HANOI - HALONG - NINH BINH - MAI CHAU - LAI CHAU - SON LA - DIEN BIEN - SAPA - HANOI
( 12 Days 11 Nights )

      

 Highlight

• Deluxe cruise in Halong Bay.
  
• Ninh Binh sightseeing.
  
• Trips to Mai Chau valley & stayin a traditional Thai longhouse.
  
• Dien Bien Phu battle field sightseeing.
  
• Easy adventure trip ot Sapa.
  
• Hanoi orientation with water puppetry shpw and Old Quarter cycling.
  

 Itinerary

Day 01 - 03 : Hanoi - Halong Bay - Ninh Binh

Upon arrive into Hanoi, meet your guide and transfer to your hotel for check in and tour briefing. If time permits we will take a short orientation tour of Hanoi. In the evening enjoy welcome cocktails at your hotel and dinner at one of Hanoi's superb Vietnamese restaurant. Next day we journey east to Vietnam's greatest natural wonder, Halong Bay. We board our boat, spend a full day and night cruising the bay's 3000 magnificent limestone islets. You can challenge yourself with kayaking to a stunning lagoon of Halong Bay. The next after noon we travel south along Route 10 to Ninh Binh through the lush countryside of the Red River delta.

Day 04 - 06 : Mai Chau - Son La - Dien Bien

We venture by sampan to Tam Coc and see the "Halong on Land", after lunch at local restaurant we travel west to Mai Chau, where we meet the White Thai people and stay in a traditional Thai longhouse. The journey from Mai Chau to Son La takes us through Moc Chau and Yen Chau - famous for orchards of mango, bananas, longans as well as tea plantations. In Son La we will visit the French prison, now a museum, and take some free time for further exploration. Departing Son La, crossing the unparalleled Pha Din Pass we venture further northwest to Dien Bien Phu, site of the decisive battle that ended French occupation of Vietnam in 1954.

Day 07 - 10 : Lai Chau - Sapa

Departing Dien Bien Phu we venture east to Sapa stopping en route at Mien and Red Dzao minority villages, and at Lai Chau, a remote town surrounded by mountains, for overnight. We arrive Sapa - a mountainous area of stunning natural beauty and diverse ethnic minorities. We walk the hill and visit small villages along the way. On the day 10 we board the night train toreturn to Hanoi.

Day 11 - 12 : Hanoi

We arrive Hanoi in the morning. Early check in hotel and after breakfast we explore Hanoi's charming French colonial boulevards, tour the ancient Temple of Literature, the amazing life of Ho Chi Minh visiting his mausoleum, the house on stilts and the museum. In the afternoon we explore Hanoi by cyclo, driving through the lively Old Quarter, a series of 36 ancient streets where peddlers trade their wares as they have done for centuries. Tour Hanoi's old house in Ma May street and then walking tour through Hang Be market and enjoy famed water puppet theatre. Farewell dinner in the finest restaurant of Hanoi and on the day 12 your journey ends with your airport transfer.

Tour price

Private tour: To do the tour privately. The tour is not fixed, it is possible to be customized for your group. All service is reserved for your group only. You do not have to share the bus, boat, tour guide with other tourists. One exception, if you stay at the boat in Halong bay - it is like the hotel in Halong - you still have to share the boat with other people

• Hotel accommodation based on twin or triple share with daily breakfast (incl: services charges, room taxes and baggage handling)
  
• Meals as specified in the itinerary
  
• Transportation
  
• English- speaking guide (other languages are available upon request).
  
• Sightseeing as specified including entrance fees

Price excluded

• Visa fee - visa to Vietnam 

• Optional tours
• Tips for tour guide, driver
• Travel insurance
• Expenditure of a personal nature, tips, such as drinks, souvenirs, laundry, emergency transfers & etc
• International airfare to/ from Vietnam & International airport tax in Vietnam
• Others which are not mentioned in the inclusion

 Remark

• Rates are subjected to changed without prior notice.
• Itinerary is subject to change depending on flights, road condition and room availability
• As indicated: A/C= Air-conditioning, O/N= Overnight, B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner

Accommodations offers in this trip 

The hotel may be changed up to its availability. It will be confirmed after getting your deposit/ payment. You can get details of your hotel at our website: http://www.vietnamhotels.vn/ ; details of your cruise at our website http://www.halongdolphincruise.com/