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Northern Vietnam at a Glance 5 days 4 nights

5 days
From Hanoi to Ninh Binh
5.0
56 traveler reviews

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Itinerary

  1. Day 1

    Hanoi

    Start point
    Hàng Bông, 110600, Quận Hoàn Kiếm, Hanoi, Vietnam (Your hotel/stay in the Old Quarter Area or our office at no.47 Hang Bong Street, Hang Trong Ward, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi, Vietnam, 17:00 - 17:00)

    Included Activities

    • 3-hour guided walking tour through Hanoi Old Quarter with local guide
    • Banh cuon (filled rice noodles) tasting with chef demonstration
    • Pho tasting (beef and chicken versions)
    • Crab rolls, pillow cakes, fried rice balls, and fresh rolls sampling
    • Banh my (Vietnamese sandwich) tasting at hidden street food restaurant
    • Vietnamese egg coffee tasting
    • Cyclo ride through Old Quarter
    • Water Puppet show
    Landmarks
    Hanoi Old Quarter
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  2. Day 2

    Hanoi

    Meals
    Breakfast

    Included Activities

    • Visit Ho Chi Minh Complex including mausoleum, stilt house, Presidential Palace, and One Pillar Pagoda
    • Temple of Literature visit
    • 30-minute cyclo or car tour around Old Quarter
    • Egg Coffee class with instruction in making Hanoi-style espresso-strength milk coffee, Saigon-style milk coffee, and internationally famous egg coffee
    Landmarks
    Ho Chi Minh Complex
    Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum
    One Pillar Pagoda
    Temple of Literature
    Hoan Kiem Lake
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  3. Day 3

    Hanoi to Halong Bay

    Meals
    Lunch (Buffet lunch on boat)

    Included Activities

    • 2-day sleeper boat cruise through Halong Bay
    • Visit Surprising Cave
    • Titop Island visit with Titop Peak climb
    • Kayaking or bamboo boat in Luon Cave
    • Sunset party with wine, tea, and cakes
    Landmarks
    Halong Bay
    Surprising Cave
    Titop Island
    Luon Cave
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  4. Day 4

    Hanoi to Ninh Binh

    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch (Buffet lunch with local foods including goat meat, fish, chicken, and fried rice; vegetarian options available)

    Included Activities

    • Visit Hoa Lu, ancient capital of Vietnam
    • 1.5-hour bamboo boat trip through Tam Coc
    • 45-minute cycling tour around village
    • Mua Cave (Dancing Cave) visit with climb up Lying Dragon Mountain (approximately 500 steps)
    Landmarks
    Hoa Lu
    Tam Coc
    Mua Cave
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  5. Day 5

    Hanoi to Airport

    End point
    Hanoi, Vietnam (Your hotel/stay in the Old Quarter Area or our office at no.24 Au Trieu Street, Hang Trong Ward, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi, Vietnam, 21:00 - 21:30)
    Meals
    Breakfast
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  • Northern Vietnam at a Glance 5 days 4 nights reviewer 1
    August 31st, 2025
    5
    This tour exceeded our expectations! The food was amazing! The quantities were large but everything was perfectly...
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    Traveled in August 2025
  • Northern Vietnam at a Glance 5 days 4 nights reviewer 2
    August 31st, 2025
    5
    So good! Worth the trip.
    Traveled in August 2025
  • R
    August 30th, 2025
    5
    I really enjoy the tour, K was my tourguide and every was great. Even with rain and alot of unlucky think happened...
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    Traveled in August 2025
  • Northern Vietnam at a Glance 5 days 4 nights reviewer 4
    August 28th, 2025
    5
    Awesome experience, loved it!
    Traveled in August 2025
  • Northern Vietnam at a Glance 5 days 4 nights reviewer 5
    August 28th, 2025
    5
    It was awesome the best food ever and the best sexy and handsome tour guide give me his only fans
    Traveled in August 2025
  • Northern Vietnam at a Glance 5 days 4 nights reviewer 6
    August 28th, 2025
    5
    Really tasty, great vibe and really friendly tour guide
    Traveled in August 2025
  • Northern Vietnam at a Glance 5 days 4 nights reviewer 7
    August 28th, 2025
    5
    Amazing tour! Tour guide was really funny and talkative, got great tips for my trip
    Traveled in August 2025
  • J
    August 28th, 2025
    5
    Peter was a great guide. Super enthusiastic, showed us some amazing local favourites and had the best bang mi of my...
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    Traveled in August 2025
  • Northern Vietnam at a Glance 5 days 4 nights reviewer 9
    August 28th, 2025
    5
    Fantastic food tour! I really enjoyed the Vietnamese food tour that offered a great variety of local food tastings...
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  • Northern Vietnam at a Glance 5 days 4 nights reviewer 10
    August 28th, 2025
    5
    Excellent tour. Khoi is a great tour guide. Ask for him
    Traveled in August 2025

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    Cassandra

    Asked on October 19th, 2024

    What time does the walking tour on day 1 start? When do we need to arrive at the airport to make it to the tour on time?

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    • Crossing Vietnam TourOperatorWritten October 2024

      For the Hanoi Walking Street Food Tour & Water Puppet Show on day 1, we have various time slot for you to start the tour which raning at 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM - 5 PM. It will takes you about 1 hour from the Noi Bai airport to Hanoi Old Quarter area, so it would be ideal to arrive at the airport 1 hour 30 minutes to 2 hours before the tour start.

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    Diana

    Asked on December 6th, 2022

    Can you please confirm that you have availability for a single room for Donald? In case there is no single room available he is also interested to share a room with another same-sex traveller.

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    • Crossing Vietnam TourOperatorWritten December 2022

      Accommodation is not included in this product. So he can choose any hotel that he wants for his trip. This package is available on the date he requested.

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      Diana

      TravelerWritten December 2022

      I would like to do this tour on these dates... I need a little help booking... it still is requiring me to pick accommodation style and requiring 2 people... I will be just 1 travler..

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      Diana

      TravelerWritten January 2023

      Is this the link for tour radar? Can I book this trip for 1 person here?

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    • These are only indications, so please visit your doctor before you travel to be 100% sure.
    • Typhoid - Recommended for Vietnam. Ideally 2 weeks before travel.
    • Hepatitis A - Recommended for Vietnam. Ideally 2 weeks before travel.
    • Cholera - Recommended for Vietnam. Ideally 2 weeks before travel.
    • Tuberculosis - Recommended for Vietnam. Ideally 3 months before travel.
    • Hepatitis B - Recommended for Vietnam. Ideally 2 months before travel.
    • Rabies - Recommended for Vietnam. Ideally 1 month before travel.
    • Yellow fever - Certificate of vaccination required if arriving from an area with a risk of yellow fever transmission for Vietnam. Ideally 10 days before travel.
    • Japanese B encephalitis - Recommended for Vietnam. Ideally 1 month before travel.
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