Vietnam Northern Tours: Hanoi - Ha Long - Sa Pa - Hanoi (6 Days - 5 Nights)

Vietnam Northern Tours: Hanoi - Ha Long - Sa Pa - Hanoi (6 Days - 5 Nights)

For this trip 6days/ 5 nights we will start off in Hanoi, you'll have an educational and participative experience that will show you the rich history, deep culture and emerging prosperity of today's Vietnam. After exploring and shopping the bustling, tree lined boulevards of Hanoi, you'll soon be escaping on a relaxing cruise or sea kayaking trip in World Heritage Ha Long Bay.
Tour code: VNA 06

Tour Itinerary:
Day 01 : Arrive in Hanoi
Day 02 : Hanoi to Ha Long Boat Cruise
Day 03 : Ha Long Bay - Hanoi
Day 04 : Lao Cai - Sa Pa - Cat Cat & Ta Phin Village
Day 05 : Sa Pa - Lao Chai - Ta Van Village - Lao Cai
Day 06 : Hanoi
Tour Detail:

Day 01 : Arrive in Hanoi
Our tour guide will meet you at Noi Bai airport and transfer you to hotel. The rest of the day is at leisure. Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 02 : Hanoi to Ha Long Boat Cruise (B, L, D)
We transfer overland to Ha Long Bay, northeast of Hanoi and enter into the Red River Delta, rich with rural beauty and picturesque rice-farming villages. Once reaching Ha Long Bay, We board the wooden junk and set sail for a leisure cruise of Ha Long Bay. Declared a World Heritage Site to protect its

beauty, we'll cruise through its three-thousand islands and rich rock-formations, passing by Ga Choi Island, Dinh Huong Island, Dog Island, Sail Island, and even visit Sung Sot Cave. Lunch served on-board while viewing the islands. Dinner and overnight in Ha Long Bay on Cruise.

Day 03 : Ha Long Bay - Hanoi (B, L)
Keep cruising around the bay. Back to Ha Long bay harbour. Lunch. Back to Hanoi. Free time for shopping and dinner. In the evening, take the night train to Lao Cai. Overnight on train. (Soft Sleepers)

Day 04 : Lao Cai - Sa Pa - Cat Cat & Ta Phin Village (B, L, D)
Arrive at Lao Cai Train station at about 6.30, welcome by our local guide and take a ride to Sa Pa. Have breakfast and relax before exploring Sa Pa Town. In the afternoon, take a 2km trek to Cat Cat Village, home of H'mong Ethnics. Meet & talk with locals to learn more about their daily life. Then continue the ride to Ta phin village (12km from Sa Pa) home to the Red Dzao minority. Visit Ta Phin Cave, Ta Phin handicraft shops and explore the daily life of Red Dzao. Here you have good choice to buy woven and textile brocades, which are hand made by ethnic people. Visit a small hamlet of Black H'mong people here too.
Overnight in Sa Pa

Day 05 : Sa Pa - Lao Chai - Ta Van Village - Lao Cai (B, L)

In the morning, take a drive to visit Lao Chai village – home of Black H’Mong – here you will trek through terraced rice fields to villages, meet and talk with locals to learn more about their daily life and habits. Then trek through Ta Van village – home of Dzay hill tribe and get on car back to Sa Pa. A short shopping in town before moving to Lao Cai station. Have dinner at local restaurant before getting on AC 4 berth soft sleeper train.

Day 06 : Hanoi (B, L)
A short city tour to: Ngoc Son temple and Hoan Kiem Lake; Ho Chi Minh complex: Ho Chi Minh museum, Ho Chi Minh mausoleum; One pillar pagoda; West Lake and Tran Quoc Pagoda. Lunch. At leisure until transfer to Noi Bai Airport for onward flight.

The facts…

Climate
It is nice to travel around the year

Transport
- Boat.
- Vehicle.

Tour Guides
Our experienced and friendly Tour Guide(s) speak excellent English or French.
They are extremely knowledgeable about local cultures, history and the environment.

Meals
- 5 breakfasts.
- 5 lunches.
- 2 dinners.
We choose local ingredients, typical of the way people eat in the area, at local restaurants, markets or homes.
We also cater for Vegetarians but please request this at time of booking.

Accommodation
- Hotel (5 nights)

Included+ Hotel accommodation based on twin or triple share with daily breakfast (incl: services charges, room taxes and baggage handling)
+ Meals as specified in the itinerary
+ Transportation
+ English- speaking guide (other languages are available upon request).
+ Sightseeing as specified including entrance fees
+ Nice boat on Ha Long Bay & Huong River

Excluded
+ Airfare Hanoi - Da nang & Hue - Saigon
+ Visa fee - visa to Vietnam (details...)
+ Optional tours
+ Tips for tour guide, driver
+ Travel insurance
+ International airfare to/ from Vietnam & International airport tax in Vietnam
+ Expenditure of a personal nature, tips, such as drinks, souvenirs, laundry, emergency transfers & etc
+ Others which are not mentioned in the inclusion

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