Best Of Northern Vietnam Tour 7 days

With our 7 day tour, you will be absolutely surprised by experiences in the mountain and sea. Hanoi Capital with its over 1000 year-old brings you feeling of an ancient and bustle city. This package also offers spectacular landscapes and colourful markets of mountain area. Especially, you can enjoy relaxation on cruise and discover beauty of Halong Bay – UNESCO World Heritage that will bring another experiences for all of you who want to have wonderful moments for your unforgetable longest holiday of the year.

DETAILED ITINERARY

Day 1: Arrival Hanoi – Free time (No meals)

Picked up by our Driver at the Noi Bai airport and then be transferred to your hotel in the center of city. You can use the next few hours to rest or explore the surroundings on your own or take a Cyclo ride through the Old Town of Hanoi.

Stay overnight at Hanoi Golden Legend Palace hotel or similar. 

DAY 2: HANOI – HA LONG BAY – LUON CAVE – TITOP ISLAND (B,L,D)

07.50-08.00: You will be picked up at your hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter and transferred to Ha Long.

11:30-12:00 Upon arrival at Tuan Chau International Cruise Port, you will enjoy a warm welcome by our cruise staff in the waiting lounge and complete check-in procedure.

12:00 Upon boarding Amanda Cruise, our crew welcome you with a refreshing drink and cold towel before checking into your cabin. The vessel leaves Tuan Chau Marina, taking you on an exciting journey to discover the beauty of Ha Long Bay. Along the way, you can enjoy the view of some of the most beautiful spots in Ha Long and admire the grandeur of the Bay with thousands of limestone islands while the vessel heads to Luon Cave & Titop Island.

Enjoy your lunch at our luxurious restaurant on board while the vessel cruises toward Luon Cave.

14.00: You return to your cabin for a short rest and prepare for kayaking activities in Luon Cave.

Arriving at Luon Cave area, you will participate in kayaking or rafting here around the thousandyear-old rock formations.

16.00: You will be transferred to Titop Island by tender.

Visit Titop Island and hike to the top for stunning views of Ha Long Bay, or have a fun swim in the clear blue water.

17.30-18.00 Back on board, you will participate in Sunset party & cooking class while the vessel cruises toward the shore. You can enjoy relaxing moments while sipping a cup of traditional Vietnamese tea or coffee on the sundeck amid wonderful scenery and beautiful sunset. Ha Long Bay is calm during the day, but when the sun goes down, the Bay becomes even more tranquil and peaceful.

You will be instructed to make delicious Fresh Spring rolls by our chef and then enjoy the rolls made on your own.

17.30-18.30 Happy hour – BUY 2 DRINK GET 1 FOR FREE

19.30 Gala Dinner. Enjoy your dinner on the Sundeck (if the weather is favorable)

20.30 After dinner, you will enjoy a peaceful view of the Bay at night on the deck. You can also participate in evening activities such as herbal foot bath in your room (free of charge), Bamboo dancing, fashion show traditional customes “Footsteps of Heritage” and some drinks at Sky Bar and massage (subject to additional charge), while admiring breathtaking view of the Bay at night and squid fishing.

The cruise ship anchors for your peaceful night stay in quiet area

Overnight on Amanda Halong Cruise.

DAY 3: SUNG SOT CAVE – HALONG BAY – HANOI – Night Train to Sapa (B, L)

06.15: Start your day with Tai Chi class on the sundeck.

06.30-07.00 Enjoy a light breakfast with coffee, tea, cake and fruit.

07.30 Exploring Sung Sot cave. This is one of the largest and most beautiful caves in Ha Long Bay. The cave has some unique rock formations which couldn’t be found anywhere else. The path to the mouth of Sung Sot Cave is under a canopy of leaves. Walking through steep stone steps, tourists may have the feeling of climbing on mountains and experience the excitement as if they are stepping to the sky.

08.30-09.30 Back on board, you can rest in your room, enjoy the herbal foot bath prepared by our crew, sunbathe on the sundeck, take pictures of HaLong Bay or shop for souvenirs on the boat.

09.30 Check-out time.

Please put your luggage outside your cabin and leave the room key at the reception desk. Our staff will transfer your luggage to the waiting area. While waiting, you can shop for some products of Amanda cruise.

10.00 Enjoy an early lunch buffet at the restaurant on the 2nd floor and settle the bills if any.

11.00 Arrival at Tuan Chau Marina.
The get transfer back Hanoi, arrive Hanoi about 3h30 Pm. You are free for dinner.

21:00: our guide comes to your hotel, transfer to Hanoi train station for your night train to Laocai.

Soft sleeper, wooden 4-berth sharing cabin on tourist carriage train.

Day 4: Sapa – Cat Cat – Sin Chai village (B, L)

The train will pull in in the morning at Lao Cai station.
6h30 Am, you will be met by your Driver to join shuttle bus for the 38 miles drive to Sapa, the premier destination of northwest Vietnam.
Enjoy your breakfast and relax at a local restaurant. (Check in room is at 2pm after tour.
Then venture out to discover the beautiful mountain landscapes and ethnic minority groups of Sapa. Your guide will take you on a 2 hours trekking to the village of Cat Cat and Sin Chai from here you will trek down to the valley among the terraced fields and meet the hill tribes people, get to know their way of life, cultures and traditions. Get back to Sapa town in the afternoon.

Stay overnight at Relax hotel or similar hotel in Sapa Town. 

Day 5: Sapa – Y Linh Ho village, Lao Chai village, Ta Van village Bus back Hanoi (B,L) Have breakfast and check out hotel.

A whole day for discover of nature as well as different culture of hill tribe people on a new trek in Sapa.

We will begin with a walking tour of Sapa market, then trekking downhill from villages to villages around Y Linh Ho, Lao Chai and Ta Van area which is beautifully decorated by terraced-fields and the house of H’mong, Red Zao and Zay people. You have several levels for your trekking today from soft trek 2-3miles, medium trek (3-4 miles) and hard trek (5 miles +).

Great opportunity for taking photos of breathtaking landscapes, meeting friendly hill-tribe people at home and work…
Have lunch and get transfer to the bus at 3pm for transfer back Hanoi.

Arrive Hanoi about 8h45 PM.

Stay overnight  at Hanoi Golden Legend Palace hotel or similar. 

Day 6: Hoa Lu Trang An Mua Cave one day by limousine bus group tour (B, L)

07h30: Get picked up by our friendly guide then depart for Ninh Binh province
Have a short break for 15 – 20 minutes to relax

10h30: Visit Hoa Lư ancient capital of Vietnam between 968 and 1010. You have a chance to learn about Vietnamese history in the feudal system under Dinh, Le, and Ly Dynasty

11h45: Have a buffet lunch in the restaurant with a lot of local foods such as goat meat, fish, chicken, fried rice…. Vegetarian foods are always available in the buffet lunch

13h00: Visit Trang An which was recognized by UNESCO as AWorld Heritage Site in 2014. Trang An has a wonderful tunnel cave system so Kong’s Movie Group chose this place for the New Version of Kong in 2016 – “Skull Island”. With 2 hours for the boat trip, you will be persuaded by the beauty here.

15h00: Continue the tour for 45 mins – cycling around the village to discover the life of the local people.

15h45: Get back to Limousine Bus then leave for Mua Cave (Dancing Cave). Walk up almost 500 steps, you can reach the top of Lying Dragon Mountain & have an amazing panoramic view of Tam Coc from here

17h00: Get on the bus to return to Hanoi

19h30: Get dropped off at Hotel in Hanoi

Stay overnight at Hanoi Golden Legend Palace hotel or similar. 

Day 7: Hanoi Free time and flight home (B)

Enjoy breakfast at hotel.
This day you will have free time for shopping, buy sovenirs for friends, enjoy local food: Banh
My, Bun Cha, coffee, lemond juice on your own.… Then we arrange the car to see you off at the airport.

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Included:

Special package: USD 435 /person apply for 2 persons upward

Special package: USD 399 /person apply for 4 persons upward

Special package: USD 385 /person apply for 6 persons upward

Accommodation as listed in Hanoi , Halong Cruise, Sapa,
Meals as itinerary: B (Breakfast); L (Lunch); D (Dinner) Pick-up / Drop off at Lao Cai Train station.
Pick up / Drop off at Hanoi Hotel to Hanoi Train Station.
Pick up / Drop off Hanoi – Halong Bay – Hanoi
One way train tickets: Hanoi – Lao Cai (4 soft sleeper A/C wooden cabin – Sharing cabin) One way Bus Limousine Sapa – Hanoi.
Travel in an appropriate air-conditioned vehicle and/or a Jeep with an experienced safe driver. Kayak and gears (Halong bay cruise)
02 bottles of water in cabin (Halong bay cruise)
Experienced English-speaking guides. Entrances
Fees
Tour as listed join with group.

Excluded:

Early check-in and/or late check-out (if any) International flight tickets and airport tax.
Visa services.
Drinks, gratuities and personal expenses.
Insurance.

Children policy:

From 1 to 4 years old: Free of Charge and share services with parents
From 5 – under 7 years old: 50% and share services with parents
From 8 – under 10 years old: 75% and share services with parents
From 11 years old: Charged as adult.