Discover Northern Vietnam

Welcome to Hanoi – the capital of Vietnam!
After landing and immigration procedure, Ama Journey’s tour guide and driver are waiting for you to pick up and take a 45-minute transfer to your hotel in Hanoi old quarter.
Check in at your hotel (check in time after 14.00), take a rest after your flight or enjoy a walk around to discover the 36 streets city followed by a welcome dinner at a restaurant in the old quarter.
Overnight in Hanoi.

Included:
Accommodation: Hotel in Hanoi
Private transportation
Meal: Dinner
Private English speaking guide

The Hanoi heritage sites tour program will bring you an impressive experience of Hanoi through the discovery of beautiful landscapes and historical sites that have made Hanoi famous. The program is private, so the schedule will be flexible and our tour guide is ready to modify it according to your requirements right on the tour.
Start the journey by exploring the imperial citadel of Thang Long, built in the 7th century in the Dinh - Tien Le period. Experiencing many ups and downs of history, now, Thang Long Imperial Citadel is a place that attracts many domestic and foreign tourists to admire and explore.
Then visit Ho Chi Minh memorial complex that included: Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Presidential Palace, the house on stilts, the One Pillar pagoda.
Lunch will be served at a colonial style house restaurant before we head to the Temple of Literature, the first university of Vietnam thousand years ago, also a temple to worship Confucius.
Hoa Lo prison or also known as the Hanoi Hilton that should not be missed. A place built by French colonialists and later Northern Vietnam used it for US prisoners of war.
Long Bien bridge is a highlight of the trip. The hundred years old bridge crossing the Red river symbolizes historical Hanoi.
Back to the city center for a walking tour in the old quarter. Discover the local life and some delicious street foods to understand more about our culture. You will pick some street foods such as” bun cha”, “grilled meats”, local “salads” (Nom), or BAMI breads… Relax at a café shop with an egg coffee before ending the trip.
Overnight in Hanoi.

Included:
Accommodation: Hotel in Hanoi
Private transportation
All entrance fees
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch
Private English speaking guide

Hanoi is the cradle of many famous craft villages, today Ama Journey will take you to discover some craft villages around Hanoi in a 1 day tour.
At 8.00 am, our tour guide and driver will pick you up to visit Ha Thai lacquer village, 25 km south of Hanoi center. You will see the technique of polishing lacquer layers and combining them with eggshells and mother-of-pearl inlays to create beautiful paintings. In this craft village, you will be guided by artisans to create a lacquer painting by yourself as well as buying a favorite souvenir to bring home.
The next is a famous village in some awarded photography. Quang Phu Cau incense village. Here, you will find the bustling atmosphere of the locals in the workshops of making incense sticks, from dyeing to drying. The bright red incense sticks are the ideal place for photographers.
Keep traveling to Chuong conical hat village. Visiting the local market and a temple by the market. Meet Mrs Thao - an artisan to admire her products and her skill to create a traditional conical hat of Vietnam. Of course, you will have a short course to learn how to make a conical hat and practice your own.
An intimate lunch will be served by her family.
After lunch, take a short break, drink Vietnamese tea or sugarcane juice, relax before taking a walk to discover this charming village.
Back to the car for a transfer to Van Phuc Silk Village. This is the final destination for a Hanoi handicraft village tour. This is an old silk weaving village in Hanoi, you have a chance to witness step by step of silk weaving, from silkworm cocoons, silk, dyeing and weaving. Don't forget to buy yourself a scarf or silk shirt.
Return to your hotel in the late afternoon.
End of an amazing day of Hanoi handicraft villages discovery.

Included:
Accommodation: Hotel in Hanoi
Private transportation
All entrance fees
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch
Private English speaking guide

Starting from Hanoi city. At 8.00 our AMA Journey’s tour guide and driver will meet you at your hotel to depart to Mai Chau.
On the way, stop at Thung Khe pass to admire the spectacular view of the valley with rice fields and villages before arriving in Mai Chau at noon time.
Only 150 km away from Hanoi, Mai Chau valley is an unmissable place to relax and visit the local White Thai ethnic, discover their culture, daily life and beautiful landscapes.
Enjoy a delicious lunch at a local family in the village. Take a short break before strolling around the Lac, Na Pon, Poong Com village with peaceful traditional stilts houses next to each other without any fence.
Bikes are available to explore from the villages to villages, seeing rural work on the rice fields, encountering local people and visiting the weaving craftsman’s family.
Return to the accommodation in the afternoon. Having hot shower before enjoying a cozy dinner in a comfortable peaceful atmosphere that could not be described in words
Overnight in Mai Chau

Included:
Accommodation: Hotel/Homestay in Mai Chau
Private transportation
All entrance fees
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Private English speaking guide

Breakfast at your accommodation, transfer to discover the local Mai Chau market, seeing the locals trading their goods.  
The next will be an amazing Hang Chieu (Chieu Cave). Enjoy climbing 1200 steps to the entrance gate of the cave that will offer the best breathtaking panoramic view of the valley and village with rice fields.
From the entrance to the first part of the cave is about 16m and it is also called the main cave with a length of about 50m, a width of 35m, the height of the cave is up to 55m. When you go deeper inside the cave, you will see all the beauty of this place, it will help you to create the imagination of many shapes.
Later, walk down and transfer back to the village for lunch and relaxation before driving to Ninh Binh.
Arrive in Ninh Binh around 18.00

Included:
Accommodation: Hotel in Ninh Binh
Private transportation
All entrance fees
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch
Private English speaking guide

At 8.00, meet our tour guide and driver for a full day journey in Ninh Binh to discover the beauty of Tam Coc and explore the combined architecture of Oriental  pagodaand Gothic church in Phat Diem Cathedral
From Tam Coc, enjoy a sampan boat trip along the Ngo Dong river which is a colorful rice field in the harvest season among Karst mountain ranges. The rowing boat will lead you to the gorgeous landscapes and throughout the 3 grottoes (Tam is three and Coc is grotto).
Back to the pier after 1.5 – 2 hours in the rowing boat trip and transfer to Phat Diem pagoda.
Phat Diem cathedral was built from 1875 – 1899 by father Petro Tran Luc. Phat Diem’s architecture is a successful combination of oriental pagodas style and Gothic Church style, which consist of a lake, atrium, cathedral, 4 chapels, stone church, man-made cave…. The Cathedral is also called Stone Church as all its parts were made of stone.
In this trip, we also explore the Kim Chinh village nearby. This village is famous for knitting sedge products and the local rice wine liquor.
Back to Hotel in the late afternoon
Overnight in Ninh Binh

Included:
Accommodation: Hotel in Ninh Binh
Private transportation, Boat trip
All entrance fees
Meal: Breakfast,
Private English speaking guide

In the morning, after breakfast, pick up at your hotel in Ninh Binh and transfer to Halong Bay.
After a 3.5 hour transfer, arrive in Tuan Chau island, welcomed by cruise's staff, enjoy a welcome drink and check in procedure for an overnight cruise in Halong bay – Lan Ha Bay.
A sumptuous lunch will be served on the cruise while cruising through the Halong Bay to Lan Ha Bay.
Explore the Dave and Bright Cave – famous for natural beauty in the pristine area of Lan Ha Bay. This will be the best time for some interesting activities such as kayaking, bamboo boat rowing, swimming or simply relaxing.
In the evening, dinner is on the cruise before join in some fishing activities and overnight on the cruise in Lan Ha Bay

Included:
Accommodation: Halong Bay - Lan Ha Bay cruise
Private transportation
All entrance fees
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
English speaking guide on board

Tai Chi lessons are available in the early morning before a nice breakfast.
Then discover the Trung Trang cave – one of the most impressive caves in the middle of Cat Ba island. This is the natural limestone cave with thousand beautiful stalagmites and stalactites in different amazing shapes.
Lunch is ready on the cruise after checking out the room and cruising back to the pier. Meeting our driver and transferring back to Hanoi.
Drop off at your hotel and overnight in Hanoi

Included:
Accommodation: Hotel in Hanoi
Private transportation
All entrance fees
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch
Private English speaking guide

Free in the morning till meeting our driver and tour guide for a transfer to the airport for the next flights.
Tour ends.

Included:
Accommodation: N/A
Private transportation
Meal: Breakfast
Private English speaking guide