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Code: |
SPVTR09 |
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Routes: |
Hanoi - Lao Cai - Sapa -
Hill Tribe - Victoria Express Train - Ha
Long Bay |
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Duration: |
08 Days |
Itinerary in brief
Day 01, Sun/Tue: Arrival Hanoi
Day 02, Mon/Wed: Arrival Hanoi -
Victoria Express train to Sapa
Day 03, Tue/Thu: Sapa
Day 04, Wed/Fri: Sapa
Day 05,Thu/ Sat:
Victoria day train to Hanoi
Day
06, Fri/ Sun : Hanoi - Halong bay Junk cruise
Day 07, Sat/Mon : Halong bay Junk cruise - Hanoi
Day 08, Sun/Tue : Hanoi
Detail Itinerary
Day 01, Sun/Tue: Arrival Hanoi
Arrival transfer to our hotel in old quarter of
Hanoi. At leisure, overnight at the hotel in
Hanoi
Day 02, Mon/Wed: Arrival Hanoi -
Victoria Express train to Sapa
At
leisure in Hanoi. Tonight we board the
Victoria Express train to Sapa. The train leaves
at 22:00pm.
(Breakfast included)
Day 03, Tue/Thu: Sapa
The train arrives at the Lao Cai train station
at approximately 06:00. There will be a vehicle
waiting to transfer us to Sapa. The drive
to Sapa is only 33 km but it takes around 1.5
hours to make our way up the mountains. Arrive
Sapa and freshen up followed by buffet
breakfast at the hotel. Enjoy hotel facility and
Sapa town. This afternoon at 1pm from the hotel
there will be a walking tour to the hill tribe
villages of Cat Cat, and Sansaho village home to
the H'mong hill tribes minority peoples.
As we walk to the villages nestled in the valley
below Sapa, we will meet some of the local
minority people on their way to and from Sapa.
Here we have the opportunity to share cultural
experiences with the families that live in the
area. Diner at the hotel.
Overnight at Victoria Sapa hotel.
(Breakfast and diner
included)
Day 04, Wed/Fri: Sapa
Buffet breakfast at the hotel
Embark on a lovely walk that will take us
along small paths and trails and through several
hill tribe villages of Lao Chai and Tavan, home
to H'mong, and Dzay people. This is a absolutely
spectacular walk through stunning scenery
inhabited by some of the friendliest people you
can meet. Stopping for a picnic lunch on the way
at a family in Ta Van village. Opportunity
to meet with local people and study the art of
making batik and local weaving villages - study
textile tradition of craft women o Black H'mong
and Red Dzao. Overnight at Victoria Sapa
hotel .
(Breakfast and lunch included)
Day 05,Thu/ Sat:
Victoria day train to Hanoi
We
breakfast and bid farewell to friendly local
people for a transfer back to Lao Cai for the
Victoria Express train journey back to
Hanoi. The scenic train journey leaves at
10:20 and takes us along the most spectacular
country along Red river. We are treated to a 3
course lunch on bord. The trin Hanoi
around 8:30pm. Overnight at hotel in Hanoi.
(Breakfast and lunch included)
Day 06, Fri/ Sun : Hanoi - Halong bay Junk
cruise
Breakfast at the hotel
Leave Hanoi by private car/van at 8:30am arriving
at the jetty around 12:30pm. Welcome on board of
Halong Ginger and set sail through bay while
lunch is served. Passage into the magical bay,
where thousands of sculpted limestone islands
rise from the waves like dragons' teeth.
After lunch, take a short trek to a nearby
summit for a panoramic view of the bay dotted
with Halong Ginger golden sails, go swimming on
a quite beach or sunbathing on the sundeck.
Later afternoon, visit an interesting fishing
village with opportunity to interact with
fishmen who have been living in the bay for
almost three generations.
At sunset time, kayak or symply take a bamboo
row boat to discover a water tunnel with many
coral reefs in a scenic lagoon. Back on board
Halong Ginger , enjoy cocktails while watching
sunset and later unwind at Ginger restaurant.
(Breakfast, lunch and diner included)
Day 07, Sat/Mon : Halong bay Junk cruise - Hanoi
Greet the day with a morning Tai Chi exercise
with an opportunity to view the sunrise over the
bay. After breakfast, visit beautiful limestone
grotto then back to the boat for a final glimpse
of the Halong Bay while cruising back to the
dock. Car is awaiting for you there and transfer
you back to your hotel or residence in Hanoi.
Overnight in Hanoi
Day 08, Sun/Tue : Hanoi
Leisure day to enjoy Hanoi till your departure.
The
trip concludes
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