Sunday, October 5, 2008

8 Days 7 Nights Northern Vietnam Paradise Trip

Day 1 Hanoi
On arrival at Noi Bai Airport, you are met and transferred to the hotel in Hanoi. Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 2 Hanoi – Halong Bay (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner )

7.45am – 8.15am: Pick up at your Hotel and leave for Ha Long city. Short break in Hai Duong province & visit humanity center around 20 minutes . Arrive in Ha Long at approx 11.45am. Get on Boat and start cruising around Ha long bay, you will see many islands such as Stone dog Island, Toad islet, fighting cocks Island, etc…

PM: Have a lunch on the boat.

Visit Thien Cung and Dau Go Grotto. Then cruising towards Cat ba Island, drop anchor at Gia Luan harbour, bus pick up there and crossing National Park to Cat Ba town, check in hotel.

Day 3 Halong Bay – Hanoi – Lao Cai By Train (Breakfast, Lunch)
Boat trip through majestic Ha Long Bay. Enjoy beautiful landscape of Ha Long naturally formed by islands and islets. Return Hanoi. At night, transfer to Hanoi train station. Overnight trip to Lao Cai in sharing comfortable sleeping compartments (lower & upper berth per compartment) – Train departs approx. 9.30pm.

Day 4 Lao Cai – Sapa & Cat Cat Village (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner )
Early morning (approx. 5.30am) arrival at Lao Cai, the border town to Yunnan. Transfer to Sapa on winding roads up the mountains. On clear days, you can see Fansipan mountain. After breakfast at hotel, we enjoy the beautiful landscape and visit the bustling Sa Pa Market where the Red Dao, Black Hmong, Tay and Xa Pho ethnic minorities converge from the nearby mountainsides and valleys to trade their goods and buy provisions. Late morning, check in hotel for relax. Afternoon, we take a short drive to Cat Cat Village of the Hmong People, then take a light trekking around, share their daily lives for a rate glimpse into their culture and customs. Overnight in Sapa.

Day 5 Sapa – Lao Chai - Ta Van (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner )
After breakfast, the guide takes you to the villages of the Hmong and Dzay called Lao Chai and Ta Van. Have lunch on the way or in a family of the ethnic people. Return to Sa Pa.

Day 6 Sapa – Bac Ha Market – Lao Cai – Hanoi (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner )
Leave for Bac Ha and visit a most colorful and vivid minority market and 3 hours walk around the village of the Flowers HMong ethnic people. Back to Lao Cai train station by bus. Take a night train back to Ha Noi. Arrive in Ha Noi at round 4.30 am.

*Bac Ha Market is only on Sunday. The itinerary will be revised if the day 6 is not fall on Sunday.

Day 7 Tam Coc Day Trip (Breakfast, Lunch)
The train will arrive Hanoi at around 4:30. The transfer from Train Station to hotel to take shower.


At 7:30-8:15 am Pick up from hotel. Arrive in Ninh Binh town to visit Hoa Lu – the ancient citadel of Vietnam on 10th century. Enjoy a trek to the King Dinh’s Tomb on a terraced hillside and gaze down at the ancient capital in the beautiful Truong Yen Valley below.

After lunch, take board sampans at Tam Coc to ferry down the Boi river. The boat goes through 3 cavernous limestone tunnels, offering a cool break from the sunshine and astounding views of the cave structures. Return to Tam Coc and going back to Hanoi. Overnight at Hanoi.

Day 8 Hanoi – Kuala Lumpur ( Breakfast )
Rest of day at leisure until pickup from hotel for transfer to airport.









Hotel ( Hanoi / Halong / Sapa )Rate / person in RM
EZ Holiday Hotel / Sunflower 1 Hotel / Pumpkin Hotel RM1059
Boss Hotel / Sunflower 1 Hotel / Pumpkin Hotel RM1229

PACKAGE INCLUDES:
1. Full transportation by car as tour program indicated.
2. Meals and Entrances as tour program indicated
3. Water Puppetry Show ( By walking )
4. English guide service in Sapa, Halong Bay and Tam Coc ( Joining Group Tour )
5. Hanoi-Lao Cai-Hanoi return sleeping berth train tickets
6. Airport transfers
7. Accommodation at the following hotels:
Hanoi: EZ Holiday Hotel / Other hotels ** or Imperial Hotel ( Brand new 3 star hotel!!)
Ha Long Bay ( Cat Ba Island ) : Sunflower 1 Hotel ( 3* )
Sapa: Pumpkin Hotel ( 2* ) / Royal View Hotel ( 3 * )
Train: Pumpkin/ Ratraco train ( Soft Sleeper, 4 persons cabin with air – cond )


PACKAGE EXCLUDES:
Air Fare, insurance, tips, drinks, personal expenses, emergency transfers

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