9 Days

NORTHERN VIETNAM FAMILY ADVENTURES PACKAGE TOUR

Hanoi - Mai Chau - Pu Luong - Kho Muong Village - Ninh Binh - Halong Bay
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The Northern Vietnam family adventures holiday is particularly designed with the wonderful blend of discovery, learning, and enjoyment as well as covers a wide variety of cultures, history, and tradition at all must-see attractions across the northern parts of the country. Your kids will have a huge opportunity to admire breathtaking mountainous scenes in Mai Chau & Pu Luong, gain a deeper understanding of 4000-year-old land hidden ancient inside ancient constructions as well as unwind on Halong Bay. A ton of superb activities at World Heritage Sites and other attractions in Vietnam are the spotlights during the travel of your lifetime.
The family adventures tour packages will be treasured memories for the whole members on family trips to Vietnam.

JOURNEY HIGHLIGHTS

Highlighted Landscapes

  • Peaceful Hanoi Capital with well-known historic sites
  • Captivating Mai Chau valley in the northwest of Vietnam
  • Magnificent mountain ranges & rice terrace fields in Pu Luong
  • Breathtaking Tam Coc by a boat trip
  • Fabulous Halong Bay, known as the World Heritage Site

Friendly-Family Activities

  • Experiencing rickshaw tour around Hanoi Old Quarter
  • Watching interesting Water Puppet Show
  • Trekking through local villages and rice terrace fields
  • Trying a boat ride in Tam Coc
  • Swimming or Kayaking on stunning Halong Bay
BRIEF ITINERARY

Day 1: Hanoi Arrival

Day 2: Hanoi City Tour (B)

Day 3: Hanoi – Mai Chau (B,L)

Day 4: Mai Chau - Pu Luong (B, L)

Day 5: Pu Luong – Trek to Kho Muong Village (B, L)

Day 6: Pu Luong – Ninh Binh – Tam Coc boat ride (B)

Day 7: Ninh Binh – Halong Bay (B,L,D)

Day 8: Halong Bay – Hanoi (B)

Day 9: Hanoi – Departure (B)

NORTHERN VIETNAM FAMILY ADVENTURES PACKAGE TOUR
DETAILED ITINERARY
  • Welcome your family to the first day of Northern Vietnam Family Adventures Package Tour at Noi Bai International Airport of Hanoi
  • Check in the hotel with the central location where you can easily take a short walk to the Vietnamese restaurants with great local food
  • Overnight in Hanoi

Local Activities

Hotel

Hoan Kiem lake

Hoan Kiem lake

  • Begin with a visit to Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum and “House on stilt” at the same area with the Presidential Palace and the famous One Pillar Pagoda (Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum is closed on every Monday and Friday)
  • Make a trip to Temple of Literature – the first university of Vietnam to discover historic buildings from the Ly and Tran dynasties in a revered place that has seen thousands of doctors’ graduate in what has now become a memorial to education and literature
  • Spend time on the interesting Ethnology Museum (the museum is closed on every Monday) which helps you understand detailedly about the country’s 54 ethnic groups in terms of colorful hill-tribe costumes, weaving designs, musical instruments, fishing implements, work tools and fascinating examples of minority housing
  • Take one-hour cyclo tour with kids through the Old Quarter to see the many sidewalk vendors and people simply out for a stroll
  • Enjoy the stunning Water Puppet Show whose content involves daily life of Vietnamese farmers (cultivating, tending buffalo, catching fishes…), communal entertainment (swimming contest, dragon dancing…), or historical legends (Le Loi returns precious sword…) performed by puppeteers standing in the waist-deep water with the puppets performing over the water

Local Activities

Hotel

Visit Hanoi city by the rickshaw

Visit Hanoi city by the rickshaw

  • After the breakfast, be picked up by our guide and driver to transfer to Mai Chau located in Hoa Binh province with approximately 135 km from Hanoi and 60 km from Hoa Binh city
  • Drop by the Cun Mountain to take a rest and have a wonderful chance to see a panoramic scene of Mai Chau surrounded by a green valley and stilt houses
  • Arrive in Pom Coong village and take a short walk to discover the ethnic Thai people
  • Have a delicious lunch at a local household with the typical dishes like grilled chicken, bamboo shoot, grilled fish, etc.
  • In the afternoon, enjoy a walking tour to explore the surrounding villages, meet local people and learn about their lives how to raise crops and livestock

Homestay

Trekking

Local Activities

To walk

Mai Chau Valley

Mai Chau Valley

  • In the morning, begin your family’s trek in Na Meo with the easy walk through rice terraces and rural villages
  • Continue with your kids to Buoc Village where the White Thai people live and see local farmers working on the terraced rice paddies, forests and enjoy the natural beauty of the valley
  • Have a tasty lunch in a local house with various specialties in the mountainous area
  • Drive to Pu Luong Natural Reserve, about 160km southwest of Hanoi, with a stunning combination between pristine forest and cultivated rice terraces
  • Check in the Pu Luong Retreat which offers a peaceful accommodation located among nature and lush greenery with the interesting family friendly activities such as: trekking, bamboo rafting, kayaking and so on

Trekking

Local Activities

To walk

Hotel

Pu Luong Nature Reserve

Pu Luong Nature Reserve

  • In the morning, continue your Northern Vietnam Family Adventures Package Tour with taking a short ride from the Retreat to Bang village through the beautiful valley to Kho Muong where Muong and Thai people reside along the valley and mountainsides
  • Make the trekking route with one of the most stunning scenery of huge steep cliffs covered by immense green forests and rice terraces
  • Have a lunch at a local house
  • Visit the Bat Cave where up to 5 species of bast live and discover by taking a short hike to admire the greatness of the cave
  • Head back the accommodation and relax at your leisure

Trekking

Local Activities

Hotel

Trekking through villages and paddy rice fields

Trekking through villages and paddy rice fields

  • In the morning, set a perfect position to see a marvelous view of sunshine as well as nice shadows on the terrace rice fields
  • Take a 2-hour easy trekking to Pho Doan with your kids – the name of the market from the French colonial period for local trade goods and a place for a meeting for the people of Kinh, Muong, and Thai ethnic groups in the communes
  • Head to Ninh Binh province, about 100km from Hanoi capital, well-known for the Unesco World Heritage-listed Trang An Grottoes, Hoa Lu Ancient Capital, Cuc Phuong National Park, Tam Coc and so on
  • Experience the boat trip amid karst landscapes at Tam Coc also known as “Halong Bay in land” with a small wooden rowing-boat ride and the sound of the water lapping against the oars.
  • Drive to the hotel and have an overnight in Ninh Binh

Trekking

Local Activities

Boat trip

Hotel

Tam Coc boat trip

Tam Coc boat trip

  • Transfer to Halong Bay by a private van with guide from the hotel in Ninh Binh and enjoy the peaceful scenery as we travel through the countryside, farmlands and Red River delta along the road
  • On arrival the meeting point, welcome aboard the cruise with the welcome drink and check-in cabin
  • Refresh and unwind on the cruise until enjoy the typical local lunch in the dining room
  • Then, explore the Surprising Cave (hang Sung Sot), one of the widest and most special caves of Halong Bay with 2 chambers of many stalagmites
  • Head to Titop Island area for swimming, kayaking or doing a short trek to the top of island to have the overview of Halong Bay from here
  • Enjoy Sunset Party on the sundeck to watch the amazing sunset with others on the cruise
  • Have an authentic Vietnamese dinner and then take one of interesting activities like book reading, games, movies, and squid fishing, etc.

Local Activities

Cruise

Kayak

Halong Bay - World's Heritage Site

Halong Bay - World's Heritage Site

  • Join a Tai Chi session on the sundeck which helps you full of energy for the day
  • Take a bamboo boat rowed by the locals to visit the beautiful Luon Cave to admire the stunning views of the bay and the dramatic limestone islets
  • Join the short class of Cooking Demonstration to learn how to make spring rolls before an early lunch is served
  • Return the shore and head to the hotel in Hanoi
  • Explore Dong Xuan Night Market on your own to enjoy Hanoi nightlife as well as try some delicious street food and fruit juice by the locals

Local Activities

Hotel

Local boat

Kayaking on Halong Bay

Kayaking on Halong Bay

  • Have a breakfast at the hotel and enjoy the beautiful morning at the Old Quarter
  • Take some walks around the city or local market for shopping the lovely souvenirs to bring home to your friends or relatives
  • Be picked up by our driver with guide to transfer to the airport for onward flight and leave Vietnam with lots of memorable experiences of 09-Day Northern Vietnam Family Adventures Package Tour

Local Activities

Dong Xuan Market in Hanoi

Dong Xuan Market in Hanoi

INCLUSIONS
  • Private door-to-door pick-up & drop-off services
  • Professional and experienced English speaking guide at each destination
  • 08 nights in all 3/4/5* hotels with central location, great breakfast & free WiFi
  • Joining 2-day 1-night cruise trip in Halong
  • All entrance fees as mentioned in the itinerary
  • Meals as clearly mentioned (B: 08 breakfasts, L: 04 lunches, D: 01 dinner)
  • Bottled water is available on minivan (01 bottled water per person per day)
  • Services charges and government tax
  • 24/7 hotline customer services during the trip
  • No extra charge after confirmation  
EXCLUSIONS
  • All the International flight
  • International departures taxes,Travel insurance
  • Surcharge for early check in and late check out the hotel
  • Personal expenses, tips and gratuities
  • All the meals which does not mentioned clearly above
  • Peak season or Public holidays surcharge if any
  • Compulsory Gala dinner on X-Mas or New Year if any
  • Vietnam visa stamp fee
  • Other services not mentioned above
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