Day 1: Hanoi – Ninh Binh – Hoa Lu – Tam Coc – Mua Cave (L, D)
7h30 - 8h00: The bus/ luxury van will pick you up at your hotel in Ha Noi Old Quarter for starting Hoa Lu Tam Coc Mua Cave 1 Day Tour. It’s take more or less 2,0 hours to go Hoa Lu in Ninh Binh with a short break about 20 minutes on the half way.
10h30 - 10h40: You will reach to Hoa Lu ancient capital of Vietnam. You will visit Dinh King temple and Le King temple in the 10th centery, finding out the heroic histories of this two kings in Chinese Wars.
11h50 - 12h00: Get on the bus/luxury van go to the local restaurant for having a lunch with Vietnamese cuisine.
13h00 - 13h05: Get on the bus/ luxury van continue going to Tam Coc wharf, take the sampan go along the Ngo Dong river to visit Tam Coc (three different caves).     
15h00 - 15h05: Biking tour around Tam Coc Area (Optional)
15h30 - 15h35: Keep going to visit Mua cave. The place attracts visitors with it’s many interesting stories. In here you can see all the way to Tam Coc, enjoy a stunning panoramic view of the countryside and Ngo Dong river.
16h45 - 17h00: Get on the bus go to your hotel in Tam Coc - Ninh Binh. Check in your hotel, free time to relax. Dinner is service at your hotel in Tam Coc - Ninh Binh.
After having dinner, free time to visit Tam Coc - Ninh Binh at night. Sleep overnight at your hotel in Tam Coc - Ninh Binh.
Day 2: Ninh Binh – Halong Bay – Hanoi – Sapa (B, L)
6:20 – 6:40: Breakfast is service at the hotel. After that, checking- out the room.
7:00 – 7:30: The bus will come to pick you up at the hotel, departure for Halong Bay with short break at the middle-way.
11:40 – 12:00: Arrive Halong harbor, get on the boat and enjoy Vietnamese set menu lunch while cruising through the the most beautiful Islets on Halong bay such as Dog Islet, Incense burner Islet, Fighting cock Islet..
13:20 – 12:30: You will visit Sung Sot Cave (Surprising cave) – one of the most beautiful cave of Ha Long bay.
14:45: Keep cruising to Luon cave (water cave) Area with some options:
You can join to play Kayaking or bamboo rowing boat. If you don’t want to play these activities, you can relax on the big boat if you prefer to have more free time by yourself.
15:45: Visit Titop Island. From here, you can trek up to Titop peak for taking photos with panoramic view of Ha Long bay or swimming on the beach.
17:00: Enjoy sunset time on our sundeck
17:30 – 17:40: Back to Ha Long harbor, get on the tourist bus back to Hanoi by new highway.
20:30 – 20:40: Arrival Ha Noi. Drop you off at our Sapa bus office. You will leave your luggages at our office. Free time to relax and explore Hanoi by yourself.
21:30: Comeback to our bus office to catch the night bus from Hanoi to Sapa. Sleep overnight on the bus.
Day 3 : Sapa Arrival - Sapa Town – Cat Cat village  (B, L, D)
You will arrive at the Sapa Sleeper bus Station between 4:30 - 5:30am.
Around 6:30am: Our guide will pick you up from Sleeper bus station and transfer to Sapa town. After having breakfast and a shower, you will start the half-day walk to Cat Cat village occupied by the Black H'mong tribe. The village is on the slope of the hill and easy walking, rice and corn are grown here. Visiting Cat Cat village, you will have a chance to visit a big waterfall on the stream and the old Hydro Electric Power Station built by French people. That is the image of young women sitting by looms with colorful pieces of brocade decorated with designs of flowers and birds. When these pieces of brocade are finished, they are dyed and embroidered with beautiful designs. A note worthy is that H’Mong women use indigo plants and leaves to dye these brocade fabrics. And then they roll around and smooth section of wood covered with wax on fabrics to polish them, making their colors durable.
Evening: Dinner is service at the restaurant, you have free time to explore Sapa town, Sapa market. Especially on Saturday night or Sunday night, you can visit 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. Sleep at the hotel in Sapa.
Day 4: Sapa – Lao Chai Village – Ta Van Village (B, L, D)
After having breakfast and a shower, you will check out of your room at the hotel and leave your luggage in the luggage storage room to prepare for your trek. You will only need to bring a change of clothing, trekking gear and toiletries for your stay at the village homestay. At around 9 AM you will begin your 10 – 12 km trek on small trails down the Muong Hoa Valley towards the Black H’mong village of Lao Chai. The Muong Hoa Valley contains some of the most beautiful views of rice paddy fields in Asia.  After having lunch along the Muong Hoa river in Lao Chai, you will continue along the bottom of the valley to get to the Dzay tribe village of Ta Van to experience their way of life while staying in a local family’s cottage.
Day 5: Ta Van – Giang Ta Chai village – Sapa – Ha Noi (B, L)
8:00: Have breakfast prepared by the family and start a new day with more interesting trek.
8:45: Keep walking to the rice paddies where you have a nice photo session of the amazing surrounding landscapes. A trek through the bamboo forest and stop to have a panorama view of Giang Ta Chai village – home of red Dzao People. Trekking distance is about 4 kms and it lasts for 2 hours
11:00: Trek through the Giang Ta Chai Bridge to main road, bus picks you up to come back Sapa Town.
12:00 – 15:00: Have a shower at hotel, have lunch, free time to relax, visit or shopping at Sapa Market.
15:00: Meet all group members at hotel to get ready for Hanoi.
15:30: Get on bus to go back to Hanoi with two comfort breaks.
22:00 – 22:00 Drop you off at our bus office in Hanoi Old Quarter
End the tour!
Have a great tour with Asian Discovery Travel!