Day 1: Hanoi Arrival – Halong
Day 2: Halong Daily Cruise – Hanoi (B/L)
Day 3: Hanoi – Full Day City Tour (B/L)
Day 4: Hanoi – Sapa By Road – Cat Cat Village (B/L)
Day 5: Sapa – Fasipan Mountain – Hanoi (B/L)
Day 6: Hanoi – Departure (B)
Day 1: Hanoi Arrival – Halong
Upon arrival Noi Bai international airport, you are welcomed by Passionate Travel’s guide & driver then it takes about 50 minutes by vehicle to get into Hanoi city. Continue transfer directly to Ha Long bay with 3.5-hour drive. Enjoy the landscape of the Red River Delta countryside and have a short break on the way.
Overnight at hotel in Halong.
Day 2: Halong Daily Cruise – Hanoi (B/L)
After breakfast at hotel, check out hotel then transfer to Tuan Chau Habor. Embark the day cruise followed by a short cruise briefing.
Visiting Thien Cung cave (Heaven Palace cave) & Dau Go cave to see thousands of stalactites and stalagmites colored by hundreds of neon lights. After 1 hour stay in the “Heaven Palace”, we are back to the boat for cruising along the World Nature Heritage part to see the Incense Bowl islet, Cock fighting islets Sail islet, Turtle island….Enjoy a delicious seafood lunch when we are completely relax on boat. At 12:00 at noon, we finish our boat trip and back to our vehicle for transferring to Hanoi with stopovers at Ceramic and Hand Embroidery Workshop en route.
NOTE:
Group 1- 9pax: sharing daily cruise in Halong with lunch at local restaurant
Group 10pax up: use private cruise with lunch on boat
Overnight at hotel in Hanoi.
Day 3: Hanoi – Full Day City Tour (B/L)
In the morning, start your full day city. Your first stop will be the Ho Chi Minh Complex includes Ba Dinh square, the President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum (closed on Monday and Friday, every afternoon, we can still view from the outside the building), a sightseeing of the Presidential Palace (view from outside), President’s Fishpond, House On Stilts, and the famous One Pillar Pagoda. Next is a visit to the Temple of Literature, where Confucius – Founder of Confucianism is worshiped, this place also served as the first National University of Vietnam where many kings, mandarins and talented people of Vietnam were trained!
In the afternoon, short Tran Quoc Pagoda- the oldest pagoda in Vietnam. Pass by to Hanoi opera House for taking photo. Next is a visit to one of the most beautiful lakes of Hanoi – the Hoan Kiem Lake (Restore Sword Lake) & free shopping at Dong Xuan market, Hang Gai, Hang Dao, Hang Ngang…ect with hundreds of specialty shops selling silk clothing, lacquerware, embroidered linens, furniture, bamboo, cooking utensils…
Overnight at hotel in Hanoi.
Day 4: Hanoi – Sapa By Road – Cat Cat Village (B/L)
Morning, transfer from Hanoi to Sapa via the Noi Bai-Lao Cai expressway. The travel time is approximately five hours. Upon arrival Lao Cai, Sapa, have lunch at local restaurant
After that, the van will bring you to the Black Hmong’s village where start a sightseeing tour beginning with a minority village named Cat Cat to observe minority villagers colorfully dressed indigo tunics, leggings, elaborate pleated skirts, and silver-studded jackets. Interact these minorities and learn about their unique lifestyle, which has not much changed despite the long passage of time. You will also enjoy a mountain minority traditional dance show here and trekking around the village then back to Sapa.
Get back to Sapa town and spend the rest of the day at leisure. Early check in is not included.
Free time to explore Sapa town at night and overnight in Sapa.
Overnight at hotel in Sapa.
Day 5: Sapa – Fasipan Mountain – Hanoi (B/L)
After breakfast in hotel, driver & tour guide take you to Cable Car Station and spend 20 minutes with cable car to enjoy the spectacular scenery. Reach the altitude of 2800 meters, you have a good time to see the view and take photos, visit pagoda the spiritual destinations and trek up to 600 steps you will reach the peak of Fansipan – the Roof of Indochina. (Spend about 1,5 hours for hiking and taking photos). After that, come back to Cable Car Station and return to Sapa town.
Have lunch at local restaurant
After lunch, free & easy then transfer to Hanoi.
Overnight at hotel in Hanoi.
Day 6: Hanoi – Departure (B)
Our guide and driver pick you up at hotel then transfer back to airport for departure flight back to next destination.