COMPLETE NORTH AND CENTRAL VIETNAM - 8 DAYS

Upon Noibai arrival, you will be picked up and transferred to hotel in Hanoi by our guide and driver.

Check in hotel and free at leisure.

Note:

• Our tour guide warmly welcomes you at Noi Bai International Airport. Be presented at Pole No.10 (outside the Terminal Gate) so our tour guide can easily find you at the busy airport. If you cannot find the tour guide, please contact your travel consultant for assistance.

Meals: NA

Accommodation: Hotel in Hanoi

• Have breakfast at hotel.
• 8.00: Local guide and driver take you up for Hanoi private city tour. Visit Ho Chi Minh Complex (closed Mondays and Fridays) to see Uncle Ho's Mausoleum. Next, you'll tour the Presidential Palace, a French-style garden palace, and Ho Chi Minh House on stilts, where you'll learn about the modest life of Vietnam's first president, who is cherished by most Vietnamese. Walk around the poetry fishpond to the One Pillar Pagoda, one of Hanoi's most popular sights with its unique architecture. Local restaurant meal.
• Temple of Literature, Confucius Temple, and Vietnam's first university teach about feudal education. Local restaurant meal.
• After visiting the coffee shop's show, you take cyclo through Hanoi's 36 old alleyways in the afternoon. This slow-speed tour lets you appreciate the capital's old and modern.
• Enjoy Water puppet show before transfer back to hotel.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation: Hotel in Hanoi

• Have breakfast at hotel.
• 08:30 am: Driver will pick you at Hotel by the Limousine D-car shuttle bus. 
• 12:00: Warmly welcomed by cruise team. Complete the luggage check-in procedure at waiting lounge before boarding for the cruise
• 12:45: Transferred to the Cruise by a tender boat.
• 12:45 - 13:00 WELCOME The Cruise Manager and crew member welcome you onboard with guiding
• Information and a safety briefing.
• 13:00 HAPPY LUNCH:  Lunch served at Harmony of the Sea Restaurant. As the cruise departs
• towards Lan Ha Bay, absorb yourself in the beautiful scenery with amazing limestone surroundings.
• 15:15 - 17:00 ACTIVITIES Cruise anchors at Frog Lagoon area for outdoor activities. Access to
• high-grade entertainment facilities: Infinity Oasis Pool and Jacuzzi; Inflatable Water Slide; Kayak; SUP, Mini-golf etc.
• 17:30 SUNSET PARTY Enjoy freshly prepared snacks and your favorite drinks while waiting for sunset on Lan Ha Bay. Take advatage of the Happy hours “Buy 1 get 1 free” drink program at the Spirit of the Sea Lounge and the Ocean Sky Sundeck.
• 18:00 - 18:45 COOKING CLASS Cooking demonstration of traditional Vietnamese dish.
• 19:00 - 20:30 DINNER A gourmet dinner menu in delighted fusion cuisine served at Harmony of
• the Sea Restaurant.
• 20:30 CHEERFUL EVENING Enjoy Capella’s onboard recreations: the Cigar & Poker room; Board

Games, chill at Spirit of the Sea Lounge, Night Squid Fishing, etc..

Overnight on the cruise.

• 06:00 - 06:15 TAICHI CLASS Good morning the Bay by joining Tai-chi exercise at Ocean Sky Sundeck.
• 06:15 - 06:45 BREAKFAST A light breakfast is served at the Harmony of the Sea Restaurant.
• 06:45 - 08:30 DISCOVER LAN HA BAY
• Visit the Dark & Bright cave by traditional rowing bamboo boats. Cruising to Bright Cave, you will see an angled passageway opening the cave at water level and a serene round lake surrounded by lush trees and precipitous stone cliffs.
• 09:00 - 09:30 CHECK-OUT Cabin check-out procedure.
• 09:30 - 10:30 BRUNCH served at Harmony of the Sea Restaurant after check-out while cruising towards the port
• 10:30 GOODBYE Back to Tuan Chau pier by tender boat. Farewell
• 11h30 – 11h45: You are at Tuan Chau International Marina Station. You will get the limousine to the airport for flight to Hue.

Note: The itinerary is subject to change without notice, in accordance with the weather and other operating conditions.

Meals: Breakfast, Brunch

Accommodation: Hotel in Hue

• Our tour guide will pick you up at 8:00 to explore Hue.
• First stop: Thien Mu Pagoda, one of Hue's most famous royal Buddhist temples with hundreds of years of history and beautiful architecture.
• Second stop: Imperial Citadel, the old residence of the Nguyen emperors, the final dynasty in Vietnam, where you will learn the account of the last journey of the feudal period in Vietnam. You can explore the Imperial Citadel's vast expanse, including its typical sites like the front gate, the Flag Tower, the King's Palace, and the Museums of Royal Antiquities, and learn more about its structure and architecture.
• Final stop: Hue's largest traditional commercial area, Dong Ba Market, where you may buy souvenirs and learn about local sellers' everyday business procedures. Have lunch at local restaurant

Continue to transfer to Hoian ancient town.

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation: Hotel in Hoi An

• At 08:00Am, our tour guide will pick you up at your hotel and take you to My Son Sanctuary in one hour. My Son Sanctuary is an old and derelict Hindu temple that is on the list of UNESCO's World Cultural Heritage sites.

• Visit the Sa Huynh Champa Culture Museum in Tra Kieu after learning about the history of the Champa Kingdom, Japanese Covered Bridge. Take the boat along Thu Bon river.

Transfer back to Hoian for relax

Meals: Breakfast, lunch

Accommodation: Hotel in Hoi An

• 08:30: Meet your guide and driver for Ba Na Hills. Visit Vong Nguyet hills, Linh Ung pagoda, and the French Old Villas by cable car from Ba Na Hills station to By Night station. Continue by cable car to Nui Chua Mountain, the summit of Ba Na range, visiting Nghinh Phong top, Le Nim Villas, Orchid Garden... Visit Vietnam's first funicular, Debay Ancient Wine Cellar, and Le Jardin D'amour floral garden. 
• Have lunch at Ba Na Hills restaurants
• Walk on the Golden Bridge in the mountain's foggy hills to see Da Nang City's stunning scenery.  
• Afternoon: Play games at Fantasy Park, the third largest indoor games zone in Vietnam, including 4–5D films, skivers, the death race, and dinosaur parks. 

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation: Hotel in Hoian

Have breakfast, you are free to discovery Danang, Hoian until free transfer to the airport to take flight back home. Trip ends!

Meals: Breakfast