(4 Days/3 Nights by Coach & Boat)

Itinerary in Brief:

Day 1	Hanoi City Arrival	Dinner & guide
Day 2	Hanoi – Ha Long (Emeraude Cruise)	Breakfast, lunch, dinner & guide
Day 3	Ha Long Bay – Hoa Lu & Tam Coc - Hanoi	Breakfast, lunch & guide
Day 4	Hanoi city tour - Departure	Breakfast, lunch & guide

Day 1: Hanoi Arrival (Dinner & guide)

Arrival at Noi Bai InternationalAirport in Hanoi. Enjoy water puppet show - a theatrical genre reflecting the agricultural civilization of thousands of years ago. Evening buffet dinner at hotel (Please see the sample menu in the below page).
Overnight in Hanoi

Day 2: Hanoi – Ha Long Bay – Emeraude Cruise (Breakfast, lunch, dinner & guide)

Morning: Have breakfast at hotel and check out.

08:00 – 8:15: Transfer to Ha Long (3.5 hours road trip) with short break at halfway.

12:00 - 12:15 Register/Check-in at Emeraude Café
12:15 - 12:20 Embarkation
12:20 - 12:25 Captain Raises Anchor
12:25 - 14:30 Cruising Halong Bay

12:45 - 14:00 Vietnamese & International Buffet Lunch
14:00 - 15:00 Free & Easy
15:00 - 16:30 Guided Shore Excursion to Sung Sot Grotto and Floating Village
16:30 - 17:00 Crepe Station on Sundeck
17:00 - 18:00 Kayaks* or Swims
18:00 - 18:30 Vietnamese Fresh Spring Roll Cooking Class (Sundeck)
18:30 - 19:30 Complimentary Canapes on Sundeck
19:30 - 21:00 Vietnamese & European dinner buffet served at Drum Cave (Hang Trong in Vietnamese)
21:00 - 22:00 Bills Settlement (Optional)
20:00 - 22:00 Squid Fishing (Seasonal)
20:30 - 23:00 Silver Screen "Indochine"

Day 3: Ha Long Bay – Hoa & Lu Tam Coc (Ninh Binh) - Hanoi (Breakfast, lunch & guide)

06:00 - 07:00: Complimentary cafe gourmand served on the Sundeck
06:30 - 07:00: Learn ancient art of Tai Chi on Sundeck
07:00 - 08:00 Leave Luggage/Bags Outside Cabins
07:30 - 09:30 Cruising Halong Bay
07:00 - 08:30 Energizing breakfast served
08:30 - 09:00 Check-Out
09:30 - 10:00 Disembarkation
10:00 - 10:15 Drop Off Point: Emeraude Café

10:15: transfer to Ninh Binh (200km)

13h00: Have lunch at local restraurant.

14h30: Take a tiny boat for a peaceful cruise on the river to Tam Coc ("three caves"), the tourists often compare the place with Guilin - China, or more closely, to the limestone islets of Ha Long Bay in the Tonkin Gulf for their similar geological structures and shapes. Thus Tam Coc is also called Ha Long-Bay-On-Land.

16:00: drive to visit Hoa Lu ancient capital. Hoa Lu is the site of a 10th-century capital of an ancient Vietnamese Kingdom called Dai Co Viet.

17:00: Drive to Hanoi. Galal dinner at a local restaurant (Excluded dinner. Please see the sample menu and the price in the end of page).

Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 4: Hanoi Departure (Breakfast, lunch & guide)

Morning: Our local guide will pick you up at your hotel to visit the historic complex of Ba Dinh. Visit Ba Dinh Square, where The Late President Ho Chi Minh declared Vietnams Independence on 2 September 1945, Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum and continue to the One Pillar Pagoda, the must-see monument in Hanoi - It is an ancient Buddhist pagoda, built in the early 11th century in the reign of King Ly Thai Tong, all construction supported by only one pillar, resembling a Buddhist lotus. Tran Quoc Pagoda. Quan Thanh Temple. Visit Van Mieu - Quoc Tu Giam(Temple of Literature- The first Imperial school in Vietnam) built in 1070 during the dynasty of King Ly. Check out and have lunch at a local restaurant.

Free leisure untill transfer to Noi Bai airport for departure flight. Home sweet home.

Tour Price: Basing on US$ per Person.

Ranges	Hotel or similar		20 up + 01 FOC	25 up + 01 FOC	30 up + 01 FOC	SGL Supplement (If Required)
Ranges	Hanoi	Ha Long Cruise	20 up + 01 FOC	25 up + 01 FOC	30 up + 01 FOC	SGL Supplement (If Required)
4*	Silkpath (Recommend)	Emeraude Cruise	577	566	555	295
5*	Sofitel Plaza (Recommend)		592	581	578	305
	Hilton Hanoi Opera (Recommend)		603	592	588	305
	Crowne Plaza (Promotion)		571	560	557	295
*5+**	Sofitel Legend Metropole		875	861	856	550

Break Down for Meal surcharge (Basing on US$ per Person. Group of Min 30 pax onwards)

Day	Lunch	Dinner	Note
1	N/A	50	At hotel
2	Set Menu	70	At the Drum cave in Ha Long Bay
3	Set Menu	80	Gala dinner included: - Buffet or Set Menu dinner - Lighting & sound system - Decoration of stage. - Vietnam traditional musical band (4 instrumentalist, 3 – 5 dancers in 2 hours - backdrop, banner
4	Set Menu	N/A

Sample Menu: All menu is excluded any kind of short drink (beverage)

Day	Menu		Note
Day	Lunch	Dinner	Note
1	N/A	International Buffet No 1 Starters Bocconcini & Cherry Tomato Salad with Basil Oil Golden Fried Prawn & Pork Meat on Sugar Can Roasted Bell Pepper Salad with Goats Cheese Bitter Melon Salad with Dry Pork Russian Salad with Smoked Salmon Thai Flavored Seafood Salad with Chinese Celery Freshly Baked Bread & Rolls with Butter & Dips Soup Hot & Sour Seafood Soup Live Cooking Vietnamese Beef & Chicken Rice Noodle Soup Main Dishes Stir Fried Chicken Tenderloin with Chili & Holy Basil Braised Beef Roulade Filled with Bacon & Pickled Cucumber in Grain Mustard Seed Jus Roasted Pork Medallions in Calvados Sauce with Apple Confit Seared Fish Filet on Spicy Ratatouille “German” Style Roast Potatoes with Crispy Bacon & Onion Sauteed Seasonal Mixed Vegetable in Oyster Sauce Steamed Jasmine Rice Desserts Mini Eclairs with Pastry Cream Passion Cheese Cake Squares Cream Caramel Cashew Nut Brownies Seasonal Carved Fresh Fruits Warm Apple Strudel with Bourbon Vanilla Sauce	Buffet dinner at hotel in Hanoi
2	On cruise	BBQ style (To be advise)	Dinner at the Drum cave in Halong Bay
3	To be advise		+ Buffet at Sen Restaurant (Lotus) + Hanoi Marina Restaurant
4	To be advise	N/A

Tour Services Inclusive

1. Hotel accommodation with daily breakfast

2. Private transfers and transportation on tours

3. Entrance fees on tour

4. Tourist private boat in Halong Bay and Tam Coc

5. Private cabin on Emeraude Cruise (Sharing big cruise with other)

6. All Deluxe meals as specified (no drink)

7. English/ Mandarin speaking guide

8. Mineral water and cold towel on car/van/bus

Tour Service Exclusive

1. Vietnam visa arrangements (If requirement)

2. All International flights to/ from Hanoi and airport taxes

3. Gala Dinner on day 02.

4. Drinks & Other personal expenses

5. Travel insurance

6. Early check-in and late check-out

7. Tipping/gratuities

8. Others not mentioned in the itinerary

Noted: Halal Restaurants are only available in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, and we will serve local food in other provinces. Due to there are not any real call halal restaurant in these places.

HALAL RESTAURANTS IN HANOI:

1	Khazana	1C Tong Dan street	Tel: +84.4 39345657
2	Tandoor	24 Hang Be street, Hoan Kiem dist, Hanoi	Tel: +84.4 38245359
3	Indian Palace	78 Xuan Dieu str, Tay Ho, Hanoi	Tel: +84.4 37915995
4	Nisa	90 Nguyen Huu Huan str, Hanoi	Tel: +84.4 39261859
5	Mother's pride	6C Phan Chu Trinh St	Tel: +84.4 38262168
6	Malaysia in Hanoi	136E, Tran Vu street	Tel: +84.4 37152512
7	Afresco	23L Hai Ba Trung	Tel: +84.4 37195322

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

POLICY FOR CHILD:

1. Under 2 years: Free of Charge

2. From 2 to 5 years old: 50% of adult's fare (No bed).

3. From 5 to 12 years: 75% of adult's fare (No bed).

4. From 12 years up: 100 % of adult's fare (with bed).

REMARKS:

Tour fares quoted NETT in US DOLLARS per person on TWN (Twin) & Double sharing basis.
The normally tipping is US$ 3.00/ person/day high appreciated
Surcharge of US$ 40.00/day for Malaysia – Indonesia (Bahasa) speaking guide

4. Surcharge will be imposed during these super peak season as below:

a. National Independence Day (September 2nd 2024)

b. Christmas day (December 25^th) and New Year day (December 31th, 2024- January 2, 2025)

c. Vietnamese Tet (February 8-13^th, 2025)