Beautiful Vietnam

With its wide tree-lined boulevards, Frenchcolonial buildings, peaceful lakes, oriental pagodas, and warm-hearted local people,
Hanoi offers a timeless charm that people will definitely fall in love with.Enjoy breakfast at your hotel before setting out on a full day guided tour where you will discover the cultural and natural beauty of Hanoi. The tour includes visits to main sites as the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum complex, the nearby One Pillar Pagoda, the Presidential Palace,Temple of Literature, the sedate Tran Quoc Pagoda and Quan Thanh Temple and then, one of the city museums.Conclude the day with an interesting water puppet show -a traditional folk dance with root from the Southeast Asian’s wet rice culture.Dinner in Khazaana Restaurant.Meals: Breakfast, Dinner.Accommodation: Hotel in Hanoi.

This morning, bid farewell the busy Hanoi and we will get on a 2-hour drive through the peaceful villages of Red River Delta to visit Ninh Binh. About 100km to the south of Hanoi, Hoa Lu was the capital of Vietnam under the Dinh Dynasty from
968 to 1009 AD. Arrive in Ninh Binh, first head to Hoa Lu to visit the Dinh and Le temples. After a short time there, you will continue your journey to Tam Coc area. Lunch in a local restaurant.In the afternoon, enjoy a scenic boat trip along the Ngo
Dong river, passing through the beautiful ranges of limestone peaks and stunning rice fields. Drive back to Hanoi in the late afternoon.Dinner in Grill and Gravy Restaurant.Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.Accommodation: Hotel in Hanoi.

8:00 – 08:30: The limousine bus of Scarlet Pearl Cruise will pick you up from your hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter.11:00: Arrive at the Scarlet Pearl check-in area at Halong International Cruise Port – where we will complete the check-in process and other procedures.Direct to Scarlet Pearl Cruise. Welcome aboard! Enjoy a welcome drink during the cruise briefing,including safety instructions, before check-in to your cabin.A splendid lunch is served at Tahiti Restaurant while cruising into the primitive Lan Ha Bay. The bay has hundreds of small and large islands, making it an enormous, wonderful scene to look at while dining.We reach
the landing spot of Viet Hai Village on Cat Ba Island where we will hop on bikes (electric car available) for an active tour along small paved roads towards a village nestled in a valley. Meet and greet local inhabitants doing their daily work, see their homes
and the village school.Return to Scarlet Pearl Cruises to relax and admire the sunset on our sundeck.Our talented bartender will show you how to become a bartender! You then can make a special cocktail for a special family event after the course.It is time to enjoy your dinner, as well as a special culture exchange on the restaurant stage between guests, who come from all over the
world, and the Vietnamese host.Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.Accommodation: On Cruise.

6:00 – 06:30: Begin your new day with a Yoga session,taking photos, or enjoy the sunrise from your cabin window.Enjoy a light breakfast in the delighted and peaceful beauty of the bay Visit Dark & Bright Cave which is the perfect destination for our excursion, a serene round lake encompassed by rich trees and high stone walls. Take your pick either exploring the cave by yourself in a kayak or comfortably on local bamboo boat rowed by thelocals.09:00 – 09:45: Return to Scarlet Pearl Cruises, pack your luggage and check-out of your cabin while cruising towards the port.Enjoy an extraordinary brunch on board and then
disembark at Halong International Cruise Port. Our luxury limousine car will transfer you back to Hanoi.14:30 –15:00:Arrive back to your hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter. From there you will be taken to the Hanoi airport for your departure flight.Meals:Brunch.Accommodation: N/A.