Day 1 : HANOI – ARRIVAL

Hanoi


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Ha Noi – Ha Long Bay – Sapa – Dien Bien Phu – Sonla – Maichau - Ninhbinh – Ha Noi

Day 1 : HANOI – ARRIVAL

  

 Welcome group at Noi Bai International Airport of Ha Noi capital. We drive to the downtown by passing the rice and corn fields of the capital’s suburb before checking in your comfortable hotel. Relax . Welcome dinner in a typical Vietnamese restaurant. Night in Hanoi.

 

DAY 2 : HANOI - HALONGBAY

            The whole morning we visit high lights of The Capital : Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum (Closed on Monday and Friday of every week, and closed from 1.Oct to 05.Dec of every year), Van Mieu (Temple of Literature) – the first university of Vietnam, Fine Art Museum, Historical Museum with unique collection on Vietnam culture.
P.M: Drive to HalongBay – one of Wonder of the world locating 170 km in the North East of Hanoi. Along the road we indulge in the peaceful views of the countryside with farmers working in the endless rice fields and orchards. Dinner and night in Halong city.
 
DAY 3 : HALONGBAY - HANOI
            Boat trip on Halong Bay to admire the beautiful landscape of the immense bay, visit islands and caves on the bay : Fighting Cock islet, Luon cave, Surprising cave ….You are in a wonderful morning with the feeling that you are a tiny part of the nature and are getting in touch with the sea, the cloud and the mountain. Lunch on the boat with fresh seafood. Pm: Drive back to Hanoi . Stop on the way at Haiduong town to visit a handicraft enterprise making souvenir gifts by handicapped people. Dinner and overnight in Hanoi.
 
DAY 4 : HA NOI – SAPA
             Drive to Sapa , 350 km to the North of Hanoi. It is a long - distance driving day with our pleasure changing at every part of the road. The way will lead you go from low plain to mountainous area, with thousands of picturesque sceneries: rice fields, corn fields, waterfalls, minority villages … Visit Coc Leu market in Lao Cai city at the border with China. Night in Sapa.
 
DAY 5: SAPA TREKKING
            Visit Sapa market in the early morning. Trekking to visit minority villages of H’MONG and DAO people. Visit Silver Waterfall and Caumay bridge ( a suspending bridge made of rattan) on the swirling water. Trekking to visit Ham Rong mountain. Enjoy the landscape of the town and its surroundings with cool air for all year round . View the highest mountain in Vietnam – the Mt.Pansifan in the south –west. Evening visit Love Market (on Saturday only). Night in Sapa.
 
DAY 6 : SAPA – DIEN BIEN PHU
 
             Drive to Tamduong town in Lai Chau province – home of many minority people :black Thai, white Thai, red Dao, etc. The road is in good condition but it curves up and down the mountains of the Hoang Lien Son range. Then our tour today is really an adventure and discovery tour. We visit New Phong Tho market – a colorful market of all the minority people in the region – arranged on every Sunday at 9 am. Picnic lunch. Night in Dien Bien Phu.
 
DAY 7 : DIEN BIEN PHU– SON LA
 
We visit the far west lovely town in the morning, getting in touch with people of the mountainous town in their honest smiles at the Central Market. Visit Dien Bien Phu museum and vestiges of the war from French colony time. Drive to Son La- homeland of the Black Thai people. Night at a gesthouse in Son La.
 

DAY 8 : SON LA – MAI CHAU    

 Trekking to visit the old French prison and Black Thai village. Drive to Mai Chau – the land of the White Thai people. The view along this road is perhaps most poetic landscape in Vietnam , with grassy fields, herds of water buffaloes, endless farms of plum and peach tree under the valleys of limestone mountain ranges. Enjoy our dinner with Can wine- precious wine of the local people. (Optional: Enjoy special traditional music and dancing show by White Thai people). Overnight on house-on-stilts in the LAC village ( with basic condition of bed room).

DAY 9 : MAI CHAU – HOA BINH - HANOI
            We visit home of the White Thai in the village. Leave Maichau for Hoa Binh town. Visit majestic hydro-electric Power Plant in Hoa Binh town which produces great part of electricity for the country. Drive back to Hanoi capital , left behind you deeply memory on the land and people of the Northen West Vietnam. Night in Hanoi.
 
DAY 10: HANOI – NINH BINH
            Today we go to Ninh Binh town, 110 km to the south of Hanoi, to visit unspoiled villages and immense rice fields in the center of the Red river’s Delta – the biggest rice basket in the North Vietnam. Get on a small boat along the small canal in the rice field to visit TamCocCaves considered as “HalongBay on land”. VisitBichDongTemple and relics of Hoa Lu ancient Kingdom (Dinh dynasty in 10th century). Farewell dinner and overnight in Hanoi.
 
DAY 11: HANOI - DEPARTURE
            Shopping at the Old Quarter of city before checking out . Transfer to Noi Bai international airport for departure.
 
 

TOUR PRICE : in USD USD / person in a group of :

TOUR CODE

Hotel class

1
Person

2
Persons

3
Persons

4-6
Persons

7-9
Persons

10 - 14
Persons

15 Persons + 1 FOC

Single room charge

SN  03

5 stars

2,871

1,527

1,324

1,191

1,060

1,017

988

523

4 stars

2,621

1,402

1,199

1,066

935

892

863

398

3 stars

2,153

1,168

965

832

701

658

629

164

 

 

  The above prices include: 

- Hotel accommodations in twin or double sharing
- All ground transfers in air-conditioned vehicles.
- Meals full board with Asian cuisines
- English, French or Chinese speaking guide.
- Entrance fees.
- Boat fees.
- Visa approval fee in Vietnam.
- Mineral water and cool facial towels during visits.
 
  The above prices exclude: 
- All international airfares to and from Vietnam
- International airport tax
- Drinks and personal expenses.
- 3% commission charge if paying by credit cards.
 
NOTE: 
* The prices are based on twin-sharing room, any person who wants to stay in single room must pay single room surcharge as indicated in the tariff (except for group 1 person, single room charge already included).
* In Vietnam now, it is difficult to book rooms at 4 star and 5 star hotel in the big cities . So if we do not book rooms long time in advance- around 6 months in advance, hotels often request  an extra charge from the normal price ( contracted price) before confirm our room- booking.

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Days:>= 5 days
Price:500usd - 1000usd
Start from:  Hanoi

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