5-Day Authentic Hanoi Culinary Tour & Halong Bay Adventure

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Hanoi - Halong Bay
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Duration

5 days 4 nights

Tour Type

Specific Tour

Group Size

Unlimited

Languages

English, Vietnamese

About this tour

Immerse yourself in the rich flavors of Vietnam on this 5-day Hanoi Culinary Tour, perfect for food lovers seeking an authentic taste of Vietnamese cuisine. Begin with a guided food tour in Hanoi by night, where local experts lead you through bustling markets and street food stalls to sample iconic dishes.

The culinary adventure continues with a hands-on cooking class, learning to craft traditional recipes from fresh ingredients, followed by a tour of Hanoi’s cultural highlights. Travel to the serene Halong Bay, where you’ll cruise through stunning limestone islands and enjoy fresh seafood.

This Hanoi culinary tour combines the best of Vietnamese food and cultural exploration, offering a memorable journey through the flavors and sights of Northern Vietnam.

Highlights

  • You will try out some of the best street food in Hanoi, and your tour guide will take you to some of the city's most famous food spots.
  • You will participate in a cooking class to learn how to make traditional Vietnamese dishes. Your class will be followed by a tour of Hanoi, where you'll visit some of the city's most famous landmarks, such as the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and the Temple of Literature. You'll also have the chance to explore the Old Quarter and experience the hustle and bustle of Hanoi's streets.
  • You will leave Hanoi and head to Ha Long Bay, a UNESCO World Heritage Site known for its stunning natural beauty. You'll take a cruise around the bay, visiting some of its most famous sights, such as the limestone cliffs and floating villages. You'll also have the opportunity to swim in the bay's crystal-clear waters.
  • On your final day in Ha Long Bay, you'll continue your cruise around the bay, taking in its breathtaking scenery. In the afternoon, you'll transfer back to Hanoi, where you can spend the rest of the day at your leisure, exploring the city's streets and markets.

Included/Excluded

  • Hanoi cooking class with local market ingredients
  • Accommodation shared in Twin/ Double room with daily breakfast
  • Bus round trip
  • Cooking class in Halong Bay
  • 2 days 1 night in Halong Bay
  • Kayaking in Ha Long Bay
  • All sightseeing tickets
  • Experienced English-speaking guide
  • Private door-to-door pick-up & drop-off services.
  • Daily meals as stated in the itinerary
  • One bottle of water (per day/person)
  • International in/out flights/Internal flights
  • Travel insurance Vietnam Visa Stamp fee
  • Early check-in and late check-out surcharges at accommodations
  • Single supplement surcharges
  • Peak season surcharges: From Dec. 20 to Jan. 15
  • Christmas Eve surcharges
  • New Year Eve surcharges
  • New Year surcharges
  • Lunar New Year surcharges
  • Public Holidays surcharges: Hung Kings Commemoration Day, International Labor Day, National Day, Reunification Day
  • Weekend surcharges: Friday, Saturday (If required)
  • Beverage
  • Personal expenses, tips, and gratuities for guides and drivers
  • Other services not mentioned above

Itinerary

Day 1:  Hanoi Arrival - Food Tour Explore Hanoi By Night (D)

Noon – We will pick you up at the airport, and go to the hotel in Hanoi center to check-in. Check-in hotel at 2.00 PM in Hanoi. Relaxing for 2 hours at the hotel. Spend the half-day exploring the Hanoi Food Tour:

4.45 PM: First, we stop at a store in Dinh Tien Hoan - Hoan Kiem Lake to enjoy Nom Bo Kho.

5.30 PM: We move to Hang Be market to enjoy some food and learn about the dishes sold here. This is a food street, so when you arrive, you will find it impossible to take your eyes off.

6:00 PM: Walking to Ta Hien Street, which is the most bustling nightlife in Hanoi. And you will enjoy a cold beer and heart-melting sidewalk dishes such as french fries, cheese sticks, delicious honey-grilled quail,...

6:30 PM: Leaving Ta Hien Street and moving to Hang Buom food street, which is likened to a modern miniature Hanoi, is busy and crowded, and is famous for boiled snails, fried snails, quail over sticky rice, or refreshments such as "Che",... where you can enjoy anything

7:00 PM: Then we will eat eel vermicelli, and mixed pho at Hang Chieu, and walk to Bat Dan to eat pork rib porridge, chicken soup, or crab soup

7:30 PM: Continue to To Tich Street - a famous place for fruit dishes.

8:00 – 8.30 PM: We go to Nguyen Huu Huan Street to enjoy egg coffee Giang and Hanoi draft beer

After 8:30 PM: end of street food tour in Nguyen Huu Huan - Hanoi

Day 2: Cooking Class In Hanoi - Hanoi Tour (B, L, D)

Cooking class in the morning in Hanoi: We will pick you up at the hotel, and move to the cooking class center Meet the chef - who guides you throughout the lesson. They will take you to the local market, to observe what people usually buy to cook. The chef will explain the exotic ingredients found only in Vietnam and why they are needed. Find out what to use during the cooking class. After exploring the local market, go back to the cooking class and learn about the dishes featured in every Vietnamese meal.

Explore Hanoi City in the afternoon. We will pick you up at 2 PM to explore Hanoi Visiting famous places in Hanoi like the Temple of Literature - where often students come to pray for good luck before a big exam. Next, we move to Quan Thanh Temple, Tran Quoc Pagoda, and experience going around West Lake. Then we go to Hoan Kiem Lake, the Old Quarter, visit Ngoc Son Temple, and The Huc Bridge. Sit on a cyclo to explore the old quarter Going to see the water puppet show - one of the beauties of Vietnamese culture. Back to the hotel to rest.

Day 3:  Hanoi City - Halong Bay (B, L)

We will pick you up at the hotel, then we will go to Halong Bay for a cruise trip, a 4-hour drive from Hanoi.

12.00 – 12.30: Tuan Chau Wharf arrival, then transfer to Ha Long cruise

12.30: Welcome drink. About the itinerary and cabin check-in, so a wonderful Ha Long trip will come to you.

13.30 – 14.30: During the cruise to the caves, guests can enjoy a buffet lunch and admire the natural scenery of the World Cultural Heritage.

15.00 – 16.00: Come to Sung Sot Cave – the most magnificent and largest cave in Halong Bay.

16.00 – 16.45: Back on the cruise, relaxing, and sipping a glass of wine.

17.30: Participate in a cooking class that takes place on the cruise.

19.30: Have dinner and take place entertainment activities in the evening.

Day 4:  Halong Bay - Transfer Back To Hanoi (B, L)

Participate in Tai Chi exercise in the morning

07h00 – 07h30 Have breakfast and relax, enjoy the beauty of the morning at Ha Long Bay.

08h30 – 09h30 Kayaking - worthwhile experience, around the Drum Cave. 09h45: Back to the boat, clean the cabin, and check out.

10h00 – 10h30 Continue the journey to explore the bays, you will have the opportunity to pass by many outstanding and extremely beautiful places.

10h30 – 11h30 Before enjoying lunch while heading back to the harbor, see the fruit sculpture demonstration.

11h45 – 12h00 Leave Halong Bay cruise.

12h15 – 12h30 Transfer to Hanoi.

About 16:00 – Hanoi arrival - re-check in the hotel Free time in Hanoi

Day 5:  Hanoi Departure (B) | End of your gastronomy tour in Vietnam

Morning in Hanoi, enjoy breakfast before going to Noi Bai Airport.

Durations

5 days 4 nights

Languages

English
Vietnamese

Frequently asked questions

Deposit of 20% of the total of tour is required upon confirmation of booking tour. The full prepayment will need to be made 45 days before departure for all services by money transfer or credit card payment with all bank transfer charges/ fees to be paid by the client.

The bank account name: METTA VOYAGES COMPANY LIMITED

The bank name: Asia Commercial Joint Stock Bank 

The bank branch: Hanoi Branch

The International Banking Account Number: 8888116868 

Bank Swift Code: ASCBVNVX

The bank address: 442 Nguyen Thi Minh Khai, Ward 5, District 3, Hồ Chí Minh City, Vietnam

Phone number: (84.28) 3929 0999

After receiving your payment, we will issue you the hotel voucher and/or final confirmation itinerary, which can be sent to you by fax or e-mail.

+ Maximum 1 child can share the parent's existing bedding.

+ Children under 2 years old are free of charge for land services, only charge fee from airlines if have.

+ Children from 2-6 years old: 50% of adult price, or quote case by case

+ Children from 7-11 years old: 75% of adult price, or quote case by case

+ Children from 12 years old up: 100% adult price

You can amend your booking when the confirmation is made. Just contact us at [email protected] with your booking number. Our reservations team is glad to amend your booking accordingly. The extra expense may be informed to you before you decide to amend the services or travel date.

NON REFUNDABLE deposit of US$ 100 per person upon the packages tours services confirmation will be applied.

Cancellations will be charged as follow:

o    45 days prior to the arrival date: Non Refundable deposit charge and the cancellation fees applied by the concerned services suppliers such as flight company, boat company, train, hotels... in accordance with their cancellations policies if any. 

o   44 - 31 days prior to arrival date: Cancellations fee of 30% per group/booking and plus the cancellation fees applied by the concerned services suppliers such as flight company, boat company, train, hotels... in accordance with their cancellations policies if any. 

o    30 days - 15 days prior to arrival date: Cancellations fee of 50% per group/booking plus the cancellation fees applied by the concerned services suppliers such as flight company, boat company, train, hotels... in accordance with their cancellations policies if any. 

o   14 - 7 days before arrival: Cancellations fee 70% charge plus the cancellation fees applied by the concerned services suppliers such as flight company, boat company, train, hotels... in accordance with their cancellations policies if any. 

o   Less than 7 days before arrival Or No show: 100% charge per group/booking. 

*** Nonrefundable deposit and banking service fee will be forfeited in all cancellation cases.

No refund will be given for any unused service after the trip has commenced or during the tour.

Metta Voyage Co.,ltd is not responsible for any loss, injury or damage sustained by passengers. Additional expenses incurred due to delays, accidents, natural disaster, epidemic or political actions and unrest must be borne by the passengers. Passengers are required to have full travel insurance.

Airline schedules and local conditions may affect accommodation and itineraries. Should this occur, Metta Voyage Co.,ltd will endeavor to substitute a suitable arrangement of similar value. Participation on any tours implies full agreement to the above conditions by all parties involved.

Your passport must be valid for at least six months following your entry date to your travel destination. It is your responsibility to ensure that you are in possession of a valid passport and visa and all travel documents are valid for travel.

Travel insurance is not included in your tour price. It is the passenger's responsibility to verify whether his/her local health insurance carrier provides coverage while traveling. Please contact your insurance carrier for details. We can suggest you the insurance carrier case by case. 

Metta Voyage Co., ltd strongly advises that you purchase a comprehensive travel insurance policy to cover all aspects of your tour: the loss of deposits through cancellation, lost of baggage and personal items, personal injury and death. A waiver must be signed if insurance is declined.

If you wish to speak to us, please call our Reservation Center at +84.989383572 and live chat during our business office hours.

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Hanoi - Halong Bay

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