Upon arrival at the Noi Bai airport in Hanoi and after clearing immigration and customs, meet with your guide with a welcome signboard marked “The Time Journeys’s LOGO & your name”. Then your tour guide will pick you up and transfer to visit the beautiful Temple of Literature, West Lake’s Tran Quoc temple and Quan Thanh . Follow your guide, you will weave through the bustling Old Quarter’s 36 streets. All named for the producs historically sold here. And then visit Hoan Kiem Lake and Ngoc Son Temple. Then free time in the evening.
Meals: Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel in Hanoi
Breakfast at your hotel. 6:30 am. Limousine bus pick you up and transfer to the former hill station of Sapa. In the terraced hills and mountains of this area, the expansive green landscape is enlivened by the colors of its hill tribe population – flashes of shining silver jewelry from the necks and wrists of indigo-clad H’mong and the scarlet hues of the turbans worn by the Red Dao can be seen. It is here you will find hands stained with color from fabric dyes and shades of blue, red and green intricately embroidered and stitched into jackets, waistcoats, pants, skirts, caps, purses and leggings. Arrive in Sapa, drop you off at our office in Sapa. Have lunch at local restaurant. transfer you to visit Fansipan Mountain by the cable car. As you know the cable car in Sapa is the world’s longest and highest cable car, running up from sleepy Sapa Town in Lao Cai Province to the peak of 3,143-meter Fansipan Mountain, known as Indochina’s rooftop. Enjoy the view from the highest point of this incredible mountain. The lush green and subtropical vegetation makes this mountain really very beautiful. Take some pictures for unforgettable experience from the top. After taking scenery then get cable car back to Sapa. Check in hotel. Free time.
Meals: Breakfast/ Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel in Sapa
Breakfast at your hotel. The guide pick you up Start trekking to Cat Cat Village (about 45 minutes walk from Sapa), this is the village of Back H’mong hill tribe. The village is on the slope of the hill and easy walking, rice and corn are grown here.
Visiting Cat Cat Village, you will have a chance to visit a big waterfall on the stream and the old Hydro Electric Power Station built by French people. That is the image of young women sitting by looms with colorful pieces of brocade decorated with designs of flowers and birds. When these pieces of brocade are finished, they are dyed and embroidered with beautiful designs. A note worthy is that H’Mong women use indigo plants and leaves to dye these brocade fabrics. And then they roll around and smoooth section of wood covered with wax on fabrics to polish them, making their colors durable.
Then back to hotel. 12:00 check out hotel. The guide pick you and bring you to have lunch. After lunch, you take a rest .
14:30: Limousine pick you up (just driver without guide) and transfer you back to Hanoi. On the way back, the driver stop over for relaxing on middle way. Arrive in Hanoi, drop you off at your hotel. Free time.
Meals: Breakfast/ Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel in Hanoi
Breakfast at your hotel.
08:30 am: Pick you up at your hotel and transfer you to Halong Bay. 11:30 – 12:00: Check in at Cruise’s Lounge. 11:45 – 12:30: Passengers are transferred to Cruise by speedboat. 12:30 – 12:45: A short welcoming briefing will be held at the Piano Lounge or at the restaurant, whilst you are sipping our special welcome drink.
12:45 – 14:00: Savor a delicious lunch whilst enjoying the majestic views of Lan Ha Bay’s islands and islets. 15:00 – 16:45: Your first excursion is Viet Hai Fishing Village – a primitive and tranquil location with precious traditional cultural values. You will have a chance to explore features of the locals’ daily life, visit fish lakes, bee houses, ancient houses, or experience fish foot massage.
15:30 – 17:00: For guests who are not participating in the excursion, we will serve home-made cakes at the Piano Lounge. Guests can also stay onboard and opt for an afternoon of pampering at Spa* or relaxing on the Sundeck whilst admiring the magnificent scenery of Lan Ha Bay.
17:00 – 18:30: At sundown, Cruise will anchor overnight. This is the perfect time for you to enjoy cooking class or Happy Hour* and Canapes at the Piano Lounge or on the Sundeck (depends on weather conditions).
19:00: Savor a delicious dinner with Chef’s special menu at the restaurant. 21:00 – 23:00: After dinner, indulge in drinks* and enjoy live music at the Piano Lounge, squid fishing, a spa treatment*, or movies at your cabin.
Meals: Breakfast/ Lunch/ Dinner
Accommodation: Cruise in Halong Bay
6:00 – 6:30: Start your day with a Taichi session on the sundeck or at the Piano Lounge (depends on weather conditions). 6:30 – 7:00: Enjoy light breakfast with coffee, tea, and freshly baked pastries at the Piano Lounge.
7:00 – 8:00: Explore Dark and Light Cave – a frog-jaw-shaped cave featuring marvelous sparkling stalactites in various shapes and sizes on the arch-shaped ceiling. This cave leads to a peaceful lake surrounded by limestone mountain cliffs. Kayaking and sitting on a bamboo boat rowed by locals are the best options for tourists to admire the cave’s interior (passengers can choose one of these two free activities).
8:30 – 9:30: Full breakfast is served at the restaurant. 9:30 – 9:45: Bill settlement and check-out at the reception at the first deck.
10:15 – 10:30: After disembarking from Cruise, passengers will be transferred to Halong International Cruise Port by speedboat.
11:30 am: The driver picks you up and transfer you back to Hanoi. Arrive in Hanoi, The driver picks you up and transfer you to airport for your departure flight ???. Your journey with The Time Journeys is now complete…
Meals: Breakfast/ Brunch
Accommodation: Time check out is 12:00
Have a nice journey!
The time journeys can arrange additional customized trips for you if the above itinerary does not match your expectations.
*** SAPA
*** HALONG BAY
*** NINH BINH
Vietnam is a dynamic country in Southeast Asia where traditions are thousands of years. Vietnam Tours offer you the vast knowledge and expertise in Vietnam. From the untamed mountain terrain in the north to the vast emerald rice fields in the south. Include in your tours a visit to many UNESCO World Heritage sites such as incredible Halong Bay on cruise, Trang An, Phong Nha & Ke Bang National Park, Hue, and Hoi An and uncover the mysteries of the Mekong Delta in the South. Or experience the rice terraces in Sapa or Mai Chau. Soak up the sun and exploring below the sea in Nha Trang and Phu Quoc island. Vietnam is filled with a rare beauty.
Everything you need to know about Vietnam!
• Hotel accommodation with daily breakfast.
• Meals as mentioned in the itinerary (B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner, 01 Brunch on cruise).
• Tours and transfers by private air-conditioned vehicles.
• English speaking local guide
• Return Cable car to Fanxipan
• Cruise in Halong Bay
• All entrance fees as indicated in itinerary.
• Boat trips as mentioned in the itinerary
• Return Limousine bus Hanoi – Sapa – Hanoi
• Cold water (2 bottle/ 1 pax/ 1 day)
• E-visa
• International air ticket:
• Other meal, drink, Tip to guide and driver, personal expenses
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