2027 VFTP 42: VIETNAM: HANOI - SAPA - HALONG BAY DAILY CRUISE

Pick you up at Noi Bai International Airport (Flight TBA). Transfer to Hanoi Downtown. Hanoi is Vietnam's capital, a stylish and gracious city that retains an unique old world charm and some of Asia's most striking colonial architecture, many peaceful lakes, parks and oriental temples making for a relaxing atmosphere.

12.30: Our Tour guide and driver pick up at your hotel and go to the restaurant.

12.45: Have lunch at our restaurant. You have an opportunity to enjoy Vietnamese cuisine.

14.00-14.15: Continue to visit Temple of Literature – the first university of Vietnam. The Temple of Literature (Van Mieu Quoc Tu Giam) is one of the most attractive tourist spots in Northern Vietnam. The Temple of Literature was founded in 1070.

15.15: Keep going to visit Hoa Lo Prison, the prison was built by the French, from 1886 to 1901, when Vietnam was still a part of French Indochina. The French called the prison Maison Centrale. The prison was called “A Hell on Earth” and now the prison is like a war museum for those who want to understand more about the war against France of Vietnamese people.

16.30: Our driver take you back to the hotel. We finish the trip!

Option 1: Cyclo 45 minutes around Hanoi Old Quarter after visiting Hoa Lo Prison

Option 2: Water Puppet Show 50 minutes

 Recomended time: 16.10 or 17.20

Option 3: Cyclo 45 minutes around Hanoi Old Quarter and Water Puppet Show 50 minutes.

 Recommended time for Water Puppet Show 17.20 or 18.30

Dinner at a local restaurant.
O/N at hotel in Hanoi.

06.20: Pick you at the hotel and depart to Sapa following Noi Bai - Lao Cai highway. Along the way, you will have a chance to enjoy the beauty of northwestern mountains, terraced fields sparkling in sunlight or dim in thick fog. Have two short-breaks in 30 minutes for each and then continue the trip to Sapa.
13.00-13.30: Arrive in Sapa, check in at the hotel. 
PM: Driver and tour guide take you to Fansipan Cable Car Station to start the journey to conquer Fansipan with the world's most modern 3-wire cable car system with a cabin that can accommodate up to 30 visitors. Then continue conquering to the top of Fansipan at 3.143 m higher from sea-level, the roof of Indochina. Come back to the hotel.
You are free to explore the charm of Sapa by night, enjoy roasted corn, baked eggs beside charcoal fire or go shopping. Especially on Saturday night, we highly recommend a stop at the Love Market - one of the unique cultures of ethnic minorities in northwest of Vietnam. 
O/N at hotel in Sapa.

07.00: Have breakfast in the hotel.
08.00: You will start hiking to Cat Cat Village which is occupied by the Black H’mong tribe. Here, you can see the hydroelectric power station which was built by the French in the twentieth century. You will experience the tribal way of life of ethnic minorities while enjoying wonderful views of the terraced rice paddy fields and the waterfall in Cat Cat village. Visitors will also understand culture, unique customs, traditional crafts such as weaving, touching carved silver, forged agricultural tools, etc.  
11.30: Back to hotel in Sapa, free at leisure.
13.00: Go back to Hanoi.
19.30: Arrive in Hanoi. 
O/N at hotel in Hanoi.

ABF at hotel.
Driver and guide pick you up at the hotel, depart to Ha Long Bay.
9.00: You are present at Tuan Chau International Ship Port & check-in procedures to board the ship.
9.30: The cruises start to depart and pass through the most beautiful spots on Ha Long Bay such as Heaven Gate, Dog Stone Islet, Dinh Huong Islet, Hoa Cuong Bay and Ga Choi Islet. The cruises will stop for 3 minutes for you to take photos to keep the beautiful moments here. After that, the cruises will continue to go to Sung Sot Cave.
11.00: Passengers return to the cruises and start to enjoy lunch at luxury restaurants on board with special seafood dishes in Ha Long.
12.15: The tour guide will take you to Sung Sot cave – the most beautiful and widest cave in the cave complex of Ha Long Bay.
13.30: You will enjoy free Kayaking at Luon Cave.
14.30: You visit Titop. From the top of Titop mountain, you can enjoy the panoramic view of Ha Long Bay with thousands of limestone peaks rising from the blue water, really like a fairy scene in the real world.
You swim at Titop beach and will be served towels by staff.
15.30: Passengers back to the cruises, attending a small party with tea and variety of fruits, cakes, juice which are served for free. You can enjoy the sunset while the cruises return to Tuan Chau Port.
17.00: The Cruises return to Tuan Chau Port, ending the tour of Ha Long Bay.
Back to Hanoi.
Have dinner at a local restaurant.
Transfer to Noi Bai International Airport for departure (Flight TBA). Home sweet home.
End of service.