Day 1:   ARRIVAL IN HANOI (by A/C car)

Arrival in Noi Bai airport, warm welcome to everybody, a moment of courtesy meeting of the tour guide in the meeting point's Noi Bai Airport.

Welcome to Hanoi - its legendary beginnings from 1,010 to 15th century then before the World War II, after 1954 as well, is the cradle of Red River Delta civilization with green rice-fields, its Old streets and colonial Quarter, its calm lakes, the shaded boulevards, its verdant public parks and sunny smiles with truly Far-East Asian faces ...Our experienced tour guide will transmit you the most lovely aspects of Hanoi - the ancient city of 1,000 yrs, during 45' by coach from the Airport to your Hotel in the centre city.

Please note that standard check in time is 14.00, check out at 12.00. Early check in or late check-out is subject to room availability. Hotel would probably guarantee early check in or late checkout as an extra surcharge on depend to the rooming’s status at that time.

Transfer to hotel for check in and take your time to free at leisure for your independent activities. Overnight in Hanoi.

  

Day 2:  HANOI - GOLFING AT KING'S ISLAND GOLF RESORT AND COUNTRY CLUB (by A/C car 50km)

After breakfast, drive straight up to King's Island Golf Resort and Country Club located in Ha Tay Province, 50 km to the west of Hanoi. It is an exclusive and recreation resort, incorporating two 18-hole golf courses, club houses facilities, a Golf Lodge, corporate guest villas, and array of recreational facilities, all operated according to international standards. We would enjoy playing 18-hole golf at King’s Island Golf Resort. It is a good golf course that can give skilful tests for golfers of every level.

After golfing (1 round) in the 18-hole golf course, drive back to the Hanoi and free leisure at night. Overnight in Hanoi (B)

 

Day 3:  HANOI - GOLFING AT CHI LINH STAR GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB (by A/C car 90km)

 

After breakfast, drive straight up to Hai Duong Province, 90 km from downtown Hanoi Capital for playing 18-hole golf at Chi Linh Star Golf and Country Club - a truly international standard golf club. Opened in 2003, the Chi Linh Star Golf and Country Club has established a name for itself as the premier golf club in the north of Vietnam. It is a good golf course that can give skilful tests for golfers of every level.

After golfing (1 round) in the 18-hole golf course, drive back to the Hanoi and free time at night. Overnight in Hanoi (B)

 

Day 4:  HANOI - HALONG BAY -HANOI (by A/C car 175km, a Cruising tour by wooden junk)

After breakfast, drive straight up to Halong Bay, 175 km from Hanoi, the highway is smoothly and cost you of 3.5 - 4 hours usually, since we have to stop somewhere for the rests or visiting also. Landscapes en route are very interesting with the immense rice-fields, farmers are working in the fields, small and peace villages ....there are the sweet beginnings to talk with then explanation of Vietnam by our tour guide. Upon arrival in Halong bay, transfer to the Marina for a 4-hours cruising tour by a big wooden Junk on Ha Long Bay constituted by 3000 small and big islands of all shapes. In 1994 UNESCO classified Halong Bay as a World Natural Heritage and in November 2000, the World Heritage Committee reconfirmed this classification, your excursion to Halong Bay will re-evaluate the classification of UNESCO to this fairyland. In the book intituled "Wonders of the World" published in 1950. The French marshal Lyautey compared it with Venice rocks in the "Letters of Tonkin and Madagascar" (June 24, 1895). The French novelist Yvonne Schultz did not hesitate to praise the miraculous beauty of this bay:

All heights and ten thousand forms; imagination, imitation, pagodas, Hindu temples, menhirs, Chinese towers, pieces of chess-board or true immense mountain. And the extraordinary flows simulating the ruined keeps, the broken down bastions, a succession of palaces with open belly & tribes of mutilated idols.

HALONG BAY is nearly a hidden bay with thousands of limestone islands densely rising from the blue jade water in a sea area of over 1500 square kilometers. Its 1969 green islands enfeeble the strong winds blowing from the ocean to leave the transparent water of the bay often calm in cool and healthy air. From time to time, sailing Junk appearing and disappearing between the islands make the poetic sight more colorful like sparkling pearls or coral reefs found out in the bay. The beauty of the bay is not monotone, at different positions of viewing, it will astonish viewers with quite different fascinations. In the caves and grottoes of stone islands, visitors will discover and admire how many impressive stalactites and stalagmites. The caves have strange but very accurate names, have their own legends in their names as Thien Cung (Heaven Palace) grotto, Dau Go (Wooden Head) grotto, stop-over to visit the caves, your sailing Junk will continue to visit around the shapely islets of fighting cock, incense-burner and others.

You will have a romantic lunch with very fresh sea-food on-board, since after visit the floating-rafts/houses of living sea-food, taste the specialties of Halong Bay is quite a life-time experience (see supplement).

The Junk sailing back to Marina and drive back to Hanoi. Overnight in Hanoi. (B)

 

Day 5:  FLY BACK HOME FROM HANOI CITY (by car A/C, plane)

This morning, after breakfast, free time for your own leisure until check-out, transfer to the  Noi Bai International airport for a departure flight back home. Have a safe trip!

It’s timely, you have to say Good-Bye Vietnam. You surely have plentiful memories of Orient also my country. We (Toan Vinh Tours) thank you very much for your choice of our company as your ground handler in Vietnam and may be Indochina countries on further, be sure all our people are your best friends always and beyond. May we will meet and honoured welcome you have other voyages to Indochina in the days coming, continuing to discover, to experience the endless imposing landscapes, and then get the really restful moments in a diversified World and a colourful Sub region of Mekong River: VIETNAM - LAOS - CAMBODIA - THAILAND - MYANMAR! GOOD-BYE & SEE YOU AGAIN! (B)