6-day Tour Of Halong Bay And Sapa From Hanoi

Itinerary

Day 1: Hanoi Arrival

Stop At: Old Quarter, Hanoi 100000 Vietnam
Pickup at the airport and transfer to the hotel for check in. Free time and overnight at hotel.
Duration: 4 hours

Stop At: Asia Package Travel - Day Tours, 69 Ly Nam De St, Hanoi 10000 Vietnam
Explore the city by yourself
Duration: 4 hours

No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Hanoi hotel

Day 2: Hanoi - Halong Bay

Stop At: Halong Bay Vietnam
Morning: Have breakfast at hotel. (08:00 - 08:30am) Pick up from your hotel and transfer to Halong.

Upon arrival, welcome on board, check in your cabin and have delicious lunch at the restaurant. Afternoon activities might include a visit to one of the most beautiful cave in Halong bay, a floating village for bamboo boat riding, an island for relaxing/swimming and a lagoon for kayaking. Back to the boat, you will be able to join a cooking class or a sunset cocktail party before dinner time. Evening is free at your leisure or you can join a squid fishing trip with the crew. Overnight in private cabin on a sharing cruise.
Duration: 8 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Halong 3* cruise

Day 3: Halong - Hanoi - Night Train to Sapa

Stop At: Halong Bay Vietnam
Morning tea and coffer will be served early. Optional to join a Tai Chi Class on the sundeck or photo hunting in the early morning.

After breakfast, other activities might include (if not arranged on the first day): visiting the cave, cooking class or climbing to the top of an island for panoramic view of Halong Bay. Then check out and enjoy a fantastic view on the bay, passing many islands and islets (karst formation) on the way back to habor.

Tender will take you back to the mainland, the bus take you back to Hanoi. Leave your luggage at the hotel and free time for dinner. Back to the hotel at 20.30 to be picked up and transfer to the train station, boarding a night train to Sapa.
Duration: 7 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Night train to Sapa

Day 4: Sapa trekking

Stop At: Y Linh Ho, Lao Chai Tl152, Sapa 290000 Vietnam
Early arrival at Lao Cai Railway station, pick up and transfer by shuttle bus to Sapa. Morning shower and breakfast will be arranged before trekking to 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, keep on hiking to Ta Van village of the Dzay where we stay overnight in a local family.
Duration: 7 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Homestay in Sapa

Day 5: Sapa - Hanoi

Stop At: Giang Ta Chai Village, Ta Van Commune, Sapa 008420 Vietnam
After breakfast at the homestay, continue on 14 km of trekking to visit 2 villages of the red Dzao, the H’mong including Giang Ta Chai and Su Pan. Visit a beautiful waterfall and rattan bridge. Enjoy landscape while trekking through bamboo forest to the main road to catch the jeep to return to Sapa. Bus to Lao Cai and boarding the night train back to Hanoi after dinner.
Duration: 8 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Night Train back to Hanoi

Day 6: Hanoi walking tour - Departure

Stop At: Old Quarter, Hanoi 100000 Vietnam
Train arrives early in the morning, take a taxi back to the hotel (on guest account) for breakfast and short rest. After that, our tour guide will take you on a walking tour to learn about the history of Vietnam with the oldest continuously developed city – Hanoi Old quarters and the charming of French Quarters. At the end of the tour, the driver takes you to the airport for your onward flight. Tour ends.
Duration: 3 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.