(DV9)SIC Scenic Northern Vietnam 5 Days

Upon arriving at Noi Bai Airport in Hanoi, you’ll be greeted by our driver and transferred to your hotel in the city center. After leaving your luggage at the hotel, you’ll have some free time to explore the area on your own.
At 12:15 PM, return to the hotel, where our team will take you to a local restaurant for lunch. After enjoying a meal, you’ll begin your afternoon city tour to explore the highlights of Hanoi.
In the afternoon, the tour begins with a visit to the Temple of Literature, Vietnam's first university, dating back to the 11th century. Stroll through its peaceful courtyards and ancient pavilions, soaking in the scholarly atmosphere of this historic site. Next, you’ll explore the Hoa Lo Prison, famously nicknamed the "Hanoi Hilton" by captured U.S. pilots. The day continues with a visit to the Ngoc Son Temple, situated on a small island in the picturesque Hoan Kiem Lake.
Evening free for relaxing and leisure - you may stroll around the Old Quarter, a maze of shopping streets and a hotchpotch of architecture - traditional tube houses, religious buildings, artisans’ workshops and cottages, colonial houses and modern concrete edifices.
Overnight in Hanoi

06:30 AM: Depart from Hanoi to Sapa by limousine bus via the Noi Bai – Lao Cai highway. On the way, stop briefly in Yen Bai Province for a short break.
Upon arrival in Sapa, meet your tour guide and check in to the hotel. After settling in, enjoy lunch at a local restaurant.
In the afternoon, get ready for an exciting visit to Fansipan Mountain, famously known as the “Roof of Indochina.” You’ll travel by cable car, passing over lush forests, valleys, and rice terraces as you ascend to the peak. On a clear day, the views from the summit—at over 3,000 meters above sea level—are absolutely breathtaking, offering panoramic vistas of the Hoang Lien Son mountain range and the misty town of Sapa far below.
After your Fansipan adventure, return to town and enjoy some free time to relax or explore at your own pace.
In the evening, you’re free to wander the charming streets of Sapa by night. Don’t miss the chance to try local street foods like roasted corn and grilled eggs by the warm glow of a charcoal fire, or browse the night market for handmade souvenirs and ethnic crafts.
Overnight at a hotel in Sapa.

09:00 AM: Your guide pick you up from hotel walking tour to Cat Cat Village, where the Black H'Mong ethnic minority settlement. The village located in a beautiful valley near Sapa Town. On the way to the village, you could see the H’mong family who are working on their Terrace field with buffalos. Upon reach the village, you have a chance to visit a local traditional house to meet a local family and talk to them, and learn about their life and culture.
After the village, you walk to Cat Cat Waterfall where you can have a short rest and enjoy the cool air, it’s possible to take part in a ethnic traditional performance before walking back to Sapa, checkout hotel and have lunch.
After lunch, it‘s time to say “Goodbye Sapa!” and drive back to Hanoi by limosine bus. Along the way, once again you have a chance to enjoy the magical beauty of the northwest mountains.
Arrive at Hanoi centre, check in your hotel for overnight stay.

8:30am: Our bus and guide pick you up from hotel / stay and follow the new expressway to depart for Tuan Chau Island, Halong City, stop over for a rest on the way.
12:00 – Arrive Tuan Chau Harbor, welcome aboard, and safety briefing. Cruise will take you on an 5 hours journey, including Fighting Chicken, while enjoy Vietnamese mouth-watering lunch on boat.
13:45 – Arrive Bo Hon archipelago, you will visit Surprising Cave to see a lot of stalagmites and stalactites with different shapes of sea lives, the go kayaking or bamboo boat in Luon Cave to discover the beautiful lagoon. Visit Titov Island with sandy beach adjacent to the towering limestone mountain with excellent backdrop of the Bay, and climb up Titop Peak for a panoramic view of the bay like paradise.
16:30 – Return Cruises for Afternoon Tea and cruising back toward Tuan Chau harbor. There are a lot of time for sunbathing on upper deck among world iconic natural scenery.
18:00 – Disembark for a bus ride back on the new expressway to Hanoi.
21:00 – Drop off at your hotel stay.

You will be free until time leaving to Noi Bai airport, be met by driver and car to be on time for your international departure flight.
Check-in time at hotel: 14.00 // Check-out time: 12.00