North of Vietnam has so much to offer, we combines this tour to be one of the highlights that we think you should not miss. This tour is mixture of free exploration and escorted when we think is necessary. That will save much of your time and money but still bring up to you enough relaxation and cares on places that not too easy to do it by yourself.
Tour Highlight :
- Discover the World Heritage Halong Bay, cruising along thousands islands and islets an imaging landscape of karsts
- Enjoy fantastic seafood, fishing, swimming, kayaking, sunbathing and join the night party in Phoenix Cruise
- The best emotion of hill tribes when you do a home-stay
- Learn more about Vietnamese culture, local style of Hanoi 1000 years’ old city the center of history, culture, politic…
Itinerary in brief :
Day 1:Hanoi arrive - Lao Cai train station (Overnight on train)
Day 2: Lao Cai arrive - Sapa tour.(Overnight at homestay)
Day 3: Sapa trekking - Night train to Hanoi(Overnight on train)
Day 4: Hanoi arrive - Halong Bay (Overnight on Cruise)
Day 5: Halong bay tour - Hanoi (Overnight in Hanoi)
Day 6: Hanoi departure
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival: Hanoi - Lao Cai ( D )
Our guide will meet you at Noi Bai Airport and transfer to Hanoi.Ride around Hanoi Old Quarter of 36 streets, visit Ngoc Son Temple and Hoan Kiem Lake. You are then attending the Water Puppets show. Enjoy welcome dinner at local restaurant before we take you to Hanoi train station for the night train to Lao Cai station.Overnight on the train.Meals:Dinner
Day 2 : Lao Cai - Sapa tour ( B,L,D )
5.30am - Arrive in Lao Cai. The bus ride uphill to Sa Pa takes a little over an hour, giving you a glimpse of the stunning vistas and impressive rice terraces. You'll have breakfast in a local Restaurant, then meet with our local guide and drive (30 minutes) to the Golden Stream Valley, stopping at Ta Van village. Walk down through the village from the main road and start trekking to Giang Ta Chai village.
The trekking route offers some challenge as you balance on the rice terraces and a small trail on the steep mountainside. The vegetation is dense as the trail leads up to a peaceful village perched on the Hoang Lien mountainside. Head downhill and relax by a local stream for a picnic lunch. In the afternoon, trek about 1.5 hours uphill before descending down to the quaint Dzay hill tribe village of Tavan.
Dinner and overnight in home stay in Dzay’s local house on stilled.
Meals:Breakfast,Lunch,Dinner
Day 3: Sapa Trekking - Night train to Hanoi ( B, L, D )
After breakfast, you will start the day with an easy trek on dirt paths. Enjoy the peaceful atmosphere of the valley with its traditional stilt houses and rice terraces. Make your way along a stream to cross a hanging bridge before seeing our driver is waiting to take you back to Sa Pa for a shower at the hotel in Sapa town. Our bus picks you up and transfers to Lao Cai train station.
Have dinner before catch the night train departs at 20:15 back to Hanoi.Overnight on train. Meals:Breakfast,Lunch,Dinner
Day 4: Hanoi arrive - Halong Bay ( B,L,D )
Take the taxi transfer to our hotel by yourself for buffet breakfast. After breakfast,relax at hotel for a while before continue the tour to Halong Bay.
8:00 Our minivan will pick up from hotel in Hanoi and drive to Halong City
12h00: Arrival dock, get on the junk, check in, welcome wine
13h00: Lunch
13h30: Visiting Ha Long bay, Thien Cung cave (palace of heaven), Dau Go (grotto of wood ), and round over Tuan Chau Island, Dog Island, Dinh Huong, Ga Choi (fighting Cock Mountain), Turtle Island, Titov beach. Enjoying sunset, having dinner, fishing - drinking and overnight on the junk.
Meals:Breakfast,Lunch,Dinner
Day 5: Halong bay tour - Hanoi ( B,L)
7h00: Breakfast
7h30: Visiting man’s head island, Tortoise Island, Luon cave, Bai Tu Long bay, Bai Tho Mountain and Ha Long market
11h00: Lunch during junk boating and having final glimpse of Halong Bay
12h00: Return to wharf.
Meeting our driver and transfer back to Hanoi. Arrives in Hanoi at 16:00.
Free time,dinner on your own and overnight in Hanoi.
Meals:Breakfast,Lunch.
Day 6: Hanoi departure ( B )
Check-out hotel, our tour guide and driver will come to pick you up going to NoiBai airport for your departure flight.Tour ends.
We can arrange additional customized trips for you if the above itinerary does not match your expectations.
| Size of Group |
2 pax |
3 - 4 pax |
5 - 9 pax |
10 -12 |
Single Supplemental |
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Nett price per person in US$ - 01 Jan 2010 - 30 Sep 2010 |
| Standard ( 2* ) |
320 |
300 |
280 |
260 |
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| Mid-range (3*) |
380 |
360 |
330 |
300 |
|
| Superior (4*) |
480 |
460 |
430 |
400 |
|
| Deluxe (5*) |
620 |
600 |
580 |
550 |
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| Accommodation |
|
Mid-range (3*) |
Superior (4*) |
Deluxe (5*) |
Premium (5+*) |
| Hanoi hotels |
Nam Hai 2 Hotel, Phu Do Hotel, Hanoi Prince Hotel, Phu Do Hotel |
Nam Hai Hotel , Hanoi View Hotel, Boss Hotel or similar |
Garden Flower Hotel, Zephyr Hotel, Sunway, Bao Son or Similar |
Sofitel Plaza, Melia, Horison or similar |
Sofitel Metropole |
| Sapa Hotels
|
Royal Hotel or similar |
Holiday View Hotel, Bamboo Hotel, Royal Views Hotel, |
Chau Long Hotel, Topas Logde |
Victoria Hotel |
Victoria Hotel |
| Halong junk/ Cruise |
Standar Junk |
Deluxe Junk |
Halong Junk Cruise |
Hai Long - Junk Cruise |
Hai Long - Junk Cruis |
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