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Operation :
Daily
Duration :
11 days / 10 nights
Tour route :
Hanoi – Ninh Binh – Hai Phong - Halong - Sapa
Brief description :
This is the best way to visit to visit the most beautiful landscape of Vietnam as Sapa, Halong, Hanoi capital of Vietnam, Hoa Lu Tam Coc, Hai Phong and Cat Ba island.
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Day 1 : Welcome to Hanoi Vietnam |
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Arrive at Noi Bai Airport. Meeting with guide and transfer to the hotel. The rest of this day will take time to explore Hanoi charm city by you.
Hotel overnight, Ha Noi City
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Day 2 : Hanoi city tour (Breakfast, Lunch) |
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AM: Getting started from your hotel at 8.30 AM, driving to visit Ho Chi Minh complex, including Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum – the final resting place of the Vietnamese great father or uncle Ho, President Ho Chi Minh’s stilt House – where he lived on and off from 1958 to 1969, the next place to move to is One Pillar Pagoda – a group of structures consisting of a pagoda and a tower built in the middle of a square lake. Leave One Pillar Pagoda and transfer to West Lake, visit Tran Quoc pagoda then having lunch.
PM: After lunch, you will be transferred to visit the Temple of literature. Continue to visit Museum of Ethnology – the most interesting museum in Hanoi with many different things relating the 54 Vietnamese ethnic groups. After that, you will visit Hoan Kiem lake (Restore Sword Lake). The last place of the tour is taking a walk for few minutes to visit The Old quarter of Hanoi, finally enjoy Vietnam traditional water puppet show within one hour, having dinner then night train to Sapa.
Hotel overnight, Hanoi city
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Day 3 : Hanoi – Hoa Lu – Tam Coc (Breakfast, Lunch) |
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AM: Impress team will pick up you at hotel in Hanoi, then driving to the south of Hanoi with 2 hours to Ninh Binh province.
It will be an exciting day highlighted firstly by 2 hours local boat ride in Tam Coc streams that we will enjoy the spectacular scenery while gliding along the river among rice paddies and ranges of limestone mountains peaking up towers over you.
PM: After lunch served with local food at a restaurant riverside, a short transfer through the peaceful country road to Hoa Lu, once the Vietnam’s ancient capital 11 centuries ago.
Here are the two temples dedicated to the King Dinh and King Le, the founder of the capital in 10th century. Return to Hanoi at about 5.00 p.m.
Hotel overnight, Ninh Binh Town
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Day 4: Ninh Binh – Hai Phong (Breakfast, Lunch) |
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AM: After breakfast at hotel, We are driving to Hai Phong city; we visit Keo Pagoda in Thai Binh province on the way which is one of the oldest and biggest pagodas in Vietnam and the keep on going to Hai Phong city. We check in hotel and having lunch in Hai Phong city.
PM: After lunch, We travel around Hai Phong city to visit the City Museum, Du Hang Pagoda, the Hang Kenh Tapestry Factory and local markets.
Hotel overnight, Hai Phong city
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Day 5: Hai Phong city – Cat Ba Island (Breakfast, Lunch) |
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AM: After hotel breakfast, We transfer to Hai Phong harbour to take hydrofoil (speed boat) from Hai Phong to Cat Ba Island (45 minutes).
PM: Welcome to Cat Ba island, check in hotel, have a lunch and then at leisure on beach for swimming ….
Resort overnight, Cat Ba island
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Day 6: Boat trip in Lan Ha bay (Breakfast, Lunch) |
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AM: Breakfast in Cat Ba island resort and then take car / van to Beo pier to take the boat trip around Lan Ha bay. Cat Ba island boat cruise around and stop some small desert islands for swimming with far from touristy area and we have picnic lunch on the board.
PM: Our boat cruise back to Cat Ba Island and then your free time to explore Cat Ba island town
Resort overnight, Cat Ba island
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Day 7: Halong - Hanoi for night train to Sapa (Breakfast, Lunch) |
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AM: Following breakfast this morning, then leaving Cat Ba island take boat trip to Halong bay . On the cruising route, we stop to visit Sung Sot cave that is one of the biggest and most beautiful caves in Halong bay and Lan Ha bay. The lunch will be served on the boat with seafood while the boat is cruising up to the land of Halong city.
PM: After Halong bay and Lan Ha boat trip, we meet with our vehicle for the 3hour drive back to Hanoi for taking over stop in Hanoi mini hotel with shower and preparing for night train to Sapa at 9.15 PM
Train overnight, Train is from Hanoi to Sapa
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Day 8: Sapa arrival and easy trekking to Ta Van village (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner) |
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AM: The train arrives in Lao Cai at 6.30 a.m, Impress travel team will welcome you by your name sign. We drive up to Sapa about 50 minutes on Car / Van, you will be taken to a small guesthouse for a morning showers then your breakfast at a local restaurant here. After breakfast & short morning beak, we start trekking from Sapa town. Our trekking route is from here to through the villages of Hmong and Zay people, chances to meet the locals working on the mountainsides or the rice terraces, kids ride on back of buffalo, to take photograph of picturesque valleys & awesome scenery. We have picnic lunch on trekking route.
PM: After lunch keep on trekking to Ta Van village of Zay people, where you will be warmly welcomed by the host, share the dinner with them, and stay at their traditional wooden house.
Homestay in Ta Van village, Sapa
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Day 9: Ta Van village, trek to Giang Ta Chai and Sapa town (Breakfast, Lunch) |
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AM: After breakfast; we are on the beaten track to GiangTaChai village of the Red Dzao minority via the paths between terraces and through bamboo forests. Visit silver waterfall and suspension Rattan Bridge, visit the people in the village and then cross Muong Hoa River up to the mountain to visit the last village of the trek - Supan village of the H'mong then having picnic lunch.
PM: Get back to Sapa by Car / Van. On the way back, enjoy visiting the ancient stone circle where stones are decorated with ancient carvings. Check in hotel. and your free time to explore Sapa town.
Hotel overnight, Sapa town
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Day 10: Sapa town to Cat Cat village and night train to be back Hanoi (Breakfast) |
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AM: Breakfast, visit village of the black H'mong (Cat Cat village), walk around visiting people in the village and the hydroelectric power station built by the French in the old days. Back town have lunch
PM: Check out hotel, free to explore the town. At about 5 PM. drive to Lao Cai station for a night train back to Hanoi
Train overnight, Train is from Sapa to Hanoi
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Day 11: Hanoi departure (Breakfast) |
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Car / Van pick you up from Hotel and transfer to Noi Bai airport for Hanoi Noi departure to the next destination or coming back home. Goodbye Vietnam and Hen gap lai (See you again)!
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Highlights tour:
+ Hanoi charming city : Hoan Kiem lake, Temple of literature, Hanoi Old quarter , Vietnam water puppet show
+ Halong bay : A cruising on board to visit Halong natural world heritage site, stay overnight on the Halong bay cruise
+ Lao Cai – Sapa : At the height of 1, 600m above sea level, the average temperature of the area is 15-18°C. It is cool in summer and cold in winter. An incredible variety of peoples, some of them unique to Vietnam, are found on a relatively small area. In fact, visitors can meet 24 ethnic groups, each with its own language, culture and traditions.
+ Hoa Lu – Tam Coc : Hoa Lu is one of ancient capital in Vietnam, take rowing boat along small river to visit Tam Coc.
+ Cat Ba Island : Cat Ba island is situated a mere 50 km east of Hai Phong city in the north of Vietnam. Cat Ba Island is part of a chain of 366 islands that lie within the larger area of Halong bay .
Draft itinerary:
Day 1 : Welcome to Hanoi Vietnam
Day 2 : Hanoi city tour (Breakfast, Lunch)
Day 3 : Hanoi – Hoa Lu – Tam Coc (Breakfast, Lunch)
Day 4: Ninh Binh – Hai Phong (Breakfast, Lunch)
Day 5: Hai Phong city – Cat Ba Island (Breakfast, Lunch)
Day 6: Boat trip in Lan Ha bay (Breakfast, Lunch)
Day 7: Halong - Hanoi for night train to Sapa (Breakfast, Lunch)
Day 8: Sapa arrival and easy trekking to Ta Van village (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Day 9: Ta Van village, trek to Giang Ta Chai and Sapa town (Breakfast, Lunch)
Day 10: Sapa town to Cat Cat village and night train to be back Hanoi (Breakfast)
Day 11: Hanoi departure (Breakfast)
 The tour price is updating, Please fully fill in the below form for your inquiry !
+ Our prices include: Private air-conditioned vehicle with an experienced safe driver, English speaking tour guide, Entrance fee (s), Accommodation with breakfast, Boat trip in Halong, Tam Coc and Cat Ba Island, Train tickets, all meals as mentioned in itinerary and complimentary water.
+ Our prices exclude: International flight to/from Vietnam, Single supplement charge, Vietnamese entry visa fee, Travel insurance, Drinks & other meals not mentioned in the program, Personal expenses and Tips for driver & tour guide.
+ What to bring: Passport, change of clothes, sun-glasses & hat, sun-block, insect repel, flashlights, good shoes, cable locks.
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Recently updated – Traveller’s comment
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Good Morning Tony, so very nice to hear from you again.
I received lots of emails from Kate during their holiday in Vietnam and can assure you that they had a truly wonderful trip and enjoyed it as much as we did.
They were very grateful that we had recommended Impress Travel to them.
They have not yet returned to Tasmania as they are spending some time in South Australia with their daughter, but we have spoken to them with regard to catching up with them shortly after their return.
We definitely hope to return to Vietnam in the future and would like to bring some more friends when we do.
I think I mentioned previously that our youngest son is getting married next February, so next year we will need to assist financially with that, but hopefully in 2012.
I couldn’t convince my son and his fiancée to come to Vietnam for their honeymoon, they have settled on Langkawi, but I am sure they will get to your country one day.
They love to travel very much.
We have received nice emails from Thoi and Cindy (our guides in Hoi An and Hanoi) which is really good.
From our trip, there is not a thing you need to improve, I will mention to Kate and Peter that you would appreciate their feedback as well on their tour.
It is the first day of spring here today and hopefully the weather will begin to warm up. We took our grandchildren up the mountains to the snow last weekend which was beautiful, but I long for some warmer days.
Thankyou for your email again, I appreciate you keeping in touch, be assured we will continue to recommend your travel agency to any other friends wishing to tour Vietnam.
Kind Regards,
Janeece Cook,
Reference: Mrs. Janeece, Nationality: Austrailia, Email : jcook@examiner.com.au
Hi Tony,
Thanks for your email. Sorry I have been slow getting back to you, but since returning home we have been busy (as you can imagine). Both Peter and I are back at work now, but we feel very refreshed and revitalised from our fantastic holiday. We loved everything we saw. The highlights for me were the Mekong Delta, Hoi An and Sapa.
If we had the good fortune to return to Vietnam we would like to do a homestay either in the Mekong Delta or Sapa. We absolutely loved those areas and could easily have spent more time there. We also liked Nha Trang and would liked to have stayed there for another day too.
It was just wonderful to have a guide and driver meet us at the airport and drive us around to the various attractions.
I have enclosed a photo of you and Peter taken in Hanoi.
Thank you once again Tony. We very much appreciate what you have done for us while we were in Vietnam.
Kind regards,
Kate and Peter
Email: katesbarber@hotmail.com
Nationality : Australia
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