After breakfast, visit Phat Diem Stone Cathedral, a remarkable 19th-century landmark blending traditional Vietnamese architecture with European Gothic influences.

Next, explore a nearby local market with your guide, discovering fresh produce, aromatic herbs, and traditional ingredients. Select ingredients for your hands-on Vietnamese cooking experience back at the hotel, where local cooks will teach you to prepare regional specialties. Enjoy the delicious dishes you have made for lunch.

After lunch, check out and travel to Tam Coc, one of Northern Vietnam’s most iconic landscapes. Enjoy a traditional sampan boat ride through peaceful waterways, natural caves, emerald rice fields, and towering limestone karsts. Known as “Halong Bay on Land,” Tam Coc offers breathtaking views of the Vietnamese countryside.

In the afternoon, return to Hanoi, arriving at your hotel in the Old Quarter around 18:00–18:30, depending on traffic. Your cultural journey through Northern Vietnam concludes.

(B: breakfast, L: lunch, D: dinner)