Incredible North Vietnam Tour 16 Days 15 Nights

After breakfast at your hotel, we’ll start the day by visiting the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum (closed on Monday, Friday and during the months of September and October) and his former residence (closed on Monday and Friday), before moving on to One-Pillar Pagoda.

Then, we depart for the Museum of Ethnology (closed on Monday) which focuses on the recognized ethnic groups in Vietnam. Subsequently, we will visit Lan Huong Fashion House where you can learn about the development of the traditional Vietnamese Ao Dai throughout the ages.

After lunch at a local restaurant, we’ll get to enjoy a leisurely one-hour cycle tour through Hanoi and then make a visit to the Temple of Literature, which houses the oldest university in Vietnam

Then it’s time to head to the beautiful Hoan Kiem Lake and Ngoc Son Temple which rests on an island. We’ll round out the day with a water-puppet show, a uniquely Vietnamese experience where masterful puppeteers recreate stories from Vietnamese culture by skilfully guiding their puppets across pools of water.

You’ll arrive early in the morning (roughly 5:30am) at the railway station in Lao Cai, a border town between Vietnam and Yunnan, China. From here we set out on a 38km drive along the winding roads through the mountains of Sapa, located at 1500m above sea level. If you’re lucky enough to be here on a clear day, you may even see the highest mountain in Vietnam, the Fansipan, while driving this route. We’ll reach our hotel in Sapa in time for breakfast at 8am, before we start walking to Lao Chai village. Views of Muong Hoa Valley and its magnificent surroundings are great here, featuring stunning mountains and sprawling rice terraces.

After enjoying breakfast with your hosts, you will begin the trek from Giang Ta Chai to Su Pan taking in more incredible views along the way. This really is an unbeatable way to start the day, surrounded by wild and beautiful natural landscapes and clean, fresh air.

Breakfast at the hotel and then we start trekking to visit Cat Cat village. Back to Sapa town for Lunch

We set out for the weekend market of Muong Khuong in the morning, which attracts a wide variety of minority groups such as the H’mong, Dao, Thu Lao, Pa Di, Tu Di and Phu La. The drive to Muong Khuong is about 2 hours

After breakfast, you will do an easy cylcing trip to visit Hua Ma Cave.

After breakfast, we will take a ride for 90km to visit Nguom Ngao Cave near Vietnam-China border

After the cave, we will visit one of Northern Vietnam’s most incredible natural wonders; Ban Gioc Waterfall. This breath-taking 300-meter wide cascade forms part of the Chinese-Vietnamese border, and here you can relax in this natural wonder with plenty of time to snap some photos. You’ll also get to board a bamboo boat and get right up close to the raging waterfall.

After breackfast, ou will take a ride to Halong city for overnight cruise trip.

After Lunch on boat, we will visit Sung Sot Cave (Surprising cave) - the most beautiful cave in Halong Bay

Visit 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.

You can wake up early to welcome the sunrise before having breakfast. Then you will have time to try Kayaking/Bamboo boat

Return the cruise. Check out your cabin. Have lunch on the way back the harbor before driving back Hanoi. Say goodbye to Halong Bay.