The tour guide of INDOCHINA TRAVEL SERVICE will see you at your accommodation in Hanoi to drive overland to Halong City via Hai Phong. Take as many stops as you like to enjoy the scenery of paddy fields, visit village markets, visit the “green bean cake” town or taste some juicy lychee in Hai Duong. Stroll around Haiphong Seaport and visit Du Hang pagoda before passing Binh Ferry to Quang Ninh province. Another stop at Rung River (or Bach Dang River) Ferry will give you more opportunity to learn about the history of Vietnam and also intermingle with the Vietnamese in their hasty daily life. Arrive in Halong at noon time. Check-in our boat and enjoy a fresh seafood lunch on board. Visit Dau Go Cave, which is very much related to the story of Rung River’s Ferry. Cruise on the bay and take many stops as you like for swimming and kayaking. Enjoy the sunset on the sea before having dinner.
Overnight on the boat.

Take the whole morning for kayaking. Arrive in Cat Ba Island, which is belong to the territory of Hai Phong Province, and check-in hotel. Afternoon visit the historical “Quan Y” cave in Cat Ba, where used to be an army medical infirmary during the wartime. Hike a little bit in Cat Ba National Park to approach “Kim Giao” precious tree before back to the town of Cat Ba and enjoy late afternoon by yourselves by swimming at three beaches in Cat Ba, or relaxing. Overnight at the hotel in Cat Ba (dinner by your own account for more leisure time)

Check-in your boat again and back to Halong with stops to visit grottoes, enjoy beaches or kayaking in another part of Halong. Arrive Halong at noon time. Have lunch at a restaurant in Halong city before a drive back to Hanoi via Dong Trieu ceramic town and Sao Do town. Arrive in Hanoi late afternoon. End of services by Indochina Travel Service.