(No availability) 7 Days Mountain to the Bay Trekking and Sightseeing Tour in Vietnam

Daily sample itinerary

Day 1: Hanoi Arrival

Upon your arrival, you are welcomed by your driver at the airport, then the private car will take you to the Hanoi Old Quarter for checking into your hotel. The rest of day, you are free at your leisure. You will be staying in Hanoi Calypso Premier Hotel.

Day 2: Hanoi City Tour and Night Train to Lao Cai

Meet your local guide at 9:00 a.m. after your breakfast and then you will go to visit Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum (viewed from outside on every Monday, Friday, and afternoons because it’s closed), One-Pillar Pagoda, Tran Quoc Pagoda, Westlake, the temple of Literature - the first university in Vietnam dating back to the 11-century.

And after lunch which will be served at a local restaurant, you will return to the Old Quarter of Hanoi to visit Hoan Kiem Lake, Ngoc Son Temple. Enjoy one-hour cycle ride between crowded and small streets of the bustling Old Quarter where you can observe the most of local life. Your day ends with a Water Puppet Show at Thang Long Theater after that you are free at your leisure until 9:00 p.m. then your driver will take you to Hanoi Train Station to catch your night train to Lao Cai which leaves at 10:00 p.m. Tonight you will be spending aboard Chapa Express Train. Breakfast and lunch are included for the day.

Day 3: Lao Cai - Sapa - Love Waterfall - Golden Stream - Tram Ton Pass - Sin Chai Village (10 kilometers or 4 hour trekking)

Arrive in Lao Cai around 6:30 a.m. You will take an hour van ride uphill to the beautiful town of Sapa. Have breakfast at the hotel before having a 30-minute drive that will take you to Tram Ton Pass at the height of 2,100 meters above sea level where great views are offered of the surrounding mountain and lush forests of the Hoang Lien National Park.

From there you will trek an hour through forest, along Golden Stream to the Love Waterfall. It is the best place for relax in Sapa. Then return to Tram Ton for a short drive to O Quy Ho where you start to trek about nine kilometers along the mountain trails to visit Sin Chai village, home to Black Hmong, picnic lunch will be served along the way.

You will be transferred back to Sapa in the late afternoon where you will check in to your hotel Sapa Unique Hotel for the night. Today all three meals are included.

Day 4: Sapa - Off beaten track to Muong Hoa Valley - Day bus to Hanoi (14 kilometers or 3-4 hour trekking)

After having breakfast, freshen up then you have a short road transfer out of Sapa town to a walking path from where you start to walk along a large path for two hours uphill the Den Thang range. Reaching to the top, provides you a great view of the Fansipan Peak and the stunning Muong Hoa Valley opens wide in the sight as the trek approaching to Hang Da Village of the H’mong which sits at 1,800 meters hill-top and over looking down the Muong Hoa Valley.

Explore the village and then have a lunch break. For almost an hour after lunch, the walking path sneaks on high elevation and offers amazing panorama of Muong Hoa Valley. Then getting downhill through several H’mong hamlets of the Hau Thao commune which is scattered on the steep and rocky mountain side.

There are chances to see different process of making fiber from hemp - spinning, weaving and so on in these hamlets. The walk will end at Red DzaoVillage of the Giang Ta Chai Village in the late afternoon, get on a car for being transferred back to Sapa for your quick shower before getting into your limousine luxury van to Hanoi which leaves at 03:30 p.m. Arrive in Hanoi at 8:30 p.m. and you will be dropped at the Hanoi Calypso Premier Hotel your hotel for the night. Breakfast and lunch are included for today.

Day 5: Hanoi - Hon Gai - Bai Tu Long Bay - Cong Do - Cap La Island - Tra San

Today you will be heading for cruise experience with Swan Cruise which will be accommodation for tonight. All three meals are included for today. Your day schedule will be like the following -

• 08:00 The Swan shutter bus will pick you up from your hotel and heading to Northeast of Vietnam
• 12:30 Arrive at Swan office, transferred by tender to Swan Cruise
• 12:45 Enjoy welcome drink, get briefed about safety on boat and activities included then check into your cabin
• 13:30 Delicious Vietnamese set menu while leisurely cruising to the core of Bai Tu Long Bay
• 15:00 Arrive to Cap La Island the beautiful area in Bai Tu Long bay. Enjoy kayaking through the karst and breathtaking nature, swimming, and relaxing.
• 17:30 Get back to the boat and enjoys sunset party while your cruise will be sailing to the overnight anchorage
• 19:00 Sumptuous set-dinner on board
• 20:30 Free time for joining games, you may also try your luck with squid fishing

Day 6: Tra San - Thien Canh Son Cave - Hanoi

Today your cruise experience will finish and you will be heading back to Hanoi where you will be staying for your final night at Hanoi Calypso Premier Hotel. Breakfast and lunch are included for today. Your day schedule will be like the following -

• 06:30 Start your day with Tai Chi on the sundeck
• 07:00 Breakfast will be served in Western style and furthermore with Vietnamese traditional food
• 08:00 Explore the Thien Canh Son. Guide will explain the history of Ha Long Bay, Bai Tu Long Bay, and the cave, made by mother nature
• 09:30 Upon return to the boat you will have 30 minutes to freshen up and finish packing. Please remove all of your belongings from your cabin, you may leave heavy luggage outside of the cabin (staff will transfer directly to the pier).
• 10:30 Vietnamese cooking demonstration on boat
• 11:00 Enjoy a traditional Vietnamese lunch.
• 12:00 Disembark in Hon Gai pier
• 12:30 Farewell Halong Bay then returns to Hanoi
• 17:30 Arriving in Hanoi then you are free at your leisure

Day 7: Hanoi departure

Enjoy your breakfast and then you are free at your leisure until 12:00 which is when the driver will take you to airport for your trip back home.

• Drive to Tram Ton Pass
• Cruise to the core of Bai Tu Long Bay
• Enjoy kayaking at Cap La Island in Bai Tu Long bay
• Enjoy an one-hour cycle ride in Old Quarter of Hanoi
• Guided exploration of Thien Canh Son, Ha Long Bay, and Bai Tu Long Bay
• Take the Hanoi city tour
• Trek an hour through lush forests of the Hoang Lien National Park
• Trek and visit Sin Chai village home to Black Hmong
• Trek uphill the Den Thang range across Muong Hoa Valley
• Trek through H’mong hamlets of the Hau Thao commune
• Visit Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, One-Pillar Pagoda, Tran Quoc Pagoda, Westlake, the temple of Literature
• Visit Hoan Kiem Lake and Ngoc Son Temple
• Visit the Love Waterfall
• Visit the Hang Da Village of the H’mong
• Water Puppet Show at Thang Long Theater

This tour will take place in Vietnam. You will be beginning your journey in Hanoi, heading to Lao Cai, from there you will move to Sapa where through Hoang Lien National Park visit the Love Waterfall and Golden Stream, next you move to Tram Ton Pass, Sin Chai Village, Sapa, Muong Hoa Valley, return to Hanoi and then move for a cruise through Halong Bay where you will visit Hon Gai, Bai Tu Long Bay, Cong Do, Cap La Island, Tra San, and Thien Canh Son Cave and finally, end your journey in Hanoi.

Hanoi

Hanoi is the capital of Vietnam and is the second populous city in the country with approximately seven million people. Compared to Ho Chi Minh, Ha Noi is more traditional and refined. Today, it is best known for its thriving contemporary arts scene and French architecture, visible by many colonial villas scattered through the city.

While it is rapidly developing, the city has retained many of its cultural traditions. Observe elderly people practicing Tai Chi by the lake or witness traditional festival during the Lunar New Year. Hanoi has a vibrant “street culture” where daily activities, such as hair-cutting and eating at food stalls, take place on cramped sidewalk. As Hanoi is becoming more populated with people and automobiles, the city is experiencing more traffic congestion, particularly in the old quarter.

Sapa

Set high in Vietnam's Northeast mountains, the hamlet of Sapa offers spectacular view of jagged mountain ridges, terraced rice paddies and green valleys inhabited by people of various ethnic minority groups, most of whom congregate in Sapa's colorful market.

Each group has its own distinctive style of dress. From early childhood, girls learn to grow and weave hemp, to dye cloth with indigo, to sew the family's clothes, and to decorate items with traditional embroidery motifs.

More recently Sapa has become tourist mecca. Expect hill-tribe vendors to follow you and to be persistent in persuading you to buy their handicrafts. If you buy from one vendor and other vendors see you making purchases, they will attempt to sell you their products, too. If you are not interested, just say “no” and ask your guide to walk away.

Ha Long Bay

Ha Long Bay is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and a popular travel destination, located in Quang Ninh Province, Vietnam. A visit to the north is not complete without experiencing the spectacular views of more than 3000 limestone karsts in Ha Long Bay. Declared a World Heritage Site in 1994 by UNESCO, Ha Long Bay is the naturalists dream. Sculpted into strange shapes by the wind and the weather, the karsts hide deserted beaches, many magnificent caves, and hidden lagoons that may only be reached by chinked in the cliffs that are revealed at low tide.

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This tour includes daily breakfast, five lunches, and two dinners. It also includes two bottles of mineral water per person per day. Generally Viet Sapa Travel can accommodate special dietary requirements and allergies. However you need to give Viet Sapa Travel the detail of your needs, even non-seafood dishes may feature shrimp or fish sauce as a base so that Viet Sapa Travel can give them to the restaurant staff.

• Trek in lush forests of the Hoang Lien National Park
• Drive to Tram Ton Pass
• Cruise to the core of Bai Tu Long Bay
• Kayaking at Cap La Island in Bai Tu Long bay
• One-hour cycle ride in Old Quarter of Hanoi
• Guided exploration of Thien Canh Son, Ha Long Bay, and Bai Tu Long Bay
• Hanoi city tour
• Trek and visit Sin Chai village home to Black Hmong
• Trek uphill the Den Thang range across Muong Hoa Valley
• Trek through H’mong hamlets of the Hau Thao commune
• Visit Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, One-Pillar Pagoda, Tran Quoc Pagoda, Westlake, the temple of Literature, Hoan Kiem Lake, and Ngoc Son Temple
• Visit to the Love Waterfall
• Visit the Hang Da Village of the H’mong
• Water Puppet Show at Thang Long Theater
• English-speaking guide
• All entrance fees and permission
• Airport transfers
• Private car transfer along the trip in the trip in Sapa
• One way train tickets Hanoi to Lao Cai
• One way limousine luxury van tickets from Sapa to Hanoi
• Round trip bus transfer Hanoi to Ha Long Bay to Hanoi
• All transportation in Hanoi
• Two bottles of mineral water per person per day
• Daily breakfast, five lunches, and two dinners
• 6 nights accommodation

• Travel insurance
• Air-tickets
• Other meals not mentioned above
• Personal expenses
• Arrival visa

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