Vietnam Family Adventure with Mr.Doumerc Family

Vietnam Family Adventure  –  The Spirit of North Vietnam

With: Mr.Doumerc Family

Tour Code: CLL141510Helene – Ty
Group size: 06 persons (4 adults and 02 5yrs old children )
Travel duration: 9 days/ 8 nights 
Travel style: Vietnam Family Adventure

Detailed Itinerary 

Vietnam Family Adventure – Day 1: 18th Oct 14 | Hanoi Arrival
Arrive at Noi Bai International airport. You are pick-up and transfer to Chezlinhlinh House
Free time at easy then welcome dinner with home hosted dinner style.

International flight: TR2308 Singapore – Hanoi, 12h30.

Services Notes
Meals: Dinner
Transfer/Guide: private car and tour-guide in French
Hotel in Hanoi: Chezlinhlinh

Vietnam Family Adventure – Day 2: 19th Oct 14 | Hanoi Visit and Hidden Hanoi Cycling
Do you think that you could discover Hanoi like the local? A biking product of Amo Travel called “Hidden Hanoi” was created by three young Hanoians in order to show you many other surprising secrets hidden in the zigzag alley ways in Ngoc Ha Flower village and discovering many former traditional handicraft villages around West Lake which are now replaced beautiful villas and to a floating driving range in the Red River with its kumquat and peach blossoms.

Join us with HIDDEN HANOI cycling tours and experience the city like the locals do!!!

From the mystifying shores of the red river to the dazzling old quarter, our cycling tours will take you through picturesque backstreets, narrow alleys and wide boulevards. Discover the soul of the city and meet real people.

“Hidden Hanoi” surprising secrets hidden in the alleyways round the West Lake & Serene Ngoc Ha Flower Village & Red Riverside

Cycle back to Chezlinhlinh and free time before going back to city center to enjoy water puppet show.

Services Notes
Meals: Dinner
You will have 4 mountain bikes and 2 moto-bikes with driver
Transfer/Guide: private car and tour-guide in French
Hotel in Hanoi: Chezlinhlinh

Vietnam Family Adventure – Day 3: 20th Oct 14 | Hanoi – Mai Chau – Mai Hich
Depart from Hanoi to Mai Chau – the peaceful valley to the West of Hanoi. Drive from Hanoi to Luong Son, and then turn onto a hidden road to Kim Boi which passes through great scenery of lime stone mountains and terraced rice fields. This route is longer but much more beautiful than the regular route to Mai Chau via Hoa Binh.  Then drive up to top of Cun steep, pass by Cao Phong and Man Duc to Thung Khe and Thung Nhuoi passes. This is one of the most scenic drives of the day.

Upon arrival at Mai Chau, check in and have lunch at a local house of the Thai people in Pom Coong village. This afternoon we will take a walk around the valley to visit some nearby villages, carpeted green rice fields and Mai Chau town. Dinner and overnight in the long house of Thai people.

Services Notes
Meals: Dinner
Transfer/Guide: private car and tour-guide in French
Hotel in Mai Hich: Overnight in homestay (the common room with bathroom outdoor)

Vietnam Family Adventure – Day 4: 21st Oct 14 | Mai Hich Trekking and Cycling
Breakfast in homestay and the surroundings area of Mai Hich.

8.30 am, you will take a bike ride to visit White Thai villages located along the Mai Chau valley. All White Thai houses are built with the back lean on the the mountain and the front of the house facing to the rice paddy or they often have fruit orchards, stables and ponds for fish farming.

After 4 hours cycling you will stop for picnic lunch. Continue the discovery in the other villages. Visits a Thai family and the embroidery village (assisted by an NGO for the women of the village) before cycle back to Mai Hich. End of the interesting day, relax before another dinner at homestay.

Services Notes
Meals: Dinner
You will have 3 bikes and 1 motobike with driver
Transfer/Guide: private car and tour-guide in French
Hotel in Mai Hich: Overnight in homestay (the common room with bathroom outdoor)

Vietnam Family Adventure – Day 5: Mai Hich – Cuc Phuong National Park – Tam Coc
Breakfast at homestay and drive to Ninh Binh province. You will arrive Cuc Phuong National Park by noon time. Stop for lunch in the local restaurant before you start exploring the park.

The first stop is the Centre of Endangered Rescue. In here, precious animals, such as white short monkeys, snakes, foxes, etc. can still be encountered, we go trekking around 7km through the variety of fauna and flora of the forest in a fresh atmosphere to see the 1000 year old “Cho trees”; the huge ones would take ten arm’s length to contain their circumference and the “primitive man cave”.

In continue, drive to Tam Coc. Check-in and free time at your leisure.

Services Notes
Meals: Dinner
Transfer/Guide: private car and tour-guide in French
Hotel in Tam Coc: Nam Hoa hotel – 01 triple and 01 twin

Vietnam Family Adventure – Day 6: 23rd Oct 14 | Ninh Binh – Cycling and Visit
Breakfast at hotel and take a short cycle to visit local market in the morning.

Take a boat trip to visit Tam Coc to see the beauty of the karst formations as you pass along their base and row into one of the many caves carved through the limestone. 

Then, cycle for an hour on quiet roads to visit Thai Vi temple and Van Lam village, rice fields, rivers and rocky outcrops in Tam Coc – Bich Dong (around 5 km).

Keep visiting the historic capital of Viet Nam and the famous ancient temples of Le and the Dinh Dynasties.  Cycle back to Tam Coc for overnight.

Services Notes
Meals: Dinner
Transfer/Guide: private car and tour-guide in French
Hotel in Tam Coc: Nam Hoa hotel – 01 triple and 01 twin

Vietnam Family Adventure – Day 7: 24th Oct 14 | Tam Coc – Ha Long
Breakfast at hotel.

08h00; depart for Ha Long Bay. You will drive through the Red river Delta where you have chance to take photo along the way.
12:00: Arrive Bai Chay harbor, Halong Bay.
12:15: Welcome to Majestic Cruise and enjoy Welcome drink, Enjoy welcome drink get a brief introduction about cruise and safety guidelines. Check-in your cabin.
12:30: Have Vietnamese seafood and vegetarian lunch, while cruising in the magnificent Halong Bay, admiring the fascinating rock formations in the bay.
14:30: arrival in Van Gia floating fishing village, take rowing boat through the village or kayaking to visiting around the floating fishing village.
15:30: Continued exploration the bay.
16:00: Visiting Halong Pearl Farm Village, and Swimming in the bay.
17.30: Back Majestic Halong cruise and relax.
18:00: Join cooking class guided directly by Chef of Majestic Halong Cruise. You have chance to practice Vietnamese traditional dishes such as spring roll or famous cuisine of Vietnam.
19:30: Time for dinner enjoying special BBQ seafood on the cruise.
21:00: Evening entertainments: play game on the cruise: cards game, chess, karaoke, squid fishing, and overnight on the Majestic Cruise.

Services Notes
Meals: Lunch
Transfer/Guide: private car and tour-guide in French
Cruise in Ha Long: Majestic Cruise – 02 triple cabin

Vietnam Family Adventure – Day 8: 25th Oct 14 | Ha Long – Hanoi
06:30: Early morning sun risers can enjoy Tai Chi lesson on sundeck.
07:00: Morning view of bay’s landscape with a cup of tea or coffee. Have breakfast.
08:00: Arrive Sung Sot Cave (Amazing Cave) and joining with guide to visiting and explore the cave.
10:00: Check-out and enjoy a fantastic cruise on the bay.
11:00: Enjoy the lunch on cruise.
12:00: Majestic Cruise are landing Halong Bay harbor, tourist say goodbye to sailors and finish the cruise.
12h00 – 12h30: Route pour Ha Noi. Arrivée a Ha Noi vers 16h30. 

Services Notes
Meals: Lunch
Transfer/Guide: private car and tour-guide in French
Hotel in Tam Coc: Skylark Hotel – 01 triple and 01 twin

Vietnam Family Adventure – Day 9: 26th Oct 14 | Hanoi Departure
Breakfast at hotel and transfer to Noi Bai airport to take flight home