DAY 01 : HANOI – ARRIVAL                                                                                                                                              
Upon arrival Hanoi, our local representative will greet you and transfer to hotel for check in.
In the evening you will attend the performance of the famous Vietnamese traditional art of water puppetry at Thang Long Theatre.
Overnight in Hanoi.

DAY 02 : HANOI    - FULL DAY CITY TOUR                                                                     
Today’s full day city tour : visit Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum (closed on Monday, Friday and the whole months of October-November) and His Residence, One-Pillar Pagoda, Temple of Literature, built in the 11th century as Vietnam’s first university. Lunch at local restaurant. Afternoon visit Historical museum, Hoan Kiem Lake with NgocSon Temple and one hour cyclo tour along the Old Quarter and end of the tour is shopping in Hang Dao and Hang Bong streets.  
Overnight in Hanoi.

DAY 03 : HANOI HALONG
After breakfast at hotel. Drive to Halong Bay (165 km east of Hanoi), listed as a World Heritage Area of outstanding natural beauty. “Dragon descending to the sea” as it is known in Vietnamese, picturesque Halong Bay has more than 1,000 limestone islets rising from the sea, many of them containing beautiful grottoes. At noon arrive in Halong city, where you will board the wooden junk. While cruising through the bay, seafood lunch is served on board. Visit Thien Cung & Dau Go caves; circle Tuan Chau, Ga Choi, Dinh Huong, Dog and Sail islands. Stop at Titop Beach. Dinner and overnight on board of the Junk.

DAY 04 : HALONG – HANOI
Breakfast on board, continue cruising to Man's head and Tortoise islands, Luan cave, Bai Tu Long Bay, Toad island and Bai Tho Mountain. Disembark at Halong pier. Drive to back Hanoi and return to the hotel.
Overnight in Hanoi.

DAY 05 : HANOI – HOA LU – LAO CAI
Proceed to Tam Coc to visit “Halong Bay on land” - the same limestone rocks as in Halong Bay but seen from a winding stream through paddy fields instead of the sea. Enjoy spectacular scenery during the boat trip to Tam Coc caves with visit of the Bich Dong Pagoda. Visit Dinh and Le dynasty temples. Transfer  to Hanoi train station.
Overnight trip to Lao Cai in sharing comfortable sleeping compartments (lower & upper berth per compartment) – train departs approximately at.21:30 hrs

DAY 06 : LAO CAI – SAPA TOUR
Early morning (approximately 05:30) Arrival at Lao Cai, the border town to Yunnan. Transfer to Sapa on winding roads up the mountains. On clear days, you can see Fansipan mountain. After breakfast at hotel, we enjoy the beautiful landscape and visit the bustling Sa Pa Market where the Red Dao, Black Hmong, Tay and Xa Pho ethnic minorities converge from the nearby mountainsides and valleys to trade their goods and buy provisions. Late morning, check in hotel for relax. Afternoon, we take a short drive to Cat Cat Village of the Hmong People, then take a light trekking around, share their daily lives for a rate glimpse into their culture and customs. Overnight at Sapa Town.

DAY 07 : SAPA – BAC HA ( OR MUONG KHUONG) – LAO CAI                                                                   
After having breakfast, you will travel by car to Bac Ha, which is 64 km Northeastern Lao Cai. The ride is relatively flat from Lao Cai to Bao Nhai, where you will be taken through rural area. Bac Ha is the largest market in the area, situated inside the small town of Bac Ha. On every Sunday mornings, it is literally a riot of color as many different ethnic groups such as Flower Hmong, Phu La, Black Dao, Tay, Nung minorities... gather to buy and sell.  After spending the whole morning exploring the market, your lunch will be served in a local restaurant. After lunch, you drive downhill for about half an hour. You will then start a short walk to Trung Do village, which belongs to the Tay minority. Here you can visit a traditional Tay house, before getting on a boat. You will have a cruise upstream the Chay River to experience the picturesque scenes on the river banks. You will then cruise down stream to the Bao Nhai Bridge, where the car will be waiting for you return back to Sapa for overnight stay.

DAY 08 : SAPA – TA PHIN  - LAO CAI                                                                             
In the morning, climb up Sapa hill, only a short walk from your hotel to it’s mystic rock formations, rare orchids and flowers. Enjoy the minority show performed by the young minority ladies and man. Continue trekking with a scenic 6 km drive to Ta Phin Village, lying in a hillside meadow. It is home to Red Dzao and Hmong people. Then we drive  to Lao Cai for train to Hanoi. Overnight on train

DAY 09 : LAO CAI - HANOI – DEPARTURE 
Arrival Hanoi at 0600 am. Free at leisure until time for transfer to the airport for your flight departure to home.

HOTEL CATEGORY

1 PAX

PER ADULT  (S$)

PER CHILD (S$)

SINGLE

TWN

3RD

SGL

TWN

W/BED

N/BED

STANDARD

3*

2428

Price is     

1388

1188

1668

1268

1058

908

FIRST CLASS

3*

2568

Based on

1468

1238

1818

1328

1098

958

SUPERIOR – B

4*

2868

Minimum 

1628

1388

2088

1468

1228

1058

SUPERIOR – A

4*

3018

2 person 

1728

1478

2258

1558

1298

1128

DELUXE

5*

3518

To go

1928

1638

2758

1738

1458

1258

Surcharge for Victoria Sapa for weekend ( Saturday, Sunday): S$55.00 per room per night

Surcharge for Normal Train 2 person to a cabin : S$50.00 per way per person

Surcharge for Express train Victoria Sapa: S$125 per person ( two way) for 4 to a cabin

Place

Deluxe 5*

Superior 4* - A

Superior 4* - B

First Class 3*

Standard 3*

HANOI

Melia
Sheraton
Sofitel Plaza
Horison

Fortuna
Guoman
Sunway

Hanoi
Bao Son
Lake side
Zephyr

Majestic
Hoa Binh
Galaxy
Platinum I,II

Chains first Eden
Camelia
Salute
Eden

HALONG

Huong Hai junk
Bai Tho Junk

Huong Hai junk
Bai Tho Junk

Huong Hai junk
Bai Tho Junk

Huong Hai junk
Bai Tho Junk

Huong Hai junk
Bai Tho Junk

SAPA

Victoria Sapa
Chau Long( DLX)

Chau Long(sup)

Chau Long(sup)

Bamboo hotel
Chau long( stand)

Bamboo hotel
Chaulong (std)