Limestone rivers, mountain terraces and a misty town in the north.
Destination
Vietnam — Vietnam
Duration
7 days / 6 nights
Cities
Hanoi · Ninh Binh · Sapa
Stay categories
4★ · 5★
Overview
Seven days in the green north: Hanoi’s Old Quarter, a boat through the caves of Trang An, and Sapa’s waterfalls, mountain passes and the Fansipan cable car.
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Stay areas
Northern, central and southern Vietnam
Trip style
Nature · Culture · Couples
Suitable for
Couples · Friends
Choose the duration
Stay category
Coming Soon
Daily programme
1
Day 1
Day 1: Welcome to Hanoi
Your guide and car wait at the airport.
Meet and greet at the airport
Evening at leisure
Arrive at Hanoi’s Noi Bai Airport, where your guide and car meet you. The guide can help you buy a local SIM card before you drive to your hotel.
The rest of the day is yours. The Old Quarter and Hoan Kiem Lake are close, and an evening walk is the easiest way to feel the city.
Stay: Hanoi
2
Day 2
Day 2: Ninh Binh — Mua Cave and the Trang An boats
Limestone peaks, a rowing boat through caves and a valley view.
Trang An
Mua Cave viewpoint
After breakfast you drive about two hours south to Ninh Binh, often called “Ha Long Bay on land”. The day begins at Mua Cave, a valley ringed by rock cliffs with a lake, a hilltop stone temple and a stairway up to a wide view of the countryside.
After lunch a rowing-boat trip drifts through the Trang An landscape, passing three main caves such as Sang, Toi and Nau Ru. In the late afternoon you return to Hanoi.
Mua Cave
A valley of cliffs, a lake and a stone stairway to the viewpoint.
Trang An boat trip
Rowing boats glide between limestone peaks and through caves.
Note: Entrance fees, cable cars and games are not included. The schedule can change with weather and road conditions.
Stay: Hanoi
3
Day 3
Day 3: Up to Sapa by sleeper bus
Six hours north, to the misty mountain town.
Sleeper bus to the mountains
Misty mountain town
After breakfast your guide takes you to the sleeper bus, and about six hours later you reach Sapa, a mountain town of terraced valleys and cool, misty air. Your guide meets you on arrival and takes you to your hotel.
The evening is free to settle in and walk around the town.
Stay: Sapa
4
Day 4
Day 4: Love Waterfall, Silver Waterfall and O Quy Ho
Waterfalls, a mountain pass and a glass bridge.
Waterfalls
O Quy Ho pass
Glass bridge
A full day in the mountains. After breakfast you visit the Love Waterfall and the Silver Waterfall, then the O Quy Ho pass, the most dramatic mountain road in the region, and the glass-bridge viewpoint above the valley.
The tour returns to the hotel in the late afternoon.
Note: Entrance fees, the adventure games at O Quy Ho and the glass-bridge ticket are not included.
Stay: Sapa
5
Day 5
Day 5: Fansipan, Cat Cat Village and Moana Sapa
The cable car to the Indochina roof, an ethnic village and photo corners.
Fansipan
Cat Cat Village
Ride the cable car up to the summit of Fansipan, the highest mountain in Indochina, then visit Cat Cat, a village of the Hmong people with paths, small waterfalls and handicrafts.
The afternoon ends at Moana Sapa, a hillside leisure park among misty hills with photo corners, a lake viewpoint and cafés.
Fansipan summit
Cable car to the highest peak in Indochina.
Cat Cat Village
A Hmong village of footpaths, waterfalls and crafts.
Moana Sapa
Photo corners, a lake viewpoint and cafés in the hills.
Note: Entrance fees, cable cars and games are not included. The schedule can change with weather and road conditions.
Stay: Sapa
6
Day 6
Day 6: Back to Hanoi
Down from the mountains by sleeper bus.
Return to Hanoi
After breakfast you leave Sapa for Hanoi by sleeper bus, a drive of about six hours. The rest of the day is free.
Stay: Hanoi
7
Day 7
Day 7: Farewell, Vietnam
Your guide takes you to the airport.
After breakfast your guide takes you to Hanoi airport for your flight home. We look forward to welcoming you again.
End of the programme
4-star hotels
★★★★
Silk Path Hanoi Hotel
Old Quarter, Hoan Kiem · 2 nights
Room type: Double room
Photos of this hotel and room are pending and will be added once usage rights are secured.
★★★★
Amazing Hotel Sapa
Dong Loi, near Sapa Cathedral · 3 nights
Room type: Double room
Photos of this hotel and room are pending and will be added once usage rights are secured.
★★★★
Silk Path Hanoi Hotel
Old Quarter, Hoan Kiem · 1 night
Room type: Double room
Photos of this hotel and room are pending and will be added once usage rights are secured.
Included
6 nights in your chosen hotel category (double room), with hotel breakfast
Airport pick-up and drop-off, and a private car for the tours in the programme
Sleeper bus between Hanoi and Sapa
A bottle of water each day
An Arabic- or English-speaking guide
Not included
International flights to and from Vietnam
Entrance fees, cable cars, rides and games
Lunches and dinners, except where the programme says they are included
Optional activities and excursions
Visa fees where required
Travel insurance, tips for the guide and driver, and personal expenses such as laundry, phone and minibar
Terms and conditions
The final price depends on your travel dates and the number of travellers. You see the full price before you confirm, and nothing is charged before then.
Entrance fees, cable cars, rides and games are not included. Activities are paid extras and depend on weather, safety rules and the age limits of each attraction.
Sending a request is not a confirmed booking: your advisor confirms availability and the price with you first, and nothing is paid before that.
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