7 Days – Explore Northern Vietnam – Heritage, Wonders, and Northwest 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 cooking class tour

• Morning Class: 9:00 to 13:30

• Afternoon Class: 15:00 to 19:00

In the heart of Hanoi, a culinary journey awaits at the Hanoi Cooking Class. Amidst the aromatic spices and bustling market stalls, participants learn the art of Vietnamese cuisine from skilled chefs. From Pho to Spring Rolls, each dish tells a story, weaving together flavors and traditions. With laughter in the air and hands-on experience, it’s more than just a cooking class; it’s a celebration of Vietnam’s rich culinary heritage.

Get picked up from your hotel

Take a walk to local market to buy ingredients

Get a fascinating glimpse into local culture

Transfer to local house

Learn how to cook real Vietnamese traditional food under the guidance of a professional cook

For Hanoi Cooking Class, we have carefully selected and provided 2 options:

• OPTION 1: Vietnamese Street Food Class
• OPTION 2: 4 Signature Dishes to Make a Hanoian Feast

Although both are cooking classes, the above two options are provided by two different teams and have very different characteristics.

Enjoy your own cooking creation and numerous foods from the instructor

Taste unique and special local wines/home-made drinks

End class and getting dropped off at your hotel

Explore Halong Bay on Cruises 2 days is absolutely recommended for visitors who love travelling off beaten track to discover an authentic local culture and hidden beauty spots on the Ha Long Bay and Lan Ha Bay. 

08:00 – 08:30 | Pick-up time

For those who booked our transfer service will be collected from hotels around Hanoi Old Quarter to explore Halong Bay.

11:30 – 12:00 | Arrive Tuan Chau Harbor

12:00 | Transferred to main boat by tender. Embark on Cruise

Warmly welcome to Cruises! While enjoying welcome drink, our cruise manager will deliver cruise briefing and safety introduction. After that you will check in your cabin.

13:00 | Lunch Time

Fabulous lunch is served while Cruises – Luxury Cruises starts his sail into magnificent Lan Ha Bay – an extension of Ha Long Wonder which is much quieter and has fewer tourists. He will pass famous Finger Islet, Candle Islet and thousands of uniquely shaped limestone towers and islands.

15:00 | Visiting Dark & Light Cave By Bamboo Boat or Kayaking

We will visit the Dark and Bright cave – a water cave – famous for the pristine natural beauty and poetic, attractive seascape of Lan Ha Bay. Here you will take some photos of the romantic, lyrical local see-sights. This is also the best time for tourists to enjoying bamboo boat or kayaking  which is an interesting activity to discover the truest beauty of the Limestone Mountains and the blue sky of Lan Ha Bay. Afterwards, visitors immerse in the emerald green water of Lan Ha Bay with exciting swimming activities (Please prepare swimming suite, sun cream, sun class with you).

17:00- 18:00 | Tea Ceremony, Happy Hour and Cooking Demonstration

Back to Cruises and relax on cruise. It’s time for Sunset in Ha Long Bay, There’s something magical about sunsets. It’s not only the colors but the feeling, the atmosphere, the temperature. The way you feel at a certain moment. Enjoy our “ Tea Ceremony “and “Happy Hour Deal- Buy 2 Get 1 Free” in all bars on cruise.

Cooking Demonstration is an onboard activity which helps passengers not only to sample fine cuisine but also learns more about Vietnamese culinary culture. Cruise Chef will show and guide you how to make Vietnamese traditional dishes such as fresh or dried springing roll and/ or how to carve different kinds of vegetables and fruits. You may be invited to participate in a fun competition with other passengers to find who is the fastest to make the dish. Finally, you can have your own dish of food, enjoin yourself or share it with your companions. An interesting activity for those who love cooking and cuisine!

Before dinner, our experienced captain will choose the most tranquil area to anchor for overnight

19:00 | Savor deluxe dinner

Enjoy delicious local food prepared and served for you by our wonderful onboard catering staff. After breakfast, it is free time for activities as squid fishing, the fabulous drinks on our bars, singing karaoke, or just relax in your room.

Overnight on Cruise.

06:00 | Sunrise Tai-chi section on sundeck

Be an early bird for photo hunt and join our Tai-chi session on the sundeck to refresh your body and mind.

06:30 | Have light breakfast

Cruises continues to passing amazing karst towers. Tea, coffee and light breakfast is served with fresh air and peaceful surroundings.

07:30 | Explore Tra Bau Area with Kayaking

Our small boat brings you to visit a fishing village names “ Tra Bau “ to Join the kayaking experience to explore the Tra Bau area – the famous filming location for Kong Skull Island (King Kong) in Quang Ninh in 2018. You can visit the fish raft and interact with local fishermen to explore daily life and traditional fishing methods. 

08:30 | Back to the boat for relaxing

09:30 | Check out of the cabin

10:00 | Brunch time 

During the time well prepared lunch is served, Our Cruises slowly navigates emerald water and thousands of Karst Mountains towards the Harbor.

10:45- 11:00 | Our tender will bring you back Tuan Chau Harbor.

11:30  | Arrive Tuan Chau Harbor

Bus transfer service by the highway from Halong to Hanoi is available for booking in advance.

15:00 – 15:30 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.

We begin the day with a 3km trek through breathtaking landscape to the village of Suoi Ho, home to Hmong minority. From here you can enjoy views over endless rice terraces, and you will have the opportunity to see some of the animals used by the locals. 

Continuing on to Matra village you will come across the impressive ruins of a church dating back to the French occupation in the early 1900s. Take a minute to explore this intriguing sight and take some photos. 

Trekking to the village of Ta Phin you will be able to meet both Black Hmong and Red Dao minorities. The Red Dao are known for their expertise in herbal medicine as well as usage of plants from the land to treat many illnesses. Your guide will be able to introduce you to some Red Dao women who can tell you more about their many remedies. 

A Red Dao herbal medicine bath can be arranged for you to experience. Transport will be provided from Ta Phin back to Sapa. 

12:00: Have lunch in a local restaurant.

Get back to Sapa town.

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

07h30 – 8h00: 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, 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 lunch in the restaurant with a lot of local foods such as goat meat, fish, chicken, fried rice…. Vegetarian foods are always available in the buffet lunch.

13h00: Visit Trang An which was recognized by UNESCO as A World Heritage Site in 2014. Trang An has a wonderful tunnel cave system so Kong’s Movie Group chose this place for the New Version of Kong in 2016 – “Skull Island”. With 2 hours for the boat trip, you will be persuaded by the beauty here.

15h00: Continue the tour for 45 mins – cycling around the village to discover the life of the local people.

15h45: 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.

17h00: Get on the bus to return to Hanoi.

19h00: Get dropped off at Hotel in Hanoi.

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!