Day 1: Hanoi arrival – Start Vietnam Tour Package 7-Day: Hanoi – Halong Bay – Sapa

The car/van will pick you up from Noi Bai airport (in Hanoi) and will take you in the heart of the city. Arrive at the hotel after a 40-minute drive, check in and have a free day to walk around Old Quarter, night market in Hanoi down town.

Overnight in Hanoi hotel located in the old quarter.

Meal: No

Accommodation: No

Day 2: Hanoi city – Night train to Sapa

8.00- 8.30: Get picked up by our friendly guide and start to explore Hanoi City.

08.45: Arrive at Tran Quoc Pagoda located on Golden Fish IsLand in West Lake. It is the oldest pagoda in Ha Noi built in the 6^th century.

09.30: Visit Ho Chi Minh complex, you have a chance to see the embalmed body of  Ho Chi Minh then walk around the garden to see 2 houses where he lived & worked from 1954 to 1969. Then visit One Pillar Pagoda where worships the Godess of Mercy – It is the most unique padoga in the world.

• Should dress modestly by covering from shoulders to knees when visiting Ho Chi Minh mausoleum, temples, pagodas…
• Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum is closed on Mondays and Fridays.
• Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum is closed at least 2 months (15^thJune -15^thAugust) for the annual maintaining but still can take picture Mausoleum and visit around that area

11.15: Visit Vietnam Ethnology Museum to learn about the culture of 54 ethnic groups living in the whole country of Vietnam.

Special Note : we will visit Women Museum instead of Ethnology Museum closed on Mondays.

12.45: Have lunch at our restaurant. You have an opportunity to enjoy Vietnamese cuisine with 8 delicious dishes.

14.00-14.15 : Continue to visit Temple of Literature – the first university of Vietnam, established in the 11 century.

15.15: Leave for Hoa Lo Prison Museum which originally used by the French colonists in Indochina for political prisoners, and later by North Vietnam for U.S. prisoners of war during the Vietnam War. During this later period, it was known to American POWs as the “Hanoi Hilton”.

16.15 -16.30: Tour finishes. Back to hotel. Relax and have dinner on your own.

20:30: Pick up at your hotel for boarding the train to Lao Cai.

Meal: L

Accommodation: Overnight train

Day 3: Sapa Trekking

Pick you up from train station when you arrive then transfer to Sapa.

07:00: Enjoy your breakfast and relax at restaurant while your luggage is arranged.

08:30: Start 4 hours trekking to Lao Chai Village – Home of Black H’mong minority. Trekking through Muong Hoa Valley with a lot of beautiful sceneries along the river.

12:00: Having lunch at a local restaurant before reaching Ta Van village to make friend with a Giáy family homestay.

13:30: Be picked up by car to gets back to Sa Pa for checking in the hotel. The rest of the day will be at your leisure to discover to town (Dragon Mount, Orchid garden, the market).

18:30: Dinner and overnight at hotel.

Accommodation: 3-star hotel

Meal: B, L, D

Day 4: Sapa Trekking – Night Train To Hanoi

08:00: Having breakfast. Half day trekking through lush rice terraces towards villages, experience Black H’Mong people’s daily life. Visiting Cat Cat village

12:00: Having lunch. Free afternoon to discover Sa Pa town, fresh up and make friend with friendly local.

17:00: Transfer to Lao Cai train station. Dinner on your own then take the train to Hanoi.

Meal: B, L

Accommodation: Overnight train

Day 5: Hanoi Arrival – Halong Bay

05:00: Arrive at Hanoi. Take taxi to hotel on your own. Take a rest and wait for pickup for Halong Bay.

08.00  –  8:30: The shutter bus will pick you up from your hotel  in Hanoi and heading to northeast of Vietnam. At the middle of the way, we have a quick stop to stretch your leg and refresh then continue our way to Halong Bay.

12.30: Arrive  in cruise office  in Hon Gai Pier, have a bit time to relax and enjoy a cup of tea/coffee. Wait for our captain and transfer by tender to cruise.

12.45: Enjoy welcome drink and spend a couple minutes to briefing about safety on boat and activities included then we check in our cabin.

13.30: Delicious Vietnamese set menu will be served while leisurely cruising further into Bai Tu Long Bay.

15.00: Arrive in  kayaking area  –  that is Cap La Island. Enjoy kayaking through the karst and breathtaking nature, swimming and relaxing.

17.30: Get back to the boat and enjoys Sunset party while our cruise sailing to the overnight anchorage.

19.00: Sumptuous set-dinner onboard.

20.30: Free time  to challenge yourself in Vietnamese puzzle games, or gather your group/family for a board game; try your luck with squid fishing or simply has a cocktail and enjoy the quiet night on the bay.

Meal: L, D

Accommodation: Overnight on boat

Day 6: Halong Bay – Hanoi

06.00: Start your day with a Tai Chi routine on sundeck or catch a morning  view of Bay’s landscape with a cup of tea or coffee.

07.00: Breakfast will be served in Western style and furthermore with Vietnamese popular breakfast – Pho.

08.00:  Explore the well hidden  Thien Canh Son  Cave  and  enjoy a white sandy beach at Hon Co Island, swimming or kayaking.

09.30: Upon return to the boat you will have about 30 minutes to freshen up and finish packing.

10.00: Attend in a Vietnamese cooking demonstration. You can quickly learn a simple but delicious Vietnamese dish that Gordon Ramsey (a 2 Michelin Star Chef) used to guide – Nem Cuon.

11.00: Enjoy a traditional Vietnamese lunch on boat.

12.00: Back to the harbor and disembark in Hon Gai pier.

12.30: Farewell Halong Bay then our bus will take you back to Hanoi.

16.00: Drop off at hotel.

18:00: Dinner on your own and overnight at hotel.

Meal: B, L

Accommodation: No

Day 7: Hanoi departure

After having breakfast at your hotel, you have free time until we pick you up to transfer to the airport. End Vietnam Tour Package 7-Day: Hanoi – Halong Bay – Sapa trip.

Meal: No

Accommodation: No

Vietnam Tour Package 7-Day: Hanoi – Halong Bay – Sapa