Northern Highlight 7 days

Day 1:  Arrive Hanoi (D)
Our tour guide will meet you at the airport and accompany you to the hotel. The rest of the day is at leisure. In the evening, tour guide will meet you again for a briefing and welcome dinner.

Day 2: Hanoi city tour (B,L)

After breakfast, we take vehicle to visit the most interesting places of Hanoi such as Ho Chi Minh mausoleum and his house on stilt, Temple of literature - first university of Vietnam, impressive museum of ethnologies and a cyclo tour around vibrant Hanoi old quarter, ... Before dinner at a local restaurant, experience a traditional form of entertainment in northern Vietnam at a water puppet show. Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 3: Hanoi - Halong bay (B,L,D)
Depart for Halong city. Boat trip to Halong Bay with stops to see breath-taking limestone caves. Lunch on board with fresh seafood. Afternoon is devoted to swimming and kayaking between the islands and exploring remote and deserted beaches. Return to the boat at 6p.m, with dinner on board. Enjoy a free evening on the ship.

Overnight on board.

Day 4: Halong bay - Hanoi (B, L)

Rise early to the sound of the ocean coming to life for another day. Wake up to fresh coffee and a wholesome breakfast before cruising back to Halong City. We enjoy a tasty seafood lunch before our drive back to Hanoi. Tonight we board an overnight train to Sapa.

Day 5: Hanoi - Sapa (B,L,D)
Arrive Lao Cai Station early morning and take a tour bus along the scenic mountain roads to Sapa. Check-in to hotel. After lunch we begin our short trek by walking to picturesque Cat Cat valley home to the colorful Hmong people. Later a jeep will bring us to red Dao village, Ta Van and Cau May. Then back to hotel for an exhilarating overnight in Sapa.

Day 6: Sapa Villages (B,L,D)

We begin our third day in Sapa

by walking on historic trails through the splendid mountain scenery of terraced rice fields. We’ll encounter colorfully-dressed tribal farmers on our way to the small village of Tavan inhabited by the Zay minority. Here, we will enjoy a local dinner and an overnight stay in their houses
 

Day 7: Bacha Market (B, L, D)
Have an optional market day trip. Depending on the day of the week, this may either be Bac Ha (Sunday), home to the flower H’mong hill tribe minority people, or Can Cau which takes place on Saturday;  or Coc Ly on Tuesday. In the arly evening we head back to Lao Cai for an overnight train back to Hanoi.

Tour ends