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Hanoi

Your journey will start the French-colonial city of Hanoi, located on the banks of the Red River and home to a special combination of faded classical buildings and ancient pagodas. Here you will spend your first five days.

A vibrant place to explore markets, food stalls and museums before heading out to verdant landscapes, traditional villages, and the iconic Ha Long Bay.

Upon landing in Hanoi at Noi Bai International Airport, you will be met and transferred to your lovely friendly family run guest house in the city centre which will be your main base. From here you head off to explore the old town, sample some local delicacies and navigate the tuk tuks.

For the second five days you will travel North to discover the small ethnic minority villages, set amongst stunning emerald-green rice paddy fields, that are cocooned by beautiful mountain landscapes.

Here you will stay in stilted homestay homes for a full cultural interaction, explore the area by bike and immerse yourself in the community contributing to the following projects:

River cruise

After saying goodbye to your new friends and the incredible smiley and friendly local people that you have befriended, you will travel back to Hanoi and then onwards to the World Heritage area of outstanding natural beauty – the iconic Ha Long Bay. Known for its emerald waters and vast limestone islands topped with rainforests - straight out of a movie set.

Here you hop on board a local junk boat for 2 nights to explore the lagoons, secluded beaches, and floating villages.

Accommodation

Gorgeous cabins on Oriental Sails Junk boat

Food

3 meals per day from the set menu

Protect the endangered

Next up is the Cuc Phuong National Park – one of the oldest national parks in Vietnam, established in 1962, famous for its cultural and

wildlife heritage and enchanting scenery.

The Endangered Primate Rescue Centre was established in 1993 and is a non-profit rehabilitation, breeding, research, and conservation centre of Vietnam’s endangered primate species. The centre is home to around 150 primates representing 15 species. Seven of these species are kept only at the EPRC, and at no other facility in the world.

For 7 nights you will live in the park to learn about primate conservation whilst supporting the wildlife keepers with their daily jobs such as:

• Preparing the food, feeding, and cleaning enclosures.
• Repair and construction of cages
• Giving tours to visitors to the EPRC
• Gardening and upkeep of grounds
• Updating animal records
• Assisting in design and distribution of promotional materials
• Assisting in data collection and collation

Accommodation

The EPRC is located inside Cuc Phuong National Park, and all accommodation is within walking distance. You will stay in an EPRC bungalow or a National Park room, depending on what is available at the time of booking. All accommodation is equipped with private bathrooms, air conditioning and Wi-Fi.

Food

3 meals per day

Ninh Binh and Tam Coc

Your last week will be spent inland, exploring Ninh Binh and Tam Coc (in Ninh Binh), before catching a sleeper train back to Hanoi.

Ninh Binh and Tam Coc are awesome destinations - making up part of the Trang a Scenic Landscape Complex UNESCO World Heritage site.

Often described as the ‘Inland Ha Long Bay’ expect to explore a stunning mix of paddy fields, rivers, ancient pagodas, and limestones monoliths topped with verdant greenery. Utter heaven.

The best way to get around is on a bicycle so you can weave your way around the sites and meandering streets to haggle in the markets and find the best street food.

Accommodation

Beautiful and clean local family run guesthouse

Food

Breakfast only