TRAVEL SERVICE & RESERVATION

Day 1 – 08 Jun. Hanoi (Arrival)

Arrival at the airport in Hanoi at 17:35 PM, SQ194. Please exit and go to pillar 10, our driver will be waiting for you there to transfer you to your hotel.

Rest of the day is your leisure time for walking around the Old Town for shopping and relax in Hanoi.

• Overnight at Hanoi Calista Hotel in Hanoi.
• N/A

Day 2 – 09 Jun. Hanoi (Leisure time)

Your breakfast at hotel. A full day exploring the city and street food on your own.

At 18:30 – 19:00 PM, your welcome Dinner will be set up at Cái Mâm Kitchen Restaurant (10 Hoi Vu street, opposite to your hotel), you can walk there.

• Overnight at Hanoi Calista Hotel in Hanoi.
• B,D

Day 3 – 10 Jun. Hanoi → Lang Son → Quang Yen

Breakfast at your hotel.

07:30 – 08:00 AM, Our tour guide will pick you up by car at your hotel in Hanoi old quarter, transferring you to Lang Son. We will start by driving in the direction of the Chinese border for about 3 hours, before stopping at Chi Lang Pass, a 20km long gorge created from a narrow valley between two mountains.

This place occupies an important position in Vietnamese history, being the place of many victories against various Chinese invasions over the centuries and millennia, as far back as 981AD. As such it bears the reputation of Vietnam’s strongest citadel and bastion. Here you will have roughly an hour to walk around and explore the area around the Quy Mon Quan Gate, which translates as “The Gate of Monsters”, named for the many invasion forces that would spill through the pass over the course of history only to be beaten back by stalwart Vietnamese defenders.

After lunch at a local restaurant in Dong Dang, you will continue your trip into the pass, stopping to visit Mother’s Temple and Dong Khe – an important historical site where The Battle of Dong Khe was fought during the First Indochina War. In fact, this was the very first battle of the Indochina Wars, and the fighting here took place through September and October 1950, ending in a resounding victory for the Viet Minh.

In the evening you will get to enjoy dinner and overnight rest in a local homestay owned and operated by a local Nung family.

• Overnight at Mr Kim’s Homestay in Cao Bang.
• B,L,D

Day 4 – 11 Jun. Cao Bang (Ban Gioc Waterfal) → Ba Be National Park

After enjoying breakfast at the homestay, you will depart for Trung Khanh which lies right on the border with China. Here you will have another chance to meet and interact with the local Nung people living in the village of Phuoc Sen, a mountainous village famous for its traditional blacksmithing. The farming tools made here are an integral part of the lifestyle which is evident in the surrounding rice paddies and fields.

Nestled amongst these amazing landscapes is the breathtaking Ban Gioc Waterfall which spans over 300 meters, split half and half between Vietnam and China. You’ll get some time here to simply take in the amazing atmosphere surrounding the falls, which presents an excellent opportunity for some fantastic photography.

Once you’ve finished at the falls, it’s time to head over to Nguom Ngao Cave, for a very different, but no less impressive natural wonder. The cave stretches for 2,144 meters underground and is brimming with incredible stalactites and stalagmites.

You will then return to Cao Bang town and head down the “snake pass” to Ba Be Lake, where you will stay overnight in a homestay constructed in traditional Tay fashion and owned and operated by a local Tay family. Here you can relax and unwind from the day and enjoy a delicious and authentic home cooked meal.

• Overnight at Ba Be Jungle Houses in Bac Kan.
• B,L,D

Day 5 – 12 Jun. Ba Be → Hanoi

After breakfast, you will board a boat to cross the lake to the north shore. From here you will start a hike in the rainforest of the central area of the Ba Be National Park. Along the shores of the lake, you will reach a prehistoric cave dating back 500 million years, hidden in an ancient forest composed of rare and hard wood trees, as strong as steel. A little further, a fire station allows to observe the birds.

Resume your hiking to reach the An Ma temple (a sacred temple of the Tay people venerating the snake god and military general of the Mac dynasty).

It is now time to choose how to spend your time on the boat: relax and admire the landscape or take a dip in the fresh waters of the lake? Anyway, enjoy the scenery with its beautiful karst formations lined with jungle.

Note: visitors who do not wish to participate in the walk can ask to stay on the boat to join Widow Island or do some shopping

Return to Ba Be Jungle Houses restaurant for lunch before ending the tour, you will be taken about 230 km back to Hanoi and stop at a tea plantation located among rolling hills.

• Overnight at Hanoi Calista Hotel in Hanoi.
• B,L

Day 6 – 13 Jun. Hanoi (Leisure time)

Your breakfast at hotel. A full day exploring the city and street food on your own.

• Overnight at Hanoi Calista Hotel in Hanoi.
• B

Day 7 – 14 Jun. Hanoi → Ninh Binh (Hoa Lu – Tam Coc)

Your breakfast at hotel.

07:15 – 07:30 AM, Our driver and tour guide pick you up at hotels in the Old Quarter Area, Hanoi. Head the south of Hanoi for 110 km. After 2 hours, you will arrive in Ninh Binh.  First stop at Hoa Lu, you will have quick visit two  temples built in honor of the emperors Dinh Le, their sons, and the Queen… to know why Hoa Lu was build as capital of Vietnam in ending of nine century.

12:00 – Enjoy lunch at our restaurant with the great local cuisine.

13:30 – Boarding a small sampan to visit Tam Coc which means literally “three caves” (1.5 hour boat trip). With Halong bay type views of majestic limestone cliffs and mysterious caves, as well as countryside landscape like peaceful streams, rice paddies and deserted green fields, Tam Coc really has it all. You will feel the fresh air and peaceful moments, very good opportunities for photo lovers, freezing the special moments and scenery.

15:30 – Arrive at Mua Cave and start an amazing trek up to the top of Ngoa Long Mountain for watching the spectacular rice valley with specious view of the nature.

17:15 – Return to our bus and then move to hotel in Ninh Binh.

• Overnight at Hidden Charm Hotel & Resort in Ninh Binh.
• B,L

Day 8 – 15 Jun. Ninh Binh (leisure time)

After breakfast, your leisure time at your hotel or in explore the city on your own.

• Overnight at Hidden Charm Hotel & Resort in Ninh Binh.
• B

Day 9 – 16 Jun. Ninh Binh (exploration) → Hanoi

Your breakfast at hotel.

At 08:30 AM, you will be taken to visit Van Long Nature Reserve, we get on a bamboo rowboat as soon as we arrive for a boat trip rowing along this beautiful wetland of Van Long, enjoying spectacular scenery surrounded by rice paddies, lotus pond and towering limestone mountain peaks.

After that, visit Bai Dinh pagoda, is one of the largest pagoda complexes in Southeast Asia.

After the tour, return to Hanoi.

• Overnight at Hanoi Calista Hotel in Hanoi.
• B,L

Day 10 – 17 Jun. Hanoi → Sapa

Morning, you will check out and we will ask hotel to arrange breakfast boxes to take away for you. Please ask receptionist for the boxes.

06:30 – 06:45 AM, our driver pick you up at hotel and transfer to Sapa by Ecosapa Limousine Bus.

Arrival in Sapa around 13:00 PM, check in your hotel and enjoy your leisure time in the city on your own.

• Overnight at Azalea Sapa Hotel in Sapa.
• B

Day 11 – 18 Jun. Sapa (Lao Chai – Ta Van)

Have breakfast at hotel and prepare light pack for trekking.

Around 09:30 AM, we start our trek, get through the rice terraces in Muong Hoa valley. We reach the village of Black Hmong, see the spectacular landscape of Hoang Lien Son Mountain. Enjoy picnic lunch at Lao Chai Village.

Continue our trek to Ta Van village – home of Dzay ethnic people. Enjoy the scenery until we meet our van at Ta Van bridge and head back to Sapa town. The total trekking distance is about 12 kms and it lasts for 4.5 hours.

• Overnight at Azalea Sapa Hotel in Sapa.
• B,L

Day 12 – 19 Jun. Sapa (Cat Cat – Sin Chai)

Have breakfast at hotel.

Around 09:30 AM, we embark on a short trek to Cat Cat village. This village, home to the Black H’mong ethnic group, is nestled in a deep valley near the base of Fansipan Peak. With a knowledgeable guide, we explore the village, witness daily life, and visit the picturesque waterfall that once powered a French-built Hydraulic Power Station. We capture memorable photos before hiking uphill to meet our return bus to Sapa town. The trek covers 3.5 km and lasts about 2 hours.

After that, visit Sin Chai village to enjoy the beautiful sight-seeing of Sapa.

We return to Sapa Town.

• Overnight at Azalea Sapa Hotel in Sapa.
• B,L

Day 13 – 20 Jun. Sapa (leisure time)

After breakfast, your leisure time to explore the city on your own.

• Overnight at Azalea Sapa Hotel in Sapa.
• B

Day 14 – 21 Jun. Sapa (leisure time)

After breakfast, your leisure time to explore the city on your own.

• Overnight at Azalea Sapa Hotel in Sapa.
• B

Day 15 – 22 Jun. Sapa → Hanoi

After breakfast, your leisure time to explore the city on your own.

Around 14:30 – 14:45 PM, our driver pick you up at hotel and transfer you back to Hanoi by Ecosapa Limousine Bus.

Arrival in Hanoi around 20:30 – 21:00 PM.

• Overnight at Hanoi Calista Hotel in Hanoi.
• B

Day 16 – 23 Jun. Hanoi (leisure time)

After breakfast, your leisure time at your hotel or in explore the city on your own.

• Overnight at Hanoi Calista Hotel in Hanoi.
• B

Day 17 – 24 Jun. Hanoi (leisure time)

After breakfast, your leisure time at your hotel or in explore the city on your own.

• Overnight at Hanoi Calista Hotel in Hanoi.
• B

Day 18 – 25 Jun. Hanoi (Departure)

Morning, breakfast at hotel. At 09:00 AM, our driver transfer you to airport for your departure flight at 12:40 PM. (SQ191)

• N/A
• B

End of service!