Tour Information
Tour Duration: 7 Days / 6 Nights
Tour Route: Hanoi – Sapa (Cat Cat village, Fansipan Mountain, Topas Ecolodge, Muong Hoa Valley, Thanh Kim) – Ha Long Bay
Dates: No fixed departure dates. You may go whenever you wish.
Starts/Ends: Hanoi / Hanoi
Group size: Private tour & Group Tour
Special package: USD 888 / person apply for 02 persons upward
Tour Customizable: Absolutely! (Tell us your specific requirements in the inquiry form)
DETAIL ITINERARY
Day 1: Hanoi arrival – Private airport pick up – Take night train to Sapa.
On your arrival, our driver will pick up to our office in the Old Quarter. You can leave all luggage at hotel then exploring the old town around. Then at 9 pm, you get transferred to the train station for night train to Sapa.
Overnight on train: Deluxe shared 4 berth cabin of Chapa Express Train/ VIC Sapa Train or similar one. Train leaves at 10 pm. If you have 2 members, you will share cabin with others. If you want to take cabin for 2 persons only, it costs extra 36 USD per person.
Day 2: Train arrives Lao Cai – Get transferred to basic hotel in Sapa – Have breakfast at hotel – Visit Cat Cat – Take cable car to Fansipan – Overnight at Topas Ecolodge(B,L)
Train arrives Lao Cai around 6 am, You get transferred around 1 hour to Sapa basic hotel for breakfast at the hotel. No room for check in early.
At 9:30 am, tour guide and driver will pick your group for visit Cat Cat village which is a small but bustling village situated at the foot of Fansipan Mountain. Here you will see traditional Hmong homes at their best, and you will be able to meet a Hmong family to learn more about their way of life. The village is also the perfect place to see traditional clothing being made, hemp being dyed and women weaving.
Cable car included for 2 members and 1 tour guide.
Then you will transferred to Fansipan station, you will take cable car to Fansipan station. Arriving Fansipan station, get on cable car which begins the journey conquering Fansipan by modern cable car system in the world to the point of 2800m then continue gaining for Fansipan at an altitude of 3.143m – the “Roof of Indochina”.
(After the cable car, you need to walk 600 steps to the peak. You will figure and decide to buy train to the peak or not, the fee (270.000 VND per person for train up and down)is paid by your side).
It normally takes people one or two days to reach the peak of Fansipan mountain on foot. However, if you take the three-rope cable car system it just takes within 15-20 minutes to carry you from the bottom to the highest point of the mountain. Fansipan Cable Car is kind of a modern three-wire cable in the world, it is just the first time to present in Asia. With total of 35 cabins, this cable car will pass 6 main pillars then bring you fly over 6.2km long from Muong Hoa Valley to Fansipan cable Station. The distance from a pillar to the next pillar will be 1 km.
While traveling by cable car, you can enjoy the scenery and magnificent views to Sapa and swallow views of Muong Hoa valley, Hoang Lien National Forest as well as beautiful landscapes of Lai Chau province. After conquering the Fanipan Peak, you will also take able car to get back the foot of mountain.
Back Sapa then get transferred to Topas Ecolodge – Overnight at Topas Ecolodge.
01 Executive Premium Bungalow.
Day 3: Sapa – Muong Hoa – Thanh Kim – Take limousine bus back Hanoi – Overnight at Hotel in Hanoi. (B,L)
Today around 10:30 am, you check out then meet tour guide then visit Muong Hoa Valley – Thanh Kim Village. You will be following the only road built on the side of a mountain range, looking down the valley, over viewing magnificent landscapes composed of high mountains, deep valleys, and stream of water winding, waterfalls and terraced rice paddies… leaving the main road for visit tribal villages such as Ta Van of the Zay, Su Pan of the Black H’mong, Thanh Kim of the Tay…enjoy meeting and contacting locals at home and at works. We leave Thanh Kim of the Tay people in the afternoon, heading to Sapa then you have lunch at local restaurant in Sapa Town.
After your relax, around 2:20 pm, you get transferred to the shared limousine bus. Bus leaves at 2:50pm. Arrival Hanoi around 9 pm.
Overnight at Ha Noi May De Vill Legend Hotel or similar – 1 deluxe city view room.
Day 4: Hanoi – Take limousine to Ha Long – Joining Rita cruise (so similar cruise) – HALONG BAY- LAN HA BAY ON RITA CRUISE (B,L/ D)
08:10 – 8:30 : Your group get picked you up at your hotel by shared limousine bus.
09:00 Departure to Halong Bay for 2.5 Hours.
10:30 Arrive in Hai Duong province and have 20 minutes short break.
11:30 – 12:00 Arrive to 16B (Alisa & Rita Cruise Check-in Lounge) Tuan Chau Harbor.
12:00 – 12:30 Transferred by Tender to Rita Cruise. Welcome to Rita Cruise and enjoy Welcome drink, meet the captain, crew to get a brief introduction about cruise and safety guidelines. Check-in your cabin.
13:00 – 13h40 Enjoy Vietnamese seafood buffer or set menu lunch, while cruising in the magnificent Halong Bay, admiring the fascinating rock formations in the bay.
Continue cruising through Con Vit islet (Duck Islet), Thumb islet and Gia Luan Harbor were belonged to Cat Ba area.
15:00 Mingling yourself in the stunning views of the Bay and its dramatic limestone islets as we sail through the calm emerald waters heading to Dark & Bright Cave (Hang Sang & Toi). Customers will participate in outdoor activities and choose options between Kayaking Or sitting on bamboo boat for about 1 hour.
16:00 The Ship move to Tra Bau area and reaching there at 16h50. Here you are free to swim around the boat for a period of 45 minutes.
17:30 – 18:30 Enjoy the Happy hours “Buy 2 get 1 free” drink program at the Mimosa Cafe Lounge and the Sky bar on 5th floor.
18:30 – 19:10 Join cooking class guided directly by Chef of Rita Cruise. You have chance to practice Vietnamese traditional dishes such as spring roll or famous cuisine of Vietnam.
19:10 – 19:30 Dinner will be served at the restaurant on the 4th floor.
After dinner, you have free time to participate in nightlife activities such as Squid Fishing on the 1st floor, listen to music, enjoy drinks or Singing Karaoke in our special room on 5th floor, please contact us to register.
Overnight on boat – 1 Junior Suite cabin balcony.
Day 5: LAN HA BAY- TAI CHI LESSON – FROG POND AREA – take shared limousine bus back Hanoi. (B/ L).
06:30: 07:00 Tai-chi exercise at 5th floor Sundeck to welcome a new day (Optional).
07:00- 7:45 Morning view of bay’s landscape with a cup of tea or coffee then having breakfast at our restaurant.
08:00 The Ship Passing by the Frog Pond area for sightseeing where the Hollywood blockbuster movie King Kong was filmed.
Customers can take Sea Swimming or Go Kayaking in 45 minutes around the mother boat.
09:30 Back to your cabin, take relax and check carefully all the luggage before leaving your cabin. Check-out from the private cabin and enjoy a fantastic cruise on the bay for room service. Complete check-out procedure.
10:00 Have buffet lunch at the cruise while cruising towards the port.
11:00 – 11:20 Back to Tuan Chau pier by tender boat. Farewell
12:00 – 12:30 Return to Hanoi Old Quarter by shared limousine bus.
Overnight at Hanoi May De Vill Legend Hotel or similar – 1 deluxe city view room.
Day 6: Hanoi – Hoa Lu – Trang An -Mua Cave 1 day – Overnight at hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter. (B,L).
07h30 – 8h00: Get picked up by our friendly guide then depart for Ninh Binh province
09h15: Have a short break for 15 – 20 minutes to relax.
10h30: Visit Hoa Lư ancient capital of Vietnam between 968 and 1010. You have a chance to learn about Vietnamese history in the feudal system under Dinh, Le, and Ly Dynasty.
11h45: Have a buffet lunch in the restaurant with a lot of local foods such as goat meat, fish, chicken, fried rice…. Vegetarian foods are always available in the buffet lunch.
13h00: Visit Trang An which was recognized by UNESCO as A World Heritage Site in 2014. Trang An has a wonderful tunnel cave system so Kong’s Movie Group chose this place for the New Version of Kong in 2016 – “Skull Island”. With 2 hours for the boat trip, you will be persuaded by the beauty here.
15h00: Continue the tour for 45 mins – cycling around the village to discover the life of the local people.
15h45: Get back to the bus then leave for Mua Cave (Dancing Cave). Walk up almost 500 steps, you can reach the top of Lying Dragon Mountain & have an amazing panoramic view of Tam Coc from here.
17h00: Get on the bus to return to Hanoi
19h00 – 19:30: Get dropped off at your hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter.
Overnight at Hanoi May De Vill Legend Hotel or similar – 1 deluxe city view room.
Day 7: Hanoi – Get transferred to the airport for your flight back home. (B).
Today, you are free, then before your flight time 3 hours, driver will pick up and transfer you to the airport. Trip ends.
Included
Private airport transfers
Accommodation in Hanoi, Sapa, Ha Long cruise, on train: total 6 nights
Private local tour in Sapa, Group sharing tour in Ha Long cruise and Ninh Binh.
Transportation as mentioned in the itinerary, private airport transfers.
Meals as mentioned in the itinerary.
cable car tickets for members and 1 tour guide.
Boat trip in Trang An.
Tickets and entrance fees
Excluded
Visa arrangement
Flight tickets
Travel insurance
Personal expenses
Drinks.
NOTE: Price from 888 USD per person, applied for 2 persons upwards. Please check with us your travel date then we can check availability and rate for package up on Topas Ecolodge rate. Please note that the rate of package is up on the availability and rate of Topas. Feel free to advise me your idea/ suggestion for your package then we can customize your package properly and meet up your needs.
