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General Information<\/span><\/h2>\n

Tour Route:<\/strong> Hanoi – Hanoi Villages – Tam Chuc Pagoda Complex – Ninh Binh – Trang An – Halong Bay – Yen Duc Cultural Village – Hanoi
\nDuration:<\/strong> 10 Days\/ 9 Nights
\nDate:<\/strong> No fixed departure dates. You may go whenever you wish.
\nStart\/ End:<\/strong> Hanoi\/ Hanoi
\nTour Customizable:<\/strong> Definitely! (Tell us your specific requirements in the inquiry form)
\nTour Categories:<\/strong> Vietnam Classic Tours<\/a>
\nAccommodation:<\/strong> Listed below or equivalent<\/p>\n

Brief Itinerary<\/span><\/h2>\n

Day 1:<\/strong> Hanoi Arrival (-)
\nDay 2:<\/strong> Bat Trang Ceramic & Dong Ho Traditional Village Tour (B, L)
\nDay 3:<\/strong> Ky Son & Duong Lam Ancient Village Full-day Tour (B, L)
\nDay 4:<\/strong> Cultural Day Tour to Ha Nam – Tam Chuc & Dia Tang Phi Lai Pagoda Spiritual Tourism Complex (B, L)
\nDay 5:<\/strong> Ninh Binh Discovery to Hoa Lu, Trang An & Mua Cave (B, L)
\nDay 6:<\/strong> Free Relaxing Day in Ninh Binh (B)
\nDay 7:<\/strong> Ninh Binh – Transfer to Hanoi (B)
\nDay 8:<\/strong> Hanoi – Transfer to Halong Bay – Overnight Cruise (B, L, D)
\nDay 9:<\/strong> Bai Tu Long – Transfer to Dong Trieu – Visit Yen Duc Cultural Village (B, Br)
\nDay 10:<\/strong> Hanoi Departure (B)<\/p>\n

Full Itinerary<\/span><\/h2>\n

Day 1: Hanoi Arrival<\/span><\/h3>\n

Welcome to Hanoi, the Capital city of Vietnam!<\/p>\n

Upon arrival at Noi Bai Airport, we will be welcomed by our guide and transfer to the hotel for\u00a0 check-in and relaxation.<\/p>\n

Check-in to your hotel stay and enjoy the day free at your own leisure.<\/p>\n

Overnight in Hanoi<\/strong>
\nMeal: None<\/strong><\/p>\n

Day 2: Bat Trang Ceramic & Dong Ho Traditional Village Tour (B, L)<\/span><\/h3>\n

This morning, your personal guide and driver will arrive at your hotel\u2019s lobby at 8.30AM to pick\u00a0 you up. First, we will drive along the Red River dyke, passing through guava and vegetable\u00a0 gardens, to the Ceramic Village of Bat Trang<\/strong>, which is located on the left bank of the Red River.<\/p>\n

Upon arrival at the village, our guide will lead you through the zigzagging maze of alleyways to learn about the manufacture of ceramic products, the villagers’ daily lives and get beautiful\u00a0 potteries at relatively low prices. During the walking tour, we will make stop at a local workshop to watch the process of making ceramics and you can design your own ceramic <\/strong>bowl or teacup (at own expenses<\/em>).<\/p>\n

We then stop for lunch with delicious local cuisine before proceed the tour to Dong Ho Village<\/strong>, where we discover the Dong Ho way of painting \u2013 this is a very special and unique traditional Vietnamese art form. Images are engraved on wooden boards\u2019 rot-proof modest size. Some large prints require more than twenty boards assembled together. The printing was done on papers of different colors, obtained from bamboo, mulberry bark or rhamnonuron (Do paper).<\/p>\n

After the tour, you will be escorted safely back to your hotel stay in Hanoi.<\/p>\n

Overnight in Hanoi<\/strong>
\nMeals: Breakfast, Lunch<\/strong><\/p>\n

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