Itinerary
- Day 1
Hanoi
You'll get picked up at Hanoi airport and head downtown by vehicle. After that, spend the rest of the day walking around the city on your own, checking out the lakes, tree-lined streets, and parks at whatever pace works for you. By evening, your guide meets you again with a bus to take you to the railway station, where you'll board an overnight train heading to Sapa.
- Start point
- Hanoi, Vietnam (pick up Noibai International airport, )
Optional Activities
- Explore Hanoi's lakes, boulevards, and parks
Landmarks Hanoi - Day 2
Lao Cai to Sapa
The train arrives in Lao Cai at 5:00am and your guide will be waiting with a name sign. From there, it's over an hour riding uphill to Sa Pa while you take in the views of rice terraces along the way. After breakfast, you'll bike mostly downhill through Sapa's outer areas and Ma Tra village (where H'Mong people live), then continue to Ta Phin to see how Red Dao and Black Hmong communities live their daily lives. You'll have lunch with a local family, then keep biking through forest to Takko pass before heading back to Sapa. Dinner happens in town and the evening is free for relaxing.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Lunch with local family in Ta Phin), Dinner
Included Activities
- Bike ride downhill through Sapa suburbs and along main road (3 km)
- Visit Ma Tra village (H'Mong people settlement)
- Visit Ta Phin village (Red Dao and Black Hmong minorities)
- Short walk around Ta Phin village
- Lunch with local family in Ta Phin
- Bike ride through forest to Takko pass
Landmarks Ma Tra village Ta Phin village Takko pass Sapa - Day 3
Sapa to Ta Van
Start with a 6km walk downhill to the southeast toward Y Linh Ho village in Muong Hoa valley (Black H'mong people), then trek another 2km to Lao Chai village. Lunch comes with a local family, and after that you'll walk through the rice fields to Ta Van village where the Dzay minority lives. You'll stay the night there and learn about how people build their homes and go about their routines. In the afternoon, a car takes you back to Sapa for free time to check out the town on your own. Later, you'll transfer to Lao Cai station, have dinner, and board an overnight train returning to Hanoi.
- Meals
- Lunch (Lunch with local family), Dinner (Dinner at restaurant near Lao Cai train station)
Included Activities
- 6km walking down to Y Linh Ho village (Black H'mong) along Muong Hoa valley
- 2km trekking to Lao Chai village (H'mong people)
- Lunch with local family
- Walk through terraced rice fields to Ta Van village
- Learn about local house architecture and daily lifestyles at Ta Van
- Explore Sapa town during free time
Landmarks Muong Hoa valley Y Linh Ho village Lao Chai village Ta Van village Sapa 
- Day 4
Hanoi to Halong Bay
Your guide picks you up between 8:10-8:30am from your Hanoi Old Quarter hotel. You'll drive to Tuan Chau Harbor on Tuan Chau Island with a 20-minute break halfway (arriving around 12:00pm). At 12:30pm, you board the Sunlight Legend cruise, check into your cabin, and get a welcome drink plus safety briefing. Lunch serves Vietnamese traditional food while the boat moves through Halong Bay's rock formations. By 2:30pm you'll visit Sung Sot Cave, then around 3:30pm head to Titop Island for swimming and views. Back on the cruise, watch the sunset from the sundeck with cocktails, dinner at 7pm, and activities like fishing and karaoke afterward.
- Meals
- Lunch (Lunch with Vietnamese traditional dishes while cruising in Halong Bay), Dinner (Dinner served in the restaurant in the middle of romantic Halong Bay)
Included Activities
- Cruise through Halong Bay
- Visit Sung Sot Cave (Surprising Cave)
- Visit Titop Island
- Swimming at Titop Island beach
- Sunset watching on sundeck
- Welcome Sunset Party and Cooking Class (fresh spring roll)
- Post-dinner activities: fishing, karaoke singing
Landmarks Tuan Chau Harbor Halong Bay Sung Sot Cave Titop Island 
- Day 5
Halong Bay to Hanoi
You wake at 6:00am for fresh air, then breakfast comes at 7:30am. At 8:30am, a boat takes you to Bo Hon Island where you'll visit Luon Cave by bamboo boat or kayak. You'll cruise around until 10:00am checkout. Lunch is at 11:00am while the boat heads back to Tuan Chau Harbor, arriving at 12:00pm. From there, you say goodbye to the crew and board a bus for Hanoi, pulling up to your Old Quarter hotel by 4:00pm.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Lunch served while cruising back to Tuan Chau Harbor)
Included Activities
- Boat cruise to Bo Hon Island
- Visit Luon Cave by bamboo boat or kayak
- Fantastic cruise on Halong Bay
Landmarks Bo Hon Island Luon Cave Halong Bay Tuan Chau Harbor - Day 6
Hanoi Departure
After breakfast at your hotel, you have the morning and early afternoon free to explore Hanoi on your own. Your driver will pick you up and take you to the airport when it's time to depart.
- End point
- Hanoi, Vietnam (Drop off Noibai International airport, )
- Meals
- Breakfast (Breakfast at hotel)
Optional Activities
- Explore Hanoi during free time
Landmarks Hanoi
