Journey highlights:
• Discover the scrambling alleyways of Hanoi’s timeworn Old Quarter
• Enjoy a cup of the famous egg-coffee in a hidden café with stunning view over Hoan Kiem Lake
• Trek through the colourful mountainous hill tribes villages in Sapa
• Immerse into the emerald waters and majestic islands scenery of Halong Bay on an overnight cruise

Day 1 - Hanoi Arrival  
Welcome to our beautiful Vietnam! Upon arrival, our guide and driver will be waiting to transfer you to your hotel in the Old Quarter. Check-in and spend the rest of the day free to relax in your room or stroll down the Walking Street to enjoy the ambience of the capital of Vietnam.

Meal: N/A
Accommodation: Hotel in Hanoi

Day 2 - Hanoi sightseeing tour - Night train to Sapa (B)
Breakfast is at the hotel.
Full day tour of Vietnam’s capital city, including Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum, his traditional stilt house and the revered One-Pillar Pagoda. After that, visit Vietnam’s first university, the thousand-year-old Temple of Literature. Have lunch with Pho bo Hanoi or Hanoi Noodle soup with beef and served with Hanoi flavorful spring roll. 
In the afternoon, visit the Ethnology Museum where you can learn about the customs and culture of Vietnam’s 54 diverse ethnic groups.
Finish your day with a walking through the maze of bustling streets that make up Hanoi’s Old Quarter. Your local guide will then take you to one of Hanoi’s best-reserved secrets, a hidden café with stunning views over the picturesque Hoan Kiem Lake.  This hard-to-find café is one of the few left in the city that still serves egg coffee, a scrumptious local delicacy that we will sample whilst admiring the hustle and bustle of the city center below. Or, if coffee is not your style, a cold beer awaits!
Early this evening, ready to transfer to Hanoi Railway Station for your overnight train trip heading to Sapa.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Overnight on train  



Day 3 - Sapa – Cat Cat Village (B,L)
When arriving at Lao Cai Railway station, tour guide and driver will meet you right at the exit of the station. Then, drive up to Sapa town. Check in hotel and have breakfast at the nearby local restaurant. After that, walk around Sapa town, experience Sapa market and chat with H’Mong, Dao vendors who are all able to speak fluently English. A lunch of Sapa specialties at a popular local eatery in the town has been scheduled for you.
After lunch, ramble down hill to the nearby Cat Cat village of the Black H’Mong people. Have a brief tour inside an H’Mong hospitable family’s house and get to know more about their way of life, customs and habits. Return to Sapa center, and enjoy your time at leisure.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel in Sapa



Day 4 - Sapa – Lao Chai, Ta Van Village - night train back to Hanoi  (B,L)
After breakfast, we will check-out and then set out on our 5 hours trekking through several hill tribe villages of Lao Chai and Ta Van where H'mong, and Dzay people live. This is an absolutely spectacular walk through stunning scenery inhabited by some of the friendliest people you could ever meet. Stop for a picnic lunch on the way to a family home in Ta Van village. Finally, we head back up the valley to meet our minibus for the return trip to Sapa. Enjoy some free time to freshen up or independently explore the town and shopping before heading to Lao Cai for the night train journey back to Hanoi.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Overnight on train



Day 5 - Hanoi - Halong Bay, overnight on junk (B,L,D)
Arrive in Hanoi around 4.30 AM. You will be picked up and transferred to the hotel for freshening up and taking a short rest. After breakfast, depart Hanoi through the Red River Delta for Halong Bay (3.5 hours driving). Upon arrival, embark on the cruise then start cruising among the limestone islands. Keep cruising to the quiet area while enjoy breath-taking seascape along the way, until enjoy sunset party on sundeck and admire the best moments of the day when the sun starts to set. Dinner is served around 19.00 then it’s time for you to socialize with other guests, to take part in board games, fishing for squid or just to laze around.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Overnight cruise



Day 6 - Halong – Hanoi (B)
Early this morning, start your day with Tai Chi exercises or a photo hunt. Then, breakfast will be served on board while you immerse into the peaceful morning of Halong Bay. After check out of your cabin, continue your cruise exploring the Bay. While heading back to the harbor, watch the fruit carving demonstration and participate in the cooking class before enjoying a traditional Vietnamese lunch. Disembark around 12.00 then your driver will wait for you to take you back to your hotel in Hanoi. Check in then stay free at your leisure for the rest of the day.

Meals: Brunch
Accommodation: Hotel in Hanoi



Day 7 - Hanoi Departure (B)
Breakfast will be served at your hotel.
You will see your guide at hotel lobby and then you will be transferred to Noi Bai airport for boarding the flight to the next destination.

Meal: Breakfast

Tour ends.

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