Highlights of Northern Viet Nam 10 Days

DAY 1: HA NOI

DAY 2: HA NOI – INSENCE -  HAT MAKING VILLAGE

DAY 3: HA NOI – HOA LU – TRANG AN -MUA CAVE

DAY 4: HA NOI - HA LONG

DAY 5: HA LONG - HA NOI

DAY 6: HA NOI - HA GIANG

DAY 7: HA GIANG - QUAN BA - YEN MINH - DONG VAN

DAY 8: DONG VAN - MA PI LENG - MAU DUE - DU GIA

DAY  9: DU GIA - DUONG THUONG - THUAN HOA - HA GIANG - HA NOI

DAY 10: LEAVING HA NOI

  HIGHLIGHTS OF NORTHERN VIETNAM 10 DAYS   

DAY 1: HA NOI
Arrive in Hanoi, be picked up to the Sono Hanoi Hotel.

Accommodation: The Sono Hanoi hotel.
Meal: N/A

DAY 2: HA NOI – INSENCE, HAT MAKING VILLAGE
7:45 - 8:15: Get picked up by your tour guide in the Old Quarter
9:30: Let’s visit Ha Thai village, which has been producing lacquerware since the 17th century. We will learn more about the traditional artwork as we are going to meet a lacquer painting artisan who is going to host us at his creative space. Immerse yourself into the space by crafting your own lacquer product following his guidance.
10:50: Visit Chuong village which has been well-known for the craft of conical hat for over 300 years.  We wander around the village, visit an old veteran to listen to him telling his own story joining the Vietnam war, OR visit some other artisans and learn more about their everyday life (All visit depend on if they are at home or not, and only visit 01 family).
Later, we will be hosted at home of a female artisan who has been making hats for more than 30 years. The artisan will cook lunch for us, and if you insist, there will be a small cooking class as you join her making the meal. Home-cooking is a great way to feel the real vibes of local countryside.
After having lunch, we are going to express our creativity and artistic talent by painting on our own conical hat Nón Lá, or join/observe the artisan crafting the conical hat.
13:30: Say goodbye to the artisan, let’s make up our day by visiting the incense village named Quang Phu Cau. We are going to walk to the center of the village, visit several old-aged houses, interact with local artisans and take a lot of awesome photos at the dyeing yard.
15:00: Have a factory tour at the biggest incense factory in the town. You will have a chance to see how incense is made from scratch by visiting every production section of the factory, as well as learn more about life of manual worker in the countryside.
16:00: Time to go back to the city center. First place to be dropped off will be the Hanoi Train Street. If you do not want to be dropped off there, please stay inside the bus.
17:00 ~ 17:30: Get drop off at your hotel in the Old Quarter. Tour finished.

Accommodation: The Sono Hanoi hotel.
Meal: B, L

DAY 3: HA NOI – HOA LU – TRANG AN -MUA CAVE
07h30 – 8h00: Get picked up by our friendly guide then depart for Ninh Binh province
09h15: Have a short break for 15 – 20 minutes to relax
10h30: Visit Hoa Lư ancient capital of Vietnam between 968 and 1010. You have a chance to learn about Vietnamese history in the feudal system under Dinh, Le, and Ly Dynasty
11h45: Have a buffet lunch in the restaurant with a lot of local foods such as goat meat, fish, chicken, fried rice…. Vegetarian foods are always available in the buffet lunch
13h00: Visit Trang An which was recognized by UNESCO as AWorld Heritage Site in 2014. Trang An has a wonderful tunnel cave system so Kong’s Movie Group chose this place for the New Version of Kong in 2016 – “Skull Island”. With 2 hours for the boat trip, you will be persuaded by the beauty here.
15h00: Continue the tour for 45 mins – cycling around the village to discover the life of the local people.
15h45: Get back to Limousine Bus then leave for Mua Cave (Dancing Cave). Walk up almost 500 steps, you can reach the top of Lying Dragon Mountain & have an amazing panoramic view of Tam Coc from here
17h00: Get on the bus to return to Hanoi
19h00: Get dropped off at Hotel in Hanoi

Accommodation: The Sono Hanoi hotel.
Meal: B, L

DAY 4: HA NOI - HA LONG
8h00: Tour guide of Cruise will pick you up at the Sono hotel in Ha Noi Old Quarter.
8h45: We complete the pick-up point then go to Halong Bay by Expressway
10h15: Have a short break on half way for 20 minutes to relax.
12h00: Arrive to Tuan Chau Harbor.
12h30: Welcome to Cruise and Enjoy welcome to drink and get a brief introduction about cruise and safety guidelines. Check- in your room with Air-Conditioning.
13h00: Enjoy a special lunch with Vietnamese traditional dishes, while cruising in the magnificent Halong Bay, admiring the fascinating rock formations in the bay.
Afternoon Itinerary:
15h00: Visiting Sung Sot Cave (Surprising cave).
16h00: Our cruise will take you to the Titop Island. It is noted for having a viewpoint at its peak which affords splendid views all around Halong Bay or you can enjoy your swimming on romance sandy beach.
17h30: Come back to Cruise then take a shower, Relax on sundeck, sunset watching in comfortable lounge chairs while drinking a cocktail or reading a book in the most magical moment.
18h00: Enjoy welcome Sunset Party and Cooking Class. How to make fresh noodle roll, you can enjoy product which you make it.
Evening Relaxing:
19h00: Enjoy your Barbecue Dinner when sitting by overlooking sea view window in the night romantic bay
20h30: After having dinner, our customers will be served the natural herbal foot bath, to help reduce foot pain and toxin excretion.
21h00: Playing some sports games like: Squid Fishing, Singing karaoke, or Relax on sundeck

Accommodation: double/twin sharing cabin in a 3 star cruise
Meal: B, L, D

DAY 5: HA LONG - HA NOI
6h00: Wake up in the early morning to see sunrise on sundeck.
7h00: Morning view of bay with a cup of tea of coffee. Have Buffet Breakfast !
7h45: Start visiting Halong Bay Pearl farm. The pearls in Halong are the most renowned in Vietnam. The process of farming and retrieving pearls take years.
8h30: Do kayaking to explore Halong Bay in your own.
9h30: Check-out and enjoy a fantastic cruise on the bay.
10h45: Enjoy the lunch while Cruising back to Tuan Chau Harbour.
12h00: Cruise is landing Halong Bay harbor, tourist say goodbye to sailors and finish the cruise.
12h30: Get on the Bus to return Hanoi by Expressway.
14h30: Stop on half way for short break.
16h00: Arrive at the hotel in Ha Noi Old Quarter. Trip ends !

Accommodation: The Sono Hanoi hotel.
Meal: B, L

DAY 6: HA NOI - HA GIANG
11:00 get pick up to Ha Giang, arrive in Ha Giang in the evening
Free night to enjoy Ha Giang. Have dinner by your self

Accommodation: homestay
Meal: B

DAY 7: HA GIANG - QUAN BA - YEN MINH - DONG VAN
8h30: After breakfast, Meeting tour guide and easy rider we will following the "Happiness Road" and starting for north out of Ha Giang city.
We will climb the Quan Ba - Bac Sum Pass, Dong Van Karst Plateau Geopark and reach the Quan Ba Heaven Gate (The mountain observatory is located above a steep zigzag road with a view of the majestic mountains.
The landscape is composed of unlimited rice fields).  Passing Fairy Hill, we will continue the journey to Yen Minh, climbing a pass covered by pine forest and sweeping the terraces along our driveway and we will have lunch here and continue driving to Tham Ma pass which is a winding pass road located on national highway 4c then we reach Sa Phin where we find one hundred years old palace of Vuong Chinh Duc - King of the H'mong. Going up to Dong Van Town, stopping in Dong Van old town we will take you to the ancient Fort was build by the French.
Enjoy a local Vietnamese dinner, live music, karaoke with ethnic minority family. Free and easy time at night.

Accommodation: private room in homestay/hotel
Meal: B, L, D

DAY 8: DONG VAN - MA PI LENG - MAU DUE - DU GIA
Check out homestay, have breakfast and continue the journey to Dong Van market located in the complex of Dong Van old town, the largest exchange of goods and culture in the Dong Van rocky plateau. - Meo Vac. After experiencing at Dong Van market we will continue to go through some of the most majestic mountain passes you will ever see, and we will climb the cliff of death, before moving up the Pass “Ma Pi Leng”. Ma Pi Leng Pass becomes the road all trekking-lovers want to conquer. At the top of the pass, from Panorama Viewpoint, you can catch the striking appearance of mountains and terrace fields. Below your foot is Tu San defile, the location all visitors wish to set foot on at least once. After that move to Mau Due where you will enjoin your lunch time, go through the rocky mountain passes and rest to admire the wild beauty of the majestic natural mountains to go deep into the Southern mountains and reach the picturesque Du Gia Village and visiting and swimming, jumping in waterfall in the middle of a deep green forest created by nature thousands of years ago. You will overnight at Ethnic local homestay in Du Gia Village.

Accommodation: private room in homestay/hotel
Meal: B, L, D

DAY  9: DU GIA - DUONG THUONG - THUAN HOA - HA GIANG - HA NOI
After breakfast, starting to the South, say goodbye to Du Gia, we will pass through the soaring mountains below, Duong Thuong valley with wide fields and high winding passes. It’s very low and dangerous. The scenery from Thuong Street to Thuan Hoa is very majestic, crossing the pass along the Song Lo valley to Ha Giang. Your lunch will be served in our hostel after that you can visit the local village near our hostel or take a rest in few hours. Bus will pick up you back Hanoi at 16h pm. Tour end in Hanoi.

Accommodation: The Sono Hanoi hotel.
Meal: B, L

DAY 10: LEAVING HA NOI
Transfer to airport

Accommodation:  N/A
Meal: B

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