Easy Northern Vietnam In 7 Days: Hanoi - Sapa - Halong Bay

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Hanoi arrival
1 stop
1
Hanoi
The car/van will pick you up from Noi Bai airport (in Hanoi) and will take you in the heart of the city. Arrive at the hotel after a 40-minute drive, check in and have a free day to walk around Old Quarter, night market in Hanoi down town.
6 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 2
Hanoi city - Night train to Sapa
6 stops
2
Chua Tran Quoc
08.45: Arrive at Tran Quoc Pagoda located on Golden Fish IsLand in West Lake. It is the oldest pagoda in Ha Noi built in the 6th century.
30 minutes • Admission ticket included
3
Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum
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 Godess of Mercy – It is the most unique padoga in the world. 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 at least 2 months (15thJune -15thAugust) for the annual maintaining but still can take picture Mausoleum and visit around that area
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission ticket included
4
Vietnam Museum of Ethnology
11.15: Visit Vietnam Ethnology Museum to learn about the culture of 54 ethnic groups living in the whole country of Vietnam.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
5
Temple of Literature & National University
14.00-14.15 : Continue to visit Temple of Literature – the first university of Vietnam, established in the 11 century.
45 minutes • Admission ticket included
6
Hoa Lo Prison
15.15: Leave for Hoa Lo Prison Museum which 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"
45 minutes • Admission ticket included
7
Hanoi
16.15 -16.30: Tour finishes. Back to hotel. Free time for dinner. 20:40: Pick up at your hotel for boarding the train to Lao Cai.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
Day 3
Sapa trekking
3 stops
8
Sapa
Pick you up from train station when you arrive to Sapa for breakfast.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
9
Prepare lugage for short trek to Cat Cat village. Guide will pickup you at around 8.30am.
3 hours • Admission ticket included
10
Sapa
Back to Sapa for lunch. Chekc in your room and have free time to explore Sapa in the afternoon. You can take cable car to visit Fansipan Peak if the weather is good (excluded). Overnight at hotel.
6 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 4
Sapa trekking - Night train back Hanoi
4 stops
11
Sapa
Have breakfast and check out your room.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
12
08:30: Start 4 hours trekking to Lao Chai Village - Home of Black H’mong minority. Trekking through Muong Hoa Valley with a lot of beautiful sceneries along the river
4 hours • Admission ticket free
13
Ta Van Village
12:00: Having lunch at a local restaurant before reaching Ta Van village to make friend with a Giáy family homestay.
2 hours • Admission ticket included
14
Sapa
13:30: Be picked up by car to gets back to Sa Pa. The rest of the day will be at your leisure to discover to town. 17.00: Meet driver for transfer to Lao Cai station. Dinner on your own and take overnight train to Hanoi.
4 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 5
Hanoi arrival - Halong Bay
5 stops
15
Hanoi
05:30: Arrive at Hanoi. Transfer to hotel for breakfast. Take a rest and have a breakfast before being picked up by guide and drvier for Halong bay.
3 hours • Admission ticket free
16
Halong Bay
12h00: Arrive at Halong Harbor.  12h30: Welcome to Cruise and Enjoy welcome to drink and get a brief introduction about cruise and safety guidelines. Check-in your room with Air-Conditioning.  13h00: Enjoy a special lunch with Vietnamese traditional dishes, while cruising in the magnificent Halong Bay, admiring the fascinating rock formations in the bay. 
1 hour • Admission ticket included
17
Sung Sot Cave
15h00: Visiting Sung Sot Cave (Surprising cave). 
1 hour • Admission ticket included
18
Ti Top Island
16h00: Our cruise will take you to the Titop/Soi Sim 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 romance sandy beach. 
1 hour • Admission ticket included
19
Hạ Long Bay
17h30: Come back to Cruise then take a shower, relax on sundeck, sunset watching in comfortable lounge chairs while drinking a cocktail or reading a book in the most magical moment.  18h00: Enjoy welcome Sunset Party and Cooking Class. How to make fresh noodle roll, you can enjoy product which you make it. Evening Relaxing: 19h00: Enjoy your dinner when sitting by overlooking sea view window in the night romantic Bay. 20h30: Playing some sports games like: Squid Fishing, singing karaoke, or relax on sundeck. * Overnight on boat: clean air - conditioning room.
7 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 6
Halong Bay - Hanoi
2 stops
20
Halong Bay
6h00: Wake up in the early morning to see sunrise on sundeck. 7h00: Morning view of bay with a cup of tea of coffee. Have Breakfast!  7h40: Start visiting Halong Bay Pearl farm. The pearls in Halong are the most renowned in Vietnam. The process of farming and retrieving pearls takes years.  8h30: Do kayaking in Halong Bay, exploring Halong Bay in your own.  10h00: Check-out and enjoy a fantastic cruise on the bay. 10h45: Enjoy the lunch while cruising back to Halong Harbor.  12h00: Return Halong Bay harbor, say goodbye to sailors and finish the cruise. 
12 hours • Admission ticket included
21
Hanoi
12h30: Get on the Bus to return Hanoi.  14h30: Stop on half way for short break.  15h30: Drop off at your hotel. Free time. 18:00: Dinner on your own and overnight at hotel.
12 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 7
Hanoi departure
1 stop
22
Hanoi
After having breakfast at your hotel, you have free time until we pick you up to transfer to the airport.
1 hour • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels

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