
Northern at a glance
Route: Hanoi – Halong Bay – Sapa
Duration: 7days/6nights
Code: IVP23
Price: from $205
Tour highlights| Brief of itinerary| Details of itinerary| Tour package price in usd per person| Accommodations on tour
• This tour is to visit the best and most popular tourist sites in
the North of Vietnam such as Hanoi – the capital city, Halong Bay – The
World Heritage, Sapa - a magical combination of landscapes, ethnic
cultures and bracing mountainous air.
• In Hanoi, explore old quarter and downtown by Cyclo, sightseeing tour to learn the cultural and historical highlights of two thousands years old city, enjoy traditional water puppet show…
• In Halong Bay, experience Halong Bay aboard a private junk. Unwind on the tanning deck, read a book, swim in the clear aqua blue waters and enjoy the freshest seafood in the bay.
• In Sapa, there are excellent areas for hiking through lush mountain valleys and terrace fields to the remote villages of different minorities, including the Black H'mong and the Red Dzao...
• In Hanoi, explore old quarter and downtown by Cyclo, sightseeing tour to learn the cultural and historical highlights of two thousands years old city, enjoy traditional water puppet show…
• In Halong Bay, experience Halong Bay aboard a private junk. Unwind on the tanning deck, read a book, swim in the clear aqua blue waters and enjoy the freshest seafood in the bay.
• In Sapa, there are excellent areas for hiking through lush mountain valleys and terrace fields to the remote villages of different minorities, including the Black H'mong and the Red Dzao...
Day 1: Hanoi arrival
Day 2: Hanoi – Halong Bay
Day 3: Halong Bay – Hanoi
Day 4: Hanoi – Lao Cai
Day 5: Laocai – Sapa
Day 6: Sapa – Lao Cai – Hanoi
Day 7: Hanoi departure
Day 2: Hanoi – Halong Bay
Day 3: Halong Bay – Hanoi
Day 4: Hanoi – Lao Cai
Day 5: Laocai – Sapa
Day 6: Sapa – Lao Cai – Hanoi
Day 7: Hanoi departure
Day 1: arrival Ha noi (l/d)
Warm greeting and pick up in the airport. Transfer to hotel from Noi Bai air-port – Transfer to Ha Noi – Viet Nam’s capital city of
tree-lined streets and centuries-old temple – Lunch – Check in. An afternoon, explore the old quarters and a downtown by Pedi cab (cyclo) ride (1 hour). Have dinner. Stay overnight in Ha Noi.
Day 2: Ha noi – Ha long bay (b/l/d)
Have breakfast. Enjoy a day excursion to Ha Long (170km from Ha Noi) with a stop-over at Dong Trieu pottery village where artisans create superb ceramic vases and other masterpieces in their kilns. Arrive in Ha Long. Check in hotel. Have lunch.
Board a boat for a cruise in Ha Long Bay (4 hours) – a World Heritage site recognized by UNESCO in 1994 and 2000. Visit some magical grottoes and relax in the best scenic beauty of Viet Nam. Have dinner. Stay overnight in Ha Long.
Day 3: Ha long bay – Ha noi (b/l/d)
Have breakfast. Transfer to Hanoi. Have lunch in Hanoi. An afternoon sightseeing tour features both cultural and historical highlights, comprising the Temple of Literature.
The sightseeing day ends with a water puppet show, a theatrical genre reflecting the agricultural civilizations of thousands of years ago. Have dinner. Stay overnight in Ha Noi.
Day 4: Ha noi – Lao cai (b/l/d)
Have breakfast. Visit The Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, One-pillar pagoda, The Huc Bridge, Ngoc Son temple. Have lunch. Free for exploring 36 old streets of Ha Noi. Have dinner.
Move to Ha Noi railway station, transfer to Lao Cai by train, stay overnight on train.
Day 5: Lao cai – Sapa town (b/l/d)
Transfer to Sapa by bus (30km from Lao Cai railway station). Check in hotel and then have breakfast. Explore Red Yao and the Black H’Mong at Ta Phin villages. Socialize with the villagers, wander around villages (2km) and get to know their simple lifestyle in harmony with nature. Have lunch.
Climbing the step to Ham Rong mountain with a panoramic view of Sapa is recommended . Enjoy a music performance shown by ethnic minorities. Have dinner. Stay overnight in Sapa.
Day 6: Sapa – Lao cai – Ha noi (b/l/d)
After breakfast, free for shopping for delicate embroideries and batik at Sapa market. Visit “Bac” waterfall (Silver waterfall). Have lunch. Transfer to Lao Cai.. Visit “Coc Leu” market. Have dinner. Transfer back to Ha Noi by railway. Stay overnight on train.
Day 7: Ha noi departure (l/d)
Pick up at railway station – Transfer to Noi Bai airport for departure flight – End of services.
Warm greeting and pick up in the airport. Transfer to hotel from Noi Bai air-port – Transfer to Ha Noi – Viet Nam’s capital city of
tree-lined streets and centuries-old temple – Lunch – Check in. An afternoon, explore the old quarters and a downtown by Pedi cab (cyclo) ride (1 hour). Have dinner. Stay overnight in Ha Noi.Day 2: Ha noi – Ha long bay (b/l/d)
Have breakfast. Enjoy a day excursion to Ha Long (170km from Ha Noi) with a stop-over at Dong Trieu pottery village where artisans create superb ceramic vases and other masterpieces in their kilns. Arrive in Ha Long. Check in hotel. Have lunch.
Board a boat for a cruise in Ha Long Bay (4 hours) – a World Heritage site recognized by UNESCO in 1994 and 2000. Visit some magical grottoes and relax in the best scenic beauty of Viet Nam. Have dinner. Stay overnight in Ha Long.
Day 3: Ha long bay – Ha noi (b/l/d)
Have breakfast. Transfer to Hanoi. Have lunch in Hanoi. An afternoon sightseeing tour features both cultural and historical highlights, comprising the Temple of Literature.
The sightseeing day ends with a water puppet show, a theatrical genre reflecting the agricultural civilizations of thousands of years ago. Have dinner. Stay overnight in Ha Noi.
Day 4: Ha noi – Lao cai (b/l/d)
Have breakfast. Visit The Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, One-pillar pagoda, The Huc Bridge, Ngoc Son temple. Have lunch. Free for exploring 36 old streets of Ha Noi. Have dinner.
Move to Ha Noi railway station, transfer to Lao Cai by train, stay overnight on train.
Day 5: Lao cai – Sapa town (b/l/d)
Transfer to Sapa by bus (30km from Lao Cai railway station). Check in hotel and then have breakfast. Explore Red Yao and the Black H’Mong at Ta Phin villages. Socialize with the villagers, wander around villages (2km) and get to know their simple lifestyle in harmony with nature. Have lunch.
Climbing the step to Ham Rong mountain with a panoramic view of Sapa is recommended . Enjoy a music performance shown by ethnic minorities. Have dinner. Stay overnight in Sapa.
Day 6: Sapa – Lao cai – Ha noi (b/l/d)
After breakfast, free for shopping for delicate embroideries and batik at Sapa market. Visit “Bac” waterfall (Silver waterfall). Have lunch. Transfer to Lao Cai.. Visit “Coc Leu” market. Have dinner. Transfer back to Ha Noi by railway. Stay overnight on train.
Day 7: Ha noi departure (l/d)
Pick up at railway station – Transfer to Noi Bai airport for departure flight – End of services.
