Best of Northern Vietnam

Upon your arrival at Noi Bai – Hanoi International Airport, our tour guide will be holding a welcome signboard with Paradise Travel & your name outside the baggage claim area and escort you to Hanoi downtown with a brief introduction en route. Check in hotel.
Free to explore our city for the rest of the day.

This morning, we will drive to Halong Bay, stop on the way for a short break, and then continue heading to Halong. Arrival at lunchtime, check in our luxury cruise and start your wonderful time in Halong Bay. Spend the whole afternoon to enjoy magnificent sceneries around you, there are thousands of limestone islands standing in the middle of sea water. All of them are covered by a thick layer of green forests, which makes Halong bay more and more beautiful. Have lunch, dinner and stay overnight on boat.

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Wake up early to enjoy the sea’s fresh air, take part in some morning exercises on the sundeck with our master. Then, have breakfast and our boat lift anchor to start cruising in the bay again. Keep your camera ready on your hand to take the best photos of Halong Bay in the morning. Check out and have lunch on boat. Our boat finished cruising at the harbor and time to say goodbye Halong bay, catch our car/bus back to Hanoi. Arrive Hanoi at around 4 pm.

In the evening around 08:30 PM, we come to pick you up from your hotel then transfer to Ha Noi Railway Station and catch the night train to Lao Cai (overnight on the train, the cabin with 4 berths, soft sleeper and air-conditioning). Arrive Lao Cai 5:30 or 6:00 am.

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The train arrives at around 6:00 am. Look for the “Paradise’s Logo & Your Name” sign when you exit the train station, as our guide will pick you up there and transfer from Lao Cai to Bac Ha market to soak in the vibrant atmosphere of the Bac Ha Sunday Markets – the largest market in the region. Observe the mix of Flower H’mong, Phu La, Black Dao, Tay and Nung ethnic minority traders that journey to the market from the surrounding mountainous areas. Browse the colorful stalls stocking a variety of local products, brightly colored handicrafts, and fresh tea. You will join local ethnic peoples of the morning to enjoy the exciting atmosphere as well as activities of this market. Have lunch at local restaurant.

After lunch, drive to visit Hoang A Tuong’s Palace, otherwise known as the outlandish Vua Meo. Constructed by the French in 1921 in an unusual ‘oriental baroque’ style, it resembles a hybrid between an exotic church and a French chateau and was used to entertain the Flower H’mong chief Hoang A Tuong. Continue to visit Ban Pho Village before saying goodbye Bac Ha to Sapa. Arrive in Sapa, check in hotel and free time for relaxing or visiting a local market.

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After breakfast, our guide will pick you up for another long but really interesting trekking day to Lao Chai and Ta Van Village of Black H’ Mong people and Dzay people. Here we have the opportunity to share cultural experiences with families that live in the area. Have lunch en route or at a local family. Back to your hotel after lunch. The rest of day free time for exploring the local market and Sapa town.

Late afternoon, the car will pick you up for the night train back to Hanoi. Arrive at Lao Cai train station and take the night train back to Hanoi.

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Hanoi

When you arrive Hanoi in the early morning, our driver will pick up you there, then take you to a mini hotel for taking shower and have breakfast. We will have a half day to visit the sightseeing in Hanoi. You will have a chance to visit Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, the ‘icon of Hanoi’ – the One Pillar Pagoda, the solemn Temple of Literature and Hoan Kiem Lake. Having lunch at a fancy restaurant. Then we will transfer you to the airport for your flight back home.

Goodbye and hope to see you again soon!

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