Sapa to Halong Bay & Excursions starts in Hanoi and ends in Hanoi. The 7 days from Hanoi then Sapa to Halong Bay Tour will be a good option for you to enjoy your Vietnam Tour. Sapa to Halong Bay Tour 7 Days will cover the best destinations in North Vietnam. You will visit Hanoi, do the Sapa Tours from Hanoi then end the tour in Halong Bay. This tour in 1 week is suitable for family, couple or friends with easy trekking tour and enjoyable time on Halong Bay Overnight Cruise.
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Old Quarter
Activities: Arrive at Hanoi, welcome you to Hanoi! Take your free time for leisure, and walk around Hanoi Old Quarter before having welcome dinner in a local restaurant.
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.
Meals: Dinner
Hoa Lo Prison
Activities: Visiting the most attractive destinations in Hanoi including Ho Chi Minh Complex, one of the museums in Hanoi (Hoa Lo Prison or the Ethnology Museum) and walk around the Old Quarter of Hanoi with 36 streets. Overnight on train to Lao Cai.
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.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Notes: Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum is usually closed from early September to late November for annual maintenance. In that case, we will visit outside.
Lao Chai Ta Van
Activities: Arrive in Lao Cai Station. Take the easy trekking to Lao Chai and Tavan Village. Stay in the homestay with the locals.
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.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Notes: About 3-hour trekking
Silver Waterfall
Activities: Pay a visit to Heaven Gate and Silver Waterfall in Sapa. Explore Fansipan Peak before taking the night train back to Hanoi.
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.
Meals: Breakfast
Halong Bay
Activities: Visit Halong Bay and enjoy the atmosphere of Halong
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.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Notes: Itinerary may vary slightly based on your selected junk boat’s program.
Sampan Boat
Activities: Continue enjoying the time on the cruise for visiting Halong Bay. Come back to Hanoi for overnight in Hanoi.
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.
Notes: Itinerary may vary slightly based on your selected junk boat’s program.
Hoan Kiem Lake
Activities: Take the transfer to the airport for the flight home.
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.
Meals: Breakfast
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Encompassing a mix of French colonial and Asian accents, Classy Holiday Hotel-49 Lan Ong offers free Wi-Fi access. Guests can also enjoy an international buffet at the Yen restaurant or simply relax in the hotel's bar. The hotel is located just a 10-minute drive from Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum - the largest memorial in Vietnam, and a 45-minute drive to Noi Bai International Airport. Air-conditioned rooms feature fully carpeted floors, a flat-screen TV and private bathroom with shower facilities. Equipped with a business center and meeting facilities, Classy Holiday Hotel-49 Lan Ong also offers airport shuttle services with a surcharge. Staff at the 24-hour front desk assists guests with transport rentals, as well as laundry and ironing services.
Tirant hotel is located in center of Hanoi, near many famous and beautiful landscapes of the capital. From the hotel, guess can walk along the streets to visit Hoan Kiem Lake, Hang Ngang, Hang Dao streets or Dong Xuan night market, even Temple of Literature. In addition, staying here, guests are served with modern facilities such as Wi-Fi in public areas, babysitting, business center, car park, safety deposit boxes. Moreover, guests will feel as staying at home with room services as refrigerator, bathtub, internet access – wireless, coffee/tea market, non smoking room. You journey will be more interesting when you can take your pets; and you ease to take your kids to the pool for swimming and playing. You can relax in outdoor pool and fitness center. Tirant hotel will bring you the best services.
Movenpick Hotel lies in the heart of Hanoi’s central business district, 40-minute drive away from Noi Bai International Airport. Movenpick Hotel possesses a distinctive French architecture style with 154 well-appointed rooms and suites offering cable channels. Deluxe Mangosteen restaurant serves buffet of international dishes. A continental breakfast is offered at Lounge 83 along with pastries, light refreshments and a selection of wine. For well-being, head to Kinetic Gym and Wellness Studio. Free parking, currency exchanges and car rental are also available to meet the demand of both business and leisure travelers. The hotel is the base from which to explore nearby attractions in the timeless city of Hanoi.
The extensive and gorgeous exterior of the Sapa Legend Hotel & Spa suggests just some of the opulence and comfort to be found within. This immaculately adorned hotel has grand marble and burnished wood running throughout, extending to the many rooms spanning four accommodation options. Along with warm decoration, each room is fitted with comfortable bedding, modern amenities such as air conditioning and TV, large windows and a very well appointed bathroom, ensuring an extremely pleasant stay in beautiful Sapa.In further pursuit of this aim, our restaurant and café encapsulate a luxurious atmosphere for your enjoyment of international and Vietnamese food and beverages. In addition, the Legend Spa provides an excellent means of relaxation and a space for tranquility in the bustling town. With one of the most central locations in all of Sapa town, you will find travelling around the area to be of the utmost ease and cafes and restaurants just beyond arms’ reach. Just to the left of the front doorstep is Sapa Lake and community garden, with Sapa Park just 300m away and Ham Rong Mountain 400m beyond that.
The glorious, skyscraping peaks of Sapa’s many mountains contain a majesty only matched in architectural equivalence by the Amazing Hotel Sapa. This 4-star hotel in beautiful Sapa town is located with one eye towards the mountains and steeped rice paddies, and another eye towards the bustling town. Our many mountain-view rooms offer perfect luxury accommodation, with contemporary amenities and comfortable furnishings, all placed to enhance your enjoyment of the stunning views around you. You will find a local flavour amongst the hill-tribe textiles employed in our rooms, but enjoy the convenience of modernity through sleek bathrooms with elaborate showers.Just a few minutes’ walk from Ham Rong Mountain and Gardens, Notre Dame Cathedral and central Sapa Lake, the Amazing Hotel Sapa is perfectly located for your total convenience. Restaurants and shops abound around the hotel, giving you the perfect chance to prepare for your hike or a fantastic excuse to relax after it.Aside from 81 stylish guest rooms and suites, the Amazing Hotel Sapa boasts a heated indoor swimming pool, beauty and spa services, fitness centre, an elegant restaurant and an exquisite bar, offering uninterrupted views of one of Vietnam’s greatest natural assets.
Set outside of the general bustle of Sapa town, Pao’s Sapa Leisure Hotel takes up an advantageous position atop the Muong Hoa Valley, offering stunning views to one of Vietnam’s most majestic natural scenes. Throughout our range of rooms, we ensure that your view of Sapa’s forest-clad limestone mountains, as well as the golden rice paddies that descend through the valley, is at the forefront of each well-appointed room’s design.From the Deluxe Room to Sapa’s most luxurious offering, Red Dao Suite, you will find comfortable furnishings in a modern room, with a focus through the wall-length windows and universal balconies to the scenery outside. 223 rooms in Pao’s Sapa Leisure Hotel are some of the most comfortable accommodation options throughout the town, and here you can discover the Sapa that suits you, through TVs, working desks, large bathrooms and palatial seating arrangements.The convenience of Sapa town lies just under 2km away and contains attractions such as Sapa Lake, Ham Rong Mountain and Notre Dame Cathedral. Stock up for your trek here before returning to Pao’s Sapa Leisure Hotel to ease into Sapa’s most magisterial accommodation.
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V'Spirit Cruise is one of the most luxury cruise in Halong Bay and Lan Ha Bay. V'Spirit Cruise with 18 cabins and all cruises with balcony will offer travellers with the best experience when you visit Halong Bay.The concept of V'Spirit Cruise is combined between classic style of a junk cruise and a modern cruise with luxury facility. The V'Spirit Cruise looks like a junk boat but it is a steel cruise with luxury facility to offer a good experience but safety and travellers can experience a luxury trip to Halong Bay.With unique itinerary, V'Spirit Halong Bay will bring the best trip for travellers who wish to experience the best of Halong Bay from cave visiting, kayaking, swimming, sampan boat, beach swimming to cycling on island.There are 2 day and 3 day itinerary for travellers to choose when you visit Halong Bay. Enjoy your trip in Halong Bay with V'Spirit Cruise and you will not regret of choosing this cruise.
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