Rc4 - Legendary Colonial Route 4

Our guides, representatives of the Vietnam Insolite Travel agency, will meet you at your hotel after breakfast. You will board a military jeep for a historical morning:

Visit to famous colonial sites

The vehicles will drop you off at your restaurant to share a Hanoi specialty, Cha Ca, a marinated white fish dish.

We will then proceed on foot into the Old Quarter to experience its atmosphere by strolling through its old alleyways.

We will accompany you to a massage parlor… offered by the agency!

Immersive Stroll: Visiting and tasting the city's specialties

Our guides will meet you at your hotel after breakfast.

Among the architectural discoveries: The morning will be dedicated to a visit of colonial buildings.

Our vehicle will take us to the restaurant to taste a new Vietnamese specialty, bánh cuốn.

This afternoon, we propose continuing on foot to the Vietnam Military History Museum for a guided tour.

Return to the hotel. Free late afternoon.

Recommended Sites of Interest: The Fine Arts Museum • The National Museum of Vietnamese History in Hanoi • The Women's Museum…

Dinner followed by a free evening.

Departure for the Museum of Ethnology (3h/4h).

Friendly lunch in a very good restaurant.

Continuation of our excursion to the Temple of Literature, then departure for Hanoi Railway Station.

Take your seat on the train on the line connecting Hanoi and Hai Phong, which dates back to the colonial era.

Arrival, transfer to the hotel, check-in.

Dinner followed by a free evening.

After breakfast at the hotel, we will set out to discover the monuments of Hai Phong.

Discovery of one of the three largest ports in the country: The Opera House (1912) • The Post Office (1864) • The colonial quarter.

Departure from Hai Phong and transfer to Cat Ba by ferry.

Boarding our junk in Cat Ba.

Dinner prepared and served on board.

For the "early risers": don't miss the sunrise!

European breakfast served on board, followed by the resumption of your navigation among the thousands of karst "sugar loaves".

Lunch served on board.

End of the cruise. Disembarkation at the port of Cat Ba Island.

Departure for Lang Son via the RC 4.

Arrival in Lang Son, transfer to the hotel, check-in.

Dinner at the restaurant followed by a free evening. During the private minibus journey: A brief presentation on the history of Colonel Le Page's "Tabors" in the region (Loc Binh pocket, etc.) and a briefing on the history of Lang Son.

Breakfast at the hotel.

Departure for the Ky Lua Caves (Chua Tam Thanh).

Departure for That Khe (1h30). Lunch. Continuation of our visit to the That Khe Chapel, a former infirmary during the RC 4 battles.

Departure for Dong Khe (1 hour drive and 2 hours of historical stops).

Arrival at the hotel in Dong Khe.

Dinner at the restaurant followed by a free evening.