Vietnam tour: The Best of Northern package tour 7days - 6 nights

Day 1: Hanoi Arrival + city tour half day

Morning: Our driver will pick you up at the airport with your name on board, then transfer you to Hanoi Old Quarter. Put your luggage at hotel.

12.00 PM Have lunch at local restaurant

1.15 PM Join our Hanoi City Tour. After lunch we’ll proceed to visit Hanoi Hiton Prison ( Hoa Lo Prison ) which was built in 1896 by french. Where french kept mainly political prisoners here along with those awaiting sentencing at the near by court of justice, also where US Pilots who had been shot down and captured were kept as prisoners of war. The pilots called it sarcastically Hanoi Hilton Hotel.

2.30 PM Visiting temple of literature ( the first university in Vietnam ) you will understand deeper about Vietnam education under feudal time, examination system of Vietnam, and the impact of Confucius thoughts to Vietnam feudal society under the feudal dynasties.

3.30 PM For the last part of the tour we’ll journey through Hanoi’s Old Quarter, where you’ll then have a chance for some shopping and exploration. Click detail

or get back hotel.

NOTE: After trip clients can chose 2 Options:

OPT1: Joining cooking class. Discover the unique cuisine of Hanoi, guests have the opportunity to cook the food yourself and most unique characteristic in Hanoi under the guidance of professional chefs

OPT2: watch water puppet show

Then enjoy Water Puppet show which is a tradition that dates back as far as the 11th century CE when it originated in the villages of the Red River Delta area of northern Vietnam. Back your hotel around 17h00. Dinner at your account.

Day 2: Hanoi - Ha Long Bay (B,L,D)

Breakfast at hotel.
8:00 - 8:30 AM. Pick up at your hotel. Leave Hanoi for Ha Long City by a modern bus.

12.00 PM Get on boat and enjoy a welcome drink and lunch of savory local sea food. Check into your cabin and start cruising around the bay to see the amazing karts with different formations: Lion, Tea Pot, Toad, Dau Nguoi (Human Head) islet,

15.00 PM Stop for a walk through the Sung Sot cave “Amazing Cave” There will be plenty of time for kayaking, swimming and sunbathing (If weather permitted) after the boat anchors at a clean calm sea. Enjoy a wonderful sunset dinner in our beautiful restaurant before retiring to the comfort of your cabin. Dinner and overnight in Boat. Go fishing.
Overnight on boat.

Day 3: Ha Long Bay - Hanoi (B,L)

7.30 AM Breakfast, fruits, coffee and tea will be served. Continue to cruise further before stopover at the pearl farm to sea real peace cultivated by local fisherman. Back to the cruise for check-out while the cruise takes you further to discover the hidden charm of the bay, taking photos many islets with outstanding shapes as frog island, turtle island,…

10.00 AM Cooking class opened right on the cruise for all the people are interested in cooking, especially cooking Vietnamese food. Farewell lunch served on the cruise before you arrive at harbor
Afternoon, get on the bus back to Hanoi
16:30 Transfer you back to your hotel. Dinner at your account.
20:30 - 20:45 We will pick off you to Tran Quy Cap Train Station. You will overnight on train to Lao Cai province (schedule 21:50 - 06:30) Click detail

Day 4: Lao Cai - Sapa - Cat Cat - Sin Chai (B,L,D)

AM : 6h30 arrive Lao Cai, pick up at Lao Cai Station then transfer to Sapa. You will have breakfast and some time for R& R.
09h00 - 09h30 Trek to Cat Cat and Sin Chai villages of Black H'Mong tribe . Enjoy the waterfall in Cat Cat and beautiful scenery along the way. Then check-in hotel (check-in after 12:00PM). Enjoy lunch at local restaurant.
Afternoon: free time to explore & discovery Sa Pa market & Stone church. Back to hotel for dinner.
Overnight in Sapa town.

Day 5: Sapa - Lao Chai - Ta Van (B,L)

After breakfast you check out and leave your luggage in the hotel, get ready for the trip. Trek down to Lao Chai village to visit the Tay and Day tribes then keep going along the bottom of the Sapa valley to get to Ta Van village, which is supposed to be the most beautiful one in the area .Have a picnic lunch on the way. You go back to Lao Cai train station. Dinner at your account. You will overnight on train to Hanoi city. (schedule 21:15 - 05:30) Click detail

Day 6: Perfume Pagoda Full Day Tour (B,L)

05:30AM. You should take a taxi to hotel by yourself and put your luggage there. Free breakfast at the hotel.
AM : 08:00 - 8:30. Our guide & driver will pick you up here, Then take 2 hours road trip. Then you take row-boat trip to go visit that land on the Yen stream "romantic time" about 1 hour to Thien Tru harbor. Then you will enjoy time to trekking go up and down visit the main cave so nice~ step by step you will arrive Huong Tich cave on the top of the mountain. To see Golden-Silver tree~ rice stuck....One hour down. Have lunch at bottom mountain in restaurant beside.
PM : After lunch time, you will see the Heaven Kitchen pagoda and to know about Buddhism ancient architectural at Le Dynasty. Then you will come back by row-boat-trip and 2 hour road trip to Hanoi and arrive at about 18h00. Dinner at your account.
Overnight in Hanoi city.

Day 7: Hanoi City Tour & Departure (B,L)

Breakfast at hotel.
08:00 - 08:30: Pick up at your hotel (join tours will free pick up all points in Hoan Kiem, Hanoi). Then visit the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and Museum to explore the architectural and historical aspects of Uncle Ho’s final resting-place. Just next door is Ho Chi Minh’s house on stilts and lying to one side of the Mausoleum is the One Pillar Pagoda which was founded by King Ly Thai Tong in 1049 - the structure has become an important symbol for the people of Hanoi.

10.30 AM Tour guide will take you come Vietnam museum of ethnology, biggest museum in Vietnam where display 54 ethnics group in our country, the museum was divided 2 sections indoor and outdoor will make you get to know about whole Vietnamese people Click detail

12.00 PM Lunch at local restaurant. Then our driver will see off you to the airport (Your flight should depart after 15:00).
Tour ends.

Tour including:

• Private car to pick up & see off the airport.
• A/C tourist car during group tour/Private car
• Join Cruise in Ha Long Bay & Boat trip in Perfume Pagoda
• Train ticket Hanoi - Lao Cai - Hanoi (4 berths solf sleeper wooden cabin)
• Accommodation (double/twin sharing or triple for 3pax in your group)
• Meals as indicated: B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner
• English speaking guide
• Entrance fee
• Insurance on boat

Tour excluding:

• International & domestic flight ticket
• Single room
• Visa arrangement
• Single supplement
• Drinks, other meals
• Tips & personal expenses.

Children rates:

• Free of charge for children under 4 years sharing bed with parents.
• Surcharge 50% rate of adult for children (5-9 years) sharing bed with parents.
• Over 10 years is adult’s rate.

Price can be change if clients have special request like as would like to use higher service or lower service