Customized Halong Bay Cruise & Sapa Hiking With Daily Depart

After claiming your luggage and clearing customs, you will find our guide waiting for you at the Arrival Hall. Then you will be transferred to the hotel in the city center. After a short break, we will take you to the very heart of this capital city for an orientation tour to the most popular sightseeing spots: the Opera House, the Old Quarter, Hoan Kiem Lake and Ngoc Son Temple. A welcome dinner of genuine Vietnamese food is served for you at a local best restaurant in the evening. Meal: Dinner Accommodation: Hanoi La Siesta Hotel & Spa (4 stars) or similar

We will first proceed to Ba Dihn Square to visit the Ho Chi Minh Complex (it is closed every Monday, Friday & annual maintenance during Sept-Nov), the nearby One Pillar Pagoda and the Presidential Palace. Afterwards, we explore the Temple of Literature, Quan Thanh Temple, the sedate Tran Quoc Pagoda, West Lake and the Temple of Literature. We also have chance to visit one of the city's museums, either the History Museum or the Ethnology Museum based on your interests. A lively traditional Water Puppet Show is scheduled for you next. You will then be driven to the railway station to take an overnight train to Lao Cai.  Meals: Breakfast, Lunch Accommodation: an overnight soft sleeper train 

When the train gets to Lao Cai in the early morning, our local guide and driver will pick you up from the railway station and drive to Sapa. After breakfast and a short rest, our guide will take you to trek through the terraced rice fields to enjoy the impressive landscape. After that, we will visit two hill villages - Cat Cat and Sin Chai. We leave the remainder of the day free for you to relax on your own. Meal: Breakfast Accommodation: Pistachio Hotel Sapa (4 stars) or similar