Essence of Northern Vietnam

Welcome to your holiday with Your Vietnam Travel

Upon arrival at Hanoi International Airport, either Domestic or International arrival, after clearing all customs procedures, please proceed to exit gate and look for your guide who will be waiting at the lobby, holding the Your Vietnam Travel's signboard with your name on it. 

Check in hotel 14.00. Then you could explore the Hanoi City in your own way.

- Hoan Kiem Lake. Here, you can walk around the lake to sightseeing and visit the surrounding Old Quarter, Ngoc Son Temple. You will have the opportunity to discover the unique features of Vietnamese architecture, cuisine, lifestyle and learn about the typical culture of Hanoi.

- Egg coffe – you must try when you are traveling to Hanoi. Cafe Giang is known as the original place serving Vietnamese egg coffee in Hanoi.

- Night market – nearby your hotel, where is convenient for you to walk to night market and enjoy local food

07.00 – 07.30: Our guide will meet you at your hotel and start 110km modern Bus-journey through verdant landscape of country side. Short-brake en route.

10.45: Visit Hoa Lu Ancient Citadel with Dinh King Temple and Le King Temple dating back to the 17th Century.

12.00: Enjoy the lunch at our restaurant with the great local cuisines.

13.30: Leave for the Trang An Grottoes, an out-standing natural beauty of majestic limestone massif at 20 square kilometer rise dramatically out from rice paddy fields. Deep into the linked chains of towering mountain are pristine places of mystical valleys, numerous fresh water ponds, and jungle.

Embark on a traditional sampan gently roweddown the exquisite river through numerous  caves: Lam Cave, Vang Cave, Dai Cave, Thanh Truot Cave,...and Cao Sơn Temple, Suoi Tien Temple, Vu Lam Temple…

15.30: Arrive Mua Cave and start an amazing trek up to the top of Ngoa Long mountain for watching the spectacular rice valley with specious view of the nature.

17.15: Return to our bus and then come back to Ha Noi

19.30: Drop you off at your hotel.

Overnight in Hanoi.

7.00 Departing from bus office at Old Quarter and heading to Sapa & follow the highway to Lao Cai city with the first comfort break

11.00: Second comfort break at Lao Cai city before approaching Sapa

12.30: Arrive Sapa Town with colorful traditional costumes of H’mong, Dzao, Tay ethnic People. Meet our local guide at bus station and transfer to hotel to leave your luggage. Then process to have lunch at a local restaurant. 

After lunch, a walk down to the South-west of Sapa (around 4 km) to visit Cat Cat village of the Black H’mong. Relax at the food of the stunning waterfall and the vestige of a hydroelectric power station that was constructed by the French during the colonial time in Vietnam. Enjoy picnic lunch by the side of the river, and then next 6 km to Sin Chai, the village located at the foot of Fansipan Mountain, “the roof of Vietnam and Indochina”. From here you can enjoy huge stunning landscapes before climbing up on the way a Car to return to Sapa & have a short walk to Moana View just 700m from the Church. Moana View is the latest checkin station specially made for young people who love to experience the new feeling. There, you will checkin the Bali Gate, Infinity lake, Moana Girl statue, Golden hand, thrilling swing, lonely tree and especially the panoramic Café where you can watch Fansipan peak with spectacular Muong Hoa valley. You can prepare nice clothes, hat..to make the best photos

Our guide and van pick you up at hotel lobby. Transfer to the Cable car station by funicular through Muong Hoa Valley or by van/coach, Take a cable car to Fansipan peak. Fansipan peak is 3.143m high, the highest mountain of the Indochinese peninsula (including Laos & Cambodia). It take 15 mins by carble car and climbing about 600steps to reach the peak (You can choose to take the funicular to the peak at 4USD/pax, or climbing stairs)

From Fansipan peak, enjoy the view of: Hoang Lien Son majestic wild forest, and mountain ranges, and Muong Hoa Valley.

If you choose to walk down, you can stop to visit Bao An Thien Tu, Bich Van Thien Tu, the huge copper Buddha Statue & Guanyin Statue. (If you take the Funicular down, you need to climb up few stairs).

Lunch at restaurant near Cable car station.

In the afternoon, return Sapa Town and free for shopping at local market. 

After breakfast, we’ll head out of the town to visit the magnificent Sapa Glass Bridge (also called Cloud Dragon Glass Bridge). This newly built bridge is located at O Quy Ho Pass which is only about 18km from Sapa town center. At the moment, Sapa Glass Bridge is the longest Glass Bridge in Indochina.

For people who come here in the cloud hunting season (from October to December), the Sapa Glass Bridge is definitely the best option besides Fansipan Peak. With the special design of the bridge, when you come here for cloud hunting, you may find out yourself diving deep into the cloud sea.

Return to the Sapa town, on the way, visit Silver Waterfalls. About 12km from Sapa town’s centre, Silver Waterfall is formed by sources of water from the Lo Sui Tong mountain peak. With a height of 100 meter, it is a big one and the loop track is steep and scenic. From the distance, the waterfall looks like a white dragon looking down from the sky. From there you can see the stunning views of the surrounding mountains and the vast forests belonging to Hoang Lien Son National Park.

Drop off at your hotel. Free time till being picked up by the sharing Limousine. Return to Hanoi.

Check-in the hotel and stay overnight in Hanoi.

Arrive Hanoi station early morning, take a taxi by yourself to reach hotel ( no check in hotel – breakfast is on your own). Our guide will pick you up at hotel lobby at 8.00 – 8.20AM and starting journey east to Halong Bay, a World Heritage Area of outstanding natural beauty. Spend 24 hours on a traditional Junk Cruise in the amazing bay: a natural wonderland composed of jutting limestone islands and sparkling turquoise waters. Arrive at the dock around noon and board your junk. Savor a gourmet lunch of fresh seafood onboard as we sail out into the mystical bay. In the afternoon, cruise around some of Halong’s many islands, including Dinh Huong and Ga Choi. Along the way visit one of the bay’s 3 largest caves (Thien Cung, Dau Go or Sung Sot). After dinner, overnight on board. 

Awake early and participate in Tai Chi on the top deck or simply relax and enjoy the sunrise over the bay’s towering islands. Enjoy a morning cup of coffee or tea, before setting out to explore nearby islands by rowboat. Return to the junk for breakfast then take advantage of the sundeck and admire the amazing rock formations of Halong. Have brunch on board the boat before returning to Halong pier to get back Hanoi. Free at leisure in your own way, overnight in Hanoi. 

 Free until transfer to airport for flight back home. Tour ends.