Day 01: Arrival Hanoi
Include: Transportation, Hotel in Hanoi, Meal: Welcomed Dinner
Upon arrival in Hanoi, you will be picked up from airport to a hotel in Saigon for relax, overnight at proposed hotel after welcomed dinner.
Day 02: Hanoi City Tour
Include: Transportation, Hotel in Hanoi, Tour guide, Entrance fees, Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Breakfast at hotel. 08.30AM: Start city tour with Ho Chi Minh Complex. Visit Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Ho Chi Minh Museum and One pillar pagoda, Tran Quoc Pagoda. Continue to visit Literature temple, the first University in Vietnam in 16th century. Have lunch in one of famous restaurant in Hanoi.
PM: Visit History museum then have cyclo in the old quarter and visit Dong Xuan market, enjoy water puppet show in the afternoon. Overnight in Hanoi.
Day 03: Hanoi Halong
Include: Transportation, Boat cruise, Accommodation on boat, Tour guide on boat, Entrance fees, Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Pick up at your address in Hanoi at 8:30 and drive to Halong. Arrive at noon. Welcome on boat and check in. Have lunch.
13:00PM: Start 3.5 hours cruising into Halong bay to see the amazing karsts with different formations: Mat Qui (Monsters face) islet, But Moc islet, Cap De islet, Trong (Drum) cave, Trinh Nu cave, to a Floating Fishing village to se this unique way of life...
Explore Luon cave (from 16:40 to 17:30). There will be lots of time for swimming, sun bathing. Enjoy a great sunset dinner and relax before retiring to the comfort of your cabin.
Day 04: Halong Hanoi Sapa
Include: Transportation, Transportation, Boat cruise, Train: Hanoi Lao Cai, Tour guide, Entrance fees, Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Easy morning with a cup of tea, coffee, fresh fruits. Sitting on the upper deck, we can enjoy the breath-taking beauty of the rocky Islands rising from the crystal-clear waters of the Bay.
Explore Sung Sot (Amazing) cave (8.00 to 9:00), swim and relax at Titop beach. At 09:30, boat start cruising back and buffet will served from 10:30 to 11:30, check out.
Arrive at harbor by noon and drive back to Hanoi. Arrive in Hanoi around 16:00, relax then have dinner before escorted to Hanoi Railway Station for night train to Lao Cai (around 21:00). Overnight on train.
Day 05: Sapa
Include: Transportation, Hotel in Sapa, Tour guide Entrance fees, Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Upon arrival in Lao Cai (at around 06:00), transfer to Sapa by car. Have breakfast at hotel and relax. Your guide will meet you at hotel for short trek to Catcat village, the village of H'mong tribe in the valley, which remains very generally uncorrupted outside forces. Excellent views of the valley, the magnificent limestone and paddy fields of H'mong village.
Lunch at restaurant in town. Enjoy some visits to local families and reach their customs. After the village down into the valley, the Cat Cat waterfall will be visible. A "White curtain "cascade appears, surrounded by flowery valley and deep-green pines. The rocks near the river and waterfall provide a marvelous place for picturesque photos and sunbathing during good weather. Overnight in Sapa.
Day 06: Sapa Hanoi
Include: Transportation, Train: Lao Cai Hanoi, Tour guide, Entrance fees, Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Breakfast before private car transferred to Lao Chai village, a village of Black Hmong. Short trek down to river to visit hill tribe house to see their living style and the local woman made their handicraft clothes. Further on along the road, the Tavan village where Dzay people staying can be seen.
Trek back to main road and the car take you back to hotel in Sapa for refresh. Transfer to Lao Cai for night train back to Hanoi after dinner.
Day 07: Hanoi Ninh Binh
Include: Transportation, Hotel in Ninh Binh, Tour guide, Entrance fees, Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Train arrives back to Hanoi early in the morning. Pick up and escort for breakfast at restaurant. Relax then transfer to Ninh Binh, enjoying the rural scenery along the road. Visit Hoa Lu old citadel. In the afternoon, take a rowing boat along the tiny canal among the rice fields to visit Tam Coc (Three Grottoes). Overnight in Ninh Binh.
Day 08: Ninh Binh Cuc Phuong Hanoi
Include: Transportation, Hotel in Hanoi, Tour guide, Entrance fees, Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Drive to Cuc Phuong National Park, visit the Endangered Primate Rescue center and learn about the work that is being done to preserve the endangered native primates.
After lunch in a restaurant at headquarter we explore the lush forest. Drive back to Hanoi later in the afternoon. Overnight in Hanoi.
Day 09: Hanoi Departure
Include: Transportation, Meals: Breakfast
Relax after breakfast then transfer to airport for your ongoing flight.
