Highlights of northern Vietnam

Welcome to Hanoi, the starting point of your stunning Vietnam culture and history tours! 

Upon your arrival, your driver and local tour guide will welcome and transfer from airport to Hanoi City. Check-in hotel and have relaxing time.

Meals included: None

Accommodation: Hotel in Hanoi
Please note: Hotel standard check-in time is 14:00pm.

Embark on a full-day city tour of Hanoi with cultural and historical attractions in the city. You will begin with the iconic Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum. There is the resting place of Vietnam's greatest president, Ho Chi Minh, where his embalmed body is. Sightsee the mausoleum from the front, you then have a pleasant stroll and visit the Presidential Palace, the accommodations of Ho Chi Minh, the President, and the One Pillar Pagoda.  Next, you will pay a visit to the Temple of Literature in Hanoi, renowned as the first university of Vietnam.

This afternoon, you will visit the Museum of Ethnology, one of the most interesting museums in Hanoi, showing the colorful culture of 54 ethnic groups in Vietnam. This is an attraction that showcases Vietnamese culture and beliefs, and is still a crucial part of local culture these days. Lastly, you will have a walking tour exploring the Hoan Kiem Lake with Ngoc Son Temple and the Hanoi Old Quarter.

Meals included: Breakfast, lunch

Accommodation: Hotel in Hanoi

Early in the morning, you will set off for a day trip to Hoa Lu, one of the most famous sites of Vietnam for its historical remnants and impressive limestone peaks, which gives it the name “Terrestrial Halong”. There, you will also discover in the heart of the forest the temples of two Dinh kings dating back to the 10th century.

In the afternoon, you will step onto a sampan to travel to the caves of Tam Coc ("the three lagoons"), nestled in the middle of an aquatic landscape and gigantic rock formations. After the boat ride, you will return to Hanoi to arrive at the end of the day.

Meals included: Breakfast, lunch

Accommodation: Hotel in Hanoi

Early in the morning, you will travel to Sapa by comfortable limousine bus taking 5.5-hour drive. Upon arriving, you will check in your hotel and have a rest.

This afternoon, you will travel to the Tram Ton Pass for the walk into the nature of Hoang Lien Son National Park and visit the plunging Love Waterfall.

Meals included: Breakfast

Accommodation: Hotel in Sapa

Early in the morning, you will travel to Sapa by comfortable limousine bus taking 5.5-hour drive. Upon arriving, you will check in your hotel and have a rest.

This afternoon, you will travel to the Tram Ton Pass for the walk into the nature of Hoang Lien Son National Park and visit the plunging Love Waterfall.

Meals included: Breakfast

Accommodation: Hotel in Sapa

This morning, you will get to the hill-tribe villages in Sapa for a short trek. Begin with a hike to the heart of the Hoang Lien Mountain range. En route, you will get to admire vast rice fields on the terraces with rivers that wind around, a definite feature of the region. The path passes through Y Linh Ho village, giving you a great opportunity to observe the local people in their colorful clothing. The journey will continue along winding paths and offer breathtaking views of the rice fields nestled in the Muong Hoa valley. You will head to Lao Chai before ending the hike at Ta Van.

Meals included: Breakfast, lunch

Accommodation: Hotel in Sapa

After breakfast, have a free and easy time to chill out at the hotel or explore further in Sapa

At around 2 pm, you will be picked up by the limousine bus driver at your hotel lobby and transferred to Hanoi in a 5.5-hour drive. Arriving in Hanoi in the evening, you will check into your hotel and have a free & easy time.

Meals included: Breakfast

Accommodation: Hotel in Hanoi

Today, you’ll travel 2.5 hours by join-in bus from Hanoi to Halong Bay for an overnight boat cruise on the stunning bay, including 1,969 islands and islets of giant rock formations. While the boat set sail toward the Halong Bay core area, you will have lunch at the boat's restaurant. Afternoon, you will get to the islands of Halong Bay to go hiking to Halong Bay cave, do kayaking in the calm area, or take a local wooden boat if you cannot ride a kayak. Return the boat when the sun sets; you shall enjoy the tea break as well as chilling on the boat before dinner. Remarks: The activities order might be slightly different depending on the crew's schedule. 

Meals included: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

Accommodation: Overnight cruise on Halong Bay

In the morning, there is a Tai Chi lesson available on top deck for you to participate to enjoy the freshness on Halong Bay. After breakfast, you will make stop on other islands on Halong Bay for further expedition and enjoy the nature. The boat then sails toward the mainland in a different route for your further admiration of Halong Bay scenes. Leaving the boat at noon; you travel back to Hanoi city.

Meals included: Breakfast, lunch or brunch

Accommodation: Hotel in Hue

This morning will be at your leisure. At the appointed time, you will see your driver at the hotel lobby and get transferred to the airport for your departure flight.

Meals included: Breakfast

Accommodation: None

Please note: Hotel check-out time is 12:00pm