Tour Itinerary
Day 1: Ha Noi Arrival – Ha Noi City Tour (D)
At Noi Bai International Airport, driver will pick you up at the lobby and transfer to your hotel for check in. You will have free time for relaxing after a long flight.
In the afternoon, driver and tour guide will pick you up at your hotel and start the fisrt destination to Temple of Literature (or you might choose one of the museums in Hanoi – Hilton Ha Noi, Military Museum, Museum of History, etc.). Continue driving to Hoan Kiem Lake and the French Quarter (Old Quarter Ha Noi), visit Ngoc Son Temple, The Huc Bridge, etc. (if the time permitted)
Dinner at a local restaurant.
8:30 pm: Take the sleeping train directly to Lao Cai.
Day 2 : Lao Cai – Sapa – Cat Cat – Sapa (L)
6:00 am: The train arrives at the Lao Cai train station. Driver will pick-up you and transfer to Sapa (about 38 km). Climb up the mountains takes about an hour. Check into the hotel when we get to Sapa (if a room is available – check-in time after 12:00 pm).
After breakfast and getting dressed, we are ready to explore Sapa town. Set out on a delightful walking excursion to the H’Mong hill tribal minority’s home, the village of Cat Cat. Stroll to the communities tucked away in the valley under Sapa, we’ll run with some of the minority ressidents. You will have a chance to interact with local families and exchange cultural experiences.
Return to your hotel in Sapa.
Overnight in Sapa.
Day 3 : Sapa – Lao Chai – Ta Van – Sapa – Lao Cai (B, D)
Have breakfast at your hotel. Embak on a beautiful trek that passes through many hill tribal communities, including Ta Van and Lao Chai, where the Black H’mong and Dzay people live. The journey will also take us over buffalo pathways and trails.
It’s an amazing stroll through breathtaking surroundings, home to some of the most amiable individuals you’ll ever encounter. As soon as you reach the valley level, you can appreciate the wonderful scenery that surounds you. Dispersed settlements and munlti-layered rice terraced fields adorn the valley walls.
Drive back to Sapa and from there to the Lao Cai train station. There, the guide drops you off and boards the rain.
6:00 pm: Have dinner at the restaurant.
9:00 pm: Taking the train back to Ha Noi (overnight on Sleeping Train) ( 8.30 pm – 5 am)
Day 4 : Ha Noi – Halong Bay – Bai Tu Long Bay (B, L, D)
Driver. will pick you up from train station to the restaurant for breakfast.
07.45 am – 08.30 am: Continue the journey to Halong Bay.
12:30 pm: Arriving Hon Gai Harbor, Ha Long City. Transfer to Cristina Diamond Cruises by tender
12:45 pm: Enjoy welcome drink then check in your cabin
1:30 pm: Cruising through Bai Tu Long Bay & having Buffet lunch
3:30 pm: Exploring Vung Vieng Fishing Village: Guests choose to discover the daily life of the fisher communities by bamboo boat (one hour) or kayaking around the Vung Vieng area (one hour)
4:30 pm: Swimming & Sunbathing at Ban Chan Beach
5:30 pm: Relax and enjoy the sunset party with Happy Hour (from 5h30pm- 7h30pm) while the boat is cruising to the Cong Dong-Cong Do area to anchor overnight
6:00 pm: Taking part in the cooking class: Learning how to cook traditional Vietnamese Cuisines
7:30 pm: Having dinner
9:00 pm: Free evening to join some activities of board games or squid fishing, and karaoke (on request). Taste the variety of drinks at our luxury sundeck bar (chargeable) with wines, cocktails, brandy, juices, etc.
Day 5: Bai Tu Long Bay – Ha Noi (B, L)
06:30 pm: Wake up early in the morning for Tai Chi exercise
07:00 pm: Having a buffet breakfast
07:45 pm: Visit Thien Canh Son Cave
09:30 pm: Checking out and relaxing on sundeck or watching fruit carving demonstration.
10:30 pm: Enjoy the last scenery of Ha Long Bay over lunch (a la carte) when the boat cruises back to shore.
12:00 pm: Transfer back to Hanoi.
4:00 – 5:00 pm: Return to Hanoi.
Overnight in Ha Noi
Day 6: Ha Noi – Departure (B)
Breakfast at your hotel.
Relaxing until the time for transfer to Noi Bai airport and taking your flight back home. Finish your trip to Vietnam.
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