Arrival Hanoi airport, our driver and guide will pick you up then move to hotel to check in. You are free today to relax at hotel in Hanoi

Today, we have full-day tour of Vietnam’s capital city. You will visit the house on - stilts of Ho Chi Minh (this is where our uncle Ho spent the rest of his life) and the One Pillar Pagoda (it was constructed in 1049) and the Literature Temple (a habitual symbol of Hanoi), the Museum of Ethnology. After lunch, visit Hoa Lo prison, pay a visit to the Hoan Kiem Lake with its Ngoc Son temple, Hanoi church. Enjoin water puppet show. Then drop off at hotel in Hanoi

07.45 – 8:30: The Swan shutter bus will pick you up from your hotel in Hanoi and heading to northeast of Vietnam. At the middle of the way, we have a quick stop to stretch your leg and refresh then continue our way to Halong Bay. 12.00: Arrive at Swan office in Ha Long, have a bit time to relax , and then you will transfer to Swan Cruises by tender. 12.45: Enjoy welcome drink, be briefing about safety on boat and activities included then check in your cabin. 13.30: Have lunch while leisurely cruising to the core of Bai Tu Long Bay. 15.30: Arrive to Cap La Island - the beautiful area in Bai Tu Long bay. Enjoy kayaking through the karsts and breathtaking nature, and relaxing (According to Halong Bay Board Management, all cruises in Halong Bay are not allowed to organize swimming activities) 17.30: Get back to the boat and enjoy Sunset party while our cruise is sailing to the overnight anchorage. 19.00: Have dinner in the dining room on board. 20.30: Free time for joining Games, you may also try your luck with squid fishing. Overnight on Swan Cruise in Cong Do area

06.30: Start your day with Tai Chi on the Sundeck. Enjoy early morning landscape of the bay. 07.00: Have breakfast on board (tea and coffee are free) 08.00: Explore Thien Canh Son cave. Our tour guide will explain the history of Ha Long Bay, Bai Tu Long Bay and this Cave, made by Mother Nature 09.30: Finish packing and check out your cabin. Prepare to join in our traditional cooking demonstration. Please remove all of your belongings from your cabin, you may leave heavy luggage outside of the cabin (our staff will support you transfer directly to the pier). 10.30: Attend in a Vietnamese cooking demonstration. 11.00: Enjoy lunch while our cruise is returning Hon Gai harbour. 12.00: Back to the harbor and disembark in Hon Gai pier. 12.30: Farewell Halong Bay then our bus will take you back to Hanoi. 17.00: End of 2-day-1-night trip on Swan Cruises Overnight at hotel in Hanoi

Breakfast at hotel – you are free until transfer to airport for flight to Luang Prabang. Arrival Luang prabang, we will pick up to hotel to check in. Overnight at hotel in Luang Prabang

In the morning go to Phousi Mount where you also can have a nice panorama of the city. Enjoy a short drive to visit Vat Xieng Thong or Temple of the Royal City- one of the most important of Lao monasteries and remains a significant monument to the spirit of religion, royalty and traditional art. Then continue to Wat Visoun – an unusual structure which represents the earliest Lao style. Afterwards, pay a visit to Wat Mai, a beautiful temple located nearby Royal Palace and built in the 18th century. It is the largest and most richly decorated of the temples in Luang Prabang. Afterwards, we head to Kuang Sy Falls a stunning turquoise waterfall. On the way, you will pass through rice fields and beautiful small villages dotted along country road. Make a stop at some of the villages. Take a fresh swim to refresh yourself in many basins.

Take a morning cruise along the Mekong about two hours upstream from the centre of Luang Prabang, and discover the numerous Buddha images at Pak Ou Caves. Pak Ou (mouth of the Ou river) the Tham Ting (lower cave) and the Tham Theung (upper cave) are caves overlooking the founder name Mekong River. They are a group of caves on the right side of the Mekong river, It is then only a short distance from the caves to the village of Ban Xang Hai. Stop here to learn about LauLao (Lao whisky) and LauHai (Lao wine), before continuing down the Mekong to Luang Prabang. On return, we take a short drive to Ban Xang Khong and Ban Xienglek, well known for its hand- made of Jute Sar paper.