DAY 1: Hanoi Airport pick up, check in Sofitel Metropole
Upon your arrival at Noi Bai – Hanoi International Airport, our tour guide will be holding a welcome signboard with Golden Trail Travel & your name outside the baggage claim area and escort you to Hanoi downtown with a brief introduction en route. The rest of the day is at your leisure to explore the tree-lined boulevards, French Indochinese architectures and tranquil lakes of this unique city.

DAY 2: Hanoi City tour and cooking class
 Breakfast & Lunch

Visit the grand and Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum (viewed from outside; closed Mon and Fri and from Oct-Nov), the ‘icon of Hanoi’ – The One Pillar Pagoda, the beautiful Temple of Literature, Ngoc Son temple and The Restored Sword Lake. Lunch at a nice restaurant. Join in a cooking class in afternoon, you can know about how to cook the traditional Vietnamese foods as well as enjoy special dishes from this tour. Overnight at hotel.

DAY 3: Hanoi - Halong Emperor Cruise
 Breakfast & Lunch & Dinner

At 08:00 AM, our driver and guide will pick up and transfer you to Halong bay from your hotel. It will take roughly 4 hours to arrive Halong. Arrival at lunchtime, check in our luxury cruise and start your wonderful time in Bai Tu Long Bay with many beautiful islets (scenes from the film ‘Indochine’ were filmed here). Spend whole afternoon to enjoy the magnificent scenery around you, there are thousands of limestone islands standing in the middle of sea water, all of them are covered by a thick layer of green forest which make the bay more and more beautiful. Have lunch, dinner and stay overnight on boat.

DAY 4: Halong - Seaplane
 Breakfast & Lunch
Wake up to the gentle lapping of the water against the boat and as the first rays of the sun announce a new day. Before enjoying breakfast have cookies and tea and then try the Vovinam session on the sundeck as the sun rises over Bai Tu Long Bay.
Explore the area of Hon Co Island and Co Cave (Grass Cave, also known as Thien Canh Son). You can revel in the breathtaking view of Bai Tu Long bay from up high, as well as the glorious long white-sand beach of Hon Co Island. Afterward, relax on the beach, go swimming in the crystal clear water and explore the cave. Return to the cruise by speedboat. Arrange the luggage and check out. Enjoy brunch on board while cruising back to the mainland. Arrive back at Emperor Cruises dock, Halong City, then you can have a chance to see the sightseeing of Halong from seaplane. With 25-minute scenic flight will be a “love at first sight” as you admire this magnificent beauty from the top of the view. After that, turn back to hotel. Free time in the evening. Overnight at hotel.

DAY 5: Halong - Hanoi airport for departure
 Breakfast
After breakfast at hotel, our driver and guide will pick you up from hotel then transfer you to Noi Bai airport (Hanoi) for your flight back home. Finish your trip in Vietnam. Goodbye and see you again!

What's included
Accommodations (Hotels, resorts or homestays as mentioned in program)
Meals as indicated in the program (B – Breakfast, L – Lunch, D – Dinner)
Airport and land transfers
Scenic flight 25 minutes over Halong Bay
Luxury Ha Long Bay cruise package
Cooking class in Hanoi
Tour guides (English speaking or other languages upon request)
Entrance fees as per itinerary

What's excluded:
Visa/ passport
International flight to and/ or from our countries
Travel Insurances
Meals/ drinks not mentioned in program
Peak season surcharges (if any)
Tips, laundry and gratuities
Other personal expenses