Itinerary (Day to day plan with timings):

v  Day 1: { Arrival Hanoi + City Tour PVT } ( L – Indian / D - Indian )

Ø  Arrival at Noi Bai international airport - Fresh up at airport

Ø  06:00 Am Vietnam representative will receive you at the pick-up point to escort you to the hotel in inner city (about 40 minutes) (PVT)

Ø  Half Day visit hanoi city tour old quarter ( PVT ): visit Hochiminh Mausoleum, The Temple of Literature, Tran Quoc Pagoda - Back to downtown for refreshment by Hoan Kiem Lake, visit Hoan Kiem Lake (Restored Sword Lake) with Ngoc Son Temple and walk around to discover Old Quarter

Ø  2:00 p.m: check-in hotel and relax time

Ø  After 8:00p.m: Dinner walking near by hotel in Swagat Indian restaurent & after relax

o   (From Friday evening to Sunday evening: Walking street and Night Market are available)

v  Day 2 : { Ninh Binh SIC } ( B – Continental / L – Local Asian / D – Indian )

Ø  6:30 – 7:00 a.m: having breakfast at hotel

Ø  7:00 – 7:30: Our guide will meet you at your hotel/stay and start 110km modern Bus-journey through verdant landscape of countryside. Short-brake en route.

Ø  10:45: Visiting Hoa Lu Ancient Citadel with Dinh King Temple and Le King Temple dating back to the 17th Century.

Ø  12:00: Enjoying the lunch at our restaurant with the great local cuisines.

Ø  13:30: Leaving for the Tom Coc Grottoes, an out-standing natural beauty of majestic limestone massif at 20 square kilometer rise dramatically out from rice paddy fields. Deep into the linked chains of towering

mountains are pristine places of mystical valleys, numerous fresh water ponds, and jungle. Embarking on a traditional sampan gently rowed down the exquisite river through numerous caves: Lam Cave, Vang Cave, Dai Cave, Thanh Truot Cave, and Cao Sơn Temple, Suoi Tien Temple, Vu Lam Temple…

Ø  15:30: Arriving Mua Cave and we start an amazing trek up to the top of Ngoa Long Mountain to watch the spectacular rice valley with a specious view of nature.

Ø  17:15: Returning to our bus and then come back to Ha Noi

Ø  19:30: Dropping you off at Swagat Indian Restaurant Hanoi and have dinner, after that walk back to hotel and have your leisure time

Ø  (You can walk down to Hanoi Old Quarter and enjoy the evening activities here)

v  Day 3 : { Hanoi - Sapa } (B – Continental / L – Local / D - Indian )

Ø  6:30 a.m – 7:00 a.m: having breakfast at hotel and early check-out

Ø  7:00 a.m – 7:30 a.m: pick-up time

Ø  7:30 a.m – 1:30p.m: drive from Hanoi to Sapa with local lunch (about 370km or 6 hour drive away)

Ø  2:00 p.m: check in and relax.

Ø  3:00 p.m – 6:00 p.m: Start an trekking tour, enjoy the view while walking about 20-30 minutes to visit Cat Cat Village - an ethnic village of the Hmong people, explores the surrounding and take photos ( Optional If Time permits )

Ø  7:00 p.m: Having dinner at Indian Restaurant

Ø  After 8:00 p.m: Leisure time

(In the evening you can join some activities like walking to Night Market, especially they have Love Market on Saturday – it is like a huge stage welcoming performances of ethnic boys and girls from surrounding hamlets, and visit Sapa lake, Ancient Rock Cathedral,etc…)

v  Day 4: { Sapa – Fansipan Pick tour with cable car - Hanoi } ( B – Cntinental / L – Local / D – Indian )

Ø  7:30 am: Have breakfast at the hotel

Ø  8.30 am: After breakfast, our driver will take you to Cable Car Station and then you will spend 20 minutes with cable car to enjoy the spectacular scenery.

Ø  Reach the altitute 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).

Ø  12.00 pm: Come back to Cable Car Station and return to Sapa town.

Ø  12.30 - 1.30 pm: Have lunch in the hotel.or on the way to bus journey

Ø  2.45 - 3.00 pm: Meet all the group members at the hotel to get ready for Hanoi.

Ø  4.00 pm: Get on the bus to go back to Hanoi with two rest stops.

Ø  9.45-10.00 pm: Arrive Hanoi. Trip ends.

Ø  Arrival at Hanoi and straight to Indian Restaurent and have dinner.

v  Day 5: { Hanoi - Halong Bay } (B – Continental / L – Continental & Asian / D – Continental & Asian )

Ø  7:00 a.m – 7:30 a.m: having breakfast at hotel and early check-out

Ø  7:30 a.m – 8:00 a.m: pick-up time

Ø  8:00 a.m – 11:30 a.m: drive from Hanoi to Halong Bay (about 160km or 3.5 hour drive away)

Ø  12:00 p.m – 1:00 p.m: Welcome aboard the cruise and check-in to your cabin , having lunch (Meals on board with local food & sea food or vegetarian food is available upon request)

Ø  01:00 p.m – 6:00 p.m: visit famous places like Ga Choi Island, Dinh Huong Island, Thien Cung Cave, Sung Sot Cave and stop to visit Titop Island and swimming, climbing up to the top of the island, take pictures and after that back to the cruise enjoy the Sunset Party on sundeck (free tea & fresh fruits)

o   (Note: At Luon Cave, there’s kayaking activities but will charge fee)

Ø  7:00p.m – 8:00 p.m: Enjoy having dinner on board (Meals on board with local food & sea food or vegetarian food is available upon request)

Ø  After 8:00 p.m: Have your leisure time and you can join some free activities like board games, night fishing and squidding, dancing, etc…Or just walk around, take some pictures and enjoy one night on board.

v  Day 6: { Halong Bay – Hanoi Departure } ( B – Continental / BR – Continental & Asian )

Ø  7:00 a.m – 8:00 a.m: Having breakfast on board (You can wake up early to see the sunrise)

Ø  8:00 a.m – 9:30 a.m: the cruise starts cruising to the Natural Preservation Area, you can join some activities like: Kayaking to explore around the area, visit floating house, etc…

Ø  9:45 a.m: Prepare and pack your luggage for check-out time (Bags can be left in luggage store after check- out)

Ø  10:00 a.m – 11:00 a.m: Relax on board, take photos, join the cooking class that teaching you how to make our specifically (Spring rolls). After that having early lunch on board when the cruise rowing back to the shore.

Ø  11:30 a.m: Disembark at the harbor and transfer to our bus

Ø  12:00 p.m – 3:30 p.m: Drive back to Hanoi, transfer to the airport as per the flight timing before 4 hours.

INCLUSIONS