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It is your time to explore the mountainous Vietnam is more authentic, less touristy region, where plenty of ethnic minorities are living in breathtaking nature and diverse culture. When in our 8-day tour to the NorthWest of Vietnam, you will be definitely blown away by the lush green of magnificent nature, from boat trip in Trang An complex to trekking route in Yen Bai, Sapa. Additionally, you will have chance to immerse in the fresh air and lovely smell of terrace rice fields on the road when in the harvest. The trip will absolutely deserve the top of to-do list when in Vietnam as you have the precious chance to interact with ethnic minorities living in the remote villages of mountainous provinces of Vietnam. Amazing scenery, diverse cultural values, and loads of memorable experience await you on this sensational trekking tour. It will be a trip of a lifetime!
TRIP HIGHLIGHTS:
º Enjoy traditional Water Puppet Show telling intereting stories about the countryside of Vietnam with nice puppets, talented troupe of musicians and puppet masters
º Loads of fun when joining the busy traffic of Hanoi by cyclo trip
º Go trekking to the mountainous area: Mu Cang Chai, Che Cu Nha, Sapa, etc
º Witness in person the magnificent of untouched nature
º Amazing open space of terrace fields
º Try superb local cuisine in the North of Vietnam
º Spend night at home of local people - an memorable experience in the trip to mountainous provinces of Vietnam
DAY 1: HANOI - ARRIVAL (D)
► Arrive in Hanoi, relax at the hotel, watch Water Puppet Show, have dinner at local restaurant
Welcome to Hanoi, the heart of Vietnam which is considered as a blend between the traditional and the modern beauties.
At Noi Bai Airport, our guide and driver will welcome then take you to your hotel to do check-in.
After relaxation, our guide will take you walk to the theatre and we will enjoy Water Puppet Show – A traditional art performance of Vietnam. After that, you will enjoy a welcome dinner at local restaurant. Overnight in Hanoi.
DAY 2: HANOI CITY TOUR (B, L)
► Join city tour around Hanoi, have a cyclo trip around Old Quarter
08.00: After breakfast at the hotel, our tour guide will come to the hotel and pick you up, then we will start the Hanoi city tour.
We will start with a visit to Ho Chi Minh Complex. Here you can visit the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum where the corpse of Uncle Ho kept there. Next you will visit the Presidential Palace - a nice French architecture in the garden and Ho Chi Minh House on stilt. Visiting the house you will see the simple life of Ho Chi Minh - the president in Vietnamese's spirit forever. We will finish this area with One Pillar Pagoda - one of the most attractions in Hanoi you cannot miss with the special in architecture.
One Pillar Pagoda - Ho Chi Minh Complex, Hanoi
Having lunch and you will continue to the Temple of Literature - The first University of Vietnam. The next destination will be Museum of Ethnology to learn more about Vietnam Culture. Next we will explore Hanoi by traveling through the Old Quarter with 36 ancient streets in a traditional cyclo. This slow - speed tour will give your great chance to fully enjoy the classic and modern of the capital. We will end the tour at about 16.00 then it is your free time to go shopping, relax in Hanoi. Overnight at hotel in Hanoi.
DAY 3: HANOI - HOA LU - TRANG AN COMPLEX (B, L)
► Explore the nature beauty of Trang An Complex
08.00: After breakfast at your hotel, our tour guide and driver will pick you up and drive about 2.5 hours to Ninh Binh Province.
We will visit Hoa Lu, a historical place and associated with the foundation of the Dinh, Early Le and Ly dynasties in the 10th and 11th century. Within an area of 13 square kilometers, the Hoa Lu Ancient Capital contains important parts in the history of Vietnam you can visit the Dinh-Le sanctuary, statues of the Emperors. After that, we transfer to restaurant for our lunch.
In the afternoon, we take amazing rowing boat to visit Trang An Eco-Tourism area. Trang An Eco-Tourism complex is a home of 600 kinds of flora and over 200 kinds of fauna that many of them in the Red book of Vietnam. It is also a gathering of 31 valleys, 48 cross-water caves and we will visit 3 to 6 of them. On the rowing boat, we can enjoy the fresh air, clean and clear water with under water grass. Experience ourselves the feeling and emotion when we are on the water caves….
After the tour, we will drive back to Hanoi and arrive at your hotel at about 17.30 - 18.00. Overnight in Hanoi.
DAY 4: HANOI - DUONG LAM ANCIENT VILLAGE - YEN BAI (B, L, D)
► Visit the ancient Duong Lam Village, head to Nghia Lo and enjoy the mountainous view
08.00: After breakfast at your hotel, you will have a tour around the countryside of Hanoi. Today we will visit the ancient Duong Lam village which is about 50km far from city center and enjoy the lunch with local style in a century-old house. In the afternoon, it is the time to take a walk to explore surrounding areas with small alleys and laterite walls.
Duong Lam Ancient village - a countryside village in Hanoi, Vietnam
We will continue the way to Nghia Lo. Stop on the way for the nice pictures of the mountain view changing on the way. Visiting the tea fields and the local people on the way and arrive at Nghia Lo Homestay. Check in then have a night with very local people there where the tourists rarely touched. Communicate with local people there with the help of our guide to experience the local life in the mountainous area. Enjoy the dinner with local people in the local house.
Overnight in the Homestay in Nghia Lo.
DAY 5: YEN BAI - MU CANG CHAI (B, L, D)
► Drive from Nghia Lo to Mu Cang Chai via Khau Pha Pass, admire the stunning view from Che Cu Nha terrace field
08.00: After breakfast, we will say goodbye to the host for the trip to Mu Cang Chai.
Today we will have chance to visit and take photos of terrace fields on the way, visit the villages and interacting with local people. On the way we will visit the beatiful terrace fields, passing Khau Pha pass - one of the 4 longest pass in Vietnam, see the local life of the different groups on the way. After heading to Che Cu Nha terrace field, it is our chance to learn more about local ethinc life in the different villages then drive to Mu Cang Chai.
Che Cu Nha terrace field in Mu Cang Chai, Yen Bai
Check in the homestay, have dinner and stay overnight at homestay in Mu Cang Chai.
DAY 6: MU CANG CHAI - SAPA (B, L)
► Drive from Mu Cang Chai to Sapa, visiting the terrace field, passing O Quy Ho Pass on the way to Sapa.
08.00: We will say goodbye to Mu Cang Chai for Sapa. On the way today there are a lot of nice terrace fields where you may have the best photos. We will stop on the way for communicate with local people to understand their life with the help of our guide.
There are so many ethnic minorities in that area and their character and way of life is very different from the people in the city or the plain. So do be surprised when even driver or guide can not communicate with them as some of them may only speak a bit Vietnamese. However, today is a day with no touristy area. The highlight today is also passing the one of the four highest pass in Vietnam – O Quy Ho before we arrive in Sapa. Check in hotel then overnight in Sapa.
DAY 7: SAPA - CAT CAT - Y LINH HO - LAO CHAI - TA VAN (B, L, D)
► Trekking downhill to ethnic villages in Sapa, from Cat Cat village to Y Linh Ho village and Lao Chai village, overnight at a local homestay in Ta Van village
At 08.00: Met up at your hotel in Sapa by local guide and then you first sneak through the market and leave the busy town behind. After a couple of minutes, you will follow a road going downhill to Cat Cat village by car. Then, walk on small paths, stop by a waterfall and a hydroelectric station for a while before doing trekking on a dirt trail through rice paddy terraces. You will also enjoy spectacular scenery while walking along a narrow river. You eventually arrive at Y Linh Ho village of Black Hmong minority, where you can take a rest while you are served lunch nearby the river.
Trekking through villages from Sapa - Lao Cai, Vietnam
After lunch, you head Muong Hoa valley passing through Lao Chai village of Black Hmong minority and then Ta Van village of Giay minority by following a very popular trekking route. You will spend the night in local house of Giay minority. You will be able to take a walk to enjoy the valley view as well as swim in the river nearby. Overnight at homestay in Ta Van Village.
DAY 8: TA VAN - GIANG TA CHAI - HOANG LIEN NATIONAL PARK - SU PAN (B, L)
► Trekking to ethnic villages, drive back to Hanoi
Once you get energy for your last day trek by having a delicious breakfast, you leave for Giang Ta Chai village of Red Dao minority. You will trek through bamboo forest, which belongs to Hoang Lien National Park. On the way you will pass by a waterfall where you will have time to take a rest and enjoy the surroundings. You will find a nice place to enjoy lunch.
After lunch, you continue toward Su Pan village, a small village located by the road. Here you start your journey back to Sapa by car. Relax till driving back to your hotel in Hanoi. End of service
INCLUSONS:
º Meals: 7 breakfasts 7 lunches 4 dinners
º Accommodation: Hotel (8 nights),
º Transport: Car, Walking, Boating, Trekking
º Vietnam visa approval letter (Not applied for nationalities in the special nations list of Vietnam Immigration Department. Check on request for details.)
º Private transport in air-conditioned vehicles
º Domestic airport & government taxes
º Local English-speaking guides
º Water on coach (1 bottle of mineral water /pax/ tour day)
º Entrance fees, performances, boat trips & excursions
º Travel insunrance
EXLCUSIONS:
º International in/out flightsLocal domestic flights
º Vietnam Visa Stamp fee
º Early check-in and late check-out surcharges at accommodations
º Single supplement surcharges
º Peak season surcharges: From Dec. 20 to Jan. 15
º Christmas Eve surcharges: Dec. 24
º New Year Eve surcharges: Dec 31
º New Year surcharges: Jan 01
º Lunar New Year surcharges
º Public Holidays surcharges: Hung Kings Commemoration Day, International Labor Day, National Day, Reunification Day
º Weekend surcharges: Friday, Saturday (If required)
º Beverages
º Personal expenses, tips and gratuities for guides and drivers
º Other services not mentioned above
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