SPECIFICALLY NORTHERN
Tour code: VNS05
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Duration: 05 days / 04 nights
Route: Easy to combine with Yunnan, Luang Prabang, Bangkok, and Southern Vietnam trips
Features: Cruise the sea in Halong Bay and drive uphill to the mountains of Sapa to most-colorful hill tribal markets, you are discovering some distinctions just of Northern Vietnam, which are highlighted in any Vietnam tours. This tour can be independent or combined with other excursions of IN01 – “Three lands’ first feelings”.
Connection: Easy to combine with Yunnan, Luang Prabang, Bangkok, and Southern Vietnam trips
DETAILED ITINERARY

 

DAY 1: ARRIVE in HANOI (-/-/D)
 
Welcome to Vietnam! City tour with a visit to Museum of Ethnology and cyclo around the town. Overnight in Hanoi.
 
DAY 2: HANOI - HALONG BAY – TRAIN TO LAO CAI (B/L/D)
 
Early depart for Halong Bay, a World Heritage as designated by UNESCO in 1994, take a boat trip for about 5 hours to cruise Halong bay. Lunch of fresh seafood  Late afternoon back to Hanoi for  a night train to Lao Cai. Overnight on the Train.
 
DAY 3: VISIT SAPA (B/L)
 
Whole day in Sapa mountain town, visit hill tribal villages. Overnight in Sapa.
 
DAY 4: A COLOURFUL WEEKLY MARKET IN BACHA SURROUNDINGS – LAOCAI (B/L/D)     
 
Enjoy the most exciting weekly market of the hill tribes living surrounding Sapa. Alternatives are Can Cau market on Saturday, Bac Ha market on Sunday or Coc Ly market on Tuesday, take a boat on Chay river (during Coc Ly market only). Take the night Train to Hanoi and overnight on the Train. (lunch at the market; dinner in Laocai)  )   
 
DAY 5: HANOI DEPARTURE (B)
 
Arrive Hanoi about 06.00am. A short city tour to see the morning life of Hanoi and visit the Mausoleum and House of Ho Chi Minh before transfer to the airport for your departure flight. End of services.