Day1: Hanoi Arrive
You will be met your guide and driver at the airport on arrival, transfer to Hanoi for check in Hotel, free at leisure on your own exploring the city. Overnight in Hanoi
Day2: Hanoi City Tour
Have breakfast in the hotel and start our guided tour to visit the Hochiminh mausoleum, the House on stilts, Presidential Palace and the One pillar Pagoda was built in 1049. from here we drive for the Temple of literature, built in 1070. Next will be visited to a very beautiful museum of ethnology to enhance your understanding of Viet Nam ‘diverse culture through its unique presentation of objects and dress from daily life, today’ lunch at a top local restaurant. End the day by one hour cycle tour around the Hanoi old quarter, this evening after dinner in a local restaurant. We will take our romantic night train for Sapa Mountain. Sleep on train.(B/L/D)
Day3: Sapa Town
Arrive in the early morning at lao cai station, near the Chinese border, take a scenic drive to the hill station of Sapa, enjoy the spectacular views of rice –terraced mountains and black H’mong and red Dao hill tride people dressed in their colorful wares walking along the roadside, Sapa town is now become a well-known destination for the Vietnamese honeymoon week after a long wedding days ( Normally 2 or 3days).
On arrival, check in hotel and have breakfast. from here we will start to hike down slope from the main road in Cat cat to visit black H’mong village, continue to hike from Cat cat to sinchai village before returning back to Sapa town. Free for your own dinner tonight. Overnight in Sapa.(B/L)
Day4: Sapa Village Treks
After breakfast, this morning we will drive for 15km just outside where we visit the village of Red Dao in Taphin. On arrival the village, start our walking around this village for sightseeing the beautiful scenery of the surrounding mountains and rice terraced paddies, also great chances of meeting the Red Dao ethnic people. Next is returned back to Sapa town for lunch.
After lunch you will be free at this afternoon for your own exploring the town. Overnight in Sapa. (B/L)
Day5: Sapa - Lao Cai - Hanoi
Breakfast at the Hotel, next you are free on your own of visiting the town, local market, silver waterfall, heaven gate or many other places in Sapa until this late afternoon to meet again our driver to transfer back to lao cai train station, at Lao Cai border we will stop over at the Border gate of Vietnam and the China before taking an overnight train back to the city capital Hanoi.
Overnight on local train/softh berth with air-con(B)
Day 6: Hanoi - Halong bay Cruise
Upon arrival in Hanoi in the early morning,transfer to a local hotel for fresh up and breakfast, then drive 160km to Halong city with a coffee break en route at the Sao do handicraft village, arrive by noontime at the dock, we board our traditional –designed wooden junk to begin a 4 hours cruise through spectacular ha long bay, visiting the amazingly beautiful caves and grottos and fishing villages, enjoy a fresh seafood lunch will be served on boat, this afternoon is your time of swimming and tonight we will spend a romantic night on boat after dinner. Overnight on bai tho junk boat.(B/L/D)
Day 7: Halong - Hanoi Departure
This morning, get up to catch the sunrise on the bay. explore and cruise down to bait Tu long bay for more sightseeing and photography opportunities, a farewell lunch on boat before we will get back to the dock where driver and the car will be waiting to drive back Hanoi.
Arrive in Hanoi at late afternoon, transfer to the Hotel for check in (Hotel is not included today but we can arrange for your extra stays with surcharge) Or go straight to the airport for your onward flight. end of services.(B/L) |
