OPTIONAL TOURS FROM VIETNAM-HANOI

-Start the tour by visiting Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum
Complex (*outside).
- Enjoy the architectural and historical aspects of
Uncle Ho's final resting-palace. Just next door is
Ho Chi Minh's House on stilts where he used to live in the
past.

-Lying to one side of the Mausoleum is the
One Pillar Pagoda, built by King Ly Thai To in 1049 the
structure has become an important symbol for
the people of Hanoi.
-10:30 am. Continue to visit the Buddhist Tran
Quoc Pagoda on West Lake. Visit Temple of
Literature - First University
in Vietnam. Enjoy lunch arround noon at local
restaurant and come back to hotel. Tour ends

Arrive in Quang Phu Cau village, we will start the
walking tour around the village, see how the local
people making the incense including
bamboo chopping, dipping the sticks in dye,
creation of incense paste and dry the incense in
the sun… talk to the locals
to know about the history of making incense of
the village. You are free to walk around the
village to take photos of
incense bundles, incense making process…11h00:
Drive back to Hanoi for lunch. Tour ends at your
hotel around 14:00

Start the tour by visiting Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum Complex (*outside).

Enjoy the architectural and historical aspects of Uncle Ho's final resting-
palace. Just next door is Ho Chi

Minh's House on stilts where he used to live in the past. Lying to one side
of the Mausoleum is the One Pillar
Pagoda, built by King Ly Thai To in 1049 the structure has become an
important symbol for the people of Hanoi.
10:30 am. Continue to visit the Buddhist Tran Quoc Pagoda on West
Lake. Visit Temple of Literature - First University
in Vietnam. Enjoy lunch arround noon at local restaurant and come back
to hotel. Tour ends

Tour begins with a 3.5 hour drive. On arrival in Halong City, we boardour
private boat for a cruise in Halong Bay, famous for its spectacular
limestone karsts jutting out of the peaceful greenwaters of the bay. The
views are spectacular as we cruise amongst the nearly 2000 islands that
fill the bay.You will see first hand why Halong Bay has been listed by
UNESCO as a World Heritage site since 1994 and announcedas one of
the Seven Wonders of Nature in 2011. Halong Bay means "Bay of the
Descending Dragon" and legend has itthat in ancient times, when the
Vietnamese were fighting off foreign invaders, the gods sent a family of
dragons toassist in the fight. During the battle, the dragons spat out
jewels that would later become the islands that now arescattered around
the bay. After a welcome drink, we'll enjoy a seafood lunch on board
while we cruise among the breathtaking scenery…what away to spend
the day! Soak up the majestic atmosphere from the top deck and enjoy
the stunning views or relax belowin comfortable surroundings. We'll also
explore some of the grottos or caves that have formed in many of the
islandsthat fill Halong Bay. We return to Hanoi by road in the afternoon,
where you have a chance to reflect on thismemorable day. Arrive Hanoi
around 8:00 pm