Name: Tour From Mountain To The Beach 13 Days: Hanoi - Ba Be Natipnal P | Visit Viet Nam
Price: 1718.00 USD
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Meals

As mentioned in program

Transport

All transport and transfer by air conditioned vehicle (including airport pick up & see off), as per itinerary

Guide

English Speaking Guide

Accommodation

As mentioned in program

Not included:

Others

Hotel EARLY check in & LATE check out Peak season surcharge & compulsory dinner at the hotel (if any) Tips, laundry and gratuities Meals not marked on itinerary, and water during meals

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Flights

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

Hanoi Arrival

The car/van will pick you up from Noi Bai airport (in Hanoi) and will take you in the heart of the city. Arrive at the hotel after a 40-minute drive, check in and have a free day to walk around Old Quarter, night market in Hanoi down town.

Overnight in Hanoi hotel located in the old quarter.

Meal: N/A

Accommodation: 3-star hotel
Day 2 Hanoi (B/L)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Hanoi (B/L)

Have breakfast at hotel.

8.00 - 8.30: Get picked up by our friendly guide and start to explore Hanoi City.

08.45: Arrive at Tran Quoc Pagoda located on Golden Fish Island in West Lake. It is the oldest pagoda in Ha Noi built in the 6th century.

09.30: 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.

Note:

Should dress modestly by covering from shoulders to knees when visiting Ho Chi Minh mausoleum, temples, pagodas…

Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum is closed on Mondays and Fridays.

Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum is closed at least 2 months (15thJune -15thAugust) for the annual maintaining but still can take picture Mausoleum and visit around that area.

11.15: Visit Vietnam Ethnology Museum to learn about the culture of 54 ethnic groups living in the whole country of Vietnam.

Special Note: We will visit Women Museum instead of Ethnology Museum closed on Mondays

12.45: Have lunch at our restaurant. You have an opportunity to enjoy Vietnamese cuisine with delicious dishes.

14.00 - 14.15: Continue to visit Temple of Literature – the first university of Vietnam, established in the 11th century.

15.15: Leave for Hoa Lo Prison Museum which originally used by the French colonists in Indochina for political prisoners, and later by North Vietnam for U.S. prisoners of war during the Vietnam War. During this later period, it was known to American POWs as the "Hanoi Hilton”.

16.15 - 16.30: Tour finishes. Back to hotel.

Dinner on your own and overnight at hotel.

Meal: B, L

Accommodation: 3-star hotel
Day 3 Hanoi - Ba Be National Park (B/L/D)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Hanoi - Ba Be National Park (B/L/D)

07h00: Pick up from hotel in Hanoi to Ba Be National Park.

12h30: Lunch in Ba Be Lake View homestay, the highest homestay in our village.

14h00: Take a walk to boat station in Pac Ngoi village (1km).

14h30: Enjoy 2 hour boat trip around the lake to Fairy Pond, An Ma temple.

16h30: Swimming in the lake – the most special activity in Ba Be Lake.

17h30: Hiking back to the homestay and have dinner here.

20h00: Enjoy traditional Tay musical performance (excluded). You can share the show with other tourists.

21h00: Overnight at homestay of Tay people’ traditional house-on-stilt.

Meal: B, L, D

Accommodation: Homestay
Day 4 Ba Be Nation Park (B/L/D)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Ba Be Nation Park (B/L/D)

12km medium trekking: Pac Ngoi village – Mo, Qua villge – Pac Ngoi

08h00: Have breakfast in homestay.

09h00: Trekking to Mo, Lom village of Tay people in the mountain with the local tour guide (less knowledge of English speaking)

12h30: Stop at the Qua village of Tay people for the lunch.

14h00: Follow the another road to Chay village to come back to homestay.

19h00: Have dinner and stay overnight at the same homestay.

Meal: B, L, D

Accommodation: Homestay
Day 5 Ba Be National Park - Meo Vac (B/L/D)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Ba Be National Park - Meo Vac (B/L/D)

07:00: Have breakfast at homestay. Check out. Departure for Meo Vac.

10:00: Visit to the local market of the Red Dzao and Tay people on the way to Bao Lac town.

11:00: Visit to Bao Lac market, the market of Black Lo Lo and San Chi people.

12:00: Lunch in local restaurant.

13:00: Continue to go to Meo Vac.

16:00: Arrive Meo Vac. Check in hotel. Free to visit Meo Vac town.

19:00: Have dinner in a local resstaurant and overnight in Meo Vac hotel.

Meal: B, L, D

Accommodation: 2-star hotel
Day 6 Meo Vac - Dong Van - Yen Minh - Quan Ba - Ha Giang (B/L/D)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Meo Vac - Dong Van - Yen Minh - Quan Ba - Ha Giang (B/L/D)

07:00: Have breakfast.

07:30: Enjoy Meo Vac market in the morning (Sunday only).

09:00: Continue to explore Karst Plateau Geo-park with deep green Nho Que River and the most dangerous mountain pass – Ma Pi Leng.

11:00: Stop for the Vuong’s Villa to know more about the life-time of the H’Mong people and the King Vuong Chi Sinh.

12:30: Have lunch in local restaurant.

14:30: Visit to Lung Tam village – the sewing handicraft village of H’Mong people.

15:30: Arrive Quan Ba. Visit to Quan Ba Fairy Bosom Mount.

17:00: Arrive Ha Giang. Check in hotel.

19:00: Have dinner and stay in Ha Giang.

Meal: B, L, D

Accommodation: 3-star hotel
Day 7 Ha Giang - Bac Ha (B/L/D)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Ha Giang - Bac Ha (B/L/D)

After breakfast at the hotel, we leave Ha Giang at 7:30 for Bac Ha Town (~ 240 km, 6 hours driving), you will arrive in the late afternoon. If enough time, on the way to Bac Ha, we can stop at Thai Giang Pho village of flower Hmong people for short visiting. You will have a chance to explore the reality of life for the ethnic minority people in the mountains of Vietnam… Check in your hotel for relaxation. Dinner on your own and overnight at your homestay.

Meal: B, L, D

Accommodation: Homestay
Day 8 Bac Ha - Coc Ly Market - Sapa (B/L)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Bac Ha - Coc Ly Market - Sapa (B/L)

Leave Bac Ha early at 6:30 AM for ethnic weekly market; enjoy the peaceful life of different minority peoples (Flower H’mong, Black Dzao, Tay, Dzay, HaNhi and Nung). The market is the chance for the minorities to meet and share joy and sorrows after the crops, to exchange one another’s experience. Say goodbye to the market and get down onto a boat along Chay river. You are bound to feel great and find yourselves smaller among high rock mountains and to be surprised at white and breathtakingly waterfalls. The Fairy Cave is located deeply in the rocks. Get off the boat to visit a village of the Tay Minority (TrungDo village) by the river. After the boat trip, visit a small town – Bao Nhai and then take car back to Sapa. Dinner on your own and overnight in Sapa.

Remark: Coc Ly market is held on every Tuesday morning only. Other markets are held in the region on some other days of the week: Sin Cheng & Cao Son are on every Wednesday; Lung Khau Nhin & Muong Khuong are on every Thursday; Can Cau market is on every Saturday morning and Bac Ha Market is on every Sunday morning. Depending on your traveling dates, another market visiting will be arranged rather than Coc Ly market.

Meal: B, L

Accommodation: 3-star hotel
Day 9 Sapa (B/L)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Sapa (B/L)

6km of walking down to the south east of Sapa along the side of Muong Hoa valley to Y Linh Ho village of the Black H’mong. A 2km-trekking down to Lao Chai village, through terraced rice fields to Ta Van village of the Dzay minority people. Lunch at a local family, it gives you a worth chance for you to learn about the local house architecture which is full of their daily life styles and exclusive custom. Enjoy the landscapes…on the way. Get back to Sapa by Car.

Dinner on your own and overnight in Sapa.

Meal: B, L

Accommodation: 3-star hotel
Day 10 Sapa - Lao Cai - Hanoi (B/L)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Sapa - Lao Cai - Hanoi (B/L)

This morning, you will take a short transfer to the small village of Sin Chai, inhabited by Black H’mong people. You will walk around and experience the daily life of the villagers. Continue to walk out of the village, following a trail running through rice paddy and corn hill along a narrow river, enjoying the spectacular scenery surrounding. Return the Sapa for lunch, relaxing before transfer back Hanoi by car. Arrive Hanoi in the evening, dinner in your own and overnight in Hanoi Hotel.

Meal: B, L

Accommodation: 3 star hotel
Day 11 Hanoi - Halong Bay (B/L/D)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Hanoi - Halong Bay (B/L/D)

Have breakfast at hotel.

8h30: Tour guide will pick you up at your hotel for Halong Bay trip.

10h15: Have a short break on half way for 20 minutes to relax.

12h00: Arrive at Halong Harbor.

12h30: Welcome to Cruise and Enjoy welcome to drink and get a brief introduction about cruise and safety guidelines. Check-in your room with Air-Conditioning.

13h00: Enjoy a special lunch with Vietnamese traditional dishes, while cruising in the magnificent Halong Bay, admiring the fascinating rock formations in the bay.

Afternoon Itinerary:

15h00: Visiting Sung Sot Cave (Surprising cave).

16h00: Our cruise will take you to the Titop/Soi Sim Island. It is noted for having a viewpoint at its peak which affords splendid views all around Halong Bay or you can enjoy your swimming on romance sandy beach.

17h30: Come back to Cruise then take a shower, relax on sundeck, sunset watching in comfortable lounge chairs while drinking a cocktail or reading a book in the most magical moment.

18h00: Enjoy welcome Sunset Party and Cooking Class. How to make fresh noodle roll, you can enjoy product which you make it.

Evening Relaxing:

19h00: Enjoy your dinner when sitting by overlooking sea view window in the night romantic Bay.

20h30: Playing some sports games like: Squid Fishing, singing karaoke, or relax on sundeck.

* Overnight on boat: clean air - conditioning room.

Meal: B, L, D

Accommodation: 3 star cruise
Day 12 Halong Bay - Hanoi (B/L)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Halong Bay - Hanoi (B/L)

6h00: Wake up in the early morning to see sunrise on sundeck.

7h00: Morning view of bay with a cup of tea of coffee. Have Breakfast!

7h40: Start visiting Halong Bay Pearl farm. The pearls in Halong are the most renowned in Vietnam. The process of farming and retrieving pearls takes years.

8h30: Do kayaking in Halong Bay, exploring Halong Bay in your own.

10h00: Check-out and enjoy a fantastic cruise on the bay.

10h45: Enjoy the lunch while cruising back to Halong Harbor.

12h00: Return Halong Bay harbor, say goodbye to sailors and finish the cruise.

12h30: Get on the Bus to return Hanoi.

14h30: Stop on half way for short break.

15h30: Drop off at your hotel.

Dinner on your own and overnight at hotel.

Meal: B, L

Accommodation: 3 star hotel
Day 13 Hanoi Departure (B)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Hanoi Departure (B)

After having breakfast at your hotel, you have free time until we pick you up to transfer to the airport.

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From Mountain To The Beach 13 Days: Hanoi - Ba Be Natipnal P

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Itinerary of your trip From Mountain To The Beach 13 Days: Hanoi - Ba Be Natipnal P

Hanoi Arrival

Hanoi (B/L)

Hanoi - Ba Be National Park (B/L/D)

Ba Be Nation Park (B/L/D)

Ba Be National Park - Meo Vac (B/L/D)

Meo Vac - Dong Van - Yen Minh - Quan Ba - Ha Giang (B/L/D)

Ha Giang - Bac Ha (B/L/D)

Bac Ha - Coc Ly Market - Sapa (B/L)

Sapa (B/L)

Sapa - Lao Cai - Hanoi (B/L)

Hanoi - Halong Bay (B/L/D)

Halong Bay - Hanoi (B/L)

Hanoi Departure (B)

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