Northern Highlights 7 Days / 6 Nights

Departure: Daily

Start tour: Ha Noi

Return from: Ha Noi

North of Vietnam has so much to offer, Vietnam trip advisor combines this tour to be one of the highlights that we think you should not miss. This tour is mixture of free exploration and escorted when we think is nessesary. That will save much of your time and money but still bring up to you enough relaxation and cares on places that not too easy to do it by yourself. Tour starts and finishes from Hanoi.

Highlights

  • Hanoi city tour with riskshaw ride in old quarter
  • Sapa tours of homestay overnight with local family
  • Halong bay on deluxe cabin traditional junk

Day 1: Hanoi arrival (D)

Pick up from Hanoi airport to Hanoi hotel. Free time at your leisure. Welcome dinner in Cha Ca La Vong restaurant. Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 2: Hanoi city tours (B, L, D)

City tour in Hanoi in the morning to visit highlights of Hanoi such as Ho Chi Minh complex, temples and Hanoi old quarter by riskshaw. Afternoon visit outskirt of Hanoi including etheology museum and West lake. Rest of your day is leisure. Have dinner before Vietnam TripAdvisor pick you to Hanoi train station for the night train to Lao Cai station.Overnight on the train.

Day 3: Sapa homestay (B, L, D)

Early arrival in Lao Cai train station where your tour guide will take you to Sapa. Check in your day room and have rest. After later breakfast, we have a walk down to Ta Van village that located 12kms from Sapa. Picnic lunch on the way. Dinner with local family. Overnight in Sapa homestay.

Day 4: Sapa – Hanoi(B, L, D)

After breakfast, farewell to local family to be back to Sapa. We will walk back in another way to enjoy the scenery along the stream. Back to Sapa. Free time for shopping and dinner before get your transfer to Lao Cai to take the train back to Hanoi .

Day 5: Hanoi – Halong (L, D)

Upon arrival around 5:30 am, Taxi by yourself from Hanoi railway station easily to our hotel (Nam Hai) for free buffet breakfast. After breakfast, we depart for Halong bay where you will have 2 relaxation days after past adventure trip. Arrive in Halong and check on to Halong bay junk. Enjoy your seafood lunch on board. Relax while cruising around Halong bay, you may have an optional ashore to Halong bay cave of Sung Sot (included) or trying your hand on kayaking (extra) or fishing at night. Dinner and overnight on the Junk.

Day 6: Halong - Hanoi (B, L)

 More cruising in other parts of Halong after breakfast. We back to Halong city after a light lunch on board.Back for Ha noi, overnight in Vietnam TripAdvisor's hotel in Hanoi.

Day 7: Hanoi free time and see of at Noi Bai airport.

After breakfast we will check out hotel, rest till the time transfer to airport. VietnamTripAdvisor can arrange additional customized trips for you if the above itinerary does not match your expectations.

Tour Price

Size of Group Valid from 1st Oct, 2010 to 31st Sept, 2011 ( The Price Per Person (US$)
2 3-4 5-9
Mid-range (3*) 450 400 350
Superior (4*) 540 500 450
 Deluxe 5* 680 640 600
Premium (5+*) 890 850 800
Hotels Mid-range (3+*) Superior (4*) Deluxe (5*) Premium (5+*)
Hanoi hotels Tirant hotel, Medallion or similar Sunway, Folower Garden or similar Sofitel Plaza, Intercontinental, Horison, Sofitel Metropole
Sapa hotels Bamboo hotel,Holiday Sapa,or similar Chau Long Hotel or similar Victoria Sapa Victoria Sapa

Trip Included :

  • Accommodation twin shared basic
  • Meals: Vietnamese meal (standard and hygienic meal). ( B = Breakfast, L = Luch, D= Dinner )
  • Returns train tickets in 04 berths canbinet, A/C Wooden Softsleeper
  • Local English speaking guide, Other languges upon your request
  • Fees and permits while guiding
  • Round transfers and transportation
  • Train tickets to and from Sapa with soft sleeper

Trip Excluded :

  • International airfare
  • Visa and visa arrangement
  • Tips and personal expenses
  • Personal travel insurance

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