7 Days 6 Nights Discover Northern Vietnam

Our driver will pick you up at the airport then take you to hotel in Hanoi, a 3 star hotel – San Boutique Hotel, a double bed window room

Free time to walk around Hanoi Old Quarter

6.30: Enjoy a breakfast at hotel

07:30 – 08:00 – Our guide will meet you at your hotel/stay and start 110km limousine  bus-journey through verdant landscape of country side. Short-brake en route.

10:00 – Arrive Glimmering Bai Dinh pagoda complexes, the largest pagoda, not only in Vietnam but also in Southeast of Asia. Scenically set on the foot hill of  Dinh Mountain surrounded by amazing views of the exquisite river valley  below and dotted and the limestone karsts dotted around which will take your breath away.

This pagoda complex is stunningly boasting an array of the most massive and magnificent architecture of Vietnamese tradition refined ever built that it take a full day to explore all. So you will visit some of the highlights that owned the national:500 stone statues of “La Han” (Arhats),2 huge bronze bells, one weighs 27 tons, other weighs 36 tones. Visit The Quan Yin statue with thousands arms and eyes, Visit Gautama Buddha satatue.

With sacred atmospheres and intriguing Buddhism story which presented by our local expert guide, you cannot fail to enchant.

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

13:30 – Leave for the Trang An Grottoes, an out-standing natural beauty of majestic limestone massif at 20 square kilometer rise dramatically out from rice paddy fields. Deep into the linked chains of towering mountain are pristine places of mystical valleys, numerous fresh water ponds, and jungle.

Embark on a traditional sampan gently roweddown the exquisite river through numerous  caves: Lam Cave, Vạng Cave, Đại Cave, Thánh Trượt Cave,…and Cao Sơn Temple, Suối Tiên Temple, Vũ Lâm Temple…

15:30 – Arrive 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 Limousine bus and then come back to Ha Noi

19:30 – Drop you off at your hotel/stay. Trip ends.

Overnight at San Boutique Hotel or similar

6.30: Having a breakfast at hotel

8h00: Our Tour guide pick up you at your hotel. We start to visit Ho Chi Minh Complex, including Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum – the final resting place of Vietnamese great father or Uncle Ho, President Ho Chi Minh’s stilt house – where Uncle Ho lived and worked from 1958 to 1969. Then visit One Pillar Pagoda where worships the Godess of Mercy – It is the most unique padoga in the world.

10h00-12h00: Visit one of 2 options below

• Option 1: VisitingVietnam Museum of Ethnologyto learn about the culture of 54 ethnic groups living in Vietnam (on Tuseday – Wenesday –Thursday- Friday –Saturday – Sunday)
• Option 2: VisitingBat Trang ceramíc villagewhere we can explore the daily life of the locals & learn about the process how to make a perfect product(on Monday)

12h30: Take a rest and Have lunch at our restaurant about 1 hour.

13h30 – 13h45: Continue to visit Temple of Literature – the first university of Vietnam, The Temple of Literature (Van Mieu Quoc Tu Giam) is one of the most attractive tourist spots in Northern Vietnam. The Temple of Literature was founded in 1070.

14h45: Keep going to visit Hoa Lo Prison, The prison was built by the French, from 1886 to 1901, When Vietnam was still part of French Indochina. The French called the prison Maison Centrale. The prison was called “A Hell on Earth” and now the prison is like a war museum for those who want to understand more about the war against France of Vietnamese people.

15h45: After visiting Hoa Lo Prison, we enjoy Egg Coffee Before Coming back your hotel.

16h30: Our Bus take you back to the Hotel. We finish the trip!

21h00: Transfer to Hanoi train station – Overnight on train

5.45-6.30: Be picked from Lao Cai train station to Sapa Freesia Hotel, leave luggages

7.00: Enjoy a breakfast

9.00: We pick you up by a van to Sunworld Fansipan Legend relic. We walk in 5 minutes to the station and check in on the cabin of cable car. It takes us 20 minutes to go along up hill to the second station. You would have 2 options to go up to the peak of Fansipan which is walking in over 600 steps or mountain train. The best views of mountains in Vietnam is appeared after you are on the roof of Indochina.

Have a lunch and go for a walk in Sapa town. Free time to shopping/ visiting around Sapa town

Stay at Sapa Freesia Hotel

7:00: Have breakfast

8:00: Our tour guide takes you for a trek to Cát Cát village. We gonna go for 3km down hill to see stunning and beautiful moutains, local family with fabrics and wearing. Then we keep trekking down hill that can see an amazing warterfall ranked on a stream. We will also have chance to see building-hysdro power plant was built by the French before. And nowadays, people hold on some performances of local dance and sing.

11.30: We gonna come back the hotel for lunch, checking out.

15.00: We arrange to take you by limousine bus for the way back to Ha Noi in the afternoon.

Arrive in Ha Noi about 8pm.

Overnight at San Boutique Hotel or similar

6.30: Enjoy breakfast at hotel

07.30-08.00:   You will be picked up at your hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter and transferred to Ha Long (For guests booking Limousine Bus or shuttle bus only).

11:30-12:00    Upon arrival at Tuan Chau International Cruise Port, you will enjoy a warm welcome by our cruise staff in the waiting lounge and complete check-in procedure.

12:00               Upon boarding Amanda Cruise, our crew welcome you with a refreshing drink and cold towel before checking into your cabin. The vessel leaves Tuan Chau Marina, taking you on an exciting journey to discover the beauty of Ha Long Bay. Along the way, you can enjoy the view of some of the most beautiful spots in Ha Long and admire the grandeur of the Bay with thousands of limestone islands while the vessel heads to Trinh Nu Cave.

Enjoy your lunch at our luxurious restaurant on board while the vessel cruises toward Trinh Nu cave.

14.00:              You return to your cabin for a short rest and prepare for kayaking activities in Trinh Nu Cave area.

15.00:              You will be transferred to Trinh Nu Cave by tender.

                        Arriving at Trinh Nu Cave area, you will take part in kayaking activitie here. To get to Trinh Nu beach, you need to kayak around thousand-year-old limestone formations and then walk for 5 minutes through Trinh Nu cave. Trinh Nu beach will amaze you with its white sand, emerald water and mild pleasant weather condition.

17.30-18.00    Back on board, you will participate in Sunset party & cooking class while the vessel cruises toward the shore. You can enjoy relaxing moments while sipping a cup of traditional Vietnamese tea or coffee on the sundeck amid wonderful scenery and beautiful sunset. Ha Long Bay is calm during the day, but when the sun goes down, the Bay becomes even more tranquil and peaceful.

You will be instructed to make delicious traditional Vietnamese steamed rice rolls by our chef and then enjoy the rolls made on your own.

17.30-18.30    Happy hour – BUY 2 DRINK GET 1 FOR FREE

19.30               Gala Dinner. Enjoy your dinner on the Sundeck (if the weather is favorable)

20.30               After dinner, you will enjoy a peaceful view of the Bay at night on the deck. You can also participate in evening activities such as massage (subject to additional charge), herbal wood foot bath in your room (free of charge 01 herbal bag for each cabin) or enjoying music and some drinks at Sky Bar while admiring breathtaking view of the Bay at night and squid fishing.

The cruise ship anchors for your peaceful night stay in quiet area

06.15:              Start your day with Tai Chi class on the sundeck.

06.30-07.00     Enjoy a light breakfast with coffee, tea, cake and fruit.

07.30               Exploring Sung Sot cave. This is one of the largest and most beautiful caves in Ha Long Bay. The cave has some unique rock formations which couldn’t be found anywhere else. The path to the mouth of Sung Sot Cave is under a canopy of leaves. Walking through steep stone steps, tourists may have the feeling of climbing on mountains and experience the excitement as if they are stepping to the sky.

08.30-09.30     Back on board, you can rest in your room, enjoy the herbal foot bath prepared by our crew, sunbathe on the sundeck, take pictures of Ha Long Bay or shop for souvenirs on the boat.

09.30               Check-out time.

Please put your luggage outside your cabin and leave the room key at the reception desk. Our staff will transfer your luggage to the waiting area. While waiting, you can shop for some products of Amanda cruise.

10.00               Enjoy early lunch buffet at the restaurant on the 2nd floor and settle the bills if any.

11.00               Arrival at Tuan Chau Marina. The trip ends.

15.00:              Arrive Hanoi hotel then driver will take you to the airport according to your flight information