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HANOI – SAPA – HANOI FOR ASIAN

  • 05days/04nights
  • Hanoi – Sapa – Hanoi
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  • Day 1: Hanoi arrival (D)
    Day 1: Hanoi arrival (D)

    Meals: Dinner at local restaurant

    Accommodations: at hotel

    Transfer: Private vehicle

    Activities for today: You are warmly welcomed by our Tour guide at Noi Bai Airport and transferred to your hotel in Hanoi capital (check in at 14:00PM, free early check in subject to availability). Be free and relax after long journey. In the evening, attend Water Puppet Show and enjoy welcome dinner at local restaurant. Overnight in Hanoi.

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    + Water Puppet Show: It is a tradition that dates back as far as the 11th century CE when it originated in the villages of the Red River Delta area of northern Vietnam.

  • Day 2: Hanoi city – Sapa (B/L/D)
    Day 2: Hanoi city – Sapa (B/L/D)

    Meals: Breakfast at hotel, Lunch and Dinner at local restaurant

    Accommodations: on train

    Transfer: Private vehicle and train

    Activities for today:

    Enjoy breakfast at hotel, Start at 8:00 from your hotel by car to visit Ho Chi Minh Mausoleumstilt-house and Museum, One pillar pagoda, Tran Quoc pagodatemple of Literature- the first university of Vietnam. After the lunch time, visit to the Ethnology museum where contains more than 10,000 objects, 15,000 black and white photos and hundreds of video tapes and cassettes which depict all aspects of life, activities, customs, and habits of the 54 ethnic groups of Vietnam. Wonder around Hoan Kiem lake then visit Ngoc Son Temple and enjoy one hour cyclo trip around the trading area in Hanoi Old Quarter. Have dinner at local restaurant then transfer to train station take night train to Sapa. Overnight on train.

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    + Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum: It holds the embalmed remains of Ho Chi Minh. Visiting the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum is a highlight for many locals' visits to the capital, and very few Vietnamese visiting Hanoi pass up a chance for a pilgrimage to the place where Vietminh leader Ho Chi Minh read the Declaration of Independence. It is closed every Monday and Friday, November and December closed for maintain.

    + Ho Chi Minh's House on Stilts: It is the house president Ho Chi Minh lived on and off from 1958 to 1969. It was constructed by the official French architect for Vietnam. Like most French Colonial architecture, the palace is pointedly European. The house is an interpretation of a traditional rural dwelling, and has been preserved just as Ho left it.

    + One Pillar Pagoda: It is a Buddhist temple in the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum complex near Ba Dinh Square, a replica of an older temple that was built in 1049 and destroyed in 1954.It is regarded alongside the Perfume Temple, as one of Vietnam's two most iconic temples.

    + Temple of Literature: It is a temple of Confucius in Hanoi. The temple hosts the "Imperial Academy", Vietnam's first national university. The various pavilions, halls, statues and stelae of doctors are places where offering ceremonies, study sessions and the strict exams of the Dai Viet took place.

    + Museum of Ethnology: It focuses on the 54 officially recognized ethnic groups in Vietnam. It is widely considered to be the finest modern museum in Vietnam and a tourist attraction in Hanoi.

    + Hoan Kiem Lake ("Lake of the Returned Sword" or "Lake of the Restored Sword"), also known as Hồ Gươm (Sword Lake), is a fresh water lake, measuring some 12 ha in the historical center of Hanoi, the capital city of Vietnam.

    + Ngoc Son Temple was built in the 18th century on Jade Island in the centre of the ‘Lake of the Returned Sword’ or Hoan Kiem Lake. Legend describes how an emperor was once given a magical sword which helped him defeat the Chinese Ming Dynasty and in doing so saw the return of the Golden Turtle God to the lake.

  • Day 3: Sapa - Lao Chai - Ta Van (B/L/D)
    Day 3: Sapa - Lao Chai - Ta Van (B/L/D)

    Meals: Breakfast and Lunch at local restaurant

    Accommodations: at hotel

    Transfer: Private vehicle

    Activities for today: Arrive Lao Cai at 05:00AM, take a transfer to Sapa (check in at 14:00PM, free early check in subject to availability). Freshen, relax and take a trek to Laochai, Tavan village to meet and talk with Giay people and to explore their daily life. Back to Sapa and overnight at Sapa town.

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    + Lao Chai Village: is home to the ethnic Giay with more than 40 households and a few other ethnic minority people. They live in the lowlands, the valleys near rivers and streams to cultivate rice. On the other hand, the Mong people prefer high places to grow upland rice, tapioca, and maize. In front of the village is the beautiful Muong Hoa stream and in the behind is the majestic Hoang Lien Mountains. 

    Lao Chai with the majestic beauty of terraced fields, waterfalls, and mountains is a very ideal place for trekking activities to explore the beauty of Sapa. Trekking to the villages not only helps you enjoy the whole beauty of the nature of Sapa clouds but also helps you understand more about life as well as customs, lifestyle, and culture of the people here.

    + Ta Van village is actually a small community with hospitable, amiable and friendly people living together at peace. They scatter at the foot the of the mountain, the valleys or along the streams. They live on growing rice and producing instruments as well as engraved silver.

    Time has gone by and people in Ta Van village’s tradition and culture have been well-preserved. They love in traditional stilted houses with a solemn room as a place to show respect and a great attitude to their ancestors. The beauty of the landscape as well as people has become a rich source of inspiration for various cultural fairy-tale, riddles, proverbs and poetry.

    In Ta Van village, tourist will be overwhelmed by the quiet space and extremely peaceful that contrast completely when in the center of Sapa. The terraced fields are covered with rice and the color of the trees makes the landscape very attractive and special.

  • Day 4: Sapa - Silver Waterfall - Tafin - Hanoi (B/L/D)
    Day 4: Sapa - Silver Waterfall - Tafin - Hanoi (B/L/D)

    Meals: Breakfast at hotel and Lunch at local restaurant

    Accommodations: on train

    Transfer: Private vehicle

    Activities for today: After breakfast, take a private car to visit Silver Waterfall, Heaven Gate, enjoy beautiful mountainous view. Have picnic lunch on the way then visit Dzao, H’mong people in Tafin village before transferring to Lao Cai train station for night train back to Hanoi.

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    + Silver Waterfall is far about 15 kilometers from Sapa toward Lai Chau; tourists take approximately 30 minutes by motorbike or bus to visit one of the most beautiful waterfalls in Vietnam. The scenery along the way, the pine forest, and the 'su su' spread over the hills. With more than 100 meters high, white water poured down the stream.

    + Heaven Gate is attracted to many tourists when travelling to Sapa because it would be the same way to visit Thac Bac waterfall. From this beautiful palce in Sapa view, you will be excited by “Asian Heritage Garden Sapa” – the glorious top’s Fansipan image.

    + Ta Phin village (Tafin village) of the H'Mong and Red Dao minority people, a remote village around 12 kilometers from Sapa town which still retains traditional customs and lifestyles of ethnic minority groups. Something special awaits visitors at Ta Phin. The villagers will invite visitors to visit their homes to show how they live and what they have, and tell about their families. When heading off to Ta Phin village from Sapa, hiking up and down the 12 kilometers of hilly terrain is a good choice as travelers will see local people working in terraced paddy fields, or traveling back and forth from the market to their homes or tourist can stop to see an old French monastery. Especilly after a long day of walking on the windy roads and hills around Sapa town tourist can soak your bones and muscles in a traditional Red Dao herbal bath at Ta Phin.

  • Day 5: Hanoi - Departure (B)
    Day 5: Hanoi - Departure (B)

    Meals: Breakfast at local restaurant

    Transfer: Private vehicle 

    Activities for today:

    Arrival Hanoi train station about 05:00AM. Have breakfast at local restaurant, free time for shopping at Dong Xuan market until transfer to airport take flight to next destination. End trip.

Rates vary frequently depending on group size, travel time, accommodation level, transportation and special touring requirements! Please contact us at [email protected] to get the best possible price.

Inclusion
  • Private transfers
  • English Speaking Tour guide
  • Accommodation (Check in at 14:00, check out at 12:00)
  • All entrance fees
  • Sapa train ticket: Hanoi – Lao Cai – Hanoi (04berths/cabin)
  • All meals at local restaurant (B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner)
  • Daily bottle of mineral water
Exclusion
  • Insurance
  • Personal expenses
  • Tip
  • Drink
  • Others not mentioned
  • Early check in and late checkout at hotels
  • Single room
  • International flight ticket in/out Vietnam

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