Best of Northern Vietnam 6 Days
Day 1: Hanoi Arrival
Once you have landed in Hanoi’s Noi Bai Airport and proceeded through customs, you will find our driver waiting outside with your name card. Take the drive into the Old Quarter of Hanoi after this, where your hotel will be awaiting your check-in.
Enjoy free time in Hanoi Old Quarter for discovering Hanoi in your way. Hoan Kiem Lake and Hanoi Old Quarter with a lot of shops and restaurants, busy streets and local people where you can drink a bottle of beer in a corner of Hanoi Old Quarter streets.
Day 2: Hanoi - Hoa Lu – Tam Coc – Hanoi (B, L)
Hoa Lu Tam Coc Day Tour is one of the best Vietnam Tours for travellers to Vietanam.
07h30 – 8h00: Our Limousine bus and tour guide will arrive at your hotel in the morning time after you have enjoyed breakfast. We start the 2-hour drive to the south of Hanoi after this, marveling at the sights of verdant scenery on the way.
10h30: We arrive in Hoa Lu, a small enclave lying in the shadows of the mountains. Despite its small size, Hoa Lu was designated as the perfect place to act as the capital of Vietnam for 42 years. We take a walk around to see the fabulous architecture that has survived from then, mostly featuring in the gates and walls on all sides. The two temples here are also spectacular examples of ornate and ancient architecture, both of which stand in memory to the two kings who ruled Hoa Lu between 968AD and 1010AD.
11h45: We will have a delicious buffet lunch in a local restaurant. Vegetarian foods are always available in the buffet lunch.
After lunch, we follow this with the drive to Tam Coc, a beautiful village of green hues splashed across tree-topped mountains and fields of rice crop. Here, as we cruise along the waterway on a sampan boat, the limestone mountains and river-based rice fields sprout up on both sides, creating a scene that is often described as ‘Halong Bay on land’.
15h00: Our final activity in resplendent Ninh Binh is a cycling tour along the quaint village roads cutting through Tam Coc. On each side of us, we will see open plains of rice stretching to the feet of mountains behind, giving Tam Coc the green hues for which it is most well known.
16h00: After this, we head back to Hanoi on the bus, arriving in the late afternoon and giving you the evening to enjoy in the capital.
18h00 -18h30: Arriving at your hotel in Hanoi. Stay overnight in Hanoi.
Day 3: Hanoi - Sapa by Bus and Trek to Cat Cat Village (L, D)
06h00 - 06h30AM: We pickup at hotels in Old Quarter area or meet you at agreed meeting point and depart to Lao Cai province. When bus moves far from Hanoi center, you will see countryside’s images along the road of villages, rice fields. It is interesting to see the change of views in the route. We have 2 stops for rest on the way.
13h00: Arrive Sapa town, you will be picked up by local guide and driver, going to local restaurant for lunch. There are plenty of local Vietnamese dishes. We have short rest before trekking.
14h30: Take a short walk to the gate of Cat Cat village, home to the Black H'mong ethnic people. The village 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 photos with the bridge and waterfall, and then walk up the hill to meet the bus, which will take you back to Sapa in the afternoon. The trek is about 2.5km and lasts for 2 hours.
17h00: Return to Sapa Town for hotel check in and then enjoy dinner at local restaurant. You can explore town in the evening yourself. Overnight at hotel
Day 4: Sapa - Fansipan - Hanoi (B, L)
Have breakfast at the hotel and check out. Luggage can be kept at hotel lobby area.
08h30: After breakfast, our driver will take you to the Cable Car Station. Spend 20 minutes enjoying the spectacular scenery view from on the cable car.
Reach an altitude of 2800 meters, and take in the view, visit the pagoda, a spiritual destination, and hike up 600 steps to reach the peak of Fansipan – the Roof of Indochina. You spend about 1.5 hours hiking and taking photos yourselves.
12h00: Return to the Cable Car Station and go back to Sapa town. You have lunch at a local restaurant and then relax and enjoy yourself, and if you want, take a shower in the hotel's public bathroom.
14h45 - 15h00: Meet with all the group members at the hotel to prepare for departure to Hanoi.
16h30: Depart for Hanoi by bus and arrive back in Hanoi.
20h30: You will arrive at your hotel for check in and stay overnight in Hanoi.
Day 5: Hanoi - Halong Bay (B, L, D)
08h30 AM: Hotel or private address pick up with our shuttle bus. Short break half way.
12h00: Arriving Tuan Chau marina, transferred by tender of La Pandora cruises. Welcome aboard the cruise. Refresh with our welcome drink. Meet the captain, crew in the cruise briefing, safety instruction.
After that, check in your cabin and get back to restaurant, a delectable lunch will be served in the dining room, all while we set sail past the first of the limestone towers that give Halong Bay its unique identity.
Our first stop of the tour is to Sung Sot Cave, where a tour guide will introduce us to the majesty on offer with a walk through. The stalactites and stalagmites here have been formed over tens of thousands of years and provide a hidden dimension to the beauty of Halong Bay.
After this, we cross a channel of emerald water and find Titop Island. Here, we have time to relax on the white sand beach and take in the views of the bay in front. For the best views, take the 20-minute walk up the stone steps of the island and end at the panoramic viewing platform at the top.
We return to the cruise to enjoy a party held on the sundeck. Happy hour and a beautiful sunset accompany our cruising at this time, after which, dinner is served in the sparkling dining room. End your perfect day with relaxation time on the cruise.
Day 6: Halong Bay - Hanoi - Departure (B, L)
The day starts with tai chi on the sundeck, which is a great chance to see the majesty of Halong Bay during sunrise. A light breakfast is served downstairs as we prepare ourselves for cruising.
We have a very leisurely morning to enjoy in Halong Bay, with much time for relaxing on board and some time to spend kayaking around quiet waters. Towards the end of the morning, we enjoy a filling brunch and head back to the harbour, where we disembark and head to the city of Halong.
Pick you up by driver and you will take a transfer to Hanoi.
15h00 –15h30: Arriving in Hanoi.
Arriving in Hanoi, you will have free time until our private driver pick you up for the transfer to the airport.
3 hours prior to your departure flight: Our private driver will pick you up for the transfer to the airport for your flight home. End of 6 day Vietnam Tour Package.
Notes:
The itinerary of Halong Bay cruise can be changed due to weather so sometimes the cruise will change the route or activities to have best schedule.
