HIGHLIGHT NORTH VIETNAM

Code : HLN-09
Routes: HANOI - HALONG BAY EMERAUDE CLASSIC - SAPA - COCLY MARKET - HANOI
Duration : 9
Itinerary in Detail
Day 1: ARRIVAL HANOI
Arrive at Hanoi airport , car pick up to check in hotel. Free to enjpy Ha Noi capital. Overnight at hotel
Day 2: HANOI - HALONG BAY EMERAUDE CLASSIC
08.30 Pick up at hotel, depart to Halong bay12.00 Arrive at Emeraude Pier. Welcome by Emeraude staff12.00 - 13.00 Welcome cocktail and check in on board the Emeraude.13.00 - 18.00The Emeraude cruises through Halong Bay passing by some of the most scenic locations including Yen Ngua, Con and a floating fishing village.13.00 - 15.00 A Vietnamese buffet lunch is served between 13.00 and 14.30 in the Emeraude restaurant15.00 - 16.00 There is an optional guided visit to Sungsot Grotto (Grotto of Surprises), weather and tide permitting. Option of afternoon tea with pastries on the sundeck or in the restaurant and an aperitif before dinner.16.30 - 18.00 Anchor near Trinh Nu & Hang Trong, Swimming, Kayaking.19.00 - 21.00 Vietnamese buffet dinner is served in the Emeraude dinning room, Optional BBQ on the SundeckAccommodation and overnight on board. The Emeraude anchored between breathtaking Trinh Nu and Hang Trong Cave, Halong.(Breakfast, Lunch and Diner included) Bay Coc Mountains
Day 3: DAY 03, HALONG BAY - HANOI . DELUXE VICTORIA EXPRESS TO SAPA (B, L)
06.30 Tai Chi Class07.00 he Emeraude sets sail once again through the breathtaking scenery of Halong Bay 07.00 - 08.30 European buffet breakfast is served in the Emeraude restaurant08.30 - 09.30 Check out. 09.30 - 10.00 Disembark at Emeraude Pier.10.00 - 10.30 Pick up and transfer back to Hanoi. 02.00 - 03.00 Drop off at your hotel/residence.Tonight we will board evening Victoria Express train to Sapa.
Day 4: COCLY MARKET - SAPA(B, L)
06:00: The train arrives at the Lao Cai train station. Car pick up to Sapa. Enjoy breakfast and transfer to Cocly market where gathering of Fula, Flower H'mong, Tay, Nung , Dzao, Giay, enjoy local produces such as: horse, chicken porks, crafts, textiles are on sales, then make a boat cruise through a breathtaking landscape. Have lunch on boat. Transfer to Sapa.
Day 5: SAPA (B, L)
Get up early to enjoy Sa pa in fog. Have buffet breakfast at the hotel. Trekking tour along small paths and trails through several hill tribe villages of Lao Chai and Tavan, viait the residence of H'mong, and Dzay people. Have picnic lunch on the way. Good chance to meet local people and study the art of making batik and local weaving villages - study textile tradition of craft of Black H'mong and Red Dzao women. Overnight at Victoria Sapa hotel .
Day 6: SCENIC DAY TRAIN BACK TO HANOI (B, L)
After breakfast, transfer to Lao Cai station for the Victoria Express train back to Hanoi. 8:30pm Arrive to Hanoi.Car transfer to hotel for overnight.
Day 7: HANOI CITY TOUR. (B, L)
0700- Have breakfast at the hotel.08.00 - Pick up at hotel and visit the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, One Pillar Pagoda, the Museum, Vietnams first University, The Temple Of Literature. Have lunch at restaurant.14.00 - Visit either the Museum of Ethnology or the History.Visit the Ngoc Son Temple and Hoan. One hour cyclo tour through the Old QuarterOvernight at hotel.
Day 8: HANOI - LEISURE DAY ( B )
Have breakfast in hotel, free to discover Ha Noi.
Day 9: HANOI - HOIAN ( B )
Free until transfer to airport.
Price and other Information

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What To Bring Items :
Inclusion: Return Victoria Express Train, Deluxe 2 berth cbin*Beds & breakfast at Victoria*Halong bay Emeraude Classic cruise with meals*English speaking guide during guided tours*Meals as indication *Transfers to/from Halong bay*Airport round trip transfers*Admission fees and permits where applicable *Drinking water during hiking Hotel
Exclusion : Pre/post trip arrangement ( can be arranged upon request)*Travel insurance *Other personal expenses