5 Days – Northern Heritage Discovery Journey – Timeless Beauty

You will arrive Ha Noi city. When you finish clearance procedure, please go out to pillar B.10, our driver will wait there for you with your name on sign. 

You will be warmly welcomed by driver. Then our car will lead you from the airport to your hotel. 

Free time for leisure to enjoy the Old Quarter to enjoy the bustling local life. This bustling area of narrow streets and alleys is home to literally thousands of small businesses and shopkeepers.

It’s a great place to explore with plenty of photo opportunities all around you.

Have cooking class tour

• Morning Class: 9:00 to 13:30

• Afternoon Class: 15:00 to 19:00

In the heart of Hanoi, a culinary journey awaits at the Hanoi Cooking Class. Amidst the aromatic spices and bustling market stalls, participants learn the art of Vietnamese cuisine from skilled chefs. From Pho to Spring Rolls, each dish tells a story, weaving together flavors and traditions. With laughter in the air and hands-on experience, it’s more than just a cooking class; it’s a celebration of Vietnam’s rich culinary heritage.

Get picked up from your hotel

Take a walk to local market to buy ingredients

Get a fascinating glimpse into local culture

Transfer to local house

Learn how to cook real Vietnamese traditional food under the guidance of a professional cook

For Hanoi Cooking Class, we have carefully selected and provided 2 options:

• OPTION 1: Vietnamese Street Food Class
• OPTION 2: 4 Signature Dishes to Make a Hanoian Feast

Although both are cooking classes, the above two options are provided by two different teams and have very different characteristics.

Enjoy your own cooking creation and numerous foods from the instructor

Taste unique and special local wines/home-made drinks

End class and getting dropped off at your hotel

7h30-08h30: Our tour guide will pick you up from your hotel. We take you to Halong Bay which is far from Hanoi city about 170 km.

10h30: Have a short break for 20 minutes to relax

12h30: Arrive Tuan Chau Harbor, Welcome to Cruise

– We will take you on 5-6 hour journey via 2 day-sleeper boat cruise route which is 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 having lunch on boat.

13h45: you will visit Surprising Cave to see a lot of stalagmites and stalactites with different shapes of sea life, then go kayaking or bamboo boat in Luon Cave to discover the beautiful lagoon.

15h30: Visit Titop Island with a sandy beach adjacent to the towering limestone mountain with an excellent backdrop of the Bay, and climb up Titop Peak for a panoramic view of the bay-like paradise.

16h30: Cruising back to Tuan Chau harbour. There is a lot of time for sunbathing on the upper deck with music, and enjoy the great fun of group touring fellows among world’s iconic natural scenery.

17h45: We get on the bus back to Hanoi by Highway, and have a short break for 20-30 minutes.

20h00 – 20h30: Drop off at your Hotel, Trip ends.

Option 1: Hanoi, located on the banks of the Red River, is one of the most ancient capitals in the world, where you can find well-preserved colonial buildings, ancient pagodas, temples and unique museums within the city center. 

8.00- 8.30: Get picked up by our friendly guide and start to explore Hanoi City.

08.45: Arrive at Tran Quoc Pagoda located on Golden Fish Island in West Lake.

It is the oldest pagoda in Ha Noi built in the 6th century.

09.30: Visit Ho Chi Minh complex, you have a chance to see the embalmed body of  Ho Chi Minh then walk around the garden to see 2 houses where he lived & worked from 1954 to 1969. Then visit One Pillar Pagoda where worships the Goddess of Mercy – It is the most unique pagoda in the world.

Should dress modestly by covering from shoulders to knees when visiting Ho Chi Minh mausoleum, temples, pagodas…

Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum is closed on Mondays and Fridays.

Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum is closed for at least 2 months (15th June -15th August) for the annual maintenance but still can take pictures Mausoleum and visit that area

11.15: Visit Vietnam Ethnology Museum to learn about the culture of 54 ethnic groups living in the whole country of Vietnam.

Special Note: We will visit Women’s Museum instead of the Ethnology Museum closed on Mondays.

12.45: Have lunch at our restaurant. You have an opportunity to enjoy Vietnamese cuisine with 8 delicious dishes.

14.00-14.15: Continue to visit the Temple of Literature – the first university of Vietnam, established in the 11th century.

15.15 -15.30: Tour finishes. Back to hotel

7h10 – 7:25: Get picked up by our friendly guide then depart for Ninh Binh province.

09h15: Have a short break for 15 – 20 minutes to relax  . 

10h30: Visit Hoa Lư, the ancient capital of Vietnam between 968 and 1010. You have a chance to learn about Vietnamese history in the feudal system under Dinh, Le, and Ly Dynasty.

11h45: Have a buffet lunch in the restaurant with many local foods such as goat meat, fish, chicken, and fried rice…Vegetarian foods are always available in the buffet lunch.  

13h00: Visit Tam Coc by 1.5-hour bamboo boat. You will be surprised by the charming beauty here with paddy fields, river, water, cloud, sky, and a stunning cave system during the boat trip. All make a masterpiece that the Vietnamese people called “Ha Long Bay on land”.

14h30: Continue the tour for 45 mins – cycling around the village to discover the life of the local people.

15h30: Get back to the Bus then leave for Mua Cave (Dancing 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.

16h30: Get on the bus to return to Hanoi.

19h30: Get dropped off at Hotel in Hanoi.

Breakfast is served at hotel.

Our driver will come to your hotel before your flight 3 hours, then he will take you to the airport. 

Fly back. Have a safe flight!