Sapa to Halong Bay & Excursions

Sapa to Halong Bay Tourstarts from Hanoi Airport with your flight to Hanoi.

On your arrival at Hanoi Airport, you will be picked up by local guide and driver from Incredible Asia Journeys for the transfer to the center of lovely Hanoi. Check-in the hotel and take your time to relax after a long flight. (Early check-in depends on the hotel’s availability. If you want to ensure to have the room as you arrive, you may be paid for it).

Around 4.00pm, our guide will pick you up for walking around Restored Sword Lake to enjoy the fresh air here and visiting the Old Quarter of Hanoi with 36 ancient and busy streets.

After that, we will head to Water Puppet Theatre to enjoy fascinating Water Puppet performances before having a welcome dinner in the local restaurant. Stay overnight in Hanoi.

Day 2 of 7 days of Sapa to Halong Bay Tour , you will visit Hanoi City Tour with the highlighted attractions in Hanoi.

In the morning, you will have breakfast in the hotel before starting our journey today. We will spend a whole day discovering Hanoi - the lovely capital of Vietnam. First, we will head to Ho Chi Minh Complex which includes Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum (closed on Monday and Friday), Ba Dinh Square, Ho Chi Minh's House on Stilts and One Pillar Pagoda. Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum is the place the corpse of Uncle Ho was preserved. Visiting Ho Chi Minh's House on Stilts, you can have a chance to see the simple life of president Ho Chi Minh in the past.

Continuing our visit, we will move to the Temple of Literature - the first University of Vietnam, and also the symbol of Vietnamese education. Every year thousands of candidates coming here praying for good luck in the university entrance exam. Have lunch in a local restaurant and take a rest.

In the afternoon, we will pay a visit to one of the most famous museums in Hanoi such as Hoa Lo Prison Museum (also known as "Hanoi Hilton"), or the Ethnology Museum with the outstanding characteristics of 54 ethnic groups in Vietnam.

After that, we will have one more chance to wander around the Hanoi Old Quarter with 36 busy streets. You can also get some of the traditional art products as souvenirs.

Enjoy a beer in Hanoi before coming back to the hotel for your free time.

Then our guide will pick you up for the transfer to the station for the night train to Lao Cai. Stay overnight on the train.

Sapa always attracts travellers to Vietnam and that is the one of the most popular destination for Vietnam Tours. In this Sapa to Halong Bay Tour, you will disocover Sapa with the trekking tour and stay in homestay in Tavan for learning about the local life.

In the early morning, we will arrive at Lao Cai Station. You will be picked up by our guide and driver to move to Sapa. Having breakfast and taking a rest in Sapa before we do the easy trekking to Lao Chai, Tavan Village. It may take about 2 to 3 hours to get there. The first destination we will stop to explore is Muong Hoa Valley. From the top of the valley, you can see the whole beautiful view of Sapa where green paddy terrace blending with cool wind will make you feel relaxed on the way of trekking.

After that, we will move to Lao Chai and Ta Van Villages (home of Black Hmong minority and Giay ethnic people). Here, you can have one more chance to experience the daily life of the locals. You will know and be amazed at how the rattan bridge and the ancient stone field were created.

Have lunch on the way.

Upon your arrival to the village, you will check-in homestay and take your time to relax or walk around to know more about Hmong and Giay people's life. You can help the host prepare for the dinner. Don't forget to enjoy rice and corn wine in a simple and peaceful place like this.

We will have breakfast in homestay before driving to Sapa town. You will have a leisure trip to contemplate the spectacular scenery of Fansipan Mount. About one kilometer out of the town, you can see rose flower farms and rubber trees covered a vast area.

On the way, we will stop at magnificent Silver Waterfall before getting to the Heaven Gate. You can take a rest and learn why the waterfall has the romantic name "Silver Waterfall". Keeping on moving some kilometers, you will reach Heaven Gate - the highest mountain pass in Vietnam with the height of 2047m above sea level. Walking around for half an hour for beautiful scenery of both two side of Hoang Lien Son mountain range, you can see the difference of the weather in the two sides: It can be foggy and cloudy on Sapa side while another side it is sunny.

After that, we will stop to visit some lush farm in O Quy Ho, at which you can see many different kinds of vegetables, flowers, fruit trees and even medicinal plants grown for years. You will have a free afternoon in Sapa for walking around to discover the local life here or taking your time to visit Fansipan or Dragon Jaw Mountain.

Drive to Lao Cai Station in the late afternoon for the night train to Hanoi ending your Sapa trekking trip. Stay overnight on the train.

Day 5 of Sapa to Halong Bay Tour will be the most highlighted time for your 7 days trip, you will visit Halong Bay and stay on the Halong Bay Overnight Cruise.

Arriving in Hanoi in the early morning, you will walk to a hotel (Booked by Incredible Asia Journeys ) near the train station for check-in. Have a short break, breakfast before your trip to Halong Bay.

08.00 AM: In the morning, after breakfast, our guide and driver will pick you up for the trip to Halong Bay. It may take about 3.5 hours to drive through 165 kilometers to get there. On the way, we will pass through some Northern Vietnamese towns and villages. You can have plenty of chances to take photos of Vietnamese farmers tilling the vast green paddy field.

When you arrive at the wharf, you will get on the cruise to start your journey on this magical bay and enjoy fresh local seafood onboard.  

After having lunch on the cruise, we will have a chance to explore the beauty of Halong Bay by kayaking. Venturing into hidden caves and grottoes will be a memorable experience in your wonderful trip in Vietnam. You can stop at an island to discover it and climb to the top to contemplate panoramic views of Halong Bay. Also, you can go swimming in the emerald water or stay on the day boat to relax and enjoy the beauty of Halong Bay.

Go back to the boat in the late afternoon to join the Vietnamese cooking demonstration of the onboard chefs.  Enjoy your dinner and stay one more night on the cruise.

Have your breakfast on board before enjoying last day cruise on Halong Bay. You will have one more chance to kayak on the bay’s placid waters and explore several caves inaccessible by the larger boats.

Have lunch on boat and return to the dock where our guide and driver will wait for you to move to Hanoi for the last night in Hanoi and 7 days trip Hanoi – Sapa – Halong Bay.

3 hours before your international flight departure time, our driver will pick you up for 45 minutes transfer to the airport for your flight to the next destinations to come home.

Your Sapa to Halong Bay Tour 7 days ends here. It was an honor of Incredible Asia Journeys - best Vietnam tour operator to be at your service and we hope to see you next time.