Vietnam Tour Kochi to the Bay of Dragons
Old Hanoi's lantern streets and the Water Puppet show, the boat lanes of Ninh Binh where limestone towers climb from the rice fields, and a full night aboard a cruise on Halong Bay among the karst islands.
Return flights with the visa charge included, 3 nights in Hanoi and 1 aboard the Halong cruise, premium 4-star hotels, all meals, entry tickets, tips and travel insurance — all in one booking.
The Journey in One Look.
The tour runs 5 days and 4 nights on set departures from Kochi through the season, with return economy flights (a Singapore or Kuala Lumpur connection) and the visa charges included. The nights fall as 3 in Hanoi in premium 4-star hotels or similar and 1 aboard the Halong Bay cruise. A continental buffet breakfast, with lunch and dinner at Indian restaurants and local meals served on the cruise day. Entry tickets, tips to the driver and guides, drinking water, airport taxes and GST are all included, along with travel insurance up to 70 years for Indian residents, and a Malayalee tour manager travels with the group with local guides in every city.
Duration
5 Days, 4 Nights
Nights
3 Hanoi · 1 Halong Cruise
Route
Hanoi · Ninh Binh · Halong Bay
Hotels
Premium 4-Star
Flights
Return, Visa Included
Insurance
Travel Insurance to 70
Day by Day
Into Hanoi and the Old Quarter, the boat trip through Ninh Binh, a full night aboard the Halong cruise, and Hanoi end to end before home.
The group assembles at Cochin International Airport, meets the Fortune tour manager, and completes check-in and emigration formalities before boarding the flight towards Singapore or Kuala Lumpur.
In transit.
The connecting flight lands at Hanoi's Noi Bai International Airport, where the local representative welcomes the group to Vietnam. Check in to the hotel after lunch, and in the late afternoon step into the capital's oldest heart: a walk through the night market and the 36 ancient streets of the Old Quarter, a loop of Hoan Kiem Lake, and the crossing of the red-painted Huc Bridge to Ngoc Son Temple on its small island. The evening closes with the famous Water Puppet Show, the old Red River Delta art where wooden puppets dance on a stage of water to live traditional music.
Overnight in Hanoi. Meals: lunch, dinner.
After breakfast, a scenic 90-kilometre drive runs south to Ninh Binh, the seat of ancient Vietnam before Hanoi rose in the 11th century. The day opens with the peaceful boat trip through Tam Coc, where limestone towers climb straight out of green rice fields — a landscape so like the famous bay that locals call it Halong Bay on land. The afternoon visits Hoa Lu, the ancient royal capital, with the carved wooden halls of the Dinh and Le temples honouring the kings of the 10th century. Return to Hanoi by late afternoon.
Overnight in Hanoi. Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner.
Check out after breakfast and head three hours east through the paddies and villages of the Red River delta to Halong Bay, the pride of the Gulf of Tonkin, listed as a UNESCO Natural World Heritage site in 1994 and again in 2000. Check in to the overnight cruise and set out among thousands of odd-shaped limestone rocks and karst grottoes of this descending dragon bay. After lunch on board come the grottos, a stop for swimming or kayaking, and slow passes by floating houses and close islets, then a cooking demonstration before dinner and evening activities on deck.
Overnight in the cruise cabin. Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner.
Wake early for sunrise over the East Sea as light spreads across the scattered islets. After breakfast, the cruise threads the bay's most spectacular corners, past formations named for their shapes — Sail Island, Fisherman's Head Rock, Butterfly Rock and Turtle Islet — before a relaxed brunch on board as the boat returns to the pier. Back in Hanoi, the city tour begins: Ba Dinh Square, the largest in the city and the stage of its great national events, photographs at the Ho Chi Minh Complex, and then Hanoi Train Street, where the tracks squeeze between homes and cafes close enough to touch.
Overnight in Hanoi. Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner.
After breakfast, check out and transfer to the airport for the connecting flights home, carrying sweet memories of the Fortune Tours Vietnam tour.
Tour ends. Meals: breakfast.
What's Covered & What's Not
Documents
Visas & Papers, the Essentials
The Vietnam visa charge is inside this package and Fortune runs the paperwork with you. Here is what to have ready.
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Visa Included
The Vietnam visa charges are part of this package, and Fortune processes the papers with you.
02
Passport Validity
Passports need six months' validity beyond the return date, four blank pages and no damage; a damaged or short passport risks denied boarding with no refund.
03
Granting & Refunds
Visa granting rests with the authorities, and visa fees and issued flight tickets are non-refundable in all cases.
04
e-Visa Check
Where an e-visa applies, travellers verify their own documents are in order before departure.
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Insurance Cover
Travel insurance in the package covers Indian residents only, so foreign passport holders arrange their own cover.
The Tour, in Nine Highlights.
The moments this five-day loop is built around, from the Old Quarter's lantern streets to a night on Halong Bay.
1 night aboard a Halong Bay cruise and 3 nights in Hanoi
The traditional Water Puppet show
The red Huc Bridge and Ngoc Son Temple on Hoan Kiem Lake
The 36 ancient streets of Hanoi's Old Quarter
The Ninh Binh day tour with the boat trip through Tam Coc
The Hoa Lu ancient capital with the Dinh and Le temples
The guided Hanoi city tour with Ba Dinh Square
The photo stop at the Ho Chi Minh Complex
The famous Hanoi Train Street
Cancellation Policy
| When you cancel | Charge |
|---|---|
| 30 days before departure | 50 percent of the tour cost |
| Within 15 days of departure | 100 percent of the tour cost |
| Booking deposit | Non-refundable in all cases |
Sleep Where the Dragons Came Down.
Set departures through the season, cruise cabins held early, and every connection booked before you pack. Call us with your headcount, and the desk holds your places.