Detailed Itinerary:

You are welcomed by our transport – VietnamTripAdvisor at Noi Bai airport and then be transferred to your hotel in the center of Hanoi city. Vietnam’s capital is stylish and stately. Experience its thousand-year-old history, tree-lined boulevards and faded colonial architecture during our transfer to Hotel.

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We will have a all day Hanoi city tour to visit the most attractions of Hanoi: Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum (open only in the morning), Ho Chi Minh Museum, Presidential palace, one pillar pagoda, Tran Quoc Pagoda and Quan Thanh Temple. Lunch at Vietnamese restaurant. In the afternoon visit the Vietnam Ethnic Museum, Hoan Kiem Lake (the lake of the Restored Sword), Ngoc Son Temple and take a one-hour cyclo ride through the old quarter to enjoy the Hanoi’s beautiful late-afternoon colors and to visit a traditional Vietnamese “Long House”… Tonight is free for you to enjoy Hanoi and explore on your own. Overnight in Hanoi.

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Welcome aboard and set sail through bay while lunch is served. Passage into the magical bay, where thousands of sculpted limestone islands rise from the waves like dragons’ teeth.
After lunch, take a short trek to a nearby summit for a panoramic view of the bay dotted with golden sails, go swimming on a quite beach or sunbathing on the sundeck. Later afternoon, visit an interesting fishing village with opportunity to interact with fishmen who have been living in the bay for almost three generations.
Back on board and enjoy cocktails while watching sunset and later unwind at restaurant for a lavish dinner

Detailed Itinerary:

Greet the day with a morning Tai Chi exercise with an opportunity to view the sunrise over the bay. After breakfast, visit beautiful limestone grotto then back to the boat for a final glimpse of the Halong Bay while cruising back to the dock.
In the evening, you will take the taxi (by your own) to Hanoi train station for the night train on Express train to Lao Cai station. Overnight on the train.

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You will arrive at Lao Cai at about 6.30. Short car trip to Sapa of about 40km from Lao Cai. Check in a hotel in Sapa then enjoy breakfast. Relax or optional visit in the morning. In the afternoon, 2 hours trekking to visit Catcat village, home of a Black H’mong hill tribe, which is just 7 km from Sapa town. Overnight in Sapa.

Detailed Itinerary:

Start out by car then do a soft walk to visit LaoChai & TaVan village for 2-3 hours on flat footpath. Picnic lunch by the creek. This is an absolutely spectacular walk through stunning scenery inhabited by some of the friendliest people you can meet. Stopping for a picnic lunch on the way at a family in Ta Van village. Return to Sapa by car in the afternoon. Balance of the day will visit and shop at Sapa market. Then we will transfer to Lao Cai Railway Station for the Express train back to Hanoi.
Overnight on the train

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Getting back to Hanoi from Sapa trip so early at around 5am, taxi to hotel on your own. Tour ends. Jasminecruies can arrange additional customized trips for you if the above itinerary does not match your expectations.