Luxury Halong Bay - Sapa 5 Days

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Arrive in Lao Cai Train Station at around 5:00. Then take an one hour bus ride uphill to the beautiful town of Sapa. The ride gives you a glimpse of the stunning vistas and impressive rice terraces that make Sapa famous with travelers.

Have breakfast and freshen up upon arrival to Sapa town. Then take a morning walking tour of SaPa to visit a local market where Red Dao, Black H’mong and other ethnic minority people gather from the surrounding villages to sell and buy embroideries, silver wares and handicrafts...

In the afternoon, take a walk down to the South-west of Sapa (around 3 km) to visit Cat Cat Village of the Black H’mong, one of the more well-known ethnic village of Sapa. Relax at the foot of the stunning Silver Waterfall and the vestige of a hydroelectric power station that was constructed by the French during the colonial time in Vietnam.

Get transferred back to Sapa town and have free time until dinner.

Overnight in hotel.

Meals: Breakfast, Picnic Lunch

Accommodation: Hotel in Sapa

Activities: Upon arrival in Lao Cai, transfer to the Sapa town that gives you a glimpse of the stunning vistas and impressive rice terraces.

After breakfast, take a morning walk in Sapa to visit a local market where many ethnic minorities gather to sell and buy local products.

Trek downhill to the Cat Cat village, one of the most well-known places of Sapa.

Trekking distance: 3 km

Trekking: 3 km trekking, 40 km driving

Treeking In Sapa

In the morning, have breakfast at the hotel.

Then enjoy a trek to the Ta Phin village of Red Dao people. Red Dao is probably the ethnic group with the most beautiful traditional costume. It is very easy to catch sights of women, who wear colorful clothes, gathering together and make some handmade products with various stunning bright red colors and patterns.

In the afternoon, trek through the green Sa Pa Valley to visit the Black H'mong minority of Lao Chai Village and Giay minority of Ta Van Village then back to Sapa. On the way, visitors can admire the sight of a range of huge mountain looms dimply in the veil of smog on one side and rice terraces on the other side.

Have fresh shower, check out and prepare to get to the train station. Get transferred to Lao Cai Train station at 18:00 and catch the train back to Hanoi.

Overnight on train to Hanoi.

Notes:

- Our tour guide will not accompany during the train trip

- Train schedule is subject to change.

- Train journeys are part of a great local experience, restrooms at either end of the carriages complete the local experience.

Meals: Breakfast, Picnic Lunch

Accommodation: Overnight Train - 4 soft sleeper A/C wooden cabin - Sharing cabin

Activities: Participate in a trek to Ta Phin of the Red Dao people which have the most beautiful traditional costume.

Continue to the Lao Chai and Ta Van villages, it's the chance to enjoy the sight of huge mountain and rice terraces.

Get back to Sapa, Lao Cai and take the night train back to Hanoi.

Trekking distance: 5 km

Cat Cat Village

In the morning, arrive in Hanoi Station at around 5:30 am.

Upon arrival, our guide will meet you at train station and go to a restaurant to have breakfast, then transfer to Hanoi airport for your flight to Halong.

8:30 Check in at counter 109, Domestic Hall E, Terminal 1, Noi Bai Airport

09:00 Get on seaplane. Depart Noi Bai Airport to Tuan Chau Marina. After 15' scenic flight over Halong Bay, land on water.

Transfer to the Reception Lounge to your Cruise, embark on boat and set sail on a cruise through the limestone cliffs and emerald waters of Halong Bay, taking in the spectacular scenery of this UNESCO World Heritage site.

Lunch is served as you cruise by impressive rock formations with unusual names and shapes.

In the afternoon you will start to discover Halong Bay, listed as a World Heritage of outstanding natural beauty, known in Vietnamese as “Dragon descending to the sea“. Depending on each cruise’s itinerary of the day, you may visit a beautiful cave, have some swimming at Titov or Soi Sim beach.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation: On-board an overnight cruise in Halong Bay

Activities: Drive to Halong Bay where you board a junk for a cruise among the hundreds of islets of this magical World Heritage Site. Enjoy lunch and a swim. Drop anchor in the evening for an overnight stay among the dramatic limestone peaks.

Our tour guide will not accompany aboard the cruise in Halong Bay. Resident English speaking guide on board is available.

Halong Bay Seaplane

Wake up by the sounds of the sea. After breakfast, cruise will take tourists to explore the most stunning caves in Halong. Boat starts cruising back to the harbor while brunch is served. We continue cruising through the bay, along the way seeing more of the fascinating formations.

Back on shore we will then transfer by car to Hanoi.

Meals: Breakfast, Brunch

Accommodation: NA

Activities: Follow our local guide continue cruising to explore the most stunning caves in Halong and have the brunch on board. Disembark then back to Hanoi.