7 DAYS NORTHERN HIGHLIGHTS Valid from 01 April till September 2014 DAY 1 : HANOI ARRIVAL (DINNER) Meet on arrival and transfer to hotel for check-in. 01 hour cyclo tour around Old Quarter, French Quarter. Enjoy water puppet show followed by dinner at local restaurant. Overnight in Hanoi DAY 2 : HANOI – HALONG BAY (BREAKFAST,LUNCH,DINNER) In the morning, we visit Ho Chi Minh complex inclusive of Uncle Ho’s Mausoleum and Museum, house on stilts, One Pillar Pagoda. Continue to visit the Ethnology Museum, the Literature Temple which is Vietnam”s first university constructed in 1070. After lunch, drive about 4 hours to Halong city. Enjoy the landscape of the Red River Delta country side and have a short break on the way. Check-in hotel in Halong city. Dinner and overnight in Halong ( shopping at night market included ) DAY 3 : HALONG BAY –BATTRANG - HANOI / TRAIN TO SAPA (BREAKFAST,LUNCH,DINNER) After breakfast, we will be transferred to boat station and borading on cruise. Enjoy 4 hours cruising aound the magnificiant bay for sightseeing. We will visit Dau Go and Thien Cung caves at are the most beautiful caves in bay with great stalactites and stalagmite. Seafood lunch served on boat. Transfer back to Hanoi. On the way, visit Bat Trang ceramic village. Dinner before transferred to train station for night train to Lao Cai. Overnight on train ( 4 berth cabin ) DAY 4 : LAO CAI – SAPA/ CATCAT-TAPHIN VILLAGE (BREAKFAST,LUNCH,DINNER) Arrive at Lao Cai Train station at about 6.00AM. Drive to Sapa, ave breakfast and coffee time before walking tour around Sapa Town. In the afternoon, take a 2km trek to Cat Cat Village, home of Hmong Ethnics. Then continue the ride to Ta phin village (12km from Sapa) home to the Red Dzao minority. Visit Ta Phin Cave, Ta Phin handicraft shops and explore the daily life of Red Dzao. Back to hotel. Dinner and Overnight in Sapa DAY 5 : LAO CHAI & TAVAN VILLAGE / TRAIN TO HANOI (BREAKFAST,LUNCH,DINNER) After breakfast you check out and leave your luggage at the hotel. Trekking down to Lao Chai villae to visit the Tay and Day tribes then keep going along the bottom of the Sapa valley to get to Ta Van village, which is supposed to be the most beautiful one in the area. Have a picnic lunch on the way. Back to hotel and departure for Lao Cai. Dinner before boarding night train to Hanoi. Overnight on train ( 4 berth cabin ) DAY 6 : HANOI– HOA LU-TAMCOC – HANOI (BREAKFAST,LUNCH,DINNER) Departure for Hoa Lu, the first capital of Vietnam in the ancient and medieval eras. Visit the historic capital of Viet Nam and the famous ancient temples of Le and the Dinh Dynasties. Then, we leave for Tam Coc. After lunch, boat trip to visit Tam Coc to see the beauty of the karst formations as you pass along their base and row into one of the many caves carved through the limestone. Turn back to Ha Noi. Dinner at Lotus buffet. DAY 7 : HANOI DEPARTURE (BREKFAST) Breakfast at hotel. Free time till transfer to airport for departure flight. Inclusion : •Private land transportation as per itinerary •Hotel accommodation as per program •Well experienced English Speaking guide •Boat trip, cyclo, water puppet show, all entrance fees •Standard round trip train ticket HAN-LAOCAI-HAN ( 4 berth cabin ) •06 breakfasts + 05 lunches + 06 dinners •02 bottles of mineral water/pax/day tour •All private tour Exclusion: •International air ticket •Visa fee , airport taxes ( if any ) •Tip for guide/ driver (USD 3/pax/day) •Beverage during meals •Travel insurance •Personal expenses not mentioned above
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