Discover the North of Viet Nam (14 days)

DAY 1: HANOI - ARRIVAL (D) Meet at Noibai international airport. Transfer to hotel. Dinner on floating restaurant . Night in Hanoi. DAY 2: HA NOI CITY TOUR (B, L, D)  8.30 AM Visit to HoChiMinh Mausoleum, HoChiMinh's House-on-stilt, HoChiMinh Museum (or Ethnic Museum), Van Mieu (Temple of Literature). Lunch. P.M: Visit Hoan Kiem Lake, Ngoc Son Temple. Cyclo tour (2 hours) to visit Old Quarter of Hanoi and Dong Xuan Market. Dinner. And go to theater puppet Night in Hanoi. DAY 3: Ha Noi – Son La AM: Pick up at your hotel or Sinh Travel Hostel and leave for Son La. On the way stop for taking photos, discovering hilltribes life and enjoy fresh air of the Tonkin Mountain. Picnic lunch. PM: Keep driving to Son La town through peaceful mountainous villages of Black and White Thai peole. Arrive in Son La, check in hotel, have dinner. Free time and O/N in Son La DAY 4: Son La – Dien Bien city AM : Breakfast . Visit french prison, Son La Ethnology museum and depart to Dien Bien with stop –over at Thuan Chau market ,where the black Thai , H’mong and the other hilltribes come to exchange their agricultal products.Enjoy th panorama of valleys and peacefulvillages from the top of Pha Din pass (1300 m high ) have lunch in Tuan Giao. PM keeping going to Dien Bien Phu. Arrive in there. Check in hotel. Have dinner . O/N in Dien Bien DAY 5 : Dien Bien city - Lai Chau AM : Breakfast. Visit the famous an cient battlefield II hill, museum, CP of decastrie (the frech general was defeatad here ) Drive up to Lai Chau to visit a remote area with simle and friendly people, like: Flower H‘ Mong black Thai Muong, and red Dao. Have lunch. DAY 6: Lai Chau - Sa Pa A M : Breakfast. Drive up Tam Duong to visit some morning mar kets. Depart to Sa Pa with 1600 – 2000m high. Have lunch in Tam Duong. PM : Arrive in S a Pa. Free time walking around the town. Have dinner “Join love” market on Sarturday evening. O /N in Sa Pa.  On this insightful day through Ha Noi’s busy tree lined boulevards, you’ll explore such interesting and historic sites as The Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and Museum, One pillar pagoda and Temple of Literature. This amazing 3 hour Cyclo tour of the historic 36 street Old Quarter is both a shoppers and photographers delight as the streets are alive with shops and vendors making and selling everything imaginable. DAY 8: Ha Noi – Ba Be Lake Am: Pick up at your hotel to leave for Ba Be. On the way, stop for taking photos of panoramaof Vietnammes countryside.Have lunch in Bac Can. Pm: Meet hilltribes people, visit home electric dam and Tay village along the way…Arrive in Ba Be. Have dinner. O/N in Ba Ba. DAY 9: Ba Be lake Am: Breakfast. Full day boat trip to visit Puong grotto, Dau Dang waterfall. Have lunch at Dau Dang waterfall. Pm: Visit “Widow” islet, swimming and get on boat to Pac Ngoi village where you will understand customs, culture and the true life of Tay people. Have dinner.Free time and O/N in Tay village. DAY 10 : Ba Be – Cao Bang – Ban Gioc waterfall Breakfast. Car trip to Cao Bang town. Have lunch on the way. Keep going to Ban Gioc waterfall – Considered as the most beautyful waterfall in the North Viet Nam. Back to Cao Bang. Check in Hotel. Have dinner. Free time and O/N in Cao Bang. DAY 11: Cao Bang – Lang Son – Ha Long Breakfast. Road trip to Lang Son, visitting Tam Thanh caves, Ky Lua market…Lang Son town.Have lunch. Keep straight to Ha Long…Check in hotel. Have dinner. Free time and O/N in Ha Long city. DAY 12: Ha Long – Kayaking – Ha Noi Pick up at your hotel.Depart Ha Noi at 8:0am and drive 3. hrs by private coach to Ha Long City.get on Bai Tu Long Junk, enjoy a welcome drink and a lunch of savoury local sea food. Check into your cabin and start on a 4 hour cruise of the bay to see the amazing karsts with different formations: Lion, Tea Pot, Toad, Dau Nguoi (Human Head) islet, and then stop for a walk through the Sung Sot "Amazing Cave". There'll be plenty of time for swimming and sunbathing (weather permitting) as you anchor for a night on the Bay. Enjoy a wonderful sunset dinner in our beautiful restaurant before retiring to the comfort of your cabin. DAY 13: After breakfast start cruising further to transfer to the Sinh Travel Base Camp. Take a basic skills lesson on paddling and safety from your expert guide, then start kayaking the Holy Bay. Exploring at your own pace, your guide will lead to one of the many grottoes, and tidal conditions depending, you’ll paddle through the cave into its lush lagoon. Stop to relax at some of the many secluded beaches then make your way back to the base camp and enjoy a fresh water shower. You may have time to toss the frisbee on the beach before dinner, and there’s always time for a swim! After a great dinner of Vietnamese food, layback on the beach and enjoy the serenity of this peaceful place before heading to your cosy hut. DAY 14 : Brunch Go back to Start cruising at 8amto a floating fishing village to see this unique way of life, continue to a quiet firth for swimming (9-9:30am). Fresh fruit, coffee and tea will be available for early risers.    You’ll spend the morning cruising Ha Long Bay, and Bai Tu Long Bay, the neglected area which is the most spectacular bay with islands in different shapes, then you have a look at Hon Gai market, Poem Island. Arrive at the habour by 11.30amHa Long city for lunch in the restaurant 1pm, going back to Ha Noi. Arrive in Ha Noi around 4:00pm. And finish tour.

2007 Price

Standard Accommodation Deluxe Accommodation Cost per person $990USD $1,241USD Single supplement $305USD $508USD Prices quoted are based on a minimum of 2 pax