Wendy visited Hanoi, Halong Bay, and Da Nang in Vietnam for the first time in 2016, and then came to North Vietnam again in 2017. Although the theme is the King Kong movie attraction itinerary, he mainly visited the filming spots of "King Kong: Skull Island". In fact, the whole trip was taken Next, there is a large collection of well-known attractions in North Vietnam. Whether you are interested in the King Kong movie or not, following the King Kong movie trail is actually the essence of North Vietnam tourism. Here is a detailed itinerary to provide you with a reference for planning your trip to North Vietnam.
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first day. April 4 (Sat): Experience the style of the 22th Old Street in Hanoi
- Taoyuan Airport→ Vietnam Airlines → Hanoi Noi Bai Airport Arrival → Lunch → Hoan Kiem Lake → Yushan Temple → Tour XNUMX Ancient Street by Electric Vehicle → Egg coffee → Thang Long Theatre Water Puppet Theater → Hanoi Temple of Literature → Thang Long Imperial City → Dinner → Hanoi Thang Long Opera Hotel (Check price) → rest
the next day. April 4 (Sun): Halong Bay explores the King Kong movie scene
- Get up → go to Quang Ninh → Tuan Chau Island Pier → Lunch → Surprise Cave → King Kong Movie Scene → Spring Roll Making Teaching → Dinner → Night Fishing Tube → Halong Bay Luxury Oriental Sail Hotel (Check price) → rest
The third day. April 4 (Monday): Halong Bay cruise to visit popular attractions
- Get up → Sunrise → Tai Chi class → Piercing boat → Paradise Island → Lunch → Depart for Ninh Binh → Dinner → Welcome Show → Vietnamese Massage → Peace Hotel Hoang Tze Hotel (Check price) → rest
The fourth day. April 4 (Tuesday): Lulong Bay explores the King Kong movie attractions
- Get up → Baiting Temple.Baiting Tower → Chang'an Scenic Spots Cruise → King Kong movie scene → Lunch → Yunlong Reserve Cruise → King Kong movie scene → Back to Hanoi → Hanoi Thang Long Opera Hotel (Check price) → rest
The fifth day. April 4 (Wednesday): Quang Binh Cave Tour and Water Activities
- Get up → Hanoi Noi Bai Airport → Vietnam Airlines → Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park → Paradise Cave → Lunch → Dark Cave Vietnam → Water Sports → Dinner → Saigon Hai Phong Nha Hotel (Check price) → rest
The sixth day. April 4th (Thursday): Quang Binh movie scenes and cave exploration
- Get up → King Kong movie scene → Oxalis caving base → Mousehole Adventure → King Kong Movie Scene → Sunshine Hot Spring Resort Villa (Check price) → rest
The seventh day. April 4 (Fri): Half-day tour of local customs of West Lake in Hanoi
- Get up → Hanoi Noi Bai Airport → Vietnam Airlines → Lunch → Bamboo Lake → West Lake → Zhen Guo Temple → Hanoi Traditional Market → Dinner → Vietnamese Massage → Meng Thanh Hanoi Central Hotel (Check price) → rest
The eighth day. April 4th (Sat): Hanoi City Walk and Food Tour
- Get up → Hanoi Railway Station → Walk along the railway → Thirty-Six Ancient Street → Young Coffee → Obama Restaurants → Procurement of local specialty products → Hanoi Noi Bai Airport → Vietnam Airlines → Taoyuan Airport → Return home
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Day XNUMX: Hanoi's XNUMXth Ancient Street Experience
After arriving at Hanoi’s Noi Bai International Airport by Vietnam Airlines on the first day, after applying for visa on arrival, currency exchange, and wireless Internet access, drive directly to a Vietnamese restaurant near West Lake, enjoy the long-lost Vietnamese pho, and continue the busy Hanoi ancient streets and historical sites Half-day tour.
Visiting Hoan Kiem Lake during the day coincides with a holiday. The roads around the lake are planned to be a pedestrian area. We are in a lively atmosphere of local people in Hanoi. After a quick tour of the XNUMXth Ancient Street by electric car, we walked to the famous egg on the old street. Coffee, experience the strong North Vietnamese coffee culture.
Then return to the Thang Long Theater next to Hoan Kiem Lake to enjoy the famous water puppet theater in Vietnam. This performance has been listed as an intangible cultural heritage of mankind. In the indoor pool theater, the puppet masters hide behind the curtain and perform like water The puppet show, accompanied by an orchestra, is a must-see performance in Hanoi.
A compact half-day tour of Hanoi city, and finally visit the two well-known attractions of Hanoi Confucian Temple and Thang Long Imperial City. Hanoi Confucian Temple is the Confucian temple building in Vietnam. From then on, the influence of Chinese Confucian culture can be seen. It is the relics of the ancient capitals of Vietnam, just like the meaning of the Palace Museum to China.
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Detailed itinerary:
- Taoyuan Airport→ Vietnam Airlines → Hanoi Noi Bai Airport Arrival → Nhà Hàng Bằng Lăng (Lunch) → Hoan Kiem Lake → Yushan Temple → Tour XNUMX Ancient Street by Electric Vehicle → Egg coffee → Thang Long Theatre Water Puppet Theater → Hanoi Temple of Literature → Thang Long Imperial City → Dinner → Hanoi Thang Long Opera Hotel (Check price) → rest
Day XNUMX: Halong Bay to explore the King Kong movie scene
Departing from Hanoi’s Thang Long Opera Hotel in the morning, after three hours of trekking, we arrived at the world heritage site of Halong Bay, North Vietnam. Here are the filming scenes of "Indochina" and "Empire of Tomorrow". This time we are visiting the 2017 release The movie scene of "King Kong: Skull Island" is the main theme.
For the first time staying overnight at a sea hotel in Halong Bay, Wendy, who loves cruises, feels more fun, and also has plenty of time to visit the well-known attractions in Halong Bay, not only take a boat to visit Surprise Cave again, but also take a speedboat to the King Kong movie scene, and enjoy the beauty At sunset, I finally realized the charm of Halong Bay.
Stay overnight at a floating hotel in Halong Bay. Apart from the hotel will arrange visits to well-known attractions, there are usually simple Vietnamese cuisine teaching, Tai Chi teaching, night fishing tubing and other activities on board. You can enjoy the sunset and sunrise of Halong Bay on the boat. The boats are also equipped with KTV equipment, and many boats are heard singing at night, but they will end before 10 o'clock.
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Detailed itinerary:
- Get up → go to Quang Ninh → Tuan Chau Island Pier → Lunch → Surprise Cave → King Kong Movie Scene → Spring Roll Making Teaching → Dinner → Night Fishing Tube → Halong Bay Luxury Oriental Sail Hotel (Check price) → rest
Day XNUMX: Halong Bay cruise to visit popular attractions
With the end of the Halong Bay Karaoke Contest at 10 o’clock the previous night, the restoring tranquility of Halong Bay makes it easy to fall asleep. Although the sunrise cannot be seen due to the rainy weather early in the morning, seeing the beautiful scenery of Halong Bay flowing outside the window is still refreshing. No wonder everyone If you have to stay on a boat, you can count as having been to Halong Bay.
Take a small boat to the pier in front of Chuandong, transfer to a hand-cranked boat to pass through the cave, and arrive at Moon Lake, which looks like a paradise. Although there are no monkeys in groups, you can enjoy the tranquil waterscape surrounded by mountains. Short and quite memorable.
The best place to overlook the beautiful panoramic view of Halong Bay is Titov Island, but you have to climb the steep stairs to the pavilion on Titov Island. Fortunately, the cool weather makes the trip easier. If the weather is fine, everyone has to be mentally prepared.
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Detailed itinerary:
- Get up → Sunrise → Tai Chi class → Piercing boat → Paradise Island → Lunch → Depart for Ninh Binh → Dinner → Welcome Show → Vietnamese Massage → Peace Hotel Hoang Tze Hotel (Check price) → rest
Day XNUMX: Explore the King Kong movie attractions in Lulong Bay
Overnight at the Lulong Bay Hotel, the next day I finally have a whole day to visit the famous scenic spots of Ninh Binh Lulong Bay. From the Baiting Pagoda of the Baiting Temple, all the way down the mountain along the promenade, you can admire the five hundred Luohan Venerable stone sculptures along the way. Each stone sculpture has its own characteristics and appearance, which is quite impressive.
When you come to Lulong Bay, you must arrange an activity that is to take a boat cruise between the mountains and caves. This time, you will take a hand-cranked wooden boat to visit the scenic spots of Chang'an. This is also the main location for the King Kong movie, including the traditional tribal residences in the movie, and India. The huge rock with the blood handprints of Vajra.
Then, we will go to Yunlong Wetland Nature Reserve and board a more traditional bamboo boat. In addition to the movie scenes, you can also see many natural and animal ecology. Although we did not meet the lotus season, It's a worthwhile trip to see the black langurs, which are rare primates!
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Detailed itinerary:
- Get up → Baiting Temple.Baiting Tower → Chang'an Scenic Spots Cruise → King Kong movie scene → Lunch → Yunlong Reserve Cruise → King Kong movie scene → Back to Hanoi → Hanoi Thang Long Opera Hotel (Check price) → rest
Day XNUMX: Quang Binh Cave Tour and Water Activities
After spending the night at the Hanoi hotel, I went to Noi Bai Airport again and took the Vietnam Airlines domestic flight to Quang Binh, which is famous for its caves. There are more than 300 caves in Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, which stretches for 31 kilometers. Paradise Cave, although only 1 km open, is already quite spectacular, and it has become a must-visit cave attraction for tourists who come to Quang Binh.
After visiting Paradise Cave, there are many cave explorations and exciting water activities along the river. In the afternoon, I came to the coastal water sports center, playing zip lines across the river, and personally experiencing the hand-cranked boat visiting the cave and the difficult water dragonflies. It is guaranteed that you will not learn more than 10 times in the water, haha!
Detailed itinerary:
- Get up → Hanoi Noi Bai Airport → Vietnam Airlines → Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park → Paradise Cave (Hang Thiên Đường) → Lunch → Dark Cave Vietnam → Water Sports → Dinner → Saigon Hai Phong Nha Hotel (Check price) → rest
Day XNUMX: Quang Binh movie scenes and cave exploration
The cave visits and water activities the day before were supposed to be the highlight of Quang Binh’s sightseeing. I didn’t expect to go to the natural and primitive cave exploration activities to be the essence of Quang Binh. Quang Binh, famous for its caves all over the world, participated in Oxalis. Exclusively operated cave exploration activities can truly appreciate the beauty of Quang Binh caves.
After the end of the cave exploration activities, we will stop by the King Kong movie location, and finally come to the five-star resort in Quang Binh City. This place is like the topography of Da Nang. In the star resorts, you can also enjoy the hotel’s exclusive beach and sea views. Let a group of people who have gone through the toss of cave exploration can relax and rest here.
Detailed itinerary:
- Get up → King Kong movie scene → Oxalis caving base → Mousehole Adventure → King Kong Movie Scene → Sunshine Hot Spring Resort Villa (Check price) → rest
Day XNUMX: Half-day tour of local customs of West Lake in Hanoi
Return to Hanoi from Quang Binh. After dining and resting directly at the hotel, we will start a half-day tour of Hanoi city again. This time we will focus on the largest West Lake in Hanoi. After walking around Zhumu Lake next to West Lake, we will visit the town next to West Lake. Temple, and then drove to the nearby traditional market to stroll around.
Dinner was arranged at Indochine after enjoying exquisite Vietnamese cuisine. I wanted to go to the newly opened massage SPA to relax. I didn’t expect it was too late, so I could only go back to the massage shop attached to the hotel. The price of a massage attached to a Vietnamese hotel is actually the same as a general massage. The store is almost the same, which finally relieves the tension of the group of people exploring the Quang Binh cave, haha!
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Detailed itinerary:
- Wake up → Hanoi Noi Bai Airport → Vietnam Airlines → Lunch → Bamboo Lake → West Lake → Zhen Guo Temple → Hanoi Traditional Market → Indochine (dinner) → Vietnamese massage → Meng Thanh Hanoi Central Hotel (Check price) → rest
Day XNUMX: Hanoi City Walk and Food Tour
On the last day of the North Vietnam itinerary, the Vietnam Airlines flight is in the evening. You can stroll freely in Hanoi city for most of the day, walk from the hotel to the Hanoi Railway Station, follow the railway tracks to see the daily life of Hanoi residents, and enjoy free travel on the ground fun of.
In the cool climate, walking along the Thirty-Six Ancient Street of Hanoi in the shade of the greenery was really pleasant. The three of us then looked for a cafe on the side of the road to relax and watch the crowds and vehicles coming and going. Enjoy the romance and relaxation unique to Hanoi.
After visiting the grilled rice noodle restaurant famous all over the world by President Obama, after reminiscing about the refreshing and non-greasy Vietnamese cuisine, the last thing is to go to the small supermarket near the hotel to purchase, purchase and bring back local specialties, and then go to the inner row with satisfaction Go home from the airport!
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Detailed itinerary:
- Get up → Hanoi Railway Station → Walk along the railway → Thirty-Six Ancient Street → Young Coffee → Obama Restaurants(Bún chả Hương Liên) → Purchase of local specialties → Hanoi Noi Bai Airport → Vietnam Airlines → Taoyuan Airport → Return home
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For those who are interested in traveling to northern Vietnam, if you want to sign up for a group tour itinerary with a travel agency, it is recommended to choose a longer itinerary, have time to spend the night in a floating hotel in Halong Bay, and be able to travel to Lulong Bay for a cruise, plus Hanoi’s urban area. Only by visiting the scenic spots of the day tour can you fully appreciate the essence of North Vietnam tourism.
If you are a traveler who likes free travel, after the flight and wine booking is completed, in view of the relatively undeveloped railway traffic in Vietnam, it is recommended to purchase local half-day tours, day tours and other itineraries to assist with itinerary planning, and you can experience the fun of free travel and exquisite travel at the same time There are many channels for purchasing local tours (Local Tours), which can be purchased from travel websites, local hotels, and roadside stores.
- Travel website: atKlook.KlookOther websites, you can purchase various itineraries in advance and combine to create your own free travel.
- Local hotels: In general hotel reception halls, there are often service counters selling itineraries, suitable for casual travelers.
- Roadside shops: On the roadside of Hanoi’s Old Town, there are shops selling package itineraries everywhere, so you can refer to and compare yourself.
▲ In the reception hall on the first floor of the hotel, there is usually a service counter selling packaged itineraries.
▲ The price list of the sales itinerary is attached to the hotel, which is clear and suitable for your own reference and comparison.
▲ In the area of XNUMX Old Street in Hanoi, there is a base camp for backpackers, and there are shops selling itineraries everywhere.
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The 8 days and 7 nights North Vietnam travel itinerary uses Google Map to mark the main attractions and the locations of the King Kong movie. Regardless of whether you are interested in the movie or not, it can be used as a plan to travel to Hanoi, Halong Bay, Lu Long Bay, Quang Binh, Vietnam Itinerary reference.
