PACKAGES HANOI – LAOS – HA LONG

DURATION: 05 DAYS 04 NIGHTS

DAY 1: HA NOI ARRIVAL – CITY TOUR (L) – PRIVATE TOUR

Welcome to Vietnam, a beautiful country in South East Asia. Meet up our representative at the airport. Morning, our tour guide will pick you up for Hanoi city tour, we visit Tran Quoc Pagoda located on Golden Fish Island in West Lake. It is the oldest pagoda in Hanoi built in the 6th century.

Then visit Ho Chi Minh complex, you have a chance to see the embalmed body of Ho Chi Minh then walk around the garden to see 2 houses where he lived & worked from 1954 to 1969. Then visit One Pillar Pagoda where worships the God of Mercy – It is the most unique pagoda in the world

- Should dress modestly by covering from shoulders to knees when visiting Ho Chi Minh mausoleum, temples, pagodas…

- Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum is closed on Mondays and Fridays.

- Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum is closed at least 2 months (15thJune -15thAugust) for the annual maintaining but still can take picture Mausoleum and visit around that area

Afternoon, we visit Temple of Literature – the first university of Vietnam, established in the 11th century. We visit Cathedral Big Church in Hanoi (visit outside). Then we move to Hoan Kiem Lake, visit Ngoc Son Temple and then going shopping at Hanoi Old Quarter. 

NOTE: Check in hotel (Check in time: 14h00). Stay overnight at the hotel.

Meals: Lunch

Private car for Airport Transfer without guide.

 

DAY 2: FREE AND EASY – FLY LUANG PRAPANG (CLIENTS OWN TICKET) (B) – NO GUIDE

Have breakfast at the hotel and then free time shopping or walking around the city. 12:00 pm check out hotel. Then fly to Laos. 

Advise: Please book flight from Hanoi to Luang Phabang at 19:15 by Laos Airlines. (Airport Transfer Picks up by only driver)

Upon arrival, when you leaving the airport terminal please look for a car driver displaying a welcome signboard with your name and a private transfer to your hotel for check – in and the remain of your day is free at leisure. Stay overnight in Luang Prabang.

-      Meals: Breakfast

-      Private car for Airport Transfer without guide.

 

DAY 3: LUANG PRAPANG CITY – KUANGSI WATERFALL – VIENTIANE BY TRAIN (SECOND CLASS ) (B/L) – PRIVATE TOUR

After breakfast, The city tour begins in the moring with your guide who will teach you more about the enchanting World Heritage Town of Luang Prabang. The tour starts at the former Royal Palace, now the National Museum. Continue to Wat Mai, a temple renowned for its golden bas-relief. During Pimai, the Lao New Year, the Prabang normally housed in the Royal Palace Museum is put on public display in this temple. Next is to the most photographed temple in Luang Prabang, Wat Xieng Thong. Located at the end of the peninsula, close to the Mekong, this temple was built in 1560 by King Setthathirat, the library was added in 1828 and Enjoy your lunch at local restaurant.

After lunch , a private drive through the Luang Prabang countryside to Kuang Si Waterfalls, soaking in the rice fields, hills and small villages along the way. Upon reaching Kuang Si Waterfall, relax and enjoy the beautiful natural surroundings. For the adventurous, it is possible to walk to the top of the falls where stunning views await.

Beautiful pools await at the base of the falls, which are perfect for swimming. There is an optional visit on the way back to the Bear Sanctuary run by Free The Bears Fund Inc. 23 Asiatic Black Bears live in the sanctuary, which were rescued from poaching. Return to Luang Prabang in time to catch the Train C83 departs at 19.00pm and arrive at the Vientiane Railway station around at 20.53pm, our car driver will be waiting for a private transfer provided to check- in at the hotel , and the remains of your day is free at leisure . Overnight in Vientiane.

-      Meals: Breakfast, Lunch 

-      Train ticket (Second Class) from Luang Phabang – Vientiane included

 

DAY 4: VIENTIANE CITY TOUR  – FLY TO HA NOI (CLIENTS OWN TICKET) (B/L) – PRIVATE TOUR

After breakfast at the hotel, enjoy a day tour exploring some of the hidden charms of Vientiane. head for the serene Wat Sisaket, one of the city’s most beautiful temples and the only remaining temple after the Siamese (Thai) invasion of 1828. Continue on to the nearby Wat Phra Keo, a temple-cum-museum which displays a collection of both Lao and Khmer works of art. Take note (from the outside) of the nearby Presidential Palace, offering a glimpse into the city’s colonial roots and Enjoy your lunch at local restaurant.

After lunch, a private drive out with a 45-minute to visit the Buddha Park. and enjoy a stroll around. Also known as Xieng Khuan, this unusual park is filled with over 200 Buddhist and Hindu statues. The quiet and tranquil setting along the Mekong River is a contrast to the slightly eccentric sculptures which were built in 1958 by a Lao shaman. After visiting Buddha Park, start the drive back to Vientiane and continue to visit of the day is to the holiest site in Laos: That Luang. Constructed by King Setthathirat in the 16th century, the temple is resplendent as the sun shines upon its towering golden spire. Wrap up the day with a visit to the Patuxay monument, Laos’ version of the Arc de Triomphe then transfer direct to the Wattay International Airport at 16.30 for your flight at 19.45 by Vietnam Airlines. End of Services.

Advise: Please book flight from Vientiane to Hanoi at 19:45 by Vietnam Airlines. (Airport Transfer Picks up by only driver at 16:30 PM from the hotel to the airport in Laos)

Arrival in Ha Noi, our driver picks you up at the airport and transfer to the hotel. Stay overnight in Ha Noi.

-      Meals: Breakfast, Lunch / Airport Transfer no guide

 

DAY 5: DEPARTURE – AIRPORT TRANSFER (B) – NO GUIDE

Have breakfast at the hotel and then free time shopping or walking around the city. Then time at your leisure until transfer to the International Airport for departure. Goodbye Vietnam.

Meals: Breakfast

Private car for Airport Transfer without guide.

 

HOTEL NAMES OR SIMILAR: Similar hotels in case hotel fully book.

 

Hotel Category Hotel Names 3* Hotel Names 4*
Hotel in Hanoi Minasi Premium Hotel 3* (Deluxe Room) Hanoi Tokyo Hotel 4*

(Deluxe Room)
Hotel in Luang Prabang Sanctuary Hotel 3* (Superior Room) Villa Maly Boutique Hotel 4* 

(Superior Room)
Hotel in Vientiane Chanthapanya Hotel 3*

(Superior Room)

 Salana Boutique Hotel 4* 

(Superior Room)

 

TRAVEL INCLUSIONS:

    • Hotel Sharing room with Double/Twin/Triple.
    • Private transfers for Airport Transfer round ways.
    • English speaking guide for tour only (Other languages please mention with extra cost)
    • Ha Long bay sharing tour (sharing bus, guide, cruise...)
    • Entrance fees mentioned above.
    • Train ticket (Second class) from Luang Phabang – Vientiane included
    • One bottle of mineral water per person per day.
  • Local Meals as specified in the program (B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner) 

 

TRAVEL EXCLUSIONS:

  • Domestic or International Air fares.
  • Excluded Tipping: COMPULSORY (Tour guide will collect the tipping)

         -    From 01 - 05 pax 04 usd/pax/01 day

         -    From 06 pax up 03usd/pax/01 day

  • Tipping fee is for driver 1/3 and for tour guide 2/3. Please give for guide, driver directly.
  • VISA charges if required need to pay extra cost.

(Please give 01 photo 4*6 with white background & Scanned Passport Page). 

  • Clients must check if their countries need to do visa to enter Vietnam or not, we will not have any responsibilities if they can’t enter into Vietnam because of without visa.
  • Services not mentioned above.
  • Personal items & hotel incidental charges.
  • Early check in, check out are not guaranteed & subject to extra charge.
  • Extra charges, personal expenses drinks, souvenirs, laundry, mini-bar in hotel, etc.
  • Surcharge for peak season if any (upon booking).

 

NOTE FOR TOUR: 

  • Other Meals like Indian food or other special foods, should be charged with extra cost. Please inform us and we will quote.
  • If you want to change LUNCH to DINNER please pay for extra cost of transportation (Apply for Private tour only)
  • Small deviations in the tour program are sometimes necessary, depending on weather, road conditions, flight schedules and room availability.
  • If you book for JOIN TOUR, please be ON TIME at the lobby of the hotel to meet up our tour guide, the guide will wait for 5 minutes. After that time please take taxi to the sight seeing point and pay by yourself. Please understand because there are many other members in the group. (Private tour please following up specific time with the operator and should not be late)

 

CHILDREN’S POLICY:

  • Children under 1-4 years old free of charge, any tickets if need pay please pay for them.
  • Children from 5- 8 years old and sharing same room with parents is charged for 75%.
  • Children 9 years old with extra bed and sharing same room with parents is charged for 85% tour adult. 
  • Children from 10 years old up must pay as an adult and have an extra bed.

   

SURCHARGE FOR PEAK SEASONS:

Please mention if date as below:

  • Christmas: 24 Dec 
  • New Year: 31 Dec and 1 Jan 
  • Chinese New Year.
  • National New Year. 
  • Reunification Day & Labor Day.
  • National Independence Day.

     

TRAVEL GROUP POLICIES:

  • After confirmation with Travel Invoice, please pay the deposit of 50% tour price per pax, the balance can pay upon 15 days before departure.
  • Cancellation after deposit payment will be charged 50% tour price;
  • Cancellation during 60 days before departure will be charged 50% tour price.
  • Cancellation during 15 days before departure will be charged 100% tour price. 
  • Method of payment: By USD Account.