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THE BEST OF NORTHERN VIETNAM TOUR

Duration: 7 Days/ 6 Nights

Destination: Hanoi, Halong Bay, Sapa

DAY 1: HANOI ARRIVAL (-/-/D)

Arrive Noi Bai airport in Hanoi, Vietnam's capital, our tour guide and driver will pick you up then transfer to your hotel to check in. The day is at your leisure to explore on your own or relax. In the evening, enjoy a performance of Hanoi's Mua Roi Nuoc, literally 'puppets that dance on water'. This traditional form of entertainment dates back as far as the tenth century and originated in Northern Vietnam. Stay overnight at the hotel in Hanoi.

DAY 2: HANOI – SAPA (B/L/D)

Hanoi is a unique city with tree-lined boulevards, French colonial architecture, peaceful lakes and oriental temples and a full day tour will show you the highlights of Hanoi. On foot and by cyclo, tour the historical sights, museums, and the bustling Old Quarter of the city. Lunch and dinners are also served in special restaurants where you can enjoy the super Vietnamese food or Western cuisine in an elegant, relaxed setting.

In the evening, depart for the train station to catch the soft sleeper train to the northwest town of Lao Cai, the homeland of many of Vietnam's ethnic minorities. Stay overnight on train to Sapa.

DAY 3: SAPA (B/L/D)

Early morning you will arrive in Lao Cai Railway station, our tour guide and bus will pick you up and transfer by road to Sapa to relax and have breakfast at the hotel. Here, in the terraced hills and mountains, the monotony of the expansive green landscape is brightened by the colours of the area's native hill tribes. Then take a morning walking tour to Ham Rong Mountain to enjoy the panorama of Sapa Town, visit the orchid gardens with beautiful and colorful flowers. In addition, Ham Rong Mountain has numerous caves and stones in extraordinary shapes. You will have lunch at a local restaurant in town to enjoy the specialty here such as mountainous chicken or various types of rabbits.

In the afternoon, our tour guide will take you to visit Cat Cat Minority village to admire a lively and colorful picture of H’Mong people. Back to the hotel to have dinner and enjoy the night in Sapa.

DAY 4: SAPA – HANOI (B/L/-)

After breakfast at the hotel, you will check out and leave your luggage in the hotel, get ready for the trekking trip down to Lao Chai village to visit the Tay and Day tribes then keep going along the bottom of the Sapa valley to get to Ta Van village, which is supposed to be the most beautiful one in the area. Have a picnic lunch on the way. You go back to Sapa by motorbike or jeep.

In the afternoon, enjoy a walking tour to Sapa town to visit the busy market where the ethnic minority people converge to sell their embroidery, silverwares, and handicrafts before returning your hotel to get yourself fresh with a shower in the hotel’s day room then transfer down to Lao Cai Station for the night train back to Hanoi departing around 19:00. Stay overnight on train. 

DAY 5: HANOI – HALONG BAY (-/L/D)

Upon disembarking in Hanoi, enjoy breakfast and continue through the rich farmlands of the Red River Delta to reach Halong Bay. On the way, you will have short stop at an Embroidery shop to relax. Arrive at Halong harbor, board the traditional junk and have lunch with fresh seafood on junk. Spend the remainder of the day cruising through the emerald green waters of the bay, weaving in and out of the hundreds of limestone karsts. Stop and visit one of the area’s many caves, have a swim in the refreshing waters, and enjoy sumptuous dinner aboard the boat. Stay overnight onboard in Halong Bay.

DAY 6: HALONG BAY – HANOI (B/L/-)

Early this morning, participate in a Tai Chi class on the sundeck, or relax with a fresh cup of coffee as you view the awakening of Halong Bay's local fishermen. A wholesome breakfast is served as you cruise back to Halong City where you disembark and return to Hanoi, arriving mid-day. Stay overnight at your hotel in Hanoi.

DAY 7: HANOI – DEPARTURE (B/-/-)

After your breakfast at the hotel, you will be free at leisure on your own or relax until transfer to the airport for your onward travel. End the trip.

               (Discount rates are available for travel within May and August 2010 )

• Accommodation with daily breakfast, taxes and service charges at recommended hotels.

• Services of a driver and air-conditioned vehicles for the duration of tour.

• Services of a professional English speaking guide during all tours and transfers.

• Selected cruise in Halong Bay

• Round trip train tickets in air-conditioning cabin - soft sleepers (4 berth sharing cabin), private 2 berth cabin is available on request.

• All entrance fees for all sights visited.

• Camera and video fees if applicable

• Meals specified in the itinerary

• One hour cyclo tour fee

• Water puppet show tickets (First class tickets)

• A bottle of water/person/day

• Vietnamese entry visa arrangement if necessary

• All taxes and service charges.

• Free 24 hour-a-day emergency on-tour assistance

• International flights to and from Vietnam.

• Meals other than those mentioned above

• All other services which are not mentioned above.

• Personal expenses are such as laundry, telephone, drinks etc...

• Tips for guide, porters

• Travel insurance

• The prices shown are U.S.dollars per person, based on double occupancy, and subject to availability.

• Discounted prices are available for group of more than 02 adults.

• Upgrades are available upon request.

• Itinerary and accommodations are subject to change and are based on availability. We will book other similar trains, cruises, and hotels if the ones mentioned above are not available at the time you book the tour.

• The tour will start and end at Noi Bai airport in Hanoi.

• This is private tour, except for the Halong Bay part.

• Victoria Express Train is available weekly, except every Saturday.

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