Day 1: Hanoi arrival
Pick up at the airport and transfer to Hanoi city center for check-in. Overnight at hotel.
Day 2: Hanoi – Halong Bay cruising
After breakfast at hotel, pick up from your hotel and transfer to Halong (around 08:00 - 08:30 am)
Arrive at Halong bay, tendering to the cruise, welcome on board and check in your cabin. Enjoy delicious lunch at the restaurant. Afternoon activities might include a visit to a cave, a floating village for bamboo boat riding, relaxing/swimming and kayaking. Back to the boat, you will be able to join a cooking class or a sunset cocktail party before dinner time. Evening is free at your leisure or you can join a squid fishing trip with the crew. Overnight in private cabin on a sharing cruise.
Day 3: Halong - Hanoi - Night train to Sapa
Morning tea and coffee will be served early. Optional to join a Tai Chi Class on the sundeck or photo hunting in the early morning.
After breakfast, other activities might include (if not arranged on the first day): visiting the cave, cooking class or climbing to the top of an island for panoramic view of Halong Bay. Then check out and enjoy a fantastic view of the bay, passing many islands and islets on the way back to harbor.
Around 12.30 Transfer back to Hanoi.
16:30 - 17:00 Drop off at your hotel in Hanoi. Free time for dinner before pickup time (20.30) at your hotel for the night train to Sapa. Overnight on train.
Day 4: Lao Cai - Sapa trekking
Arrive early in the morning (05.30 - 06.00 am), our tour guide picks up at the station and transfers to Sapa. Have a short break and having breakfast before the tour begins. Trekking to 2 villages Cat Cat and Sin Chai village to visit the H’mong, hydropower station and the waterfall. Local lunch then walks up back to Sapa and free time. Spend the night at hotel in Sapa.
Day 5: Sapa - Y Linh Ho - Lao Chai - Ta Van
After breakfast, start trekking to Muong Hoa valley to visit 3 villages of the H’mong and the Day (Y Linh Ho, Lao Chai, Ta Van). Lunch on the way then heads back to Sapa and free time until transfer to Lao Cai for the night train to Hanoi. Overnight on train.
Day 6: Hanoi walking tour - departure
Early arrival in Hanoi (05.00 - 05.30 am),take taxi to the chosen hotel to store the luggage, have breakfast (no room) before start walking tour (09:00 am) to explore Hanoi Old Quarters. Then come back to hotel and free time until be picked up to transfer to the airport for forward flight (45 mins transfer).
