Highlights of North Vietnam

Your Highlights of Vietnam 7 Day Tour starts from Hanoi Airport.

Arrive in Hanoi, our insider‘s guide will pick you up from Hanoi Airport and transfer you to the city center. 

After check-in you’ll be given some time to relax and or explore the old quarter by yourself.

Around 18:00, our tour guide will meet you at your hotel to start your Street Food Tour through the most interesting streets of the 36 streets of the Old Quarter of Hanoi. You will be provided a brief introduction about the route of the tour and about the places you will be visiting before we set off to explore Hanoi’s buzzing Old Quarter in the early evening.

If you don't want to join Street Food Tour, You can choose another option - Buffet Dinner with the same itinerary.

The Day 2 of your Vietnam 7 Day Tour, you will visit Hanoi City Tour.

We will start the full day Hanoi City Tour by visiting all of the must-see destinations for the tour in Hanoi. Starting by having breakfast in your hotel, our tour guide will come to the hotel lobby and pick you up at around 8:30. First, we will head to Ho Chi Minh Complex including the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum (closed on Monday and Friday and every afternoon), the Ba Dinh Square, Ho Chi Minh's House on Stilts and the One Pillar Pagoda or Dien Huu Pagoda, has one of the most special architectures in Vietnam. You will absolutely have an unforgettable experience by seeing the long queue of visitors showing their respects at the mausoleum to see the body of Uncle Ho (Ho Chi Minh)-The Greatest Vietnamese President. Next, we will drive about 10 minutes to visit the Temple of Literature – the first University in Vietnam that was conducted in 1070 under Ly Thanh Tong's dynasty in order to honor the Confucius and nowadays to celebrate the doctorates and high-rank scholars of Vietnam. 

Next is a lunch break, then in the afternoon, we will have a chance to visit one of the most highlighted museums - Vietnam Military History Museum, Fine Arts Museum, Hoa Lo Prison (as known as Hanoi Hilton – nicknamed by U.S pilots during the American war) or the Ethnology Museum to learn about the 54 ethnic groups in Vietnam. 

Finishing your  Hanoi City Tour, it is time for you to relax and have dinner on your own.

Sapa tour will be memorable of your Vietnam 7 Day Tour.

On the third day of the tour, we checkout early in the morning and you can enjoy breakfast before we start your Sapa adventure! Please let us remind you that you can leave your unnecessary luggage (for your Sapa tour) safely at the hotel at all times as you will return here.

6:30 - 7:00am: Our bus will pick-up from your hotel in the old quarter of Hanoi to depart for Sapa Town.

Along the way, there are is beautiful scenery of mountain ranges for you to take photos. After 6 hours, you're in Sapa town, you're starting Sapa trekking tour to Lao Chai and Tavan Villages which are the Highlights of North Vietnam to visit the ethnic minorities who live in these local villages including Black H’Mong in Lao Chai and Zay hill tribes only live in Ta Van Village( If the room is available in the morning, we can check in for a rest after the night train to Sapa). We will have a chance to trek along local paths and enjoy the wonderful view of the terraced rice paddy fields on the way. Lao Chai- Ta Van Villages are located in Muong Hoa Valley – one of the most spectacular villages which will offer you the gorgeous panorama views facing the river and backed by the mountains. Lao Chai and Tavan Village always attract tourists and is the most attractive destination for Sapa Tour. Here you will absolutely relax and commune with nature by feeling the fresh air, see their tribal life, and interact with ethnic minorities will help you to learn more about their daily life as well as their original custom. 

After trekking, your lunch will be served in the local restaurant here. We will come back to your hotel in Sapa. The evening is your leisure time to discover the stunning Sapa at night. You can have dinner in the restaurant to try most of the specialties such as Clamped-under-the-armpit pig (Lon cap nach), Meo Cabbages, Salmon in Sapa, or enjoy barbecued stick meat, mushroom in the street. This would become one of the best memories that you’ve ever had. Return to the hotel to rest and to get ready for your next day trip.

Today will be the last day for your tour in Sapa. You will have an opportunity to learn about their living by growing rice and corn on terraced fields, make traditional handicrafts or cotton cultivation and unique fabrics. After spending time here, we will transfer to another local village which is not so touristic named Ma Tra Villages. This is one of a few villages that have a silent terrace valley and less commercial track in Sapa. There are nearly 50 homes living here and most of them are the H’ Mong tribe minority people. We may visit the small primary school in the village to meet little children here and have an overall view of their culture and customs. They earn their living by using their craft such as carving silver, weaving brocade, silk and some make decorated cloth to sell on the main street in the center of Sapa.

We will head back to Sapa for lunch and you can feel free to do foot massage after your Sapa trekking or do shopping around before taking a ride to Lao Cai Station and catch the train back to the charming Hanoi. 

Today you will visit Halong Bay - The most highlighted destination in your Vietnam 7 day Tour. You will arrive to Hanoi at around 05:00 am by night train from Sapa. You will take a rest and shower then have a breakfast in the hotel before our Halong Bay 2 Night Cruise. At 08:00, our tour guide will come to pick you up then we start 3.5 hours drive from the city center to Halong Bay.  There are several local Northern Vietnamese villages and towns along the way. It’s time for you to take some beautiful photos of the terrific rice-paddy fields or just the scenery of the outstanding landscape here. We will have 30 minutes for a short break in the middle of the journey. 

Upon arrive at Tuan Chau Harbor, you will embark on the overnight cruise to begin our relaxing trip. After briefing some general information about the trip, your delightful lunch will be served on the cruise ( we have different options for you if you are vegetarian or if you have any special request ). You will have a chance to see the marvelous scenery with thousands of limestone mountains. Our first destination will be Sung Sot Cave ( Amazing Cave ), one of the most spectacular and largest grottoes of Halong. It is an opportunity to visit a giant and magnificent cave, decorated with colorful chandeliers and plenty of rocks similar in shape to an elephant, horse or flowers, etc. In the afternoon, we will head to Ti Top Island for hiking mountain.

After that, we will return to the cruise and enjoy the outstanding panoramic views of Halong in the stunning sunset with cocktails before dinner. Evening time is your leisure time to relax or join in some interesting activities on boat such as squid fishing or watching movies.  You’ll spend the night on the boat for ending your first day of your trip on Halong Bay 3 Day Cruise.

Finally, our last day of Halong Bay 2 Night Cruise begins with the most unforgettable experience that you’ve never had before. You will do the morning exercise – Tai Chi on the sundeck with our tour guide. You can inhale and exhale to feel all of the fresh air and get full of energy before starting a new day. People believe that this will bring positivity and health to your life if you practice it every day. Buffet brunch will be well-prepared for you before disembarking the cruise. Our driver will be waiting for you there and drive you to your hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter.

Have breakfast at the hotel. You are free to explore Hanoi on your own. You can choose some lovely souvenirs for your friends and family or stroll around and capture photos to catch the last moments here before you are transferred to the airport for your flight home. The room is at your disposal until 12.00 noontime.

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