Overview

  • Day 1: Arrival - Hanoi (None)
  • Day 2: Hanoi tour – Halong (B/L)
  • Day 3: Halong – Hanoi – Departure (B/L)

Full Itinerary

Arrival – Hanoi (None)

Upon arrival Noi Bai airport, you are met and transferred to your hotel (check in time: 14:00). Then you are free.

Overnight in Hanoi
Meals: (None)
Included: private transfer, tour guide, accommodation



Hanoi – Halong (B/L)

After breakfast at hotel, you are followed by a full day city tour starting with the Ho Chi Minh Complex, containing the mausoleum of the nation’s founder Ho Chi Minh, the Presidential Palace, Ho Chi Minh’s house on stilts. Close to this site is the One Pillar Pagoda, whose origin dates back to the foundation of Hanoi a thousand years ago. Your tour of Hanoi continues with a trip to the remarkable Temple of Literature, well known as Vietnam’s first university. After lunch at local restaurant, we will transfer to Halong Bay – the number one destination in Vietnam. On arrival, we check in hotel. Then you are free.

Overnight in Halong
Meals: Breakfast at hotel, lunch at local restauant
Included: Private transfer, tour guide, history, cultural



Halong – Hanoi - Departure (B)

After breakfast you'll be taken to the harbour and board a junk departure at 07:30 for a magical four-hour cruise around Ha Long Bay, made world famous by James Bond in Tomorrow Never Dies. You'll have the opportunity to explore the picturesque scenery and some 3,000 limestone islands rising vertically from the emerald water. The extraordinary limestone kart formations are full of hidden beaches, grottoes and beautiful caves. Along the way you'll anchor for a leisurely swim in a secluded cove and an enjoyable visit to one of the many hidden grottoes beneath the cliffs. After a seafood lunch on board, disembark and return to Hanoi, stopping en route at Dong Trieu pottery village before transferring to airport for your flight departure. The trip ends.

Meals: Breakfast and seafood lunch on cruise
Included: Private transfer, cultural, heritage



Useful Information

Destination 3 star 4 star 5 star
Hanoi La Suite (Deluxe city view) Chalcendony (Deluxe city view) Melia (Deluxe)
Halong New Star Halong (Superior) Royal Lotus (Premium) Halong Plaza (Superior)

Included in the price:

  • 02 nights’ shared Accommodation in twin/double room with daily breakfast at the below indicated room types (see hotel category list below) (check in and check out around noontime)
  • All transfers and transportation with air - con vehicles (types of vehicles depending on the number of pax)
  • Local ENGLISH speaking guides:
    • Ha Noi - Halong: 01 guide
  • All entrance fees as program
  • Boat trip as mentioned
  • Meals (B/L/D) (Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner) as indicated in the program
  • 02 bottles of mineral water and towels per person per day on bus on days of transfer and sightseeing only


Excluded in the price:

  • Airfares (international and domestic)
  • Meals (other than mentioned in the program)
  • Drinks
  • Visas to Vietnam
  • Mineral water beyond that supplied
  • Tips
  • Early check in or late check out
  • Insurances
  • Optional excursions and activities
  • Additional transfer required due to any emergency situation
  • Items of a personal nature (Phone calls, laundry, beverages…)
  • Peak season surcharges if any
  • All not mentioned above


Please note

  • For air ticket reservations, we require the guests’ full names AS THEY APPEAR IN THEIR PASSPORTS. Airfares and reservations are always subject to change until paid in full and ticketed.
  • Airfares are subject to increase without prior notice.
  • Please be advised that prices will be adjusted periodically in case of fuel price increase by our suppliers.
  • This is a quotation only and neither reservations for services nor hotel bookings have been made.


Important note

  • Most Museums are closed on Mondays and partly on Fridays and some public holidays.
  • The Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi is closed every Monday and Friday and during the entire months of September and October. The Ho Chi Minh Residence in Hanoi is closed every Monday and Friday.
  • Please note that cyclo rides are subject to government approval.
  • Certain parts of the tours on offer are provided by independent third parties, such as airlines, hotels, transport operators and local tourist offices. Indochina Dream Travel is therefore not responsible for any loss, injury or damage caused thereby to the tourists, including those occurring outside of the normal touring programmers. Additional expenses incurred due to delay, accident, natural disaster, political actions and unrest shall be borne by the tourists.
  • We advise that due to frequent flight changes, delays and cancellations by the various domestic airlines and trains we cannot fully guarantee that the proposed itinerary can be carried out as planned. Based on our experience, changes of departure times and/ or cancellations can occur at very short notice even after confirmation of a flight has been received. The same applies for train travel: Schedule changes occur frequently; often without prior notification. In case of schedule changes or flight cancellations we always try everything possible to arrange an alternate programme within the framework of the original quoted costs. However, we reserve the right to charge any cost exceeding the original budget to the tour operator/ travel agent or to the participant of a tour after consultation with the agent.
  • Programmers, prices, services and conditions are based on those valid at the time of proposal submission and are subject to change thereafter without advance notice until all services have been paid in full.
  • We strongly advise to leave valuable items (money, passport, credit cards, jewellers, sensitive documents, laptop computer, etc.) in the hotel safe. During excursions and roundtrips, personal belongings, especially money and valuables should NEVER be left on vehicles, even during short breaks, and carried around at all times. Indochina Dream Travel is not responsible for any loss or theft.
  • Vietnam being a developing country is in full process of upgrading its infrastructure. Therefore, driving overland can be cumbersome due to ongoing road constructions.