Day 01: Hanoi Arrival (Meals: None)
Upon arrival at Noi Bai International Airport, Our representative will welcome and transfer to hotel for check-in. Free at your leisure. Overnight in Hanoi
Day 02: Hanoi City Tour - Insence Village (Meals: Breakfast, Lunch)
07h45 - 8h15: Our tour guide and driver will pick you up at the hotel in Hanoi old quarter area.
08h30: Depart for the Quang Phu Cau village, which has been producing incense for more than 100 years.
10h00: Arrive center of the village. Take a walk to see how locals make incense on the artisanal, family scale. Meet a family who specializes in dyeing incense sticks and take in the colorful bundles of incense.
Learn how incense is made from scratch and more about the lives of manual workers. Take home memories of your visit with incense souvenirs from the place they’re produced before returning to Hanoi.
11h00: Get on limousine back to Hanoi City
12h30: Have lunch with Vietnamese cuisine at our Luxury restaurant name “ Mesdames Linh ”.
13h45-14h00: Visit Temple of Literature - the Vietnam’s first national university, the temple was founded and first built in 1.070 at the time of Emperor Ly Thanh Tong.
15h00: We continue to visit Hoa Lo Prison - was built in Hanoi by French in dates ranging from 1886 to 1889 to 1898 to 1901, when Vietnam was still part of French Indochina. The French called the prison “ Maison Centrale ” which originally used by the French colonists in Indochina for political prisoners and later by North Vietnam for United States prisoners of war during the Vietnam War from 1964 to 1973.
16h00-16h30: Tour ends. Drop you off at your hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter.
Day 03: Hanoi – Halong Bay (Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
In the morning our tour bus and guide will come to your hotel and transfer you to Ha Long Bay. After an approximate 3,5 hours drive we will arrive at HaLong Bay wharf, you will be met by our crew who escort you on board and serve welcome drinks. You then check into your cabin and we begin cruising into Halong Bay. Have lunch in the restaurant while you enjoy the stunning views of the Bay. In the early afternoon we arrive at floating fishing village and drop anchor. Our guide will give you some information and interesting facts about this fascinating village and its local community. We disembark and travel on the sampans rowed by the local people. They will be your guides through their fishing village where you can meet the locals, visit the school and pearl farms. If you want private moment you can also go kayak by yourself to discover the surrounding area (Kayaking fee is included). See first-hand what life is like living on the water. Back on board we head for the island and beaches for swimming and relaxing on deck to pamper yourself. On the island you can go swimming, relax on the beach, play sport or hiking to the top of the mountain for overview image of the bay. At night, you you can join in our activities like squid fishing, karaoke, movies or simply relax on quieted top deck for fresh atmosphere of the bay.
Day 04: Halong Bay – Hanoi (Meals: Breakfast, Lunch)
For the early risers join us for a Tai Chi session on the sun deck or take the opportunity to enjoy the beauty of a Halong Bay sunrise. After breakfast we set sail for Bo Hon Island. Disembark and visit (Sung Sot) Surprise Cave. It is one of the largest grottoes in Halong Bay with thousands of stalactites and stalagmites.
An early lunch is made available to enjoy while we head back to Halong wharf on another scenic route. We arrive back at the wharf at 12 noon for our drive back to your hotel in Hanoi arriving at 3- 4.pm.
Day 5 : Hanoi - Sapa – Cat Cat Village Sapa (Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
6.30 AM: Departure to Sapa
12:30PM: Arrival to Sapa and have such at local restaurant
14:00 AM: Start for short trek about 3km down to Cat Cat Village - the home of H'mong minority, visit Tien Sa waterfall and also have chance to take part in a performance art of H’Mong boy and girl.
Affer that continue trekking to visit Sin Chai village where you can see spectacular views of the beautiful valley towards Fansipan-highest peak in Vietnam and Indochina; and Black Hmong ethnic minority, see people weaving,embroidering and dying their clothes,… then walk back to Sapa.
Lunch at the restaurant and free time in the afternoon to discover Sapa town and Sapa Market. Dinner at the hotel or restaurant. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 6 : Sapa – Y Linh Ho – Lao Chai – Ta Van – Sapa (Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
8:00 AM – Breakfast in hotel.
9:00 AM – Begin trekking from Sapa towards Muong Hoa valley where we can admire magnificent landscapes.
11:30 AM – Trek through Y Linh Ho village with Black H`mong tribe.
12:30 PM – Break for delicious lunch in the local house near by Muong Hoa stream.
1:15 PM – Keep trekking through lush rice-terraces towards Lao Chao village to experience Black H`mong people`s daily life and traditional culture.
Continue walking to Tavan village where you can see the Zay minority people with very colorful tradition clothes and scarp where you can see homestay if you stay overnight there
13:30PM: Departure to Hanoi
Day 07: Hanoi – Departure (Meals: None)
5:00 AM – Having breakfast at hotel and free at your leisure until transfer to airport for your departure
Tour Included:
- Accommodation based on double/twin sharing with daily breakfast
- Transfer by A/C vehicles
- Airport pick up & Drop off service
- 01 English Speaking Guide
- Boat trip in Halong Bay
- Meals as mentioned in the itinerary
- All entrance fees as indicated in itinerary
- 01 Bottle of pure water per pax per day (330 ml)/ 01 Cold tissue per pax per day
Tour Excluded:
- International & Domestic Airfare
- Alcoholic drinks & drinks at mealtime + Optional visits + Personal expenses (Telephone, laundry...)
- Personal travel insurance
- Tips for guide, driver & hotels' porters
- Meals not indicated in the itinerary
- Vietnam Visa upon arrival
- Other services not clearly indicated in the Package Inclusion above
HAVE A GREAT TRIP!
