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NO7-01:
DISCOVER
NORTH VIETNAM
7 days - 6 nights
Hanoi Sapa - Ninh Binh Ha Long
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Route Map
Day 1: Arrive Hanoi City visit - Night train to Lao Cai
Arrive on morning
flight, welcomed by our guide and transfer to Hanoi. After arrival, we commence
the tour with the visit to Van Mieu - Quoc Tu Giam (Temple of
Literature). Then we are roaming to the old quarter for visiting the Hoan Kiem
Lake and trading area of Hanoi. We then stop at Thang Long theatre for enjoying
Water puppets show. Free time before taking night train to Lao Cai. O/N
on train.
Notes:
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Day- use-hotel before night
train will be surcharged at: 17.5USD/pax or 35USD/room only for 2 pax
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The city visit is subject to
change depends on your flight time.
Day 2: Lao Cai - Sapa - Hill tribe villages (B)
You will arrive at
Lao Cai at around 6.00am. Have breakfast at local restaurant, and visit Ta Phin
village, home of Red Dzao hill tribe and HMong. Then continue driving to Sapa
town for check in your hotel.
In the afternoon,
take a 2km trek to Cat Cat Village, home of Hmong Ethnics. Meet & talk
with locals to learn more about their daily life, back to the town to visit the
local market. Overnight in Sapa.
Day 3: Sapa Hill tribe villages night train to Hanoi (B)
In the
morning, take a drive to visit Lao Chai village home of Black HMong
here you trek through terraced rice fields to villages, meet and talk with
locals to learn more about their daily life and habits. You trek through Ta
Van village home of Dzay hill tribe and get on car back to Sapa. Free time
for relax before transferring to Lao Cai for night train to Hanoi.
Day 4: Hanoi - Halong Bay (B/L/D)
Arrive in Hanoi very
early in the morning (round 04:40am) you will be guided to Ariva Nam Ngu
hotel, just some minutes walk from Hanoi Railway Station. Check in your room for
freshen up and have breakfast before pick up for Halong trip (08:00am). Take 3.5
hour transfer to Halong Bay with one stop en route. Upon arrival, embark on a
junk /boat for a cruise around Ha Long Bay. While the junk cruising caves,
grottoes, floating villages and beaches on the bay, having fresh seafood lunch
on boat. Stop for a while for an excursing to explore one of the most beautiful
grottos among others and swimming, if weather permitted. Have dinner on board.
In the evening, enjoy the night fishing (service available free of charge
upon request and in good weather only). Overnight on board.
Day 5: Ha Long Bay - Tam Coc in Ninh Binh (Brunch)
In the morning, doing
more cruises through the Bay, passing by many other rocks, Islets as well as
fishing villages. Brunch will be served on board before disembarking time. Car
pick up and proceed to Ninh Binh visa Hai Phong and Nam Dinh. Overnight in Ninh
Binh City.
Day 6: Tam Coc - Hoa Lu Hanoi (B)
After
breakfast we take an early sampan rowing along winding streams deep in rice
fields and limestone rocks to visit Tam Coc caves. Return to the boat
quay after 2 hour- visit.
In the
afternoon, depart Hanoi for Ninh Binh. On the way, visit Hoa Lu - ancient
capital of Vietnam in the 10 century and the remaining two temples of Dinh
King & Le King After that we drive back to Hanoi for overnight.
Day
7: Hanoi - departure (B)
Breakfast at hotel and free time until transferring to airport for departure
home or next destination.
(Airport see off no guide)
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