In the morning, at 8.30am, you will be picked up at your hotel in Hanoi and transfer to Hai Phong City, a large city with an important seaport of Vietnam.
After checking in your hotel, we are free to stroll around the city, enjoy some local food or relax at a nice coffee shop.
In the afternoon, we can visit:
• Du Hang Pagoda: built in the Early Ly dynasty (980 – 1009) and then renovated during 17th and 19th century. The pagoda is classified as a historical site with many relics: Buddha statuses, bronze urns, bells, gongs and the prayer book of Trang A Ham, an ancient Buddhist script. The pagoda is also considered an ancient architectural relic of the city.
• Hang Kenh Communal House: built in 1856 and was expanded in 1905. The communal house is famous for its valuable wooden sculptures: 156 pieces with the dragon as the main theme. There are altogether 308 dragons of different shapes and sizes. The pagoda also houses a statue of Ngo Quyen King and a palanquin.
Tonight, you overnight in Harbour View Hai Phong Hotel****.

After breakfast, we will have another transfer to Halong. It takes you about 1 hour to reach there. Upon arrival in the dock, we get on our private boat for a cruise around the wonderful bay. A delicious seafood lunch will be served on board by our friendly crew. After lunch, we will head to visit the most beautiful cave, the Surprising Cave and also have time for swimming in the clear water. Around 4pm we will return the harbor and take a drive back to Hanoi.