DAY 1

ARRIVAL AT HANOI

Lunch

Takeoff on the Flight ... to ... Arrive in Hanoi at ...

Customs clearance and baggage claim (Estimated at about 30 minutes).

You will be greeted by your guide and driver outside the airport and transfer to the city for a city tour day.

Have lunch at the restaurant.

Cyclo ride grows: about 1 hour walk in the old quarter

The old quarter of the 36 streets and the market: historic area, candidate for UNESCO World Heritage list.

Puppet show on the water: A spectacle of great beauty accompanied by classical and folk music instruments.

Free dinner at restaurant and overnight at hotel in Hanoi.

DAY 2

HANOI - THE WEST OF HANOI

Breakfast, Lunch

Breakfast at hotel then visit:

Vietnam Museum of Ethnology:result of a Franco-Vietnamese cooperation.

Saint Joseph Cathedral:A building has neo-Gothic style completed in 1886.

The Master Pagoda (Chua Thay): 30 km west of Hanoi

Tay Phuong Pagoda:Built in the 18th century, consisting of 3 rooms of worship, remarkable roofs. Inside, we find a beautiful collection of polychrome statues of the 17th and 18th century.

DAY 3

HANOI – BA VI – HANOI

Breakfast, Lunch

After breakfast, depart for Ba Vi farm(65km from center), exploring Vietnamese traditional agriculture.

Enjoy a lunch of fresh produce from plantations.

Relax outdoors with hammocks and mats.

Participation in cultural exchange gong and dancing with the Muong ethnic group...

Participate in the rice-growing activities: rope hitting the bucket of water, milled rice, rice pounding and cooking course teaches how to prepare the dish "banh cuon" from rice then enjoy.

Visit the fresh vegetables which is grown by organic methods. Return to Hanoi

DAY 4

HANOI – HA GIANG – QUAN BA

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

After breakfast, you will be met by your driver and your guide at 08.00, take the road to Quan Ba(350km ~ 9h en route ), via Ha Giang(307km ~ 6 hours drive) .. The road is long but in good condition stops planned along the way to rest or taking pictures.Arrive at Quan Ba in the evening.

DAY 5

QUAN BA – DONG VAN – MEO VAC

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

After breakfast homestay, drive to the limestone plateau of Dong Van, situated 1025m above sea level and inhabited by ethnic Tay and Hmong.

Visit the village of Pho Bang, the houses with mud walls and thatched roofs and the former palace of the kings of Hmong, built in the shape of Manchurian palace.

Continue to Meo Vac through the neck of Ma Pi Leng. Stop to enjoy a breathtaking view of the valley with hemp of terraced fields, karst hills, and Nho Que river.

Overnight hotel in Meo Vac.

DAY 6

MEO VAC – HOANG SU PHI 

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

After breakfast, drive to Hoang Su Phi, one of the most pristine areas of the province of Ha Giang. You will be impressed by the beauty of the rice terraces which have existed for more than three centuries. The history of stepped rice fields is related to the ethnic groups that generation to live there such as: Dao, Nung, Hmong ...

You will meet the Red Dao, flower Hmong, Dao black teeth. Lunch on the road. Upon arrival in Hoang Su Phi later, overnight in a guest house.

DAY 7

HOANG SU PHI – BAC QUAN – DEPART  HANOI

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

You will have the opportunity to meet the Pa Then, the Red Dao, Hmong ... visit some ethnic villages and stop to take pictures. Private car takes you to Lao Cai station to take the night train to Hanoi.

DAY 8

HANOI - NINH BINH

Breakfast, Lunch

Arrive early at Hanoi train station.

You will be greeted by your driver and your guide, breakfast, then transfer to Ninh Binh with lunch en route.

The Temple of Dinh Tien Hang: This temple was built on the foundations of the old royal palace of Hoa Lu Kings had good taste to choose the site of their capital

The Temple of Le Dai Hanh: A brand new set in 2010. Inaugurated architectural titanic proportions.

Tam Coc Caves:the trip of boat visit three caves. Visit the cave of Jade with some small pagodas. Entrance through a carved staircase  on the occasion of the visit of Emperor Minh Mang in (1821).

Phat Diem Cathedral:The cathedral was built in 1891 in a fascinating Sino-Vietnamese style. Decoration  combines Vietnamese and European styles.

DAY 9

NINH BINH – HALONG BAY

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

After early breakfast at the hotel, towards HaLong Pier for a memorable cruise on the bay.

City of Halong:Bay  newly appointed among the new 7 wonders of the world, offers the finest coastal scenery in the world.

Cruise Halong Bay aboard a junk: Enjoy a delicious seafood on board and spend your day admiring one of the natural wonders of Vietnam. Visit islets, caves.

DAY 10

HALONG BAY– HANOI

Breakfast, Lunch

Before breakfast, you will have the opportunity to see the sunrise over the bay.

After the cruise we will continue to the Bai Tho Mountainin another beautiful bay of Bai Tu Long.

Lunch and return to the pier. Return to Hanoi

DAY 11

HANOI  – RETURN

Breakfast, Lunch

Breakfast at the hotel then visit:

The Temple of Literature: Van Mieu-Quoc Tu Giam was the first university of Vietnam.

Ngoc Son Temple: Temple of Jade Mountain is located in north of Lake of the Restored Sword.

Lake of the Restored Sword: The lake offers a peaceful and pleasant stay and the occasion to a walk in the evening.

Then the free time for shopping at Dong Xuan Market.

Dong Xuan Market: They are covered halls divided by aisles, those fish, spices, clothes, any on… hassles domestic courts sometimes are havens of peace in the unexpected charm. It is the eternal, immutable Hanoi. An amazing spectacle.

The evening transfer to the airport for the return flight