**LET US PLAN your 5 days!!: O'Gallery 2D1N - Sapa 2D1N - Ninh Binh Day Trip

Itinerary

Day 1: DAY 1: HANOI – HAI PHONG – LAN HA BAY

Stop At: Halong Bay Vietnam
9:00 – 9:30 Pick the guests up at hotels around Hanoi Old Quarter to travel to O’Gallery Private Lounge. The journey takes only 2.5 hours on the new highway road by our luxury limousine van.
12:00 Guests arrive at O’Gallery Private Lounge, take a short rest and warmly welcomed by our staffs with a welcome tea.
12:30- 13:00 Guests are transferred to the cruise, checked in on board and enjoy your welcome drink & wet cold/ warm towel while listening to cruise briefing.
13:00 Delicious lunch is served in THE LEAF Restaurant.
15:00 – 16:30 The time to escape from a normal life by visiting the amazing Dark and Bright Cave - one of the best iconic and historic cave in the area.
17:00 Having a great time with special “Happy Hour – buy 2 get 1 free” program for all drinks on board at THE POND Bar and make memorable moments with your family and friends in the gorgeous sunset in the bay.
Pamper yourself with our selected massage treatments at THE MUD Spa.
18:00 “Cooking Class” with our professional Chef on board and learn how to cook the most famous and delicious Vietnamese dishes.
19:30 Dinner is served in our 5-star THE LEAF Restaurant.
21:00 – 22:00 Guests have a chance to experience Squid Fishing or enjoy our movie night to watch Vietnamese classic movies.
The second “Happy Hour – buy 1 get 1 free” program at THE POND Bar is also another best choice to make it “a night to remember” with family and friends.
Duration: 15 hours

Meals included:
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight on the cruise.

Day 2: DAY 2: LAN HA BAY – HAI PHONG – HANOI

Stop At: Lan Ha Bay, Cat Ba Vietnam
6:15 Starting a beautiful day with a Morning Meditation session on the sundeck
7:00 Light breakfast is served with an extensive tea demonstration in THE LEAF Restaurant.
7:30 Joining our Kayak rowing and swimming activity while freely discovering the beauty of nature around Tra Bau area.
9:30 Check out of the cabin.
9:45 Brunch is served on board.
11:30 Guests return back to O’Gallery Private Lounge. Our luxury limousine van transfers guests back to Hanoi.
14:30 Arrive back to your hotel in Hanoi. Bon voyage!
Duration: 14 hours

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

Day 3: Hanoi – Sapa – Lao Chai Ta Van

Stop At: Sapa Market, Dien Bien Phu Road, Sapa Vietnam
06h00 – 06h30: Pick up at hotel or at the meeting point and then start departure to Sapa by Limousine Bus, following Noi Bai – Lao Cai high-way.
Along the way, you will have chance to contemplate the beauty of northwest mountains that terraced fields are sparkling in sunlight or dim in thick fog. Have a short break for 30 minutes then continue the trip to Sapa.
13h00: Arrive in Sapa, check in hotel and have lunch.
After lunch, our tour guide will pick you up from our hotel and joinining trek down to Lao Chai village to visit the Tay and Dzay tribes, keep going along the bottom of Muong Hoa valley to visit Ta Van village where is home to the Dzay minority. This is the most beautiful ethnic village in the area
Check in homestay; get to know the family of Dzay People. Spend time to enjoy the mountain life on Sunset. You may attend cooking local dishes with the family and enjoy dinner in peace. In the evening, you can join the local bar nearby with music and socialize with other tourists then overnight at homestay. Overnight at our local homestay with the family the accommodation for the evening is clean, basic bedding and mosquito nets are provided, western toilet & shower, just a great place to be. You will sleep on mattresses on the floor in a mixed-gender dormitory style and there a few ways to better understand a country and its people.
Duration: 18 hours

Meals included:
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight bungalow in Village

Day 4: Giang Ta Chai villages – Sapa – Hanoi

Stop At: Sapa Market, Dien Bien Phu Road, Sapa Vietnam
Rise and shine…Enjoy our breakfast at our homestay today we start early at 8 AM.
After breakfast, we start the day with an easy trek of 5 km to visit villages of the H’mong ). The trekking will take you along local paths, up and down rice terraces and into the villages and home of local hill tribes. Enjoy a beautiful waterfall and rattan bridge with picturesque landscapes… through bamboo forest on the way to the main road to get the jeep to return to Sapa.
2h00 PM:The bus will pick you up from Ta Van village to Sapa Town.
Enjoy your free time in Sapa for refreshment.
Around 3:00 PM as our driver is waiting you for you short drive to Sapa town, where our staff prepared a take away sandwich for on the way to Hanoi.
21h30: We arrive in Ha Noi.
Duration: 21 hours

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

Day 5: Hoa Lu - Tam Coc - Mua cave

Stop At: Hoa Lu Ancient Capital, Ninh Binh Vietnam
8h10: Our driver and tour guide pick you up at hotel or meeting point in the Old Quarter to get to Ninh Binh province which located in the south of Northern Vietnam.
9h30: Visiting Hoa Lu- ancient capital of Vietnam from 986-1010. We will visit Ding king temple and Le king temple in the 10th century, finding out the Heroic histories of this two Kings in Chinese Wars.
10h30: Visiting Mua Cave( Dancing cave), where you can get the impressive panoramic view of Tam Coc and NinhBinh city when you reach the top point of Ngoa Long mountain( about 500 stone steps)

12h00: Enjoy the set menu Vietnamese cuisine lunch at Wonderland bungalow.( cooking class activity is available)
13h00: Discovering Tam Coc ( Three water caves) on the sampan (bamboo boat) in almost 2 hours passing through 3 caves: Hang Ca- first cave, Hang Hai- second cave, Hang Ba- the third cave by boat will bring to you excited feeling
15h00: You will be amazed by the beauty of countryside in the North of Vietnam by cycling time.
16h00: Sunset party at the swimming pool: After discovering the amazing beauty of Ninh Binh by walking, hiking, cycling, tourists can relax by swimming, drinking local tea, fresh fruits while the Sun is setting (swimming in the allowable condition)
17h00: Say good bye to Ninh Binh
18h45-19:00: Finish your unforgettable trip at your hotel in Hanoi.
Duration: 8 hours

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