DAY 1: WELCOME TO VIETNAM - HANOI ARRIVAL
Welcome to Hanoi, the oriental gem of the Indochina, our driver will meet you at the airport and transfer to hotel, rest of the day will be at your own plan and exploration.
Overnight in Hanoi.

DAY 2: VISITING THE GRACEFUL CAPITAL CITY - GROUP TOUR (B/L)
The colonial capital city Hanoi is a unique Asian city with tree-lined boulevards, French colonial architecture, peaceful lakes and oriental pagodas and temples dating back thousand years ago
This full day tour takes you around Hanoi's most interesting sights, including the Ho Chi Minh Complex: Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum and his Stilts House, Presidential Palace, and the One Pillar Pagoda and the Old Quarter also known as the 36 streets and guilds. Also on the tour - the Lake of the Restored Sword and Ngoc Son Temple, the Temple of Literature, peaceful West Lake with lovers street Thanh Nien, the sedate Tran Quoc Pagoda - In the pagoda’s garden stands a Bồ Đề (Bodhi) tree, which is attached to a past story. In 1959, on one visit to Vietnam, Indian Prime Minister Razendia Prasat offered the Pagoda a bodhi tree as a gift. The plant was grafted from the holy bodhi tree where Sakyamuni sat in zen (meditation) position and achieved enlightenment in India 25 centuries ago.
Then visit one of the city's museums, either the History Museum or the Ethnology Museum. In the evening enjoy a traditional Vietnamese water puppet show.
Please note that the HCM Mausoleum is closed on Fridays and Mondays and most museums are closed on Mondays.
Overnight in Hanoi.

DAY 3: CRUISING TO THE BEAUTY OF NATURAL WORLD - HALONG BAY - SHARING CRUISE (B/L/D)
In the morning, check-out from hotel and get pick-up by the Cruise at 7:30 am. Take the most scenic route to Halong Bay across the Red River Delta with emerald green rice paddies. On arrival to Halong, you will take a cruise on the bay to explore the limestone rocks and the karst grottoes.
After you are done with your exploration of the bay, it is time to enjoy an utterly delicious seafood lunch, after which a trip to the famous limestone cave in Ha Long Bay, you’ll get to spend some time here, kayaking or swimming, so that you can get closer to the floating villages and shops. Towards the evening, you will return to the boat for an early dinner, followed by some time at leisure. You can also attend the activities taking part on the boat.
Note: * In case of bad weather (the boat is not allowed to push off or not allowed to overnight in the sea), the Ha Long bay tour could be canceled without notice. We will consider other replacement tour or refund based on the specific circumstances.
Overnight on cruise

DAY 4: MORNING IN VIETNAM MOST FAMOUS BAY (B/L)
Rise early for a Tai Chi lesson or just to enjoy a hearty breakfast. The boat will make its way back to the port stopping at the Cave of Surprises, full of stalagmites and stalactites or at the floating village. From here, you will sail back to the main harbor and return to Hanoi (around 16:30-17:00). Drop at the hotel in Hanoi. Free at your leisure time.
Note: * In case of bad weather (the boat is not allowed to push off or not allowed to overnight in the sea), the Ha Long bay tour could be canceled without notice. We will consider other replacement tour or refund based on the specific circumstances.
Overnight in Hanoi

DAY 5: TIME TO IMMERSE TRANQUIL HANOI AND COMFORT SLEEP IN TRAIN TO SAPA (B)
Today you are free until 20:30 -21:00 until our driver will meet you at the hotel lobby and transfer you to Hanoi Railway Station for the night train to Sapa (schedule 21:50 - 06:30). Overnight on a shared 4 berths cabin with A/C.
Overnight on train

DAY 6: FANTASTIC TREKKING THROUGH STUNNING HILL TRIBES AND RICE TERRACES - GROUP TOUR (B/L)
Your Sapa journey is commenced from Sapa by car to Lao Chai village, a Black Hmong ethnic minority village. You will then be able to walk from Lao Chai to Giay ethnic minority hill tribe. Here you will be able to rest and enjoy a delicious lunch prepared by your guide in a local house.
After lunch, the walk continues through a bamboo forest to discovery Red Dao ethnic minority village. After taking a rest nearby a waterfall to refresh, you start climbing uphill to a road where the car is ready for the return to Sapa.
Overnight in Sapa

DAY 7: VISITING COLOURFUL BAC HA MARKET AND BAN PHO VILLAGE IN SAPA - GROUP TOUR (B/L)
After breakfast, car and guide will lead you to Bac Ha market, on the way you will see beautiful rice terrace fields and the guide give a lot of interesting information about local ethnic cultures. Upon arrival to the market, you will discover many special things, drink some corn wine and enjoy some local food with ethnic people after that keep going to the animal area, where people buy buffalos, cows, and horses.
Lunch in a local restaurant and then go to visit Ban Pho village, you will walk about 1 hour around the village to discover the life of ethnic people with a beautiful rice terrace fields and then you go back to Lao Cai city to see China -Vietnam border gate.
Your tour will be finished at Lao Cai train station, where you will take your night train back to Hanoi.
Note: the tour starts at 7h 30 am and finish about 4 or 5 pm. 4-5 hours driving, 1-hour walk, 2 or 3 hours in the market.*
Overnight on train

DAY 8: TIME TO SAY GOODBYE - HANOI DEPARTURE (B)
You will arrive in Hanoi around 5.30 am. We have booked for you 1 half day hotel for having rest.
Free day at your own until our driver will transfer you to the airport for your departure flight, end of the trip. Good Bye!

*** For booking, please contact hotel's reception for details