Itinerary
- Day 1
Arrival in Hanoi
- Start point
- Hanoi, Vietnam (Your hotel, 08:00)
- Day 2
Hanoi City Tour & Water Puppet Show
- Meals
- Breakfast (Breakfast in hotel), Lunch
Included Activities
- Guided City Tour of Hanoi Old Quarter
- Visit Hoan Kiem Lake
- Visit Ngoc Son Temple
- Visit Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum
- Visit Ho Chi Minh's House on Stilts
- Visit One Pillar Pagoda
- Visit Quan Thanh Temple
- Visit Tran Quoc Pagoda on West Lake
- Visit Ethnology Museum
- Visit Temple of Literature (Quoc Tu Giam)
- Water Puppet Show - first-class tickets
Optional Activities
- Dinner in Hanoi (free to arrange on your own)
Landmarks Hoan Kiem Lake Ngoc Son Temple Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum Ho Chi Minh's House on Stilts One Pillar Pagoda Quan Thanh Temple Tran Quoc Pagoda Ethnology Museum Temple of Literature (Quoc Tu Giam) Water Puppet Theatre - Day 3
Hanoi to Sapa
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Trek to Cat Cat Village
- Visit Cat Cat waterfall
- Visit old Hydro Electric Power Station
- Observe Black H'Mong brocade making and indigo dyeing
Optional Activities
- Explore Sapa town by night
- Visit Love Market (Saturday nights only)
Landmarks Cat Cat Village Love Market 
- Day 4
Free Time in Sapa with Optional Market Tours
- Meals
- Breakfast
Optional Activities
- Optional Tour: Coc Ly Market (Tuesday only) - Private tour with ethnic minority market visit, boat cruise on Chay River, visit to Trung Do village of Tay people, and lunch. Pricing: USD 85 per pax (2 people), USD 75 per pax (3-4 people), USD 60 per pax (4-8 people)
- Optional Tour: Cao Son Market (Wednesday only) - Private tour featuring ethnic minority market, village visits, and lunch. Pricing: USD 82 per pax (2 people), USD 72 per pax (3-4 people), USD 68 per pax (4-8 people)
- Optional Tour: Can Cau Market (Saturday only) - Private tour with ethnic minority market, boat cruise, Tay village visit, and lunch. Pricing: USD 85 per pax (2 people), USD 75 per pax (3-4 people), USD 60 per pax (4-8 people)
- Optional Tour: Bac Ha Market (Sunday only) - Group tour or private tour with ethnic minority market, boat cruise upstream on Chay River, Tay village visit, and lunch. Pricing: USD 85 per pax (2 people private), USD 75 per pax (3-4 people private), USD 60 per pax (4-8 people private), USD 45 per pax (group tour)
- Explore Sapa town independently
Landmarks Coc Ly Market Cao Son Market Can Cau Market Bac Ha Market Trung Do Village 
- Day 5
Sapa to Hanoi via Lao Chai & Ta Van Villages
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Lunch with locals in a traditional house in Ta Van village), Dinner
Included Activities
- Trek to Lao Chai village
- Visit Black H'Mong families and observe traditional clothing and handicraft making
- Visit Ta Van village
- Lunch with locals in a traditional house
Optional Activities
- Shopping or exploring Sapa town in the afternoon
Landmarks Lao Chai Village Ta Van Village Muong Hoa Valley 
- Day 6
Hanoi to Halong Bay Cruise
- Meals
- Lunch (Great lunch served while cruising passing by islets), Dinner (Luxury set menu dinner with variety of Vietnamese and Asian foods)
Included Activities
- Experience Vietnamese handicraft products in Hai Duong City
- Luxury Flamingo Cruise with welcome drink
- Cruise lunch while passing by islets
- Kayaking around Pearl Farm Village
- Visit Titop Island with swimming and island peak climbing options
- Cooking Class demonstration
- Sunset Party with fruits and tea
- Set menu dinner with Vietnamese and Asian foods
- Squid fishing activity
Optional Activities
- Sunbathing at Titop Island
- Swimming at Titop Island
- Climbing peak of Titop Island
- Happy Hour drinks at bar
- Relaxing at bar instead of squid fishing
Landmarks Tuan Chau Marina Pearl Farm Village Titop Island 
- Day 7
Halong Bay to Hanoi
- Meals
- Breakfast (Light breakfast with coffee, tea, and bakeries on board), Brunch
Included Activities
- Tai Chi class on sun deck
- Visit Surprising Cave with guided tour (approximately 60 minutes)
Optional Activities
- Relax on sundeck
- Relax in dining room
Landmarks Surprising Cave 
- Day 8
Departure from Hanoi
- Meals
- Breakfast
