VT-PCS06: HANOI – CAT CAT – LAO CHAI – HALONG 6 DAYS 5 NIGHTS

DAY 1: HANOI ARRIVAL (-/-/D)

Up on arrival at Noi Bai international airport, meet up our guide then transfer to hotel for check in.

Overnight in Hanoi

DAY 2: HANOI FULL DAY CITY TOUR – LAOCAI (B/L/D)

Today, begin with a visit will be the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum (close on Monday, Friday mornings and every afternoon). Here visitors can pay respect to the embalmed body of Ho Chi Minh. Continue top visit  Ho Chi Minh Silt House, a simple two rooms dwelling where Ho Chi Minh lived from 1958 until his final days. Next, visit the enigmatic wooden One Pillar Pagoda.

Then heading to the Temple of Literature which is peaceful series of walled courtyards end graceful gateways. Keep going to visit Hoan Kiem Lake (Sword Lake) located in the heart of Hanoi.  In the Northern of this lake one can find Ngoc Son Temple from 18 century.

Transfer to Hanoi Train Station to catch night train to Lao Cai.

Overnight on train

DAY 3: LAO CAI – SAPA – CAT CAT VILLAGE – SAPA (B/L/D)

Arrive in Lao Cai Station in the early morning, you are picked up by our driver then enjoy the coach ride uphill to SaPa. We will have breakfast at hotel before start the trip to Cat Cat Village of Black H’Mong tribe. We relax at the foot of the stunning waterfall in Cat Cat then  Go through a village of Black H’Mong tribe. Come back to Sapa, free at your leisure.

Overnight in Sapa

DAY 4: SAPA – LAO CHAI – TA VAN – SAPA – LAO CAI – HANOI      (B/L/D)

After breakfast, we will start our tour to Lao Chai Village of the Dzay minority. Then we will visit Ta Van Village of the Red Dzao. Free and easy then have dinner before getting t o Lao Cai Station to catch your night train back to Hanoi.

Overnight on train

DAY 5: HANOI RAILWAY STATION – HA LONG – HANOI (B/L/D)

Arrival Hanoi in the early morning. Breakfast at hotel then keep going to Halong Bay. Take 4 hour boat trip to visit Halong Bay – a UNESCO World Heritage Site. A delicious seafood lunch will be served when we are completely relax on boat. We are both having seafood and seeing the wonderful sightseeing outside. Our lunch time ends is the time we walk into the Thien Cung cave (Heaven Palace cave) to see thousands of stalactites and stalagmites colored by hundreds of neon lights. After 1 hour stay in the “Heaven Palace”, we are back to the boat for cruising along the World Nature Heritage part to see the Incense Bowl islet, Cock fighting islets Sail islet, Turtle island…. At 12:00 at noon, we finish our boat trip and back to our vehicle for transferring to Hanoi with stopovers at Ceramic and Hand Embroidery Workshop en route. At around 17:00PM we will be back to Hanoi. Dinner at restaurant

Overnight in Hanoi

DAY 6: HANOI DEPARTURE (B/-/-)

The day is at your leisure for last minute sight-seeing or shopping until your transfer to Noi Bai International airport for your onward flight.

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