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

Highlights:

• Discover the Old Quarter of Hanoi
• Trekking in Sapa
• Overnight on cruise in Halong Bay

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: N/A

Accommodation: 3-star hotel

Day 2: Hanoi city – Night train to Sapa

Have breakfast at hotel.

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 6th 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.

Note:

• 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 (15thJune -15thAugust) 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 delicious dishes.

14.00 – 14.15: Continue to visit Temple of Literature – the first university of Vietnam, established in the 11th 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. Dinner on your own and prepare luggage for Sapa.

20:40: Pick up at your hotel for boarding the train to Lao Cai.

Meal: B, L

Accommodation: Overnight train

Day 3: Sapa Trekking

05:30 – 06:00: Pick up from Lao Cai station to Sapa for breakfast.

8:30 – 9:00: A short walk to the gate of Cat Cat village, which is the 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, trek down to the valley bottom to the waterfall where the French built a Hydraulic Power Station; stop for photos with the bridge and waterfall; then you will walk up hill for the bus to pick you up to get back to Sapa in the afternoon.

The trekking distance is about 2.5km and it lasts for 2 hours.

12.30: Enjoy the lunch at the local restaurant.

14:30: Check in hotel and relax or discover the Sapa Town by yourself.

Recommend to take cable car to visit Fansipan Peak (Excluded).

Dinner and overnight at hotel in Sapa.

Accommodation: 3-star hotel

Meal: B, L, D

Day 4: Sapa Trekking – Night Train To Hanoi

7.00 – 8.30: Have breakfast at the hotel, check out the room, and prepare a light pack for trekking (Large luggage is kept in the hotel).

8.30: Start hiking through Y Linh Ho, then trek through the rice terraces and along Muong Hoa Stream to the Black Hmong village of Lao Chai to see the spectacular landscape of Hoang Lien Son Mountain. After that, head to Ta Van village – home of the Dzay ethnic people.

The trekking distance is about 9km and it lasts for 3.5 hours

12.30 – 13.30: Have lunch at local restaurant.

13.30: The bus arrives at Ta Van Bridge and transports you to Sapa.

Free time to leisure.

17:00: Transfer to Lao Cai station.

Dinner on your own and take overnight train to Hanoi.

Meal: B, L

Accommodation: Overnight train

Day 5: Hanoi Arrival – Halong Bay

05:30 – 06:00: Pick up from train station to hotel for breakfast.

8h30: Tour guide will pick you up at your hotel for Halong Bay trip. 

10h15: Have a short break on half way for 20 minutes to relax. 

12h00: Arrive at Halong Harbor. 

12h30: Welcome to Cruise and Enjoy welcome to drink and get a brief introduction about cruise and safety guidelines. Check-in your room with Air-Conditioning. 

13h00: Enjoy a special lunch with Vietnamese traditional dishes, while cruising in the magnificent Halong Bay, admiring the fascinating rock formations in the bay. 

Afternoon Itinerary: 

15h00: Visiting Sung Sot Cave (Surprising cave). 

16h00: Our cruise will take you to the Titop/Soi Sim Island. It is noted for having a viewpoint at its peak which affords splendid views all around Halong Bay or you can enjoy your swimming on romance sandy beach. 

17h30: Come back to Cruise then take a shower, relax on sundeck, sunset watching in comfortable lounge chairs while drinking a cocktail or reading a book in the most magical moment. 

18h00: Enjoy welcome Sunset Party and Cooking Class. How to make fresh noodle roll, you can enjoy product which you make it.

Evening Relaxing:

19h00: Enjoy your dinner when sitting by overlooking sea view window in the night romantic Bay.

20h30: Playing some sports games like: Squid Fishing, singing karaoke, or relax on sundeck.

* Overnight on boat: clean air – conditioning room.

Meal: B, L, D

Accommodation: 3-star cruise

Day 6: Halong Bay – Hanoi

6h00: Wake up in the early morning to see sunrise on sundeck.

7h00: Morning view of bay with a cup of tea of coffee. Have Breakfast! 

7h40: Start visiting Halong Bay Pearl farm. The pearls in Halong are the most renowned in Vietnam. The process of farming and retrieving pearls takes years. 

8h30: Do kayaking in Halong Bay, exploring Halong Bay in your own. 

10h00: Check-out and enjoy a fantastic cruise on the bay.

10h45: Enjoy the lunch while cruising back to Halong Harbor. 

12h00: Return Halong Bay harbor, say goodbye to sailors and finish the cruise. 

12h30: Get on the Bus to return Hanoi. 

14h30: Stop on half way for short break. 

15h30: Drop off at your hotel. Free time.

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

Meal: B, L

Accommodation: 3-star hotel

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: B

Accommodation: N/A

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

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