Day 1: Hanoi Arrival
Upon arrival in Hanoi, your guide and private car will meet you and transfer you to your hotel for check-in. This afternoon is free for you to explore the city on your own. Overnight in Hanoi
Day 2: Hanoi – Huong Pagodas Meals: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner
After breakfast: Depart for Perfume Pagoda after 2 hours road trip through the traditional Vietnamese Northern villages. Walk to Yen wharf to get on boat to Trinh temple. Short trek to climb up the main cave on the summit of the mountain (2.5km). Lunch at the local restaurant. Visit the Thien Tru pagoda for worshiping and breaking. Back to Yen wharf. Road trip return to Ha Noi. Enjoy the speacial Vietnam Traditional Water Puppet Show. Overnight at the hotel in Hanoi.
Day 3: Hanoi – Bat Trang – Dong Ky Meals: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner
After breakfast: Transfer to visit Bat Trang pottery village. On the way to Bat Trang village, you have a chance to see the property of the villages located along the two banks of the Red River Dykes and the lifestyles of dwellers. Two hour visiting Bat Trang village, then have lunch at a Vietnamese traditional restaurant.
Continue to visit Dong Ho folk painting where you will be surprised by the folk paintings made by the skilful persons with natural materials and colors. After that visiting But Thap Pagoda, the cradle of Buddhism in Vietnam with the unique architecture makes you impressed by its charms and history. Visit Dong Ky - carpentry village. Here they inlay furniture with mother of pearl and finish off with layer of brilliant lacquer. In laying the mother of pearl is highly labor intensive, see how it is delicately sawed info fine fish-bone sliver and paints take set into wood. Transfer back to Hanoi. Dinner and Overnight in Hanoi.
Day 4: Ha Noi - Departure / Goodbye Vietnam Meals: Breakfast
Free at leisure, shopping at Trang Tien Plaza, Ancient Quarter or Vincom City Tower till drive to Noi Bai International Airport for departure (Flight TBA).
