"Culture Only" Vietnam Trip

Upon arrival at Noi Bai airport you will receive a warm welcome from our tour guide and be escorted to your hotel. Enjoy the initial sights of Hanoi, which is a peaceful city of lakes, shaded boulevards, verdant parks and grand French colonial architecture while you adjust to the new time zone. In the late afternoon, you will have a cycling tour through Hanoi Old Quarter followed by a welcome dinner at a famous local buffet, the Sen Restaurant.

This morning, depart Hanoi for a trip to Halong with a scenic drive through the Red River delta. Enjoy spectacular views of the Vietnamese countryside en route. Upon arrival at Tuan Chau Marina Pier, you'll be tendered out to the Gray Line Halong Bay cruise ship where you'll be greeted with a welcome drink and check-in to your suite. As we depart to our first stop, a fresh seafood lunch will be served onboard. Upon arrival at Vung Vieng fishing village, it's up to you to decide to explore the side streets in a relaxing bamboo rowboat where your guides do the work or make your own way in a sea kayak. We'll explore a neighborhood of floating structures home to 65 families, a floating school and a floating information centre. You'll leave with memories to last a lifetime! Continuing our cruise, we arrive at iconic Drum Cave, the perfect place to enjoy swimming alongside the ship or sunbathing on deck. A spring roll cooking class will be held on the sun deck for the gastronomically inclined. Embraced by 360 degrees of jaw-dropping views, make sure you have your camera ready. As the sun dips lower in the sky, prepare to see the sky lit ablaze like nowhere else on the planet. As the landscape melts from orange to red to blue, the stars come out to play and the party begins! Dine on deck, beneath the magical night sky of Halong Bay, enjoying a spread of fresh grilled seafood and traditional Vietnamese dishes. After dinner, take part in festivities including karaoke singing, squid fishing, movies, card games, music and other fun activities. When you’ve had enough, retire to your suite to relax and enjoy moonlit scenes of Halong Bay.

After breakfast, meet your guide at the hotel lobby and then enjoy a visit to a local elementary school to get a first hand glimpse of the education system in Vietnam. Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant. In the afternoon, you can visit the Dam Sen Water Park where kids play and all can cool off in the heat of the day and have some relaxing fun in the water. This might be a good day to order a traditional Ao Dai (pronounced Ow Zai) or shop at Cho Ben Thanh Market.
You will be free until your guide and driver pick you up for the dinner excursion on the boat along Ho Chi Minh City River.

Enjoy breakfast at hotel and have day free time to relax at the swimming pool or shop at Dong Khoi Avenue as you prepare to create and capture last memories before departing for home. Or plan this day as your special family exploration, as you wish.