5D4N Ha Noi – Ha Long Bay- Sapa Private Tour

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product.

Day 01: Hanoi – Ha Long Bay – Lan Ha Bay (L, D)

08:30 Tour guide & driver pick up you at your hotel or private address in Ha Noi and depart for Ha Long. Short break half way.

11:45 – 12:00: Arriving Tuan Chau marina, transferred by tender of La Pandora cruises. 

12:45 – 13:00: Welcome aboard the cruise. Refresh with our welcome drink. Meet the captain, crew in the cruise briefing, safety instruction. 

13:00 – 13:15: A special lunch in Vietnamese cuisine of fresh seafood and an assortment of appetizing favorites are served while sailing through Islets of Con Vit. 

16:00: The Cruise sails through Lan Ha Bay. The area is surrounding of extraordinary limestone karsts landscapes. We progress to Ong Cam Area of Lan Ha Bay- a separate part of Ha Long Bay. This is a quiet tourist paradise in Vietnam, enjoy kayaking and/or enjoy swimming in the crystal-clear waters of the Bay.

17:30: Back to La Pandora Cruise, drop anchor for staying overnight. Enjoy cooking demonstration (teaching you how to make our speciality, Spring rolls) and the complimentary Sunset Party on the sundeck with local wine and fresh fruit.

19:00: Dinner is served in the restaurant. Enjoy delicious local food prepared and served for you by our wonderful onboard catering staff. After dinner, retiring to your cabin or join the fishing excursion, watch a movie, have a drink at the bar, wifi access or play exciting games. Overnight on board.

Day 02: Dark & Bright Cave – Ha Long Bay – Hanoi (B, L) 

06:00: Enjoy sunrise and admire the never-ending miraculous scenery of the Bay. Practice an invigorating Tai Chi session on the sundeck.

06:30: Light breakfast, coffee and tea served. 

07:00: Visit Dark & Bright Cave and islets by local rowing boats which is a wild and mysterious beauty in the middle of the World Heritage.

09:15: Back to our La Pandora Cruise, relax before checking out. 

10:00: Lunch is served on board.

12:00: Disembark at the Tuan Chau marina by tender. Take our shuttle bus to return to Hanoi 

15:00 – 15:30 Arrival Ha Noi, check in hotel for rest.

Evening for free time to enjoy dinner & discovery Ha Noi by night.

Day 3: Hanoi – Sapa with a short trek Cat Cat Village (B, L, D)

Have a breakfast at hotel & check out.

6.30: Depart for Sapa Town.

9.30: Follow the highway to Lao Cai city and have the first rest stop.

11.00: Second rest stop at Lao Cai city before heading to Sapa.

13.00: Arrive at Sapa Town with colorful traditional costumes of H’mong, Dzao, and Tay ethnic people. The guide will pick you up to have lunch with local Vietnamese dishes.

The trekking distance is about 3,5km and it lasts for 2 hours

14.30: A short walk to the gate of Cat Cat village, which is the home of Black H’mong ethnic people and is located near the bottom of a deep valley at the foot of Fansipan Peak. Our local guide will show you the daily life activities of the locals, trek down to the valley bottom to the waterfall where the French built a Hydraulic Power Station; stop for photos with the bridge and waterfall; then you will walk up hill for the bus to pick you up to get back to Sapa in the afternoon

16.30: Come back to Sapa Town. Have dinner and overnight in a hotel with night activities.

Day 4: Long trek Sa Pa – Y Linh Ho – Lao Chai – Ta Van Village (B, L, D)

7:00-8:30: Have breakfast at the hotel in SaPa town, check out the hotel and start a new day with a more interesting trek.

8.30-8.45: Trek through the rice terraces and along Muong Hoa Stream to the Black Hmong village of Lao Chai to see the spectacular landscape of Hoang Lien Son Mountain.

The trekking distance is about 12 km and it lasts for 4 hours

12.00 – 13.30: Have lunch with delicious Vietnamese dishes made by the family. In the late afternoon, you arrive at Ta Van Village – home of the Dzay ethnic group.

14.30: The tranfer car will pick you up to come back to Sapa Town

15.00: Check in the hotel and relax

18.00: Have diner at local restaurant

In the evening you can enjoy roasted corn, baked eggs beside charcoal fire or go shopping. Especially on Saturday night, we highly recommend a stop at the Love Market which is one of unique cultures of ethnic minorities HMong, Dzao in Lao Cai in particular and North West of Vietnam in general.

Day 5: Fansipan – Hanoi (B, L)

7.00 – 8.30: Have breakfast at the hotel, check out the room.

8:30 After breakfast, our driver will take you to Cable Car Station and then you will spend 20 minutes with cable car to enjoy the spectacular scenery.

Reach the altitute of 2800 meters, you have a good time to see the view and take photos, visit pagoda the spiritual destinations and trek up to 600 steps you will reach the peak of Fansipan

– the Roof of Indochina. (Spend about 1,5 hours for hiking and taking photos).

12.00: Come back to Cable Car Station and return to Sapa town

12.30 – 13.30: Have lunch at local restaurant.

13.30 – 14.45: Relax and enjoy yourself, and if you want, take a shower in the hotel’s public bathroom.

14.45 – 15.00: Meet all the group members at the hotel to get ready for Hanoi.

16.30: Get on the car to go back to Hanoi with two rest stops.

21.30-21.45: Arrive Hanoi, and go back to your hotel by yourself.

End of tour!

Thank you for trusting and using our services.

• Transportation with experience & enthusiastic driver during the trip

• Professional English speaking tour guide: local expert for Ha Long & Sa Pa
• Package cruise in Ha Long:

               Welcome drink, cold handkerchief, fresh fruits basket, two bottle of mineral water in each cabin.

               Full furnished deluxe en-suite cabin with A/C, hot water.

               Free wifi

               Complimentary morning tea and coffee.

               Cooking demonstrations.

               Kayaking, Tai chi exercise, Local rowing boat, swimming (if the weather permits), Squid fishing, Music entertainment.

• All entrance tickets to indicated sites in Sa Pa
• All meals as itinerary
• 2 bottles of water per pax per day

• Beverages, tips, and gratuities.
• Personal expenses
• All other services and items not mentioned specifically in the list above
• A surcharge will apply if your travel date is on public holiday (Lunar New Year), payable onsite

Start: Traveler pickup offered.

Pickup details

• Please wait for us at the hotel lobby 10 minutes before the departure time.
• We’ll pick up & drop off all travelers around Hanoi Old Quarters.
• We also can pick you up at the meeting point: Ha Noi Opera House – No. 1, Trang Tien Street, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi
• We also offer further pick-up & drop-off points outside Hanoi Old Quarters of with a small surcharge based on your address

End:This activity ends back at the meeting point.

• Confirmation will be received at time of booking
• Most travelers can participate
• Children must be accompanied by at least an adult
• In case if it has to be cancelled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
• Check the weather forecast (we also check & inform you) in advance to prepare weather-appropriate clothes
• You’ll receive a confirmation at the time of booking
• Please provide us your WhatsApp or phone number for us to easily contact and confirm the pick-up time & location
• Don’t hesitate to ask us if you have any question about accessibility. For quick support, contact us 24/7.
• This is a group tour or private tour. It’s up to your request.

– This price does not apply for Vietnam Holidays and Tet Holidays.

– For Tet Holidays (27 January – 04 February), please kindly add 10% surcharge over the price.

Children Policy

• Under 5 years old: free ( exclusion entrance ticket, meal and bus seat), ( If the child is taller than 1m, charge 75%)
• From 5 to 9 years old: 75% ( If the child is taller than 1m40, charge 100%)
• From 10 years old above: 100%