SIC VFTA–21: 8D7N HANOI – NINH BINH - SAPA - HALONG BAY DAILY CRUISE - DA NANG

Our driver will pick you up at Noi Bai International Airport (Flight TBA) and transfer to Hanoi. Check in hotel.

8.00-8.30: Our Tour guide and our Bus pick up at your hotel and start to discover Hanoi City.

08.45: Visit Ho Chi Minh Complex, the final resting place of Vietnamese great father or Uncle Ho. You have a chance to see the embalmed body of Ho Chi Minh and then walk around the garden to see 2 houses where he lived & worked from 1954 to 1969. Then visit One Pillar Pagoda which worships the Goddess of Mercy – It is the most unique pagoda in the world.

10.15: Visit Vietnam Ethnology Museum to learn about the culture of 54 ethnic groups living in the whole country of Vietnam.

Special Note: We will visit Vietnamese Women’s Museum instead of Vietnam Ethnology Museum closed on Mondays.

12.30-12.45: Have lunch at our restaurant. You have an opportunity to enjoy Vietnamese cuisine. Vegetarian foods are available.

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.
8.00-8.45: Our Tour guide will pick you up at the hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter then depart to Halong Bay by Expressway Transfer.
10.30: Have a short break for 20 minutes to relax
12.00-12.30: Arrive at Harbor. Welcome to Sea Lion 5-star Cruise. Have a Buffet Lunch. We will take you on a 6-hour journey via route 2 which is renowned for its striking passages, uninhabited islets and outcrops have been given imaginative names by the locals, due to their perceived shapes while having lunch on boat.
14.00: You will visit Surprising Cave to see a lot of stalagmites and stalactites with different shapes of sea lives.
15.00: Do kayaking or bamboo boat in Luon Cave to discover the beautiful Lagoon.
16.00: Visit Titop Island with sandy beach to the towering limestone mountain with excellent backdrop of the Bay, and climb up Titop Peak for a panoramic view of the bay like paradise.
18.00-18.30: Cruising back to harbor. There is a lot of time for enjoying a sunset party with tea, cakes, sunbathing on the upper deck with music and enjoying great fun of group touring fellows among world iconic natural scenery.
Then, we get on bus back to Hanoi by Expressway, have a short break for 20-30 minutes.
21.00: Arrive at the hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter. 
O/N at hotel in Hanoi.

ABF at hotel.
After breakfast at hotel, transfer to the airport to take flight to Da Nang.
Pick up at Da Nang airport, transfer to the hotel.
PM: 15.00: Driver & tour guide pick you up at the hotel, depart for Marble Mountain scenic area. 
15.30-15.50: Visit Marble Mountain scenic area. Marble Mountain scenic cluster with five mountains: Kim, Moc, Thuy, Hoa, and Tho. At the top of Thuy Son, you will have the opportunity to explore mysterious caves, masterpieces of nature combined with a long-standing Buddhist culture. Visit Tam Thai Pagoda, Linh Ung Pagoda, 7-storey tower.
You see firsthand the masterpieces of sophisticated stone carvings created by the talented hands of the artisans of the Non-Nuoc stone village at the foot of the mountain.
17.00: Have dinner with old town specialties: Cao Lau, wonton, chicken rice, dumplings, cauldron cakes, Quang noodles...
Visit Hoi An ancient town with:
Phung Hung ancient house: with a lifespan of more than 100 years, Phung Hung ancient house has a unique structure with a high wooden attic and wide corridors surrounding it, showing the development of architecture and the exchange between Asian architectural styles in Hoi An in previous centuries.
Phuoc Kien Assembly Hall: an architectural work built in 1697, worshiping Thien Hau Thanh Mau and the gods who protect rivers, money, children...
Japanese Covered Bridge: The temple is located on a bridge spanning a small creek in the ancient town of Hoi An. This bridge was built by Japanese merchants at the turn of the century 17. This is the only architectural work that is considered to be of Japanese origin left.
Strolling along the Hoai River, watching Hoi Street at night with lanterns hanging along the verandas in the small streets will definitely be an unforgettable image of a peaceful old town of Central Vietnam.
21.00: Return to Da Nang city.
O/N at hotel in Da Nang.

ABF at hotel.
7.30-08.30: Car and tour guide pick you up at the meeting point, and depart to visit the Ba Na Hills. 
09.00: The group arrives at the tourist area, visits and takes souvenir photos while the tour guide checks in to the cable car.
09.30: You arrive at the reception station at Ba Na Hills, and start the journey up the mountain by cable car reaching 2 world records (the world's longest single-wire cable car route is 5,042.62m and has a height difference between the stations. The world's largest upper and lower station 1,291.81m).
Stop at Ga2 with an altitude of 1,138m. The tour guide at Ba Na takes you to visit the following places: Linh Ung Pagoda - where there is a 27m high Shakyamuni Buddha statue, Loc Uyen Garden, and a nearly 100-year-old grapefruit tree.
You can visit and take pictures, and experience the feeling of crossing paradise at Golden Bridge - located at an altitude of 1,400m above sea level, the bridge appears as a golden ribbon held by two giant arms emerge from the hillside.
11.00: You will continue to take the train up the mountain to move to the central area - the top of the mountain where you can see the harmony between the green of the mountains and the blue of the sea far away covering the whole city of Da Nang.
11.30: Have lunch buffet at the top of the mountain restaurant. Rest at the restaurant. Tour guide will take you to visit the largest indoor FANTASY PARK amusement park in Vietnam. Guests will be relaxed with fun and attractive games
15.30: You gather at Indochine station to check your luggage and leave Ba Na on cable car 3 - cable car route reaching 4 world records.
16.00: Pick up the group at the foot of the mountain and continue to visit and shop at the Quoc Bao specialty Supermarket.
17.00: Take you back to the original pick-up point. 
O/N at hotel in Da Nang.