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Day 1: HA NOI – ARRIVAL (Nil)
Pick up at Noi Bai airport and transfer to hotel for check-in (check-in time: after 14:00). Free at leisure. Overnight in Hanoi.
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Day 2: HANOI – HA LONG BAY (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
08:15-08:30: Pick up at hotel and transfer to join with other tourists.
08:45: Leave Hanoi for Ha Long city, making a short stop en route in Hai Duong to visit crafts workshops, where you’ll see marble stone sculptures, plaque paintings, and hand-embroidered items.
12:00: Arrive in Ha Long bay, get on Imperial cruise & enjoy a welcome drink.
13:00: Enjoy specially prepared lunch while cruising towards thousands of amazing limestone islands emerging from emerald water, passing by Stone Dog islet, floating fishing village, incense burner islet, fighting cocks islet etc
15:00: Visit Heavenly Palace cave, the most beautiful one in Ha Long bay.
16:00: Kayaking for an hour or more through slide rock cliffs.
17:30: Swimming time, this is great chance to relax in water
19:00: Enjoy a wonderful sunset dinner at cruise’s restaurant before retiring to the comfort of your cabin
20:30: Evening activities like singing karaoke, dancing, squid fishing or playing cards. Overnight on Standard Imperial Junk.
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Day 3: HA LONG BAY – HA NOI (Breakfast, Lunch)
07:00: Breakfast, coffee, tea, fruits will be served.
08:00: Check out and start cruising further to discover the hidden charm of the bay, taking photos many islets with outstanding shapes as frog island, turtle island etc.
10:00: Cooking class opened right on the cruise for all the people are interested in cooking, especially cooking Vietnamese food.
11:15: Lunch served on the cruise before you arrive at harbor.
12:30: Get on bus and transfer back to Hanoi.
16:00: Arrive in Hanoi. Overnight in Hanoi.
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Day 4: HANOI – SAPA – CAT CAT (BY BUS) (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
6:30 - 7:00: Pick up from your hotel/stay, get on big bus and depart for Sapa.
9:30: Follow the highway to Lao Cai city with the first break.
11:00: Second comfort break at Lao Cai city before approaching Sapa.
13:00: Arrive in Sapa town, you will see colorful traditional costumes of H’mong, Dzao & Tay ethnic people.
· Welcome drink and itinerary briefing
· Enjoy the lunch with local Vietnamese dishes, check-in procedures
14:30: A short drive to the gate of Cat Cat village which is home of Black H’mong ethnic people and is located near the bottom of a deep valley at the foot of Fansipan peak. Our local guide will show you the daily life activities of the locals, trek down to the valley bottom to the waterfall where the French built a Hydraulic power station; stop for photo with bridge and waterfall then you will walk uphill, then the bus will pick you up to get back to Sapa in the late afternoon. Trekking distance is about 2.5 kms and it lasts for 2 hours.
17:00: Come back to Sapa town. Have dinner & overnight in Sapa.
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Day 5: SAPA- HANOI (Breakfast, Lunch)
SAPA - Y LINH HO - LAO CHAI - TA VAN - HANOI (BY BUS)
7:00 - 7:45: Have breakfast at hotel and prepare light pack for trekking.
8:00: A short drive to Y Linh Ho then trek through the rice terraces & along Muong Hoa stream to the Black Hmong village of Lao Chai to see the spectacular landscape of Hoang Lien Son mountain after that head to Ta Van village - home of Dzay ethnic people. Trekking distance is about 8 kms and it lasts for 3.5 hours.
11:30: Bus picks you up at Ta Van bridge to Sapa.
12:00 - 15:00: Have a shower at hotel, check out and have lunch and time at leisure on your own.
15:00: Meet all group members at hotel to get ready for Hanoi.
15:15: Get on bus to go back to Hanoi with two breaks enroute.
21:00: Reach Hanoi and overnight in Hanoi.
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Day 6: HANOI– DEPARTURE (Breakfast)
Free at leisure. Transfer to airport for leaving flight. End of services.
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