Climb up Titov Mountain and swim at the beach in Halong Bay

Titov island is about 8 km from Tuan Chau boat wharf, where has beautiful natural beach with soft sand. The beach shapes a sickle and is encircled by tens of islands so that the wave here is always gentle. 

President Ho Chi Minh named the island Gherman Titov after the name of Russian astronaut who visited Halong Bay and the island in 1962.

You have the chances to kayak around the island, climb up the top of the mount for taking photo, have water skiing, and swimming here. It takes you 15 minutes to reach the top of the mount after climb over 400 steps. 

The reward you get are uniquely wonderful pictures of authentic Halong Bay, one of 7 nature wonders of the world. Travel to Vietnam you should not miss this tour.

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Visit Hanoi Cathedral

The Cathedral situated at 40 Nha Chung street, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi.

It is also known as Joseph’ cathedral and was built on the site of former Bao Thien tower, which was famous during Ly Dynasty in 11-13^th century.

Hanoi Cathedral was inaugurated in 1886. The design of Hanoi Cathedral is similar to architecture of Notre –Dame Cathedral in Paris. The main construction material for building this Cathedral is brick and mortar. Style of the construction is Gothic influence. The length is 64,5 m and the width is 20,5 m. Two bell towers are 31,5 m high.

The Cathedral is open daily for mass from 5am-7am/ 5pm-7pm. You can combine walking around the Old quarter of Hanoi for sightseeing and shopping.

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Hoa Lo Prison Museum

Hoa Lo Prison Museum is situated on the same name street.

It was constructed by French to imprison Vietnamese patriots during 1896 - 1954.
During the period of 1964 - 1973 the prison became the place to keep American pilots. The prison used to be known with the nick name of Hanoi Hilton.

The museum open daily from 8am - 11h30am/ 13h30 pm - 16h30 pm

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PERFUME PAGODA FESTIVAL IN SPRING

Perfume Pagoda Festival is held during the 6^th day of the 1^st Lunar month until the end of the 3^rd lunar month. The festival is the longest one held in Vietnam.

During the Festival, hundreds of thousands of pilgrims arrive to admire the wonderful landscapes here with forest, mountains, river, caves, and traditional holy buildings. They pray Buddha and gods for good luck, wealth and happiness. On the boat or along the path to main pagoda the pilgrims say greetings “A Di Da Phat” or “Namo Amitabha Buddha”. It is more crowded by weekend and 1^st or 15^th day lunar month.

The wonderful complex of Perfume Pagoda was from 17^th century and registered as National Heritage from 1962. Some of the best well-known temples are Den Trinh temple, Thien Tru Pagoda, Giai Oan Pagoda, and Huong Tich Pagoda. Tour Perfume Pagoda Festival starts at Ben Duc boat walf, then rowalong Yen river to the foot of mountain. From here you can hike up to Huong Tich Pagoda or choose cable car.

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