6 DAYS EXPERIENCE HANOI - SAPA & HALONG CRUISE

Early wake up and check out hotel, you can leave your heavy luggage at hotel. Breakfast box is arranged by hotel.

6-30 - 7.00: our driver will pick you up at hotel in Hanoi and transfer you to Sapa by Limousine Bus (the journey takes about 5-6 hours)

11.45 – 12:30: Bus on the mountain road approaching to Sapa Town. On the way you can see beautiful view, the valley with terraces field.

12.30 – 13.00: Upon arrival in Sapa town with colorful traditional costumes of H’mong, Dzao, Tay ethnic People. Check in to your hotel and have lunch at a local restaurant.

After lunch, take a short trek to visit Moana Check-in Point View, where you can enjoy panoramic views of the mountainous area and beautiful rice terraces. There, you will check-in 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.

Next, visit Cat Cat Village, which is located about 3 km from Sapa Town and is home of Black H’mong ethnic people and is located near the bottom of a deep valley at the foot of Fansipan Peak. Our local guide will show you the daily life activities of the locals, trekking down to the valley bottom to the waterfall where the French built a Hydraulic Power Station, short time for photo with bridge and the waterfall then you will trekking up hill to get back to Sapa with very beautiful scenery in the late afternoon.

Return to your hotel and have dinner at local restaurant in your own way. Overnight in Sapa.

Enjoy your breakfast and check out hotel

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

Drop you off at your hotel to take your luguage and return Hanoi. Upon arrival, free at leisure in your own way. Overnight in Hanoi

Our guide will pick you up at hotel and start journey east to Halong Bay at 8.00AM, 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). Stop at an island cove with a sheltered white-sand beach and take a dip in the warm waters of the Tonkin Gulf (weather permitting). Pass the night on your junk, lulled to sleep by the gentle rocking of calm waters. Overnight on Cruise.

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.

Depending on your flight schedule, you'll have some time in the morning for any last-minute sightseeing or shopping before transferring to the airport for your departure.