TIME: 5 days 4 nights
TRANSPORT: By car, train, and cruise
ORIGIN: Hanoi
DESTINATION: Hanoi city – Halong bay – SapaHighlights- Ha Noi city tour: Literature Temple, Hoan Kiem Lake, Ngoc Son Temple, Old French Quarters – Visit the ethnic minorities – Thac Bac waterfall, Sapa Market – Thousands of grottoes in Ha Long Bay; one night stay on junk
Day 1: Arrival – Ha Noi – Lao Cai – Train
Arrival in Ha Noi. Car and guide pick up and transfer for a city tour to visit the Literature Temple, Hoan Kiem Lake, Ngoc Son Temple and take 1-hour pedicab ride to the Old French Quarters. Then, transfer to the railway station for the night train to Lao Cai. Overnight on train.
Day 2: Lao Cai – Sapa
Arrive in Lao Cai. Meet and overland transfer to visit Bac Ha Town and the ethnic minorities surroundings. Afternoon overland back to Sapa Town. Overnight in Sapa.
Day 3: Sapa – Lao Cai – Train (B)
Breakfast at the hotel. Morning tour to visit Thac Bac waterfalls and Sapa Market. Afternoon, transfer to the railway station for the night train back to Ha Noi. Overnight on train.
Day 4: Ha Noi – Ha Long (L, D)
Arrive in Ha Noi early in the morning. Meet and overland to Ha Long via Dong Trieu Pottery en route. Arrive in Ha Long. Embark on a cruise to visit Ha Long Bay with thousand of grottoes. Dinner and overnight on junk.
Day 5: Ha Long – Ha Noi – Departure (B)
Breakfast on junk. Continue to visit Ha Long until disembarking the cruise. Transfer straight to Noi Bai airport in Ha Noi for departure flight. End of service.
NOTE: B – Breakfast / L – Lunch
PRICE
Starting at $692/person for a group of minimum 2 people.