Group transfer: Hanoi – Halong and vice versa
Guide: English speaking
Meals: Breakfast and seafood lunch
Activity: Kayaking
Accommodation: Luxor Hotel (Deluxe room)

Day 3: Hanoi orientation – Sapa (B,L)

You will spend the whole day to discover Hanoi charming ancient capital. Your guide will take you to the Tran Quoc pagoda, Temple of Literature, the first university in Vietnam dating back to the 11th century, and a popular attraction, as is Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum, his simple stilt house where he lived and worked and the museum dedicated to his memory, One pillar pagoda. After lunch, you will moved to Van Phuc silk village a small village where families have specialised in weaving and dying silk over centuries, once the creators of fine material for the robes of the Royal court. Experiencing sitting on a cyclo, the popular mean of transport in Hanoi, enjoying views of what is happening on the streets of the Old Quarter. Dinner is for your choice then be ready when guide come to pick you up and transfer to railway station for your night train to Sapa.

Private transfer: on the way
Guide: English speaking
Activity: cyclo tour, Shopping
Meals: Breakfast and lunch
Accommodation: Oriental Express 4 soft sleeper A/C shared cabin

Day 4: Lao Cai – Sapa – Cat Cat – Sin Chai – Sapa (B,L,D)

At an elevation of 1,600 meters, Sapa is a delightful former French hill station situated in the mountainous region of Vietnam's northwest, close to the Chinese border. The region is home to many ethnic minority groups, each wearing traditional and colorful attire. This trip includes a trek through the hills and valleys of the Sapa region, discovering several different minorities along the way. You will experience overnight accommodation in the hospitable villages of Giay and Tay ethnic minorities. The apparent hardships are worth it though as we walk through some of the most spectacular scenery that Vietnam has to offer and experience unique villages culture.

We will take 1hr bus ride uphill to the beautiful town of Sapa. The ride gives you a glimpse of the stunning vistas and impressive rice terraces. Upon arrival in Sapa Town we have breakfast in local restaurant.You first sneak through the market and leave the busy town behind. After a couple of minutes, you will follow a road going down hill to Cat Cat village. You will stop by a waterfall and a hydroelectric station. Take a rest here before you trek downhill to get Sin Chai village. Enjoy beautiful scenery on the way back to Sapa town for lunch. You will have free time to discover by yourself in the afternoon. Enjoy Vietnamese cuisine dinner and your overnight will be in Sapa.

Private transfer Lao Cai – Sapa
Trek: 8km 3hrs trek downhill. Moderate grade
Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Guide: English speaking
Accommodation: Bamboo Sapa Hotel (Deluxe room)

Day 5: Sapa – Ma Tra – Ta Phin – Sapa – Lao Cai Station (B,L)

Morning breakfast the we will start from Sapa  toward Ma Tra village, 5 km North East of Sapa. From the Matra we will trek 9 km up to Taphin through the forest. Picnic lunch box on the way. Reaching Ta Phin village where we get to know the daily life styles,  handicraft tradition and specific custom of the Red Dzao tribe, enjoy landscapes…then back to Sapa for freshen up in the hotel. Dinner will be your choice. Be relax until our driver will come to take you to train station (SP4 21h00)

Private transfer on the way
Trek: 9km trek downhill. Moderate grade
Meals: Breakfast and picnic lunch
Guide: English speaking
Freshen up service: room available
Accommodation:  Oriental Express 4 Soft sleeper A/C shared cabin

Day 6: Hanoi arrival – Departure (B)

Arrive in Hanoi at about 4h30. You will be transferred to hotel for freshen up service (shower and buffet breakfast). Be relax until our car will come to take you to the airport for your flight.

Private transfer on the way
Guide: English speaking
Meal: Breakfast

Quotation in USD per person

Our prices include:

• Breakfast and accommodation sharing twin or double room
• Pick-ups and transfers by air-conditioned vehicle as specified in the itinerary above.
• Return train tickets: Hanoi - Lao Cai – Hanoi (Oriental Express 4 soft sleeper A/C cabin)
• Travel in an appropriate air-conditioned vehicle and/or a Jeep with an experienced safe driver.
• The services of experienced English-speaking guides as indicated in the itinerary
• Frenshen up service (shower on the last day in Sapa)
• Group Deluxe Phoenix Cruiser
• Kayaking
• Group Hanoi city tour
• Water puppet
• Where necessary, entry fees for all visits as mentioned in the program.
• Lunches and dinners (as specified in the itinerary) in the local restaurants, or picnics where no suitable restaurant is available.

Our prices do not include:

• International flight tickets and airport tax.
• Visas.
• Dinners, except as specified above.
• Drinks, gratuities and personal expenses.
• Insurance