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Vietnam - 6-Day Locally Guided Tour

Visiting Hanoi, Halong Bay and Halong Bay Cruise


Halong Bay - Floating Houses

This tour including a relaxing wonderfully scenic bay cruise onboard a traditional Vietnamese wooden junk with fresh seafood lunch.

6-day locally guided tour of North Vietnam take you from Hanoi (Ho Chi Minh City) to the world famous UNESCO site Halong Bay.

Halong Bay is one of the world’s natural wonders which is the most beautiful tourist destination of Vietnam. HaLong Bay features more than one thousand awesome limestone karsts and islands of various sizes and shapes along the 120-km coastline of Bai Chay Beach.

Its waters are host to a great ersity of ecosystems including offshore coral reefs, freshwater swamp forests, mangrove forests, small freshwater lakes, and sandy beaches. The folk tale has it that the dragons descended from heaven to help locals by spitting jewels and jade to the sea, forming a natural fortress against invaders; these precious stones are represented by the lush green outcrops. Several islands boast beautiful grottos and caves with contiguous chambers, hden ponds and peculiar stone formations. The bay is about 170 kilometers northeast of Hanoi and 3 1/2 hours by road.

from $1,139*land only

Tour package includes:--

 

CULTURAL DISCOVERIES

  • HANOI: 3 night Mercure Hotel Hanoi La Gare
    Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Ho Chi Minh House, Temple of Literature, Museum of Ethnic Minorities, Pedicab Ride, Old Quarter's Historic Landmarks, Traditional Water Puppet Show
  • HALONG: 2 nights Novotel Ha Long Bay
    Local Market Place, Artisan Pottery Workshop
  • HALONG BAY CRUISE: Day Cruise
    Wooden Junk, Beautiful Bay, Fresh Seafood Lunch, Fantastic Caves of Bo Nau and Hang Dau Go

 

Dates & Prices

Departure Dates
LAND ONLY* Single
Supp.
2010 - 2011:
Apr 1, 2010 - Mar 31, 2011 $1,139 $399

 

Transpacific Air & Round-Trip Transfers

Departure Cities
Mar - Apr May, Sep, Oct Jun - Aug Nov - Mar 2011
Los Angeles, San Francisco $899** $999** $1,299** $899**

Add-on for other US cities available on request. Initila arrival and final departure transfers are included when transpacific air is purchased through us.

 

Tour Program Details
 
 Call (800) 990-3454 for reservation

 

* Package prices are in US Dollars, per person, twin or double occupancy not including transpacific airfare. All rates are subject to availability. Restrictions apply. Accomodations may be substituted with hotels of equivalent categories without prior notice.
**Government imposed taxes and fees up to $120 are additional. Other USA cities available at additional charges.

 

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