AM: After breakfast at hotel, check out your hotel before your private travel by car to Hue via the spectacular "Hai Van Pass", which offers a superb panoramic view of the bay below. You will make several stops along the way, including one at the paradise beach of Lang Co before arriving in Hue.
Parameter: Hue – Hoian/Driving: 138km/3 hours
PM: Cyclo street food
On arrival to Hue, you will start your food tour by sitting on a cyclo, passing Phu Xuan Bridge to the other bank of the river. The first stop is an authentic local restaurant in a small street, where you will taste some tasty local rice cakes such as Banh Beo, Banh Nam or Banh Ram It. After on, your cyclo will slowly leave the Imperial Citadel area and head for a small street where you will stop in a famous Bun Bo Hue restaurant, a signature dish of this capital city. Finally end your street food experience at a local café shop overlooking to the river and bustling streets.
Duration: 3 hour
Sunset cruise on the Perfume River
In the late afternoon, you will arrive at the jetty where you are boarding your private wooden boat for a tranquil sunset cruising trip along the Perfume River. On board, you will enjoy a refreshing cocktail with snacks while watching the serene river landscape while the sun slowly sets down on the horizon. Appreciate the moment as the day ends in the most peaceful way possible.
Duration: 2 hours
Note: snacks & drinks

After breakfast, you will start your full day tour to discover the history-rich Hue imperial capital. Start with a visit to local bustling Dong Ba market, then touring to Imperial Citadel and the Forbidden Purple City, created in the 19th century for the Emperors of the Nguyen Dynasty.
Late on, head to a garden house, typical of Hue city, which was built according to precise rules of geomancy to explore its architecture and enjoy locally-made lunch there. The peacefulness of this home will offer you a chance to experience the true serenity of such a place.
Finally, travel to Hue airport for the flight back to Hanoi. On arrival, pick up by your driver and transfer to your hotel.
Flight: Vietnam airlines flight – TBA
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch at garden house
Accommodation: Hotel in Hanoi

Today you will explore Vietnam’s charming capital. With its wide tree-lined boulevards, French colonial architecture, peaceful lakes, and ancient oriental pagodas, Hanoi is an eclectic mix that offers something for everyone.
AM: Half day to classic part of Hanoi
Full day exploring the ancient capital will take you to Hanoi’s key sites. In the morning, you start a visit to the Ho Chi Minh Complex (the exterior of Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum and stilt house), the nearby One Pillar Pagoda; the Presidential Palace; the Temple of Literature.
PM: Backstreet tour to less-know areas of the capital
In the afternoon, take a backstreet adventure by Minsk Motorcycle or jeep car.
Your well-licensed driver will be waiting for you outside of the hotel and you would be ready for a fun adventure to unknown parts of Hanoi. Your vehicle will ride through the maze of narrow, zigzagging alleyways, markets, make some random stops to interact with local people and experience the various slides of life behind the scenes, the hidden part of the iceberg and many more unknown parts of local livelihood. Then continue your ride around all of the must-see highlights of the capital before stopping at West Lake to experience the local regional cuisines.
You will travel to the famous Long Bien Bridge and have time to take some pictures before continue your side along farming land to middle island on Red River, where you witness a truly slide of neighborhood of some local fisherman living over here and learn various aspects of life and disparity in harmony between Hanoi’s city and countryside living.
During the tour, you will try traditional Vietnamese dishes from finger foods to the legendary egg coffee or some other traditional drinks. Back to your hotel for leisure
Estimated duration: 8 hours
Meals included: Breakfast, lunch & street food.
Accommodation: Hotel in Hanoi

After breakfast, at 8:30am we depart by car to Halong - the UNESCO World Heritage Site.
On arrive at the jetty in Halong City around noon, embark on your cruise and get a warmly welcome onboard.
In the afternoon, the cruise itinerary includes more activities such as kayaking or cave visits on the vast sea, cooking class onboard to challenge your skills in preparing a very famous Vietnamese dish (depending on each boat’s itinerary) or you can just spend some time relaxing on board.
Towards the end of the day the boat sets anchor for the night among the karst formations while you unwind yourself on the sundeck of the cruise and immerse in the magnificent sunset falling down over the horizon.
You will be served lunch and dinner on board.
Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: on cruise
Parameter: Hanoi – Halong: 160km – 2.5 hours

The sun rises on Halong in the morning and a light breakfast is served on board, followed by brunch time while cruising slowly back to the shore.
This is the time you can take advantage of the sundeck and admire the amazing rock formations of the bay as you navigate back to Halong City.
Disembark by noon then meet your driver at the dock and drive to Noi Bai Airport to catch your departure flight back home or to the next destination.
Flight: suggested after 17:00 for international flight.
Meals included: Brunch
Parameter: Halong - Hanoi airport: 160km – 2.5 hours

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