After breakfast, you are advised to wake up early for breathing fresh air to start your full energy day. Say “hi” with new day by helping your hostess with her daily farm works such as: gardening, feeding the duck, pouring water on the orchids, et cetera. She will unfold her family gardening techniques.
Next up to have breakfast and sip a cup of Vietnamese coffee flavour. Later on, free for either go fishing, collecting corn, grapefruit, lotus seed or harvesting the rice (seasonal activities). Around 10:30, bid farewell to the host and proceed to Ho Chi Minh city airport for flight to Danang. On arrival, our driver picks you up to the airport for the flight to Danang. You will be picked up to proceed to Hoian. Check-in the hotel in Hoian, then preparing for the first night in such a romantic city at leisure. Overnight at the hotel in Hoian.
Breakfast at the hotel. Then transfer to Hue for full day city tour.
Firstly, the boat stops in the Citadel, which includes Imperial City and Purple Forbidden City. It was used to the metropolis of central Vietnam in the period of Kings Nguyen. Owing to the long-standing historical value, the Citadel owns lots of ancient projects serving for royal family & court before.
Secondly, we continue with Thien Mu pagoda after embarking the boat and streaming into Perfume River. Thien Mu is one of the most typical and oldest pagoda in the central cities of Vietnam. Located on the right bank of the river, Thien Mu brings a harmony beauty and inspirits the soul of Vietnamese poets.
Following the flow, we disembark to visit Ming Mang & Khai Dinh tombs. If Minh Mang is oriented to a balance structure between the human & nature throughout all of its project, Khai Dinh tomb is an individual with such a different architecture compared to other tombs.
Finally, we visit Dong Ba market to explore the daily life of locals. Return to Hoian. Overnight at the hotel in Hoian.
Let’s wake up early to catch the dawn into Bai Tu Long that you cannot forget in your life.
6.30. Tai Chi class on the sundeck.
7.00. Breakfast is served at the restaurant with European style.
7.45. Take a bamboo boat to discover Vung Vieng fishing village that is known as the most imposing serenity of Halong. Passengers also do other selections as go fishing (squid, oceanic fish, shellfish…) with local fisherman, free at leisure with yourself, discover the outside of Bai Tu Long Bay (charge $100).
09.00. Back to the cruise for checking-out and gathering your luggage to the dining.
10.45. Savor the brunch in dining while cruise is turning back to Hon Gai harbor.
11.30. Disembark at Hon Gai and prepare for proceeding to Hanoi by the shuttle bus. (Stop en-route for refreshment break).
~ 16.00. Arrive in Hanoi. Overnight at the hotel in Hanoi.