EXPLORE NORTH OF VIETNAM

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Activities:

Hanoi arrival, Temple of Literature, Hoan Kiem Lake, Old Quarter, Water Puppet show

A.M After breakfast, you will enjoy a sightseeing tour with city's most highlighted sites, including Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum (closes on Monday and Friday), his traditional stilt house, One Pillar Pagoda and Temple of Literature - the first university of Vietnam.

P.M Visit the Ethnology Museum (closes on Monday), which is widely considered to be finest modern museum in Vietnam and a tourist attraction in Hanoi to learn about culture of 54 ethnic groups in the country.

After that, enjoy a walking tour around The Old Quarter and Hoan Kiem Lake. Then enjoy the Water Puppet Show - a "cultural speciality" of Vietnam's wet rice cultivation farmers. You can enjoy the magical sounds of Water Puppetry by traditional Vietnamese instruments such as Erhu, Flute, Zither, Monochord and Cheo singing.

Meals:

Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation:

Hotel in Hanoi

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Activities:

transfer to Sapa, Cat Cat Village

7:00 a.m We pick you up at the hotel to depart for Sapa, 5 hours drive to Sapa. Enjoy the landscape of the Red River countryside and have a short break on the way.

After lunch, the group check in the hotel and relax.

3:00 p.m Guide and car pick you up at the hotel to visit Cat Cat Village. You can discover the daily life of the Black Hmong tribe, then continue to the beautiful waterfall then walk back to Sapa town. 

Meals:

Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation:

Hotel in Sapa

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Activities:

Fansipan

8:00 a.m Car and tourguide take you to Fansipan Cable Car Station to start the journey to conquer Fansipan with the world's most modern 3-wire cable car system with a cabin that can accommodate up to 30 visitors. Then continue conquering to the top of Fansipan at 3.143m higher from sea level, the roof of Indochina.

1:30 p.m After lunch, go back to Hanoi

Meals:

Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation:

Hotel in Hanoi

Transfer:

Activities:

transfer to Halong Bay

8:30 a.m Car and guide will pick you up at the hotel to depart for Ha Long Bay

11:00 a.m Board and begin your exploration of magical Halong Bay, one of Southeast Asia's premier tourist destinations. An excellent, fresh seafood lunch and dinner will be served on the boat. The cruise will take you to vist Luon Cave, Sung Sot Cave, Titov Island,... Here, you can take part in many activities of the cruise

Meals:

Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation:

Overnight on cruise

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Activities:

transfer back to Hanoi

Wake up early in the morning to enjoy aquamarine water of the bay at its best. After breakfast, the junk continues to cruise quietly through spectacular limestone formations of Halong Bay. Enjoy this more isolated bay’s spectacular and unique islands of the bay. Return to Halong harbour for transfer back to Hanoi. 

Meals:

Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation:

Hotel in Hanoi

Transfer:

Enjoy last minutes in the city on your own before transfer to the airport for your departure flight.