Hanoi – Sapa – Halong for family trip departs Nov 2018
HANOI – SAPA – HALONG 6 DAYS
Hanoi – Halong – Sapa 6 days is touring to discover the treasures of Northern Vietnam. The trip includes all of highlights around Hanoi, we are getting arrival in Hanoi capital and then take full day city tour. After spending 2 days in Sapa to explore impressive rice terraces as well as meet authentic ethnic people, head to Halong Bay, one of New Seven Wonders of the World.
TOUR IN BRIEF:
DAY 1 -2nd Nov 2018: HANOI ARRIVAL – CITY TOUR & TRAIN TO SAPA (L)
DAY 2 -3rd Nov 2018: SAPA ARRIVAL & EASY TREKKING TO CAT CAT VILLAGE (B)
DAY 3 -4th Nov 2018: SAPA TREKKING TO LAO CHAI-TA VAN & BUS TO HANOI (B, L)
DAY 4 -5th Nov 2018: HANOI ARRIVAL & TRANSFER TO HALONG BAY (B, L, D)
DAY 5 -6th Nov 2018: HALONG CRUISING & TRANSFER TO HANOI (B, L)
DAY 6 -7th Nov 2018: FREE AT LEASSURE OR SHOPPING THEN TRANSFER TO NOI BAI AIRPORT (B)
TOUR IN DETAILED
DAY 1 -2nd Nov 2018: HANOI ARRIVAL
Arriving in Hanoi
Impress Travel Team will meet you at the airport and transfer you to the hotel.
In The Afternoon: After lunch, you will be transferred to visit the Temple of literature. Continue to visit Vietnam Museum of Ethnology– the most interesting museum in Hanoi with many different things relating the 54 Vietnamese ethnic groups. After that, you will visit Hoan Kiem Lake (Restored Sword Lake) and Ngoc Son Temple. The last place of the tour is taking a walk for few minutes to visit the old quarter of Hanoi
Take the night train to Sapa
What is included today:Tour guide, transfer, entrance fee, lunch, night train to Sapa
DAY 2-3rd Nov 2018: SAPA ARRIVAL & EASY TREKKING TO CAT CAT VILLAGE (B, L)
The night train arrive in Lao Cai station at 6 AM
Take driving up from Lao Cai station to Sapa town ( 40km, 1 hour drive by land transfer ), Located at an elevation of 1600 meters, Sapa is a delightful former French hill station situated in the mountainous region of Vietnam’s northwest, close to the Chinese border. The region is home to many ethnic minority groups and each group appear with their own traditional customs and habits with their own life style, with differences in the architecture of houses, different costumes, and different with their own cultures which have been being preserved since from generations to generations,
Arrival in Sapa, put off your luggage, get change and breakfast (notice: A quick shower can be arranged on your request; hotel check in time is from 14:00 , early check in is NOT included and subject to hotel’s availability and upon hotel regulation )
09:30am the tour guide and driver pick up you from the hotel to visit the Cat Cat village, home of the black Hmong tribal people
You enjoy taking a guided walking tour to the village which nestles at the bottom of the Sapa Valley, walking & sightseeing, photo stops, interacting and socializing with the local tribal friendly people.
Back to Sapa town during noon time,
Lunch is provided in the restaurant
Check in the hotel (if have not checked in yet), you enjoy your free time in the afternoon time exploring the fabulous markets selling traditional art and crafts, embroidery and silverware items.
Free time to have dinner (own payment )
Free time & overnight in Sapa
What is included today:Transfer, tour guide, hotel, breakfast, entrance fee (s), lunch
DAY 3 -4th Nov 2018: SAPA TREKKING TO LAO CHAI-TA VAN & BUS TO HANOI (B, L)
Breakfast at the hotel (notice, check out time is at 12:00 mid-noon, late check-out is not available, and subject to hotel room availability and upon hotel regulation on late check-out )
09:30am, guide and transfer pick you up again for a short drive to Lao Chai Village (5km, 15 – 20 minutes)
You will spend about 1,5 hour walking tour ( easy trek, 3 km only ) from Lao Chai village and through the Ta Van hill tribal villages, the walking path and sightseeing tour today is absolutely amazing and is truly a must see for whoever want to go to Sapa
After the walking tour, you will make a stop for lunch at a beautiful local restaurant designed in a traditional tribal house which nestled nearby a beautiful river and at the at the very center of the misty Sapa valley and amidst the rice fields, mountains, and the Villages, ( a traditional singing and dancing show subject to be available, and performed by the local music band – boys and girls )
After the lunch, back to the coach for driving bact to Sapa to take the bus to Hanoi at around 14:00 or 15:00
You can be reached hotel in Hanoi at around 20:00 or 21:00
Day Inclusions:hotel breakfast, private A/C transfer, local English speaking tour guide, lunch, entrance fee, BUS SAPA – HANOI, hotel in Hanoi
DAY 4 -5th Nov 2018: HANOI ARRIVAL & TRANSFER TO HALONG BAY (B, L, D)
About 05:30am ( can be flexible ), Arrival to Hanoi train station, you will be picked up and send to a hotel nearby, right outside the Train Station ( Entrance Gate B ) for getting day use, get change, take shower and have breakfast before going to Halong Bay
Breakfast and check out the mini hotel
07:00am (or can be 07:20am) from your hotel to travel to Halong Bay (notice: pickup time can be abit flexible depends on each different Cruise, distance Hanoi – Halong bay is 160km, a stop for a break time on half way for a refreshment).
You enjoy the drive and sightseeing the peaceful country side scenery during the bus trip ( 4 hours ), we arrive at the at Ha Long bay sea port at around noon time
At 12.00 noon, you aboard the cruise, check in & enjoy a welcome drink while your cabin will be assigned.
Check in your cabin and put your luggage in, relax and may do a short inspection tour by moving around the cruise to discover about the cruise’s architecture & design
Relax, sightseeing and taking photographs before lunch is served.
A sumptuous lunch with fresh seafood meal will be served while cruise slowly gliding out into the Halong bay.
It’s a wonderful opportunity to admire thousands of islands and islets with magnificent caves and grottoes at the inside the islands, admiring sparkling stalactites and stalagmites like germs and listening to the legends of the Dragons and the land and sea scape in the area,
You may enjoy extra activities organized on board ( depends on each cruise’ program, such as visiting a floating village, going for kayaking ( notice: extra activities subject to availability, kayaking fee is on own expense, can be available on request at Cruise’s reception )
Relax on cruise during the happy hours or may join in a cooking demonstration, watching the sunset on Cruise.
Dinner is served on cruise
After dinner, free at leisure time to relax on Cruise and socialize with other guests or can join in some other evening activities such as squid fishing…,
Overnight in your cabin on the Cruise.
Inclusion: Hotel breakfast, A/C transfer with SHUTTLE BUS, English speaking tour guide in Halong Bay only, entrance fee, cruise in Ha Long bay with full meals on board, water
DAY 5-6th Nov 2018: HALONG CRUISING & TRANSFER TO HANOI (B, L)
Early bird risers may be awarded a great chance to enjoy the sunrise and enjoy the amazingly peaceful breath-taking beauties of Ha Long Bay’s seascape in early morning.
Refresh your body & soul with a Tai-chi martial art lesson on the
Breakfast will be served
You continue enjoy the sightseeing tour on the cruise until noon time, sightseeing, taking photographs & relax on board
At about 09:30 – 10:00, pickup your luggage and check out your cabin while cruising returning to the boat pier.
Lunch will be served on Cruise ( or in restaurant in land in Halong city, depends on different cruise’s program)
11:30 am – Return to prier, and disembark the Cruise & say fare well to all crew member,
Meet again the driver and the bus for another 4 driving back to Hanoi,
About 16:00 – Arrival back to Hanoi central city, recheck in the hotel
Free time & Overnight in Hanoi city
Inclusion:A/C transfer with SHUTTLE BUS, English speaking tour guide in Halong Ba only, entrance fee, cruise in Ha Long bay – disembark at noon time, breakfast & lunch on Cruise, hotel accommodation, water
DAY 6-7th Nov 2018: FREE AT LEASSURE OR SHOPPING THEN TRANSFER TO NOI BAI AIRPORT WITHOUT TOUR GUIDE (B)
Breakfast at the hotel.
You will be picked up and transferred ( WITHOUT TOUR GUIDE ) to the Ho Chi Minh city airport for your own scheduled flight going home or to continue visiting other tour destination of your own travel plan,
The end of tour, thank you and see you again!
Day Inclusions: A/C Transfer, hotel breakfast, accommodation city – check out at 12:00 mid-noon
GROUP SIZE OF 2 ADULTS + 3 KIDS FROM (1-UNDER 12 YEARS OLD):
TOTAL PRICE FOR YOUR FAMILY BASED ON 3* HOTEL: 1435 USD
3 STAR HOTELS & CRUISE IN HALONG BAY SELECTED
Destination
Hotel Category
HOTEL NAME, ROOM TYPE & WEBSITE
Hanoi
3 STAR
LEGACY HOTEL 3 STAR, SUPERIOR
http://www.hanoilegacyhotel.com/
Night train to/ from Sapa
KING EXPRESS or ORIENT TRAIN
http://www.kingexpresstrain.vn/en/
Hotel in Sapa
3 STAR+
SUNNY MOUNTAIN HOTEL– SUPERIOR
http://sunnymountainhotel.com/
Halong Bay
3 STAR
V’SPIRIT CRUISE – DELUXE
http://www.vspiritcruises.com/
TOUR INCLUSION & EXCLUSION:
WHAT IS INCLUDED IN TOUR?
Accommodation based on Twin/Double sharing room, ( notice: a single room is surcharged following single supplement policy/ all room night including daily hotel breakfast.
Cruise in Ha Long bay base on Twin/ Double sharing cabin, ( notice: a single cabin is surcharged following single supplement policy, full meal on board
Round night train tickets to Sa Pa, please take notice the train to Sa Pa is a public means of transportation, each tourist cabin type is consist of 4 berths ( 4 beds ), and there are 2 lower beds and 2 upper beds and so this will be a sharing cabin of 4 people.
All the meals as mentioned in the detailed itinerary
Entrance Fee to visit attractive places are mentioned as itinerary
Private Car/Van/Bus with air- conditioned and good experienced driver.
Experienced English speaking tour guides as specified ( French speaking guide/ Chinese speaking guide are available on request )
Complementary drink water and Tissue on Van/Bus/Van as mentioned on itinerary
WHAT IS EXCLUDED IN TOUR?
International Ticket Fare with insurance surcharge and Fuel surcharge
Airport taxt.
Visa Fees & Travels insurance
Porter Charges & Camera Fees.
Meals (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner) do not mentioned as in this itinerary
Tipping for Tour guides, Bus driver, Crew Members in Halong Bay, Boat/ Cruise drivers and if other attendants.
Other personal Expenses such as beverages, telephone calls, laundry services, Minibar, etc….
Other services are not specifically mentioned in the tour Itinerary and the above Inclusion
REMARKS OF ITINERARY:
The hotel list mentioned above is a reference and depends on availability at the moment. In case these hotels are fully booked, we will arrange hotels of at least the same category. Check in time: 14h00, check out time: 12h00
This program will only be made official after your acceptance; please tell us your expectation on best itinerary this program will be changed at any time for corresponding with your desire.
Important: This is a proposal for your trip. No service has yet been reserved. We await your confirmation and payment of deposit for making reservations in accordance with the booking conditions.
We guarantee our services and price for your private trip as mentioned in this itinerary
We dare say that you’ll get and enjoy a memorial sightseeing in Vietnam & Indochina with our experienced operation staff arrangement.
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