Itinerary
- Day 1
Arrival in Hanoi
You'll get picked up at the airport and head to your hotel in Hanoi. From there, the afternoon and evening are open for you to wander around the city. Hanoi has this interesting mix of French colonial architecture and Chinese influences, so there's quite a bit to take in if you want to get out and walk around. The Old Quarter is worth checking out if you're looking to grab some street food or see the local neighborhoods up close.
- Start point
- Noi Bai International Terminal 2, Sân Bay Quốc Tế Nội Bài, Huyện Sóc Sơn, Hanoi 140800, Vietnam (Noi Bai international airport)
Optional Activities
- Explore Hanoi independently
Landmarks/POIs Hanoi 
- Day 2
Halong Bay Cruise
Head out early from your hotel or meet at Hanoi Opera House, then travel to Tuan Chau Harbor to board your cruise. Once you're on the water, you'll spend the day exploring Halong Bay's limestone formations and taking in the scenery. There's a stop at Sung Sot Cave where you can walk through the caverns, and after that you'll have options to kayak or paddle a bamboo boat around the bay. Titop Island has a beach where you can relax for a bit, and then you'll cruise back to Hanoi, arriving by evening.
- Meals
- Lunch (Vietnamese lunch on boat), Snack (Afternoon Vietnamese tea cake during cruise)
Included Activities
- Boat cruising through Halong Bay passages and uninhabited islets
- Vietnamese lunch on boat
- Kayaking or bamboo boat exploration of the bay
- Visit Sung Sot (Surprise) Cave - the biggest cave in Halong Bay
- Relax on Titop Island beach or climb to panoramic viewpoint
- Afternoon Vietnamese tea cake during cruise return
Optional Activities
- Climb to top of Titop Island for panoramic views
Landmarks/POIs Halong Bay Sung Sot Cave Titop Island Tuan Chau Harbor 
- Day 3
Hanoi Heritage and Departure
After breakfast at your hotel, you'll visit several important Hanoi landmarks. Start with Tran Quoc Pagoda over on West Lake, then head to Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum complex where you'll see his former stilt house and the One Pillar Pagoda nearby. You'll grab lunch at a local restaurant in the Old Quarter before heading to the airport for your flight home.
- Meals
- Breakfast (Breakfast at hotel), Lunch (Lunch at local restaurant in Hanoi Old Quarter)
Included Activities
- Breakfast at hotel
- Visit Tran Quoc Pagoda - Buddhist relic and national heritage on West Lake
- Visit Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum - final resting place of Vietnam's founder
- Visit Ho Chi Minh's stilt house
- Visit One Pillar Pagoda - modeled after a lotus flower
- Lunch at local restaurant in Hanoi Old Quarter
Landmarks/POIs Tran Quoc Pagoda Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum Ho Chi Minh's Stilt House One Pillar Pagoda Hanoi Old Quarter
