Hanoi Halong Bay Sapa

Fly to Hanoi. Upon arrival, our driver will be holding a sign with your name and welcome you at Noi Bai International airport, transfer to hotel for check in.

After breakfast, 08.00 starting a sightseeing and explore Vietnam’s charming capital. With its wide tree-lined boulevards, French colonial architecture, peaceful lakes and ancient oriental pagodas, start a Hanoi’s key sites: the Ho Chi Minh Complex (Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum and stilt house), the Presidential Palace, the nearby One Pillar Pagoda; the Temple of Literature; Tran Quoc Pagoda in West Lake. Then visit Hoan Kiem Lake and St. Joseph's Cathedral;. End the day's explorations enjoy water puppet show. Afternoon, free for shopping in your own way until transfer station for night train to Lao Cai.

Arrival at Lao Cai station at 6:00am. Pick up at Lao Cai Station then transfer to Sapa. Have breakfast before the trip starts. 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. 

After breakfast, visit Fansipan Mountain by the cable car. Fansipan’s cable car is the world’s longest and highest cable car, running up from sleepy Sapa Town in Lao Cai Province to the peak of 3,143-meter Fansipan Mountain, known as Indochina’s rooftop. Enjoy the view from the highest point of this incredible mountain. The lush green and subtropical vegetation makes this mountain really very beautiful. Take some pictures for unforgettable experience from the top.  After taking scenery then get cable car back to Sapa.  

Free shopping at Sapa Local market & explore the sapa town until transfer to station for overnight train Hanoi. Overnight on a shared 4 berths cabin with A/C.

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.