If feeling more adventurous, you are also welcome to head to Sapa, where you will experience a breathtaking – and the world’s largest and highest – ride by cable car. Finish your tour by visiting many other unique spots around the area, such as the Car Cat Village, and stop at the Tavan Observation Deck for a spectacular panoramic view of Lao Chai Tavan Village! Come back to Hanoi for a final goodbye, and make sure to take as many pictures as possible, as you may want to revisit memories over and over again after this spectacular trip!
Shanghai / Your preferred location
Upon arrival at Noi Bai International airport, our representative will meet and transfer to Hanoi downtown to visit the West Lake, Tran Quoc Pagoda, Hoan Kiem Lake (Restored Sword Lake), St Joseph’s Cathedral, shopping at 36 Old Quarter.
After breakfast at hotel, transfer to visit Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Ho Chi Minh Palace, Ba Dinh Square, Uncle Ho’ Stilt House, One Pillar Pagoda, continues to visit Temple of Literature. After lunch, transfer to Halong Bay – UNESCO World Heritage site (160km driving one way – 3.5hrs drive).
This will be your first opportunity to see some of the rural areas of Vietnam. The drive goes through the Red River delta, so we’ll have plenty of chance for taking photo of Vietnamese farmers tilling the vast green paddy field.
Arrival Halong, have dinner and overnight in Halong Bay.
HALONG – HANOI
After breakfast, transfer to Halong boat station to take our private boat to visit the world Heritage Halong Bay about 4 hours, our boat will bring us to visit Paradise Grotto, Kissing Chicken Rock, Fisherman Village, lunch will be served with fresh Halong Seafood, enjoy Vietnam Coffee on Cruise. Back to Hanoi and enjoy Vietnam Famous Water Puppet Show, dinner and overnight in Hanoi.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Grand Vista Hanoi or similar
After breakfast at hotel, transfer to Sapa (It takes around 5 hours for transferring by bus). After lunch, visit Fansipan Mountain by the cable car.
The cable car in Sapa is the world’s longest and highest cable car, running up from sleepy Sapa Town in Lao Cai Province to the peak of 3,143-meter, Fansipan Mountain, known as Indochina’s rooftop. Enjoy the view from the highest point of this incredible mountain. The lush green and subtropical vegetation makes this mountain really very beautiful.
Then get cable car back to Sapa, visit the busy market where Red Dao, Black & Flower H’Mong, Tay and other ethnic minority people converge from the surrounding countryside to sell their silverware and handicrafts, and to buy provisions, continue to visit Sapa French Church.
Dinner & overnight in Sapa.
Have breakfast at hotel, following the road down to the valley by steps, walking to H’Mong Village (Cat Cat Village) working on the paddy fields and their animals, such as chicken, water buffaloes and pot Bellied pigs.
Watch the old Hydro Electric Power Station which was built by the French time in early 20th century, and a beautiful waterfall that is the good place for resting.
Continue to stop at Tavan Observation Deck for panaramic view of Lao Chai Tavan Village.
In the afternoon, transfer back Hanoi, stop at Vietnam – China border to take photos.
Dinner & overnight in Hanoi.
Breakfast at hotel and then free time for leisure.
Transfer to airport for flight.