Day 1: Arrive in Hanoi - Ha Long ( D)

Arrive in Hanoi . Meet the guide and transfer to Ha Long ( it takes about 3 hours and depends on your time arrival). Check-in & have a leisure time at the hotel in front of Ha Long Bay. Overnight in Ha Long.

Day 2 : Ha Long - Ha Noi ( B, L, D )

After breakfast, take a cruise on Ha Long Bay, list as a World Heritage Area of outstanding natural beauty. “ Dragon descending to the sea “ as it is know in Vietnamese, picturesque Ha Long Bay has more than 1,000 limestone islets rising from the sea, many of them containing beautiful grottoes. Enjoy a relaxing 5-hour boat trip through Ha Long Bay, fresh seafood lunch is prepared and served on broad. Afternoon drive back to Ha Noi. Have a dinner and overnight in Ha Noi.

Day 3: Hanoi ( B, L, D )

A full day city tour of Vietnam ’s capital. Hanoi is a unique city with tree-lined boulevards, French colonial architecture, peaceful lakes and oriental temples. The city tour includes such sights as Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum, the One Pillar Pagoda, the Fine Arts Museum , the Temple of Literature , the Lake of the Restored Sword and the Old Quarter. In the evening, enjoy a traditional Vietnamese water puppet show. Overnight in Hanoi .

Day 4: Ha Noi-Sapa ( B, L, D )

Leave Ha Noi by road for the picturesque day’s journey to Sapa, in the far northwestern corner of Vietnam . There are many photo opportunities along the way and after a lunch stop at Yen Bai visit Dao and H’mong villages en route. Arrive at Lao Cai in the late afternoon where you can gaze across the Red River at China on the opposite bank. From Lao Cai the road winds up the terraced hillsides to Sapa, a former French hill resort and home to some of Vietnam ’s most colourful ethnic groups. Transfer to hotel. Overnight in Sapa.

Day 5: Sapa ( B, L, D )

A morning walking tour of Sapa visits the busy market where Dao, H’mong and other hill tribes converge from the surrounding countryside to sell their embroidery, silverware and handicrafts and to buy provisions. In the afternoon visit some of nearby hill tribe villages, such as Cat Cat or Ta Fin. Overnight in Sapa.

Day 6: Sapa-Hanoi ( B, L, D )

Return to Hanoi after breakfast via Lao Cai. Transfer to hotel on arrival in Hanoi . Overnight in Hanoi .

Day 7: Hanoi ( B)

At leisure until transfer to Noi Bai Airport for onward flight.