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Vietnam from mountains to bays

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Duration: 07 Days / 6 Nights
Destination: Hanoi – Sapa – Halong Bay

Tour itinerary
Day 1: Hanoi Arrival ( D )

Welcome to Vietnam, on arrival at Hanoi's Noi Bai International Airport, our tour guide will greet you and transfer by private car through the city to your hotel. In the afternoon , enjoy 1 hour rickshaw ride to the Old Quarter. In the evening, you will enjoy welcomed dinner at local restaurant with authentic Vietnamese cruisines. Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 2: Hanoi City tour – Lao Cai ( B )
After breakfast at your hotel, enjoy morning tour to Ho Chi Minh Complex  including Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, the Presidential Palace, Ho Chi Minh’s House on Stilt and One Pillar Pagoda, then visit Temple Of Literature. Next is Vietnam National Museum of Ethnology, the vast collection of 54 ethnic minorities in Vietnam. Enjoy lunch at Cha Ca La Vong Restaurant which is listed in the travel book “1000 places to see before you die” . After having lunch , make your way to Hoan Kiem Lake for Ngoc son Temple and Dong Xuan Market and in the evening, you will be entertained with Water Puppet Performance and Vietnamese traditional music at Thang Long Water puppet theatre then free time until our tour guide come back and go with you to Hanoi train station for overnight train to Sapa by Victoria Train.

Day 3: Lao Cai – Sapa ( B )

At 6 am, disembak Lao Cai train station then drive up for 1 hour to Sapa, the home of six different hill-tribes. Do pre-check in procedure and enjoy  "Pho" the typical breakfast for Vietnamese People. The morning walk to Sapa central Market where you can find all local ethnic minority‘s art and craft items and Cat Cat village for Black Hmong village. Next is the Red Dao village of Taphin, one of dominant hilly tribe in Sapa. Enjoy lunch in local restaurant. then trek along natural stream for village of Lao Chai where 30 Black Hmong families living together. Continue to Ta van village, the home of Zay minority. After 3 hours trekking through beautiful scenery, drive back to Sapa center. Tonight is free at leisure. Overnight in Sapa.

Day 4: Sapa - Bacha market and Night train to Hanoi ( B,L )
After breakfast at your hotel, check out and drive 3 hours on mountain road to Bac Ha Market, the biggest mountainous market where 10 different tribes are selling their home-made products. Lunch at local restaurant then visit Mong Royal Palace built by french in 1923 and drive back to Lao Cai train station for overnight train to Hanoi. On the way, stop at border gate between Vietnam and China. Check in and spend a night on train.

Day 5: Hanoi – Halong Bay (B, L, D )
Today, Upon arrival, leave Hanoi by road for Halong Bay, the world natural heritage site. On the way stop for breakfast then drive though the rural area with scenic view of rice paddy field in the Red River Delta. You may be lucky enough to see cows or pigs on motor bike or Vietnamese kids ridding on water buffalo. After 3 hours driving, check in  Vietnamese wooden junk. Journey along the spectacular limestone islands through floating villages while having sea food lunch, then disembark to visit 'Sung Sot' or “Surprising Cave”, one of the most imposing grottos of the Bay. Next stop is Titop Island where you could swim or climb up to the top for panoramic view. In the evening, You will be delighted by candle light dinner on board with sea food. Overnight on board in Ha long bay.

Day 6: Halong bay – Hanoi ( B,D )
A breakfast will be served in the restaurant with the combination of western style and local one. Experience the Bay up close and personal with a leisure sampan tour to “Hang Luon” or “Lagoon Cave” allows you te see flora and fauna system of Catba National Park, then  continue to Halong City. Enjoy the last seafood meal  and disembark. In the afternoon, go back to Hanoi.  Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 07: Departure ( B )
we are free and at our leisure until it is time to transfer to the airport for our flight home.