Day 01: Hanoi Arrival (Meals: D - Welcome dinner).
You are welcomed by ACT’s guide at Noi Bai international airport and transferred to your hotel for check in, free time at leisure to relax after your journey.
Ha Noi, Vietnam's capital, is a stylish and gracious city that retains an unique old world charm and some Asia‘s most striking colonial architecture. We will enjoy a short cyclo ride around the Old Quarter streets, giving you a chance to explore the different local ways of life. Have welcome dinner at local restaurant to go through the trip plan together. Overnight in Hanoi. (The sightseeing program depends on arrival time).

Day 02: Hanoi City Tour (Meals: B,D).
Breakfast at hotel before enjoying a full day city tour starting with the Ho Chi Minh Complex. This famous site contains the mausoleum of the nation’s founder Ho Chi Minh, the Presidential Palace and the Ho Chi Minh’s house on stilts. Close to this complex is  the One Pillar Pagoda, whose origins date back to the foundation of city. Break time for lunch at local restaurant.
We continue with a trip to the Temple of Literature, which is well known as the first university of Vietnam and the impressive Ethnologic Museum, dedicated to Vietnam's 54 ethnic groups. The beautiful West Lake and the History Museum with an excellent collection of artifacts illustrating the Vietnamese history, are not to be missed. We  visit these sights before continuing to the peaceful lake of Hoan Kiem.
Have dinner at Cha ca street with  “Cha Ca La Vong”, a favourite dish of Hanoian - Listed in 1000 Places to visit before you die.
Evening: Enjoy water puppet show, the unique Vietnamese traditional art. Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 03: Hanoi - Ha Long Bay (Meals: B,L,D).
Breakfast at hotel. At 8:00 A.m our tour guide and driver will pick you up from hotel and transfer to Halong via vehicle. Halong bay - 170km north east of Hanoi is one of the world’s natural wonders and is the most beautiful tourist destination of Vietnam. Halong bay features thousands of limestone karsts and isles in various sizes and shapes with 1969 islets. Several of the islands are hollow, with enormous caves, other support floating villages of fishermen. You have chance of observing sinic country side of Vietnam dominated by enormous lush rice field.
Upon arrival in Halong. Check-in between 11:30 – 12:00 at the boat port. Enjoy a refreshing “Welcome Cocktail” upon check-in on the sun deck. Vietnamese seafood lunch served at the restaurant.
A fantastic cruise will take you to exotic islets with Dog island, Incense Urn island, Sail island, Fighting Cocks island, which are naturally formed by process of erosion between the sea water and limestone mountains. Visit by Tender to see the Sung Sot Caves (Cave of Surprises) weather permitting.
Option of kayaking or swimming near Hang Trong anchorage. Vietnamese cuisine demonstration at the sun deck.
Vietnamese seafood dinner served at the restaurant. Evening movie show at the sun deck. spending a night on cruise.

Day 04: Halong Bay - Hanoi - Sapa (Meals: B,L).
Greet the day with a morning Tai Chi exercise with an opportunity to view the sunrise over the bay. Sitting on the upper desk we can enjoy the breath - taking beauty of the rocky islands rising from the crystal-clear water of the bay. We can hear the birds singing, cicadas chirping ashore and the gentle lapping of the waves against our boat, the perfect soundtrack to accompany the fresh air and gentle breeze.
International Brunch Buffet served in the restaurant. Check-out on board and disembarkation at boat port, Halong city.
Our tour guide and driver will pick you up and transfer to Hanoi. You will arrive in Hanoi at 4:30 PM.
You spend the rest afternoon freely. Have your dinner and you are free until 9:00 PM, you are transferred to train station to take overnight train to Lao Cai. Overnight on the train (solf sleeper 4-berth shared cabin).

Day 05:  Lao Cai - Sapa (Meals: B).
6:30 AM, you arrive at Lao Cai station. Our tour guide and driver will pick you up and transfer to Sapa (35 km). Enjoy the picturesque scenery along the way leading towards Sapa, a mountainous area of stunning natural beauty and diverse ethnic minorities. Transfer to hotel for check in. Have breakfast at hotel. Free time to discover Sapa town.
PM: Transfer to Ta Van village, spend about 8 km twisty road from Sapa’s town to this village. Along the road you will see many H’Mong, Dzay, Dzao ethnic people dressed in their traditional colourful costume. Two-hour trekking tour through a terrace paddy field and discover lifestyle of the Dzay minority. Overnight in Sapa.
 
Day 06:  Sapa Trekking (Meals: B).
Breakfast at hotel. Free your time to discover and take photos around Sapa town.
PM: Take a short trek to Cat Cat village. Here, you have opportunities to discover the real daily life of ethnic people by chatting with them. After dinner, you enjoy the atmosphere of Love Market (Love Rendezvous) that lasts over Saturday night. This is the place where ethnic boys and girls declare one’s love to an other by singing, dancing, whistling. This is a place not only for young people who are in love, but also for married people, who come here to look for their old darlings. Overnight in Sapa.

Day 07:  Sapa - Lao Cai - Hanoi (Meals: B).
After breakfast, you walk to visit Ham Rong landscape. Have lunch at local restaurant then we return to hotel for checking out. Free afternoon until the time ACT’s car tranfers you to Lao Cai station to catch the overnight train to Hanoi. Overnight sleep on train. (solf sleeper 4-berth shared cabin).

Day 08: Hanoi - Duong Lam Ancient Village (Meals: B).
5:30 AM. Arrive in Hanoi. Free time at leisure (Suggest early check-in (full charge) or waiting untill 12:00 A.m.
PM: Transfer to Duong Lam (60km). We will visit Duong Lam ancient village - the homeland of Ngo Quyen & Phung Hung - 2 national heroes in Vietnamese history. Walking around the village, visit local farmer’s house, where you are hosted with green tea and introcduced how to make soya been souce. Arrivel Hanoi at late afternoon. Have dinner and overnight in Hanoi.

Day 09: Hanoi - Ninh Binh - Tam Coc (Meals: B,L,D-Farewell dinner).
Breakfast at hotel. Drive to Ninh Binh (95 km) called as "Halong Bay on land" - the same limestone rocks as in Halong Bay but seen from a winding stream through paddy fields instead of the sea. Enjoy spectacular scenery during the boat trip to Tam Coc caves with visit of the Bich Dong Pagoda. Lunch at local restaurant.
PM: Drive back to Hanoi. Free time to relax or shopping. Enjoy farewell dinner, then review our trip experiences. Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 10: Hanoi - Departure (Meals: B).
Breakfast at hotel. Leisure time until transfer to Noi Bai international airport for departure. End of our services.

Valid: 01 Jan, 09 - 30 Sep, 2010 - TRIP PRICE: Per Person for twin or double sharing.

NET Price in American Dollar and non commissionable. 

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