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Visit Halong Bay and be farmers in Cat Ba Island
Tour Overview
In this trip, you not only have chance to visit
Halong bay with thousands of limestone
islands on traditional wooden Superior Junk
but also visit the new Suoi Goi eco – lodge
which is located in the middle of Cat Ba
National Park, staying in wooden house,
plan trees to protect environment but also
work as farmer in the rice field to
understand more about local life in here. If
you want to do, plan it.
Tour outline:
Day 1: Pick you up at airport and visit Hanoi Old Quarter (D, WP)
Day 2: Hanoi – Halong on Halong Dragon Cruise or similar (B, L, D)
Day 3: Halong – Cat Ba Island (B, L, D0
Day 4: Cat Ba – Halong – Hanoi (B, L)
Day 5: Hanoi – relaxing day and departure (B)
Tour itinerary:
Day 1: Welcome to Hanoi capital city with warm greeting (D, WP)
We pick you up at airport and transfer to inner city, check in hotel and visit some
interesting destinations such Ba Dinh square, Presidential palace, the One Pillar Pagoda,
the Temple of Literature and Tran Quoc around West Lake. You take a Cyclo tour around
the Old Quarter, have dinner in local restaurant and enjoy a water puppet show, a
traditional art form unique to northern Vietnam, overnight in Imperial hotel or Tirant
hotel.
Day 2: Hanoi – Halong on Halong Dragon Cruise or similar (B, L, D)
In this tour, you can go by private car or joining tour (upon your request).
You take 3.5 hour bus transfer with tour guide from Ha Noi to Ha Long city
17A Hang Dong Street, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi, Vietnam

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12h15: you arrive in Ha Long. Enjoy welcome drinks, cruise briefings and check-in your
traditionally styled cabin on Dragon Cruise. Vietnamese lunch is served while passing
hundreds of islands.
In the afternoon, you visit Sung Sot cave with many stalactites in numerous attractive
forms and shapes, Kayaking in the sunset in emerald water or swimming among the bay.
After that you enjoy delectable seafood dinner, fishing & Karaoke singing and overnight
on Dragon Cruise.
Day 3: Cat Ba Island biking and stay in Suoi Goi Eco-lodge (B, L, D)
After breakfast, boat starts cruising toward Gia Luan Dock where you are picked up by
bus and transfer to Xuan Dam village. You go biking 4 km between jungles and coastline
to Suoi Goi Eco-lodge. You attend Cooking Demonstration and enjoy your handmade
dishes with lunch at a local restaurant. You check in Suoi Goi Eco-lodge – the 3 star one
in the middle of Jungle. In the afternoon, you can join some activities:
- Planning trees up to the hills to protect the environment
- Working with local farmer in the field like planting rice, picking up vegetables, you will
understand more about their lives
- Visiting a pig farm, you will know how they feed pigs and poultry
You have barbecue dinner in the courtyard of the resort and overnight in Suoi Goi eco-
lodge.
Day 4: Cat Ba – Halong - Hanoi (B, L)
After sunrise breakfast, our bus transfers you to Gia Luan harbor, getting on Dragon
Cruise, our chef teaches you how to decorate dishes with flowers made by vegetables and
fruits or roots, on the way, passing the symbol of Halong Bay “Fighting Cock rocks” for
photos. You have lunch in local restaurant, after that get on bus to Ha Noi. You are in
Hanoi about 17.30; enjoy your free time after a long trip.
Day 5: Hanoi Departure (B)
This day, you spend your total time in relaxing, shopping and entertaining in Hanoi. Our
car and guide will pick you up to airport for your next flights.
We wish you a enjoyable flight.
17A Hang Dong Street, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi, Vietnam

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Trip Notes:
Things to bring: You had better take Passport with valid visa, sun cream, hat or cat,
umbrella, insect repellent or first aid kit and medicine. Vietnam dong for buying drinks or
souvenirs is necessary.
Foods: For this trip, most of foods is seafood, if you cannot eat seafood, please let us
know soon to adjust the menu suiting your tastes.
Tour guide: He plays important role in your trip, He will teach you about the culture,
history, attitude towards locals, check the food you eat.
Tips: That is sensitive issue, for guide, 5 USD/day and for driver 3 USD/day is a good
tip. They will be happy with that.
Tour Prices:
Tour Name: Visit Halong Bay and be farmers in Cat Ba Island
Duration: 5 days and 4 nights
Rate: On request
Tour included:
- Pick up and transfer to airport by private car
- Transfer to and from Halong by private car or shuttle bus with 2 bottles of water/trip
- 2 nights in Imperial or Tirant hotel in Old Quarter near the lake
- Enthusiastic, experienced driver & English speaking guide
- All meals indicated in itinerary, water puppet ticket, cyclo tour and all entrance tickets
- Kayaking, swimming, activities aboard
Tour excluded:
- Drinks, insurance, government tax, tips and gratuities
- International, domestic flights, visa services
- Others not clearly mentioned above
17A Hang Dong Street, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi, Vietnam