BREATHTAKING BEAUTY OF VIETNAM

Spending 1 night on Ha Long bay at a traditional cruise and exploring ethnic minority life will make you have a wonderful time. It is specially designed for your uttermost convenience and smoothness to discover our spectacular Ha Long bay and Sapa, the two most favorite destinations in Northern Vietnam.

Private, Luxury & SIC tours of Indochina with TransViet Travel

HIGHLIGHT

• Visit Ha Long bay, natural World Heritage site.
• Overnight on a traditional junk boat.
• Discover caves & fishing villages.
• Trek through local villages meeting different hill tribes.
• Experience a stay overnight on the train.

ITINERARY

Day 1: HANOI – ARRIVAL (Nil)

Pick up at Noi Bai airport and transfer to hotel for check-in (check-in time: after 14:00). Free at leisure. Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 2: HANOI – SIC TOUR TO HA LONG BAY (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)

08:15-08:30: Pick up at hotel and transfer to join with other tourists.

08:45: Leave Hanoi for Ha Long city, making a short stop en route in Hai Duong to visit crafts workshops, where you’ll see marble stone sculptures, plaque paintings, and hand-embroidered items.

12:00: Arrive in Ha Long bay, get on Imperial cruise and enjoy a welcome drink.

13:00: Enjoy specially prepared lunch while cruising towards thousands of amazing limestone islands emerging from emerald water, passing by Stone Dog islet, floating fishing village, incense burner islet, fighting cocks islet etc.

15:00: Visit Heavenly Palace cave, the most beautiful one in Ha Long bay.

16:00: Kayaking for an hour or more through slide rock cliffs.

17:30: Swimming time, this is great chance to relax in water.

19:00: Enjoy a wonderful sunset dinner at cruise’s restaurant before retiring to the comfort of your cabin.

20:30: Evening activities like singing karaoke, dancing, squid fishing or playing cards. Overnight on Standard Imperial Junk.

Day 3: HA LONG BAY – BACK TO HANOI – NIGHT TRAIN TO SAPA (Breakfast, Lunch)

07:00: Breakfast, coffee, tea, fruits will be served.

08:00: Check Out and start cruising further to discover the hidden charm of the bay, taking photos many islets with outstanding shapes as frog island, turtle island etc.

10:00: Cooking class opened right on the cruise for all the people are interested in cooking, especially cooking Vietnamese food.

11:15: Lunch served on the cruise before you arrive at harbor.

12:30: Get on bus and transfer back to Hanoi.

16:00: Arrive in Hanoi. Leave your luggage at the meeting point and you can freely walk around the city for your own dinner when waiting for being transferred to train station for night train to Sapa. Overnight on train (04 berth cabin).

Day 4: LAO CAI – SAPA (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)

Arrive Lao Cai, pick up at Lao Cai station then transfer to Sapa. You will have breakfast in the hotel and have free time to walk around the town. Check- in hotel at 12:00.

After lunch, 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. Back to hotel. Dinner and enjoy the night in Sapa town. Overnight in Sapa.

Day 5: SAPA – LAO CHAI - TA VAN – LAO CAI (Breakfast, Lunch)

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 Sapa town. Transfer down to Lao Cai station for the night train back to Hanoi. Overnight on train (04 berth cabin).

Day 6: HANOI– DEPARTURE (Breakfast)

Arrive at train station at around 05:10. Pick up at train station and transfer for breakfast at 3* hotel. Proceed to airport for leaving flight. End of services.

INCLUSION

Meals

11 meals: 5 breakfasts, 4 lunches, 2 dinners

Transport

Cruise, Shared coach, Taxi

Accommodation

Cruise (1 night), Train (2 nights), Hotel (2 nights)

Activities

• Ha Long bay – Overnight cruise
• Ha Long bay – Heavenly Palace cave
• Ha Long bay – Kayaking
• Sapa – Ethnic villages

Guide

English speaking

Price

* Any group size greater than 5 pax, please contact us at inbound.sgn@transviet.com for better quotation
* Date and time correspond to Vietnam time zone (GMT+7)
* All prices are quoted in US$

Departure month

Hotel

Group

Valid From

Valid To

Hotel Star

Group Size

US$/Adult

01 Jan 2023

01 Jan 2030

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2 - 5 pax

314

OVERVIEW

HIGHLIGHT

ITINERARY

INCLUSION

Price

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