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5 days North Vietnam at a Glance:Hanoi, Halong bay & Sapa
5 days
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Day 1: Hanoi arrival (D)
Pick up at Hanoi airport to your Hanoi hotel.
Day 2: Hanoi – Sapa – short trekking to Cat Cat and Sin Chai villages. (B,L)
06:30: Pick up and transfer by Luxury Limousine bus from Hanoi to Sapa. 13.00: Arrive Sapa Town. Enjoy lunch. 14.30: A short trek to the gate of Cat Cat village which is home of Black H'mong ethnic people and is located near the bottom of a deep valley at the foot of Fansipan Peak. Trekking distance is about 3.5 kms and it lasts for 2 hours.Come back to Sapa Town.Have dinner,Overnight in a hotel in Sapa Town centre.
Day 3: Long trekking to Y Linh Ho, Lao Chai and Ta Van vilages (B,L) – bus back to Hanoi
Start the trip at 9:00 am as below.First start of 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. Continue 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. Last trek is about 2Km to the bus stop in Tavan then get back to Sapa by jeep or minivan..Then take afternoon Luxury Limousine bus back to Hanoi at 15.00pm. Arrive Hanoi at approx 21.00pm.
Day 4: Hanoi – Halong bay (B,L,D)
After breakfast in Hanoi, depart the capital for the 3hr 30mins drive to Halong Bay. Arrive to Halong City’s jetty (around noon) and proceed with check-in formalities. After a welcome onboard, lunch will be served while cruising towards the bay. In the afternoon, enjoy some sightseeing, on-board activities (depending on each boat’s itinerary) or just spend some time relaxing on the vessel. Towards the end of the day the boat sets anchor for the night among the karst formations. Dinner is served on board.
Day 5: Halong bay – Hanoi (B,L)
Early risers can enjoy a memorable sunrise over the karst formations of Halong Bay. Breakfast will be served shortly thereafter.Enjoy breakfast (brunch on some boats) while the vessels cruises slowly through the magnificent rock formations back towards port. Arriving at the harbor, you will be picked up for transferring back to Hanoi. Tour ends.
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Pick up at Hanoi airport to your Hanoi hotel.
Day 2: Hanoi – Sapa – short trekking to Cat Cat and Sin Chai villages. (B,L)
06:30: Pick up and transfer by Luxury Limousine bus from Hanoi to Sapa. 13.00: Arrive Sapa Town. Enjoy lunch. 14.30: A short trek to the gate of Cat Cat village which is home of Black H'mong ethnic people and is located near the bottom of a deep valley at the foot of Fansipan Peak. Trekking distance is about 3.5 kms and it lasts for 2 hours.Come back to Sapa Town.Have dinner,Overnight in a hotel in Sapa Town centre.
Day 3: Long trekking to Y Linh Ho, Lao Chai and Ta Van vilages (B,L) – bus back to Hanoi
Start the trip at 9:00 am as below.First start of 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. Continue 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. Last trek is about 2Km to the bus stop in Tavan then get back to Sapa by jeep or minivan..Then take afternoon Luxury Limousine bus back to Hanoi at 15.00pm. Arrive Hanoi at approx 21.00pm.
Day 4: Hanoi – Halong bay (B,L,D)
After breakfast in Hanoi, depart the capital for the 3hr 30mins drive to Halong Bay. Arrive to Halong City’s jetty (around noon) and proceed with check-in formalities. After a welcome onboard, lunch will be served while cruising towards the bay. In the afternoon, enjoy some sightseeing, on-board activities (depending on each boat’s itinerary) or just spend some time relaxing on the vessel. Towards the end of the day the boat sets anchor for the night among the karst formations. Dinner is served on board.
Day 5: Halong bay – Hanoi (B,L)
Early risers can enjoy a memorable sunrise over the karst formations of Halong Bay. Breakfast will be served shortly thereafter.Enjoy breakfast (brunch on some boats) while the vessels cruises slowly through the magnificent rock formations back towards port. Arriving at the harbor, you will be picked up for transferring back to Hanoi. Tour ends.
Included
- AC land transfer in Car/ Minivan.
- Hotel in Hanoi, Sapa (Double/Twin shared rooms)
- Al in-tour experienced English speaking guide.
- Halong Bay Cruise program shared in Twin/Double cabin as per tour.
- Meals as stated in the itinerary (B: Breakfast ; L: Lunch ; D: Dinner)
- Services charges and government tax.
- Free pick up at airport
- List of accommdation: 3 stars option: Hanoi hotel: Hanoi Tirant hotel, May De Ville Old Quarter hotel … Halong bay cruise: Rosa Cruise, Glory Legend Cruise… Sapa hotel: Sapa Vista hotel, Sapa Panorama hotel… 4 stars option: Hanoi hotel: O’Gallery Premier hotel&spa, MK Premier… Halong bay cruise: Rosa Boutique Cruise… Sapa hotel: Sapa Charm hotel, Amazing Sapa hotel
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
Not included
- Early Check in & late check out at hotel
- Peak season surcharge & compulsory dinner in the accommodation.
- International flights & departures taxes.
- Beverage.
- Personal expenses, tips and gratuities.
- Travel insurance.
- Other services not mentioned above.
Additional
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 5 days of travel. In this case confirmation will be received within 48 hours, subject to availability
- Not wheelchair accessible
- All price is in USD per person. If you have any inquiries, please do not hesitate to contact us via email: info@asiatravelimage.com
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 2 travelers
Features
Tourism
90%
Cultural
60%
Aquatic
35%
Sport
20%
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Sapa and Ha Long Bay are two must see places to see while in Northern Vietnam! This tour provides that while you are staying in Hanoi. Overall, the experience was great! (seeing a variety of sights, doing a mixture of activities, small group size) The tour composed of two separate tour experiences (Sapa + Ha Long Bay). I will critique each separately. SAPA TOUR: The first day was a light walk through the local small town of Cat Cat. Nice history and local cultural aspects provided. Dinner was provided at a local restaurant (food quality good). It also happened to be Autumn Festival time, so was able to experience the local festivities (parade, performances, lights, etc.). The second day was mostly hiking. Be prepared to do A LOT of walking and hiking in the forests. I enjoyed the intense vertical hike up into the mountains via small trail. You will get dirty, but if prepared with proper hiking shoes and clothes, you will be fine. There will be other local assistants to help you so you don't slip if needed. SAPA Recommendation: Even though the overall experience was great, there were some major misses. The driver from Hanoi to Sapa drove quite fast around curves and the small bus could be bumpy in the back. Better driving would be nice. The driver back to Hanoi was great, smooth, and calm. There were no detailed itinerary provided, so most of the activities were spontaneous. That can be very unnerving and prevents proper planning of what to bring, wear, and prepare for. Need to fix this. HANOI: Besides being brought back to Hanoi to your hotel, no tour activities were provided. So I would rename this tour to just Sapa and Ha Long Bay Tour. Hanoi was just the central pickup point for both. HA LONG BAY TOUR: Well coordinated, canoeing, cave walk, boat was dated, guide explained schedule well. Driver was great, safe, careful. OVERALL RECOMMENDATION FOR VIATOR PACKAGE: Detailed tour itinerary was not provided beforehand, just high level. This made it difficult to plan, coordinate pickup/dropoff locations, what to bring, what to wear, and what to expect. Please improve this for others so it is not so spontaneous. I had to do A LOT back and forth texting via WhatsApp during the 5-day tour. Luckily I had data plan on phone, but that should not be the case for a tour package. My expectation is that everything is planned out for you and you don't have to worry about the details. Some of the taxi connections were not included.