HANOI – DOAN XA VILLAGE (Paddy Home)

8.00 - 8.30: Our guide will pick you up at your hotel; afterwards heading to country side where will be host by local family

11.00: Arrival in the Doan Xa village, check in the room, take a rest and fresh up before lunch.

12:00 : Tasting Vietnamese food cooked by host at your lunch time

14:30: Spend the afternoon time for biking through lush rice fields and villages where we are going to learn and actually hand on rice cultivation with Vietnamese in friendly local environment.

16:00: Back to the village and relax by fishing, reading book or take strolling around village learn more about local daily life. 

19.30: Start having dinners

20.00: Having tea and talking to the house owner to learn about Vietnam War and life of Vietnamese people under subsidies economic and farm cooperative time 

DOAN XA VILLAGE- BAI TU LONG BAY CRUISE (B/L/D)

7:30: Highly recommend you to get up early for a strolling around the village then return to our host for having breakfast

8:30 : While you are waiting the shuttle bus pass by, your tour guide will take you to visit quiet little markets in town for studying about local people

Leave the market we continue to see the last place where you have chance to get to know a about how pottery and ceramic are being made at Ceramic village

10: 30 you are boarding on the shuttle bus for keeping travel to Halong

12.30: Arrive at Swan office, transferred by tender to Swan Cruise.

12.45: Enjoy welcome drink, be briefing about safety on boat and activities included then check in cabin.

13.30: Delicious Vietnamese set menu while leisurely cruising to the core of Halong Bay. 

15.00: Arrive to Cap La Island the beautiful area in Bai Tu Long bay. Enjoy kayaking through the karst and breathtaking nature, swimming and relaxing.

17.30: Get back to the boat and enjoys sunset tea while our cruise sailing to Cong Do area

19.00: Sumptuous set-dinner onboard.

20.30: Free time for relaxing, listen to music, shoot the breeze on the sundeck. You may also try your luck with squid fishing. 

Overnight on board on Bai Tu Long bay

TRA SAN – THIEN CANH SON CAVE – HON GAI HARBOR

06.30: Good morning with Tai Chi exercise on the Sundeck.

07.00: Breakfast will be served in Western style and furthermore with Vietnamese traditional food. Tea and coffee is free

08.00: Explore Thien Canh Son cave, your guide will explain the history of Ha Long Bay- Bai Tu Long bay and this cave, made by Mother Nature

09.30: Return to the boat you will have 30 minutes to freshen up and finish packing.

Please remove all of your belongings from your cabin, you may leave heavy luggage outside of the cabin (staff will transfer directly to the pier). 

10.30: Join in Vietnamese cooking demonstration on boat.

11.00: Enjoy a traditional Vietnamese cuisine

12.00: Disembark in Hon Gai pier

12.30: Say goodbye Bai Tu Long bay then returns to Hanoi

17.00: Drop you off at your address in the Old quarter of Hanoi

Attention: The itinerary is subject to change due to the weather, tide level and operating conditions without prior notice.