SIC VFTA–17.1: 7D6N HANOI – SAPA – NINH BINH - HALONG

Pick you up at Noi Bai International Airport (Flight TBA) and take you to your hotel.

PM: Our Tour guide and our Bus pick up at your hotel and start to discover Hanoi City.

13.30: Visit Tran Quoc Pagoda located on Golden Fish Island in West Lake. It is the oldest pagoda in Hanoi built in the 6th century. 

14.30: 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.

15.30: 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 Bus take you back to the hotel. 

O/N at hotel in Hanoi.

ABF at hotel.
7.15-8.00: Our tour guide will pick you up from your hotel. We take you to Ninh Binh province which is about 120 km far from Hanoi Old Quarter.
9.00-9.15: Have a short break for 20 minutes to relax.
10.15-10.30: Arrive at Cozy Vietnam restaurant and start cycling 20 minutes to Hoa Lu ancient capital, then park the bicycle and walk to visit Hoa Lu. This is the first capital of Vietnam, you will be impressed by the outstanding architecture when entering temples of King Dinh and King Le, the first and second emperors of ancient Vietnam, built in the 17th century.
(If you prefer not to cycle, we will transfer you by bus to Hoa Lu, where our tour guide will meet you and guide you to the temples. After the visit, we will transfer you back to Cozy Vietnam Restaurant).
11.30: Continue cycling tour 30 minutes more around the village to discover the life of local people and come back to Cozy Vietnam restaurant.
12.00: Have Lunch at Cozy Vietnam Restaurant designed in a 5-star style. You can have a panoramic view of the poetic mountain and river scenery of Ninh Binh while enjoying the delicious foods.
Have buffet lunch. Buffet lunch is served in a modern and elegant atmosphere with many local foods.
13.00-13.30: 
Option 1: Visit Tam Coc by 1.5-hour on the boat ride. During the boat trip, you will be surprised by the charming beauty here with paddy fields, river, water, cloud, sky and stunning cave system. All make  a masterpiece which Vietnamese people call “Halong Bay on land”.
Option 2: Visit Trang An, a World Heritage Site recognized by UNESCO in 2014. There, you can spend 1.5-2 hours on the boat ride to enjoy the beauty of this place, which has a beautiful tunnel cave system and appears in the New Version of Kong in 2016 – “Skull Island”.
16.00-16.30: Get on the bus to go to Mua Cave (Dancing Cave). Walk up almost 500 steps, you can reach the top of Lying Dragon Mountain, and have an amazing panoramic view of Tam Coc from here.
17.00-17.30: Get on the Bus to return to Hanoi.
19.00-19.30: Arrive in Hanoi and get dropped off at the hotel.
Overnight at hotel in Hanoi.

ABF at hotel.
06.20: Our sleeping bus will pick you at the address on Tran Quang Khai street 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, eat lunch and check in at the hotel. 
14.30: 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...  Come back to the hotel.
18.30: Having dinner. After dinner, 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 Vietnam. 
Overnight at hotel in Sapa.

07.00: ABF at hotel.
08.00: Car 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 3.143m higher from sea-level, the roof of Indochina.
11.30: Back to Sapa, eat lunch and rest.
13.00: Get on the bus and go back to Hanoi.
19.30: Arrive in Hanoi. 
Overnight at hotel in Hanoi.

ABF at hotel.
8.00: Tour guide of Cozy Bay Cruise 3* will pick you up at your hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter. 
8.45: We complete the pick-up point and then go to Halong Bay by Expressway.
10.15: Have a short break on half way for 20 minutes to relax. 
12.00: Arrive at Tuan Chau Harbor. 
12.30: Welcome to Cozy Bay Cruise 3* and enjoy welcome to drink and get a brief introduction about cruise and safety guidelines. Check- in your room with Air-Conditioning. 
13.00: Enjoy a special lunch with Vietnamese traditional dishes, while cruising in the magnificent Halong Bay, admiring the fascinating rock formations in the bay. 
15.00: Visit Sung Sot Cave (Surprising cave). 
16.00: Our cruise will take you to the Titop Island. It is noted for having a viewpoint at its peak which affords splendid views all around Halong Bay or you can enjoy your swimming on romance sandy beach. 
17.30: Come back to Cozy Bay Cruise and then take a shower. Relax on sundeck, sunset watching in comfortable lounge chairs while drinking a cocktail or reading a book in the most magical moment. 
18.00: Enjoy welcome Sunset Party and Cooking Class. How to make fresh noodle roll, you can enjoy product which you make it.
Evening Relaxing:
19.00: Enjoy your Barbecue Dinner when sitting by overlooking sea view window in the night romantic bay. 
20.30: After having dinner, our customers will be served the natural herbal foot bath to help reduce foot pain and toxin excretion.
21.00: Play some sports games like: Squid Fishing, Singing karaoke, or Relaxing on sundeck.
Overnight on boat: Clean air - conditioning room.

6.00: Wake up in the early morning to see sunrise on sundeck.
7.00: Morning view of bay with a cup of tea of coffee. Have Buffet Breakfast! 
7.45: Start visiting Halong Bay Pearl farm. The pearls in Halong are the most renowned in Vietnam. The process of farming and retrieving pearls takes years.
8.30: Do kayaking to explore Halong Bay in your own. 
9.30: Check-out and enjoy a fantastic cruise on the bay. 
10.45: Enjoy the lunch while cruising back to Tuan Chau Harbour. 
12.00: Cozy Bay Cruise is landing at Halong Bay harbor, tourist say goodbye to sailors and finish the cruise. 
After that, get on the Bus to return Hanoi by Expressway. 
14.15: Stop on half way for short break. 
15.30: Arrive at the hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter.
Overnight at hotel in Hanoi.