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Gay Travel Vietnam: Hanoi and Halong Bay and More!
Here is the classic journey for anyone who wants to see the best of Northern Vietnam. Explore Ha Noi, enjoy a performance of "water puppets," spend the night in spectacular Halong Bay, enjoy gay and lesbian-friendly hotels, and travel to ancient villages with one of our legendary private guides. Custom tours are our specialty!We offer two other great Hanoi & Halong Bay vacations:
GRAND HANOI - 5 days, luxury
Halong Bay Overnight Options: This program uses a hotel for your overnight stay in Halong Bay. However, other options are available at extra cost, including three different kinds of private sleep-aboard boats, or overnight on a luxury paddle-wheeled ship. All sleep-aboard boats include breakfast, lunch and dinner. Please contact us for details. | ||||||||||||||
Our ultimate program includes both Hanoi and Halong Bay and your choice of intriguing day trips outside the cityNorthern Viet Nam is among the most beautiful and unspoiled destinations becKohning savvy visitors. Hanoi is the intriguing gateway to this surviving bit of Eden. Vietnam's bewitching capital city stands as testament to thousands of years of conquering suitors who have sought to possess her. Today, Hanoi is a vibrant, paradoxical place - a living museum filled with historic treasures, contemporary achievements, nightlife, and astounding shopping opportunities that will thrill thrifty treasure-hunters. Our guests will also be treated to the geologic wonders in nearby Halong Bay, with panoramic vistas shrouded in mist, like fairytale landscapes from a Chinese watercolor. Unlike many other travel companies you get a private boat. You do not have to be gay to enjoy this package. Our mainstream guests choose us because they know they will get something better from a gay company.
Our guide meets you on arrival at Noi Bai airport and takes you into the city on a drive that is practically a tour in itself. The one-hour trip takes you past cornfields, a flood plain of rice paddies, and modern factories, then through Hanoi's narrow, winding lanes. The rest of the day is free for you to explore the Ancient Quarter, take a twilight cyclo (pedicab) ride around Hoan Kiem Lake, or the local Hanoi's gay scene.
Your Vietnamese guide escorts you to Hanoi's most important sites: Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum (if open) and Museum, the One Pillar Pagoda, Temple of Literature, Hoan Kiem Lake, Ngoc Son Pagoda, and the meandering streets of the Ancient Quarter. For lunch you sample Hanoi's famous pho (noodle soup--included). Tonight you have tickets to the Water Puppet Theater - a uniquely Vietnamese art form combining puppetry, water ballet, and folk music.
Hanoi is surrounded by lush landscapes, historic villages, and fascinating religious treasures. Today you can choose your own direction for the day. Choose one of the following:
Another option is to make a day trip to Mai Chau, although there is a small additional charge for this substitution. Except for Mai Chau, you do not have to decide which option you want until you arrive in Hanoi. Want to see more than one? You can add one or more extra nights to make your exploration of Northern Vietnam even more memorable.
Even at dawn, Hanoi vibrates with life. As you drive into the countryside you catch glimpses of handsome young athletes exercising around Hoan Kiem Lake. Heading east by minibus, the morning is filled with the remarkable contrasts of the northern Vietnamese countryside where there is always something spectacular off in the distance. Arrive in Ha Long City in time for lunch. Local legends of giant dragons crashing to earth come to life as you cruise among thousands of dramatic islands sprinkled across awesome Ha Long Bay. After dinner you are free to explore local scene. Overnight in a Ha Long City hotel. (You may upgrade to a sleep-aboard boat. More information appears below.)
Early morning finds you cruising Ha Long Bay once again. Explore magnificent caves or head to a secluded bay for a swim. Return to shore in time for lunch [included], then return to Hanoi by cocktail hour. Tonight you are free to bid farewell to heavenly Hanoi.
The morning is free for last-minute shopping along colorful Hang Bong, or to sip coffee in a shady cafe overlooking Hoan Kiem Lake. Later, you are driven to Noi Bai Airport in time for your flight. Why not spend an extra night and expand your private Halong Bay cruise to two nights? Or continue your Vietnam vacation with some of our great side trips in North Vietnam, including the legendary Perfume Pagoda, or a short flight to sizzling Saigon, historic Hue and Hoi An, or breathtaking Sapa? TET Holiday 2011: We regret that we can not accept Vietnam reservations during the period February 3 through 9, 2011 due to the TET (Vietnamese New Year) Holiday. Since it is considered unlucky to work during this period, practically everything closes, everyone takes a vacation, and some prices double. We do not recommend visiting during this time because there are no public festivities and visitors are left with almost nothing to do.
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