07:30 - 08.00: Our Luxury Limousine and english speaking tour guide will come to pick you up at your hotels in Ha Noi old quarter (or pick you up from our travel office in the old quarter) departure for visiting Hoa Lu ancient capital. It’s take more or less 2,5 hours from Ha Noi to Hoa Lu in Ninh Binh Province.

10:30 - 10:40: Arrive Hoa Lu ancient capital of Viet Nam. You will visit Dinh King temple and Le King temple in the 10th centery, finding out the heroic histories of this two king in Chinese Wars.

11:50 - 12:00: Have a buffet lunch with Vietnamese cuisine.

       
13:00 - 13:05: You can choose to explore 1 of the 2 following locations (please provide us with your decision before starting the tour) 

Option 1 : Tam Coc, known as “Halong Bay on the land”, where you will spend 1.5 hours on the boat to explore this area. On this excursion down the Ngo Dong River, you will pass through the beautiful paddy fields, limestone karst formation, and a stunning cave system including Hang Ca, Hang Hai, and Hang Ba caves for a unique experience.

Option 2 : Trang An, a World Heritage Site recognized by UNESCO in 2014. There, you can spend 1.5 hours on the boat ride to enjoy the beauty of this place, which owns a beautiful tunnel cave system and appears in the New Version of Kong in 2016 - “Skull Island”.

15:40 - 15:45: Keep going to visit Mua Cave (Dancing Cave). The place attracts visitors with its many interesting stories. Climb 500 stone steps, here you can see all the way to Tam Coc, enjoy a stunning panoramic view of the countryside and Ngo Dong river.

16:55 - 17:00: Get on the tourist bus/ or our car organized to transfer you to Tam Coc Homestay.

17:00 - 17:15: Arrival in Homestay. Free time and enjoy a night in Homestay in Tam Coc Ninh Binh Province.

What to bring: A Cemara, A hat & sunscreen, An Umbrella or raincoat / Appropriate clothing for the season / Please not wearing shorts into temple.
Meals: Breakfast + Lunch (Note: Dinner is not incluced for today, because we want to make your trip open, so customers will have free time and enjoy dinner by themselves at anywhere as they wanted in one of many restaurants around with local price)

Overnight in Ninh Binh.

6:30 - 7:00  Our driver is coming to pick you up from Tam Coc Homestay in Ninh Binh Province, then transfer you by shuttle bus with air-conditioned from Ninh Binh to Halong Bay. It takes us about 4-hours driving.

10:30 - 11:00: Arrive at Tuan Chau Port, where our cruise staff and cruise manager will meet you to welcome you on board our 4-star traditional cruise.

(Note: Our cruise staff will contact the driver in advance, so we will know when you arrive in Tuan Chau, so we will contact him to pick you up easily anywhere in Tuan Chau Port, then we take you to the waiting area to depart our cruise at around: 12:15 pm)

12:00: Upon boarding the cruise, our crew will welcome you with a refreshing drink and cold towel before checking in. The ship departs from Tuan Chau Marina, taking you on an exciting journey to explore the beauty of Ha Long Bay. Along the way, you can see some of the most beautiful places in Ha Long and admire the majestic beauty of the Bay with thousands of limestone islands while the boat heads towards Luon Cave & Titop Island. Enjoy lunch at our luxurious restaurant on board while the boat moves towards Luon Cave.

14.00: You will be taken to Titop Island by small boat. Visit Titop Island and hike to the top for a stunning view of Ha Long Bay or enjoy swimming in the clear blue water.

16.00: Explore Sung Sot Cave. This is one of the largest and most beautiful caves in Ha Long Bay. The cave has some unique rock formations that cannot be found anywhere else. The entrance to Sung Sot Cave is under the canopy of leaves. When going through the steep stone steps, visitors will feel like they are climbing a mountain and experience the excitement of stepping into the sky.

        
17.30-18.00: Back on board, you will join the sunset party and cooking class while the boat moves towards the shore. You can enjoy relaxing moments while sipping a cup of traditional Vietnamese tea or coffee on the sundeck amidst the stunning scenery and the beautiful sunset. Halong Bay is quiet during the day, but when the sun sets, the Bay becomes quieter and more peaceful. You will be guided by our chef to make fresh spring rolls and then enjoy the spring rolls made by your own hands.

19.30: Gala Dinner. Enjoy dinner on the Sundeck (weather permitting)

20.30: After dinner, you will enjoy the peaceful bay at night on the sundeck. Guests can also enjoy evening activities such as herbal foot bath in the room (free of charge), bamboo dance, traditional fashion show “Heritage Footprints” and some drinks at Sky Bar and massage (charged), while admiring the spectacular view of the Bay at night and squid fishing.

06.15: Start the day with a Tai Chi class on the sundeck.

06.30-07.00: Enjoy a light breakfast with coffee, tea, cakes and fruits.

07.30: Return to the cabin to prepare for kayaking at Luon Cave. Arriving at Luon Cave area, visitors will join kayaking or rafting around thousand-year-old rocks.

        
08.30-09.30: Back to the ship, you can relax in your room, soak your feet in herbal medicine prepared by our crew, sunbathe on the deck, take photos of Ha Long Bay or shop for souvenirs on board.

09.30: Check-out time. Please leave your luggage outside the cabin and leave your room key at the reception. Our staff will transfer your luggage to the waiting area. While waiting, you can shop for some of the cruise's products.

10.00: Enjoy an early lunch buffet at the restaurant on the 2nd floor and settle the bill if any.

11.00: Arrive at Tuan Chau Marina. The trip ends.

15:00 - 15:30: Arrive in Hanoi. Drop-off in 3 star hotel in Hanoi.

6:30 : Picking up you from bus station and get on sleeping bus and depart to Sapa.

7:30 - 11:45: Following the Highway to Lao Cai city with the comfort break

11:45 - 13:00 : Bus on the mountain road approaching to Sapa Town. On the way you can see beautiful view, the valley with terraces field.

     
13:30 : Enjoy the lunch at the local restaurant.

After lunch : Driver and tour guide take you to Cable Car Station and spend 20 minutes with cable car to enjoy the spectacular scenery. Reaching the altitude of 2800 meters, you have a good time to see the view and take photos, visiting pagoda the spiritual destinations and hiking up 600 steps to the peak of Fansipan - the Roof of Indochina. (Spend about 1,5 hours for hiking and taking photos). 

16:30 - 17:00: Check in the homestay and sleep 1 night in here. You have free time talk with many friend come another country and lean more culture - life here

Overnight at the homestay in Sapa.

7:30  Have breakfast at the restaurant. 

8:30  Start trekking about 6 km to the Southeast of Sapa along the slopes of Muong Hoa valley to Y Linh Ho village of Black H’mong. After that, we will continue walking about 3 km to Lao Chai village of the H’mong people. Tourists need to walk through a small tunnel/over a small bridge leading to Muong Hoa valley to get inside the village. 

11:30 - 12:00  Having lunch at Ta Van village and rest 

13:00 - 15:00  Tour guide will take you to visit the villages of the local people with terraced fields and streams. 

16:00  Back to hotel in Sapa Town

18:30  Having dinner at restaurant

Overnight at the hotel in Sapa. 

7:30  Having breakfast at the restaurant. 

 After breakfast, A short walking to the Cat Cat village which is home of Black H’mong ethnic people and is located near the bottom of a deep valley at the foot of Fansipan Peak. Our local guide will show you the daily life activities of the locals, trek down to the valley bottom to the waterfall where the French built a Hydraulic Power Station; stop for photo with bridge and waterfall then you will trekk up hill to get back to Sapa with very beautiful scenery in the late afternoon. Trekking distance is about 2.5 kms and it lasts for 2 hours

        
12:00  Have lunch, check out procedures. Free to visit and shop at Sapa market. 

15:00 - 15:30  Getting on bus to go back to Hanoi

21:00  Arrive Hanoi. End of tour.