Hanoi – Halong – Villages in Sapa 8 days

Duration: 8 Days/ 7 Nights

Hanoi > Halong > Sapa: Sử Pán - Giang Ta Chai, Den Thang - Ta Trung Ho

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Overview

Hanoi – Halong – Villages in Sapa 8 days. Get a sense of the North in the ancient capital of Hanoi, enjoy the sunset on Ha Long Bay, and trek through magnificent terraced rice paddies, visiting local villages and learning about the ethnic minorities in Sapa.

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Tour Highlights

  • Visit the historical Hanoi and its Old Quarter. Decorated with peaceful lakes, French style architecture, museums, pagodas, and exciting night life, this is a city that you don’t want to miss.
  • Travel to the enchanting Halong Bay, and enjoy one of the famous overnight cruises through the mountainous lakeside scenery.  This is a stop that can’t be missed by nature lovers, photographers, and culture seekers alike.
  • Take a trek through Sapa, the picturesque highland town where you can unplug and reconnect with nature, while getting a true look into the lives of local hillside communities.

Detailed Itinerary

Day 1 : Hanoi Arrival

Upon arrival in Hanoi, you will be greetings by Paradise Travel and transferred to hotel for checking in and relax. Free at leisure and overnight in Hanoi city.

Hanoi Old Quarter

Day 2 : Hanoi city tour

Breakfast

After breakfast, we will start city tour with Ho Chi Minh Complex for visit Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Ho Chi Minh Museum and One pillar Pagoda. Continue to visit Literature Temple, the first University in Vietnam in 16th century and Tran Quoc pagoda.

Have lunch in one of famous restaurants in Ha Noi.

PM: Visit Ethnological museum then have cyclo in the Old Quarter and visit Dong Xuan market, enjoy Water Puppet show in the afternoon.

Overnight at your hotel

One Pillar Pagoda – Hanoi

Day 3 : Hanoi - Halong

Breakfast & Lunch & Dinner

8.00 8.30: Our guide will pick you up at your hotel. On the way to Halong city, enjoy the journey through the rich farmlands of the Red River Delta and the scenery of rice fields, water buffalo and everyday Vietnamese village life.

12.15: Embark on Cruise for welcome drink followed by a cruise briefing. Enjoy a delicious seafood lunch while our cruiser heads to the bay passing the beautiful limestone seascape.

15.15: Visiting Amazing cave, one of the most amazing caves in Halong Bay. The two chambers that form this amazing grotto are decorated with thousands of spectacular stalactite and stalagmite forms.

16.25 Enjoy kayaking (weather permitted) with guideline around the fishing village then return to the vessel for free time at your leisure. Fresh fruit platter will be served on the sundeck.

17.45: Cruising through the Bay to its overnight anchorage near Luon Cave.

18.00: Cooking demonstration and discover the mystic recipes of the Vietnamese cuisine.

19.00: Seafood set-dinner on board.

21.00: Enjoy evening activities Movie Night, Board Games, Fishing or karaoke program. Overnight on Cruise.

Halong Bay

Day 4 : Halong - Hanoi & night train to Lao Cai

Breakfast & Lunch & Dinner

A new day has come with beautiful sunrise view from your cabin

7.30: Have breakfast while complimentary tea & coffee are served.

8.00: Trip by tender to Ti Top island for swimming or climb up to the top to see the outstanding scenery of the bay.

9.00: Return to Phoenix Cruiser. The vessel cruises leisurely back to harbor 9.30: Check out and settle the bill.

11.00: Set menu lunch is served on board.

12.00: Disembark and transfer back to Hanoi.

16.00: Arrive in Hanoi. In the evening, after dinner at your budget you will be escorted to Railway Station for night train to Lao Cai that departs at 21.15. Overnight on train.

Halong Bay

Day 5 : Lao Cai - Sapa Supan - Giang Ta Chai

Lunch

Train arrives at Laocai Railway Station at 06.00 am, transferred to Sapa by car. Have breakfast in the local restaurant (optional). Relax.

Met up at your hotel in Sapa by local guide and driver then transferred by car toward Muong Hoa valley.

Your trek will start from a point near Su Pan School along a narrow dirt trail downhill to the bottom of Muong Hoa Valley, then uphill all the way for nearly 6 hours through Giang Ta Chai Village of the Red Zao, through bamboo and rain forest to Den Thang Village of the Hmong. Lunch break for an hour at a nice spot amongst wild nature. The trek will be softer in the afternoon and you will arrive to Den Thang Village of the Black Hmong at about 4.00pm. The rest hour is for walking to explore this remotest village of Sapa which surrounded by high mountains and forest of the Hoang Lien nature reserve.

Amazing Sapa

Day 6 : Den Thang - Ta Trung Ho Village

Breakfast & Lunch

The trek today takes you through beautiful rice paddies and over old suspension bridges. You will trek on small trail sneaking through rainforest. You will leave Den Thang at about 09.30 to follow a dirt trail through narrow terraced rice fields, forest for nearly 3 hours. Lunch break along the way.

Sapa Trekking

After lunch, the trek wills becomes tough on tinny footpath going up and down, which requires some concentration. You will reach to Ta Trung Ho village of Red Dao minority in mid afternoon. The rest hours are for walking around to explore unique living way of the Red Zao which has just been visited by foreign visitors.

Day 7 : Ta Trung Ho - Nam Toong - Ban Ho - Sapa

Lunch

You are now at the fringe of the rain forest by the Hoang Lien Son mountain range. Fansipan, the highest peak in Indochina with its 3143 m, is located in this mountain range. You will start the trek today by ascending to Nam Toong village of Red Dao minority. Here your lunch will be prepared in a local school. In the afternoon, before descending to Ban Ho, you can make a stop by a waterfall to refresh. Then where your car takes you on the journey back to Sapa.

In the late afternoon, take the car back Lao Cai train station. You have dinner in restaurant near train station. Get on train back Ha Noi. Spend night on train

Sapa Golden Season

Day 8 : Hanoi Departure

On arrival Hanoi railways station at 5.30am, we will be picked up transfer to airport for departure or extension.

Hoan Kiem Lake – Hanoi

Prices

Prices are in USD, per person.

Hotel / Group 2 guests 3-4 guests 5-6 guests 7-8 guests 9-12 guests Single surcharge
3 Star 978 775 715 640 638 216
4 Star 1058 856 790 722 713 275
5 Star 1167 965 898 831 821 360

What's included

  • Accommodation at hotels and home stay in places as indicated in program
  • Meals as indicated in program (B breakfast, L lunch, D dinner)
  • Private transportation at places as indicated in program
  • All admission cost at places mentioned in itinerary
  • Professional English speaking tour guide at places
  • Boat trip in Halong
  • Train tickets: Hanoi Lao Cai Hanoi (A/C 4 soft berth cabin)

What's excluded

  • International airfare and airport taxes.
  • Visa to Vietnam
  • Meals not indicated on itinerary.
  • Travel insurance (Compulsory)
  • Personal expenses (Tips, gratuities)

Cancellation by Customer

– There may be cancellation fees charged by suppliers (hotels, airlines…) once these bookings are made and paid. These fee shall by paid by travelers.

– These are maximum cancellation fees to be flexible applied:

  • Cancellation received after confirmation: Cancellation fees charged by airlines, hotels… (if any)
  • Cancellation received from 15 days to 20 days prior arrival date: 10% of total package tour charged + Cancellation fees charged by airlines, hotels… (if any)
  • Cancellation received from 3 days to 14 days prior arrival date: 15% of total package tour charged + Cancellation fees charged by airlines, hotels… (if any)
  • Cancellation received less than 3 days prior arrival date or during tour or No-Show: 20% of total package tour charged + Used services (if any) + Cancellation fees charged by airlines, hotels… (if any)

Children Policy

  • Free of charge for child under 5 years accompany with 1 full paying client, sharing room and food with parents. He/ she shall pay for air tickets (if any) and/ or incurred expenses
  • 75% charged for child from 5 – under 11 years accompany with 1 full paying clients, using services as an adult
  • Child age of 11 years up is subject to adult rate

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United Kingdom March 15, 2019
10.0 Quick trip to Vietnam
Alex organised a short trip to Vietnam for a friend and myself. And it was perfect. Alex put togeher a tailor made agenda that matched our expectations based in the time we had available The guides were really knowledgable and firiendly, the hotels were clean and conveniently located and Vietnam itself was a delight - I definitely want to go back and explore more and I will ask Paradise Travel to make the arrangements.
Singapore March 7, 2019
10.0 Halong Bay & Sapa trips via Paradise Travel
What an astonishing trip arranged by Paradise Travel in Hanoi city. Such a first class service with swift response and support whenever needed. Very responsible agent that will update/ check on our welfare daily during our trip. 100% recommendation to my friends and relatives to engage them for tour guide services.
Coutances, France January 2, 2019
10.0 Christmas and New Year holiday in Vietnam
Excellent family trip from Hanoi, Mai Chau, Pu Luong to Halong Bay's beaches and mountains. Everyone in my family has wonderful experiences in Vietnam. Paradise Travel's consultant and tour guides are excellent.
USA August 3, 2018
10.0 Our trip thru Vietnam organized by Paradise Travel
Organized our trip with Alex only via e-mail and whatsapp. So we never met. The trip was well organized. The driver was very friendly and very capable, although his english was limited. He was an excellent person to travel with. The guide was only needed for 4 days and that was a good. Was not needed more and he did his job well. Good English speaking. We had a very nice trip thru the northern part of Vietnam. Many tx to Alex and his people. They helped us were needed, were always on time, good communication, also via Whats-app. So many thx to them and you. On behalf of the whole family.
Singapore March 2, 2017
10.0 Very well organized tour
Paradise Travel made superb arrangements for our 8 day tour of North Vietnam covering Hanoi, Halong Bay, Mia Chau, Moc Chau, Duong Lam and back. The itinerary, hotels, meals, guide, and vehicle were top notch. Despite my own mobility challenges and the vegetarians in our group, Paradise made the whole tour a delight. Kudos to Paradise!! Thank you Alex for the arrangements, Lan and Huy for the guidance and Hanh, the best driver ever!!

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