HANOI-SAPA-HALONG-HO CHI MINH 9 D 8 N
Day 1: Hanoi arrival –free and easy
Upon arrival, our driver will be holding a sign with your name and welcome you at Noi Bai International airport transfer to check in hotel. Free your time to visit Hoan kiem lake, night market, old church by walking distance Overnight in Hanoi
Day 2: Hanoi – Sapa- cat cat village( breakfast/lunch)
07h00: Pick up at your hotel get on limousine sharing Bus and depart for Sapa ,following Noi Bai – Lao Cai high-way. Along the way, you will have chance to contemplate the beauty of northwest mountains that terraced fields are sparkling in sunlight or dim in thick fog. Have a short break for 30 minutes then continue the trip to Sapa. 13.00: limousine take you directly to hotel in Sapa. Then enjoy the lunch with local Vietnamese dishes. 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. Our local guide will show you the daily life activities of the locals, trek down to the valley bottom to the waterfall where the French built a Hydraulic Power Station; stop for photo with bridge and waterfall then you will walk uphill for bus to pick up to get back to Sapa in the afternoon.
Day 3: Fanxipang moutain- Hanoi ( breakfast-lunch)
After breakfast in hotel, driver take you to Cable Car Station and spend 20 minutes with cable car to enjoy the spectacular scenery. 9.00: Reach the altitute of 2800 meters, you have a good time to see the view and take photos, visit pagoda the spiritual destinations and trek up to 600 steps you will reach the peak of Fansipan – the Roof of Indochina. ( Spend about 1,5 hours for hiking and taking photos). 12.00: Come back to Cable Car Station and return to Sapa town, 12.30: Have lunch in the hotel 13.30 – 15.45: Relax and discover Sapa town by yourself with some souvenirs, meet all group members at hotel to get ready for Hanoi, getting limousine back to Hanoi. You will reach Hanoi at 21:00.
Day 4: Hanoi – Ha Long bay sharing tour- (B/L/D)
08:30 Pick up from Hanoi Old Quarter Hotel to Halong Bay.
12:00 Embark from Tuan Chau Marina by Cruise. Welcome drink on board, guide the cruise safety.
13:15 Enjoy delicious lunch is served on board with seafood and Vietnamese cuisine while cruising to Luon cave.
15:00 kayaking for an hour or by bamboo boat.
16:00 Cruise heads to the Ti Top Island. Enjoy swimming at sandy beach and emerald water or climbing up to the top of the island to take an amazing view of the Bay.
17:30 Tender takes you back to to relax, taste local fruits and snacks on Sundeck.
19:00 Dinner is served.
20:00 Join in some board games and squid fishing. Stay overnight on cruise
Day 5: Ha Long Bay sharing tour – Hanoi (B/Brunch)
At 06:30 Welcome dawn in the early morning. Join Tai Chi lesson on Sundeck.
07:00 Breakfast is served with Western Style.
07:45 Arrive at Surprising Cave (Sung Sot Cave) and join with the tour guide to explore the cave. Return to Cruise.
10:00 Time for Vietnamese cooking demonstration on the cruise.
11:00 Enjoy delicious lunch served on board with Vietnamese cuisine.
12:00 Disembark at Tuan Chau Pier. Return to Hanoi City.
15:00-15:30 Arrive in Hanoi. Free your leisure time and overnight in Hanoi.
Day 6: Hanoi –fly to Ho chi minh city– Free and easy (B)
After breakfast, you will be transfer to airport and take a flight to Ho Chi Minh city (nearly 2 hours by flight – Airfare is not included). Arrive in Hochiminh city (Saigon). Greeted at the airport and transferred to hotel in the city centre (check in time from 2pm onward). Afternoon, free your leisure time and overnight in hotel in ho chi minh city..
Day 7: Ho chi minh city tour – Cu Chi Tunnel tour(B)
AM: Cu Chi Tunnels
Located 60km from HCMC, Cu Chi is now a popular spot for both Vietnamese & foreign tourists – the network of over 200km of tunnels became legendary when they played a vital role in the War. In their heyday, the tunnels were functioning underground cities including numerous trap doors, specially constructed living areas, storage facilities, weapons factories, field hospitals, command centers & kitchens.
Today, ducks and water buffalos happily co-exist in the rivers along the side of the road. However, the peaceful rural rice paddy scenery belies the area’s violent history. Visitors will find it hard to imagine the destruction, damage & defoliation over this whole area, caused by bombing and mines. There is plenty of evidence of the fierce battle that took place here during the 1960s when Cu Chi was a “Free Target Zone”.
Start our tour in the morning, before entering the tunnels visitors can watch a short introductory video showing how the tunnels were constructed. You will spend the next hour exploring the tunnels.
Ẹnjoy lunch
PM: HCM City
We start the trip by visiting Notre Dame Cathedral, the historic Central Post Office, followed by exploring the Reunification Palace, and the remarkable site of the War Remnants Museum, Pink church, cafe apartment , Ben Thanh Market, return to hotel.
Day 8: Mekong Delta tour (B)
After breakfast, start to visit Mekong delta – My Tho city by air-conditioned private bus. In My Tho, boarding the motorboat at a pier and cruising on the Mekong River. Here, overlooking floating houses where fishes are farmed beneath the house (viewing from the motorboat).
Continuing the journey on the river reach a performance site where Vietnamese traditional music (Đàn Ca Tài Tử – A folk art form from Southern Vietnam accredited by UNESCO in 2013 as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity) can be heard and seasonal tropical fruit can be tasted (included).
Afterward, being on a small hand-rowing boat (the main mean of transportation in My Tho & Ben Tre) and slowly cruising through a small creek with beautiful overhanging coconut trees. Lives from both sides of the creek can be observed.
Before heading to lunch, passing through bee-keeping farm and enjoying honey tea, a typical Mekong house can be viewed here. Then, it is lunch time after a short walk.
After lunch, boarding the motorboat and heading to learn coconut candies making process from a workshop. Sample of candies can be tasted. Return to hotel in Ho chi minh. Overnight in Ho chi minh
Day 9: Saigon – Departure (B)
Free time for shopping before transfer to Tan Son Nhat airport for departure.
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Inclusions
- Airport transfer 2 ways pick up in Hanoi and Ho chi minh
- Hotel 3 star in center of Hanoi: Hanoi Diamond hotel or similar
- Hotel 3 star in Ho chi minh: Blue diamond hotel or similar
- Hotel 3 star in Sapa: sapa unique hotel or similar
- Halong bay cruise sharing cruise 3 star: The journey cruise
- Tour guide, all entrance fees, transport during the tour
- Meals as mentioned in program
Exclusion
– Domestic flight hanoi to Ho chi minh city with luggage 20 kg: 60 usd/person
– Beverage, personal expense, insurance
