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Vietnam North Trek and Cruise 5 Days
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Vietnam - Hanoi & surrounding areas, Halong Bay, Sapa
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Day 1 (Feb 4th, 2019): Arrival at Hanoi – visit the Old Quarters (G)
You’re picked up to the airport for a flight to Hanoi. Arriving at Noi Bai airport in Hanoi, you’ll be met and driven to your hotel. You’ll have time to relax after your journey. In the afternoon, you’ll cruise ride around the Colonial and Old Quarters on a cyclo to discover the city’s architectural mixture of French colonial style, social realism (mostly public buildings - designed or influenced by the USSR), pagodas and communal houses with many Chinese features, merchants’ residences, ‘tube’ dwellings, modern buildings and vernacular houses. The Old Quarter is a maze of shopping streets and restaurants with a hotchpotch of architecture - traditional tube houses, religious buildings, artisans’ workshops and cottages, colonial houses and modern concrete edifices. You’ll spend the night in Hanoi (Center Point Hotel – Deluxe room)
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Day 2 (Feb 5th): Hanoi – Sapa by bus with short trek to Cat Cat Village (L, G)
6.30: Pick up from your hotel, get on “Luxury Vans” and depart for Sapa.
09: 30: Follow the highway to Lao Cai city with the first comfort break.
11:00: Second comfort break at Lao Cai city before approaching Sapa.
13.00: Arrive Sapa Town with colorful traditional costumes of H’mong, Dzao, Tay ethnic People.
Enjoy the lunch with local Vietnamese dishes, check-in procedures
14.30: A short drive 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.
Trekking distance is about 2.5 kms and it lasts for 2 hours.
17.00: Come back to Sapa Town. We recommend good local restaurants for your dinner on your own, overnight in hotel with night activities. You’ll spend the night in Sapa (Sapa Vista Hotel – Deluxe Mountain View room)
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Day 3 (Feb 6th): Sapa – Lao Chai village – Hanoi (B, L, G)
7.00 – 7.45: Have breakfast at hotel and prepare light pack for trekking.
8.00: A short drive to Y Linh Ho then trek through the rice terraces and along Muong Hoa Stream to the Black Hmong village of Lao Chai to see the spectacular landscape of Hoang Lien Son Mountain after that heading to Ta Van village - home of Dzay ethnic people.
Trekking distance is about 9 kms and it lasts for 3.5 hours
11.30: Bus picks you up at Ta Van Bridge to Sapa.
12.00 – 15.00: Have a shower at hotel, check out and have lunch and time at leisure on your own.
15.00: Meet all group members at hotel to get ready for Hanoi.
15.15: Get on “Luxury Vans” to go back to Hanoi with two comfort breaks.
21.15: We say goodbye to you at your hotel/stay. You will spend the night in Hanoi (Center Point Hotel – Deluxe room)
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Day 4 (Feb 7th): Hanoi – Bai Tu Long Bay – Thien Canh Son – Cap La – Tra San (B, L, D, G)
07h45: Pick up from your hotel in Hanoi. Drive to Ha Long City through the green fields in the Red River Delta.
10h00: Stopover on the way for a refreshment break.
12h00: Embark at Ha Long wharf – Break and photography time
12h30: Boat Cruises on Halong, enjoy a welcoming drink and cruise briefing.
13h30: Have lunch while cruising in Bai Tu Long Bay, admiring the fascinating rock formations in the bay.
15h30: Transfer by tender to Thien Canh Son cave. Our tour guide will take you to a huge cave with many interesting stalactite and stalagmite in different amazing shapes …. After about half an hour visiting, you will go back to tender and return to the boat. Then return to cruise for your leisure or join sunbathing, enjoy swimming in the crystal clear water. Join with cooking class by our chef.
Playing chess, talking. Relax and spend time for taking photos on the beautiful place.
19h00: Vietnamese style set dinner is served on board.
21h00: Take some leisure time to enjoy chatting at the bar or enjoy some night fishing.
Stay overnight on boat (White Dolphin Cruise – 02 Deluxe cabins)
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Day 5 (Feb 8th): Vung Vieng floating village – Hanoi – departure (B, L, G)
07h30: Have breakfast and enjoy sunrise on the bay.
08h00: Visit ancient Vung Vieng floating village you are not only be immersed in the quiet and peaceful atmosphere, but also be surrounded by the rocky mountains by small bamboo boat for an hour in to the ancient village, then return to cruise for relaxing.
10h00: After an hour around floating village, you back to the boat and packing your luggage and check out the room.
10h30: Have lunch while cruising back through Ha Long Bay to the pier
11h30: Disembark at Ha long wharf, time to say goodbye to the crew.
14h00: Stopover on the way for a refreshment break.
16h00: Arrive in Hanoi. You’ll then be driven back Noi Bai airport in Hanoi for your homeward flight. End of services.