Day 1 : HANOI – ARRIVAL

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Adventure Tour (Northern West) 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 - HALONG BAY
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 Halong Bay – 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 : HALONG BAY - 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 Tam Coc Caves considered as “Halong Bay on land”. Visit Bich Dong Temple 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: USD / Person in a group of :

TOUR CODE

Hotel

1
Person

2
Persons

3
Persons

4-6
Persons

7-9
Persons

10-14
Persons

15+1 Persons

Single room Plus

GN 03

3 stars

2.216

1.227

1.008

861

706

667

634

179

4 stars

2.722

1.480

1.261

1.114

959

920

847

432

5 stars

2.892

1.565

1.346

1.199

1.044

1.005

972

517



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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