IMPRESSIVE VIETNAM TOURS  in the north

HA NOI – LANG SON – CAO BANG – BA BE -  SAPA – HANOI TOURS  (9 DAYS 8 NIGHTS)

HA NOI – HA LONG – SAPA – TAM COC TOURS (7 DAYS 6 NIGHTS)

Day 1:  ARRIVAL HANOI (D)

Arrival at Noi Bai International Airport, transfer for hotel check-in. Dinner. O/N in Hanoi

Day 2:  HANOI / HALONG (B/L/D)

Hanoi City tour: Ba Dinh Square, Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum & Residence, One Pillar Pagoda and Temple of Literature (The 1^st University of Vietnam). Proceed to Halong Bay which was awarded by UNESCO as a natural world heritage in 1994. Dinner. O/N in Halong 

Day 3:  HALONG BAY / HANOI (B/L/D)

Enjoy a four hours boat ride, viewing multi-shaped rocks, visiting grottos such as: Paradise Grotto and Wooden Stakes Cave. Seafood lunch on board. Returning to Hanoi, more sightseeing at Hoan Kiem Lake, and shopping in the Old Quarter. Dinner. Water Puppet Show. Transfer to the railway station to board a night train to Lao Cai. 4 pax share a deluxe air-conditioning cabin. Overnight on train

Day 4: LAO CAI – SAPA – HILL TRIBES MARKET (B-D-L)

Early arrival in Lao Cai, transfer to a colourful hill tribes’ market of Muong Khuong or Coc Ly or Cao Son. Transfer to Sapa. Dinner. Overnight in Sapa 

Day 5: SAPA – NIGHT TRAIN BACK TO HANOI (B-L-D)

Full day trekking to villages: Y Lin Ho, Lao Chai, Ta Van of the Black H’mong and Giay peoples. Take a shower in the hotel. Transfer back to Lao Cai to board a night train to Hanoi. Overnight on train

Day 6:  HANOI / TAM COC BICH DONG / HANOI  (B/L/D)

Early morning arrival in Hanoi, go to observe the Hanoi people doing exercises around the Hoan Kiem lake

Transfer to Tam Coc (also known as Halong Bay on land). Taking a boat ride cruising through a series of inter-link caves on a tranquil river, visit Bich Dong (Blue Grotto). Returning to Hanoi, visit the State Theater and the Tran Quoc Pagoda. Dinner. O/N in Hanoi.

Day 7:  DEPARTURE HANOI (B)

Transfer to airport for journey home