Planning Vietnam Trip 2024
Travelling to Hanoi and Danang (8 Days)
I planned to go to Hanoi for 4 days and 3 days in Danang.
Flying to Hanoi ticket is Vietjet which is budget airline.
Have to take note that is budget airline flight time will not be on time. Budget airline , advantage is dis-advantages are
| Pros | Cons |
| cheap price | flight delayed, changed timing by emailing to passengers. no tube in Hanoi have to use bus to Hanoi arrival gate. |
Hanoi Plan
- Airtickets, Hotel, Free and easy Day tour, Halong Bay Day Tour, Ninh Binh Day Tour
Arrival time is planned as 5PM however, due to the flight delayed, arrival time is about 6PM.
And there are a lot of taxis however, grab pickup point is not easy to find. Hence get the easy taxi and go to hotel.
Bus is cheapest but longer time to arrive and will take one and half hour to arrive the hotel.
We took taxi with USD 20 to the Old Quarter hotels and it took about 30 min to reach hotel..
I have planned to pay the tour for the Ninh Binh so that I have to contact with tour for delay. Tour is very kind and they come and collect the money at the hotel.
| Plan | Way to Go |
| Day 1 – 9th June From Airport to Hotel, → Hanoi , VietJet Air , ARRIVAL: Sun, 09 Jun 2024 • 17:25 Hanoi (HAN) Hanoi Calido Hotel Hanoi Calido Hotel, 16 Phố Nguyễn Quang Bích, Hanoi, Vietnam, 10000 Hà Nội, Việt Nam Take taxi , Visit to night market . Dong Xuan Market walking distance 15 min | From Airport to Hotel, Bus 86 https://maps.app.goo.gl/SyT4sL7pDTA87URn6 align at Hanoi Central Post Office https://maps.app.goo.gl/SyT4sL7pDTA87URn6 Taxi https://maps.app.goo.gl/SZnrj58NNVouXbDN6 market to hotel https://maps.app.goo.gl/YEQyyeaUqjfCo4t46 Grab : From airport terminal 2 to old quarter à 294,000 Bus 86 : align at Hanoi Central Post Office Bus 17: https://thaiest.com/vietnam/travel/hanoi-airport-bus-noi-bai-airport-city-center https://vinpearl.com/en/bus-from-hanoi-airport-to-old-quarter-top-best-options https://maps.app.goo.gl/VpTLafoiH713LVRo8 |
| Grab taxi pickup point | https://maps.app.goo.gl/kRcKrMEo9hc1ViXw7 |
| Plan | Way to Go |
| Day 2 – 10th June Halong bay Tour | As planned |
| Day 3 – 10th June Ninh Binh Day Tour from Ha Noi: Hoa Lu, | Cycling, Boat Tour. Hiking |
| Day 4 – 12th June Day Tour & shopping | https://maps.app.goo.gl/vonQXNehzW6a7o5d6 |
| Plan | Way to Go |
| Day 4 – 12th June Day Tour & shopping 4 stops 6, 4A, 8, 9 8:30 AM Out From Hotel Hanoi Calido Hotel to Tran Quoc Pagoda 10 AM 1. 10 AM : Tran Quoc Pagoda located on Golden Fish Island in West Lake.(2.6 km)( taxi 11 min) Spend 30 – 40 min 2. Quan Thanh Temple, Đ. Thanh Niên, Quán Thánh, Ba Đình, Hà Nội 118810, Vietnam 3. 11 AM @ Ho Chi Minh complex (9 min by taxi from Hotel) – 30 – 40 min 4. 12 PM @ One Pillar Pagoda, 2RPM+8CX, P. Chùa Một Cột, Đội Cấn, Ba Đình, Hà Nội 100000, Vietnam ( 30 – 40 min) ( 4 min walk from Ho Chi Minh complex) 5. 1 PM : Hanoi Train Street (400 m) ( walk from One Pillar Pagoda, 23 min, take taxi 8 min) 6. 2 PM : St Joseph Cathedral ( 750 m 8 min by taxi )(take taxi from One Pillar Pagoda 14 min) Lunch or Dinner 7. 3 PM: Hoam Kiem Lake 8. Hanoi Opera House, 1 Tràng Tiền, Phan Chu Trinh, Hoàn Kiếm, Hà Nội, Vietnam 8. 4 PM – 7PM : 9. 7 PM: Night Market 7. Dong Xuan Market Vietnam Ethnology Museum (2.6 km) ( taxi 35 min) extra | Take Hop in car, Take Hop in car from old quarter Drop at No 6 Spend time about 20 min at Tran Quoc pagoda Take Bus from No 6 to go to 4A- Hochimin Complex. https://maps.app.goo.gl/vonQXNehzW6a7o5d6 One Pillar Pagoda,Spend 1 hour there Take hop in again from 8 or 4A and to go to old quarter 13 or 1 Go to St Joseph Cathedral at stop 1A |
| Plan | Way to Go |
| 1. Quan Thanh Temple, Đ. Thanh Niên, Quán Thánh, Ba Đình, Hà Nội 118810, Vietnam Tran Quoc Pagoda located on Golden Fish Island in West Lake.(2.6 km) ( taxi 11 min) 3. 11 AM @ Ho Chi Minh complex (9 min by taxi from Hotel) – 30 – 40 min | Alight at this stop and go back to inner circle. https://maps.app.goo.gl/fuRfhw5kbR7U5LoM9 Stop at 6 – spend 30 min Take 30 min bus (1.5 hour) Stop at 4A – spend 40 hour Take 60 min bus (2 hour) |
| Plan | Way to Go |
| Day 5 – 13th June Morning Breakfast Check out Left luggage, Out to places and back to hotel @6PM Airport checking Hanoi → Da Nang , Booking ID : VietJet Air DEPARTURE : ARRIVAL : Thu, 13 Jun 2024 • Da Nang (DAD) Mercury Boutique Hotel 125 – 127 Nguyen Van Linh, Hai Chau District, Da Nang, Vietnam, 550000 125 -127 Nguyễn Văn Linh, Quận Hải Châu, Đà Nẵng, Đà Nẵng, Việt Nam, 550000 | Airport check-in : 8:00 Grab – 54000 VND From Domestic Arrival Gate A3, turn right and head towards Coffee – Tea. From Coffee – Tea, turn left and head towards pillar 2-3.From pillar 2-3, head towards car parking lot.Pick-up point is at car parking lot. |
Food
| Name | Map |
| Hanoi Food Food Close @12AM 27 P. Bát Đàn, Phố cổ Hà Nội, Hoàn Kiếm, Hà Nội, Vietnam Open 6AM to 11 PM Mỳ Phố, 67A P. Hàng Bông, Hàng Gai, Hoàn Kiếm, Hà Nội, Vietnam Trứng chén nướng Hai chú cún, 23 P. Nguyễn Quang Bích, Cửa Đông, Hoàn Kiếm, Hà Nội, Vietnam | https://maps.app.goo.gl/Cxp2L6SE512sngY28 Country side Restaurant https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GPKabcwelfIIiNEBnqJZeQCTv_AgLOGg/view https://maps.app.goo.gl/Surf46mDGw6eNLfD7 https://maps.app.goo.gl/1Bc7m8WxezywkpyU9 https://maps.app.goo.gl/Wfs5CGbgnbun71ob9 https://maps.app.goo.gl/8fqvi3gpS41zvPvX8 |
| Quán cô Béo – Đặc sản bánh đa cua Hải Phòng, 39 P. Đường Thành, Cửa Đông, Hoàn Kiếm, Hà Nội 100000, Vietnam | https://maps.app.goo.gl/B659ocJwryzCkXtc9 |
| Cha Ca Thang Long, 6B P. Đường Thành, Cửa Đông, Hoàn Kiếm, Hà Nội 000084, Vietnam Bún Bò Nam Bộ Bách Phương, 73-75 Hàng Điếu, Cửa Đông, Hoàn Kiếm, Hà Nội, Vietnam |
Danang Plan
| Plan | Way to Go(Map and Remarks) |
| Day 6 – 14th June Ba Na Hill 7:30 Hotel pickup 4:30 back to Hotel Night : Bridges Dinner – see dragon bridge – love bridge – night market – 21:00 return to hotel. | THE DRAGON BRIDGE From hotel to love bridge danang, SonTra Night Market https://maps.app.goo.gl/fN38GRJ7CdeoFXJK9 |
Day 7 – 15th June Morning Plan : Love Bridge, Four Great Bridges till 1:30 Marble Mountain & Hoi An 2:00 – 2:30 Hotel pickup 8:30 back to hotel | Beach bridges https://maps.app.goo.gl/fN38GRJ7CdeoFXJK9 |
| Day 8 – 16th June |
Day – 1 : Arrival to Hanoi
Day – 2 : Ha Long Bay Day Tour
Day -3 : Ninh Binh Day Tour
Day – 4 : Hanoi and around the city
Day – 5 : Free and easy Tour in Hanoi city
Day – 6 : Danang Ba Na Hill
Day – 7 : Marble Mountain and Hoi An
Day – 8 : Morning easy tour and return to Home
Halong Bay (Day 2 Hanoi)
Ha Long Bay routes surveyed more than one week and compare all the prices from TripAdvisor and klook.
Tour has planned from klookI have contacted to the travel agency due to no contact until before I departure.
Klookis cheaper hence booked from klook. Did not contact even two days before trip hence contact to them regarding booking. They have replied that they will come and pickup at 8 AM on the booked day at the hotel.
Ninh Binh, Tam COC, Mua Case Day Tour ( Day 3 Hanoi)
Ninh Binh, Tam COC, Mou Case Tickets checked 3 or 4 local tours which is from Facebook and klook. Local tour is the cheaper and read all the comments and feedbacks. The local tour charged about 1,768,000 VND for two persons.
- Free hotel pick-up & drop-off are only applied for the Hanoi Old Quarter area only. Participants that are outside the pickup area can proceed to the meet-up location instead which will be Hanoi Opera House.
Plan to settle the payment when arrive to Hanoi however due to the flight delayed could not settle and contacted to tour agent to collect the money.
City Tour (Day 4 Hanoi)
We booked ticket for big bus 4 hours hop in and hop off.
City Tour (Ha Noi Hop On Hop Off Pass) compared hop on Hop off and klook, will be bought online using klook. It costs 14.60 SGD.
Free and easy City Tour (Day 5 Hanoi)
Danang Trip
Bana Hill Day Tour (Day 6 Danang)
Hoi An and Marble Mountain Day Tour (Day 7 Danang)
Marble Mountain and Hoi An Day Tour is booked via local tour
Returning to Home (Day 8 Danang)
Take breakfast and relax to Buy coffee near the hotel . Went to airport with grab, have to pay 10,000 VND extra for airport. Hence total will be 54,000VND.
