Refresh your day with this 30-minute physical and mental workout to improve health balance and relieve stress. Then, have something for breakfast at the buffet served in the dining hall. The first spot on this classic itinerary is Luon Cave, an open-air cave only accessible by boat. To enter the grotto, you have to take a rowing boat or kayak through a 100-meter-long and 3-meter-wide arch with heights of 2.5 – 4 meters. Once passing under the arch, you can feast your eye on sheer limestone cliffs rising up from the emerald water. Here, you can let your hair down and explore the diverse ecology system. You may spot brazen monkeys climbing the cliffs and fragrant orchids thriving in rocky outcrops. Next, you will visit Me Cung cave, one of the most beautiful caves in Halong Bay. The afternoon excursion heads for Pearl Farm, which is located near the fishing village. Here, you will find how long it takes for pearls to grow, harvest, and extract. It is a distinctive experience to figure out that pearl farming is an extremely slow process. Transfer back to the main boat for the second night and have dinner. On the third day, after the Tai Chi lessons and breakfast, you will be transferred to Titop Island, a photogenic spot. After one hour of discovering the island, you can climb to the peak for a marvelous 360-degree view of the bay or relax on the beach. Returning to the boat, you will have half an hour to freshen up and finish packing. Afterward, During that time, the cruise will approach the pier, so you can sit back and relax for the rest of the time onboard. Finally, travel back to Hanoi in the afternoon.

Explore Lan Ha Bay on a 2-day cruise. Sail past Con Vit islet, sunbathe on the deck, and enjoy a sunrise Tai Chi session as your cruise like a VIP. Day 1: Start with pickup from a meeting point in Hanoi's Old Quarter. Travel by highway to Tuan Chau marina. Hop onboard the boat and enjoy a welcome drink. Sit for a typical lunch in the luxury dining room with an indoor or outdoor dining area. Continue cruising through Con Vit islet, Thumb islet, and Gia Luan harbor. Discover the natural lagoon of Lan Ha Bay. Discover the beautiful Ha Long Bay and Lan Ha Bay. Select the between the options of visiting the Dark and Bright Cave of Lan Ha Bay, after about an hour by kayaking, or visit the Ba Trai Dao beaches to kayak and swim. Head back to the cruise for swimming at Lan Ha Bay and jump in the water. After swimming, enjoy a sunset party and watch the sunset over Halong Bay. Join a short cooking class demonstration. Dinner is then served with a fresh food menu featuring western foods as well. After dinner, enjoy some cocktails at a panoramic bar with a pool view or take part in one of the onboard activities like board games, movies, and squid fishing. Day 2: Take part in a Tai Chi session on the sundeck. A local light breakfast is served. Enjoy the stunning views of the Bay and its dramatic limestone islets as the boat sails through the calm emerald waters. Visit the famous Frog Pond. Here you can freely kayak and explore the landscape and then also swim for about an hour. Check out of your room and enjoy a lunch of Vietnamese cuisine. Disembark from the cruise as the crew says farewell. Travel back to Tuan Chau Marina for the transfer back to Hanoi Old Quarter.

Day 1: Hanoi - Halong Bay (Meals included: Lunch, Dinner) Get picked up at your hotel in Hanoi (or pick up at Tuan Chau marina optional) and drive to Tuan Chau Marina. Otherwise, board the boat right away. After finishing the boarding procedures, eat lunch while cruising to the bay. Arrive at a striking cave to experience kayaking and swimming in the emerald water. Reboard your cruise to freshen up and attend a flower carving session with a skilled chef. Take advantage of a happy hour, with buy-two-get-one-free cocktails. Have dinner on the ship, then take part in squid fishing before going to bed. Day 2: Lan Ha Bay - Halong Bay - Ninh Binh (Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner ) Wake up and breathe in the fresh air. Join a Taichi practice to help you warm up and attract more energy for a new day. Eat a light breakfast at the restaurant, then discover the Tra Bau area, where a Kong Skull movie scene was filmed. Admire the spectacular scenery of Lan Ha Bay and enjoy a delicious lunch of local food before heading back to Tuan Chau harbor for disembarkation. - Get on the bus go straight to Ninh Binh province (Tam Coc area ) in the afternoon - Free and easy exploring Tam Coc center by night - Overnight in Bungalow with swimming pool located in Tam Coc (or Trang An ) with Double/twin or triple sharing basis room Note: You will join shuttle bus from Tuan Chau harbor to Tam Coc without guide, the guide will pick you up at Tam Coc to bungalow to check in and have dinner there. Day 3: Ninh Binh with Hoa Lu Ancient capital - Tam Coc or Trang An boating trip - Hang Mua ( Mua cave ) mountain with 500 steps (Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch) This day you will have private tour guide After breakfast, local guide will take you to cycling visit a local market and around the village to see how local people exchange goods! then visit Tam Coc boating trip with 1.5 hours sitting on the boat and enjoy the view of the rice fields Going back the bungalow for lunch and chilling at the pool, In the afternoon, the guide will take you to Hoa Lu Ancient Citadel and take some time to visit King Dinh's temples, And the final activity is Hang Mua ( Mua cave) moutain with 500 steps climb up to the top, amazing view from above and lotus garden at the bottom, 17:00: Meet other members and get on bus and go back Hanoi on the expressway. 19.30: You are in Hanoi, trip ends.

1- Full Day Hanoi - Ninh Binh - Hoa Lu - Tam Coc - Mua Cave - Cycling - Bus - Buffet Lunch. 07h15 – 8h00: Pick up from your hotel in the Old Quarter area and departure for Ninh Binh. 09h15: Have a short break for relaxing at a stop-over about 20 minutes. 10h00 – 10h30: Arrive at Hoa Lu, the ancient capital of Vietnam in the 10th century, visit the temple of King Dinh and King Le. Under the introduction of our local guide, you will get to know more about the Vietnamese history.Taking a bike and start riding to explore the beautiful scenery and limestone mountains with an unique route. 12h00: Enjoy buffet lunch at a local restaurant – goat meat dishes is the local specialty (Vegetarian foods are available) 13h30: Visit Tam Coc by a Sampan boat rowed by a local people for about 1.5 hours. Known as “Halong Bay on land”, the boat trip is a nice journey along the river with the peaceful scenery of Limestone Mountains, rice paddy if traveling during harvest season. 15h45: Get back to Limousine Bus then leave for Mua Cave. Walk up almost 500 steps, you can reach the top of Lying Dragon Mountain & have an amazing panoramic view of Tam Coc from here 17h00 – 17h30: Leave Ninh Binh and drive back to Hanoi. 19:00 – 19:30: Arrive in Hanoi, drop you back to your hotel. Trip ends

After being collected from the Hanoi Old Quarter, you will embark on your 2.5-hour journey to the Ninh Binh Province. You will eventually arrive at the Bai Dinh Pagoda complex, where you'll see the largest pagoda not only in Vietnam, but also in Southeast Asia. Leaving the pagoda, you will then climb up to the summit of the mountain to see the 100-ton bronze statue of the Buddha Sakyamuni. Once there you will take a rest whilst enjoying panoramic views of the picturesque landscape, dotted with limestone mountains. Following lunch at local restaurant, you will take a boat trip to explore the cave complex in Trang An. This is a spectacular landscape of limestone karst peaks permeated with valleys, many of them partly submerged and surrounded by steep, almost vertical cliffs. You will later spend the night at a home-stay/hotel in Ninh Binh. Following breakfast on the second day, your bus will pick you up at your accommodation for the 4-hour transfer to Halong Bay. Upon arrival at the Halong Wharf, you will have time to stretch your legs and take some photos. You will then board your cruise boat for a welcoming drink and cruise briefing, before enjoying lunch whilst cruising to Bai Tu Long Bay and admiring the fascinating rock formations along the way. It will then be time to transfer by tender boat to Thien Canh Son Cave to visit the cave which boasts many interesting stalactites and stalagmites in different amazing shapes. After about half an hour visiting, you will go back to the tender and return to the boat to relax, sunbathe, or to enjoy a cool drink on the sundeck. You may also like to spend half an hour kayaking to discover first-hand some of Bai Tu Long Bay's landscape. Following all these activities there will be the opportunity to join the fun with an onboard cooking class. After you've worked up an appetite, you will enjoy a Vietnamese-style set dinner which will be served on board. To end the evening you may like to spend some time chatting in the bar or enjoy some night fishing, before you stay overnight on the boat at a peaceful anchorage. After breakfast and enjoying the sunrise on the third day, you will visit the ancient Vung Vieng floating village. Here you will not only be immersed in the quiet and peaceful atmosphere, but will also be surrounded by the limestone mountains as you are transported by a small bamboo boat for an hour. Following that, you will return to the cruise for some relaxation and lunch. The boat will then return to the Halong Wharf for disembarkation and your return to Hanoi by bus, where your trip eventually ends.

DAY 1: NINH BINH-HALONG-LAN HA BAY 07:00 - 07:15: Our bus picks you up at the meeting point in Ninh Binh (1 short break during the way) 11:30 - 11:45: Arrive to Tuan Chau harbor. 12:30 - 13:15: Transferred by boat to the Cruise , enjoy welcome drink, meet the captain, crew to get a brief introduction about cruise and safety guidelines. Check-in your cabin. 13:15 - 13:30: Enjoy Vietnamese lunch, while cruising in the magnificent Halong Bay, admiring the fascinating rock formations in the bay. - Continue cruising through Con Vit islet (Duck Islet), Thumb islet and Gia Luan Harbor where belonged to Cat Ba area. - Discover lagoon natural area belonged to Lan Ha bay. Drop anchor for swimming or just simply sunbathe on our cruise (private, wild and fresh air). - Heading back toward the sleeping area - Do kayaking and swimming at Ba Trai Dao Islet or Tra Bau area 17.30: Come back to our Cruise and participate in our sunset party with fruit, cake and wine. Take photos and relax 18:00 - 18:15: Join cooking class guided directly by Chef of the Cruise. You have chance to practice Vietnamese traditional dishes such as spring roll or famous cuisine of Vietnam 19:15: Time for dinner enjoying special seafood and Vietnamese typical food on the cruise 21:00: Evening entertainments: play game on the cruise: cards game, chess, listen to music, squid fishing, relaxing and overnight on the Cruise. DAY 2: TAI CHI - BREAFAST - CYCLING AT VIET HAI VILLAGE - VAN BOI BEACH –SUNSET PARTY 06:00: Join us for a Tai Chi session for the early risers on the sun deck. 07:15: Join light breakfast in a panorama view of the world heritage site. After breakfast, enjoy your time for relaxing in amazing view of the Lan Ha bay while the boat continues cruising further for sightseeing. 8:45: Transfer to the Daily Boat heading to Viet Hai Village – a not touristic place surrounded by Cat Ba reserved jungle. 10.30: Visit Viet Hai Village by either cycling or using electric car 12.00: Get back the day boat to continue cruising further in Lan Ha Bay. Enjoy the lunch with beautiful view. 13.00-14.00: Arrive at the peaceful & beautiful area for swimming or Kayaking. 15.00: Move on to some hidden beaches around Ba Trai Dao (Three Peaches) area to swim 17:00 – 17:30: Back to the Cruise 18:15: Take time to refresh or play some short game or do massage services as we cruise to sleeping area. Enjoy the Sunset Party & Cooking Class on the Sundeck. 19:15: Time for dinner enjoying special seafood and Vietnamese typical food on the cruise. Take one of our on-board activities like squid fishing, watching movies in the restaurant. 21:00: Evening entertainments: play game on the cruise: cards game, chess, listen to music, squid fishing, relaxing and overnight on the Dora Cruise. DAY 3: LAN HA – DARK & LIGHT CAVE – HA LONG – HANOI 06.00: Early morning sun risers can enjoy Tai Chi lesson on sundeck. 07.15 : Morning view of bay’s landscape with a cup of tea or coffee. Have breakfast. 8.15: You will be at reception to go visit Dark & Bright Cave by the tender (the transfer boat) to the small floating house and there you can have opportunity to explore the cave on local bamboo boat (rowing by the locals). 9:30 – 10:15: Come back to theDora Cruise and check-out from the private cabin and enjoy a fantastic cruise on the bay. 10:30: Have early lunch at the cruise before check-out 11:30: Embarking Tuan Chau Harbor and transfer guest to Tuan Chau, say goodbye to Halong Bay and finish the cruise 12:15: Get on the bus to Hanoi Old Quarter 15:30 – 16:00: Arrive in Hanoi. Tour ends

Option 1: Day 1: Hoa Lu – Tam Coc – Mua cave Day 2: Bai Dinh – Trang An Option 2: Day 1: Hoa Lu - Trang An/Tam Coc – Mua cave Day 2: Bich Dong pagoda, Thai Vi temple – Thung Nham Bird Valley Morning: Have breakfast at Hotel/ Bungalow then be ready for the trip 08h30: Get picked up by our friendly guide then cycle to visit the Thai Vi temple and Bich Dong pagoda (the second most beautiful cave in Viet Nam) 11h30: Check out and have lunch in the restaurant with a lot of local foods such as goat meat, fish, spring roll, fried rice… Vegetarian foods are always available at the lunch 13h00: Continue to Thung Nham Bird Valley. Get on a small sampan to discover Hang But (Buddhist Cave), about 500m in length, a magical view of the stalactites and stalagmites, and see a big Buddha-shaped stalactite sitting beside an underground river, as well as visit an orchard of tropical fruits in this area. The best time for the bird park in the afternoon, sit quietly on a boat and slowly paddle through Thung Chim (Thung Nham), discover the most features of this area with more than 4,000 birds of 40 species flying to inhabit every day. Your best chance to take nice photos and immerse yourself in the wild and nature. 16h00: Get on the bus to return to Hanoi 18h30: Get dropped off at hotel in Hanoi Option 3: Day 1: Hoa Lu - Tam Coc/Trang An - Mua cave Day 2: Cuc Phuong National Park Cuc Phuong National Park belongs to Nho Quan District, Ninh Binh province, which is bounded by three provinces of Ninh Binh, Hoa Binh, and, Thanh Hoa province. It is far about 100 kilometers from Hanoi to the southwest. Cuc Phuong national park is the first national park in Vietnam, established in July 1962. Cuc Phuong National Park has a population of abundant flora and fauna. 08h30: Have breakfast and be ready for Cuc Phuong National Park. 09h30: We will firstly visit the Endangered Primate Rescue Centre - a non-profit organization dedicated to the rehabilitation, breeding, research, and conservation of endangered primates, and to the protection of their habitats. 12h00: Have lunch in the restaurant with the local foods. Continue taking a short trek into the National Park for sightseeing and learn more about the fauna and flora in this oldest forest of Vietnam. Back to the Park Centre visit the “Cave of Early Man”. 16h00: Take the Limousine Bus back to Ha Noi 18h30: Arrive Back to Ha Noi and get dropped at the hotel

Day 1: Hanoi - Ninh Binh - Hoa Lu - Tam Coc - Mua Cave - Bungalow ( Lunch, Dinner) 7h30 – 8h00 : Our tour guide will pick you up from your hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter. We take you to Ninh Binh province which is far from Hanoi city about 120 km. 9h30 : Have a short break for 20 minutes to relax 10h30: The first destination in this trip is visit Hoa Lu ancient capital. This is the first capital of Vietnam. Come to visit Hoa Lu, you will learn about why the capital was moved to Hanoi nowadays. You are impressed on an outstanding architecture when entering temples of King Dinh and King Le, the first and second emperors of ancient Vietnam, built in the 17 century. Try to feel ancient atmospheres in Hoa Lu ancient capital. 11h45: Have buffet lunch in the restaurant with a lot of local foods goat meat, fried rice… Vegetarian food is always available in the buffet lunch. 13h00: Visit Tam Coc by 1,5 hour bamboo boat. During the boat trip, you will be surprised by the charming beauty here with paddy field, river, water, cloud, sky and stuning cave system. All make a masterpiece which Vietnamese people called “ Halong Bay on land “ 14h30: Continue the tour with 45 minutes for cycling around the village to discover the life of local people. 15h30 : Get on the bus to go to Mua Cave ( Dancing Cave ). Walk up almost 500 steps, you can reach to the top of Lying Dragon Moutain, have an amazing panoramic view of Tam Coc from here. 16h30 – 17h00 : Transfer to Bungalow and stay overnight at Bungalow 19:00: Dinner served at Bungalow, after dinner enjoy talking with local and relaxing. Day 2: Ninh Binh - Halong Bay Full Day - Sung Sot Cave - Titop Island - Luon Cave - Kayking, Swimming, Trekking - Hanoi ( Breakfast, Lunch) 6:30 AM. Have a breakfast at Bungalow and preparation for transfer to Halong Bay 7:00 - 7:20 AM The bus will come to pick you up at Bungalow and transfer to Halong Bay 11h45-12h00 : Arrival Tuan Chau island. Welcome aboard and have Vietnamese traditional Lunch with seafood while cruising though the amazing rocks and beautiful Halong Bay landscapes. 13h30: Explore Sung Sot- Surprising grotto, the longest, biggest cave the most beautiful grotto of Ha Long bay, about an hour to visit the cave and back to cruise to continue with another destination visit the Luon Cave 14h45: Discover Luon Cave(water cave), for visit the Luon Cave with 2 mains options, by kayaking or bamboo boat. With beautiful view here by kayaking and you have a chance to see Monkeys there. 15h45: Visit Titop island, one of beautiful island in Halong bay with natural beach for swimming and also you can trekking Titop peak for taking photos with panoramic view of the bay. 16h30: Enjoy Sunset party on Boat with Red wine, French fried, cakes, Fruits 17h45-18h00: Back to Ha Long Harbour. Say goodbye with Halong Bay and transfer back to Hanoi 20h30-20h45: Arrival to Ha Noi Drop you off at your hotel (around the old quarter) End the trip.