6 DAYS HANOI - SAPA - HALONG BAY
DAY 1 : HANOI ARRIVAL (D)
Meet and transfer to hotel for check-in. 01 hour cyclo tour around Old Quarter, French Quarter. Dinner before transferred to train station for night train to Lao Cai. Overnight on train ( 4 berth cabin ).
DAY 2 : LAO CAI – SAPA/ CATCAT-TAPHIN VILLAGE (B,L,D)
Drive to Sapa, have breakfast and coffee time before walking tour around Sapa Town. Take a 2km trek to Cat Cat Village, home of H'mong Ethnics. Then continue the ride to Ta phin village (12km from Sapa) home to the Red Dzao minority. Visit Ta Phin Cave, Ta Phin handicraft shops and explore the daily life of Red Dzao. Dinner and Overnight in Sapa.
DAY 3 : LAO CHAI & TAVAN VILLAGE / TRAIN TO HANOI (B,L,D)
Trekking 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. Proceed to Lao Cai. Boarding for night train back to Hanoi. Overnight on train ( 4 berth cabin ).
DAY 4 : HANOI – HALONG BAY (B,L,D)
Drive about 4 hours to Halong city. Enjoy 4 hours cruising around the magnificent bay for sightseeing. We will visit Dau Go and Thien Cung caves at are the most beautiful caves in bay with great stalactites and stalagmite. Seafood lunch served on boat.
Dinner and overnight in Halong ( shopping at night market included ).
DAY 5 : HALONG BAY – HANOI (B,L,D)
Transfer back to Hanoi. City tour to visit One Pillar Pagoda, Ethnology Museum, the LiteratureTemple, water puppet show followed by dinner and Overnight in Hanoi.
DAY 6 : HANOI DEPARTURE (B)
Breakfast at hotel. Free time till transfer to airport for departure flight.
Inclusion:
- Private land transportation as per itinerary
- Hotel accommodation as per program
- Well experienced English Speaking guide
- Boat trip, cyclo, water puppet show, all entrance fees
- Standard round trip train ticket HAN-LAOCAI-HAN ( 4 berth cabin )
- Meals : 05 breakfasts + 04 lunches + 05 dinners
- 02 bottles of mineral water/pax/day tour
- All private tour
Exclusion:
- International air ticket
- Visa fee , airport taxes ( if any )
- Tip for guide/ driver
- Beverage during meals
- Travel insurance
- Personal expenses not mentioned above