Best Of North Vietnam Tour 9 Days 8 Nights (Hanoi, Sapa, Fan

Welcome to Hanoi! You will be met at the airport and transferred to hotel in Hanoi. Renowned as the “Paris of the East”, Hanoi is one of Asia’s most delightful cities. Rich in culture and history this diverse city draws its influences from both French and Chinese culture. The rest of day is yours to enjoy. Overnight at hotel in Ha Noi.

Have breakfast at hotel & ready for the trip at the lobby OR the meeting points. Our guide will pick you up between 07h45 and 08h30. (Please see PICK-UP TIMETABLE) 08h30: Arrive Tran Quoc Pagoda – the oldest pagoda in Ha Noi built in the 6 th century. 09h00 – 9h15: 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 11h00: Visit one of these  Vietnam Museum of Ethnology to learn about the culture of 54 ethnic groups living in Vietnam (Tuesdays – Thursdays – Saturdays & Sundays)  Bat Trang ceramíc village to explore the daily life of the local & learn about the process how to make a perfect product (Mondays – Wednesdays – Fridays) 12h30: Have lunch at our restaurant. You have an opportunity to enjoy Vietnamese cuisine with 8 delicious dishes. 13h30 – 13h45: Continue visit Temple of Literature – the first university of Vietnam, established in the 11 century 15h45: Leave for Hoan Kiem Lake to visit Ngoc Son Temple, which honors General Tran Hung Dao who defeated the invader in 13 th certury. 16h15: Tour finishes. Free time until 19:00 to 19:30 my driver will come to pick you up go to train station go to Lao Cai. Overnight on the train

Pick up at the train station when you arrive and transfer to Sapa by a tourist shared bus. Early check in is possible when you arrive if the room available otherwise we will provide you a basic room where you can have shower. Start the trip at 9:30 as below. 12 km of trekking, visit Y Linh Ho and Lao Chai villages of the H’mong minority. after lunch at a local family in Lao Chai or in a drinking shop nearby the river bank, we keep on hiking to Ta Van village of the Dzay where we stay overnight in a local family. Here you have opportunity to experience their daily life, work and original custom.  Breakfast, Lunch and dinner are all included  Home-stay at the Dzay local house in Tavan Village  Trekking level: 5/10  12 Km of trekking