Hanoi – Mai Chau – Pu Luong – Ninh Binh – Halong Bay Tour > 8 Days / 7 Nights

545$ 620$/pax

DESTINATION

Hanoi, Mai Chau, Pu Luong, Ninh Binh, Ha Long

TRAVELING

ThemeMountain, Nature, village
StyleSmall Group
Suitablefriends, Family, couple
405

HIGHTLIGHT

Visit beautiful areas in Northern Vietnam from city to countryside
Experience a large variety of activities (Cycling, trekking, boat tour, bamboo rafting, kayaking)
Varied and sublime landscapes
A gastronomic stay full of flavors
A perfect combination between adventure and relaxation
Meet the Thai and Muong minorities to learn about their daily life

INTRODUCTION

Hanoi - Mai Chau - Pu Luong - Ninh Binh - Halong Bay Tour > 8 Days / 7 Nights From the urban jungle of Hanoi to the fairy Halong Bay ! Explore Vietnam at its best with a large variety of activities. A perfect combination between adventure and relaxation. Start your tour discovering and exploring the captivating capital of Vietnam, Hanoi. You will experience many aspects as the intense  traffic on the jeep tour. The peaceful time in temples. Finally, the gastronomy with an evening food tour. The limestone mountain regions of Vietnam’s north are home of the most dramatic landscapes in South East Asia. Mai Chau is renowned as a beautiful valley. Inhabited by the White Thai minority ethnic group. In Pu Luong, limestone peaks puncture the clouds. And dramatic rice terraces overlook ethnic minority villages. Home to distinct cultures that have inhabited these parts for centuries. Mixing times of walking, trekking, cycling and relaxing in one of the delightful eco-friendly style accommodations is all features in your package. Everything is blissful simple.  Then discover fascinating destinations as the Halong Bay on land, Ninh Binh. Learn about Vietnamese history back to the X century. Climb to the most spectacular viewpoint. Then relax in fairy landscapes in the UNESCO site, Trang An boat complex. Passing through pagodas and caves surrounded by impressive karst peaks. End your tour by cruising in one of the nature’s wonders, the fantastic Halong Bay. Enter the fairy world and let you be astonished by the splendid landscapes! Various activities depending on the cruise selected as kayaking, cycling, caving, swimming, cooking demonstration, squid fishing ... Hanoi-Mai-Chau-Pu-Luong-Ninh-Binh-Halong-Bay-tour ! Unique experience from Eco Travel Go Green Vietnam !  This tour is designed for travelers willing to save time and still discover all the main aspects of Vietnam's riches (rice paddies, ethnic groups, mountains, valley, rivers, sea..)

ITINERARY

Hanoi Arrival (-/-/-)

Be welcomed at the airport by our Eco Travel’s tour guide and transfer to your hotel in the city center.

Depending on arrival time, stroll through Hanoi’s Old Quarter and free time.

Enjoy our welcome dinner at a finest local restaurant and overnight in Hanoi.

Night at the hotel.

Hanoi hotel – Deluxe Private Room

DAY 2: HANOI JEEP TOURS (B/L/-)

Our tour starts at your hotel . You will be greeted by our guide and driver at your hotel lobby or our meeting point for safety briefing, we then begin our adventure with Jeep.
On the first part of our Hanoi Jeep Tours, we expose you the REAL HANOI with a day in the life experiences, featured
We will take you to discover the real of Hanoi with a day in the life experiences, featured with the parts-unknown of the city with slices of life in the maze of backstreets, tiny alleyways, local homes, random markets, experiencing where and how locals live, work and play.
Other travel companies show just you the beautiful and tell you to run away from the bad and the weird of your destinations. On Eco Travel Tours’ journeys, not only do we show you the good but we also expose the bad and the weird of your destinations as it is what it is. For us, the run-off-the mill tourist sites are only the tip of the iceberg, the majority of your destinations remains hidden in the parts-unknown.
Continue the tour, we will take you pass by & stop at the MUST-SEE places of our beautiful city such as Ho Chi Minh mausoleum-the Mecca of Vietnamese, the 1000 year-old Buddhist and Taoist temples of Tran Quoc, temple of Literature, the historical training track, the enchanting French Quarter, Old Quarter, the romantic lakes of Hoan Kiem, West lake, Hanoi Opera House & famous Long Bien bridge etc.
About the last part of Hanoi Jeep Tours is food! We will serve the authentinc, healthy & organic at Hidden Gem Cafe where we will try the savor the tastiest of the tasty dishes of Hanoi including family heirloom & secret recipe dishes and local delicacies.
Free time to rest in the room before starting the evening food tour. Try the local dishes walking and contemplating the active night life of the Old Quarter. (If you didn’t see the train street in the morning, you will go for a drink) Overnight in the hotel.
Vegan & Vegetarian options are available.
Hotel in Hanoi

DAY 3: HANOI - MAI CHAU (B/L/-)

7:00 Pick up the guests from Hanoi Old Quarter and start the trip to Mai Chau.

You will have a stop in Thung Khe Pass for a spectacular view of Mai Chau Valley. During the stop, you can see the local stands selling typical products. Take a chance to try one of the local specialties, the “Com Lam”, sticky rice cooked in bamboo. Arrival in Mai Chau which is considered the capital of the Thai people. Check in and have lunch in the traditional house on stilts with specialties of the Northwest mountains.

Take a small rest to relax by the pool or a quick walk in the narrow alleys to admire the local life.

Start the cycling tour to discover the beautiful Mai Chau valley. You will pass through fields and villages and get the opportunity to discover more about the unique cultural activities of the White Thai ethnic group. Take a break to visit brocade production facilities made by locals.  You are welcome to visit the shops and to buy souvenirs from this unique place.

Back to homestay & free time to relax, enjoy the swimming pool or walk around in the narrow alleys around the homestay.

Diner and peaceful night at the homestay

Mai Chau Rustic Home or similar – Deluxe Private Room

DAY 4: MAI CHAU - PU LUONG NATURE RESERVE (B/L/-)

Early breakfast to be ready for the amazing day coming. Board the car to reach the beautiful Pu Luong Reserve and stop at Pu Luong Eco Garden to drop your bags before starting the exciting day. You will board the van to reach the starting point of the trek. On Thursday and Sunday, you will have a stop to the local Pho Doan market.

You will then be dropped at the starting point. The trek will pass through a small dirt path, passing by isolated hamlet and through the jungle. You will arrive to the higher part of Hieu village contemplating some stunning views.  While going down to reach the waterfall, you will see some local houses. Free time to enjoy the waterfall (swimming and water hiking depending on season). Time to join the local house for a Garden to Table Lunch at the homestay of ethnic minority people.

Pu Luong Eco Garden or similar – Deluxe Private Room

DAY 5: PU LUONG - NINH BINH (B/L/-)

Breakfast at the Retreat. Then start the trek to Kho Muong Village & Bat Cave. The trekking will start by small alley nearby traditional Thai stilt houses until reaching beautiful view points of the infinity rice terraces. Arriving from the top of the hill, you will slowly see appearing the village of Kho Muong and understand how special is this place. After walking around the village, you will walk to the entrance the cave. Possibility to visit the cave (depending on weather conditions).

Check out and lunch at Pu Luong. Say goodbye to the fabulous Pu Luong Nature Reserve and start the journey to reach the Halong Bay on land, Ninh Binh. Before heading to the hotel, you will make a stop at Mua Cave. If climbing the around 500 stairs to reach the top is challenging, you will be rewarded by the most beautiful view of Ninh Binh valley and Tam Coc. Dinner in Trang An Ecolodge.

Trang an Ecolodge or similar – Deluxe Private Room

DAY 6: NINH BINH (B/L/-)

The day begins with a bike ride in the middle of rice fields and karst peaks, crossing hamlets. You will arrive to Trang An complex, classified by UNESCO. The 3 hours boat ride is passing through karts pics covered by a lush nature, pagodas and crossing a long cave. Back to the lodge for lunch.

Afternoon, you will be transferred to Bai Dinh Pagoda, the second biggest in Vietnam. Walking through this huge site, you will immerse yourself in this amazing and surprising site. Back to the hotel to relax or enjoy the swimming pool. Evening is at leisure to dine on site or go to a local restaurant.

Trang An Ecolodge or similar - Deluxe room

DAY 7: NINH BINH - HALONG (B/L/-)

After breakfast, transfer to the pontoon in Halong. You will be transferred to the main boat to start the cruise to Lan Ha Bay.

Lunch will be served as the boat leisurely sails through the calm waters. The spectacle is dazzling as much by the beauty of the karst peaks gushing out of the water as by the color of the sea. You will beach the anchor for the first time for the first activities (depending on the cruise chosen). Back on the boat to enjoy a cocktail or a massage, the junk will sail to its home base for the night. Dinner served on board and quiet night lulled by the waves.

Lan Ha Cruise

HALONG BAY - HANOI (B/L/-)

The cruise continues for other activities in the morning until mid-morning. Opportunity to practice a Tai Chi class on the pontoon at dawn.

Cozy bay option : You will head to Viet Hai (ancient fishing village). Reaching the pier, you will take a bicycle (possibility to go by electric car) to visit this special village only accessible by boat or a trek through the national park.

Moncheri option: You will join the tour of Cat Ba World Biosphere by transshipment. It takes 30 minutes to transfer from Gia Luan to Trung Trang – one of the most impressive caves in Cat Ba island, Vietnam. The limestone cave has thousands of stalactites in various shapes, offering geological values with a typical cave ecosystem.

The boat will return quietly, while a brunch will be served to you, to the port of Halong from where you will be taken care of for the return shuttle to Hanoi.

End of the journey!

PRICE

PricePax
620$2 Pax
600$3-4 Pax
545$5-6 Pax

PRICE INCLUDES:

  • All transports mentioned in the itinerary
  • All mentioned meals
  • English speaking local guides
  • Accommodation mentioned
  • Cruise in Halong Bay
  • Entrance tickets
  • Activities mentioned
  • 1 bottle of water/day/pax

EXCLUDES:

  • International flights
  • Drinks
  • Activities not mentioned in the itinerary
  • Tips
  • Travel insurance
  • Personal expenses

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