DAY 1 : EUROPE / HANOI (D)
- Arrival at Hanoi - Transfer to hotel - Visit : Hoan kiem Lake, Ngoc son temple , The huc bridge. Excursion by cyclo in the old quarters - Dinner - Evening : Enjoy the Water-Puppet show - O/N in HANOI
DAY 2 : HANOI / HOA BINH / MAI CHAU (B, L ,D)
- Breakfast at hotel - AM visit the Ethnological museum for giving you an overview about the minorities in North-West of VN Departure for Mai chau , VIA Hoa Binh visit a Muong village (ancient Vietnamese) and Lunch - Installation in the White Thais village - Walking around the village , meeting / observing the way of life of White Thais - Evening : Diner White Thais style & Enjoy the traditional dances and songs of the minorities ethnics - O/N in MAI CHAU
DAY 3 : MAI CHAU / MOC CHAU / SON LA (B, L ,D)
- Breakfast at hotel - Visit Mai chau market , drive for Son La , the mountain road belonging the Da river with beautiful scenery of the minority villages - Visit en route the Thais & Yaos villages - Lunch at Moc Chau - Visit vestige of Son la prison , North-West minioities cultural Museum - Dinner - O/N in SON LA
DAY 4 : SON LA / DIEN BIEN PHU (B, L ,D)
- Breakfast at hotel - Drive to Dien bien phu , across the famous pass Fadin , visit a minorities college at the top of the pass - Lunch at Tuan Giao - Arrival to Dien bien phu Afternoon visit the former battle-field between the Colonist French&VN : Dien Bien Phu museum , A1 hill , the bunker of general De Castries - Dinner - O/N in DIEN BIEN PHU
DAY 5 : DIEN BIEN PHU / LAI CHAU (B, L ,D)
- Breakfast at hotel - Morning visit a Black Thais village and departure for Lai Chau , the country road belong the Nam Na river belong the border of Laos with many minorities villages , meeting much of minorities such as Nhang , black Thais , black H’mong , Red Dao , Blue Dao ?€? - Visit the Great-hairflower H’mong village - Pic nic lunch - Dinner & O/N in LAI CHAU
DAY 6 : LAI CHAU / PHONG THO (B, L ,D)
- Breakfast at hotel - Departure for Phong tho .the main residental region of the minorities ethnic of Dao Viet Nam and formely called as ?€œThe gold triangle?€? by the immense opium field (now is destroyed and interdit by VN government) , visit a Silver Daos village , meeting much of minorities such as Xapho , Blue Dao , White H’mong ,Black H’mong ?€?. - Visit the Great-hairflower H’mong village - Lunch , Dinner & O/N in PHONG THO
DAY 7 : PHONG THO / SAPA (B, L ,D)
- Breakfast at hotel - Departure for Sapa - the region of the many pass , across the O Quy Ho pass , the logest pass of VN 38 Km , its give you the panorama view of the majestic of West-North of V.N - Viewing the top of Fan Si Pan , the rooftop of Indochina with the Silver water-fall - Visit a Black H’mong at Binh Lu - Lunch - Continuation for Sapa , stop over at Muong Hoa valley , trekking into valley , visit a Black H’mong village of Ta Van and Zais village of Lao Chai - Dinner & O/N in SAPA
DAY 8 : SAPA (B, L ,D)
- Breakfast at hotel - Morning : Visit to the minorities market-day of Sapa- Meet and make the converse with the minorities ethnics in theire multicolor traditional costumes: Nhang ,Yao (Blue, Money , Black , Red ...) , Xapho , H’mong (Black, White, Flower ) ..etc - Climb on the Ham rong mountain , where the best place for take the beautiful photoes of Sapa. - Evening : visit the famous Loves Market of Sapa (Saturday only)- Lunch , Dinner &O/N in SAPA
DAY 9 : SAPA - LAO CAI - BAC HA (B, L ,D)
- Breakfast at hotel - Morning drive to Bac Ha , via Lao Cai , the border city between VN-China - Visit the famous minority market of Bac Ha ( Sunday only) where to meet almost minorities of West-Norther regions such as Tays , Zais , Nung , H’mong (black,white,flower ..) , Dao (Red,blue..) , Xapho , Bo Y , Phu La ?€?. on Sunday they come to Bac Ha from the mountains in North to buy/sale/change anythings - Lunch , Dinner & O/N in BAC HA
DAY 10 : BAC HA - BA BE LAKE (B, L ,D)
- Breakfast at hotel - Overland for Ba Be lake - Lunch at the local restaurant underway - Arrive Ba Be - Checking at the guesthouse in the National Parc - Boat trip on Ba Be lake to visit the National reserve , visit a village of Tays and Dau Dang water-fall - Dinner & O/N in BA BE NATIONAL PARC
DAY 11 : BA BE LAKE - CAO BANG(B, L, D)
- Breakfast at hotel - Departs for Cao Bang by the moutainous road , it’s gives you an over-view to the North-East of Vietnam - via Bac Kan for Lunch - Drive to Visit Pac Bo historical sites ( Ho Chi Minh cave , Lenin spring ?€?) - Back to city for checking at hotel - Dinner & O/N in CAO BANG
DAY 12 : CAO BANG - BAN GIOC - CAO BANG (B, L, D)
- Breakfast at hotel - Drive to Ban Gioc , the border between VN-China , visit the Ban Gioc water-fall and Nam Nguon cave - Picnic lunch at water-fall - PM back to Cao Bang - Dinner & O/N in CAO BANG
DAY 13 : CAO BANG - THAT KHE - LANG SON (B, L, D)
- Breakfast at hotel - Departs for Lang Sn by the road belong the border line vN-China , visit a village of Nungs and the vestige of Dong Khe-That Khe battle field - Arrive Lang Son , visit Tam thanh grotto and Ky Lua market - Dinner & O/N in LANG SON
DAY 14 : LANG SON - MONG CAI (B, L, D)
- Breakfast at hotel - Departs for Mong Cai , the border city VN-China , visit the border gate marrket , the ancient cathedral of Tra Co (The first point of letter ?€œS?€? as Vietnam map) - sea-bathing at Tra Co beach - Dinner & O/N inMONG CAI.
DAY 15 : MONG CAI - HA LONG (B, L, D)
- Breakfast at hotel - Drive for Ha Long - Arrive Ha Long at noon time - Embarkation on Junk , welcome drink and starting 2 days cruise on Ha Long Bay (World's natural heritage - one of 25 the best bays of the world) , visiting and exploration the caves and lagoons , you can Rowing / Diving / Fishing on bay - visit the Surpris cave , the fisher floating village , Titov beach - Sunset view with dinner on boat - O/N on JUNK
DAY 16 : BAI TU LONG BAY - DONG TRIEU - HAI DUONG - HANOI (B, L, D)
- Sunrise breakfast - Explore caves of Luon or Three Palaces - Boat trip through the best Bai Tu Long with a lots of magnific scenery - Lunch on boat - Debarkation - By car return to Ha Noi , via DONG TRIEU (Ceramist village) and HAI DUONG (Pan-cake city) - Checking at hotel - Dinner and O/N in HA NOI
DAY 17 : HANOI DEPARTURE
- Breakfast at hotel - At leisure before check out - Transfer to Airport for departure. - GOOD BYE V.N.