Old Capitals of Vietnam 5 days

Afternoon

- Arrive at Hanoi and transfer directly to hotel in the city.

Hanoi City arrival

- Check-in your hotel and the rest of this day is free at leisure.

NOTE: The hotel room will be available at 2:00pm, and in case that you would like to secure an early-check in, an additional charge will be applied. 

Afternoon

You might have a sleep to recover, or wander around for some own exploration, or consider taking part in one of our suggested activities below:

- Option 1: Water Puppet Show - a traditional Vietnamese water performing art, at which Vietnamese folk tales, history and local lives are introduced via colorful puppets.

- Option 2: Vietnamese Cooking Class or Foodie Tours: Food in Vietnam, especially Hanoi, is totally tasty and able to mesmerize any visitor. A short walk around Old Quarter for some of Hanoi’s best food, or participation in a fun Vietnam’s cooking class could be a good start to your journey in this lovely country.

Morning

- Begin your itinerary with the Temple of Literature which was considered as the First University of Vietnam.

Temple of Literature

-Pay a short visit Ba Dinh Square (from the outside) to hear the story of 2’September 1945, when a large ceremony were held at this place to declare Vietnam’s Independence.

- Continue wandering to Thanh Nien Road to stop for visiting Quan Thanh Temple and Tran Quoc Pagoda.

Stop by Tran Quoc pagoda

- After lots of walking, now is time for sitting and tasting some of the most delicious Vietnamese dishes at a local restaurant.

Afternoon

- Spend a visit to Thang Long Imperial City, which was the living place of royal family during some historical kingdoms.

- Head to the Old Quarter to have a walk and learn how lives in Hanoi are hundreds years ago.

- Return to hotel at late afternoon.

Morning

- Travel to the second old capitals, which is Hoa Lu (Ninh Binh Province).

Head to Hoa Lu ancient capital

- Head toward Hoa Lu for a short visit to famous temples of Le and Dinh Dynasty.

- Continue cycling for an hour on a charming trail through tranquil village, mountains, rice fields and rivers to Tam Coc.

Cycling to Tam Coc

- Have lunch at a local restaurant.

Afternoon

- Hop on a sampan boat for a journey to “Inland Halong Bay” with plenty of caves and rock karst in diverse figure.

- Return to Ninh Binh city for relaxing and dinner

- Get on night train to Hue city, the third and last capital on our journey.

Morning

- Arrive in Hue at morning, our tour guide welcomes you at the train station and takes you to local restaurant for traditional Hue breakfast.

- Head your way to Thien Mu Pagoda, which is one of the most beautiful and ancient architectural structures of worshiping in Vietnam now. 

Explore Thien Mu pagoda

- Continue your journey to discover the Imperial Citadel

- Make your way to the Hue Royal Antiques Museum to see a collection of ornaments, called Long An Palace. 

- Lunch will be served at a local restaurant.

Afternoon

- Visit Tu Duc Tomb and Khai Dinh Tomb to learn more about the Royal’s life 

Pass by Khai Dinh tomb

- Drop in on the Incense and Conical Hat making villages.

- After head back to hotel in city centre for check-in, the rest of the day is free at leisure.

Morning

- Enjoy your last day in Hue City before our transfer shows up and take you to Phu Bai International Airport for your next flight.

We farewell at the airport, and we hope to see you on our other journey.