Day 01: Hanoi – Arrival (no meal)
Up on arrival at Noi Bai international airport, driver meet transfer to hotel in the center of Hanoi for check in.
Rest of time free at leisure to explore Hanoi.
Overnight at hotel in Hanoi.
Day 02: Hanoi – Ha Long bay - Hanoi (Breakfast, Lunch)
Breakfast at hotel.
08:15 – 08:45 – Our bus and tour guide pick you up from hotel / stay and following the new highway to depart for Tuan Chau Island, Halong City, stop for a rest on the way.
12:00 – Arrive Tuan Chau Harbor, welcome aboard of cruise, and safety briefing.
Cruise will take you on 5 to 6 hours journey passages uninhabited islets and outcrops have been given imaginative names by the locals, due to their perceived shapes, including Cock Fighting and Thumb, while enjoy Vietnamese mouth-watering lunch on boat.
13:45 – Arrive Bo Hon archipelago, you will visit Surprising Cave to see a lot of stalagmites and stalagtiles with different shaoes of sea lives, the go kayaking or bamboo boat in Luon Cave to discovery the beautiful lagoon.
Visit Titov Island with sandy beach adjacent to the towering limestone mountain with excellent backdrop of the Bay, and climb up Titov Peak for a panoramic view of the bay like paradise.
16:30 – Return to Cruises and cruising back toward Tuan Chau harbor.
17:40-18:00 – Disembark for going back on the new highway to Hanoi.
20:30 – Drop off at your hotel.
Overnight at hotel in Hanoi.
Day 03: Hanoi – Sapa – trekking to Cat Cat village (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Breakfast at hotel and check out.
Transfer by taxi to bus station (own expense)
6.30: Picking up from bus station, get on sleeping bus and depart to Sapa.
7.30 – 11.45: Following the Highway to Lao Cai city with the comfort break
11.45 – 13.00 : Bus on the mountain road approaching to Sapa Town. On the way you can see beautiful view, the valley with terraces field.
13.00: Arrive Sapa Town with colorful traditional costumes of H’mong, Dzao, Tay ethnic People.
- Welcome drink and itinerary briefing
- Enjoy the lunch with local Vietnamese dishes, check-in procedures
14.30: A short walking to 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. Our local guide will show you the daily life activities of the locals, trekking down to the valley bottom to the waterfall where the French built a Hydraulic Power Station, short time for photo with bridge and the waterfall then you will trekking up hill to get back to Sapa with very beautiful scenery in the late afternoon.
17.00: Walking back to Sapa Town. Have dinner and overnight at hotel with night activities.
Trekking distance is about 2.5 kms and it lasts for 2 hours
17.00: Come back to Sapa Town. Have dinner and overnight in hotel with night activities
Overnight at hotel in Sapa.
Day 04: Sapa – Fansipan Peak - Hanoi (Breakfast, Lunch)
08:00: After breakfast, transfer to Fansipan cable car station. Lying on an altitude of 3,143m above sea level, the peak of Fansipan is dubbed the “Roof of Indochina ''. Sun, clouds, wind and mountain seem to consist of a harmonious and colorful chorus. Gazing down the fairy scenery at sunrise as well as sunset would always be an unbeatable experience for those who love nature.
11:00: Back to Sapa Town, checkout hotel and have lunch.
16:00: It‘s time to say “Goodbye Sapa!” and drive back to Hanoi. Along the way, once again you have a chance to enjoy the magical beauty of northwest mountains
21:30 - 22:00: Arrive at the hotel in Ha Noi. Transfer by taxi back to your hotel (own expense)
Overnight stay in Hanoi
Day 05: Hanoi city tour – Departure (Breakfast, Lunch)
AM: Have breakfast and hotel check out. Take a tour of Hanoi city with Ho Chi Minh Memorial Complex: Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum (closed to visitors on Mondays and Fridays) where visitors can pay respects to the embalmed body of Ho Chi Minh. Continue through the park to Stilt House, the simple two-room dwelling where Ho Chi Minh lived from 1948 until his final days. Continue visit the Temple of Literature - built in honor of Confucius by Emperor Ly Thanh Tong in 1070, which is also used to be the first university of Vietnam in the 11th century.
Have lunch at local restaurant
PM: Free at leisure until time to transfer to Bai Airport for departure flight.
(Hotel check out time: 12:00).
End of services !
Inclusion:
- 4 nights accommodation in TWIN OR DOUBLE SHARING
- Transfer by air-conditioned vehicle as per program.
- English speaking guide.
- Entry fees and boat fees for all sightseeing tours as mentioned in the program.
- Kayaking fee at Halong Bay.
- 2 ways return cable ticket to Fansipan Mountain.
- Meals as mentioned in the program.
- Mineral water (500ml/passenger/day)
Exclusion:
- International Air fare and airport tax.
- Drinks & personal expenses.
- Tipping for guide & driver, others not mentioned in details.
- Personal Travel Insurance
- Visa to Vietnam
Child Policy
- Under 1 m high will be free of charge and must share seat with parents.
- Above 1 m will be charged as adult
- 2 adults allowed 1 child free accompanied
- If 2nd child with parents charged as adults
Remarks:
- Visa into Vietnam available upon arrival at the airport with prior arrangement for authorization letter.
- In general most places are closed in Vietnam throughout the period of the Lunar New Year.
- What to bring: Passport, change of clothes, sun-glasses & hat, toiletries, sun-block, insect repellent, flashlights, personal first aid kit & medicines, small VND notes for buying drinks. If you feel the need then cable lock for your bags is recommended
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- 30% Deposit upon confirmation of services.
- The rest amount are paid in cash upon arrival
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