Day 1: Noi Bai airport – Ha Noi City
Our private car pick you up from Noi Bai airport according your flight time table, then transferring you go to your hotel in Hanoi. Check in your hotel in Hanoi, free time to relax and visit Hanoi city. Sleep at your hotel in Hanoi. (Hotel is not included in the tour).
Day 2: Ha Noi City Tour (L)
8h00 – 8h30: Our tour guide and tourist bus/ limousine bus will pick you up from your hotel, start the tour by visiting the Ho Chi Minh Complex, which includes Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum - the final resting place of the beloved national hero, Uncle Ho - and President Ho Chi Minh’s Stilt house where he lived off and on from 1958 to 1969.  Enjoy the architectural and historical aspects of Uncle Ho's final resting-palace lying to one side of the Mausoleum is the One Pillar Pagoda, built by King Ly Thai To in 1049 the structure has become an important symbol for the people of Hanoi.
After that, you’ll have a chance to visit Museum of Ethnology. Located west of the city centre, this museum offers informative and well-documented display on the country’s 54 ethnic groups, include elaborate and colorful hill-tribe costumes, weaving designs, musical instruments, fishing implements, work tools and other functional objects. The display continues on to the garden outside with fascinating examples of minority housing from the King’s to the ones of the ethnic groups in Central Highlands.
12h30: You have lunch at a restaurant with local Vietnamese traditional Cuisines.
13h30: You’ll visit Tran Quoc Pagoda on the shore of west lake. From there, it’s onto the Temple of literature, which was Viet Nam’s first university and is dedicated to Confucius. Finnaly you will go to visit Hoa Lo prison – one of the most famous tourist attraction in Hanoi.
 16h30 – 17h00: Drop you off your hotel, you will have free time to relax, visit Hanoi train street & Hanoi city. Sleep at your hotel in Hanoi. (Hotel is not included in the tour).
Day 3: Ha Noi – Hoa Lu – Tam Coc or Trang An – Mua Cave –  Ha Noi (L)
7h40 – 8h00: The bus/ limousine bus will pick you up at your hotel to departure for Hoa Lu. It takes more or less 2 hours from Hanoi to Hoa Lu in Ninh Binh. You will have a short break on the half way.
10h30 – 10h40: Arrive Hoa Lu ancient capital. We will visit Dinh King temple and Le King temple in the 10th century, finding out the heroic histories of these two kings in Chinese Wars.
11h40 – 12h00: Have a lunch with Vietnamese cuisine.
 Option 1: 12h40 – 12h50: The bus take you go to Tam Coc wharf for taking a sampan, go along the Ngo Dong river to visit Tam Coc (Three different caves).
Option 2: 12h40 – 12h50: The bus take you go to Trang An wharf for taking a sampan, go along the Trang An to visit Trang An cave complex. 
14h40 – 14h50: Bike to visit the local villages in Ninh Binh and take nice pictures of Ninh Binh countryside’s scenery.
15h20 – 15h30: Keep going to visit Mua cave. The place attracts visitors with its many interesting stories. Climb 500 stone steps, here you can see all the way to Tam Coc, enjoy a stunning panoramic view of the countryside and Ngo Dong river.
16h50 – 16h55: Get on the bus return to your hotel in Hanoi. Free time to relax and visit Hanoi city. Sleep at the hotel in Hanoi (Hotel is not included in the tour).
Day 4: Ha Noi – Perfume Pagoda (L)
 7h50 – 8h00 am: After having breakfast. The bus will pick up from your hotel departure for Perfume Pagoda with about 2-hours bus trip through Vietnamese villages. You will have a short break on the half way 
10h30 On arrival, take a short walk long the beautiful landscapes to Yen wharf for enjoy a rowing boat along Yen stream with crossing by many Buddhist shrines and pagodas.
Visit Trinh temple and trek up to the "Huong Tich" cave on the top of the mountain 
+ Optional for cable cabin up/down mountain peak for visit main Huong Tich Pagoda.
In the afternoon, trekking down and time for lunch before enjoy a leisure time around for visit Thien Tru pagoda, shopping, worshiping and breaking. After that coming back Thien Tru wharf get on your rowing boat back to Yen Wharf for getting on the bus back to Ha Noi. 
19h00 – 19h30 pm: Drop you off at your hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter. Free time to relax and visit Hanoi city. Sleep at your hotel in Hanoi. (Hotel is not included in the tour).
Day 5: Ha Noi – Sapa – Moana Check in View Point (L)
6h30 – 7h00: Our bus/ limousine bus will pick you up at your hotel. It’s taking 5,5 - 6 hours on the bus from Ha Noi to Sapa. You will admire the mountain vew and terraced rice fields and have a short break on the half way.
12h30 – 12h40: You will arrive your hotel in Sapa town. Lunch is service at the restaurant. 
14h00 – 14h30: Our tour guide will pick you up at your hotel for going to visit Moana. A check-in area with man-made structures but arranged in harmony with nature to create a unique, strange, and beautiful landscape. This place consists of seven categories, attracting young people and family by many unique miniatures. There are Bali heaven gate, Moana girl statue, infinity lake, golden hand, death swing, lonely tree, and coffee area….
 16h40 – 17h00: Come back to your hotel. Free time to relax, visit or shopping or visit Sapa town. Sleep at the hotel in Sapa (Hotel is not included in the tour)
Day 6: Sapa – Y Linh Ho – Lao Chai – Ta Van Village (L)
8h00 – 8h30 am. After having breakfast. You will check out your hotel, start your exciting trekking go down the Muong Hoa Valley towards the Black H'mong village of Y Linh Ho and 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.
 16h00 – 16h30: Come back your hotel/homestay. Check in your room. Free time to relax and explore Lao Chai village. Sleep at your hotel/homestay (Hotel/Homestay is not included in the tour).
Day 7: Lao Chai – Cat Cat Village (L)
8h30 – 9h00: After having breakfast. Our car will pick you up and transfer you go to visit Sapa town, Sapa church. Lunch is service at the restaurant. After having lunch, continue going to visit Cat Cat village occupied by the Black H'mong tribe. You will experience the tribal way of life while enjoying wonderful views of the terraced rice paddy fields and the waterfall in Cat Cat. After the walk, get on your car go back your hotel/homestay. Free time to relax and explore. Sleep at your hotel/homestay( Hotel/Homestay is not included in our tour program).
Day 8: Lao Chai – Ham Rong Mountain (L)
 8h00: Our car will pick you up at your Sapa farmer house, transfer you to Ham Rong mountain for walking up to Ham Rong Mountain with elevator steps. Ham Rong Mountain, which is situated in the center of Sapa town, is a remarkable tourist attraction. Shaped like a dragon’s head in the clouds, Ham Rong Mountain is nearly 2000 meters high with green trees and colorful flowers almost all year round. Most tourists visiting Sapa do the exciting climb up to the mountain. Recently, this tourist site has been upgraded, in which there will be traditional art performance show for tourists when visiting Ham Rong. The path leading up to Ham Rong Mountain consists of many stone steps and a winding trail higher up will help to see small streams lazily run through bushy foliages. About mid¬way, visitors will find themselves in an orchid -garden with more than 400 species of colorful blooms. Standing on the highest point of Ham Rong Mountain, tourists will have a breathtaking view over the romantic Sapa town.
12h00: Lunch is service at the restaurant. After having lunch, you will have free time to relax and visit Sapa Sapa local market. Then transferring you back your hotel/homestay. Free time to relax. Sleep at your hotel/homestay (Hotel/homestay is not included in our tour program).  
Day 9: Lao Chai – Fansipan Peak – Sapa – Ha Noi (L)
After having breakfast at the hotel/homestay, check out your room, get on your car go to our hotel in Sapa. Leave your luggage at our hotel, then getting on your car go to Fansipan Cable Car Station. Upon arrive, take cable car and electric train to visit Fansipan mountain. This is highest mountain in Asia. From there you can take the most beautiful pictures of Sapa or visit Fansipan legend complex.
12h00 Come back hotel for having lunch
13h00 Get back your luggages, get on your bus/ limousine bus back to Hanoi. Drop you off your hotel around 20h00. Free time to relax, enjoy dinner at the restaurant by yourself. Free time to explore Hanoi city at night. Sleep at the hotel in Ha Noi. (Hotel is not included in the tour). 
Day 10: Ha Noi – Halong Bay – Lan Ha Bay (L,D)
7h00    Pick-up at hotels is located in the Hanoi Old Quarter by shuttle bus departing to Lan Ha Bay and Halong bay with stopovers for  refreshments en route.
12h30     Arrive Beo Harbor, transfer by tender to our cruise, and enjoy welcome drinks, receive cruise briefing, safety instructions then check in to your cabin
13h00     A special lunch in Vietnamese cuisine of fresh seafood and an assortment of appetizing favorites are served while sailing through these islands 
14h30     The Cruise sails through Lan Ha Bay and Halong bay and completes its entry through the Cua Dong Area. The area is surrounded by extraordinary karst landscapes. Explore Dark & Bright Cave by kayak  through Dark & Bright caves
16h30 Enjoy Swimming in the nearby area. You can jump or dive from the top of the boat into water.
18h00 Come back to cruise later to enjoy cooking class with fresh spring roll
19h00     Dinner is served in the restaurant. Enjoy delicious local food prepared and served for you by our wonderful onboard catering staff
After dinner you can  join Squid fishing  and Singing Karaoke
20h30-21h30 “Happy hour “ free fresh local beer on sundeck with group  .Overnight on boat.  
Day 11: Lan Ha Bay – Cat Ba Island (B, L)
06h00     Waking up enjoying beautiful moments when a blazing sunrise breaks the clouds of the island on the bay (accept winter time has no sunrise)
07h00     Your breakfast will be ready in a quiet bay.
08h00 Start riding bicycle 5 km to Viet Hai Village , Viet Hai is a small village in the midst of jungles, covered by high mountains range of the Cat Ba National Park.
11h00 Back to the boat coming back to harbor welcome other tourist group
11h30     A special lunch in Vietnamese cuisine of fresh seafood and an assortment of appetizing favorites are served while sailing through these islands 
 12h00 Check in your hotel , then free time explore Catba Town
19h00     Dinner is served in the restaurant, overnight in hotel ((Hotel is not included in the tour).
Day 12: Cat Ba Island – Relaxing 
On this day, after having breakfast, you will have free time to relax or visit Cat Ba town. Sleep at your hotel in Cat Ba ((Hotel is not included in the tour)
Day 13: Cat Ba Island – Ha Noi
06h00     Waking up enjoying beautiful moments when a blazing sunrise breaks the clouds of the island on the bay (accept winter time has no sunrise)
07h00 Your breakfast will be ready in a restaurant, then prepare good shoes for trekking to National park & Trung Trang Cave
 8h00 Our local tour guide will take you to visit Cat Ba National Park which is a tourist attraction to millions of domestic and oversea visitors. Coming to the Park, travelers not only could worship the beauty of landscapes, seascapes
10h00    Keep moving to visit Trung Trang cave which has an ecosystem in mysterious darkness, home to many species of creatures such as bats, birds, insects and reptiles. The lighting system is very limited to preserve the characteristics of the ecological environment in the cave. 
11h15     Have lunch in a restaurant, then check out your hotel
12h30     Get on the bus coming back to Hanoi, say goodbye Lan Ha Bay- Halong Bay - Cat Ba Island
16h30     Back to Hanoi. Tour guide will drop you back at your hotel. Check in your hotel. Free time to relax and visit Hanoi. Sleep at the hotel in Hanoi. (Hotel is not included in the tour).
Day 14: Ha Noi – Free & Easy
On this day, after having breakfast, you can have free time to shopping or visit Hanoi city. Sleep at the hotel in Hanoi (Hotel is not included in the tour).
Day 15: Ha Noi – Noi Bai Airport –  Departure
On this day, after having breakfast at your hotel, check out your hotel, get on your private car go to the airport to catch your flight!
End The Tour!
Have a great trip with Asian Discovery Travel!