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Best Of North Vietnam 6 Day

 Hanoi, Ninh Binh, Sapa, Halong Bay, Hanoi
 Code: VNNG62

Overview

Hanoi, Ninh Binh, Sapa and Halong Bay are the best destinations in Vietnam’s ancient Red River Delta, where culture and landscapes have historically bloomed forth and found a beautiful existence together. On Best Of North 6 Day, we will show you three of the best destinations of northern Vietnam, ones that capture the enchanting essence of the region in its best traditional and natural attractions.

This Northern Vietnam Tour gives guests a cultural grounding in Hanoi, from where we will base ourselves for our explorations outside. 

Vietnamese culture and tradition are strong in Hanoi, matched by the majesty of the countryside in Ninh Binh province to the south, where we will spend a day. 

Sapa in the mountainous area where you can visit local people and have chance to admire the beautiful view of rice terrace fields and visit Fansipan Peak – The roof of Indochina. Experience the cable car to get there.

A highlight on any tour of Vietnam is our last destination, Lan Ha Bay, forming the much less touristic southern part of world-famous Halong Bay. Here, we will embark on an overnight cruise, finding the same kind of incredible seascape that turned Halong Bay into a UNESCO World Heritage Site, but avoiding other cruise ships as we relax on our own.

Best Of North Vietnam 6 Day Highlights

  •   Exploring the deeply cultural and natural sites of Hanoi in the historic capital
  •   Discovering Hoa Lu with Dinh and Le Temples - this ancient capital coated in ornate architecture
  •   Cycling and taking a boat ride in Tam Coc or 3 Caves
  •   Visit local hill tribe people in Sapa and do trekking through the village of Tavan
  •   Admire the beautiful rice terrace fields and visit Fasipan Peak – the roof of Indochina
  •   Taking an overnight cruise in Halong Bay – The Natural World Heritage Site
  •   Kayaking, swimming and riding a sampan boat through the unrestrained splendour of Halong Bay, Lan Ha Bay
  •   Enjoying the convenience of drivers and guides with high credentials and friendly personalities

Best Of North Vietnam 6 Day Summary

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 Activities: Arrive in Hanoi and take the transfer into Hanoi Old Quarter, check in hotel

Once you have landed in Hanoi’s Noi Bai airport and proceeded through customs, you will find our driver waiting outside with your name card. Take the drive into the Old Quarter of Hanoi after this, where your hotel will be awaiting your check-in.

Enjoy free time in Hanoi Old Quarter for discovering Hanoi in your way. Hoan Kiem Lake and Hanoi Old Quarter with a lot of shops and restaurants, busy streets and local people where you can drink a bottle of beer in a corner of Hanoi Old Quarter streets.

 Meals: 

 Notes: 
Check-in at the hotel is available from any time after 2:00 pm

Ta-Hien-Street

 Activities: Take in the sights of Hoa Lu’s architecture and Tam Coc’s nature on this day trip from Hanoi to Ninh Binh.

Hoa Lu Tam Coc Day Tour is one of the best Vietnam Tours for travellers to Vietanam.

07h30 – 8h00: Our Limousine bus and tour guide will arrive at your hotel in the morning time after you have enjoyed breakfast. We start the 2-hour drive to the south of Hanoi after this, marveling at the sights of verdant scenery on the way.

10h30: We arrive in Hoa Lu, a small enclave lying in the shadows of the mountains. Despite its small size, Hoa Lu was designated as the perfect place to act as the capital of Vietnam for 42 years. We take a walk around to see the fabulous architecture that has survived from then, mostly featuring in the gates and walls on all sides. The two temples here are also spectacular examples of ornate and ancient architecture, both of which stand in memory to the two kings who ruled Hoa Lu between 968AD and 1010AD. 

11h45: We will have a delicious buffet lunch in a local restaurant. Vegetarian foods are always available in the buffet lunch.

After lunch, we follow this with the drive to Tam Coc, a beautiful village of green hues splashed across tree-topped mountains and fields of rice crop. Here, as we cruise along the waterway on a sampan boat, the limestone mountains and river-based rice fields sprout up on both sides, creating a scene that is often described as ‘Halong Bay on land’.

15h00: Our final activity in resplendent Ninh Binh is a cycling tour along the quaint village roads cutting through Tam Coc. On each side of us, we will see open plains of rice stretching to the feet of mountains behind, giving Tam Coc the green hues for which it is most well known.

16h00: After this, we head back to Hanoi on the bus, arriving in the late afternoon and giving you the evening to enjoy in the capital.

18h00 -18h30: Arriving at your hotel in Hanoi. Stay overnight in Hanoi.

 Meals:  Breakfast, Lunch

Hanoi-West-Lake

 Activities: Take a bus from Hanoi to Sapa

06.30 - 7.00 AM: You will have breakfast in your hotel before our bus to Sapa come to pick you up at 06.30 -  7.00 AM for the transfer to Sapa.

Arriving in Sapa,  you will have lunch on your own then get tickets from us, then have free time for exploring Fanspan and the town.

In your free time you may visit Fansipan Peak on your own. Fansipan Peak is a good place to visit in Sapa. That is easy to get there now.

You can buy a ticket in the center for a Mountain Climbing Trains to the cable car station then get on the top of Fansipan Peak by cable car.

You will have the best view of the town and the area around.

 Meals:  Breakfast

Sapa

 Activities: Trekking through Y Linh Ho, Lao Chai, Tavan

8.00 AM:  Breakfast at the hotel, then get ready to trekking to Y Linh Ho, Lao Chai, Tavan Village.

Trekking from Sapa to the Black H’mong village of Y Linh Ho and Lao Chai where excellent panoramas ofthe larger valley, paddy terraced fields and the H’mong village are offered. We take a small local path leading into the bottom of the valley, where some stalls are available that serve tea and fruits; a perfect spot to take a rest and have lunch. After lunch, our car will pick you up for transfer to Sapa.

14.30: Bus will pick you up for the transfer back to Hanoi. End of your Sapa Tour.

20.30: You will arrive at your hotel for check in and stay overnight in Hanoi.

 Meals:  Breakfast, Lunch

Sapa-trekking

 Activities: Pick up by cruise bus. Enjoy the trip in Halong Bay

08:30 AM: Hotel or private address pick up with our shuttle bus. Short break half way.

12:00: Arriving Tuan Chau marina, transferred by tender of La Pandora cruises. Welcome aboard the cruise. Refresh with our welcome drink. Meet the captain, crew in the cruise briefing, safety instruction. 

After that, check in your cabin and get back to restaurant, a delectable lunch will be served in the dining room, all while we set sail past the first of the limestone towers that give Halong Bay its unique identity.

Our first stop of the tour is to Sung Sot Cave, where a tour guide will introduce us to the majesty on offer with a walk through. The stalactites and stalagmites here have been formed over tens of thousands of years and provide a hidden dimension to the beauty of Halong Bay.

After this, we cross a channel of emerald water and find Titop Island. Here, we have time to relax on the white sand beach and take in the views of the bay in front. For the best views, take the 20-minute walk up the stone steps of the island and end at the panoramic viewing platform at the top.

We return to the cruise to enjoy a party held on the sundeck. Happy hour and a beautiful sunset accompany our cruising at this time, after which, dinner is served in the sparkling dining room. End your perfect day with relaxation time on the cruise.

 Meals:  Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Halong-Bay

 Activities: Enjoy visiting Halong Bay and bus back to Hanoi for your flight home

The day starts with tai chi on the sundeck, which is a great chance to see the majesty of Halong Bay during sunrise. A light breakfast is served downstairs as we prepare ourselves for cruising.

We have a very leisurely morning to enjoy in Halong Bay, with much time for relaxing on board and some time to spend kayaking around quiet waters. Towards the end of the morning, we enjoy a filling brunch and head back to the harbour, where we disembark and head to the city of Halong.

Pick you up by driver and you will take a transfer to Hanoi.

3.00 – 3.30 PM: Arriving in Hanoi.

Arriving in Hanoi, you will have free time until our private driver pick you up for the transfer to the airport.

3 hours prior to your departure flight: Our private driver will pick you up for the transfer to the airport for your flight home. End of 6 day Vietnam Tour Package.

 Meals:  Breakfast, Lunch

 Notes: 
The itinerary of Halong Bay cruise can be changed due to weather so sometimes the cruise will change the route or activities to have best schedule.

halong-bay-kakayking

Full Itinerary

Day 1

Hanoi Arrival (N/A)

 Activities: Arrive in Hanoi and take the transfer into Hanoi Old Quarter, check in hotel

Once you have landed in Hanoi’s Noi Bai airport and proceeded through customs, you will find our driver waiting outside with your name card. Take the drive into the Old Quarter of Hanoi after this, where your hotel will be awaiting your check-in.

Enjoy free time in Hanoi Old Quarter for discovering Hanoi in your way. Hoan Kiem Lake and Hanoi Old Quarter with a lot of shops and restaurants, busy streets and local people where you can drink a bottle of beer in a corner of Hanoi Old Quarter streets.

 Meals: 

 Notes: 
Check-in at the hotel is available from any time after 2:00 pm

Ta-Hien-Street
Day 2

Hanoi - Hoa Lu – Tam Coc – Hanoi (B, L)

 Activities: Take in the sights of Hoa Lu’s architecture and Tam Coc’s nature on this day trip from Hanoi to Ninh Binh.

Hoa Lu Tam Coc Day Tour is one of the best Vietnam Tours for travellers to Vietanam.

07h30 – 8h00: Our Limousine bus and tour guide will arrive at your hotel in the morning time after you have enjoyed breakfast. We start the 2-hour drive to the south of Hanoi after this, marveling at the sights of verdant scenery on the way.

10h30: We arrive in Hoa Lu, a small enclave lying in the shadows of the mountains. Despite its small size, Hoa Lu was designated as the perfect place to act as the capital of Vietnam for 42 years. We take a walk around to see the fabulous architecture that has survived from then, mostly featuring in the gates and walls on all sides. The two temples here are also spectacular examples of ornate and ancient architecture, both of which stand in memory to the two kings who ruled Hoa Lu between 968AD and 1010AD. 

11h45: We will have a delicious buffet lunch in a local restaurant. Vegetarian foods are always available in the buffet lunch.

After lunch, we follow this with the drive to Tam Coc, a beautiful village of green hues splashed across tree-topped mountains and fields of rice crop. Here, as we cruise along the waterway on a sampan boat, the limestone mountains and river-based rice fields sprout up on both sides, creating a scene that is often described as ‘Halong Bay on land’.

15h00: Our final activity in resplendent Ninh Binh is a cycling tour along the quaint village roads cutting through Tam Coc. On each side of us, we will see open plains of rice stretching to the feet of mountains behind, giving Tam Coc the green hues for which it is most well known.

16h00: After this, we head back to Hanoi on the bus, arriving in the late afternoon and giving you the evening to enjoy in the capital.

18h00 -18h30: Arriving at your hotel in Hanoi. Stay overnight in Hanoi.

 Meals:  Breakfast, Lunch

Hanoi-West-Lake
Day 3

Hanoi - Bus to Sapa - Free Day for Fansipan Peak (B)

 Activities: Take a bus from Hanoi to Sapa

06.30 - 7.00 AM: You will have breakfast in your hotel before our bus to Sapa come to pick you up at 06.30 -  7.00 AM for the transfer to Sapa.

Arriving in Sapa,  you will have lunch on your own then get tickets from us, then have free time for exploring Fanspan and the town.

In your free time you may visit Fansipan Peak on your own. Fansipan Peak is a good place to visit in Sapa. That is easy to get there now.

You can buy a ticket in the center for a Mountain Climbing Trains to the cable car station then get on the top of Fansipan Peak by cable car.

You will have the best view of the town and the area around.

 Meals:  Breakfast

Sapa
Day 4

Sapa - Lao Chai, Ta Van Villages (B, L)

 Activities: Trekking through Y Linh Ho, Lao Chai, Tavan

8.00 AM:  Breakfast at the hotel, then get ready to trekking to Y Linh Ho, Lao Chai, Tavan Village.

Trekking from Sapa to the Black H’mong village of Y Linh Ho and Lao Chai where excellent panoramas ofthe larger valley, paddy terraced fields and the H’mong village are offered. We take a small local path leading into the bottom of the valley, where some stalls are available that serve tea and fruits; a perfect spot to take a rest and have lunch. After lunch, our car will pick you up for transfer to Sapa.

14.30: Bus will pick you up for the transfer back to Hanoi. End of your Sapa Tour.

20.30: You will arrive at your hotel for check in and stay overnight in Hanoi.

 Meals:  Breakfast, Lunch

Sapa-trekking
Day 5

Hanoi - Halong Bay (B, L, D)

 Activities: Pick up by cruise bus. Enjoy the trip in Halong Bay

08:30 AM: Hotel or private address pick up with our shuttle bus. Short break half way.

12:00: Arriving Tuan Chau marina, transferred by tender of La Pandora cruises. Welcome aboard the cruise. Refresh with our welcome drink. Meet the captain, crew in the cruise briefing, safety instruction. 

After that, check in your cabin and get back to restaurant, a delectable lunch will be served in the dining room, all while we set sail past the first of the limestone towers that give Halong Bay its unique identity.

Our first stop of the tour is to Sung Sot Cave, where a tour guide will introduce us to the majesty on offer with a walk through. The stalactites and stalagmites here have been formed over tens of thousands of years and provide a hidden dimension to the beauty of Halong Bay.

After this, we cross a channel of emerald water and find Titop Island. Here, we have time to relax on the white sand beach and take in the views of the bay in front. For the best views, take the 20-minute walk up the stone steps of the island and end at the panoramic viewing platform at the top.

We return to the cruise to enjoy a party held on the sundeck. Happy hour and a beautiful sunset accompany our cruising at this time, after which, dinner is served in the sparkling dining room. End your perfect day with relaxation time on the cruise.

 Meals:  Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Halong-Bay
Day 6

Halong Bay - Hanoi - Departure (B, L)

 Activities: Enjoy visiting Halong Bay and bus back to Hanoi for your flight home

The day starts with tai chi on the sundeck, which is a great chance to see the majesty of Halong Bay during sunrise. A light breakfast is served downstairs as we prepare ourselves for cruising.

We have a very leisurely morning to enjoy in Halong Bay, with much time for relaxing on board and some time to spend kayaking around quiet waters. Towards the end of the morning, we enjoy a filling brunch and head back to the harbour, where we disembark and head to the city of Halong.

Pick you up by driver and you will take a transfer to Hanoi.

3.00 – 3.30 PM: Arriving in Hanoi.

Arriving in Hanoi, you will have free time until our private driver pick you up for the transfer to the airport.

3 hours prior to your departure flight: Our private driver will pick you up for the transfer to the airport for your flight home. End of 6 day Vietnam Tour Package.

 Meals:  Breakfast, Lunch

 Notes: 
The itinerary of Halong Bay cruise can be changed due to weather so sometimes the cruise will change the route or activities to have best schedule.

halong-bay-kakayking

Trip Notes

Inclusions

  •   + Accommodations(Double/Twin sharing) with daily breakfast
  •   + Meals as mentioned in the itinerary
  •   + Airport pick- up/ drop- off  by private car with AC  
  •   + Bus for group tour
  •   + Transport by private car with AC ( Shuttle bus for Halong Bay Tour, Hanoi – Sapa - Hanoi)
  •   + 01 nights on Halong Bay cruise with cruise bus
  •   + English speaking guides on tour ( not on sharing bus and airport drop-off)
  •   + Water( 01 bottles/pax/tour day)
  •   + Entrance fees  as itinerary

Exclusions

  •   + Visa stamp fees for Vietnam
  •   + Your flights to/from Vietnam 
  •   + Meals or drinks not mentioned in our itinerary 
  •   + Early check-in, late check-out surcharge
  •   + Travel insurance

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