Joint Northern Highlight Tour – HANOI – SAPA BY TRAIN – HALONG 6 DAYS

DAY 1: HA NOI – ARRIVAL (No meals)

Pick up at Noi Bai airport. Transfer to hotel for check in.

Note: Transfer with driver only, without tour guide. # Joint Northern Highlight Tour

Overnight in Hanoi

DAY 2: HANOI – SIC HANOI CITY TOUR – LAO CAI (B/L)

08:00 – 08:30 A.M : Pick up at your hotel (joint tours will free pick up all points in Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi).

Places to visit : President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and Museum , the One Pillar Pagoda, the Quan Thanh Temple (Taoist – dating from the Ly Dynasty) and the Buddhist Tran Quoc Pagoda on the West lake (One of the oldest pagoda in Vietnam), Bat Trang pottery village (apply on Mon, Wed & Fri). Lunch at local restaurant.

PM: the Ethnology Museum (apply on Sun, Tue, Thu & Sat), the Literature Temple and Quoc Tu Giam. Passing Hoan Kiem Lake to see the peaceful waters, and the beauty of Ngoc Son temple. Ending tour at Hanoi’s Old Quarter, where you’ll then have a chance for some shopping and exploration. Tour ends around 15h30 – 16h00.

20:30 – 21:00 Pick-up at the hotel by driver only. Transfer to railway station for a night train to Sapa

Overnight on train (soft berth, air-conditioned, 04 pax in 1 cabin) # Joint Northern Highlight Tour

Note: On Monday and Friday morning, Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and museum are closed.

DAY 3: LAO CAI – SAPA – CAT CAT – SIN CHAI VILLAGE – SIC TOUR (B/L/D)

AM: 6h30- Arrive Lao Cai, pick up at Lao Cai Station then transfer to Sapa. You will have breakfast and some time for resting.

09h00 – 09h30 : Trek to Cat Cat and Sin Chai villages of Black H’Mong tribe. Enjoy the waterfall in Cat Cat and beautiful scenery along the way.

Check-in hotel (check-in after 12:00 P.M)

Lunch at local restaurant.

Afternoon: free time to explore Sapa market & Stone church. Dinner at a local restaurant. # Joint Northern Highlight Tour

Overnight in Sapa

DAY 4: SAPA – LAO CHAI – TAVAN VILLAGE – LAO CAI (B/L)

After breakfast, you will check out and leave your luggage in the hotel, get ready for the trip. Trek down to Lao Chai village to visit the Tay and Day tribes then keep going along the bottom of the Sapa valley to get to Ta Van village which is supposed to be the most beautiful one in the area. Picnic lunch on the way. Back to Sapa by motorbike/jeep. (App .5 hours trekking – 13 km)

Drive to Lao Cai Station. Dinner is on your own.

Overnight on train # Joint Northern Highlight Tour

Day 5: HANOI – SIC HA LONG BAY TOUR – HANOI (B/L)

08:00AM – Pick up at the hotel and transfer to Halong Bay, Quang Ninh province.

A short stop for relax at around 10:00 or 10:30.

12.00PM – Arrive at Bai Chay wharf, welcome by crew team and start enjoying 4-hour cruise around Halong Bay.

Seafood lunch onboard.

Walk into the Thien Cung cave (Heaven Palace cave) then cruising along the World Nature Heritage part to see the Incense Bowl islet, Cock fighting islets Sail islet, Turtle island…. If weather permitting, we can enjoy our great time with swimming and floating on the tranquil bay.

04:00PM – Back to the wharf for transferring to Hanoi.

07:00PM – Arrive at the hotel in Hanoi. # Joint Northern Highlight Tour

Overnight in Hanoi

DAY 6: HANOI DEPARTURE (B)

Breakfast at the hotel. Free until being transferred to the airport for departure flight.

Note: Transfer with driver only, without tour guide. # Joint Northern Highlight Tour

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