DAY 1: CAPITAL AROUND (L,D)
We start at 8:30 from your hotel for city tour.
Destinations: Tran Quoc Pagoda, West Lake, Hochiminh Relic Complex, One-Pillar Pagoda, Ethnology Museum, Temple of Literature, Hoan Kiem Lake, Ngoc Son Temple, Hanoi Old Quarter by tricycle . In late afternoon we have Puppet theatre before back to your Hotel.
DAY 2: HA NOI – DONG HO (B,L,D )
8:30 tour guide and driver meeting you at your Hotel and touring to the Countryside and Painting village. Do you know,
A long time ago, Dong Ho painting used to be a precious decoration to celebrate Tet Holiday
Dong Ho painting or Dong Ho folk woodcut painting is a genre of Vietnamese folk paining, stemming from
Dong Ho village ( Dong Ho commune, Thuan Thanh district,
Bac Ninh province). A long time ago, Dong Ho painting used to be a precious decoration to celebrate
Tet Holiday; Vietnamese people bought Dong Ho pictures to hang them on their wall for a year, and then replaced them by new ones when a new year was coming. Dong Ho painting has become a vivid symbol of folk culture in Vietnam and a source of inspiration for poets and musicians of many generations. Our lunch at local restaurant, then we going to Phat Diem stone Cathedral.
Phat Diem Stone Cathedral is one of the most famous and beautiful churches in Vietnam with special architecture: an elegant combination between Western church architecture style and Vietnamese religious buildings.
Location & History
Phat Diem Stone Cathedral is one of the most famous and beautiful churches in Vietnam with special architecture: an elegant combination between Western church architecture style and Vietnamese
religious buildings.
It took 24 years to build this church from 1875 to 1898. And as its name suggests, it was completely built of stone and wood that are readily available in the mountain area of
Ninh Binh. The preparation phase, mainly extracting materials from limestone
mountains, took the local as many as 10 years to finish.
What to see and do
Phat Diem Cathedral is a complex comprising of a lake, a cathedral, a stone church, Phuong Dinh (bell house) and three artificial grottoes. At first sight, visitors are easily attracted to square lake on the main road to the cathedral. In the middle of the lake, there is a small island with statue of Jesus Christ. Phuong Dinh easily becomes the next eye-catching monument, with stone carvings on both sides of the walls. It is 25 m high, 17m wide and 24m long with three stories. The first floor is covered by large green flagstones.
The middle and upper floors house a large drum and a big bell respectively. As visitors leave Phuong Dinh, they will see a great cathedral which was built in 1891with the official name “Nha tho Duc Me Man Coi”. The cathedral is 74 meters long, 21 meters wide and 15 meters high with four roofs. It was built of 6 rows of monolithic ironwood. Within the cathedral are four small churches of different styles. Next to the grand cathedral is a stone church with initial name “Nha Tho Trai tim Vo Nhiem Nguyen Toi Duc Me” but now people usually refer to it as” Stone church” because from its walls, pillars, ground, bars to tie beams are made of stone. The inside of the church has many sophisticatedly carved reliefs, with chrysanthemum,
bamboo, fir tree and apricot tree that symbolize four seasons in a year. Around Phat Diem Cathedral, there are a lot of beautiful stone caves and artificial mountains.
With artistic design and skillful technique, Phat Diem Cathedral is a pride of many local
Ninh Binh people.
In the late afternoon we get our Car to your Hotel in Ning Binh – Ha Long bay on the terrestrial for rest.
Your dinner at local Restaurant , after dinner free time for you.
DAY 3: NINH BINH (B, L,D )
Today we are discovery Ha Long bay on the terrestrial to Viet Nam ancient Capital ( Hoa Lu) and Tam Coc national Park by sampan Boat about 1,5 hours, the rowing Women take your sampan Boat back by other branch of River for Biking around Villages and back to your Hotel for rest and dinner.
DAY 4: NINH BINH – HA LONG (B,L,D)
After breakfast we start going to Ha Long bay at 8 o’clock, you stop about 20 minutes in stop over, then keep going.
12:00 you arrival at Ha Long Harbour , check in your Boat for rest. Your lunch with Seafood on the Boat.
In the afternoon you you start discovery Ha Long bay by our itinerary.
Your dinner on the legend cruise. Over night on the Boat.
DAY: 5 HA LONG – CAT BA (B,L,D).
Wake up in early morning for Tai Chi. You enjoy buffet breakfast then discovering Bay by Kayak. Back to main Boat take shower, check our , lunch and touring to Cat Ba.
In the afternoon you arrival Cat Ba island, check in Hotel and rest, swimming on the Beach near your Hotel. You dinner with fresh Seafoods and free time. Over night on the Cat Ba island.
DAY 6 : CAT BA (B, L,D )
You should get up early go to corner of beach and discovery Seafoods wet market – It’s special local market.
After breakfast you have biking around the Beach, Seafoods Market and trekking up the Hill visit Cannon built by French from last centery. Back down the local for lunch. After lunch free time for rest and swimming in late afternoon. Your dinner and one more night on the island.
DAY 7: CAT BA – HA NOI
Today you get up and late breakfast. Then you get your Car driving 20 minutes and start trekking to national Park. Come back local Restaurant for lunch and go to Fairy back to Ha Noi. You arrival at Ha Noi/ Airport in late afternoon. The end of the tour
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