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Northern Vietnam — Cities, Countryside & Bay — 5 Nights / 6 Days
Duration:- 5 Nights / 6 Days
Discover Northern Vietnam — Cities, Countryside & Bay with a balanced route through local scenery and cultural highlights. This suggested itinerary is a starting point for a customised holiday, not a confirmed departure or a prepaid offer.
Route: Hanoi → Ninh Binh → Ha Long Bay → Hanoi
Suggested overnight plan: Hanoi — 3 nights; Ninh Binh — 1 night; bay cruise — 1 night
No tariff is published. Share dates, guest count, child ages, hotel preferences and departure details for a tailored quotation. Accommodation, transport, meals and activities are included only when specified in the final written confirmation.
Day 1 — Welcome to Hanoi
Arrive in Hanoi and transfer to your hotel. Keep the evening flexible for a short Old Quarter or lake-area walk. Overnight in Hanoi.
Day 2 — Hanoi heritage day
Choose a balanced city route including the Temple of Literature and neighbourhood sightseeing, with breaks for food and rest. Any additional museum or cultural performance is optional and needs confirmation. Overnight in Hanoi.
Day 3 — Ninh Binh countryside
Check out and travel to Ninh Binh. Enjoy a confirmed Trang An boat route or another agreed landscape experience, leaving time to settle into your countryside stay. Overnight in Ninh Binh.
Day 4 — Transfer to the bay & embarkation
Depart early for the agreed Ha Long Bay or neighbouring bay cruise terminal. The exact terminal, road route and boarding deadline must be matched to the selected cruise. Cruise activities depend on the operator’s approved route. Overnight on the confirmed cruise.
Day 5 — Bay morning & return to Hanoi
Enjoy the cruise’s scheduled morning programme, disembark at the confirmed time and return to Hanoi by road. Leave the evening free after the transfer. Overnight in Hanoi.
Day 6 — Departure
Check out and transfer to Hanoi Airport. Flight timing is kept separate from cruise disembarkation to reduce connection pressure.
Plan your journey
- Day cruises and overnight cruises are different arrangements. Exact bay, cruise terminal, boarding times, cabin, route and any included meals must be confirmed. Weather clearance can change sailings.
- This is a suggested itinerary. Arrival/departure times, hotel location, weather, operating hours and local restrictions may change the sequence.
- No named hotel, transport, meal, attraction ticket, guide, flight, visa service or activity is guaranteed by this sample. Final inclusions and exclusions will be listed in the written quotation.
- Share the dates, departure city, adults, children’s ages, room and bedding needs, accessibility requirements and preferred pace before confirmation.
- Flights, visa assistance, insurance and personal expenses require separate confirmation unless expressly included.
Scenic photography: Ha Long Bay 2019-09 02.jpg — Pasztilla aka Attila Terbócs (CC BY-SA 4.0); Ha Long Bay, Vietnam, Rock formations.jpg — © Vyacheslav Argenberg (CC BY 4.0); Trang An Landscape Complex, Ninh Binh Province, 20240202 1410 5232.jpg — Jakub Hałun (CC BY 4.0). Wikimedia web-size images, unedited. Views are representative; weather, visibility and access vary.
Booking and cancellation
This sample itinerary is not a confirmed booking. Availability, final inclusions, payment schedule, cancellation charges and refund conditions will be supplied with your written quotation before you decide. Supplier conditions vary by selected service and travel date; no fixed refund or free-cancellation promise is made here.