Hanoi – Halong Bay – Cat Ba Island – Monkey Island – Sapa – Ninh Binh – Hanoi 7 Days – 6 Nights

Tour Highlight:

– Discovery Halong Bay & Cat Ba Or Monkey Island

– Visit Sung Sot Cave/ Surprising cave

– Play kayaking to explore Halong Bay

– Visit Titop Island, cooking class, tai chi, swimming, squid fishing

– Visit the most beautiful and famous destinations in Sapa such as: Cat Cat, Lao Chai, Ta Van and Giang Ta Chai village

– Visit local market, terraced rice field

– Visit Hoa Lu, Tam Coc or Bai Dinh Pagoda, Trang An and Mua Cave

– Learn about local daily life, history, culture

– Taste delicious local food

Tour detail:

Day 1: Ha Noi – Ha Long Bay – Titop Island – Surprising Cave (L, D)

7:45 – 8:30: Our guide will meet you at your hotel. The shuttle bus or private car pick up. Enjoy the peaceful scenery as we travel through the countryside, farmlands and Red River delta.

12:00 – 12:30: Arriving Tuan Chau Marina. Welcome aboard the cruise. Meet the captain, crew and join us for welcome drink as we tell you about life onboard.

13:00:  Check into your cabin. Time to refresh and unwind.

13:30: Served a delectable lunch while cruising ahead to Ha Long Bay

Afternoon Activities:

Explore the Surprising Cave – the most beautiful cave in Ha long Bay. It is one of the widest grottoes in Ha Long Bay with thousands of stalactites and stalagmites.

Visit  the Titop Island: swimming or Climbing up to the Top of the Island – take the best view of Halong Bay in the Summer time or  visit  a floating Pearl Farm Village  and learn the technique for making high quality pearls in the Winter time. Continue cruising to the quiet area while enjoy beautiful seascape on the way. After that, come back to the boat, enjoy the Sunset Party on sundeck (free wine & fresh fruits).

Evening Relaxing:

Dinner is served. Socialize with other guests, take part in board games, fish for squid, or just laze around. Overnight on board.

Day 2: Halong Bay – Lan Ha Bay – Cat Ba Island Or Monkey Island (B, L, D)

Morning in the bay:

Start your day with Tai chi exercises or a photo hunt.

07h00: Breakfast, coffee and tea and served while the boat pass some beautiful place

Transfer to smaller boat to explore Lan Ha Bay. Guided kayaking a pristine natural cave lapped by the turquoise water . Lunch will be served on boat.

Afternoon Activities:

Option 1: Transfer you to Monkey Island

Discover Monkey Island. You also can, swimming, trekking up to the mountain…

Return to your boat , take time to refresh and relax at Lan Ha Bay.

15:00 – 15:30: Check in Bungalow in Monkey Island. Free time after to explore beach.

19:00: Dinner will be served at a bungalow. Overnight in the nice room in bungalow on beach.

Option 2: Transfer you to Cat Ba Island

Check in the hotel in Cat Ba. Free time to swimming, explore Cat Ba town, Cat Ba Cannon Fort or Cat Ba National Park.

19:00: Dinner will be served at the hotel. Overnight at the hotel in Cat Ba Island.

Day 3: Cat Ba Island Or Monkey Island – Halong Bay – Ninh Binh (B, L)

6:45 – 7:00 Have breakfast and check out of the hotel in Cat Ba Island or bungalow in Monkey Island, Our tour guide will pick you up at your bungalow in Monkey Island Or at the hotel in Cat Ba Island, then transfer to smaller boat and get back to the Cruise. Continue your cruise exploring the Bay, passing Ba Hang fishing village, Dog Islet, and more… Join in the Cooking Class , teaching you how to make our specifically ( Spring rolls ) before an early lunch is served .

11: 30 – 12:00 Disembark at the harbor, Tuan Chau Marina.

12:10 – 12:30: Get on the van/ bus leave Halong back to Hanoi. You will have a short break on the half way about 20 minutes.

16:30 – 16:50: Drop you off at your hotel or our office in Hanoi. Free time to relax and visit Hanoi.

20h30 – 20h40: The bus will pick you up at your hotel or at our office, transfer you to the Hanoi train station, you will catch the night train leave Hanoi to Lao Cai. Sleep overnight on the sleeper train cabin.

Day 4: Lao Cai Station – Sapa – Cat Cat (B, L, D)

On this day, you will arrive at the Lao Cai Station between 5h30 – 6h00 AM. When you arrive Lao Cai station, our local tour guide will pick you up from transfer to the hotel in Sapa. After having breakfast and a shower, you will start your first day with walking to Cat Cat village occupied by the Black H’mong tribe. You will experience the tribal way of life while enjoying wonderful views of the terraced rice paddy fields and the waterfall in Cat Cat. After the walk, you will be back to the hotel in Sapa for lunch at the hotel restaurant. For the rest of the afternoon, you will be free to explore Sapa town, Sapa Church on your own.

19h00: Dinner is service at the hotel restaurant. Free time to explore Sapa at night. You will spend the night in the hotel in Sapa.

(Note: If you go to Sapa at the weekend you will have an opportunity to visit Sapa Love Market open on Saturday and Sunday night). 

Day 5: Sapa – Lao Chai Village – Ta Van Village (B, L, D)

After having breakfast and a shower, you will check out of your room at the hotel and leave your luggage in the luggage storage room to prepare for your trek. You will only need to bring a change of clothing, trekking gear and toiletries for your stay at the village homestay. At around 9:00, you will begin your 10 – 12 km trek on small trails down the Muong Hoa Valley towards the Black H’mong village of Lao Chai. The Muong Hoa Valley contains some of the most beautiful views of rice paddy fields in Asia.  After having lunch along the Muong Hoa river in Lao Chai, you will continue along the bottom of the valley to get to the Dzay tribe village of Ta Van to experience their way of life while staying in a local family’s cottage. Dinner is service at the homestay.

Day 6: Ta Van – Giang Ta Chai village – Sapa – Ha Noi (B, L)

8:00: Have breakfast prepared by the family and start a new day with more interesting trek.

8:45: Keep walking to the rice paddies where you have a nice photo session of the amazing surrounding landscapes. A trek through the bamboo forest and stop to have a panorama view of Giang Ta Chai village – home of red Dzao People. Trekking distance is about 4 kms and it lasts for 2 hours

11:00: Trek through the Giang Ta Chai Bridge to main road, bus picks you up to come back Sapa Town.

12:00 Have lunch at the restaurant. After that, you will to relax, visit Sapa town or shopping at Sapa market. ( Optional: You can explore Sapa by motorbike your own)

17h00 Come back to the hotel for early dinner, get back your luggages, get on our minivan leave the hotel to Lao Cai station for taking the night train back to Hanoi. Sleep overnight on sleeping cabin on the train.

Day 7: Hanoi Arrive – Ninh Binh Full Day – Hanoi (B, L)

Option 1: Ninh Binh – Bai Dinh Pagoda – Trang An – Mua Cave – Ninh Binh Or Ha Noi (B, L)

On this day, you will arrive Hanoi train station around 4h30 – 6h00 am. When you arrive Hanoi train station, take 2 minutes walk to our hotel and restaurant. Free time to relax and enjoy breakfast. Free time to visit Hanoi.

7h45 – 8h20: The van/ bus will pick you up at our hotel to departure for Ninh Binh. You will have a short break on the half way.

10h30 – 10h35: Arrive in Bai Dinh pagoda. You will visit Buddha Prayer place in Bai Dinh Pagoda, the biggest pagoda in Vietnam with 500 La Han statues, biggest bronze Buddha statue in Vietnam with 10 meters in height, 100 tons in weight and learn more about buddism religion.

11:45 – 11:50: Get on the bus go to the restaurant in Ninh Binh

12:05 – 12h10 : Have lunch in local restaurant

13:05 – 13:10: Keep going to Trang An wharf, take boat trip to visit Trang An cave complex and temples. They have a lot of beautiful Stalactites and stalactites with different calorful.

15h00 – 15h05: Biking tour around Trang An Area and enjoy Vietnamese tea break.

15h30 – 15h35: Keep going to visit Mua cave. The place attracts visitors with its many interesting stories. Climb 500 stone steps, here you can see all the way to Tam Coc, enjoy a stunning panoramic view of the countryside and Ngo Dong river. Optional: You can finish tour in Ninh Binh if you want.

16h45 – 17h00: Get on van/bus to return Ha Noi.

19h00 – 19h30: Arrive Ha Noi, drop off at your hotel in Ha Noi Old Quarter.

End the tour!

Have a great tour with Asia Discovery Travel!

Option 2: Ninh Binh – Hoa Lu – Tam Coc – Mua Cave – Ninh Binh Or Ha Noi (B, L)

On this day, you will arrive Hanoi train station around 4h30 – 6h00 am. When you arrive Hanoi train station, take 2 minutes walk to our hotel and restaurant. Free time to relax and enjoy breakfast. Free time to visit Hanoi.

7h45 – 8h20: The van/ bus will pick you up at our hotel to departure for Ninh Binh. You will have a short break on the half way.

10h35 – 10h40: You will reach to Hoa Lu ancient capital of Vietnam. You will visit Dinh King temple and Le King temple in the 10th centery, finding out the heroic histories of this two kings in Chinese Wars.

11h50 – 12h00: Have a lunch with Vietnamese cuisine.

13h00 – 13h05: Get on the van/ bus continue going to Tam Coc wharf for taking the sampan go along the Ngo Dong river to visit Tam Coc (three different caves).  

15h00 – 15h05: Biking tour around Tam Coc Area and enjoy Vietnamese tea break.

15h30 – 15h35: Keep going to visit Mua cave. The place attracts visitors with its many interesting stories. Climb 500 stone steps, here you can see all the way to Tam Coc, enjoy a stunning panoramic view of the countryside and Ngo Dong river. Optional: You can finish tour in Ninh Binh if you want.

16h45 – 17h00: Get on van/bus to return Ha Noi.

19h00 – 19h30: Arrive Ha Noi, drop off at your hotel in Ha Noi Old Quarter.

End the tour!

Have a great tour with Asia Discovery Travel!

Tour Price:

Child Policy:

– Children under 4 years old are FOC, sharing a room with parent/s.

– Children from 4 to 6 years of age are charged 50%, sharing a room with parent/s.

– Children from 7 to 08 years of age are charged 80%, sharing a twin/ double room

– Children from 09 years old will be considered adult

– Only one (01) child under 4 years old sharing room with two (02) adults are allowed for FOC

What need to bring:

– You should bring the most important things such as sunscreen, camera, small local money, an umbrella or raincoat, medical masks…

Note:

– Please note, the itineraries and schedules are subject to change without notice, depending on the weather and operating conditions.

– Customers should provide their hotel name and address in the Hoan Kiem district for pick-up arrangements.

– All passengers should provide mobile phone or email address to the tour operator. The company will contact you directly after you make your reservation.

– If you are vegetarian or have any special food requirements, please advise the local operator in advance.

– If your hotel is outside Hanoi Old Quarter, please come to our office or you will pay small charge to pick you up from your hotel.

– Disabled guests are unable to partake in water sport activities on the boat

– If you do not want to join the biking of the tour you can relax at the restaurant with a cup of coffee or take a nice pictures.

– You can finish your trip in Ninh Binh if you want

– If you would like to get private tour, please contact to us to get more information.