[7D6N] Impressive Northern Vietnam in 7 days

06:30 Our driver and guilde will pick you up at your hotel then depart for Sapa. 13:00 Arrive at Sapa Town. Lunch and check in at hotel. 14:30 Trek to Cat Cat Village. Cat Cat Village is located on the Muong Hoa Valley, this is the village of the H’Mong hill tribe. It’s far from Sapa Town about 3 km and takes you 45 minutes to walk here. The village is on the slope of the hill and easy walking, rice field and corn are grown here. 17:00 Back to the hotel and take rest. 18:00 Have dinner with local food. Overnight in Sapa

07:00 Have local breakfast at hotel. 09:00 Check-out hotel and you will begin the trek up Ham Rong (Dragon’s Jaw) Mountain or you travel by train and cable car to visit Fansipan (self expense). 12:30 Have lunch at local restaurant. 13:30 Trekking resumes. 14:00 Get on the bus and return to Sapa Town. 15:15 Return to Hanoi. 21:30 Drop you off at your hotel

After breakfast, we transfer to Halong bay, stop on the way for short break. Around 12:00, we arrive Halong bay where you will board a luxury Cruise and start your wonderful journey in dreaming bay. Thousands of islands with different shapes help you imagine many things like dogs, cats, ducks, cocks, hens…. Have lunch on boat. In the afternoon, enjoy magnificent scenery of Halong bay and take part into some activities such as: climbing up an island to visit a nice cave, swimming, kayaking… Dinner on cruise and stay overnight on boat in Halong bay.

In the morning, you will keep cruising in Halong bay and contemplate the second to none natural beauty. Check out and have lunch on boat. Your cruise will finish after lunch at the harbor where our driver is waiting for you to transfer back Hanoi. After checking in your hotel, you can walk around in Hanoi Old Quarter, it is quite interesting to stroll around there, you’ll see the real life of Hanoian people and witness how busy it is in very center of Hanoi. Overnight in Hanoi.

07:30 Our guide and driver will pick yu up at your hotel. Depart for Bai Dinh pagoda and Trang An eco-tourism site. Have short break en-route to free your legs. Arrive in Buddha Sanctuary place of Bai Dinh pagoda, the biggest one in Vietnam. 12:30 Have lunch in a restaurant with local special dishes including goat meat. Depart to the most popular attraction to visit in Ninh Binh are the Trang An Grottoes (the World Natural Heritage site). Arriving Trang An - the eco-tourism site. In 3 hours - 4 hours, you will be surprised by the beauty of this landscape that seems as Halong Bay on land. The bamboo boat will take you through many amazing caves. Back in Hanoi, get dropped off at your hotel. Overnight in Hanoi.

8:00 AM Our driver and guild will pick up at your hotel. After short drive, start visiting first place named Tran Quoc pagoda, one of the oldest Buddhist pagodas in Hanoi. Then, visit Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum including Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, his house-on-stilts, the One-Pillar pagoda. Continue on to visit the colorful features of the 54 ethnic groups of Viet Nam in the Ethnology museum. Have Vietnamese lunch at a local restaurant Visit the Temple of Literature, Vietnam’s first university constructed in 1070. Drive to legendary Hoan Kiem Lake, visit Ngoc Son Temple. Then transfer you to the airport to take your flight back to your hometown.