DAY 1: AIRPORT PICKUP (No Meal) – 13 Dec
8:20 PM: Driver pick up at the airport with your flight VJ146 at 8:05PM. Reach to Hanoi hotel and check in Hanoi hotel. ACC: Hanoi Golden Cyclo hotel 4* Superior Room (1 twin and 1 triple sharing)
DAY 2: TRAIN TO SAPA (Breakfast) – 14 Dec
Check out per hotel check out time. Only 01 room (twin) kept until 9.00 PM
9.00 PM: Get to the train station and stay overnight on the train to Sapa. Acc: King Express Deluxe Train (2 private cabins for 5 pax)
DAY 3: SAPA – Y LINH HO – LAO CHAI – TAVAN - SAPA (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner) Group tour – 15 Dec
5:00 AM: Arrive at Lao Cai Train station in the early morning. Be picked up by your driver and take a 01hr drive to Sapa for breakfast and morning shower in the Hotel in Sapa. After breakfast, Sapa Local guide greets and meet! We will take a 6km walking down to the south east of Sapa along the side of Muong Hoa valley to Y Linh Ho village of the Black H’mong. A 2kmtrekking down to Lao Chai village, through terraced rice fields to Ta Van village of the Dzay minority people. Lunch at a local family, it gives you a worth chance for you to learn about the local house architecture which is full of their daily life styles and exclusive custom. Enjoy the landscapes…on the way. Get back to Sapa by Car. - Overnight at the hotel in Sapa ACC: Sapa Eden Lodge hotel Deluxe room (1 twin and 1 triple sharing)
DAY 4: CAT CAT - SIN CHAI - SAPA TOWN - Dcar to Hanoi (Breakfast, Lunch) Group tour – 16 Dec
After breakfast at the hotel, we will take a walk down to the South-west of Sapa (around 4 km) to visit Cat Cat village of the Black H’mong. Relax at the food of the stunning waterfall and the vestige of a hydroelectric power station that was constructed by the French during the colonial time in Vietnam. Further walk to Sin Chai before return to Sapa by car. In the afternoon, do shopping in local market. Guide's goodbye with special Dcar comfortable 9 seats van back to Hanoi (Joining group of 8). After you getting back to Hanoi, check in Hanoi hotel. ACC: Hanoi Golden Cyclo hotel 4* Superior Room (1 twin and 1 triple sharing)
DAY 5: HALONG BAY WITH HALONG VSPIRIT DELUXE CRUISE (B; L; D) – 17 Dec
8.00AM: Pick up from your hotel in Hanoi, move to Halong and follow the cruise itinerary. All services included. 08h00 – 08h30: Pick-up at hotel and start the scenic, 3.5 hour drive to Halong Bay. Enjoy the landscape of the Red River Delta country side and have a short break on the way. 12h30 – 13h00: Embark on V’Spirit Classic Cruise followed by a short cruise briefing. 13h30 – 15h30: Savor a delectable lunch as V’Spirit Classic cruises among the limestone islands. 15h30 – 16h30: Explore the amazing Sung Sot Cave – the most beautiful cave in Halong Bay. 16h30 Back to the V’Spirit Classic Cruise. 16h30 – 17h30: Continue cruising to the quiet area while enjoy beautiful seascape on the way. 17h30 – 19h00: Cooking class and sunset party on sundeck. 19h00: Dinner is served. Socialize with other guests, take part in board games, fish for squid, or just laze around. Overnight on board. ACC: Halong Vspirit Deluxe Cruise Deluxe Cabin (1 twin and 1 triple sharing)
DAY 6: HALONG VSPIRIT DELUXE CRUISE- HANOI FREE FOOD TOUR (B; L; D) – 18 Dec
06h30 – 07h00: Start your day with Tai Chi exercises or a photo hunt 07h30 – 08h30: Have breakfast on board while the boat starts cruising to the Natural Preservation Zone. 08h30 – 09h30: Kayaking to explore around the area or visit a floating house and learn about the daily life of the local fishermen who live there. 09h30: Return to the boat. Freshen up and check out of your cabin. 09h30 – 10h30: Continue your cruise exploring the Bay, passing Ba Hang fishing village, Dog Islet, and more. 10h30 – 11h30: While heading back to the harbor, watch the fruit carving demonstration before enjoying a traditional Vietnamese lunch. Disembark V’Spirit Classic Cruises. Transfer back to your hotel in Hanoi city center. 6:00 PM: Start our walking tour in the Old Quarter of FREE HANOI FOOD TOUR (Promotion 2016) The main stops are at the most Only-One-Dish-famous shops or restaurants owned by families who have been making certain famous traditional dishes in Hanoi for years. These famous dishes of Hanoi culinary experience will come one after the other during the walking tour in this Hanoi National Heritage area. The experience will not only bring you the real local Hanoi dishes but also the special way of enjoying it as a part of the daily culinary life in Hanoi! The journey will bring you down to the local market to learn about Vietnamese cooking and eating habits. This industrialized haste and busy life creates a lot of fast foods. Hanoians are lucky to be able to eat delicious home-cooked meals in a busy city at any time! The walking takes you down to some smaller walkways and alleys which you would not normally enter. It is time we find "A City Inside A City". 9.00 PM: Finish the tour at your hotel in Hanoi. Stay overnight in Hanoi hotel. ACC: Hanoi Golden Cyclo hotel 4* Superior Room (1 twin and 1 triple sharing)
DAY 7: HANOI DEPARTURE (Breakfast) – 19 Dec
Pick up at your hotel in Hanoi to the airport for flight VJ133 (9:55AM departure). End of services
