North Vietnam in 9 days
The north of Vietnam in one easy loop: Hanoi’s Old Quarter, egg coffee and the train street, boats through the karst peaks of Trang An and Tam Coc, a night on the water in Lan Ha Bay, and back to Hanoi for street food.
Day 1 · Hanoi
15:00
Hoan Kiem Lake and Ngoc Son TempleVisit
17:00
A walk through the Old QuarterMUST-SEEVisit
19:00
Bún chả Hương LiênFood & drink
Day 2 · Hanoi
08:00
Ho Chi Minh MausoleumVisit · Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum
09:45
One Pillar PagodaVisit
11:00
Temple of LiteratureMUST-SEEVisit · Temple Of Literature
13:00
Phở at Phở Gia TruyềnFood & drink · Phở Gia Truyền Bát Đàn
15:30
Vietnam Museum of EthnologyMuseum
19:30
Water puppet showEvent · Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre
Day 3 · Hanoi
08:00
Egg coffee at Café GiảngFood & drink
09:30
Hoa Lo PrisonMuseum · Hoa Lo Prison Relic
15:00
Train StreetMUST-SEEVisit · Ngõ 224 Lê Duẩn
17:30
Tran Quoc Pagoda on West Lake at sunsetVisit
Day 4 · Ninh Binh
08:00
By car to Ninh BinhTransport
11:00
By boat through Trang AnMUST-SEEVisit · Trang An Eco-Tourism Complex
16:00
Hang Mua viewpoint at sunsetMUST-SEEVisit · Hang Múa
Day 5 · Ninh Binh
08:00
By bike around Tam CocVisit · Tam Coc - Bich Dong
10:30
Bich Dong PagodaVisit
15:00
Hoa Lu, the old capitalVisit · Hoa Lu Ancient Capital
Day 6 · Ha Long Bay
08:00
To Ha Long BayTransport
12:30
Overnight cruise in Lan Ha BayMUST-SEEVisit
Day 7 · Ha Long Bay
08:00
By kayak among the karstsVisit · Hạ Long Bay
10:30
Sung Sot CaveVisit
14:00
Back to HanoiTransport
Day 8 · Hanoi
09:00
Bat Trang ceramic villageVisit · Bat Trang Pottery Village
15:00
Long Bien BridgeVisit · cầu Long Biên
18:00
Street food in the Old QuarterFood & drink · Phố Tạ Hiện
Day 9 · Hanoi
09:00
Vietnamese Women’s MuseumMuseum · Vietnamese Women's Museum
11:00
St Joseph’s CathedralVisit · St. Joseph Cathedral
If you have time
Two extra days in Sapa’s rice terracesVisit
Vietnam National Fine Arts MuseumMuseum
Perfume PagodaVisit
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