19 Dec 2022
The tour has been absolutely amazing with interesting anecdotes, stories and history of Vietnam and the sites we've visited, told by our private guide, Son. He played a great role to the good memories we had
We started with the cruise in Ha Long bay (which was managed by a cruise company). We are usually not much into cruises but this was really beautiful and obviously well organized. Especially beautiful was the slow cruise around the small island while having lunch, breakfast or dinner. We could go swimming as well at some spot and do some kayak
Then on the next day we spent a day in Ninh Binh with our guide, Son. We did a bicycle tour and visited the highlights, tried interesting food.
The 2 following days were spent in Pu Luong, a mountain area which is (getting) popular among locals where rice terraces can be seen. Unlike Sa Pa, tourism is still underdeveloped and this was a great idea to go there. Mind that rice has its season and the time we were there (in December), the terrace are flooded with water and it doesn't look green like possibly on the pictures. But it's interesting to see nonetheless.
Absolutely recommended