NORTH TO CENTRAL VIETNAM FAMILY ADVENTURES TRIP
This Vietnam Family Adventures Trip will give you chance to explore the best sightseeing of the North and the Central of Vietnam. The North of Vietnam with a Hanoi real life, an amazing exploration in Tam Coc boat ride and Cuc Phuong national park, World heritage site of Ha Long Bay, the Central of Vietnam with history, culture, habits and customs by visiting all the World Cultural Heritages Sites in the Central of Vietnam, starting with Phong Nha – Ke Bang experiences and the end of the beach relaxation in Hoian. Give it a try, your family with kids will never regret!
Spectacular Landscapes
- Tranquil beauty of Hanoi Capital with poetic green tree-lined streets
- Stunning views of rice fields along Ngo Dong River in Tam Coc
- A tropical rainny forest with a wide variety of species in Cuc Phuong National Park
- Pristine charm of Phong Nha National Park with caves, forests and underground rivers
- Great attraction to Perfume River with its romance and peace
- The panorama of Danang city and striking sea from Hai Van Pass
- Impressive scenery of calm countryside and wonderful beaches in Hoian
Kid-friendly Activities
- Sit on the special rickshaw to visit around Old Quarter
- Watch the interesting Water Puppet Show at the theater
- Experience swimming & kayaking in Halong Bay
- Join fascinating outdoor activities in Mooc Spring
- Take in a lantern-making workshop to learn about local cultures
- Try buffalo riding and basket boat ride in the countryside of Hoian
- Relax and unwind on white sand at Hoian beaches
Day 1: Hanoi Arrival
Day 2: Hanoi City Tour (B)
Day 3: Hanoi – Hoa Lu – Tam Coc boat ride (B,L)
Day 4: Ninh Binh – Cuc Phuong National Park – Hanoi (B,L)
Day 5: Hanoi – Halong Bay (B,L,D)
Day 6: Halong Bay – Hanoi – Dong Hoi – Phong Nha (B)/ Domestic Flight
Day 7: Phong Nha – Paradise Caves – Mooc Spring (B)
Day 8: Phong Nha – Phong Nha Caves – Hue (B)
Day 9: Hue Sightseeing Tour (B)
Day 10: Hue – Danang – Hoian (B)
Day 11: Hoian Walking Tour – Lantern Making (B)
Day 12: Hoian – Bufallo Riding – Basket Boat (B,L)
Day 13: Hoian Beach Free Day (B)
Day 14: Hoian Beach Free Day (B)
Day 15: Hoian – Danang – Departure (B)
- Welcome your family to the first day of the Vietnam Family Adventures Trip from the North to the Central at Noi Bai International Airport of Hanoi
- Check in the hotel with the central location where you can easily take a short walk to the Vietnamese restaurants with great local food
- Hanoi Old Quarter: known as 36 Old Streets with a long history of 2000 years of development which the easiest way to see the bustling life of Hanoians with crowded streets of people trading with each other
- Explore the Hanoi Streetfood tour by walking around Old Quarter to try various amazing authentic Hanoi foods such as local bread with BBQ pork, sticky rice, Green Papaya with beef salad Or Bun Cha and Egg Coffee, etc. (optional)
- Overnight in Hanoi
Local Activities
Hotel
Hanoi Old Quarter
- Begin with a visit to Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum and “House on stilt” at the same area with the Presidential Palace and the famous One Pillar Pagoda (Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum is closed on every Monday and Friday)
- Make a trip to Temple of Literature – the first university of Vietnam to d iscover historic buildings from the Ly and Tran dynasties in a revered place that has seen thousands of doctors’ graduate in what has now become a memorial to education and literature
- Spend time on the interesting Ethnology Museum (the museum is closed on every Monday) which helps you understand detailedly about the country’s 54 ethnic groups in terms of colorful hill-tribe costumes, weaving designs, musical instruments, fishing implements, work tools and fascinating examples of minority housing
- Take one-hour cyclo tour with kids through the Old Quarter to see the many sidewalk vendors and people simply out for a stroll
- Enjoy the stunning Water Puppet Show whose content involves daily life of Vietnamese farmers (cultivating, tending buffalo, catching fishes…), communal entertainment (swimming contest, dragon dancing…), or historical legends (Le Loi returns precious sword…) performed by puppeteers standing in the waist-deep water with the puppets performing over the water
Local Activities
Hotel
Hanoi Rickshaw Tour
- In the morning, head to Ninh Binh province, located about 100km from Hanoi capital
- Hoa Lu Ancient Capital: surrounded with high limestone mountains and earthen walls and creating the cultural identity of the area and the cultural, architectural and sculptural values associated with the legend about the foundation of Dai Co Viet (an old name of Viet Nam country)
- Experience the boat trip amid karst landscapes at Tam Coc also known as “Halong Bay in land” with a small wooden rowing-boat ride and the sound of the water lapping against the oars.
- Drive to the hotel and have an overnight in Ninh Binh
Local Activities
Hotel
Local boat
Tam Coc boat ride
- In the morning, continue your family adventure trip to Cuc Phuong National Park, located about 45 kilometers north of Ninh Binh
- Explore the Visitor Center where you can learn more about the park from the pictures and models on display and the Endangered Primate Rescue Center (EPRC) – one of the highlights of a visit to Cuc Phuong, where you can observe some of the rarest primate species in the world
- After lunch, drive 20km to the park center where you begin hiking a 7km loop trail to see the 1000-year-old tree
- Transfer back Hanoi to take a rest and have an overnight
Trekking
Local Activities
Hotel
Cuc Phuong National Park
- Transfer to Halong Bay by a shuttle bus from the cruise and enjoy the peaceful scenery as we travel through the countryside, farmlands and Red River delta along the road
- On arrival the meeting point, welcome aboard the cruise with the welcome drink and check-in cabin
- Refresh and unwind on the cruise until enjoy the typical local lunch in the dining room
- Then, explore the Surprising Cave (hang Sung Sot), one of the widest and most special caves of Halong Bay with 2 chambers of many stalagmites
- Head to Titop Island area for swimming, kayaking or doing a short trek to the top of island to have the overview of Halong Bay from here
- Enjoy Sunset Party on the sundeck to watch the amazing sunset with others on the cruise
- Have an authentic Vietnamese dinner and then take one of interesting activities like book reading, games, movies, and squid fishing, etc.
Local Activities
Sampan
Cruise
Local boat
Kayak
Halong Bay - World Heritage Site
- Join a Tai Chi session on the sundeck which helps you full of energy for the day
- Take a bamboo boat rowed by the locals to visit the beautiful Luon Cave to admire the stunning views of the bay and the dramatic limestone islets
- Join the short class of Cooking Demonstration to learn how to make spring rolls before an early lunch is served
- Return the shore and head to the airport for the domestic flight to Dong Hoi of Quang Binh province
- Arrive Dong Hoi Airport and meet the driver & guide who will pick your family up to transfer to Phong Nha for an overnight rest
Local Activities
Flights
Hotel
Local boat
Kayaking on Halong Bay
- Paradise Cave: Located in the spectacular Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park & surrounded by forested karst peaks, it is the home to the 360-million-years-old rock formations with the 31km long
- Climb up more than 400 stairs to explore the Paradise Cave on a wooden walkway and take one-kilometer walk through the well-lighted cave
- Continue your family adventure with Mooc Spring whose water is a striking light blue color
- Take a short walk over bamboo bridges and scramble over some large rocks to reach a refreshing swimming hole where your kids can enjoy lots of interesting activities like swimming, kayaking, fishing, etc.
- Have lunch and head back the hotel for a rest and overnight
Local Activities
To walk
Hotel
Kayak
Paradise Cave
- In the morning, transfer to Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park, one of the world’s two largest limestone regions and is the oldest major karst in Asia, to take a private boat for the 2.5 km cruise down the Son River to the mouth of the cave
- Pass by the entrance to the ‘Cave of Teeth and Wind’ and enter the mystical tunnels, filled with giant stalactites and stalagmites and crystal clear waters
- Drive to Hue by our private van
- Arrive in Hue and check in the hotel for your overnight
Local Activities
Hotel
Local boat
Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park
- After breakfast, visit the charming Lady Pagoda (Thien Mu Pagoda) located at the convergence of rivers, which makes it an ideal place for a great view of the Perfume River and surrounding area
- Discover the ornate Minh Mang’s Tomb, also called Hieu Tomb, aka filial piety, by a boat trip along Perfume River
- Conical Hat Village: home to preserve the unique cultural beauty of Hue and it’s a precious chance to witness the meticulous stages and the craftsmanship of the artisans to create the conical hat filled with aesthetic and cultural features
- Incense Village: the magnificent village with green trees nestled at the foot of Vong Canh hill and by the Perfume River and located about 7 kilometers from the city center to the southwest where the households engage in the incense making with a rainbow of colored bamboo sticks
- Explore the Imperial Citadel, a walled fortress and a copy of Chinese Emperors’ Forbidden City in Beijing, China, where Vietnam was ruled by the Nguyen Dynasty, a powerful family who had its capital in the city of Hue for more than 100 years
Local Activities
Hotel
Local boat
Hue Imperial Citadel
- After breakfast, take a 3-hour drive to Hoian with a stop at Hai Van Pass and Danang city
- Hai Van Pass: offering an striking landscape of verdant mountains and clear blue skies, overlooking Da Nang City, Tien Sa Port, Son Tra Peninsula, and South China Sea
- Drop by the Cham Museum where you will have a huge opportunity to see the finest collection of Cham sculptures in the world
- Don’t miss East Vietnam Sea, a place called R and R (Rest and Rehabilitation) where thousands of American GIs came for a break during the war in Vietnam
- Have a short sightseeing at the Marble Mountain, whose peaks represent the five elements of the universe like metal, wood, water, fire and earth
- Arrive in Hoian in the afternoon and take a rest at your hotel
Local Activities
Hotel
Mountain
Hai Van Pass
- Begin the morning with a walking tour around Hoian Ancient Town – a UNESCO World Heritage Site – which is located on the lower course of the Thu Bon River
- Firstly, visit the the 400-year old Japanese Covered Bridge first constructed in the 1590s by the Japanese community to link it with the Chinese quarters and covered with the wooden yin-yang tiled roof
- Continue the trip with the 200- year old Tam Ky ancestral house, an ingenious combination of 3 architectural styles, namely Vietnam, Japan, and China to be told about extremely valuable family heirlooms and its special stories
- Discover the Phuc Kien Assembly Halls to contemplate the impressive apricot blossoms-shaped aquarium, the picture of “the carp turns into the dragon”, the entrance gate with unique architecture, and the forecourt with numerous breathtaking ornamental plants.
- Take a 2-hour boat trip on Thu Bon River to indulge in the relaxing beautiful surrounding landscape and witness the rural life on the river (optional)
- Lantern- Making: your kids will have a great chance to visit a lantern making workshop and learn about Vietnamese culture and traditional craft techniques and how to make a beautiful hanging lantern
Local Activities
To walk
Hotel
Local boat
Hoian Lantern Making Workshops
- After breakfast, drive to a rice paddy farm to experience buffalo riding which makes kids excited
- Learn the buffalo language communication in 5 words to get a remarkable chance to ride on the buffalo both in the field and even on the water
- Head to the Cam Thanh village to experience the basket boat ride on the Cua Dai River, meandering through its at times maze-like network of channels, canals, and coconut palms
- Take the chance to throw a traditional fishing net and enjoy the quick and creative hands of your guide in turning palm stem strips into beautiful origami
Local Activities
Hotel
Local boat
Buffalo Riding in the countryside
- Relax on the Cua Dai & An Bang beaches are located in Hoian (about 4-5 km from Hoian city) with the white and soft sand as well as endless sunshine.
- Take time to enjoy the swimming pool with kids at the resort
- Try fantastic outdoor or underwater activities which make your kids happy with sunbathing, swimming, snorkeling in Cu Lao Cham (optional), etc.
- Experience the Hoian Memories Show in the evening known as a World class outdoor visual art performance on an artificial island on the Thu Bon river to tell about a historical journey from the beginning of Hoian until now (optional)
Local Activities
Hotel
Beach
Relax at Hoian beaches
- Continue to relax on the stunning beaches along with the use of marvelous services from the resort like spa or massage
- Discover Thanh Ha pottery village to see the various stages of producing the many kinds of pottery products like: jar, vase, pot, earthen pot, decorative lamps and so on (optional)
- Visit Kim Bong carpentry to be told the village’s history and admire he handicrafts and sculptures (optional)
Local Activities
Hotel
Beach
Snorkelling in Cham Island
- Have a breakfast at the resort and enjoy the beautiful morning with fresh air from the ocean
- Take some walks around the city or local market for shopping the lovely souvenirs to bring home to your friends or relatives
- Be picked up by our driver with guide to transfer to the airport for onward flight and leave Vietnam with lots of memorable experiences
Local Activities
Beach
Hoian Ancient Town
| Vietnam Airlines Economy |
Hanoi17:30 | VN 8593 1hr 30min |
Dong Hoi19:00 | Availability | 80 Domestic |
- Airfare and schedule are subject to modification without prior notice from the airlines
- Confirmation is subject to availability
- Private door-to-door pick-up & drop-off services
- Professional and experienced English speaking guide at each destination
- 14 nights in all 3/4/5* hotels with central location, great breakfast & free WiFi
- Joining 2-day 1-night cruise trip in Halong
- All entrance fees as mentioned in the itinerary
- Meals as clearly mentioned (B: 14 breakfasts, L: 04 lunches, D: 01 dinner)
- Bottled water is available on minivan (01 bottled water per person per day)
- Services charges and government tax
- 24/7 hotline customer services during the trip
- No extra charge after confirmation
- All the International flight
- International departures taxes,Travel insurance
- Surcharge for early check in and late check out the hotel
- Personal expenses, tips and gratuities
- All the meals which does not mentioned clearly above
- Peak season or Public holidays surcharge if any
- Compulsory Gala dinner on X-Mas or New Year if any
- Vietnam visa stamp fee
- Other services not mentioned above
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