This tour combines the cultural heritage
of Hanoi historic city with the scenic mountains of Sapa and the World
of Wonder Halong Bay. Discover the daily life of Vietnam people and
culture, enjoying the beauty of Halong Bay are all of this 9 day trip.
- Price from: US$ 440.00
Day 1: Hanoi Arrival
Our driver will pick you up at the
airport and be transferred to hotel in Center of Hanoi Capital. The rest
of this day will take free time to explore Hanoi charm city by you.
Overnight in Hanoi.
Day 2: Hanoi City Tour - Night train to Sapa (B, L)
AM: Getting started from your hotel for Hanoi tour,
driving to visit Ho Chi Minh complex, including Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum
- the final resting place of the Vietnamese great father or uncle Ho,
President Ho Chi Minh’s stilt House – where he lived on and off from
1958 to 1969, the next place to move to is One Pillar Pagoda – a group
of structures consisting of a pagoda and a tower built in the middle of a
square lake. Leave One Pillar Pagoda and transfer to West Lake, visit
Tran Quoc pagoda then having lunch.
PM: After lunch, you will be transferred
to visit the Temple of literature. Continue to visit Museum of
Ethnology – the most interesting museum in Hanoi with many different
things relating the 54 Vietnamese ethnic groups. After that, you will
visit Hoan Kiem lake (Restore Sword Lake). The last place of the tour is
taking a walk for few minutes to visit The old quarter of Hanoi,
finally enjoy Vietnam traditional water puppet show within one hour,
having dinner then night train to Sapa. Overnight in soft sleep train
Day 3: Sapa Home-stay Tour - Ta Van Village (B, L, D)
AM: The train arrives in Lao Cai around
6.00 AM, We drive up to Sapa about 50 minutes on car or van, you will be
taken to a small guesthouse for a morning showers then your breakfast
at a local restaurant here. After breakfast & short morning beak, we
start trekking from Sapa town. Our trekking route is from here to
through the villages of Hmong and Zay people, chances to meet the locals
working on the mountainsides or the rice terraces, kids ride on back of
buffalo, to take photograph ofpicturesque valleys & awesome
scenery. We have picnic lunch on trekking route.
After lunch keep on trekking to Ta Van
village of Zay people, where you will be warmly welcomed by the host,
share the dinner with them, and stay at their traditional wooden house.
Have dinner and homestay in Tavan village at Dzay family.
Day 4: Sapa Trekking Tour - Giang Ta Chai Village (B, L)
AM: After breakfast; we are on the
beaten track to Giang Ta Chai village of the Red Dzao minority via the
paths between terraces and through bamboo forests. Visit silver
waterfall and suspension Rattan Bridge, visit the people in the village
and then cross Muong Hoa River up to the mountain to visit the last
village of the trek - Supan village of the H\'mong then having picnic
lunch.
PM: Get back to Sapa by car or van. On the way back, enjoy visiting the ancient stone circle where stones are decorated with ancient carvings. Check in hotel. and your free time to exploreSapa town. Overnight in Sapa.
PM: Get back to Sapa by car or van. On the way back, enjoy visiting the ancient stone circle where stones are decorated with ancient carvings. Check in hotel. and your free time to exploreSapa town. Overnight in Sapa.
Day 5: Sapa Tour - Cat Cat Village - Hanoi (B, L, D)
AM: Breakfast, visit village of the
black Hmong (Cat Cat village), walk around visiting people in the
village and the hydroelectric power station built by the French in the
old days.Back town have lunch
PM: Check out hotel, free to explore the
town. At about 5 PM. drive to Lao Cai station for a night train back to
Hanoi. Overnight in soft sleep train.
Day 6: Hanoi - Halong Bay Cruise (B, L, D)
AM: After breakfast at hotel, our van
will pick you up and we start our 4-hours drive to Halong City stopping
on the way for some refreshments and local hospitality. Upon arrival at
Halong City, we transfer to our boat for a cruise in the stunning Halong
Bay. Sea food lunch will be served on board.
PM: After lunch we will have opportunity
to visit one of the most beautiful caves of Halong, Surprise Cave. From
here we take our boats to the Ti Top Beach, where we can have a swim or
climb up to the top of the island for outstanding panoramic view of the
Bay. Stay overnight on cruise.
Day 7: Halong Bay Tour - Hanoi (B, L)
Enjoying sunrise breakfast and cruising around the clear & emerald water to another part of Halong bay
with a close up view of stunning limestone peaks …Stopping at Gia Luan
Dock for picking up-dropping off passengers and keeping on another side
toward Halong harbor. Feel ready to have lunch on board and enjoy the
rest of the boat trip. Arriving at Halong dock have short break before
en route to Hanoi. Arrival back at your hotel around 4:30 PM. Overnight
in Hanoi.
Day 8: Hanoi - Hoa Lu - Tam Coc Tour (B, L)
AM: Our tour guide will pick you up at
hotel in Hanoi, then driving to the south of Hanoi about 2.5 hours to
Ninh Binh province. You will pass over the peaceful country road to Hoa
Lu, once the Vietnam’s ancient capital 11 centuries ago. Here are the
two temples dedicated to the King Dinh and King Le, the founder of the
capital in 10th century.
PM: After lunch served with local food at a restaurant riverside. It will be an exciting day highlighted firstly by 2 hours local boat ride in Tam Coc streams that we will enjoy the spectacular scenery while gliding along the river among rice paddies and ranges of limestone mountains peaking up towers over you. In the late afternoon, return to Hanoi at about 5.00 p.m. Overnight in Hanoi
PM: After lunch served with local food at a restaurant riverside. It will be an exciting day highlighted firstly by 2 hours local boat ride in Tam Coc streams that we will enjoy the spectacular scenery while gliding along the river among rice paddies and ranges of limestone mountains peaking up towers over you. In the late afternoon, return to Hanoi at about 5.00 p.m. Overnight in Hanoi
Day 9: Hanoi Departure (B)
Some free time for shopping or strolling
around the city until transfer time to the airport for your flight to
the next destination. End of services.
