Hanoi - Halong Bay - Sapa - Hoalu - Hanoi City Tour 8D7N

HANOI - HA LONG BAY - HOA LU - SAPA - HANOI CITY TOUR PACKAGE 8D7N

TOUR DESCRIPTION
Day 1: Hanoi arrival – Welcome Dinner (D)
Day 2: Hanoi - Halong bay 2 days, overnight on cruise (B,L,D)

Day 3: Halong Bay – Hanoi (light breakfast, brunch)
Day 4: Hanoi – Hoa Lu – Trang An – Mua Cave – Hanoi (B,L)

Day 5: Hanoi – Sapa – Fansipan Peak (B,L,D)
Day 6: Sapa – Cat Cat Village – Hanoi (B,L)
Day 7: Hanoi City Tour 1 Day (B,L)
Day 8: Hanoi departure (B)

DETAILED ITINERARY
Day 1: Hanoi arrival – Welcome Dinner (D)
Upon arrival at Noibai International airport, our representative will meet and transfer you to your hotel.

Note: When you reach airport, please make sure that you go outside of the gate (because the driver does not allowed to go inside), then find your name from our driver’s hand and follow him to hotel, we will meet you in hotel. In case you cannot find the driver, please access to free wifi at airport to contact me (whats app: +84965758922), I will help you to call our driver.
19:00: Dinner at restaurant
Overnight in Hotel in Hanoi 

 

Day 2: Hanoi - Halong bay 2 days, overnight on cruise (B,L,D)

08:00: Pick up at your hotel to Halong bay

12:30: Receptionists welcome guests at the International Tuan Chau harbour.
12:45: Captain welcomes guests to Syrena cruises by tender. Check in cruise, whilst enjoy a welcome drink, safety briefing and check in cabin.
13:00: Leaving International Tuan Chau harbour, discover the Halong Bay - natural wonders of the world. Have lunch with special foods while cruising through famous sights Ba Hang fishing village, Đỉnh Hương island, Chó Đá islet, Gà Chọi islet...
14:30: Cruise stops at Bồ Nâu cave, the core area of the world natural heritage. Transfer by tender to Surprise cave - one of the most beautiful caves in Halong Bay.
15:45: Leaving Surprise cave, transfer by tender to the Titov island was named by Uncle Ho, after Gherman Stepanovich Titov - the Soviet astronaut who visited in 1962 Enjoy swimming, relaxing on the beach or climb the steps of the Rock to the top of the island. On the top of the mountain, you can see corner of magical Halong Bay ...
16:45: Back to the cruise. Relax and enjoy sunset on the sun deck. Go to the overnight place.
18:00 – 19:00: HAPPY HOUR - Buy 1 drink get 1 free (wine excluded).
18:30: Enjoy Vietnamese cooking demonstration. 
19:00: Acquaint yourself with the set menu dinner.
20:30: Evening activities include: film entertainment (in the dining room); squid fishing; massage (contact with cruise manager for service price)...

Overnight on Cruise 

 

 

Day 3: Halong Bay – Hanoi (B)

06:00: Morning call (if you request).
06:30: Enjoy Tai Chi instructions on the sundeck in 30 minutes whilst cruising to Luồn cave.
07:00: Enjoy light breakfast in the restaurant (coffee, tea, fresh milk, water, pastries, bread, egg, fresh fruits, cereals will be served in the dining room).
08:00: After breakfast, take a guided tour to visit Luồn cave - .one of the cave open to the form beautiful about endemic the vegetation of the Halong Bay. Visit Luồn cave by a traditionally woven (bamboo) boat rowed by a local boatman.
08:30: Then come back to Syrena cruise, relax and check out of cabin. Please put your luggage outside the door. Our porters will collect and get them ready on the Pier for you. Finally, the cruise disembarks in International Tuan Chau harbour.
09:15: Enjoy brunch buffet menu served in the dining room. Settle bills in the dining room after brunch (if you have).
10:45: Transfer by tender back to Tuan Chau harbour and disembarkation. Farewell to guests.

* The itinerary can be changed due to the check-in time and the weather conditions.

Overnight in Hotel in Hanoi 

 

Day 4: Hanoi – Hoa Lu – Trang An – Mua Cave – Hanoi (B,L)

Hoa Lu - Trang An - Mua Cave 1 Day Trip Highlight:

- Visit Hoa Lu - An ancient capital.

- Have a lunch with delicious local and asia foods.

- Enjoy unique boat trip to visit Trang An cave complex

- Visit Mua Cave - Climb up to the top of Mua Island to get great view to see or take pictures of Tam Coc.

Tour Detail:

7h30 - 8h00: The bus and tourguide will pick you up at your hotel lobby in Ha Noi Old Quarter for departure to Ninh Binh. Ninh Binh is local province where has a lot of beautiful places. It is not too far from Hanoi, it is only more or less 2 hours drive from Hanoi to Ninh Binh. You will have a short break on the half way.

10h30 - 10h40: Arrive Hoa Lu ancient capital of Viet Nam. You will visit Dinh King temple and Le King temple in the 10th centery, finding out the heroic histories of this two king in Chinese Wars.

11h50 - 12h00: Have a lunch with Vietnamese cuisine at local restaurant.

13h00 - 13h05: Get on the bus go to Trang An wharf for enjoying unique sampan to visit Trang An cave complex.

15h40 - 15h45: Keep going to visit Mua cave. The place attracts visitors with its many interesting stories. Climb 500 stone steps, here you can see all the way to Tam Coc, enjoy a stunning panoramic view of the countryside and Ngo Dong river.

16h55 - 17h00: Get on the tourist bus to return Ha Noi.

19h00 - 19h30: Arrive Ha Noi, drop off at your hotel in Ha Noi Old Quarter.
Overnight in Hotel in Hanoi 

 

 

 

Day 5: Hanoi – Sapa – Fansipan Peak – Lao Chai – Ta Van Village (B,L,D)
06:00: you will have breakfast at the hotel

06:30 – 07:00: Depart for Sapa by 29 seats bus

12:00: Sapa arrival – check in hotel and have lunch

14:00: Depart to visit Fansipan peak. We will walk some hundreds metters to Muong Hoa train, then we take train to Fansipan cable station, after that we take cable to Fansipan peak.

After that, we continue to visit Lao Chai – Ta Van Village.

18:00: Come back to hotel, take a rest and have dinner

Stay overnight in Sapa 

 

 

Day 6: Sapa – Cat Cat Village – Hanoi (B,L) 
08:30: Start the trip to Cat Cat Village
After breakfast, you will have a pleasant tour to Cat Cat village, home to Black H’mong people. You will walk with your English speaking guide downhill about 4 km. On the way to the village you have the opportunity to enjoy breath taking scenery of the mountains range and peaceful Muong Hoa valley; notice the villagers working on the paddy rice fields, their children playing around, and their animals such as: water-buffaloes, pot-bellied pigs and chickens. You can also see on the way an old hydro-electric power station which was built in the early 20th century by French. After crossing a village, we’ll arrive to a beautiful waterfall which is a good place for refreshing and taking pictures

13:00: Lunch at local restaurant in Sapa
15:30: We depart for Hanoi by 29 seats bus

21:00: Hanoi arrival.
Overnight in Hotel in Hanoi 

 

 

Day 7: Hanoi City Tour 1 Day (B,L) – Private Tour

08:00 - 08:30: Pick up at your hotel (join tours will free pick up all points in Hoan Kiem district, Hanoi). Then visit go to the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum to explore the architectural and historical aspects of Uncle Ho’s final resting-place. Just next door is Ho Chi Minh’s house on stilts and lying to one side of the Mausoleum is the One Pillar Pagoda which was founded by King Ly Thai To in 1049 - the structure has become an important symbol for the people of Hanoi. We then continue on to visit the Buddhist Tran Quoc Pagoda on the West Lake (One of the oldest pagoda in Vietnam).

12:00 – 13:00: Have lunch at the local restaurant.

PM: After lunch we’ll proceed to visit the Literature Temple and Quoc Tu Giam. We’ll also see Vietnam’s first university, constructed in 1070 - its gardens and well-preserved architecture will offer a relaxing glimpse into Vietnam’s past. For the last part of the tour we’ll journey through Hanoi Old Quarter, where you’ll then have a chance for some shopping and exploration. Tour ends around 15h30 - 16h00.

Overnight in Hotel in Hanoi

 

 

Day 8: Hanoi departure (B)
Pick up to the airport before your flight time 3 hours

 

 

Our Prices Include:

• All private airport transfer
• All hotel accommodation on tour
• Halong Bay 2 Days 1 night
• Hoa Lu – Trang An – Mua Cave Tour 1 day
• Hanoi City Tour 1 Day
• Fansipan cable car ticket + Muong Hoa train ticket (US$ 40/pax)
• Private Sapa tour 2D1N + Private English speaking tour guide (go and back by private29 seats bus)
• Meals as indicated on tour (3 main meals with budget 180 000 vnd per person per meal + 1 buffet lunch in Sapa + 1 salmon + sturgeon hotpot in Sapa)
• Entrance fees, Kayaking in Halong bay

Our Prices do not Include:

• Visa to Vietnam (tourists must obtain before traveling to Vietnam)
• International flights to and from Vietnam
• Airport departure tax if required
• Travel insurance (trip, medical and personal)
• Daily personal expenses
• Early check-in or late check-out at hotels
• Tip and gratuity for local tour guides and drivers