The North Of Vietnam Discovery Tour

Upon arrival in Hanoi, you will be greeted and then transferred to the hotel. After a short rest, enjoy a 1-hour cyclo tour of the French-inspired "old quarter" passing through boutique stores and amazing contemporary art galleries.In the evening, enjoy a welcome dinner at a fine local restaurant in town. Overnight in Hanoi.

This morning, set off to enjoy a majestic homestay at Moon Garden located at Ky Son Village.Welcome upon arrival with local green tea, relax, and explore Moon Garden and Ky Son village before attending a cooking class with the host. After lunch, experience a traditional hand spa and then take the bicycles to discover the Ky Son and other villages. Stop to converse with local families about their daily lives and join in farming activities.

Early evening, return to Moon Garden for some refreshing drinks while waiting for the steam baths to be prepared. After the steam bath, see the local Buddha worship, followed by dinner. After dinner, enjoy a foot bath in warm water with ginger, salt, and mugwort medicinal herbs before retiring for the evening.Overnight in the Moon Garden Homestay.

This morning, join in with traditional exercises to work up an appetite before breakfast. Then hop back on the bikes to visit other local villages before returning to Ky Son village for lunch. Later afternoon, return to Hanoi for our overnight train to Sapa.Overnight on train.

After the train arrives at 6 am, our guide will pick you up at Lao Cai Station and we will transfer to Sapa in around 1 hour. When you arrive in Sapa, we will eat breakfast here before starting our trip.

After breakfast, we transfer to Cat Cat village. After a couple of minutes, you follow the steps going downhill to Cat Cat village. You will stop by a waterfall and a hydroelectric station for a while before continuing the trek on a dirt trail through rice paddy terraces. You also will enjoy spectacular scenery while walking along a narrow river. You eventually arrive in Y Linh Ho village of the Black Hmong minority, where you can take a rest while you are served lunch nearby the river.

After lunch, you head toward Muong Hoa valley. You will pass through the Lao Chai village of the Black Hmong minority and then the Tavan village of the Giay minority by following a very popular trekking route. You will return to Sapa from Tavan by car.

After breakfast at hotel, we take 4-minute Mountain Train through valleys, viaducts and tunnels offering beautiful views of surrounding villages as well as nature. Reaching the Cable Car station, we get off the train and enjoy another 20 minutes cable car ride up to the top. Normally, it takes at least two or three days to reach the Peak of Fansipan Mountain on foot. However, with the newly three-rope cable car system, we can see the peak and spectacular surrounding from the peak within half a day.

After 20-minute ride, we start challenging yourself with 636 high steps up to Fansipan Summit – which is considered ‘The Roof of Indochina’ with 3,143-meter height. Enjoy spectacular scenery of Hoang Lien Mountain and lush forest, we walk down to the cable car station and ride back. Take the Mountain Train back to town and have lunch in a restaurant. After the tour, back to your hotel for relaxing.

Spend the remainder of the afternoon at leisure in Sapa before returning to Lao Cai to board the overnight train back to Hanoi.Overnight on train.

Arrive in Hanoi in the early morning, and enjoy early breakfast at a hotel nearby station before transferring to Halong Bay for an overnight cruise on a deluxe junk.You will travel through breathtaking scenery en route to a World Heritage area of outstanding beauty. Upon arrival, board the private boat and cruise around this secluded bay which has been referred to as the 8th Natural Wonder of the World. Whilst cruising, explore forgotten caves and have the opportunity to canoe or swim from the boat. In the evening enjoy a seafood feast for dinner.

Overnight on cruise.

Today, a sumptuous western breakfast will be served for you to enjoy whilst watching the sun rise over magical Halong Bay.After breakfast, continue cruising around this amazing UNESCO World Heritage Site and explore some more of the intricate cave systems that make Halong truly unique. After a delicious lunch, head back to Hanoi.

Overnight in Hanoi.

You are free at leisure until the car and the tour guide pick you up at the hotel then drive you to the airport and wish you a safe flight. Tour ends.