HA NOI – SAPA – HALONG BAY – NINH BINH

Our guide will meet you at Noi Bai airport and escort you to a sub-hotel in the center of Hanoi for freshen up. Enjoy dinner taking night train to Lao Cai. Overnight on train.

Arrival at Lao Cai train station in the early morning. Welcome by our local guide and then transfer to Sapa. Visit Cat Cat Village, home of H’mong Ethnics. Meet and talk with locals to learn more about the daily life. Then continue to Ta Phin village, home of the Red Dzao minority. Visit Ta Phin Cave and handicraft shops and explore the daily life of Red Dzao. Here you have good choice to buy woven, textile brocades, which are hand made by ethnic people. Visit a small hamlet of Black H’mong people here too.
Overnight in Sapa.

After the breakfast. Visit Lao Chai village, where you will trek through terraced rice fields to village. Then trek through Ta Van village, home of Dzay hill tribe and back to Sapa for Lao Cai Station. Have a dinner at local restaurant before getting on the train back to Ha noi. Overninght on train.

Arrival in Ha Noi early in the morning, pick up at the train station and transfer to the city for breakfast and start to explore Hanoi city with Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Ho Chi Minh Residence, One – Pillar pagoda, Tran Quoc Tuan pagoda, Quan Thanh Temple, Army Museum and Ha Noi Flag Tower. Lunch at local restaurant.

In the afternoon, depart for Ninh Binh. On the way visit Hoa Lu, the ancient capital of Vietnam in the 10 century and the remaining two temples of Dinh King & Le King. Continue driving to Tam Coc. Overnight in Tam Coc.

After breakfast, we take an early sampan rowing along winding streams deep in rice fields and limestone rocks to visit Tam Coc caves. Return to the boat quay after 2 hour visit.
After that, we proceed toward Halong. Lunch on the way. Overnight In Ha Long Bay .

After breakfast at hotel, you will embark on sailing boat for cruising around the islets, caves and grottos of Ha long bay. The boat will stop a while for you to take a short excursion visit Sung Sot grotto. Lunch be served on board before leaving Ha Long for Hanoi. Arival in Hanoi around 16:00. Free and easy. Overnight in Ha Noi

Breakfast. Free time until transferring to airport for departure home. End of service.