Upon arrival in Noi Bai airport - in Hanoi. You will be met and transferred to hotel in the downtown. Check in hotel and spend rest of the day on your own.

Note: Check in time at the hotel - 14:00

Meals included: No meal

Accommodation: Hotel in Hanoi

8.00- 8.30: Get picked up by our friendly guide and start to explore Hanoi City 

08.45: Arrive at Tran Quoc Pagoda located on Golden Fish IsLand in West Lake 

It is the oldest pagoda in Ha Noi built in the 6th century.

09.30: Visit Ho Chi Minh complex, you have a chance to see the embalmed body of Ho Chi Minh then walk around the garden to see 2 houses where he lived & worked from 1954 to 1969. Then visit One Pillar Pagoda where worships the Godess of Mercy – It is the most unique padoga in the world

Ø         Should dress modestly by covering from shoulders to knees when visiting Ho Chi Minh mausoleum, temples, pagodas…

Ø         Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum is closed on Mondays and Fridays.

Ø         Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum is closed at least 2 months (15th June -15th August) for the annual maintaining but still can take picture Mausoleum and visit around that area

11.15: Visit Vietnam Ethnology Museum to learn about the culture of 54 ethnic groups living in the whole country of Vietnam

Special Note: we will visit Women Museum instead of Ethnology Museum closed on Mondays

12.45: Have lunch at our restaurant. You have an opportunity to enjoy Vietnamese cuisine 

with 8 delicious dishes.

14.00-14.15: Continue to visit Temple of Literature – the first university of Vietnam, established in the 11 centuries 

15.15: Leave for Hoa Lo Prison Museum which originally used by the French colonists in Indochina for political prisoners, and later by North Vietnam for U.S. prisoners of war during the Vietnam War. During this later period, it was known to American POWs as the Hanoi Hilton

16.15 -16.30: Take a cyclo tour for sightseeing around the Old Quarter of Hanoi.

Meals included: B,L

Accommodation: Hotel in Hanoi

6.00 – 6.30: Our bus will pick you up at or your hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter, then depart to Sapa, following Noi Bai – Lao Cai highway. Along the way, you will enjoy by the beauty of the northwest mountains, or the terraced fields that sparkle in sunlight and through the fog. We will Stop halfway and take a rest for 30 minutes.

13.00-13.30: Arrive at Sapa. Have lunch at a local restaurant.

14.00 – 14.30: When everyone is ready, we will walk about 6 km to the Southeast of Sapa along the slopes of Muong Hoa valley to Y Linh Ho village of Black H’mong. After that, we will continue walking about 3 km to Lao Chai village of the H’mong people. Tourists need to walk through a small tunnel/over a small bridge leading to Muong Hoa valley to get inside the village. The beginning of Muong Hoa valley

16.00: Arrive at Ta Van village; a commune of Sa Pa, 8 km from the center of the town. It is an area with many ethnic groups, including the Day and the Mong. Ta Van is a tourist area with landmarks such as Ancient Rock Beach, Cau May, Nha San and many ethnic specialties

17h00 – 17h30: Check-in at homestay. You can participate in a cooking class to learn how to make traditional Vietnamese spring rolls.

18h30: Enjoy local dishes for dinner

Sleeping at homestay in Ta Van village.

Meals included: B,L,D

Accommodation: Homestay in Sapa

07h00: Have breakfast at the Homestay

08h00 – 08h30: Giang Ta Chai Village will be place that you will visit on the morning of the 2nd day. We will walk 8 km to visit 2 villages of Red Dao. Giang Ta Chai is one of the villages of Red Dao. It has become one of the attractive places for travelers who want to experience colorful traditions and customs

12h00: Enjoy lunch then rest at the local restaurant

14h00: Car pick you up back to Sapa Town

15h00 - 15h30: Get on the bus back to Hanoi

21h00 – 21h30: Arrive in Hanoi, bus drop off at Tran Quang Khai/ Ly Thai To street

Meals included: B,L

Accommodation: Hotel in Hanoi

In the morning, you will travel to Halong and arrive around noon. There, you will embark on a cruise in the must-see Lan Ha Bay, a part of Halong Bay. This world-famous bay is one of the most beautiful landscapes in Vietnam, with its giant rock islets covered in luxuriant vegetation overlooking the waters. Halong Bay includes some 1,900 islands and islets of rocky peaks, often uninhabited and unvisited. This scene creates a spectacular marine landscape, which earned it UNESCO World Heritage status in 1994. You will be served lunch and dinner on board.

Meals included: B,L,D

Accommodation: Overnight on the cruise

Distance: 155 kilometers - 2h 30min

Early in the morning and depending on the season, you will wake up to enjoy the sunrise over the aquamarine waters of the bay. Then the cruise will tour around the bay until you disembark at the end of the morning. After that, you will then return to Hanoi

Meals included: B,L

Accommodation: Hotel in Hanoi.

After breakfast at the hotel, your free time until we transfer you to the airport for your departure flight.

Meals included: B

End of the trip