Day 1. Hanoi [Arrival]

Arrival in Hanoi. We welcome and transfer you to hotel. Rest of the day is your leisure time to explore the city on your own.

Participate in the Hanoi Walking Street Food tour by night to experience the Vietnamese local cuisine such as Pho, Bun Cha, Banh Cuon, Unique Egg Coffee, Desserts,…

• Overnight in Hanoi

Day 2. Hanoi City Tour Full Day

Have breakfast at the hotel & get ready for the trip in the lobby.

7:45 – 8:30: Tour guide picks up at the hotel.

08:30: Visit Ho Chi Minh Complex; you have a chance to see the embalmed body of Ho Chi Minh, then walk around Ho Chi Minh garden to see the two houses where he lived and worked from 1954 to 1969.

09:30 – 09:45: Visit One Pillar Pagoda where the Goddess of Mercy is worshipped – It is the most unique pagoda in the world.

10:15: Visit the Lacquer Paintings workshop – the biggest center in Hanoi.

10:45: Visit one of these:

• Option 1: Bat Trang Ceramics & Pottery Village (On Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays)
• Option 2: Vietnam Museum of Ethnology (On Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sundays)

12:30: Have lunch at our restaurant. You have an opportunity to enjoy Vietnamese cuisine with 8 delicious dishes.

13:30 – 13:45: Continue to visit the Temple of Literature – the first university in Vietnam in the feudal system.

15:00: Visit Tran Quoc Pagoda – was first built in Hanoi in the 6th century. You will see the oldest Bodhi Tree in Vietnam planted by Ho Chi Minh.

15:45: Leave for Hoan Kiem Lake to visit Ngoc Son Temple, where General Tran Hung Dao is worshipped, who defeated the Mongolian invader in the 13th century.

16:15: The tour finishes. It’s time to enjoy dinner on your own.”

• Overnight in Hanoi
• B, L

Day 3. Hanoi → Halong bay

8:00 – 8:30 AM: Tour guide will pick you up at the hotel and depart to Halong.

10:15: Arrive in Hai Duong province, and have a 20-30 minute short break.

12:00: Arrive at Tuan Chau Harbor.

12:20: Welcome to the Cruise and enjoy a welcome drink and get a brief introduction about the cruise and safety guidelines. Check-in your cabin with Air-Conditioning.

12:30: Enjoy a special lunch with Vietnamese traditional dishes, while cruising in the magnificent Halong Bay, admiring the fascinating rock formations in the bay.

Afternoon Activities:

15:00: Visit Sung Sot Cave (Surprising cave).

16:00: Our cruise will take you to Titop Island; it is noted for having a viewpoint at its peak which affords splendid views all around Halong Bay, or you can enjoy your swimming on a romantic sandy beach.

17:15: Come back to the Cruise then take a shower. Relax on the sundeck, watch the sunset in comfortable lounge chairs while drinking a cocktail or reading a book in the most magical moment.

18:00: Enjoy a welcome sunset party and Cooking class. Learn how to make fresh noodle roll; you can enjoy the product which you make.

Evening Relaxing:

19:00: Enjoy your dinner while sitting by overlooking the sea-view window in the night romantic Bay.

20:30: Play some sports games like Squid Fishing, Singing karaoke, or playing puzzle games.

Overnight on the boat: Clean air-conditioning room.

• Overnight on the boat in Halong bay
• B, L, D

Day 4. Halong bay → Hanoi

6:00: Wake up in the early morning to see the sunrise on the sundeck.

7:00: Morning view of the bay landscape with a cup of tea or coffee. Have breakfast.

7:40: Start visiting the Pearl farm. The pearls in Halong are the most renowned in Vietnam. The process of farming and retrieving pearls takes years.

8:30: Do kayaking to explore Halong Bay.

10:00: Check-out and enjoy a fantastic cruise on the bay.

10:45: Enjoy lunch while cruising back to Tuan Chau Harbour.

12:00: Cruise is landing Halong Bay harbor, tourists say goodbye to sailors and finish the cruise.

12:30: Return to Hanoi by shuttle bus.

14:30: Stopover in Hai Duong province for a short break.

16:30: Arrive in Hanoi, and we will prepare a small hotel where you can take a shower and rest before getting the sleeping bus to Sapa.

21:30: Tour guide and bus pick you up at the hotel and transfer to Sapa Town.

• Overnight in Bus to Sapa
• B, L.

Day 5: Sapa [Arrival] → Trekking to Y Linh Ho → Lao Chai → Ta Van

5:30 AM: Arrive in Lao Cai. Afterward, we will take a 1-hour van ride uphill to the beautiful town of Sapa. The ride provides glimpses of stunning vistas and impressive rice terraces. Upon arrival in Sapa town.

7:00 AM: Have breakfast at the hotel. Relax for about 2 hours; you can take a shower.

9:00 – 9:30: Begin a short 5km walk along a mountain trail to visit Y Linh Ho village, inhabited by the black Hmong tribe and completely secluded from tourists. This allows you to embrace raw Sapa culture and community by entering some native houses to discover their culture and customs, as well as learn how the local tribe makes handicrafts from natural materials such as hemp, indigo, etc. Continue to walk down Muong Hoa River where you can rest or swim before trekking uphill to Lao Chai village, where your picnic lunch will be served.

13:00: After lunch, visit the Day and Red Dzao tribes of Tavan village, located in the middle of Muong Hoa valley, offering excellent panoramas of rice terraced fields.

The rest of the day is yours to explore Sapa on your own.

• Overnight in Sapa
• B, L.

Day 6: Ta Van – Giang Ta Chai – Su Pan – Sapa

8:00 AM: Have breakfast at the homestay before trekking about 8km towards the Red Dao village of Giang Ta Chai. On the way, you will trek up and downhill through a bamboo forest before arriving at the waterfall, Rattan bridge, and stream where you can take a short rest, swim, and have a picnic lunch.

14:30: Continue to walk uphill for about 2km to Hau Thao village, where we catch the car to return to Sapa. You are free to discover Sapa town and the market before having dinner, then being transferred to the bus station to catch the night bus to Hanoi.

• Overnight in Bus to Hanoi
• B, L.

Day 7: Hanoi [Departure]

4:00 AM: Arrive in Hanoi, take a rest at the bus station.

Enjoy your free time in Hanoi before departure.

It’s time to say goodbye and thanks for using our service!

End of the tour!