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Halong 2days/1night –Overnight on Cruise ( Joining tour ) Sapa 2 days /3nights – Overnight in Sapa ( Joning tour ) Boats for cruises in Halong&Trang An Entrance fees for all sightseeings as mentioned on the programTrain ticket : Hanoi – Lao Cai& Lao Cai – Hanoi ( soft sleeper – A/C : 04paxs/cabin sharing ) Services charge

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Local English speaking Guide

Meals

Welcome gift Lunches and dinners (L/D) mentioned

Flights

Domestic ( Hanoi – Hue ) including airport taxes and government taxes (VAT).

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Accommodation in hotel and homestay ( twin or double shared rooms including breakfast)

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Transport

Transfer by private air-conditioned vehicle

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International flights and airport taxes. Insurance of travelers (obligatory). Personal expenses and all services not clearly mentioned, etc. Beverage, tips, etc.

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Day 1 Hanoi Arrival
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Hanoi Arrival

When arriving, welcome at the airport and transfer to your selected hotel.

Take a rest after the flight.

Early in the evening, join a water puppet show, a distinct Vietnamese art in which a split-bamboo screen obscures puppets which stand in water and are manipulated using long poles hidden beneath the water.

Dinner on your own.Overnight in Hanoi.
Day 2 Day 2: Hanoi City Tour – Lao Cai - Overnight On Train (B/L)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 2: Hanoi City Tour – Lao Cai - Overnight On Train (B/L)

After breakfast, In the morning Have breakfast at your hotel

8:00 We pick you up from your hotel (located within the Hanoi Old Quarter only) and take you to visit the Ho Chi Minh Complex, which includes Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum – the final resting place of the beloved national hero, Uncle Ho – and President Ho Chi Minh’s stilt house where he lived off and on from 1958 to 1969. You’ll also the Ho Chi Minh Museum where you can learn about this remarkable man and what he did for Vietnam and the world..

9.30: you’ll visit the One Pillar Pagoda, which is actually a group of structures that collectively make up a pagoda built over the water in the middle of a square lake. After that, you’ll have a chance to explore the Tran Quoc Pagoda on the shore of west lake. From there, it’s onto the Temple of literature, which was Viet nam’s first university and is dedicated to Confucius.

12.30: you have lunch at a restaurant in the Old Quarter. Afterwards, you’ll visit Hoan Kiem Lake, the heart and soul of Hanoi. Finally, You’ ll stop in at MUSEUM OF ETHNOLOGY.This superb museum showcases the depth of Vietnamese cultural diversity with an astounding collection of 15,000 artifacts gathered from throughout Vietnam. Maps, displays and dioramas are labelled in Vietnamese, French and English.Displays portray a typical village market, the making of comical hats and a Tay shamanic ceremony; videos show the real thing. You can also check out a traditional Black Thai house reconstructed in the museum. There’s also a centre for research and conservation where scientists from all over the world study traditional Vietnamese cultures. Come back to your hotel. Dinner on your own.

Pick up at your hotel at 21h20 and transfer to Hanoi train station catch the night train to Lao Cai

Overnight on Train
Day 3 Lao Cai – Suoi Hoa Village – Matra Valley (B-L-D)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Lao Cai – Suoi Hoa Village – Matra Valley (B-L-D)

At 6.00, Driver pick you up at Lao Cai station, then transfer an hour to Sapa town where you have breakfast.

Start trekking start from here downhill and cross the stream to the other bank where Suoi Ho village beautifully sits on the top of a low hill. Spend half an hour to visit several local homes, then walking along a large path on hillsides which is paved with rock to get through Ma Tra village. This portion of the walk offers beautiful scenery of the valley and terraced paddies as well as flower farm. Paying visiting to a ruined of the French Catholic church at the end of the walk, then picked up and transfer by road 12km back to Sapa.

Stay overnight in Sapa.
Day 4 Ban Khoang- Ta Giang Phing– Night Train Back Hanoi (B-L-D)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Ban Khoang- Ta Giang Phing– Night Train Back Hanoi (B-L-D)

After breakfast for a short road transfer heading northwards of Sapa to O Quy Ho with several stops for magnificent landscapes of Fansipan, Sin Chai valley, then turn right to follow a narrow road for half an hour getting through the wild region with thick rain forest covering walled-up mountains, passing several waterfalls before arriving to Ban Khoang, a village of the Red Zao ethnic peoples.a

Spend over an hour walking to explore this remote village. Leaving Ban Khoang and process along the road for about 10km to Ta Giang Phin valley inhabited by the Black Hmong who live in some small villages scattering along a peaceful stream.

Enjoy an hour lunch break on the bank of a stream before walking along village path which connects village to village to witness daily activities of local life such as plough and harrow the fields, growing, harvesting.

The walk ends in mid afternoon, picked up for the road ride back to Sapa.

Freshen up and then transfer down hill to Lao Cai station for taking the overnight train to Hanoi.
Day 5 Hanoi – Ninh Binh – Bai Dinh Pagoda –Trang An - Mua Cave (B/L)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Hanoi – Ninh Binh – Bai Dinh Pagoda –Trang An - Mua Cave (B/L)

Arrive in Tran Quy Cap station at 5:00am early morning .Our driver take you to hotel ( You have 1 room for take shower and have breakfast from 5:00 - 7h00 ) before starting to Ninh Binh.

07:00 – 07:30 - Our guide will meet you at your hotel/stay and start 110km modern Bus-journey through verdant landscape of country side. Short-brake en route.

10:00 - Arrive Glimmering Bai Dinh pagoda complexes, the largest pagoda, not only in Vietnam but also in Southeast of Asia. Scenically set on the foot hill of Dinh Mountain surrounded by amazing views of the exquisite river valley below and dotted and the limestone karsts dotted around which will take your breath away.

This pagoda complexes stunningly boast a array of the most massive and magnificent architecture of Vietnamese tradition refined ever built that it take a full day to explore all. So you will visit some of the highlights that owned the national:500 stone statues of “La Han” (Arhats),2 huge bronze bells, one weighs 27 tons, other weighs 36 tones.Visit The Quan Yin statue with thousands arms and eyes, Visit Gautama Buddha satatue.

12:00 – Enjoy the lunch at our restaurant with the great local cuisines.

13:30 – Leave for the Trang An Grottoes, an out-standing natural beauty of majestic limestone massif at 20 square kilometer rise dramatically out from rice paddy fields. Deep into the linked chains of towering mountain are pristine places of mystical valleys, numerous fresh water ponds, and jungle.

Embark on a traditional sampan gently roweddown the exquisite river through numerous caves: Lam Cave, Vang Cave, Dai Cave, Thanh Truot Cave,...and Cao Sơn Temple, Suoi Tien Temple, Vu Lam Temple…

15:30 – Visit Mua Cave and start an amazing trek up to the top of Ngoa long mountain for watching the spectacular rice valley with sprecious view of the nature.

17:15 – Return to our bus and then come back to Ha noi

19:30 – Drop you off at your hotel/stay

. Overnight in Hanoi
Day 6 Hanoi – Bai Chay - Halong Bay (B/L/D) On Oriental Cruises
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Hanoi – Bai Chay - Halong Bay (B/L/D) On Oriental Cruises

08.00 – 8.30 Leave Ha Noi city for Ha Long International Cruise Port in Bai Chay town, Ha Long city. Refresh up at the lounge.

12.00 – 12.30 Embark Oriental Sails. Enjoy welcome drink and get a brief introduction about cruise and safety guidelines. Check-in your cabin.

13.15 Have lunch while cruising in the magnificent Ha Long Bay, admiring the fascinating nature, then anchor at Titop Island area.

15.00 – 16.00 Join a guided visit to Sung Sot Cave (also called Amazing Cave), one of the biggest and the most beautiful cave in Ha Long Bay.

16.00 – 17.00 Climb to the peak of Titop Island for the panorama view of the bay. Going down and relaxing on the beach, swimming in the crystal water.

17.20 Return Oriental Sails, enjoying the sunset while relaxing with Happy hour from now to dinner time at the bar.

18.00 Enjoy happy hours with various drinks on discounts. Take part in a cooking demonstration and food décor with our Chef

19.00 – 21.00 Dinner is served. Private dinner is available on requested

21.00 – 22.00 Time to join squid fishing with the crew, sing karaoke or just laze around or relax in your cabin. Overnight on Oriental Sails
Day 7 Halong Bay-Ha Noi - Da Nang City By Train (B/L)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Halong Bay-Ha Noi - Da Nang City By Train (B/L)

06.30 Welcome a new day with amazing dawn on the Legendary Gulf of Tonkin. Refresh your body & soul by a Tai-chi lesson on sundeck.

07.00 – 08.00 Catch morning view of seascapes with a cup of tea or coffee, have breakfast while charming the labyrinth of Karst.

8.00 – 9.00 Join a guided to explore hidden parts of the bay, Luon cave. You share a sampan with other tourists with a local rower or taking a kayak on your own.

09.00 Return to Oriental Sails for shower.

09.30 Check out your room. Oriental Sails weighs the anchor to continue to roam the picturesque route toward Bai Chay bridge for photos.

10.50 Have lunch.

11.30 – 11.45 Disembark. Cruise ends.

12.00 – 16.30 Transfer back to Ha Noi City and trip finishes at the hotel around 16h30. Free time to relax, go shopping or eat.

19:00: Transfer to the station to take the train SE3 at 7:25p.m. to Da Nang

We will spend the night on the night train.
Day 8 Da Nang City- Marble Mountains - Hoi An Ancient Town (L/D)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Da Nang City- Marble Mountains - Hoi An Ancient Town (L/D)

Morning: The car will pick you up at the station/ airport to take you to lunch Da Nang Specialties (Pork roll) return to the hotel °to check in at rest ( if there is a room, you will be given priority to checking in early )

Afternoon: The car and the guide will pick you up to visit the Non Nuoc Ngu Hanh Son Scenic Area, you will admire the immense scenery with the blue beach, the white sand as smooth as the skin of the young girl and discover the mysterious caves with the solemn buddhist statues that the gracious. At the foot of the mountain, you visit My Nghe Non Nuoc stone sculpture village.

Continue to Hoi An, come to the place, you can freely walk to visit Hoi An Ancient Town with 400 years old Cau Giay Pagoda, the Ancient House of Tan Ky or Phung Hung, Museum of Ceramics, Phuoc Kien Guild, Handicraft workshop...

Dine and walk freely in the Old Town under the shimmering lanterns of the colours.

It’s time for the bus to take you back to Da Nang.

Overnight in Da Nang.
Day 9 Ba Na Hills – Golden Bridge (Breakfast/Lunch)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Ba Na Hills – Golden Bridge (Breakfast/Lunch)

After breakfast at hotel:

7: 00-7: 30: The car & guide pick you up to visit Ba Na Tourist Area - the premium resort of the French people in 1910.You will enjoy the unexpected spring - summer - autumn - winter time in a day. Go to Suoi Mo Station, here you can freely take souvenir photos, watch water music. After that, you get on the cable car to reach 4 Guinness world records, sit on the cabin suspended in the middle of the clouds, you have the opportunity to look down on thousands of mountains and forests to enjoy the scenery of Ba Na Nature Reserve. Check in Golden Bridge – world famous.You will take a mountain train to visit the 100-year-old Wine Cellar and Le Jardin flower garden. Continue the journey, reunite with the majestic Thich Ca Buddha, 27m high, placed at the highest position in Southeast Asia, visit Linh Ung Ba Na pagoda, a sacred pagoda that helps you to pour out the troubles of normal life to reach the place of prophecy.

- Sitting at the longest cable car in the world (nearly 6,000m), visit Vong Nguyet Hill, Linh Ung Pagoda, Thich Ca Buddha Dai, the old French stables, the tranquil garden and the top of the house. Continue to sit on the cable car to Nghinh Phong peak, Le Nim villa, Vong Nguyet Penthouse, Ba Na Suspension Bridge and conquer the top of Christ’s mountain at 1,487m above sea level to enjoy the view of Ba Na mountain and the panorama of Da Nang and Quang Nam from above. You can enjoy the buffet at Eurasian Food Court.

Afternoon: Free caravan to explore Ba Na Nui, join the games in one of the great amusement parks in the Fantasy Park area in Ba Na - (Love wheel, SKIVER pilot, fire track, windmill, spider man, free fall tower.....).

15h-15h30 pm : The delegation departs back to Da Nang,on the way to visit the Central gift shop, choose souvenirs for relatives and friends.

Then return to the hotel , freely bathing My Khe beach - The leading American economic magazine Forbes has been voted one of the six most charming beaches on the planet.

Evening: You are free to dine and experience Da Nang cuisine: Mu Quang Frog Kitchen, Ba Du Pancake,... and go for a walk, visit Love Bridge, Dragon carp, walk Bach Dang street.

Watching and enjoying the Dragon Bridge spraying water and fire at 21:00 pm (every Saturday/Sunday

Overnight in Da Nang.
Day 10 Da Nang – Hue Imperial City (B/L)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Da Nang – Hue Imperial City (B/L)

Enjoy breakfast at hotel. Then

7:30 am: In the morning, you will be picked up at hotel, then we start Hue city tour. On the way to Hue, you will pass through Hai Van tunnel, the longest tunnel in Southeast Asia.

Besides that, you will have some time to enjoy the golden sandy beach of Lang Co Bay – one of the most beautiful bay in the planet.

11:00 am: Arriving in Hue, you will visit Khai Dinh Tomb , the King near the end of the feudal regime of Vietnam.

12:00 You stop for lunch at the Restaurant.

13:00 The bus will take you to continue to visit The Imperial City of Hue

14:30 Group visit Thien Mu Pagoda

15:30 The bus will take you back to Da Nang city.

Dinner: Dinner by yourself - You are free to experience the cuisine of Da Nang: Banh xu Ba Du, Noodle and Frog Kitchen Trang, Be Anh Seafood

Then go for a walk, visit Love Bridge, Carp dragon culture, walk Bach Dang street. Watching and enjoying the Dragon Bridge spraying water and fire at 21h (every Saturday/Sunday)

Overnight in Da Nang
Day 11 Da Nang Airport (B/Snack)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Da Nang Airport (B/Snack)

Morning : Breakfast at the hotel and freedom to bathe My Khe beach - The leading American economic magazine Forbes has been voted one of the six most charming beaches on the planet. Up to the appointment time, the car will pick you up, freely visit and shop at the Central Specialty Supermarket/Han Market.

The car will take you to enjoy the specialty"Bun Cha Ca Ong Ta", then the car will take you to Da Nang airport/train station.Farewell to the visitors.

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Crossing Vietnam By Train 11 Days 10 Nights

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Itinerary of your trip Crossing Vietnam By Train 11 Days 10 Nights

Hanoi Arrival

Day 2: Hanoi City Tour – Lao Cai - Overnight On Train (B/L)

Lao Cai – Suoi Hoa Village – Matra Valley (B-L-D)

Ban Khoang- Ta Giang Phing– Night Train Back Hanoi (B-L-D)

Hanoi – Ninh Binh – Bai Dinh Pagoda –Trang An - Mua Cave (B/L)

Hanoi – Bai Chay - Halong Bay (B/L/D) On Oriental Cruises

Halong Bay-Ha Noi - Da Nang City By Train (B/L)

Da Nang City- Marble Mountains - Hoi An Ancient Town (L/D)

Ba Na Hills – Golden Bridge (Breakfast/Lunch)

Da Nang – Hue Imperial City (B/L)

Da Nang Airport (B/Snack)

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