North Vietnam Tour Package 10 days highlights:

North Vietnam Tour Package 10 days map:

Day 1: Hanoi Arrival

Our driver will pick you up at the airport and be transferred to hotel in Center of Hanoi Capital. The rest of this day will take free time to explore Hanoi charm city by you. Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 2: Hanoi - Perfume Pagoda Tour (B, L)

AM: Our guide will pick up at your hotel. Then we have a two hour drive through the picturesque countryside and back roads to the village of Duc , where we get on a small boat for a one hour trip up Yen Vy stream to Thien Tru Quay . You may trek up (or take cable car) to the mountain to Perfume Pagoda.

PM: Lunch box will be ready after that. Going down and then get to Thien Tru Quay to visit more beautiful and precious sculptures, taking photos, worshipping, getting on boat again back to Duc wharf. Driving back to Hanoi around 5:00 PM. Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 3: Hanoi City Tour - Night train to Sapa (B, L)

AM: Getting started from your hotel for Hanoi tour, driving to visit Ho Chi Minh complex, including Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum – the final resting place of the Vietnamese great father or uncle Ho, President Ho Chi Minh’s stilt House – where he lived on and off from 1958 to 1969, the next place to move to is One Pillar Pagoda – a group of structures consisting of a pagoda and a tower built in the middle of a square lake. Leave One Pillar Pagoda and transfer to West Lake, visit Tran Quoc pagoda then having lunch.

PM: After lunch, you will be transferred to visit the Temple of literature. Continue to visit Museum of Ethnology – the most interesting museum in Hanoi with many different things relating the 54 Vietnamese ethnic groups. After that, you will visit Hoan Kiem lake (Restore Sword Lake). The last place of the tour is taking a walk for few minutes to visit The old quarter of Hanoi, finally enjoy Vietnam traditional water puppet show within one hour, having dinner then night train to Sapa. Overnight in soft sleep train

Day 4: Sapa Home-stay Tour - Ta Van Village (B, L, D)

AM: The train arrives in Lao Cai around 6.00 AM, We drive up to Sapa about 50 minutes on Car / Van, you will be taken to a small guesthouse for a morning showers then your breakfast at a local restaurant here. After breakfast & short morning beak, we start trekking from Sapa town. Our trekking route is from here to through the villages of Hmong and Zay people, chances to meet the locals working on the mountainsides or the rice terraces, kids ride on back of buffalo, to take photograph ofpicturesque valleys & awesome scenery. We have picnic lunch on trekking route.

After lunch keep on trekking to Ta Van village of Zay people, where you will be warmly welcomed by the host, share the dinner with them, and stay at their traditional wooden house. Have dinner and homestay in Tavan village at Dzay family.

Day 5: Sapa Tour - Cat Cat Village - Hanoi (B, L, D)

AM: Breakfast, visit village of the black Hmong (Cat Cat village), walk around visiting people in the village and the hydroelectric power station built by the French in the old days.Back town have lunch

PM: Check out hotel, free to explore the town. At about 5 PM. drive to Lao Cai station for a night train back to Hanoi. Overnight in soft sleep train.

Day 6: Hanoi - Halong Bay Cruise (B, L, D)

This morning we will depart Hanoi at 8.00am for a four-hour drive through the Red River Delta to Halong City. On the way, we will stop for refreshments and a chance to buy hand-made souvenirs at a handicraft center run to raise money for disabled people. Upon arriving in Ha Long City, take all stuff we move to our junk, check in private cabin with A/C, following fresh sea lunch while boat cruising through amazing landscape of cliff stone mountains emerge from green crystal water, spend the afternoon time for visiting biggest cave, swimming, relaxing at the beach other enjoy kayaking to explore lagoon, dinner and overnight in cruise.

Day 7: Halong Bay Tour with Kayaking (B, L, D)

After breakfast we start paddling to Van Chai Floating village and then continue paddling to Dark Cave. Tide permitting, we explore this amazing cave by kayak. The cave is a 200m long, dark tunnel thrusting through a limestone mountain. The tunnel is the only entry to a secluded and beautiful lagoon. We can also explore some other caves nearby. Lunch on support boat in front of the cave. After lunch we paddle to Ba Trai Dao Lagoon, along a stunning and fairly rough sea channel, to explore its beautiful beaches. Continue paddling to Lan Ha Bay, which is smaller than Halong Bay but much more interesting with lots of secluded beaches. Cruise back to Halong Bay for dinner and overnight on mother boat.

Day 8: Ha Long Bay - Cat Ba Island Tour (B, L, D)

Rise early for another chance to swim or rise later and have breakfast at your leisure. The boat will drop you off at Gia Luan pier on Cat Ba island.
Morning: A bus will take you to Cat Ba national park for some hiking or cycling. After the excursion, you will head towards Cat Ba town to check – in at the hotel on Cat Ba. Lunch will be served at the hotel.
Afternoon: You can relax at the hotel, shop along the sea-side strip, visit Cat Co beaches or go for a trip to Monkey Island with your tour guide. Free time in the evening to explore the town. Overnight in Cat Ba Island.

Day 9: Halong Bay - Hanoi (B, L)

Rise early to enjoy the sunrise or sleep a little longer, but check out is at 08:45. We will head back to Gia Luan pier by bus and board the boat to make our way back to Halong harbor. Lunch will be served on the boat. Drive to Ha Noi: 4 hours with a short break on the way, you will be dropped off at your hotel at around 16:30. Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 10: Hanoi Departure (B)

Some free time for shopping or strolling around the city until transfer time to the airport for your flight to the next destination. End of services.

Tour cost per adult, quoted in US Dollar

Accommodation:

Tour Includes:

• Accommodation at places in the itinerary (double/twin sharing)
• Pick up and transfer by air-conditioned vehicles as in itinerary
• Local English speaking tour guide (Other language on request)
• Meals as specified in tour program (B = Breakfast, L = Lunch; D = Dinner)
• Train tickets: Hanoi - Lao Cai - Hanoi Train ticket: Soft sleeper and cabin of 4 berths
• Boat trips in Perfume Pagoda and Ha Long bay specified the tour program
• Kayaking in Halong Bay
• All entrance, permission and visiting fees

Tour Excludes:

• Vietnam Visa arrangement
• Early check in and late check out
• Personal travel & medical insurance
• International flights to and from Vietnam
• All personal & daily expenses