15 Things To Do In Halong Bay
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Day 7: CATBA ISLAND - HAI PHONG - HANOI
After a brief transfer takes us to the national park of Cat Ba, we set off over a half-day exploring Vietnam's unique offshore park. The afternoon we board a hydrofoil to Hai Phong and drive back to Hanoi.
Transfer to Lao Cai Railways Station for overnight train time for Hanoi. The experience of this congregation is colorful and unique. Afternoon, try a boat trip down stream Chay River and take visit to villages along the river, discover the residents life. Day 5: SAPA - BAC HA MARKET - BACK TO HANOI BY TRAIN
We tour to catba continue venturing into northern Vietnam using the next stop being Bac Ha Market, which also attracts numerous ethnic minority groups like the Variegated Hmong, Dao, Phu La, La Chi, Tay.
Day 9: HUE - DANANG - HOIAN
Hoi AnAfter breakfast at hotel, transfer to check out Tu Duc Royal Mausoleum. The scenic 4-hour drive via Hai Van Pass offers spectacular views of mountains, the sea, idyllic beaches and villages (we can easily choose the shorter way by driving from the tunnel). Then transfer to Hoian. Visit to Cham Museum & Marble Mountains featuring its beautiful grottoes and temples before arriving in Hoian.
After lunch, return to Ha Noi and arrive in Ha Noi at 16. Arrive in Ha Long City at 11. m, get to the boat by bus and cruise returning to Ha Long City. On the way, you might have some minutes for swimming at the quiet and clean sea.
DAY 14: DALAT
Morning stop by at garden and Dalat Market generally known as one from the most beautiful markets inside the highland using a wide array of flowers, fruit and veggies. Finally visit to the Crazy house, one of new but strange architecture in Dalat produced by the daughter of our own former president Truong Trinh. ho hilltribe Village about the foot of Lang Bian Mountian, continue to go to the Old Dalat University along with the Old railway station from French period.
DAY 15: DALAT - HO CHI MINH CITY
In this morning, we are going to leave Da Lat to Ho Chi Minh City. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh city. On the way, we will stop by to check out Bongua Waterfall and Chicken Village (K'hor ethnic minority) nearby Bao Loc, where you could stopover at coffee and tee plantations. The rest of time, you may be at leisure. Arrive Ho Chi Minh, register at hotel.
Includes:
Transport, boat trip. English speaking tour to catba (love it) guide
3 lunches + 2 dinners + 2 breakfasts
Double/ twin – sharing room at Imperial Air-condition Boat and something night at hotel/resort.
Get on Imperial Junk boat and enjoy a welcome drink and lunch of savory local seafoods. HALONG IMPERIAL JUNK - 3 DAYS 2 NIGHTs
(3 Days / 2 Nights)
Day 1: HALONG IMPERIAL JUNK: Hanoi – Halong Bay Cruise Package( -/L/D)
DSC_9359Pick up your hotel. Check into your cabin and initiate cruising around the bay to see the amazing karsts with different formations: Lion, Tea Pot, Toad, Dau Nguoi (Human Head) islet, then stop for a walk from the Sung Sot cave "Amazing Cave". Enjoy a wonderful sunset dinner in our beautiful restaurant before retiring for the comfort of your cabin. There will probably be plenty of time for swimming and sunbathing (If weather permitted) as soon as the boat anchors with a clean calm sea. Dinner and overnight in Imperial Junk Boat. Leave Ha Noi at 8:15 am for Ha Long City by way of a modern bus.
Afterward, grab at hotel and visit the Institute of Oceanology, then intensify the boat to find out Hon Tam Island. Lastly, we'll be back for the Boat Harbour & transferred by car to hotel. Here, we've time for relaxation by bathing in private beach with transparent cool water & participating sporting activities in water (Pay on your own). Afternoon, free time for leisure on the beach. Keep on heading to Tri Nguyen Aquarium to explore the Ghost Ship & find out more about organisms in Ocean. Overnight in Nha Trang. Check in hotel in Nha Trang. DAY 11: HOIAN - DANANG - NHATRANG
Transfer to Danang airport for flight to Nha Trang.
Option 4: Can Cau Market on Saturday
Can Cau can be a rural ethnic market, simply set up on the open ground at the side of a mountain, looking down a picturesque valley about 20 km north of Bac Ha. In the ideal light of the early morning, It is not only the colorful market and also the peoples but also the beautiful surrounding nature increase the risk for visit here an amazing trip, particularly for nature lovers and photo hunters. It is every Saturday morning when numerous ethnic peoples mainly Flower H’mong gather to market their farming products and buying necessities. The market’s most colorful part is clothes section with shirts, blouses, skirts…CAN CAU MARKETor parts from the traditional costumes with embroidery patterns in different motifs lying on dark batik background but may be the most interesting section may be the tobacco and wine section when buyers may taste the item before buying and a lot of men get too drunk to buy anything more!
Although not being so large or famous among visitors as Coc Ly and Can Cau, Lung Khau Nhin market, be side a standard shopping place, play a crucial role to spiritual life of local ethnic peoples Flower H’mong, Black Zao, Zay, and especially to those who result from very small ethnic groups such as Pa Zi, Tou Zi, Tou Lao who live in small and isolated villages with this in mind corner tour to catba of the country, come for meeting, socializing. Option 3: Lung Khau Nhin Market on Thurday
Taking place every Thursday, Lung Khau Nhin Market is really a small market hiding itself between the mountains and forests of the far north Vietnam about 10 km from your border with China.
