In the journey trip you will have the chance to visit both Ha Long bay and “Ha Long bay on the land” (Tam Coc). The tour will take you from the mountain to the bay, the most beautiful landscape of Northern Vietnam. We will row a boat along the rice paddies and through many caves, and visite one of the ancient citadels in Vietnam, walk through the terraced rice fields in Sapa, relax on a luxury cruise on Ha Long bay.
Tour Route: Hanoi – Mu Cang Chai – Hanoi
Starts/Ends: Hanoi/ Hanoi (Pick up & drop off at the hotel)
Group Size: Private Tour Only
Starting date: Anytime of the year. The best time to travel to Mu Cang Chai is in May and September.
Designed with traditional Chinese style with only 10 cabins, Dragon’s Pearl Junk is a perfect option for a small group or a family of upto 20 people. As with limited number of cabin, Dragon’s Pearl provides tourists with a warm atmosphere, more personal-touching and authentic experience. Each of cabin is set up with a big sea-view windows that provide guests with breath-taking view of the outside landscape. Additionally, the amenities are modern offering guests comfortable stay.
Focusing on tailor-made itinerary, Dragon’s Pearl give tourists a chance of exploring pristine beaches, less-travelled paths for kayaking.
With this 3-day-2-night program, the Dragon’s Pearl Junk will guide guests to an amazing exploration of the less-travelled area of Halong Bay. Enjoy Vietnamese traditional water puppet show performed by local artists on the first day, then visit unique floating villages as well as mysterious Thien Canh Son Cave with spectacular stalactites and stalagmites.
This tour is a perfect combination of beautiful destinations in North Vietnam. You will spend your time walking in a peaceful valley of Mai Chau and enjoying breathtaking scenery, discovering exotic cultures of Vietnam's hill tribes. Pu Luong reserve is an authentic place unspoiled by tourism. You will meet up minorities in Pu Luong who live from agriculture. The nature in Pu Luong is intact and swimming by a waterfall in the middle of the jungle is an amazing experience. Then, in Ninh Binh, another part of the Vietnamese culture and history will be introduced to you by visiting the Ancient Capital Hoa Lu. You will board a boat to discover the “Halong Bay on land” Tam Coc.
The 6 days trip will lead you to visit the charming capital of Vietnam, Hanoi where you will visit famous historic sites as well as experience the daily of Hanoian and understand about Vietnam’s culture, trek in depth hill tribe villages of ethnic minority to enjoy mountain scenery, see colorful rice paddy terraces and experience the truly life and culture of diverse ethnic minorities, end tour with two days on cruise in Ha Long bay, a natural world heritage site.
Shared experiences are important for bonding and creating lifelong memories and are an integral part of our family oriented tours. Family members select from a balanced set of unique and fun and exciting activities and adventures compiled so to balance family time as well as alone time for the adults to recharge and reconnect, and for children to explore.
One of the most effective ways to discover a culture is to start with its cuisine. Few countries in the world reward a culinary adventure more than Vietnam. As the country is divided into 3 distinct regions with different kinds of weather, geography, and history, the dishes also differ in ingredients, tastes, and flavors, representing the soul of each region and the locals’ way of life. Tours for families present new food in a fun, exciting and engaging way that will make even the pickiest eaters want to try new things.
When selecting hotels, our tour designers consider location, space, activities, and staff with a focus on the whole family. Some of our families prefer fewer hotels than a regular tour, so they can unpack and have a “home base.”
Starts/Ends: Ho Chi Minh/Hanoi
Tour Duration: 10 days 09 nights
Tour Route: Ho Chi Minh – Da Nang – Hoi An – My Son – Ha Long – Ninh Binh – Mai Chau – Hanoi.
Dates: No fixed departure dates. You may go whenever you wish.
Tour Type: Nature, culture and beach.
Activity Level: Moderate walking.
Tour Customizable: Absolutely! (Tell us your specific requirements in the inquiry form)
During this bike tour, we explore the countryside and the culture of Hanoi. Our cycling adventure starts at the hotel. We bike through the busy old street to Long Bien Bridge, exploring villages by the Red river and getting a feeling of local life, far away from the sights and the sounds of the busy city. We go to the West Lake and visit the Red River bank.
Meet our guide at your hotel. We bike along the busy streets of Hanoi old quarter.
First visit is on Long Bien Bridge, a symbol of the tenacity and resilience of the Hanoian people. The Long Bien Bridge (built between 1899 and 1902) was bombed several times during the American War, but was each time quickly repaired by the Vietnamese people.
Then we will ride through different banana plantations near the Red River.
We take a tour around the vegetable fields, growing a big variety of products including: bitter melon, corn, cauliflower, cabbage, tomatoes, green peas, snake peas and corn, as well as fruit gardens with oranges, pommels, papaya and more (depending on the season to grow different crops).
Enjoy local lunch at a Pho Cuon Restaurant in Ngu Xa street then we continue to the West Lake, which is the biggest freshwater lake of the northwest center of Hanoi. Visit Tran Quoc pagoda and Quan Thanh temple and then drive to Red River Flower garden “Bai Da Song Hong” then ride back to your hotel.
Bike back to your hotel. Tour ends here.
Phu Lang is one of the three ancient pottery centers of the Northern Delta region, which was formed and developed about 900 years ago with traditional handicraft products and appliances.
These days, ceramics used in Phu Lang are believed to be present in a number of historical sites in the Red River delta, such as communal houses, temples, pagodas… Moreover, Phu Lang pottery village still keeps its pristine features and the lives of people here are as rustic as materials of ceramics.
The ceramic village of Phu Lang retains the simple beauty and peaceful atmosphere of many years ago, with its narrow zigzag lanes, red brick walls, and unchanging scenes of rural Vietnam. Phu Lang has become a tourist attraction to both local and foreign visitors.
08.00 AM: pick up at your hotel, then we transfer to Phu Lang village.
Upon arrival, we walk along the rural village lanes, learning and seeing the way how pottery is made, and we see clever techniques of local artisans. On the way, we call in a local family, have an interesting talk with locals over how the pottery plays an important roll in their daily life. We enjoy in the meantime a delicious cup of green tea. You may also experience making your own pottery products to give to your friends as a gift. It would be an incredible experience during your travel journey around Vietnam.
Have a real Vietnamese lunch at the local house.
In the afternoon, we take a local ferry through Cau River to Dai Bai Village, which nationwide has been well-known for its bronze casting tradition for over 1000 years. Have a gentle cycling tour around the peaceful countryside. We go to a famous artisan house and see its several amazing works made from bronze.
Afterwards, we return the bike and transfer back to Hanoi.
16.30: Reaching Hanoi. Tour ends
