Itinerary
- Day 1
Hanoi
Optional Activities
- Explore Hanoi at leisure
- Day 2
Hanoi to Mai Chau
- Meals
- Lunch (Traditional family-run guesthouse in Mai Hich village)
Included Activities
- Travel to Mai Chau Valley
- Lunch at traditional family-run guesthouse in Mai Hich village
- Leisurely walk through back roads and rice fields of Mai Chau Valley
- Encounter White Thai ethnic minority group
Optional Activities
- Swim at lodge's swimming pool
- Bike rental to explore countryside
Landmarks Mai Chau Valley 


- Day 3
Mai Chau - Hang Kia - Mai Chau
- Meals
- Lunch (Traditional wooden home)
Included Activities
- Visit H'mong ethnic lands in Hoa Binh province
- Visit Hang Kia rocky plateau
- Meet colourfully dressed locals
- Lunch in traditional wooden home
- Easy-paced trek downhill to Mai Chau Valley (or alternative road transfer)
Optional Activities
- Road transfer alternative instead of trekking
Landmarks Hang Kia Hoa Binh Province - Day 4
Mai Chau to Hanoi
- Meals
- Lunch (Street food lunch sampling local specialties)
Included Activities
- Street food lunch sampling local specialties
- Explore Hanoi's hidden alleyways and backstreets
- Visit Train Street
- Visit Temple of Literature
- Pass by Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum
- Motorbike taxi ride through the city and along West Lake shores
- Pass through Vinh Phuc and Hoang Hoa Tham districts
- Visit Buoi Market
Optional Activities
- Traditional egg coffee (at own expense)
Landmarks Train Street Temple of Literature Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum West Lake Buoi Market - Day 5
Hanoi to Halong Bay
- Meals
- Lunch, Dinner (Seafood dinner)
Included Activities
- Travel to Halong Bay
- Board traditional junk boat
- Explore Halong Bay karst islands
- Visit Trinh Nu Cave
- Kayaking activity
- Swimming activity
- Vietnamese cooking demonstration on sundeck
Landmarks Halong Bay Trinh Nu Cave 
- Day 6
Halong Bay to Hanoi
- Meals
- Brunch (On board junk boat)
Included Activities
- Sunrise viewing over Halong Bay
- Cruise through Halong Bay landscape
- Brunch on board junk boat
- Visit Hoa Lo Prison
- One-hour cyclo ride through Old Quarter
Landmarks Halong Bay Hoa Lo Prison Old Quarter - Day 7
Hanoi
- Meals
- Breakfast
Optional Activities
- Pre-book departure transfer (at own expense)


















