Itinerary
- Intro
Introduction
- Day 1
Hanoi
Hanoi- Meals
- Dinner (Welcome reception at Vien Dining with refined tasting menu showcasing Vietnam's finest seasonal ingredients)
Included Activities
- Welcome reception at Vien Dining with refined tasting menu
Optional Activities
- Private Old Quarter townhouse visit to learn silk flower crafting with a descendant of Nguyen Mai Hanh (available to prebook on request)
Landmarks Hoan Kiem Lake Old Quarter - Day 2
Hanoi
Hanoi- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner (Dinner at KOTO, a social enterprise where meals are prepared by at-risk youths)
Included Activities
- Walking tour through Old Quarter with local snacks and temple visit
- Private egg coffee masterclass at Giang Café with founder's descendants
- After-hours Temple of Literature tour with historian Professor Nguyen Quang Ngoc
- Dinner at KOTO social enterprise
Landmarks Old Quarter Temple of Literature Giang Café - Day 3
Hanoi to Sapa
Hanoi to Sapa- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Dinner at Topas Ecolodge's 360° Grill)
Included Activities
- Meeting with Tày entrepreneur in Hop Thanh commune discussing sustainable tourism and cultural preservation
- Private Khen panpipe performance at Topas Ecolodge
- Dinner at Topas Ecolodge's 360° Grill
Landmarks Hoang Lien Son Hop Thanh commune - Day 4
Sapa
Sapa- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Private family-cooked lunch with paired tasting of aged reserve spirits)
Included Activities
- Hand-foraging wild botanicals with craft spirits pioneer Daniel Nguyen in Seo My Ty
- Traditional fermentation and distillation methods in H'Mong elder's home
- Private family-cooked lunch with paired tasting of Daniel Nguyen's aged reserve spirits
- Private dinner at Topas Ecolodge
Landmarks Seo My Ty Hoang Lien Son - Day 5
Sapa to Mu Cang Chai
Sapa to Mu Cang Chai- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Private home-cooked meal in Thai family's stilt house)
Included Activities
- Introduction to Lu textile traditions in Lao Chai village
- Indigo dyeing and hand-spinning cotton with female artisans
- Private home-cooked lunch in Thai family's stilt house
Landmarks O Quy Ho Pass Lao Chai - Day 6
Mu Cang Chai
Mu Cang Chai- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner (Charcoal grilled dinner featuring open flame, herbs and shared plates defining the region's cuisine)
Included Activities
- Charcoal grilled dinner featuring regional cuisine
Optional Activities
- Master ethnic culinary traditions, collecting forest ingredients and wood-smoking buffalo in family hearth (9am-1pm)
- Decode H'Mong textile language with wax and indigo techniques and blessing ceremony with village elder (2pm-6pm)
- Hike the Sky Road to Nam Kim village with mountaintop picnic overlooking rice terraces (8am-3pm)
Landmarks Nam Kim village Sky Road - Day 7
Mu Cang Chai to Hanoi
Mu Cang Chai to Hanoi- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Lunch in local family home), Dinner (Farewell dinner at LABRI where French technique meets the flavours of Asia)
Included Activities
- Guided Shan Tuyết tea tasting ceremony among centuries-old tea trees
- Lunch in local family home
- Farewell dinner at LABRI
Landmarks Shan Tuyết Tea Trees - Day 8
Hanoi
Hanoi- Meals
- Breakfast
Optional Activities
- Extend your stay in Vietnam (speak with Signature travel expert for arrangements)
