15 DAYS 14 NIGHT HANOI - SAPA - HA GIANG LOOP - HA LONG BAY - NINH BINH
Day 01 : ARRIVAL- HANOI
Arrival in Ha noi about morning/ noon time. Pick up you at the Airport, Meeting with local tour guide then transfer to Hanoi. Check in hotel – Free& Easy for time zone refreshment.
Today you can easy find surrounding restaurant for your own meals . Over night in Hanoi
Day 02 : HANOI TOUR
Breakfast at hotel . Today highlight with most Hanoi attraction :
- Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum ( outside) & his resident
- One pillar Pagoda
- Temple of the Literature
- West Lake with Tran Quoc Pagoda
Lunch in Hanoi ( Beef Noodle or Pork Piece Vermicelli )– “ Bun Cha “, Typical Vietnamese Foods.
After noon visit to Army Museum or Air Force Museum, Ha Noi Opera House, Walking Down to Trang Tien Street Visit to Hoan Kiem Lake – Ly’s King Statue - Ngoc Son Temple - Ancient Quarter. Shopping in Hang Gai Street. Dinner at a local restaurant after : Water Puppet Show. Overnight in Ha Noi
Day 03 : HANOI – SAPA
Breakfast at hotel
Meeting with local tour guide then transfer to Sapa by expressway 350km in 5 hours drive with 2 rest stop.
Arrival in Lao Cai Town – After lunch – visit to Vietnam China border cross.
Arrival in Sapa Check in hotel.
Welcome sunset in : Cat Cat Water Fall – Cat Cat Villages ( Meo Ethnic minority group).
Enjoy your time to discover Sapa Town – watching sunset in Fanxifan Valley. Dinner & overnight in Sapa. ( Visit the Love Market, only in every Saturday night) .Dinner and enjoy night time in town.
Day 04 : Fanxifan– Sightseeing (B,L,D)
Breakfast at hotel . Get on Sapa station to get mountain train up to Fanxifan Cable car.
From Tram Ton Station for 20 mins up to Fanxifan Summit ( Roof of Indochina) by cable car ( The longest triple cable in the World 6,325m long)
From Station, continue climp up for 20min ( about 600 steps) to conquest 3143m point.
Cable car down to bus station. We will drive you to visit to Silver Water Fall, Heaven Gate. Lunch with special Sapa salmon. Back in town for refreshment.
Welcome sunset in : Pick up you to visit the most beautifull terrace in Sapa Lao Chai – May Brigde Ta Van Village
Overnight in Sapa
Day 05 : SAPA – HA GIANG – QUAN BA (B,L,D)
Breakfast at hotel.
Check out hotel , to day we start to head to Ha Giang, a starting point for most beautiful loop road trip in Northern part of Vietnam - Stop for your lunch time in Tan Quang Town
Heading to Ha Giang City – check in at km 0 and Ha Giang Monument before mountain ride to Quan Ba Town. Rest stop in most interest panorama view – Bac Sum Pass – Heaven Gate.
Check in Homestay in Quan Ba Villages – trekking around to taste air and view from nature
Enjoy night life and dinner to local minority H’Mong people
Although you won’t be eating at a fancy fine dining restaurant, the villagers will prepare authentic local specials just for you. In order to welcome you to their village, the villagers use fresh vegetables from the garden and domestic chickens to mark this special occasion. You can expect a warm meal, friendly locals and a a cozy environment to rest your head after a long day on the Ha Giang Loop.Overnight in Quan Ba.
Day 06 QUAN BA – YEN MINH – LUNG CU – DONG VAN (B,L,D)
Today 170km mountain pass - The Loop journey on the second day is relatively short because we want you to enjoy the most majestic route of the whole journey
- Tham Ma Pass
- Lung Cu Flag Tower
- Lolo Chai Village
- Pao’s House and Royal Palace near by Dong Van
- Dong Van old town . Over rnight in Dong Van.
Day DONG VAN- MEO VAC – MAPILENG PASS – NHO QUE RIVER (B,L,D)
The Ma Pi Leng scenic spot. You may even gain a new perspective from this lookout.
Looking at the road of Happiness, winding along the rocky slopes, you’ll be pleasantly surprised at how well-built the roads are.
In the evening, we’ll return to Mong village, sit by the fire, chat, bake potatoes and cassava, and enjoy the peaceful life here.
Today another circle route will drive you around Ha Giang Loop:
- Ma Pi Leng Pass
- Nho Que river sampan sightseeing
- Lunch time , dinner visit and overnight in Du Gia : Many wonder what Du Gia village offers.
The road from Meo Vac to Du Gia is so beautiful and untouched that many places remain unnamed. We’ll travel through the most breathtaking, remote areas.
We recommend visiting Du Gia to everyone because it offers a peaceful respite from busy schedules and lives. We hope that being immersed in the rocky mountain landscape will help you forget about normal day-to-day stresses, at least for a few moments.
Day 08 DU GIA – HA GIANG – HANOI (B,L,D)
After Breakfast , today is end of memory Ha Giang Loop.
We will start to drive back 380km to Ha Noi
Lunch time after 4 hours drive
Dinner and overnight in Hanoi
Day 09 HANOI - HA LONG BAY overnight Cruise (B,L,D)
Leave Ha Noi city for Ha Long International Cruise Port in Bai Chay town, Ha Long city. Refresh up at the lounge.
Embark Starlight Cruise. Enjoy welcome drink and get a brief introduction about cruise and safety guidelines. Check-in your cabin.
Have lunch while cruising in the magnificent Ha Long Bay, admiring the fascinating nature, then anchor at Titop Island area.
Join a guided visit to Sung Sot Cave (also called Amazing Cave), one of the biggest and the most beautiful cave in Ha Long Bay.
Climb to the peak of Titop Island for the panorama view of the bay. Going down and relaxing on the beach, swimming in the crystal water.
Return Starlight Cruise, enjoying the sunset while relaxing with Happy hour from now to dinner time at the bar.
Enjoy happy hours with various drinks on discounts. Take part in a cooking demonstration and food décor with our Chef
Dinner is served. Private dinner is available on requested
Time of second happy hours to the late night or join squid fishing with the crew, sing karaoke or just laze around or relax in your cabin
Day 10 HA LONG BAY Cruise (B,L,D)
Kayaking in the morning - Visiting pearl farm museum
06:30 Start your day with Tai Chi exercise on the sundeck. Enjoy a cup of coffee or refresh yourselves in Halong majestic Bay
07:00 Have breakfast in the restaurant
08:00 Pick up at cruises and depart from Titop area in Ha Long bay
10:30 Transfer to Lan Ha bay which is formed by the archipelago Cat Ba island. Stop at Dark and Bright caves area for kayaking in an hour and a half
11:30 Lunch will be served on boat
12:30 Move to Ba Trai Dao beaches (Three Peaches Beaches) for swimming in the crystal water and in a beautiful white sandy beach for an hour and fifteen minutes.
13:30 Boat return to Ha Long bay to explore more land-scape
14:45 Stop forty minutes at Pearl Farm Exhibition Center and Museum for learning how to raise the farm, harvest pearls and its business
15:25 Back to the boat and transfer to the overnight cruises at Titop area. Bid farewell the day boat crew
17:00 Happy Hour on the sundeck
19:00 Dinner is served. Private dinner is available on requested
21:00 Entertain yourselves with squid fishing or reading books and watch movies on board
Day 11 HA LONG BAY Cruise – HANOI (B,L,D)
06.30 Welcome a new day with amazing dawn on the Legendary Gulf of Tonkin. Refresh your body & soul by a Tai-chi lesson on sundeck.
07.00 Catch morning view of seascapes with a cup of tea or coffee, have breakfast while charming the labyrinth of Karst.
8:00 Join a guided to explore hidden parts of the bay, Luon cave. You share a sampan with other tourists with a local rower or taking a kayak on your own.
09:00 Return to Starlight Cruise for shower.
09.30 Check out your room. Starlight Cruise weighs the anchor to continue to roam the picturesque route toward Bai Chay bridge for photos.
10.50 Have lunch.
11:30 Disembark. Cruise ends.
12h00 – 16h30 Transfer back to Ninh Binh. Overnight stay in Ninh Binh
Day 12 NINH BINH
Visit to Tam Coc ( more unique of villages) or Trang An Eco ( modern setup) by Sampan on the Water Rice Field Stream. Trang An as well as Tam Coc both known as Ha Long Bay on Landscape. with limestone caves is a special work of art by nature. Place with well know by the ground behind screen Kong Skulls Island.
After 2 hour ride on sampan sightseeing landscape along stream system like a mysterious maze of limes stone mountain.
Day 13 NINH BINH
Visit to Trang An is a scenic area near Ninh Bình, Vietnam renowned for its boat cave tours. On 23 June 2014, at the 38th session of the World Heritage Committee in Doha, the Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Day 14 NINH BINH Free & Easy
Visit to Thung Nam Bird Park
Hoa Lu Temple
Day 15 HANOI DEPARTURE
Breakfast at the hotel. Check out. Transfer to airport for departure.
Check in counter take for your flight. End of the tour
