Hanoi - Sapa - Halong - Ninhbinh 6 days 5 nights ( hotel overnight )

Highlight

Day 1: Noibai airport – Hanoi – Private car

Day 2: Hanoi – Halong bay – Hanoi – Sapa overnight bus, Joined tour

Day 3: Sapa

Day 4: Sapa - Hanoi

Day 5: Hanoi – Ninhbinh joined tour

Day 6: Hanoi – City tour – Departure

Day 1: Noibai airport – Hanoi ( / )

Welcome you to Hanoi, pick up at airport, transfer to Hanoi centre, check in hotel, have froe time to Visit Hoankiem lake, The Huc bridge on lake, Old quarter (City gate, Ta Hien street, PhungHung street, Dong Xuan Market); Joseph’s cathedral, Opera House, 

Day 2: Hanoi - Halong Bay – Hanoi – Sapa (B/L/)

08:15 – 08:45 – Our bus and tour guide pick you up from hotel / homestay if you book the bus and follow the new highway to depart for Tuan Chau Island, Halong City, stop for a rest on the way.

12:00 – Arrive Tuan Chau Harbor, welcome aboard, and safety briefing Wego Cruise will take you on an 5 to 6 hours journey via 2 day-sleeper boat cruise route which renowned for its striking, passages uninhabited islets and outcrops have been given imaginative names by the locals, due to their perceived shapes, including Cock Fighting and Thumb, while enjoy Vietnamese mouth-watering lunch on boat.

13:45 – Arrive Bo Hon archipelago, you will visit Surprising Cave to see a lot of stalagmites and stalactites with different shapes of sea lives, then go kayaking or bamboo boat in Luon Cave to discover the beautiful lagoon.

Visit Titov Island with sandy beach adjacent to the towering limestone mountain with excellent backdrop of the Bay, and climb up Titov Peak for a panoramic view of the bay like paradise.

16:30 – Return to Wego Cruises and cruise back toward Tuan Chau harbor.

17:40-18:00 – Disembark for going back on the new highway to Hanoi.

20:30, arrive in Hanoi,  21.30:Take the overnight bus to Sapa (Sleeping bus ).

Day 3:  Sapa – Cat Cat Village  - Ham Rong mountain (B/L/D)

You will arrive in sapa quite early at 03h30, but you can stay and sleep on the bus until 6h00. Our bus will come to pick you up at the Bus stop around 6h15 to our hotel.

Early check in can be possible when you arrive if the room is available, otherwise we will provide you with a basic hotel room where you can have a shower or relax.

Start the trip at 9:30 start trekking to Cat Cat Village, about 45 minutes walk from Sapa, this is the village of Black H’Mong hill tribe. The village is on the slope of the hill and easy walking, rice and corn are grown here.

Visiting Cat Cat village, you will have a chance to visit a big waterfall on the stream and the old Hydro Electric Power Station built by French people. That is the image of young women sitting by looms with colorful pieces of brocade decorated with designs of flowers and birds. When these pieces of brocade are finished, they are dyed and embroidered with beautiful designs. A noteworthy fact is that H’Mong women use indigo plants and leaves to dye these brocade fabrics. And then they roll around a smooth section of wood covered with wax on fabrics to polish them, making their colors durable.

12h00: Come back Sapa. Check in the hotel and have Lunch in hotel

Afternoon: 14.00: You will explore Ham Rong Mountain with unspoiled and spectacular scenery. Here, you can enjoy many kinds of colorful flowers in the Indochina Orchid Garden. Passing two Heaven Gates, visitors will reach the top of Ham Rong which is called Pitch Cloud and have a panoramic view of Sapa.

After dinner, you are free to explore the charm of Sapa by night, enjoy roasted corn, baked eggs beside charcoal fire or go shopping.

Especially on Saturday night, we highly recommend a stop at the Love Market – one of the unique cultures of ethnic minorities in northwest Vietnam. Overnight at a hotel in Sa Pa.

Day 4: Fansipan Legend - Hanoi(B / L / – )

06.30 – 07:00 am: Breakfast at hotel.

Transfer to Fansipan Cable Station for an amazing trip to reach the Indochina Roof, 3143m above the sea level: Starting by cable car and step up to the Peak, enjoy the fresh air and the beautiful landscapes from the high.

Back to the hotel. Have lunch at the restaurant.

Check out the hotel before 12h00. Free time to relax and refresh.

Transfer to Sapa bus station.

13h00: It‘s time to say “Good bye Sa Pa!” and drive back to Hanoi.

19h30: We arrive in Ha Noi. Check in hotel and have free time to relax.

Day 5: Hanoi – Ninhbinh ( B/L )

07:30 – 07:45 - Our guide will meet you at your  hotel/stay and start  110km on Bus-journey through verdant landscape of countryside. Short-brake en route.

10:00 – Visit Hoa Lu Ancient Citadel with Dinh King Temple and Le King Temple dating back to the 17^th Century.

12:00 – Enjoy lunch at our restaurant with the great local cuisine.

13:30 – Boarding a small sampan to visit Tam Coc which literally means “three caves” (1.5 hour boat trip). With Halong bay type views of majestic limestone cliffs and mysterious caves, as well as countryside landscape like peaceful streams, rice paddies and deserted green fields, Tam Coc really has it all. You will feel the fresh air and peaceful moments, a very good opportunity for photo lovers, freezing the special moments and scenery.

15:30 Leisure  cycling on rural roads alongside the extensive canal network and through small villages with backdrop of a maze of limestone mountains.

16:45 – Return to our bus and then come back to Ha Noi

18:45 – Drop you off at your hotel/stay, have free time.

Day 6: Hanoi city tour – Departure ( B/L)

8.00- 8.30: Get picked up by our friendly guide and start to explore Hanoi City

08.45: Arrive at Tran Quoc Pagoda located on Golden Fish IsLand in West Lake

It is the oldest pagoda in HaNoi built in the 6^th century.

09.30: Visit Ho Chi Minh complex, you have a chance to see the embalmed body of  Ho Chi Minh then walk around the garden to see 2 houses where he lived & worked from 1954 to 1969. Then visit One Pillar Pagoda where worships the Goddess of Mercy – It is the most unique pagoda in the world

*Note: Should dress modestly by covering from shoulders to knees when visiting Ho Chi Minh mausoleum, temples, pagodas…

Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum is closed on Mondays and Fridays.

Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum is closed for at least 2 months (15^thJune -15^thAugust) for the annual maintenance but still you can take pictures of the Mausoleum and visit around that area.

From June 13th to the end of August 14th, Uncle Ho's Mausoleum will be closed for 2 months for annual maintenance. During this time, the Hanoi City Tour is still held as usual. Still visiting the area of ​​Uncle Ho's Mausoleum (Including Ba Dinh Square, Stilt House - Fish Pond - One Pillar Pagoda) In addition, other attractions still follow. old schedule

11.15: Visit Vietnam Ethnology Museum to learn about the culture of 54 ethnic groups living in the whole country of Vietnam

* Special Note : we will visit Women Museum instead of Ethnology Museum closed on Mondays

12.45: Have lunch at our restaurant. You have an opportunity to enjoy Vietnamese cuisine

with 8 delicious dishes.

14.00-14.15 : Continue to visit Temple of Literature – the first university of Vietnam, established in the 11 century

15.15: Leave for Hoa Lo Prison Museum which was originally used by the French colonists in Indochina for political prisoners, and later by North Vietnam for U.S. prisoners of war during the Vietnam War. During this later period, it was known to American POWs as the "Hanoi Hilton

16.15 -16.30: Tour end, leave for airport for flight. Tour ends.

Tour cost:  Usd/pax (Join group tour + Private)

 Inclusion: 

• Transfer: Car/ Van/ Boat… (Hanoi – Sapa – Hanoi: overnight bus with soft bed )
• Hotel 3 -4 star (Check in: 14:00; check out: 12:00 noon. Early check in is subject to availability.) room for 2 adult.
• Meals:  B – Breakfast, L – Lunch, D – Dinner
• Boat Halong bay
• Car/Van Quality: Using new AC car or van depending on your group size.  
• Tour guide: English speaking guides (on site).  
• Entrance ticket.
• Water bottle on car/ van

Exclusion:

• Insurance, drinks, personal expenses, others not mentioned in details.
• Tipping for guides and drivers
• Fansipan cable car ( about 33usd )

* What to Bring: Passport, change of clothes, sunglasses and hat, toiletries, sunblock, insect repellent, flashlights, proper hiking boots / trekking shoes, personal first aid kit and medicines, small VND notes for buying drinks.

* Cruise itinerary could be changed a bit but visiting the main area of Halong bay