6-day tour of Halong Bay - Sapa from Hanoi

Itinerary

Day 1: Hanoi - Halong Bay

Pass By: Halong Bay Vietnam
We pick up our customers from Hanoi then travel by bus from Hanoi to Halong Bay. Get on the cruise and start your trip in Halong Bay.

Stop At: Halong Bay Vietnam
Crusing in Halong Bay in the afternoon, have lunch on the cruise, join in all the activities like kayaking, swimming, visiting cave, cooking class in the evening before spend the night on cruise in Halong Bay.
Duration: 4 hours

Stop At: Ti Top Beach, Cát Hải, Hai Phong
Visit Titop island with possibility to do some hiking to the Ti top island or spend time on the beach
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Sung Sot Cave, Halong Bay Vietnam
Visit the Suprising Cave (Sung Sot Cave) during the cruising time. Our guide will tell you more stories about the cave and the legendary of Halong Bay here
Duration: 45 minutes

Meals included:
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight on 3-star cruise in Halong Bay

Day 2: Halong Bay - Lan Ha Bay - Cat Ba island

Stop At: Lan Ha Bay, Cat Ba Vietnam
Start your day with Taichi Exercise or Sunrise photo hunt.
Breakfast is serves while cruise ahead to Pearl Farm Village and you will learn the technique for making high quality pearls.
Transfer to smaller boat to explore Day and Night Cave, guided kayaking, swimming before lunch on the cruise
Duration: 5 hours

Stop At: Monkey Island, Cat Ba Vietnam
Lunch will be served on the smaller boat
Discover Monkey island, you also can swim or trek up to the top of Monkey island. Return to the boat, take your time and relax at Lan Ha Bay.
The boat will drop you to Cat Ba island around 16.30 pm.
Check in to the hotel.
Duration: 4 hours

Pass By: Cat Ba Island, Cat Ba 180000 Vietnam
Dinner is served at the hotel's restaurant.
Free time for you to explore Cat Ba island nightlife in the evening and overnight in the hotel in Cat Ba island

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight in Cat Ba town, 3 stars hotel.

Day 3: Halong Bay - Hanoi - Overnight bus to Sapa

Stop At: Cat Ba Island, Cat Ba 180000 Vietnam
Have breakfast and check out of the hotel. Our tour guide will pick you up at your hotel then transfer to smaller boat and get back to the cruise.
Continue your cruise exploring the Bay, passing Ba Hang fishing village, Dog islet and more..
Join in the cooking class, show you how to make Spring Rolls before an early lunch is served.
Duration: 5 hours

Stop At: St. Joseph's Cathedral, 40 Nha Chung Hang Trong, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi 100000 Vietnam
Travel from Halong Bay back to Hanoi in the St. Joseph Cathedral. We will arrange for you a room for 2 hours so you can relax, take a shower before getting on the night bus from Hanoi to Sapa. Overnight bus from Hanoi to Sapa
Duration: 4 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight bus from Hanoi to Sapa

Day 4: Sapa - Muong Hoa Valley - Hau Thao village

Stop At: Muong Hoa Valley, Sapa 333108 Vietnam
Our guide pick you up when you arrive in Sapa.

After having breakfast at local restaurant, we start our authentic hiking tour in Sapa, walking around the Sapa town and then trek up to pine tree forest with a beautiful panorama of Sapa town. Passing through rice terrace and corn fields, visiting Hmong ethnic people to explore their daily life and mystery cultures.

Discovering an authentic area and non-touristy villages ( faraway touristy area ). Lunch in local restaurant and then keep trekking down to bamboo forest and small waterfall on a dirt trail. An amazing view of Muong Hoa valley ( a biggest and most beautiful valley for rice terrace fields in Vietnam ), hunting unique pictures, enjoy fresh air on high mountain. Overnight in Hau Thao village of Giay ethnic people.
Approx: 13 km of trekking- Duration 4 - 5hours.
Duration: 5 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Homestay with local people in Hau Thao Village

Day 5: Giang Ta Chai - Ban Ho Village

Stop At: Giang Ta Chai Village, Ta Van Commune, Sapa 008420 Vietnam
Wake up and experience Daily life of H'Mong people in the morning.
Have breakfast then start traking 12 km trek down to valley to visit another village: Giang Ta Chia of Red Dzao peoplo to learn about the unique customs of minority people.
Picnic lunch on the way then descend Ban Ho village of Dzay people for overnight.
Duration: 6 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight in homestay in Ban Ho village

Day 6: Ban Ho - Su Pan - Sapa

Stop At: Su Pan Village, Sapa 330000 Vietnam
Wake up and have breakfast in the local homestay.
Start a 10 km trek up to Su Pan village of Black H'mong minority to enjoy more stunning landscapes and spectacular view surrounding mountain from the high. We arrange the bus to transfer back to Sapa town at 2.30 pm.
Take the bus from Sapa back to Hanoi at 3.30 pm.
Arrive back to Hanoi around 9.30 pm and we drop you back to Hanoi hotel. End of the tour - Xin cam on & hen gap lai!!
Duration: 6 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
No accommodation included on this day.