DAY 01: HANOI - HALONG (L/D)
8 a.m: Pick up from your hotel in Hanoi and transfer to Halong. Drive to through the countryside from Hanoi to Halong Bay (165 km east of Hanoi) - a World Heritage Area of outstanding natural beauty, you will experience a rural area dotted with villages, rice fields and farms providing the many parts of the nation with rice, fruits and vegetables. Short rest stop en route, you will reach Halong city after 3.5 hours. You will be transferred to the port and discover Halong Bay, listed as a World Heritage Area of outstanding natural beauty. “Dragon descending to the sea“ as it is known in Vietnamese, picturesque Halong Bay has more than 1,000 limestone islets rising from the sea, many of them containing beautiful grottoes. Enjoy a relaxing 4-hour boat trip around the Bay to explore Thien Cung Grotto or Dau Go Cave. Take pictures at Ga Choi Stone, Dinh Huong Stone. Lunch on boat with Seafood.
Dinner at local restaurant. Overnight at hotel in Halong
DAY 02: HALONG - LAO CAI - SAPA (B,L,D)
Breakfast at hotel.
8.a.m: Depart for Sapa.
12.00 a.m: Lunch at local restaurant on en route.
After lunch, continuation to Sapa.
5.00 p.m : Arrival in Sapa. Check –in at hotel . Dinner at local restaurant. Free to discover Sapa at night. O/N in Sapa
DAY 03: SAPA-LAO CHAI-TAVAN VILLAGE (B/L/D)
Breakfast at hotel. Depart to visit Lao Chai Ta Van village, you will travel to a village with rice terraces - one of the most beautiful in the world. This was confirmed by several agencies photographers. The rice is grown from May until early September to early October harvest. Takes approximately three hours walking the walk to take pictures. Do not rush out to enjoy the beauty of the fields, the stairs. Lunch at local restaurant.
Afternoon: Return to Sapa . Walking up to visit Ham Rong moutain, enjoy an amazing panorama of Sapa town, visit Orchid garden. Free shopping at Sapa market Free to visit local market in Sapa. Dinner at local restaurant. O/n in Sapa.
DAY 04: SAPA - CAT CAT VILLAGE OR ETHNIC MINORITY MARKET -LAO CAI-HANOI(B/L/)
Breakfast at hotel.
OPTION 1: SAPA-CAT CAT VILLAGE-SAPA
Depart to visit to Cat Cat village of Black H”Mong tribe . A colonial French discovered area and a renowed resort to officials from the early twentieth century, learning about the culture, custom and unique people here with traditional crafts such as weaving, carved silver, hand forcedagricultural tools.
Enjoy the waterfall in Cat Cat and beautiful scenery along the way. Return to Sapa for lunch at local restaurant . Then back to Hanoi. Tour ends
OPTION 2: You can visit one of the following Ethnic Minorities:
- Bac Ha market available on Sunday
- Can Cau market available on Saturday
- Coc Ly market available on Tuesday
- Cao Son market available on Wednesday
- Lung Khau Nhin market available on Thursday
Lunch at local restaurant.
Then back to Hanoi. Dinner at local restaurant . Drop off at your hotel . End of service.