Itinerary
- Day 1
Hanoi
After landing at Noi Bai Airport, your driver meets you in the lobby with a Wonderscape signboard. The private car ride takes you to your hotel, where you'll check in around 2 PM. From there, you have the rest of the day to walk through Hanoi's historic streets at your own pace, taking in the local architecture and checking out shops. This evening you'll head back to the hotel to relax.
Optional Activities
- Explore Hanoi's historic streets and neighborhoods
- Day 2
Hanoi to Sapa
Breakfast comes early at the hotel before you depart between 6:30 and 7:00 AM for the drive to Sapa. You'll arrive around 1 PM and get to see the colorful traditional dress of the H'mong, Dzao, and Tay people. Welcome drinks and lunch follow, then at 2:30 PM you head downhill to Cat Cat village to see traditional stilt houses, local crafts, and the waterfall there. Dinner happens back in Sapa, and you'll have time to walk through the market and town afterward.
- Meals
- Breakfast (Early breakfast at hotel), Lunch (Lunch with local Vietnamese dishes), Dinner
Included Activities
- Hike downhill to Cat Cat village in Muong Hoa Valley
- Visit Black H'mong traditional stilt houses
- Visit Cat Cat Waterfall
- Welcome drinks and itinerary briefing
- Lunch with local Vietnamese dishes
Optional Activities
- Explore Sapa Market and town in afternoon free time
Landmarks/POIs Cat Cat Waterfall Fansipan Sapa Market - Day 3
Sapa to Hanoi
After eating at 7:30 AM, trekking begins at 8 AM through rice terraces toward Lao Chai village. You'll spend time experiencing Black H'mong culture and how people live there. By 10:30 AM you arrive at Ta Van, a Tay minority village with Chinese cultural influences. Later you take a bus back to Sapa where you have free time until 2:15 PM. Then it's back on the bus to Hanoi, arriving between 8:45 and 9:15 PM.
- Meals
- Breakfast (Breakfast at hotel)
Included Activities
- Trek through rice terraces to Lao Chai village
- Experience Black H'mong daily life and traditional culture
- Visit Ta Van village (Tay minority)
Landmarks/POIs Muong Hoa Valley Lao Chai village Ta Van village - Day 4
Hanoi to Ha Long Bay
The cruise team picks you up after breakfast and drives through the Red River Delta with its bright green rice fields to reach Ha Long Bay. Once there, you'll cruise around limestone rocks and see karst formations. Seafood lunch comes next, then you visit a famous limestone cave for either kayaking or swimming near floating villages. Back on the boat, early dinner and relaxation time round out the evening.
- Meals
- Breakfast (Breakfast at hotel), Lunch (Seafood lunch), Dinner (Early dinner on boat)
Included Activities
- Cruise trip on Ha Long Bay
- Explore limestone rocks and karst grottoes
- Visit famous limestone cave
- Kayaking or swimming near floating villages
Optional Activities
- Activities taking part on the boat during leisure time
Landmarks/POIs Ha Long Bay - Day 5
Ha Long Bay to Hanoi
Early morning brings a sunrise view and fresh ocean air. Breakfast happens on the boat while cruising leisurely through thousands of islands. You'll visit a floating fishing village and hear about how the fishermen live. Lunch is served on deck during the cruise back toward Ha Long City pier. The drive back to Hanoi takes you to the Old Quarter, arriving around 3:30 to 4:00 PM.
- Meals
- Breakfast (Breakfast served on boat), Lunch (Lunch served on boat)
Included Activities
- Witness sunrise and fresh ocean air
- Leisurely cruise through Ha Long Bay islands
- Visit floating fishing village
- Hear stories of fishermen's daily life
Landmarks/POIs Ha Long Bay Ha Long City - Day 6
Hanoi City Tour
Your hotel pickup happens at 8 to 8:30 AM. First stop is Tran Quoc Pagoda on Golden Fish Island in West Lake, the oldest pagoda in Hanoi built in the 6th century. From there you see the Ho Chi Minh Complex with his embalmed body and the houses where he lived from 1954 to 1969. Next comes the One Pillar Pagoda, then the Vietnam Ethnology Museum or Vietnamese Women's Museum (check which is open). After lunch with Vietnamese cuisine, you visit the Temple of Literature from 1070 and then Hoa Lo Prison, a historic war museum. You're back at the hotel by 4:30 PM.
- Meals
- Lunch (Lunch with Vietnamese cuisine; vegetarian foods available)
Included Activities
- Visit Tran Quoc Pagoda on Golden Fish Island
- Tour Ho Chi Minh Complex (embalmed body, residences, gardens)
- Visit One Pillar Pagoda
- Visit Vietnam Ethnology Museum (or Vietnamese Women's Museum if closed)
- Tour Temple of Literature
- Visit Hoa Lo Prison
Landmarks/POIs Tran Quoc Pagoda Ho Chi Minh Complex One Pillar Pagoda Vietnam Ethnology Museum Vietnamese Women's Museum Temple of Literature Hoa Lo Prison - Day 7
Hanoi to Airport
Your final day starts with a healthy breakfast. You'll check out by noon, then spend time visiting local markets for souvenirs. Your driver takes you to the airport for your flight home.
- Meals
- Breakfast (Healthy breakfast on final day)
Optional Activities
- Visit local markets to buy souvenirs
