Hanoi-city-tour-sapa-ninh-binh-halong-bay overnight
This Hanoi-city-tour-sapa-ninh-binh-halong-bay itinerary is perfect for travelers who want to explore the best of northern Vietnam in one trip.
Day 1: Hanoi arrival, Airport pick up, City tour (-/L/-)
Welcome to Hanoi, you will be collected by our local guide anf driver at Noi Bai International Airport and transfer to your hotel to leave your luggage. The rooms are at your disposal from 02:00 PM. Take a short rest before starting the city tour with the most highlights included:
Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum where the great President Ho Chi Minh rests in peace. One Pillar Pagoda – the special pagoda with a particular structure.
Tran Quoc Pagoda – the oldest of its kind in Hanoi, dating back to the 6th century during the reign of Emperor Ly Nam De Dynasty (544 – 548).
Lunch in the local restaurant.
Continue to visit the Literature Temple and Quoc Tu Giam – Vietnam’s first University constructed in 1070. Its gardens and well-preserved architecture offer a relaxing glimpse into Vietnam’s past.
15:10 move to the train street to visit and take pictures the train passing at 15:30.
Visit Museum of Ethnology to learn about the culture of 54 ethnic groups living in Vietnam
Back to the hotel and check-in . The balance of the day at your leisure. Dinner on your own.
Overnight at the hotel in Hanoi old quarter.
Day 2: Hanoi-Sapa-Lao Chai-Ta Van village(B/L/D)
Have breakfast in the hotel, check-out the room and start to leave for Sapa trip.
Our Private limousin with driver and tour guide will come to your hotel to pick up up, travel to Sapa through Hanoi-Lao Cai expressway (Its 340km long and takes about 5,5 hours to drive).
You will be at Sapa town at noon time and having lunch in the local restaurant.
In the afternoon: Our van will transfer you to the gate of the village, Trek through the rice terraces and along Muong Hoa Stream to the Black Hmong villages of Y Linh Ho and Lao Chai to see the spectacular landscape of Hoang Lien Son Mountain. You approach Ta Van Village where Dzay Ethnic People inhabits in late afternoon.
14.30: Check in homestay; get to know the family of Dzay People. Spend time to enjoy the mountain life on Sunset. You may attend cooking local dishes with the family and enjoy dinner in peace.
In the evening, you can join the local bar nearby with music and socialize with other tourists then overnight at homestay in Ta Van Village.
Day 3: Homestay- Cat Cat village-Fansipan mountain- Night bus to Hanoi(B/L/D)
After breakfast in the homstay of Zay people, you will pick up by our van to transfer to Cat Cat village-The village of H’Mong people located near the bottom of a deep valley at the foot of Fansipan Peak. Our local guide will show you the daily life activities of the locals, trek down to the valley bottom to the waterfall where the French built a Hydraulic Power Station, stop for photo with bridge and waterfall then you will transfer to the restaurant for lunch.
Afternoon: You will visit Fansipan peak by the cable car-spend 20 minutes with cable car to enjoy the spectacular scenery.
Reach the altitute of 2800 meters, you have a good time to see the view and take photos, visit pagodas the spiritual destinations and trek up to 1200 steps you will reach the peak of Fansipan – the Roof of Indochina. ( Spend about 1,5 hours for hiking and taking photos).
Late in the afternoon: Come back to Cable Car Station and return to Sapa town.
Dinner in the local restaurant, visit Sapa town in the evening and wait until 10pm for the sleeping bus to came back to Hanoi.
Overnight on sleeping bus.
Day 4: Hanoi – Ninh Binh full day trip (B/L/-)
You will be arrval Hanoi at about 5am, Come to Hotel to leave your luggages and have breakfast (No hotel check-in).
7:30 Our guide will meet you at your hotel and start 110km on Bus-journey through verdant landscape of country side. Short-brake en route.
10:00 – Visit Hoa Lu Ancient Citadel with Dinh King Temple and Le King Temple dating back to the 17th Century.
12:00 – Enjoy lunch at our restaurant with the great local cuisine.
13:30 – Boarding a small sampan to visit Tam Coc which means literally “three caves” (1.5 hour boat trip). With Halong bay type views of majestic limestone cliffs and mysterious caves, as well as countryside landscape like peaceful streams, rice paddies and deserted green fields, Tam Coc really has it all. You will feel the fresh air and peaceful moments, a very good opportunities for photo lovers, freezing the special moments and scenery.
15:30 Leisure cycling on rural roads alongside the extensive canal network and through small villages with back drop of a maze of limestone mountains.
16:45 – Return to our bus and then come back to Ha Noi
18:45 – Drop you off at your hotel, check-in and overnight in Hanoi.
Day 5: Hanoi-Halong bay (Lan Ha bay) cruise overnight(B/L/D)
8:00 Pick up at your hotel and depart for Ha Long City
11:45 Welcome at Tuan Chau habour in Ha Long Bay.
12h:00-12:15 You will be taken on our tender from the wharf and make your way out onto the bay to board our luxurious craft, Sapphire 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.
18h:00 Cooking class opened right on the Cruise, you will be guided how to prepare and make spring rolls.
19:15- Relish special Dinner in restaurant.
20:45-00:00- 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. 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 6: Dark & Bright cave – Halong bay-Hanoi(B/Brunch)
6:30 – 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.
7:00 – 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.
9:30- Check out of your cabin as we draw closer to the mainland.
10:30- Enjoy your brunch on the boat.
11:30- 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- Tour ends at TuanChau habour in Halong Bay
15:30- Arrive Ha Noi City.
Check-in hotel and overnight in Hanoi.
Day 7: You have a day free to visit Hanoi city around by your own
Overnight in the hotel in hanoi.
Day 8: Hanoi departure, airport transfer (B/-/-)
On this day, you will have breakfast in the hotel and you are free at your own leisure until being picked up and transferred (without the guide) to the airport for your departure flight. The room is at your disposal until noon. Lunch (if any) on your own. End of services.
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