Best North Vietnam Cultural Tour 7 Days

Day 1: Hanoi – Mai Chau ( Lunch and dinner )

8:30 AM: Our driver and tour guide will meet you at hotel and transfer you to Mai Chau (160km).

This is private tour, you will have many stops for taking photos. You will visit Hoa Binh Hydropower Plant in Hoa Binh City. After visiting Hoa Binh Hydropower Plant, we keep driving to Mai Chau.

Arrive in Mai Chau, check in Minh Tho Home Stay at Mai Hich Village and you will have a short walk or take bicycle to visit Lac village and Pom Coong Village to see the daily life of local people.

Day 2: Mai Chau – Ninh Binh (Breakfast and lunch)

Having breakfast at homestay and then check out. And then we drive to Ninh Binh.  On the way to Ninh Binh, you will have many stops to take photos.

10:00 AM: You will arrive at Cuc Phuong National Park.

Cuc Phuong National Park was established in 1962 and is Vietnam’s first and largest national park. It is the habitat of a wide variety of flora and fauna, including a dense forest full of millennia-old trees, botanical gardens, and a plethora of birds, mammals, reptiles, and colorful butterflies. Two animal sanctuaries are also located here.

Having lunch at local restaurant before we are going to Ninh Binh.

Arrive in Ninh Binh, you will check-in Tam Coc Wanderland bungalow and then we keep going to visit Trang An Grottoes.  An out-standing natural beauty of majestic limestone massif at 20 square kilometer rise dramatically out from rice paddy fields. 

After visiting Trang An, you are going to back to bungalow for relax or take bicycle to visit the villages in Tam Coc.

Day 3: Ninh Binh – Halong Bay (Breakfast, lunch and dinner)

After having early breakfast, we are driving to Halong bay (190 kms)
11:45 AM:  Arrive in Halong Bay. You are welcomed by crew team and transferred to the boat and have lunch.

After having lunch, you are joining some activities like kayaking, swimming or relaxing on sundeck to enjoy the beauty of Halong Bay.

Day 4: Halong Bay – Hanoi – Night train to Sapa ( Breakfast and lunch)

6:30 AM -7:30AM: Breakfast is served on boat

7:30 AM: You will visit Dark and Light cave area, a famous beautiful area of Lan Ha Bay with the pristine natural scenery, charming emerald sea. You will enjoy the beautiful scenery here on the bamboo boat (indigenous people rowing boat) to mingle with nature, get away from the hustle and bustle of urban life to feel the relaxed and most comfortable moments.

9:30 AM: You return to the boat and check out and then have lunch.

11: 45 PM: Disembark and get on bus back to Hanoi.

At 8:30 PM: Our driver and tour guide will pick you up to train station for night train to Sapa. 

Day 5: Sapa Sightseeing (Breakfast and lunch)

6:00 AM: Arrive at Lao Cai train station, our driver will pick you up and transfer you to Sapa ( 38 KM)

8:30 AM: Our driver and tour guide will pick you up to visit the Lao Chai and Ta Van villages where you can see the daily life of the ethnic minorities – H’Mong and Dzay ethnic minorities.

12:30 PM: You will go back to Sa Pa town for lunch.

After having lunch, we keep going to visit  to Ta Phin  village where is the home of Red Dzao and H’Mong minorities with amazing landscape. Overnight at hotel. 

Day 6: Sapa free day – ( Breakfast )

Today, you will be free to explore the beauty of Sapa and you also can take the cable car to visit Fansipan Peak ( Optional )

Day 7: Sapa – Hanoi by bus and departure  (Breakfast )

Today, you will go back to Hanoi by bus (The time departure will be informed when you make the booking).

Notes:

• If this tour itinerary is NOT suitable for your plan, prices or any changes…. we will recreate the new tour program for you.
•  If you wish to spend more time in Hanoi or any places on tour, we’ll be happy to organise additional accommodation (subject to availability)