Day 1: Hanoi Arrival (/D/)
Pick you up at airport or station and transfer to Hanoi Center for check in hotel.
Do 3 hours street food walking tour to discover old quarter Hanoi and enjoy street food
.Overnight in Hanoi
Day 2: Hanoi - Perfume Pagoda - Sapa ( B /L /)
8:00 am: Our tour guide and driver will pick you up at your hotel then transfer to Perfume Pagoda. After about 2hrs traveling by bus, we will arrive Ben Duc boat harbor then we take one hour boat trip - rowed by local people on the stream named Yen. We will deeply enjoy the attractive mountain views mirror-image in the crystal water mirror of the stream en route and the nice rice paddies on sides. We get to the main Pagoda - Cave on the top of the highest mountain in the range by cable car to visit a beautiful cave in Huong pagoda's complex.
After visiting the cave, we go down to a local restaurant for lunch. Then climb up a little bit to visit the largest and most beautiful pagoda in the complex near by. We get on the boat and go back to the harbor and then drive back to Hanoi around 18h30
20h00 transfer to station for overnight train to Sapa
Day 3 : Lao Cai - Sapa - Lao Chai Ta Van Villages ( B /L /D)
06:00 - Arrive at Lao Cai train station. Welcome by your local guide and driver. Transfer to your Sapa for breakfast & relax. Take a jeep ride for the first part and go down hill to the valley. Cross Muong Hoa River to get to the other mountainside for 2 villages of the H'mong and the Dzay - LaoChai and TaVan village. Picnic lunch on the way. Dinner. Spend the night at hotel.
 Day 4 : Sapa - Cat Cat Village - Lao Cai station ( B /L /D)
Breakfast at the hotel. A walk to Catcat village to visit the H'mong, the hydroelectric power station built by French people and silver waterfall. Walk back to Sapa and free to explore the town. In late afternoon, get on the bus to Laocai station for the night train to Hanoi
Day 5 : Hanoi - Halong Bay Overnight on Junk ( B /L /D)
Arrive Hanoi station at 5h30 . Pick up and transfer to Office for breakfast and relaxing.
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Transfer to Halong Bay Departure from Hanoi and then the drive takes around 3 hours with a refreshment break en route Halong Bay
Arrive intoHalongBayat midday and transfer to your comfortable junk and begin your cruise around majestic Halong Bay accompanied by a delicious lunch
Explore limestone caves dotted around the bay, soak up the sun on the top deck. Dinner and overnight on Junk
 Day 6 : Halong Bay - Hanoi ( B /L /)
You will spend the morning cruising to Va Gia floating Village, it is time to do kayaking to disvover small islets . Cruising back to the main harbor for your drive to Hanoi . Arrive at your hotel around 17h00 .Check in hotel & Enjoy water puppet show in the evening. Overnight at the hotel in Hanoi.
Day 7 : Hanoi - Hoa Lu - Tam Coc ( B /L /)
AM: Pick you up at 8.00am at hotel in Hanoi, then depart for Ninh Binh city towards to the South of Hanoi, it takes about 2,5 hours to get there(130 km).
Arrive in Hoa Lu area, visit Hoa Lu - The Ancient Capital and the remaining two temples of Dinh King & Le King. (*2 temples). We will arrive in Tam Coc (Three Grottoes). Visit Hoa lu, around 16 km from Tam Coc by car, Take some  steps to climb up the viewpoint to take photo of Hoalu panorama, charmed by the marvelous scenery offered by the mountains, rivers and temple, from here drive back road to go to Tam Coc. Drive along the village roads with beautiful sightseeing and friendly local people.
Then drive in 30 minutes move to Tam Coc grottoes, have lunch at Vietnamese restaurant with local food (1hr).
PM: Take an exciting boat ride in Tam Coc grottoes (Halong bay in land) that we will enjoy the spectacular scenery while gliding along the river among rice paddies and ranges of limestone mountains peaking up towers over you(2 hrs).Return to Hanoi at around 6 pm
Day 8 : Hanoi - Airport ( B )
Breakfast at the hotel in Hanoi. Free at your leisure until transfer to the airport for the departure flight. End of tour services.
Tour Includes:
- Local English speaking tour guide
- Transportation
- Boat Trip
- Hotels bases on double/twin share
- Soft sleeper in cabin 4 berths with A/C
- All entrance fees
- Meal as mentioned in program
Tour Excludes:
- International air tickets & airport tax
- Vietnam visa arrangement (This can be arranged on request)
- Hotel early check in & late check out
- Pre and post accommodation arrangement
- Drinks, except otherwise mentioned
- Travel Insurance
- Personal expenses & Tips
| Price /Person / 2star hotel |
Price /Person / 3star hotel |
Price /Person / 4star hotel |
Price /Person /5star hotel |
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550 USD |
715 USD |
935 USD |
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Itinerary of Old Quarter Walking + Street Food Tour
We start our evening walking tour at Hanoi’s largest covered market, Dong Xuan. Along the perimeter of the market, dozens of street hawkers sell a staggering variety of produce from live seafood to exotic fruits and spices. Your expert English-speaking local guide will give you an insight into the intricacies and traditions of Vietnamese food culture including details on ingredients and historical backgrounds of popular northern dishes. We eat as we go, trying seasonal fruits and sampling a tasty French-inspired snack from a street cart.
Walking through the maze of bustling streets that make up Hanoi’s Old Quarter, we tempt our tastebuds with the famed Hanoi dish Banh Cuon at a local eatery. Watch in awe as the skilled chefs demonstrate for you how this tasty dish is put together. Continuing into the atmospheric heart of the Old Quarter, we wander past street stalls and quiet residential lanes where you can observe local life that has changed little since Hanoi was founded over 1000 years ago.
Our next two snack stops are at outdoor barbeque stalls. We sit down with the Hanoi locals and sample various meat, vegetable and bread specialties that are flame grilled over hot coals for extra flavour. It’s then time for dessert as we venture down a small alley to join in the local tradition of feasting on fresh fruit served in a cup and smothered with crushed iced and condensed milk – this speciality is one not to be missed!
Your local guide will then take you to one of Hanoi’s best kept secrets, a hidden café to drink Egg Coffe. This hard-to-find café is one of the few left in the city that still serves egg coffee, a scrumptious local delicacy that we will sample whilst admiring the hustle and bustle of the city centre below. Or, if coffee is not your style, a cold beer awaits!. At the end of the trip you are free to continue exploring the area or your guide will assist you with directions or a taxi back to your hotel.
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