Day 1: Arrive Hanoi
Arrive in Hanoi and transfer to hotel. The rest of the day is at leisure. Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 2: Hanoi
A full day city tour of Vietnam’s capital. Hanoi is a unique city with tree-lined boulevards, French colonial architecture, peaceful lakes and oriental temples. The city tour includes such sights as Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum, the One Pillar Pagoda, the Fine Arts Museum, the Temple of Literature, the Museum of Ethnology, the Lake of the Restored Sword and the Old Quarter. In the evening enjoy a traditional Vietnamese water puppet show. Overnight in Hanoi. (B)

Day 3: Hanoi-Halong Bay-Hanoi
After breakfast, an early start to Halong Bay. Enjoy the journey through the rich farmlands of the Red River Delta and the scenery of rice fields, water buffalo and everyday Vietnamese village life. Arrive in Halong and board a private junk for a 5-hour cruise on the emerald green waters of Halong Bay, among the 3,000 spectacular limestone islands. The cruise ends with a fresh seafood lunch on board before heading back to Halong, then on to Hanoi. Arrive in Hanoi around 19:00 in the evening and transfer back to hotel. Overnight in Hanoi. (B,L)

Day 4: Depart Hanoi
At leisure until transfer to Noi Bai Airport for onward flight. (B) 

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