OVERVIEW
Yen Duc Village is a small village located in west of Ha Long city with peace of green rice fields, traditional houses to experience the tranquility of rural in northern Vietnam. The village was a cradle of revolutionary movements with many brave, ingenious heroes and local people sacrificed to protect their hometown. Over the years, their names are still alive together with each famous mountain; river and pieces of land here. Similar to other rustic countryside, the local people here are very diligent, gentle and optimistic.
Highlights
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Vietnamese traditional performance: Water Puppet Show
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Experience the countryside daily activities
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Visiting Pagoda, Pottery village...
Itinerary Details
Pick up at the cruise passenger station.
Notes: Ship will dock at a new international cruise port and use a shuttle to transfer clients to the passenger cruise station (transfer 3 minutes or otherwise walking 10 minutes – 500 meters).
Transfer to Yen Duc village; a small village located in the west of Ha Long city with peace of green rice fields, traditional houses to experience the tranquility of rural in northern Vietnam. The village was a cradle of revolutionary movements with many brave, ingenious heroes and local people sacrificed to protect their hometown. Over the years, their names are still alive together with each famous mountain; river and pieces of land here. Similar to another rustic countryside, the local people here are very diligent, gentle and optimistic.
Along the way we will see water buffalos, rice paddy fields, organic vegetable farms, the friendly locals and children waving at you as you discover the area.
Arrival, take part in exciting water puppet show in the village fields or Quan Ho folk song show, presented by village artists.
Take a walking tour around the village, admire the charming fields, small lanes as well as the amazing tranquility of the countryside, visit vegetable garden and stroll in a typical family house, meet and talk with the friendly villagers & their lovely children, etc.
Visit Canh Huong Pagoda with its views of poetry inspiring scenery.
On the way back, stop to see the Pearl factory, see how local people produce great pearls and chance for pearl lovers to shop for precious natural gift.
Trip ends in Halong city, drop off at your port. End of services.
IMPORTANT NOTES
Packing lists:
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Summer time: Comfortable shoes or sandal, camera, sunglasses, sunscreen
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Winter time: Warm clothes, Comfortable shoes or sandal, camera
Meals: If requested for drinking & lunch & dinner on day 1, extra 10 USD/person/meal
Pick up & Drop off:
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Pick up: Pick up at the back ground of the international passenger station where electric car/shuttle drop you. (Ship will dock at New international cruise terminal then by the ship, there are lots of shuttle waiting to take passengers out). Just get in one of them. Shuttle will take you to the shuttle to the back yard of the cruise passenger’s station, guide pick you up at the place shuttle drop you
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Drop off: Same place as pick up
Travel Insurance: Local travel insurance included on the entrance ticket.
Payment methods: Need a refundable deposit (30%) by either Pay Pal or Credit card, to process your booking. - Balance can be paid in USD cash on arrival to our guide. If the ship skips port(s) due to unforeseen circumstances, no fee charge but requires you to inform us 12 hrs. in advance so that we have enough time in advance to release services reserved for your group