7 Days – Conquering the Roof of Indochina – Heritage and Mountains

You will arrive Ha Noi city. When you finish clearance procedure, please go out to pillar B.10, our driver will wait there for you with your name on sign. 

You will be warmly welcomed by driver. Then our car will lead you from the airport to your hotel. 

Free time for leisure to enjoy the Old Quarter to enjoy the bustling local life. This bustling area of narrow streets and alleys is home to literally thousands of small businesses and shopkeepers.

It’s a great place to explore with plenty of photo opportunities all around you.

Have walking street food tour 

– 11:30 for Lunch option 

– 18:00 for Dinner option 

(Pick-up time will be flexible in 15 minutes)

Joining Hanoi street food tour to learn more about the culture, history in this thousand years old town while filling up on the flavors that made Hanoi one of the world’s best destinations for food-lovers. Our expert guide will show you all the best food stands or local restaurants in The Old Quarter.

We carefully choose very unique and authentic dishes (*) to perform a very special experience we’ve created for you.

Bun Cha (Grilled Pork noodles)

It has been more than 6 years since former US President Barack Obama had bun cha with the late celebrity, his own chef in Huong Lien restaurant at 24 Le Van Huu street, Hanoi.

Banh Cuon (Steamed Rice Pancake)

Banh Mi (Vietnamese Bread)

Pho Bo/Ga (Beef/Chicken Rice Noodle Soup)

Nem Ran (Fried Spring Rolls)

Banh Xeo (Fried Rice Pancake)

Hoa qua dam (Fruit Salad)

Cafe Trung (Egg Coffee), etc.

You will really fall in love with egg coffee. Because it will make drool with its strong taste of natural coffee bitterness and the frothy texture of egg yolk mixture.

* Vegetarian food or special requirements are available upon request.

* Pictures might look different from reality.

7h10 – 7:25: Get picked up by our friendly guide then depart for Ninh Binh province.

09h15: Have a short break for 15 – 20 minutes to relax  . 

10h30: Visit Hoa Lư, the ancient capital of Vietnam between 968 and 1010. You have a chance to learn about Vietnamese history in the feudal system under Dinh, Le, and Ly Dynasty.

11h45: Have a buffet lunch in the restaurant with many local foods such as goat meat, fish, chicken, and fried rice…Vegetarian foods are always available in the buffet lunch.  

13h00: Visit Tam Coc by 1.5-hour bamboo boat. You will be surprised by the charming beauty here with paddy fields, river, water, cloud, sky, and a stunning cave system during the boat trip. All make a masterpiece that the Vietnamese people called “Ha Long Bay on land”.

14h30: Continue the tour for 45 mins – cycling around the village to discover the life of the local people.

15h30: Get back to the Bus then leave for Mua Cave (Dancing Cave). Walk up almost 500 steps, you can reach the top of Lying Dragon Mountain & have an amazing panoramic view of Tam Coc from here.

16h30: Get on the bus to return to Hanoi.

19h30: Get dropped off at Hotel in Hanoi.

8: 30 – 8: 45 Pick up at your hotels in Hanoi Old Quarter. Then transfer to Tuan Chau wharf on the new highway 

10: 30 – 11: 00 Stopover for refreshment at Pearl store, pearl breeding place about 20 minutes. 

11: 30 – 12: 00 Arrive at Tuan Chau harbour. 

12: 30 – 13: 00 Transfer to Cruises. Check in your cabin. 

13: 30 Enjoy a nice buffet lunch at our restaurant while the cruise goes ahead to Halong Bay. 

15: 00 – 16: 45 Continue to explore Halong by visiting Pearl Farm village. Here, you can witness the process of making pearl, buy products from pure pearl, participate in kayaking, a must-try sport activity in Halong. After that, visit Titov Island. Here, you will have time to climb up to the peak of Titov Island, admire the beautiful panorama view of Halong Bay or swim, take pictures, play on the sea. 

18: 00 Enjoy Sun Set party with fruits and snacks on Sky Bar. Option: Happy Hour (Buy 2 get 1 free). Massage service is available. 

18: 30 Join cooking demonstration: How to make Vietnamese spring rolls – traditional Vietnamese food. 

19: 30 Enjoy European set-menu dinner on the restaurant on-board. 

21: 00 Join the Squid Fishing activity. Free time on the boat.

6: 30 Practice Tai Chi class. Tea and coffee are served. 

6: 45 – 7: 30 Light breakfast is served. 

7: 30 Visit Sung Sot cave. 

09: 30 Check – out time on the board. 

09: 45 – 10: 30 Enjoy buffet brunch while the cruise transfer to the Tuan Chau Wharf. 

10: 45 – 11: 00 Disembark to Tuan Chau Wharf.

12: 00 – 15: 00 Return to Ha Noi. Drop off at our office, you could take a shower here before getting overnight on cabin bus at 22:00.

4-5AM: Arrive in Sapa town. You can stay on the bus till 6AM or There are some coffee shops so you can take a rest around.

6 – 6h30 AM: Our local guides will come to ask for your name and pick you up at the bus stop where you were dropped off. Our guide takes you to a restaurant to have breakfast with the group. 

08:30 AM. Start the day with a private car and a private guide to visit Cat Cat village, the home of the Black Hmong people.  

You will have a trek through a beautiful landscape surrounded by rice paddy terraces and mountains covered by rainforests under the protection of Hoang Lien National Park. Also, you will hear about the lifestyle and traditions of Back Hmong and Giay minorities.

Following a road going downhill to Cat Cat village, you will stop by a waterfall and a hydroelectric station for a while before continuing the trek on a dirt trail through rice paddy terraces. You will also enjoy spectacular scenery while walking along a narrow river. You eventually arrive in Y Linh Ho village of the Black Hmong minority.

This trek also offers some stunning views of a picturesque waterfall and the vestige of a hydroelectric power station that was built in the early 20th century.

Cat Cat Village, Sapa

12 PM. Our car will take you back to Sapa town to have lunch. Then take you to Fansipan cable car station.

You can reach Fansipan peak by cable car tickets in 2 ways The cable car journey is  15 minutes instead of 3-day climbing two to four days as before. The journey is not too long, but it is enough for visitors to admire the beautiful natural landscape at an altitude of thousands of meters. It is the primitive forest Hoang Lien Son, poetic Muong Hoa, the magnificent Hoang Lien Son mountain range, etc.

The higher you go, the more clouds you see. The temperature will also decrease and the wind can make your cable swing a little. Please don’t be afraid. It is just a little challenge for your courage!

After arriving at the station, visitors will take about 20 – 30 minutes to climb 600 more ladders to reach the top of Fansipan peak, and touch the landmark in the roof of Indochina. Besides the Fansipan peak, you can also visit the beautiful Fansipan Legend with Bamboo Garden, Bao An Thien Tu, Bich Van Thien, restaurant, shopping center, etc.

16 PM. Get back to Sapa town.

08:30 AM: Our guide and car take you to visit Lao Chai – Ta Van village.

You will have the chance to see rice terraces and along Muong Hoa Stream to the Black Hmong village of Lao Chai to see the spectacular landscape of Hoang Lien Son Mountain after that heading to Ta Van village – home of the Dzay ethnic people.

Here you can also watch the local villagers working on the paddy rice fields and the kids playing. Enjoy the opportunity to take close-up pictures of water buffaloes, pot-bellied pigs, and chickens. Enjoy lunch at 12 PM and get back to Sapa town.

14:00: Get on cabin bus back to Hanoi, drop off at the bus station at around 20:00

Breakfast is served at hotel.

Our driver will come to your hotel before your flight 3 hours, then he will take you to the airport. 

Fly back.

Have a safe flight!