You will be warmly welcomed by our guide and driver at the airport and transferred to Hanoi city center. Early hotel check-in is upon your request.
Today, you will visit:
• Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum: An important historical attraction of Hanoi, known for honoring the national hero: President Ho Chi Minh
• One Pillar Pagoda: One of Vietnam's two most iconic temples
• Temple of Literature: The very first national university of Vietnam
• St. Joseph Cathedral: The oldest church in Hanoi with an architectural style resembling the Notre Dame de Paris
• Dong Xuan market: The largest covered market of Hanoi where the wholesale traders sell everything from clothes and household goods to foodstuffs.
• Dong Kinh Nghia Thuc square: An open space and a lively center in the city
• Hoan Kiem Lake: The heart of Hanoi Capital
• Hanoi Old Quarter: An intriguing neighbourhood, home to a mix of Vietnamese architecture, green spaces, ancient shops and fresh-as-it-gets street food.
• Tour ends at 5.30pm, you will be transferred to your transit hotel (3-hour use), then you will have free time for your own dinner.
In the evening
• At 21:00, you will be transferred to the station for a night train leading to Sapa. The train leaves at 22:00 from Hanoi railway station. And you group will have your own private cabins on train.
Meals included: __/Lunch/__
Parameter: Airport – hotel: 30 km/Driving: 45 minutes
On train: Hanoi – Lao Cai: 8 hours
Overnight on train (private cabin)

In the morning
• At 06:00, the train will reach the station in Lao Cai. Then you will have breakfast in a local restaurant and short time for relaxing (inclusive)
• After breakfast, you will start trekking on the main road to go down to Muong Hoa valley.
• By this trekking route, our group have chance to enjoy the panorama view of the town and then the valley from the main road.
• After 4km on the main road, we start going down to the valley by the small trails through the terrace rice fields to get to Y Linh Ho hamlet, a small village of the Black Hmong people.
• From Y Linh Ho village, we go along the river to go to Lao Chai village. It is time for you to visit the local families, listen to your guide's explanation about the local culture: how they live, way of building the traditional house, and techniques of making clothes... or listen about the way of treatment for a sick person.
• Have lunch at a local family. You will have a chance of seeing them cooking local dishes.
In the afternoon
• We leave Lao Chai to continue to Ta Van village, the Giay people's residence. The guide to bring you into some family: listen about their life, enjoy some green tea, and learn about the differences of their culture from the other hill tribes even they leave close to each other.
• Leaving Ta Van, we head up to the main road where the car will pick up us to transfer back to your hotel..
• Have lunch in a local restaurant
Meals included: Breakfast/Lunch/__
Parameter: 1-hour driving/ 2 hours walking/ 1-hour lunch
Overnight in Sapa

In the morning
• You will have breakfast in your hotel
• At around 8:30, you will get to the station where you have a scenery journey by cable car to the top of Indochina – Fansipan peak, which offers you a wonderful view to the valley.
• Finishing cable car journey, you continue to take Do Quyen funicular train to reach the the peak, then hike down around 600 more steps to witness marvelous landscapes
• Tour will end in the late afternoon, you will come back to your hotel and have free time afterwards.
• You will have lunch in a local restaurant.
In the afternoon
• The limousine bus will pick you up at 14.30 and transfer you back to Hanoi.
In the evening
• You reach your hotel in Hanoi at around 20:30. Then, you’ll have free and easy time in Hanoi to explore the old quarter.
Meals included: Breakfast/Lunch/__
Overnight in Hanoi

In the morning
• At 08:30, Our guide will meet you at your hotel/stay and start 120km comfortable Limousine bus journey through verdant landscape. Stop over for a rest on the way.
• The first visit in this legend area is Hoa Lu, the capital of Dai Co Viet (an old name of Vietnam). Being the capital of the first fundamental Government of Vietnam, Hoa Lu witnessed many important historical events: the union of Vietnam after “12 Lords Rebellion”, the war with the Song dynasty, the defense against the ancient Cambodian, and the formation of Hanoi nowadays
• Then, you will enjoy the lunch at our restaurant with the great local cuisines
In the afternoon
• After lunch, you will be rowed along the Ngo Dong River to visit Tam Coc, which makes for a truly unforgettable experience, passing between towering limestone peaks. Enormous limestone karsts jut out from the green rice fields giving rise to this place’s other name, “Halong Bay on land”.
• Continue visiting Bich Dong Grotto (emerald-like grotto), around 2km from Tam Coc by car, climb a little bit till you get to the top of the Upper pagoda and your eyes catch the overall panorama of the paddy fields between Truong Yen Mountain. The king conferred on Bich Dong the title “The Second Most Beautiful Grotto in Vietnam”. A scene of the popular French movie “Indochine” had been completed here in 1991.
• In the late afternoon, you will be transferred to Hanoi.
Meals included: Breakfast/Lunch/__
Parameter: Hanoi – Ninh Binh: 100 km/Driving: 2 hours – Boat trip: 1.5 hour
Overnight in Hanoi

In the morning
• 07:30 – 07:45: Limousine bus of cruise will pick up at your hotels in Hanoi Old Quarter. Then transfer to Tuan Chau wharf on the new highway.
In the afternoon
• 10: 30 – 11: 00: Stopover for refreshment at Pearl store, pearl breeding place about 20 minutes.
• 11: 30 – 12: 00: Arrive at Tuan Chau harbor.
• 12: 00 – 12: 30: Transfer to Hermes Cruises. Check in your cabin.
• 13: 00: Enjoy a nice buffet lunch at our restaurant while the cruise goes ahead to Halong Bay.
• 15: 00 – 16: 45: Continue to explore Halong by visiting Pearl Farm Village and participate in kayaking, a must-try sport activity in Halong.
• After that, visit Titov Island. Here, you will have time to climb up to the peak of Titov Island, admire the beautiful panorama view of Ha Long Bay or swim, take pictures, play on the sea.
In the evening
• 18: 00: Enjoy Sunset Party with fruits and snacks on Hermes Sky Bar. Option: Happy Hour (Buy 2 get 1 free)
• 18: 30: Join cooking demonstration: How to make Vietnamese spring rolls – traditional Vietnamese food.
• 19: 30: Enjoy European set-menu dinner on the restaurant on-board.
• 21: 00: Join the Squid Fishing activity. Free time on the boat.
Meals included: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner
Today’s useful notes:
• Bring sunblock, hats and swimming suits.
Parameter: Hanoi – Halong: 180km/Driving: 2.5 hours
Overnight on Cruise

Today highlights: Dark & Bright Cave / Lan Ha Bay / Tuan Chau Island  
In the morning
• 06: 30: Practice Tai Chi class. Tea and coffee are served.
• 06: 45 – 07: 30: Light breakfast is served.
• 07: 30: Visit Sung Sot cave - the biggest and most popular limestone cave in Halong Bay
• 09: 30: Check out time on the board.
• 09: 45 – 10: 30: Enjoy buffet brunch while the cruise transfer to the Tuan Chau Wharf.
• 10: 45 – 11: 00: Disembark to Tuan Chau Wharf.
• 12: 00: The limousine sharing bus (operated by cruise) will pick you up and transfer you back to Hanoi.
In the afternoon
• Reaching your hotel at around 15.00, you will have free time afterwards.
• You have free time for shopping in the old quarter.
Meals included: Breakfast/Brunch/__
Parameter: Halong - Hanoi: 180km/ Driving: 2.5 hours
Overnight in Hanoi

Depending on your flight time, our driver will pick you up at your hotel and transfer you to the airport for your departure flight.
Meals included: Breakfast/__/__
Parameter: Hotel – Airport: 30 km/Driving: 45 minutes