Hanoi-Halong-Sapa-Ninh Binh-Hanoi 9 Days

Breakfast at your hotel

Day 1 : Ha Noi – Ha Long Bay – Lunch –  Titop Island – Surprising Cave – Sunset party – Dinner –  Squid Fishing

Our guide and driver  will meet you at your hotel. The shuttle bus   will pick you  up. Enjoy the peaceful scenery as we travel through the countryside, farmlands and Red River delta.

 Arrive at  Tuan Chau Marina .Welcome aboard the cruise . Meet the captain , crew and join us for welcome drink as we tell you about life onboard.

Safety briefing

 Check into your cabin . Time to refresh and unwind.

Served  a delectable lunch while cruising ahead to Ha Long  Bay

Afternoon Activities:

Explore Halong Bay area  It is one of the widest grottoes in Ha Long Bay with thousands of stalactites and stalagmites.

Kayaking ,or Bamboo boat around kayaking area 

-Back to your  Cruise, We will take you to visit the Titop Island,where you can either swim,or walk to the top of Ti Top Island for an panoramic view over Halong Bay

 Continue cruising to the quiet area while enjoy beautiful seascape on the way.

 After that, come back to the boat, enjoy the Sunset Party on sundeck (free wine & fresh fruits).

Evening Relaxing:

Dinner is served. Socialize with other guests, take part in board games, fish for squid, or just laze around.

Overnight on board: Clean air – conditioned ensuite  private cabin.

 Start your day with Tai Chi exercises or a photo hunt

Have breakfast on board while the boat starts cruising to the Natural Preservation Zone. 

Visit Sung Sot cave ,the biggest cave in Halong Bay.

Join in the Cooking Class, teaching you how to make our specifically (Spring rolls) before  lunch is served.

 Disembark at the harbor, Tuan Chau Marina. Transfer to minibus return to Hanoi .

Overnight hotel in Hanoi

Breakfast at your hotel.

8:00 Visit the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and his former residence, One-Pillar Pagoda and the Temple of Literature, known as the first university of Vietnam and built more than 1,000 years ago.

Lunch in local restaurant

Continue the city tour to Museum of Ethnology.

After lunch at local restaurant, enjoy a leisurely one-hour cyclo tour through Hanoi. Visit the beautiful Hoan Kiem Lake and Ngoc Son Temple then a walking tour into the hidden alleys of Hanoi Old Quarter.

Optional: If you are not interested in Cylco you can change it to a Water Puppet Show.

Around 16:30, return to your hotel.

17:00 – 21:00 Free time for dinner and shopping around Old Quarter

20:30 Car pick up to Tran Quy Cap Train Station.

22:00 Train depart to Lao Cai City

Overnight on  soft sleeping train 

6:00 The train arrives at the Lao Cai train station.

Our  car will pick you up and transfer you to your hotel in  Sapa.

9:30 After breakfast we leave the hotel and start trekking down the valley to the Muong

Hoa River and from here to the Black H’mong village - Lao Chai. Black H’mong is one of the biggest minority groups in the Sapa area. After this you continue to Ta Van village to visit the Zay people.

The Zay houses are built of wood and bamboo with a clay floor. Have picnic lunch on the way then keep going to the bottom of Sapa valley. Minivan  back to Sapa in the afternoon.

Overnight hotel at Sapa

Breakfast at your hotel.

9h00- 9h30: You start trekking to Cat Cat village which is occupied by the Black H’mongtribe. Here, you can see the hydroelectric power station which was built by the French in the  twentieth century. You will experience the tribal way of life of ethnic minorities while enjoying wonderful views of the terraced rice paddy fields and the waterfall in Cat Cat village.

12h00- 12h30 : After lunch , you are free to explore the charm of Sapa by night,

 We will Serve your dinner in our hotel. you are free to explore the night charm of Sapa town

Overnight hotel at Sapa.

8.00: After breakfast in hotel, driver & tour guide take you to Cable Car Station and spend

20 minutes with cable car to enjoy the spectacular scenery.

9.00: Reach the altitude of 2800 meters, you have a good time to see the view and take photos, visit pagoda the spiritual destinations and trek up to 600 steps you will

Reach the peak of Fansipan - the Roof of Indochina. ( Spend about 1,5 hours for

hiking and taking photos).

11.00: Come back to Cable Car Station and return to Sapa Town

12.30: Have lunch in the hotel

13.30 – 14:15: Relax and discover Sapa town by yourself with some souvenirs, meet

all group members at hotel to get ready for Hanoi.

15:00 Private minivan bus pick up back to Hanoi (no guide)

21:00 – 21:30 Arrive to Hanoi Old Quarter

Overnight hotel in Hanoi

8:00 Tour guide and shuttle bus will pick you up at your hotel of departure to Ninh Binh. On the way stop to rest stop, breakfast in Phu Ly – Ha Nam.

Car to you to Trang An ancient – where King Dinh Tien Hoa raising up the flag. You visit the historical relics under the Dinh-Tien Le dynasty: worshiping the Great Hall of the General Than Dinh Dynasty, Church Committee worshiping women, learn the history of the Dinh-Tien Le through the system. coins and fragments of ancient pottery are also stored here.

Then, you sail along the SàoKhê stream, feel the charming scenery of the mountains and rivers of the core of Hoa Lu ancient capital such as the first Xuyen Thuy Hang, Mount Nguyen, Grotto, .. Guests can go boating to explore the cave and visit the temple. It is also possible to climb mountains, panoramic view around the valley.

You go to the Cave, which is considered “The Great Wall” in Vietnam, with 500 stone steps, you will climb to the Mountain Dance where all the heaven of Hoa Lu, Tam Coc are collected to your eyes, After the footsteps are tired, visitors to the summit Dance will get more than what you expect Wait for a stopover after a tired climb. At the top of the mountain is placed a statue of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva eyes down the ancient land.

Have a rest and lunch at the restaurant, enjoy authentic specialties Ninh Binh.

The next destination Cee Coco – where the scenic wild, peaceful dream of four rocky mountains below is a blue water color, along with the presence of many large caves create. The mysterious beauty where no where.

Overnight hotel in Hanoi