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Overview

Day 1: Airport Pick Up - City Tour | Overnight in Ha Noi (Lunch) 

Day 2: Ha Noi - Sapa | Overnight in Sapa (Breakfast/ Lunch/ Dinner) 

Day 3: Sapa Sightseeing | Overnight in Sapa (Breakfast/ Lunch/ Dinner) 

Day 4: Sapa – Hanoi | Overnight in Hanoi (Breakfast/ Lunch) 

Day 5: Ha Noi - Ninh Binh - Trang An | Overnight in Ha Noi (Breakfast/ Lunch)

Day 6: Ha Noi - Ha Long Bay | Overnight on cruise (Breakfast/ Lunch/ Dinner) 

Day 7: Ha Long - Ha Noi | Overnight in Ha Noi (Breakfast/ Lunch) 

Day 8: Ha Noi Departure (Breakfast) 

Itinerary

Day 1: Ha Noi Arrival & Sightseeing | Overnight in Ha Noi (Lunch, local food)

When you arrive tour guide and driver pick you up from Ha Noi International airport. Transfering to Ha Noi city and have Vietnamese lunch “Pho” at a local restaurant.

Visiting Tran Quoc Pagoda and Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum, the resting place of Ho Chi Minh president and One Pillar Pagoda – modeled after a lotus flower, a symbol of Hanoi.

After that, we visit Temple of Literature, which is considered as the first university of Vietnam built in 11^th century. It is time to take a cup of coffee at Train Street, a very unique place in Hanoi where you can see the house and people living next to the railway.

We stroll around Hanoi Old quarter then enjoy local street food. Finally we bring you to your hotel for check-in. Overnight in Ha Noi.

Day 2: Ha Noi – Sapa | Overnight in Sapa (Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner)

07:00 Enjoy Breakfast at hotel.

8:00 Check out hotel, depart to Sapa.  

9:30 Follow the new Highway to Lao Cai city with the first comfort break。

12:00: Arrive Sapa town with colorful traditional costumes of H’mong, Dzao, Tay ethnic people. Enjoy the lunch with local Vietnamese dishes, then check in hotel in Sapa. 

This afternoon we experience Dragon Cloud Glass Bridge (Rong May Bridge), the bridge is 600 meters hight stick on the mountain where you can admire the great view of Hoang Lien Son range and O Quy Ho Pass. After that, we will visit Thac Bac waterfall, one off the most beautiful one in Sapa. Finally, we return to hotel.
18:30 Enjoy dinner at a local restaurant. Ovenight in Sapa. 

Day 3: Sapa Sightseeing | Overnight in Sapa (Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner)

07:00 Enjoy Breakfast at hotel.

8:30 - 9:00 Tour guide pick you up from hotel and depart to Fansipan Cable Car Station, you will spend 15 minutes (1400m long) by cable car to get Fansipan peak. You have a chance to see the whole majestic and stunning scenery including golden ripe rice terraces and tiny villages like a paradise of Sapa hidden in the clouds.  You then will take a train to reach the top of Fansipan peak and touch the landmark on the roof of Indochina (3143 meters high). Spending time to enjoy the spectacular view, then we gradualy step down 600 steps as well as visit the beautiful Fansipan Legend with Great Statue of Amitaba Buddha, Bao An Thien Tu, Bich Van Thien, Kim Son Bao Thang Tu pagoda.

Return back to the car by cable car and depart to Sapa town. 

12:30 Have lunch in a local restaurant.

14:00 Head to Moana Sapa - one of the most popular check-in points in Sapa. Take stunning photos with the great view of Muong Hoa valley.

18:30 Enjoy dinner at a local restaurant. Ovenight in Sapa.

Day 4: Sapa – Ha Noi | Overnight in Ha Noi (Breakfast/Lunch)

07:00 Enjoy breakfast at hotel. Check out hotel. 

8:00 A short drive to the gate of Cat Cat village which is home of Black H’mong ethnic people and is located near the bottom of a deep valley at the foot of Fansipan Peak. Trekking distance is about 3 kms and it lasts for 2 hours.

12:30 Have lunch in a local restaurant.

14:00 We drive back to Hanoi.  

19:00 Check in hotel. You have free time to see local market and enjoy local dinner on your own. Overnight in a hotel in Ha Noi. 

Day 5: Ha Noi – Ninh Binh - Trang An | Overnight in Ha Noi (Breakfast, Lunch)

07:00 Enjoy Breakfast at hotel.

8:00 We pick you up at your hotel, departure for Trang An – an UNESCO heritage, enjoying the beautiful sceneries of the rural areas on the way. Arriving Trang An, you will get on bamboo boat - rowed by the local people. You pass through 4 enormous caves that provide a brief respite from the intense summer sun. It takes approximately two hours to go up and down the river and along the way, you witness local fisher folk, of course, the striking limestone karst formations that Trang An is famous for.

12:00 Having lunch in a local restaurant and the heading to Hang Mua peak. 

Start climbing almost 500 stone steps to reach at the top of Mua peak. Feel the fresh air and admire a panoramic view of beautiful Tam Coc. This place looks very attractive from above so don’t forget to take some photos.

15:30 Relaxing and the make our journey back to Hanoi. 

18:00 Having dinner in a local restaurant. Overnight in Hanoi 

Day 6: Ha Noi- Ha Long Bay - Lan Ha Bay | Overnight on cruise (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)

9:00 - 9:30 Pick up at your hotel and depart for Ha Long City

11:30 - 12:00 You will be taken on our tender from the wharf and make your way out onto the bay to board our luxurious cruise. You will be welcome aboard and greeted with a complimentary drink. Our Crew will conduct a compulsory safety procedures session and then you are free to check into your cabin and freshen up. Take some time to have a look around the vessel or watch the magical landscape go by.

13:15 - A special lunch of fresh seafood and an assortment of appetizing favorites will be served. We set sail for Lan Ha Bay passing to Da Chong islet where you can see a lighthouse built by the French over 100 years ago.

15: 00: When lunch is about to finish, it is just nice that the Cruise completes its entry through Cua Van area to Lan Ha Bay (as part of Halong Bay). The area is surrounding of a lot of extraordinary limestone karst landscapes. Guests can start their journey to explore the Lan Ha Bay by Kayaking and swimming in the crystal clear waters of the bay.

17: 00: Back to the main boat, and cruising to a place for staying overnight

17:30 Join the sunset party on the sundeck in a warm and romantic atmosphere, making friends with other members in the group, enjoy fresh local fruit, listening soft, light music.

19:15 Relish special Dinner in restaurant.

20:45  Your free time to relax with an exotic cocktail or whatever takes your fancy. Our bar has a wide range of wines, beers, and liquors and is always a welcome sight for guests after a day on Bay. Order a Spa service or take any activities on boat cruise such as watching documentary movies, squid fishing or simply relax on our rooftop deck under the cover of a star filled sky

Day 7: Dark and Bright Cave - Ha Long Bay - Ha Noi | Overnight in Ha Noi (Breakfast, Lunch)

06:30 The nicest time of the day on Lan Ha Bay is the morning. Head to the upper deck to participate in our daily Tai Chi sessions. Relax with an early morning cup of tea, coffee or juice anywhere you wish on the boat and watch the never-ending miraculous scenery unfold before you.

07:00 Light breakfast will be served in our restaurant (pastries, tea, coffee)

7:45 - 9:00  Enjoy the last stage of your trip to Dark & Bright cave and islets by local rowing boats which is a wild and mysterious beauty in the middle of the World Heritage. Back to our main board afterward.

09:30 Check out of your cabin as we draw closer to the mainland.

10:15 Cooking class opened right on the Cruise, you will be guided how to prepare and make spring rolls.

10:45 Enjoy your brunch on the boat.

11:45 you will board our tender and head back to the wharf where you will be met by your return trip vehicle to transfer you to Hanoi.

12:10 Our driver pick you up then driving back to your hotel in Hanoi.
Arriving time is about 15:00. Overnight in Ha Noi.  

Day 8: Ha Noi Departure (Breakfast)

07:00 Enjoy breakfast at hotel.

Depending on your flight time, we bring you to Hanoi airport for boarding your preferred flight. Tour finished.

Price list (USD/pax)

Hotel 

• Hanoi: Hong Ngoc Dynasty hotel & spa, Emerald Water Hotel and spa or equivalent 
• Sapa: Sapa Charm, Sapa Highland resort and spa or equivalent
• Halong Bay Cruise: Dragon Bay cruise, Sapphire Cruise or equivalent

Tour Inclusions

• Meals as mentioned in the itinerary. 
• Hotels 4* in Sapa and Ha Noi. 
• Transfers by car/bus.
• Halong Bay cruise 4* (joining cruise with other tourists)
• English/Chinese speaking guide. 
• Entrance fees and cable car tickets. 
  
• Compulsory tip for tour guide & driver 3USD/pax/day (1$ for driver + 2$ for tour guide). 

Tour Exclusions

• Personal expenses. 
• Beverage. 
• Flight tickets.

Hotel Lists

♦ Hotel in Hanoi: The Light Hotel, Hong Ngoc Dynasty or equivalent (4 stars boutique hotel in Old Town, nearby food street and night market). 

♦ Hotel in Sapa: Sapa Charm or equivalent. 

Meals

♦ Vietnamese cuisine