Travelling to Vietnam in 2024
Travelling to Hanoi (5 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
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 https://maps.app.goo.gl/SyT4sL7pDTA87URn6 align at Hanoi Central Post Office Taxi https://maps.app.goo.gl/SZnrj58NNVouXbDN6 market to hotel https://maps.app.goo.gl/YEQyyeaUqjfCo4t46 |
| Day 2 – 10th June Halong bay Tour | As planned |
| Day 3 – 10th June Ninh Binh Day Tour from Ha Noi: Hoa Lu, | As planned , Cycling, Boat Tour. Hiking |
| Day 4 – 12th June Day Tour & shopping 8:30 AM Out From 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) —–Lunch——- 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 |
| Day 5 – 13th June Morning BreakfastCheck out Left backage 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. |
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.
They come and fetch on time with bus. The tour guide name is Peter and not only his English is good but also he is patient.
Sceneries are nice and according to route, They send to one island by island.
Food is ok.
First of all, they sent us to the Pearl production area.
PEARL Factory
Tickets
It costs about 310,000 VND for round trip.
TICKETS
This is the route for the cruises
Route
These are the food and cruise condition
Boat Picture, Food Condition, Desk Condition are as above.
TITOP Island
Titop Island
We rest for a while, we could not climb up the staircases. Coconut drink cost about 50,000VND.
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.
Ninh Binh Trip Detail can be found here.
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.
Danang Trip
Bana Hill Day Tour (Day 6 Danang)
Bana Hill Tour Detail can be found here.
Hoi An and Marble Mountain Day Tour (Day 7 Danang)
Marble Mountain Tour can be found here.
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.
