Northern Vietnam For Nature Lovers 8D7N Package

8.30 AM Leave the hotel early on a full-day tour to see Hanoi's historic landmarks and experience the city like a local. It starts with a ride to historic Ba Dinh Square, where President Ho Chi Minh proclaimed the independence of Vietnam in 1945.

Continue to the 11th-century Temple of Literature, an impressive architectural landmark that was Vietnam's first-ever national university. To this day, students still pray at its altars for academic success. Next is the Museum of Ethnology, which preserves the cultural heritage of the 54 different ethnic groups in Vietnam. Afterward, stop for lunch at a local restaurant.

Now that you've refueled, continue to Hanoi's charming Old Quarter to explore its warren of backstreets. Finally, end the day with one of Vietnam's more unique theatrical performances: a water puppet show. This cultural expression dates back over 1,000 years, originating in the Red River Delta rice fields. Afterward, return to your hotel.

Overnight in Hanoi.

Wake up early to ensure you have sufficient time to enjoy your breakfast. At 7am, meet your driver in the lobby and leave Hanoi on a six-hour ride north to Sapa. This highland area is known for its soaring mountains and endless terraces of green rice paddies. It's also home to traditional villages whose residents are members of various ethnic tribes in Vietnam. Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant.

In the afternoon, your tour guide will take you to Cable Car Station. Enjoy a 20-minute cable car ride with the spectacular scenery.

Reach the altitude of 2800 meters, you have a good time to see the view and take photos, visit a pagoda at the top of the mountain. Trek up 600 steps, you will reach the peak of Fansipan Mountain – the Roof of Indochina. (Spend about 1,5 hours for hiking and taking photos). Return to Cable Car Station, take the cable car back and return to Sapa town. Dinner at a local restaurant.

Overnight in Sapa

Included: Fansipan cable car 2 ways.

Enjoy breakfast at your hotel.

This day, your tour guide will bring you to the beautiful Muong Hoa Valley, which extends throughout the Lao Chai, Ta Van, Hau Thao, it is a place, along through the mountains there are strange carved stones.

Here we will discover their daily life and how they make traditional clothes, handicraft, indigo, etc. You will visit the biggest valley here which provides the best view for golden rice terrace field in Vietnam. After Lao Chai village we walk to Ta Van village of Dzay people.

Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant with Vietnamese cuisine.

After lunch, you will walk to the rice paddy field where we will have a nice photo session of the amazing surrounding landscapes. A trek through the bamboo forest soon follows which gives you the experience of Vietnam tropical jungle. You will continue along the bottom of the valley to get to the Dzay tribe village of Ta Van to experience their way of life. It is a small group of ethnic people in viet nam with a rich culture and beautiful houses located on rice paddy fields.

You will be transferred back to your hotel by bus. Dinner at a local restaurant.

Overnight in Sapa.

Enjoy breakfast at your hotel. Free time to relax or enjoy your own activities.

Check out the hotel then transfer back to Hanoi.

Lunch will be served at local restaurants.

Overnight in Hanoi.

After breakfast at hotel, driver picks up and transfer to Halong Bay, listed as a World Heritage of outstanding natural beauty, known in Vietnamese as “Dragon descending to the sea”.

Upon arrival, the boat crew welcome you and check in then enjoy a cruise around Halong Bay with a delicious local seafood lunch served on board. You can also behold thousands of limestone islands and grottoes rising from the clear, emerald water.

Following break, depending on each cruise’s itinerary of the day, you’ll join some activities on boat to discover the beauty of the bay such as visit a cave, doing kayaking or enjoy swimming in the sea before getting back to the junk for relaxing and dinner. Overnight on board.

Note: Our tour guide will not escort you on the cruises, and be replaced by crew members who are fluent in English.

You’ll wake up on the bay to the sounds of waves and birds welcoming the new day. You will have an opportunity to view the sunrise over the bay and after breakfast, visit a beautiful limestone grotto. You will have a walk back to the boat for a final glimpse of Halong Bay while cruising back to the dock. Then you will drive back to Hanoi. Overnight at your hotel.

There is no activity planned for today so you are free to enjoy your free time souvenir shopping until transfer to the airport for your onward flight.