Brief itinerary & map
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Day 01: Hanoi arrival (-) Day 02: Hanoi City Tour (B.L) Day 03: Hanoi – Hoa Lu (B.L.D) Day 04: Hoa Lu – Mai Chau (B.L.D) Day 05: Mai Chau – Son La (B.L.D) Day 06: Son La – Dien Bien Phu - Lai Chau (B.L.D) Day 07: Lai Chau – Tam Duong - Sapa (B.L.D) Day 08: Sapa– Lao Chai – Ta Van – Giang Ta Chai – Sapa (B.L.D) Day 09: Sapa – Bac Ha market (B.L.D) Day 10: Bac Ha – Vu Linh (B.L.D) Day 11: Vu Linh – Duong Lam ancient village - Hanoi (B.L) Day 12: Hanoi – Ha Long (B.L.D) Day 13: Ha Long – Ceramic village - Hanoi - Departure (B.L) |
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Detail itinerary & price
Day 01: Hanoi arrival (D) Arrive at Noi Bai airport, and then welcomed by local English speaking guide and transferred to hotel. Free to explore the Old Quarter of Hanoi. Welcome dinner at local restaurant and overnight in Hanoi. |
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Day 02: Hanoi City Tour (B.L) After breakfast at hotel, Full day city tour of Vietnam’s capital, including Ho Chi Minh’s mausoleum, traditional stilt house, the revered One Pillar Pagoda and visit to typical Vietnamese places of worship, Quan Thanh Temple and Tran Quoc Pagoda, along the shore of West Lake. After lunch at local restaurant, visit the ’s first university, the thousand year old Temple of Literature, Hoan Kiem Lake, Ngoc Son temple and enjoy 01h00 rickshaw to discover Hanoi’s Old Quarter. In the evening, attempt the unique water puppet show. Dinner on your own and overnight in Hanoi. |
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Day 03: Hanoi – Hoa Lu (B.L.D) After breakfast at hotel. 8h00 depart for Hoa Lu, one of the most famous sites of its historic vestiges and its impressive pitons limestone. Take a Sampan to discover the caves of Tam Coc ("three lagoons") and Bich Dong. Lunch at a local restaurant. Then, visit Temples of Dinh Bo Linh and Le Hoan King. Then, go cycling at Tam Coc to visit Bich Dong pagoda. Dinner at local restaurant and overnight in Hoa Lu. |
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Day 04: Hoa Lu – Mai Chau (B.L.D) After breakfast at hotel. Depart from Ninh Binh to Mai Chau via beautiful landscapes and villages, stop on the way to take pictures. Arrive in Mai Chau at noon, check in the traditional stilt house for a welcome cup of hot tea and lunch together. In the afternoon, short trek through villages and the valley to visit villages of White Thai and discover their lifestyle, its local arts and crafts. Dinner and overnight at homestay in Mai Chau. |
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Day 05: Mai Chau – Son La (B.L.D) After breakfast at home stay, drive up to the north of Vietnam, the most beautiful landscape you pass through and we’ll have plenty of chances to stop for taking pictures and visiting the Black Thai and H’mong villages on the way. Lunch at local restaurant. Continue to Son La and arrive in the afternoon. Check in hotel and free to discover Son La town and its daily market. Dinner at local restaurant and overnight in Son La. |
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Day 06: Son La – Dien Bien Phu - Lai Chau (B.L.D) After breakfast at hotel. Depart for Lai Chau via Dien Bien Phu, this day will remain a great moment in your trip. You take one of the most beautiful roads of the country with beautiful landscapes and many different colorful ethnic minorities, you pass the highest pass called Pha Din between Dien Bien Phu and Lai Chau. Arrive in Lai Chau, free to discover this small town and its market. Dinner and overnight at hotel in Lai Chau. |
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Day 07: Lai Chau – Tam Duong - Sapa (B.L.D) After breakfast at hotel, departure from Paso to Sapa via Tam Duong and follow a remote road along the river and ethnic minorities villages. After lunch in Tam Duong, continue to Sapa and stopover to take pictures and to contact with hospitable people, you pass the highest pass in the north of Vietnam called Tram Ton that gives a nice view. Arrive Sapa, check in hotel and free to discover Sapa town. Dinner on your own and overnight in Sapa. |
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Day 08: Sapa– Lao Chai – Ta Van – Giang Ta Chai – Sapa (B.L.D) After breakfast at hotel. Full day of trekking down to the most beautiful valley of Sapa to visit Lao Chai and Ta Van villages, the Hmong, Zay or Dao's country, you have opportunities to chat with friendly and hospitable people. Lunch at local restaurant. Continue the short trek to Giang Ta Chai village via bamboo forest and rice-field until Cloudy Bridge and Silver waterfall where our driver picks you up to Sapa. Dinner at local restaurant and overnight in Sapa. |
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Day 09: Sapa – Bac Ha market (B.L.D) After breakfast at hotel. Depart in early morning for Bac Ha, visit Bac Ha market, the most colorful and the biggest market in this area, this market is near the Chinese border so you have the chance to meet the ethnic of both countries there. Lunch at local restaurant. Then go for an easy walk to Ban Pho and Na Kheo, Flowers H'mong, Tay, Nung and Phu La villages. Dinner on your own and overnight in Bac Ha. |
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Day 10: Bac Ha – Vu Linh (B.L.D) After breakfast at hotel. Depart for Vu Linh village. This day will remain a great moment in your trip. You take one of the most beautiful roads of the country, passing ethnic villages and beautiful landscapes, such as Flower H’mong, White Daos, green tea hill, rice-field... on arrival at Vu Linh, check in the traditional stilt house for welcome drink with local green tea. Lunch together and discover white Daos village and their life style in the afternoon. Dinner and overnight at homestay at Vu Linh village. |
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Day 11: Vu Linh – Duong Lam ancient village - Hanoi (B.L) After breakfast at home-stay. You take a boat cruise on Thac Ba Lake, the most beautiful lake in this area where local people come to fish. Lunch at home-stay. Then, come back to Hanoi via Duong Lam ancient village, walk to visit Duong Lam ancient village and Mia Pagoda, the most beautiful pagoda in this area and then back to Hanoi. Dinner on your own and overnight in Hanoi . |
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Day 12: Hanoi – Ha Long - Overnight on the junk (B.L.D) After breakfast at hotel. Depart for Ha Long Bay and arrive around at noon. Board a traditional wooden junk and begin your exploration of magical Ha Long Bay, one of Southeast Asia ’s premier tourist destinations. An excellent fresh seafood lunch will be prepared and served on the boat while cruising to the most beautiful areas of Ha Long Bay, then visit the most beautiful grotto called Surprising grotto and swim at Totov beach. The junk will drop it’s anchor in quiet place for staying overnight. Dinner and overnight on boat. |
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Day 13: Ha Long – Ceramic village - Hanoi - Departure (B.L) After a morning swim, breakfast is served while the junk is cruising through the Bay to the most beautiful and quiet area . Return to the port of Ha Long right after the lunch. Car picks up and transfer back Hanoi via Dong Trieu ceramic village, you can see how people make ceramic. Then direct transfer to the airport for the departure flight. End of services. |
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Included / Excluded
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Inclusive: + Welcome gift from Vietnam Travel + Round trip airport pick up and transfer for the first day and last day of the tour. + Hotel accommodation as indicated or similar, base on twin sharing or double + Transportation private and AC comfortable cars during the whole trip + Soft trek and overnight in Mai Chau valley, country of White Thai minority + Visit beautiful landscapes and take beautiful pictures during the whole trip + Meet and contact the hospitable and friendly people + Visit the most beautiful and the most colorful Bac Ha market that takes place only on Sunday + Nice stay on the house on stilt of White Daos people + Private boat trip on Thac Ba lake + Visit Duong Lam - the ancient village + Amazing cruise in Ha Long Bay for 02 days & 1 night on traditional junk with fresh seafood + All entrance fees and boat fee + Local English speaking guide. + All meals at local restaurants as mentioned in the program + 01 hour rickshaw to discover Hanoi old quarter + Water puppet show for first class Exclusive: + Drink not mentioned in the program + Travel insurance + Personal expenses + Vietnam visa - This can be done with our Visa service |
