Hanoi, Hill Tribes of Sapa and Stunning Halong Bay 8 Days and 7 Nights
Hanoi, Hill Tribes of Sapa and stunning Halong Bay YYVN-05
Day 01: HANOI – ARRIVAL (-/-/-) No guide
Arrival at Noi Bai Airport, transferred to hotel for check in.
Overnight in Hanoi.
Meals: Breakfast
Day 02: HANOI CITY TOUR – LAO CAI BY NIGHT TRAIN (B/L/-)
After breakfast, our guide will meet you and start our tour to discover Hanoi, a peaceful city with beautiful trees and lakes, the city has thousand years of history and culture. Drive pass by the French Quarter, whick explains why this city so called “Paris of the East” before visiting Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum (outside) – the symbol of the country and is a monumental marble edifice from materials gathered all around Vietnam between 1973 – 1975. This monument contains the sarcophagus of Ho Chi Min, than off to the Presidential Palace and Presidential Gardens, built between 1900 to 1906. The Palace and Grounds were built to house the French Governor-General of Indochina. His House on Stilts, used today for official receptions and One Pillar Pagoda, one of the most special architectures in Vietnam built in 1049AD. Then visit Temple of Literature – the central of culture of Hanoi.Lunch will be served at local restaurant.
After our lunch we visit Ethnology Museum a museum to explain in detail of the 54 different ethnic people living in Vietnam. After we are done in this area will visit the Old Quarter of Hanoi to discover the local people life via a cycling tour.
In the evening, enjoy the world famous Water puppets show, the unique Vietnam traditional art from Red River Delta with great influence from Wet rice cultivation culture. Transfer to the railway station for the overnight train to Lao Cai (Sapa)
Overnight on the train.
Meals: Breakfast & lunch
Day 03: LAO CAI – SAPA (B/L/-)
After your early arrival in arriving in Lao Cai , wewill take one and half hours drive to Sapa – the town that has four seasons in one day. Upon arrival in Sapa, enjoy breakfast in very cozy atmosphere of your hotel then take some time to refresh before taking an orientation walk around the town of Sapa. It is said that you will find four seasons in a day here, but Sapa is normally seen in a thin mist. Lunch will be served at local restaurant.
In the afternoon, hiking to Cat Cat and Sin Chai, the beautiful area of Black Mong people in Sapa with great scenery of mountain, terrace rice field and hospitable people. Back to Sapa. The rest of the day is free at leisure for discovering Sapa town.
Overnight in Sapa.
Meals: Breakfast & lunch
Day 04: SAPA – Y LINH HO – LAO CHAI – TAVAN – THAC BAC – TRAM TON (B/L/-)
Breakfast at hotel. This morning, we have chance to explore the villages of different ethnic groups around Sapa. First, we take very beautiful drive from Sapa to the villages along the valley of Muong Hoa. The scenery looks like a painting that Mother Nature would paint, with rice fields on the terrace, waterfall on the hill side, the green of the vegetation, a winding stream down below and the air is fresh and pure.
Our first stop is at Y Linh Ho – village of the H’mong people. Our trek will take us through the beautiful country side along some of the hidden roads of Sapa. We will pass terrace rice fields and villages to Lao Chai – the other village of Mong people. Black H’mong is one of the biggest minority groups in the Sapa area. They are proud of their culture and keep their traditions and way of living. They have their own language and wear traditional indigo blue clothing. We take a walk around the village and proceed to the village of Ta Van of the Giay people via the terraces rice field and the trails, experience the diversity of hill tribe people here. After that, you will be transferred back to Sapa by car for lunch at local restaurant.
In the afternoon, after having sometime for relaxation, we will take the short trip driving to Tram Ton Pass, the highest section over the Hoang Lien Son Mountain Range. It is compared to “The Gate to Heaven”. Here you can admire the grandiose mountainous view of the North West of Vietnam. A great photo stop not be missed! On the way back to Sapa, we stop to visit Thac Bac, Silver waterfall, one of the most popular tourist attractions of the neighborhood
Overnight in Sapa.
Meals: Breakfast & lunch
Day 05: SAPA – HANOI BY PUBLIC BUS (B/L/-)
Morning is free on your own at Sapa (You can choose to do some shopping in town, or you should not miss the visit up to Ham Rong Mountain where you can admire the view of Fansipan, “the roof-top of South East Asia” as well as the romantic view of the whole town in the mist)
15.30-16.00: transfer to Bus Station for public bus back to Hanoi (about 6 hour driving on highway). Arrival Hanoi around 21330 PM. Check in hotel and relax.
Overnight in Hanoi.
Meals: Breakfast
JOIN TOUR HANOI – HALONG 2 DAYS 1 NIGHT
Day 06: HANOI – HALONG BAY (B/L/D)
Breakfast at hotel.
07.45-08.30: Shuttle bus from Halong cruise pick you up at hotel and depart to Halong bay through Red River Delta. Upon arrival to Halong, embark to the Junk and set sail through bay while lunch is served. Passage into the picturesque “Dragon descending to the sea” Bay has 1,969 limestone islets rising from the sea, many of them containing beautiful grottoes. After lunch, take a short trek to a nearby summit for a panoramic view of the bay dotted with our Junk, go swimming on a quite beach or sunbathing on the sundeck. Later afternoon, visit an interesting fishing village with opportunity to interact with fish men who have been living in the bay for almost three generations. At sunset time, take a bamboo row boat to discover a water tunnel with many coral reefs in a scenic lagoon. Back on board, enjoy cocktails while watching sunset before dinner.
Overnight on the Junk.
Meals: Breakfast & lunch & dinner
Day 07: HALONG BAY – HANOI (B/L/-)
Breakfast at hotel. Visit beautiful limestone grotto then back to the boat for a final glimpse of the Halong Bay while cruising back to the dock. After lunch on board, check out and Shuttle bus transfer you back to Hanoi.
Overnight in Hanoi.
Meals: Breakfast & lunch
Day 08: HANOI – DEPARTURE (B/-/-) No guide
Breakfast at hotel. At leisure until transfer to Noi Bai Airport for departure flight (check out hotel before 12h00).
Meals: Breakfast
