TRAVEL SERVICE & RESERVATION

Day 1 – Mar 16, 2025: Hanoi arrival

Arrival airport in Hanoi at 08:10 AM – VN218, our driver welcomes and transfers you to hotel for your stay.

Your leisure time in the city on your own.

• Overnight at Calista Hotel in Hanoi.
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Day 2 – Mar 17, 2025: Hanoi → Halong bay

Breakfast at hotel. Please check out after breakfast, you can leave your big luggage at your hotel (please ask staff there to keep in store for you), bring small bag for one night in Halong as you will be back and stay one more night. 

7:50 AM– 8:00 AM, our guide Pick you up at your hotel and go to Halong bay on a shuttle bus. Stop at reststop on the way to Halong.

• Breakfast at your hotel then check out your hotel, you can leave big luggage at hotel (please note to hotel staff to keep for you) and bring small bag for Halong bay trip as you will be back to this hotel to stay more.
• 08:00: Pick up at Old Quarter area and transfer from Hanoi to Halong Bay (if the package is included transfer service).
• 11:30: Arriving at the Lily Cruise check-in lounge. You will have time to refresh yourself after the long drive from Hanoi and wait for check-in.
• 12:15: After taken to the Lily Cruise, you will be checked-in. While enjoying welcome drinks, you will be introduced the itinerary and safety briefing by Cruise Manager
• 13:00: You will have time to savor your delicious buffet lunch and enjoy the stunning views as the boat cruises towards the southeast of Halong Bay, passing Fighting- Cock and Finger Islet.
• 14:30 – 16:00: The group is transported to Luon Cave via boat. By kayak or bamboo boat, you may explore this location’s uniqueness (optional)
• 16:00 – 17:00: Hike to the top of Ti Top Island for stunning panoramic views of the Bay. After your hike, go for a refreshing swim in Halong Bay’s emerald waters or sip from a coconut in the shade.
• 17:30 – 19:00: Back on board, you can enjoy sunset party with HAPPY HOUR (from 17:30 – 19:00) – buy 2 get 1 free on drinks at Lily Thalassius Bar or Sundeck.
• 19:15: Delight in the shimmering atmosphere of thousands of stars while eating a fantastic, expertly prepared dinner.
• 20:30: This is the perfect time to relax with karaoke or enjoy the drink at Lily Thalassius Bar. Besides, we provide free for squid fishing tools at reception

• Overnight on Lily Cruise in Ha Long Bay
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Day 3 – Mar 18, 2025: Halong bay → Hanoi

• 06:00: Warm up your day with a Tai Chi lesson on the sundeck with a breathtaking view as the sun rises on Halong Bay.
• 07:00 – 07:30: Light breakfast is served at the restaurant.
• 07:30 – 08:30: Your next stop is the magnificent Sung Sot Cave, one of the biggest caves in Ha Long Bay with beautiful stalactites. You will be surprised by the breathtaking panoramic view across the Bay once you exit the cave as well as the stalactites and stalagmites formed over millions of years which have taken on fascinating shapes.
• 08:30 – 09:30: Back on board, you settle your bill, check-out and return to Tuan Chau Island
• 09:45 – 10:45: Brunch is served at the restaurant while the boat heads back to the harbor.
• 10:45 – 11:00: Disembark at Tuan Chau Marina, return to Hanoi.
• 14:00 – 14:30 PM – drop off your hotel.
• Rest of the day is your leisure time.

We make reservation for your dinner at Cinamon Restaurant – at 08 P. Hàng Buồm, Hàng Buồm around 19:00 PM. Please enjoy warrming welcome dinner instead the first day you checkin late.

• Overnight at Calista Hotel in Hanoi.
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Day 4 – Mar 19, 2025: Hanoi (City tour) → Hoian

Breakfast at hotel. Please check out after breakfast, you can leave your big luggage at your hotel (please ask staff there to keep in store for you), as you will be back and go to the airport from the hotel. 

08:30 AM, Get picked up by our friendly guide and start to explore Hanoi City.

08.45: Arrive at Tran Quoc Pagoda located on Golden Fish IsLand in West Lake. It is the oldest pagoda in Ha Noi built in the 6th century.

09.30: 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 Godess of Mercy – It is the most unique padoga 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

11.15: Visit Vietnam Ethnology Museum to learn about the culture of 54 ethnic groups living in the whole country of Vietnam.

Special Note: we will visit Women Museum instead of Ethnology Museum closed on Mondays

12.45: Have lunch at our restaurant. You have an opportunity to enjoy Vietnamese cuisine with 8 delicious dishes.

14.00 – 14.15 : Continue to visit Temple of Literature – the first university of Vietnam, established in the 11 century.

15.15: Leave for Hoa Lo Prison Museum which originally used by the French colonists in Indochina for political prisoners, and later by North Vietnam for U.S. prisoners of war during the Vietnam War. During this later period, it was known to American POWs as the “Hanoi Hilton”

After tour, at 17:00 PM our driver transfer you the airport for flight to Da Nang ( flight number VJ523 – take off 19:45 PM )

Arrival in Da Nang airport at 21:05 PM, another driver pick you up from Da Nang and transfer to Hoi An for your night stay.

• Overnight at Emm Hoian Hotel in Hoian.
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Day 5 – Mar 20, 2025: Hoian (Mỹ Sơn Sanctuary)

Breakfast at hotel.

08:30 AM, Our guide picks you up at hotel and leave Hoi An for visiting My Son Holly Land – the ruins of Cham people and was an imperial city during Cham dynasty. Here you can have more chance to explore and understand of technique of Old Cham people in making red bricks to build Tower which still now a secret to everyone, you can see a large complex of religious relics that comprises more than 65 architectural works. It also surprises for those who are curious with architectural art. In 1999, UNESCO labeled the Cham architecture in My Son as a World Cultural Heritage Site.

Spend a little leisure time in Hoi An.

• Overnight at Emm Hoian Hotel in Hoian.
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Day 6 – Mar 21, 2025: Hoian (Leisure)

Breakfast at hotel.

Your leisure time for walking around the Old Town for shopping and relax in Hoi An.

• Overnight at Emm Hoian Hotel in Hoian.
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Day 7 – Mar 22, 2025: Hoian → Ho Chi Minh

After breakfast, your leisure time until 10:00 AM we transfer you to the airport for flight to Ho Chi Minh city. ( flight number VJ1629 – take off 12:35 PM )

Arrival in Ho Chi Minh city at 14:00 PM. Your leisure time in Ho Chi Minh city.

• Overnight in Royal KIm Do Hotel in Ho Chi Minh city.
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Day 8 – Mar 23, 2025: Ho Chi Minh (City tour & Cu Chi tunnels)

08:30 AM Depart for Cu Chi tunnel, the trip will take approximately one and a half hours bus driving. Upon arrival, before exploring the tunnels, you will have some short introduction followed by introductory video about how the tunnels were constructed and how the people survived in the harsh conditions of the war time. Then, spend your time to explore the remaining area and tunnel systems which included the special constructed living areas with kitchens, bedrooms side by side with other martial facilities like storage, weapons factories, field hospitals, and command centers helping whoever lives inside the tunnels meet their basic needs. Besides, there are also many hidden trap doors and dangerous traps within the maze-like tunnels for security purpose during the war. Afterward, special tea and cassava (guerilla’s food during the war) will be served.

Break time for relax or time for those who want to try the real shooting gun.

Have lunch at local restaurant. Return to Ho Chi Minh.

Take the trip to visit Independence Palace, also known at the Reunification palace, was built on the sight of the former Norodom palace. The Independence palace is a widely known landmark of Ho Chi Minh City and was designed by the architect Ngo Viet Thu. Continue seeing the beautiful structures from the French Colonial times such as the Notre Dame Cathedral, the historic Central Post Office. Followed by the remarkable site of the War Remnants Museum the museum has a vast display of the both the Indochina wars.

• Overnight in Royal KIm Do Hotel in Ho Chi Minh city.
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Day 9 – Mar 24, 2025: Ho Chi Minh (Mekong delta)

Breakfast at hotel.

8:30 AM. Leaving the hustle and bustle of Ho Chi Minh City and start your trip to depart for My Tho, the town lies on the left side of the Mekong River. Upon arrival, visit Vinh Trang pagoda which sated back to the late 19^th century. Then boarding the sampan and cruising down the river around the four beautiful islands known as Dragon, Unicorn, Phoenix and Tortoise islands.

Stop over at Unicorn Island, go walking around country lane and seeing orchards, enjoy tropical fruits, folk song music which performed by the local people. Visit the fruit plantation.

Riding a hand-rowed sampan through Thoi Son canal and treat yourself in the beauty of the countryside, visit the family business, visit honey-bee farm, enjoy honey tea and coconut candy workshop.

Have lunch at local restaurant. Break time.

In the afternoon, time for cycling around the Tan Thach village, meet the local villagers to experience the local daily life in the Mekong delta. Hammock relaxing and enjoy cool breeze for those can’t join the cycling trip.

Return to Ho Chi Minh City. End trip.

• Overnight in Royal KIm Do Hotel in Ho Chi Minh city.
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Day 10 – Mar 25, 2025: Ho Chi Minh city (Departure)

Breakfast at hotel and spend some leisure time in Ho Chi Minh city.

Your leisure time untill 17:45 PM we transfer you to the airport for departure flight to home ( flight number VN781 – take off 21:15 PM )

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End of service!