TEAM BUILDING PROGRAM – REFERENCE PROGRAM

Duration: 4 Days/ 3 Nights

Where to go: Ha Noi, Ha Long or Ninh Binh (Bai Dinh pagoda, Trang An, Van Long Reserve)

No. of people: 80 – 100 paxs

Private program: The itinerary, departure will be set up upon your request.

BRIEF ITINERARY

ITINERARY

Highlights:

1. Seeing the highlights of Hanoi on a full-day tour of the city
2. Visiting traditional villages in Ha Noi
3. Experience in an luxury and joyful Gala Dinner.
4. Joining 3D Jelly Making class.
5. Soaking up culture and history at the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long
6. Enjoin local food.

Description:

1. Day 1:

• Basing on the time of flights, clients will be pick up at the Noi Bai International Airport by 02 45-seat coaches for level 1 & 2 and 05 Toyota altis 2017 4-seat cars for VIPs. It will take about 45 – 60 mins to get the hotel from the airport.
• Check in 4 star hotel near The Old Quarter or in somewhere you required.

• 18.30: Welcome dinner at the hotel

Meals: Dinner

1. Day 2:

• 9:00 – 9.40: Our cars/coaches & guides are ready at your hotel for Hanoi City Tour. Firstly, we will go to visit a traditional village: Ha Thai lacquer Village, Duyen Thai commune, Thuong Tin district, Ha Noi.
• 9.40 – 11.30 Visit and buy some traditional lacquer ware products in Ha Thai village:

Like all other ancient villages in the Red River Delta, Ha Thai has a communal house and pagoda for worshipping the village founder. Unlike most villages it is also famous far and wide for its distinguished lacquer ware that has existed for over 2000 years.
Ha Thai lacquer ware products are made with a centuries-old technique of applying and polishing layer upon layer of Vietnamese lacquer (Rhus Succedanea). Combined with egg shell and mother-of-pearl inlays, the lacquer ware found here comes in thousands designs and models. Among the most common are boxes, trays, vases, pots, albums, lamp-shades, plates and paintings. Each product is not only pleasing to the eye, but also useful and durable.

• 11.30 – 12.00: Go to Pho Hung in Goldmark City – 202 Ho Tung Mau, Bac Tu Liem, Ha Noi.
• 12.00 – 13.00: Enjoy Pho – Vietnamese traditional food
• 13.00 – 17.00: Join 3D Jelly Making class.
• 17.00 – 17.30: Go back the hotel to prepare for Gala Dinner.
• 18.30: Go the Gala Dinner. The content of the Gala dinner will be organized according to your ideals, example:

• • The decoration will be based your dress theme.
  • The view from the venue will be amazing.
  • The stage and sound will be perfect for prize presentation and games.
  • We will provide LCD projector, good karaoke system if you require.
  • We also have good DJ, MC and singers if you would like to arrange a music performance.

Meals: Lunch and Dinner

1. Day 3:

• For VIPs: Luxury tour with 9-seat limousine vans and luxury cruise.

Option 1: Take a day tour Ha Long Bay with 9-seat limousine vans Transfer Hanoi to Halong Bay & Back, Air-Conditioned Boat, Entrance fees, Sea Food Lunch and Engish-speaking tour guide.

• 8.00 – 8.30 Our tour guide will pick you up at the hotel for 175 km to Ha Long Bay ( 3.5 hrs). Along the drive you can enjoy the stunning scenery of the Red River delta with peaceful villages, farmers working in their green fields, herding their water buffalos, flocking their ducks, trading garden herbs by the side of the road. We also make a stop on the half way to stretch our legs, enjoy a coffee or tea… before we continue our trip to Ha Long Bay
  Arrive in Ha Long city about 11.45. The tour guide takes you to the boat for cruising Ha Long Bay (4-5 hours). Vietnamese sea food lunch is served while the boat cruises the bay to enjoy the beautiful limestone seascape on the boat.
• 13.00: After lunch, you have a chance to visit the most beautiful caves- Thien Cung Cave or the Palace Of Heaven Grotto and Dau Go Cave or Wooden Stake Grotto (- where in 1288 one of Vietnam’s most famous Generals Tran Hung Dao amassed hundreds of stakes deep inside the cave prior to a battle with an invading Mongol army) (or Visit Sung Sot or Surprise Cave).
  We take a look at the Floating Village of the fisherman and the Fighting cocks islet. Stop at a floating house for kayaking – the best way to enjoy the quiet atmosphere of the bay
• 16.00:  The boat goes back to Ha Long city and we get on the bus to go back to Ha Noi.
  We arrive in Ha Noi at about 20.00 – 20.30. Finish tour.

Option 2: A day tour to Ninh Binh with 9-seat limousine vans Hanoi to Ninh Binh, Entrance fees, Lunch and Engish-speaking tour guide.

• 08.00: Our guide will pick up you at the hotel. We have a 2 hour drive (110 km) to the city of Ninh Binh, also known as the Halong on land and the Ancient Capital. We make a short transfer (4 km) down a peaceful country road to Hoa Lu, Vietnam’s ancient capital eleven centuries ago. Here, there are two temples dedicated to King Dinh and King Le, the founders of the ancient capital during the 10th century.
• 14.00: After lunch served at a local riverside restaurant. It will be an exciting day highlighted, by a 2-hour boat ride in a hand woven bamboo row boat down the Tam Coc stream enjoying spectacular scenery surrounded by rice paddies and towering limestone mountain peaks. 
• 16.30 – 19.00: Return to Hanoi and the tour ends at your hotel.

Note: If you would not like to go to Tam Coc Bich Dong, we can visit Bai Dinh and Trang An (also in Ninh Binh provice): Bai Dinh Pagoda the largest pagoda with more than 500 La Han statues, where you can find the biggest Buddha statue made in bronze with 10 meters height, 100 tons in weight.

Trang An: we will take the boat trip around Trang An to visit cave complex (Sang Cave, Toi Cave, Ba Giot Cave, Nau Ruou Cave) all caves are in mystery and wildness, you also have chances to admire the beautiful scenery of mountain and rivers of the popular countryside in Vietnam

Meals: Lunch

• Suggested Option 1 for Group in level 1 & 2:

In the morning:

• Take an electric car to visit The Old quarter.
• Or 2-floor bus to visit The Old quarter.

In the afternoon: Suggestion for for all:

• Go shopping in The Old quarter: Dong Xuan Market, Hang Buom street, Hang Trong street,..
• See a water puppetry performance in

• Thang Long Water Puppetry Theatre: 57b Dinh Tien Hoang Street, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi – Vietnam or,
• Lotus Water Puppetry Theatre 16 Le Thai To (79 Hang Trong) – Hoan Kiem – Ha Noi

Suggested option 2: all day for group in level 1 & 2:

• Take a day tour Ha Long Bay with Private A/C Transfer Hanoi to Halong Bay & Back, Air-Conditioned Boat, Entrance fees, Sea Food Lunch and Engish-speaking tour guide.
• Or a day tour to Ninh Binh with Private A/C Transfer Hanoi to Ninh Binh, Entrance fees, Lunch and Engish-speaking tour guide.

1. Day 4: Departure to Airport

• Drop off at the airport from the hotel by 02 45-seat coaches for level 1 & 2 and 05 Toyota altis 2017 4-seat cars for VIPs

Include:

1. Transportations: Private drivers and air-conditioned vehicles:

• 05 Toyota altis 2017 4-seat car to pick up and drop off VIPS at the airport.
• 02 9 – seat luxury vans for VIPs on city tour days, 5 VPIS for a 9-seat van.
• 02 45 – seat coaches for people in level 1 & 2, 35 – 45 pax for a 45 – seat coach.

1. Accommodations with daily breakfast at selected hotels

• Standard twin / double rooms for level 1: 20 – 25 rooms
• Superior twin / double rooms for level 2: 15 – 20 rooms
• Deluxe twin rooms for level 3: 05 rooms
• Single rooms for each category: the same costs as twin/double rooms.

1. Welcome Dinner on the first day: will be at the hotel
2. City tour and lunch

• In the morning: Visit a traditional village in Ha Noi.
• In the afternoon: 3D Jelly Making class.

1. Gala Dinner on 19th March:

• No of paxs : 80-100 paxs
• The venue with a stage and good sound.
• LCD Projector to project the Powerpoints.
• Sit Down Dinner with free flow of soft drinks or juices (canned) in 2 hours.

1. Others:

• English Speaking Guides for each coach or car.
• FOC 01 Event manager for a group of 40 paxs.
• Drivers/Guides/Porter tips.
• Entrance fees for all mentioned sights visited.
• Meals as mentioned in the itinerary

The quotation excludes:

• Optional Karaoke System
• Performance in 30 mins (Vietnamese traditional music: Dan Bau, …. Or modern music), DJ, MC, Singers
• International flights
• Meals other than those mentioned in the itinerary.
• Early check-in and late check-out at the hotel. Pre and Post Stay at Hotel rates for passengers will be basing on the public rates.  
• Personal expenses (such as: laundry, telephone, …)
• Personal travel insurance.