Day 1: Hanoi – Viet Farm – Sleep in homestay
Day2: Viet farm – Halong – Sleep on boat
Day 3: Halong – Hanoi ( Sleep in Hanoi )
Day 1: Hanoi-Viet Farm Homestay (L,D)
7h30-8h15 : The bus will pick you up at your hotel departure to Ngoc Hoa Village. En route you will pass fields of busy workers farming their rice fields using traditional methods of cultivation.
10h00 :Upon arrival Viet Farm Homestay, enjoy a cup of tea with the local family and have a short rest.
10h45 :Bike around the country lanes and see some old traditional houses while enjoying the peaceful life style of the local people.This is a great way to interact, explore the rural Vietnamese architecture and traditional culture. and to have lunch together with the local people
13h30 : Wearing traditional farmer’s clothing, you will start farming work, including plough and rake with buffalo on the rice field. You can ride the buffalo, cultivating rice while a farmer explains the farming process of the wet rice.
14h45 :The bus will then take you to see the Khuc Thua Du Temple, where began to rule the country when the Tang Dynasty collapsed, and is considered the ruler who marked the beginning of the independent Vietnam. This is an old temple in the north of Vietnam.
15h50:This is a great time enjoy a sampan-boat trip around the stork island located in Chi Lang Nam commune.The island is located in the middle of a broad lake with tens of thousands of storks and herons residing and nesting.The stork island is home to 20,000 storks, more than 7,000 herons of various kinds and precious birds such as pelicans and teal residing together. Around 17h30 enjoy cooking class (we cook that we have dinner). Relax in the evening or join”Soil Firecracker”(Phao Dat) or volunteer English teaching class. Overning in homestay.
Day 2: Viet Farm Homestay – Ha Long Bay (B,L,D)
7h30 Breakfast is served at the homestay.
8h30 This is great way for biking to see Ngoc Hoa market, where local people brought whatever they planted or raised to sell.
9h30 Have a short break and then check out the homestay.Bus will take you to Ha Long Bay
12h00 get on the cruise with welcome drink. Check in a cabin, the lunch is served on the boat while beginning your boat through the fairy land of Ha Long Bay, passing by stone Dog islet, incense burner islet, fighting cocks islets , swan islet, duck islet…ect
Drop anchor to explore Sung Sot cave (Surprising cave), then enjoin kayaking. swimming, or relaxing on cruise. Sunset party is also organized on the sundeck – Free time for tasting the traditional local wine and some tropical fruits
19h00: Time for dinner on the boat.
20h30: After finish dinner, take your time on cabin or having some drink at the bar, join the fishing, play exciting games, karaoke on the request. Overnight on boat
Day 3 : Ha Long Bay – Ha Noi Or Ninh Binh (B,L)
Option 1: Ha Long Bay – Ha Noi (B,L)
Get up early in the morning to see sunrise, then having breakfast. The boat keep cruising through another route to discover the most amazing landscape of Ha Long Bay.
09h30: Check out your cabin. Cooking class is organized on the boat to teach you how to make the traditional spring roll and then having lunch.
12h00: Arrive Ha Long harbour. Bus will take you back to Ha Noi
16h30 – 17h00: We drop you off at the hotel in Ha Noi. The tour finished
Option 1: Ha Long Bay – Ninh Binh (B,L)
Get up early in the morning to see sunrise, then having breakfast. The boat keep cruising through another route to discover the most amazing landscape of Ha Long Bay.
09h30: Check out your cabin. Cooking class is organized on the boat to teach you how to make the traditional spring roll and then having lunch.
12h00: Arrive Ha Long harbour. Bus will then take you to Ninh Binh
17h30 – 18h00: We drop you off at the hotel in Ninh Binh. The tour finished