Day 1: Hanoi city tour (L,D)
Getting started from your hotel at 8.30 AM, driving to visit Ho Chi Minh complex, including Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum – the final resting place of the Vietnamese great father or uncle Ho, President Ho Chi Minh’s stilt House – where he lived on and off from 1958 to 1969, the next place to move to is One Pillar Pagoda – a group of structures consisting of a pagoda and a tower built in the middle of a square lake.
Leave One Pillar Pagoda and transfer to West Lake, visit Tran Quoc pagoda. Having lunch.
PM: After lunch, you will be transferred to visit the Temple of literature. Continue to visit Museum of Ethnology – the most interesting museum in Hanoi with many different things relating the 54 Vietnamese ethnic groups. After that, you will visit Hoan Kiem lake (Restore Sword Lake). The last place of the tour is taking a walk for few minutes to visit The old quarter of Hanoi, and coming back hotel at 5.30 PM
Day 2: Hanoi - Halong bay (B,L,D)
After breakfast at hotel, we start our 4-hours drive to Halong City stopping on the way for some refreshments and local hospitality. Upon arrival at Halong City, we transfer to our boat for a cruise in the stunning Halong Bay. Sea food lunch will be served on board.
After lunch we will have opportunity to visit one of the most beautiful caves of Halong, Surprise Cave. From here we take our boats to the Ti Top Beach, where we can have a swim or climb up to the top of the island for outstanding panoramic view of the Bay. Stay overnight on board.
Day 3: Halong - Hanoi - Night train to Sapa (B,L,D)
Following breakfast this morning, we kayak around Luon Cave before returning to Halong Bay harbor for luch, and then we meet with our vehicle for the 3hour drive back to Hanoi.
Then drive to Hanoi station for a night train to Sapa (overnight on the train, the cabin with 4 berths, soft sleeper and air-conditioning), you can book the whole cabin or you can share with 2 other persons. There are several train depart from Hanoi station between 7pm to 10pm, the journey is about 8,5 hours, the end in Lao Cai Station.
Day 4: Sapa trekking to Village (B,L,D)
The train arrives in Lao Cai at 6.30 a.m, Our Impress team will welcome you by your sign name. We drive up to Sapa in about 50 minutes on Car / Van, you will be taken to a small guesthouse for a morning showers then your breakfast at a local restaurant here.
A short drive from Sapa town to the trek base, Our trekking route from here to through the villages of Hmong,
chances to meet the locals working on the mountainsides or the rice terraces. We have picnic lunch on trekking route, and then keep on trekking to Ta Phin village of Red Zao people, where you will be warmly welcomed by the host, share the dinner with them, and stay at their traditional house.
Day 5: Village trekking to Sapa town (B,L)
For this day, We offer you two options. If you have interest in long trek ( 4 hours trek). After breakfast, we will be trekking down hills on a valley route and get back up hill to a main road. If you like doing some light walk around Ta phin village in the morning about 1 hour, taking photograph.
For both options, you will be supported with to Sapa (30 min). You will have this afternoon relaxing in town.
Overnight in hotel in town.
Day 6: Sapa - Night train to Hanoi(B)
Today you are free at leisure, to visit around the town of Sapa (Dragon mount, Orchid garden, Waterfall…) or relax in town and inhale the fresh air. Leave Sapa by Car / van in the late afternoon (5.30 p.m.) to Lao Cai station for our night train back to Hanoi.
Day 7: Hanoi free day for shopping(B)
Having breakfast then do shopping by your self. O/N in Hanoi. Important note: Check in time at 2pm, feel free to contact us for early check in.
Day 8 : Hanoi departure (B)
After breakfast, transfer to the Airport for departure. Say farewell to Vietnam. Thanks for using our services, and hopefully to serve you next time.
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