NORTH VIETNAM PACKAGE TOURS 12 DAYS 11 NIGHTS

NORTH VIETNAM PACKAGE TOURS
 12 DAYS 11 NIGHTS
(Destinations:
Hanoi – Halong – Catba (rockclimbing)-Hanoi-Sapa-Hanoi-Maichau-Phuluong-Hanoi)
 

DAY 1: HANOI  ARRIVAL – CHECK IN HOTEL (NO MEALS)
Depending on your flight time, we will arrange you the services. Normally, day 1 is free and overnight in Hanoi Old Quarter hotel. 
Overnight in hotel 
DAY 2: HANOI – HALONG WITH 3 STAR CRUISE 
                                                                    (Sharing services)
08:00 – 08h30 Pick-up at hotel and start the scenic, 3.5 hour drive to Halong Bay. On the way to Halong, we have 20 minute of relaxed time.
12:30 Embark on Halong harbor and prepare to get on boat
13:30: Savor a delectable vietnamese traditional lunch whilst enjoying the bay
15:30 Kayak among the hidden areas of the bay, around the Luon Cave area in around 40 minute
16:30 Back to boat
16:30 Cruise to Soi Sim Island. Go swimming and relaxing at titop island
17:30 Return to the main boat for a shower. Relax or snap photos as the sun starts to set
19:00 Dinner is served. Socialize with other guests, fishing  for squid, or just lazing around.
DAY 3: HA LONG BAY - LAN HA BAY - CAT BA ISLAND (B/L/D)
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07:00 Enjoy a new day with complimentary tea and coffee served. Have breakfast on board
09:00 Visit a Pearl farm, see the real pearl products and understand process of pearl making in Ha Long.
11:00 Change onto a Day-boat going Lan Ha Bay.Visit Monkey Island with endangered wild monkeys.
13:00 Stop at Viet Hai harbor. Enjoy 5km cycling ride through wonderful jungle to Viet Hai village. Short trek inside Cat Ba National Park. Do cycling 5 km back to the harbor again. Enjoy lunch on board in Lan Ha bay.
16:00 Arrive Beo harbor for a bus drive to Cat Ba town. Here you choose one of these options:
 Opt 1) Stay overnight in Bungalow or in 3 star hotel (Hung Long Harbor/Sea Pearl hotel).
 Opt 2) Stay overnight in Catba beach resort, Bangalow Nam Cat
 Opt 3 Stay overnight in Sunrise Resort 4 stars
 Stay overnight in 4 star hotel in Cat Ba town (Cat Ba Sunrise Resort)
19:00 Have dinner in hotel restaurant and free time at night to discover Cat Ba town.
DAY 4: GOOD MORNING CAT BA – ROCK CLIMBING (B/L/D)
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8:00 Wake up and have breakfast and enjoy the island wind
8:30 You have free time to hire motorbike/ electric car for a trip around Catba
10:45 Arrive at Asia Outdoors Shop, Cat Ba Island
11:00 Depart Asia Outdoors Shop and take a picturesque journey to the rock climbing location, either by van along a majestic coastline or via junk boat through Lan Ha Bay.
12:00  Enjoy a traditional Vietnamese Lunch
13:00  Let the adventure begin! Rock Climbing on either the marvelous Moody Beach or in the beautiful Butterfly Valley
16:30  Last climb! Pack up and relax on the journey home.
17:30  Return to Asia Outdoors Shop, Cat Ba Island
19:00 Have dinner then relaxing time. Overnight at hotel.
Primary Activities: Rock climbing
Other Activities: In the bay: Swimming, sunbathing, looking for Langurs
At Butterfly Valley: Petting water buffalos, hammocks, bouldering, drinking locally made honey rice wine!
Designed for: Anyone (Ages: 6-150+) - no experience in rock climbing necessary.
Helpful to Bring: Sunscreen, insect repellent, swimsuit, camera, towel, chocolate, rain jacket, shoes (sneakers or trail shoes, sandals).
Included on Trip: Transportation, access fees and tickets, rock climbing guides fluent in English, junk boat with captain and crew, lunch, UIAA Certified climbing equipment and climbing shoes
Days Offered: Every day the sun rises in the east and sets in the west! The location for the tour will be decided by the tour provider based on a variety of factors including weather, route maintenance and guide availability. Rest assured that both locations are entirely fantastic. 

 
DAY 5: CAT BA ISLAND - HA LONG BAY - HANOI (B/L)
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07:00 Enjoy spectacular view of the morning landscape of Cat Ba town while having breakfast
08:00 Check out hotel. Bus takes you to harbor and get on the transfer boat to Ha Long Bay again.
- Change onto the boat. Relax and photograph wonderful pictures of Ha Long on the way back.
11:00 Have lunch on Junk while cruising back harbor and leave Dragon Gold Cruise,
- Start bus dive back to Hanoi. Have a rest half-way to free your legs.
17:30 Drop you off at your hotel. Tour ends. 
Overnight at hotel
DAY 6: HANOI – SAPA – LAO CHAI – TAVAN – GIANG TA CHAI (B/L/D) (Sharing services)
       Explore and experience Sapa by road via the new Noibai highway, length 245km. This new road shortens the travel time from Hanoi to Sapa. Moreover, you will have chance to admire the beautiful scenery as you travel the longest highway in Vietnam before you enjoy yourself in Sapa – the fog city. We are always looking to provide fresh, new and exciting tours, that include prompt, reliable and considerate service. Booking with APT Travel to experience the interesting scenery, atmosphere and unique culture of Lao cai  - Sapa, in our new tour program.
6:30 – 7:00 Tour guide pick you up at your hotel, departure to Lao Cai city.Travelling on new Highway Noi Bai, It will take around 5 hours.
12:30. Arrival in Sapa town, enjoy lunch in a local restaurant.
13:00: Bus will take you to the gate of Lao chai village start trekking to Ta Van and Giang Ta Chai village, exploring the local ethnic minorities life, admire the spectacular natural scenery with the terraced rice fields. Journey will stop at Giang Ta Chai village.
17:00 Come back to Sapa Town, having dinner and overnigh in Shotel. End of the first day.
DAY 7: CAT CAT VILLAGE – HANOI (B/L)     (Sharing services)
7:00   Have breakfast at hotel.
9:00  Trekking from hotel to Exploring Cat Cat  village of H’mong – It is named Cat Cat Village, you have a chance to visit a waterfall and the hydroelectric power station built by the French, learning about the culture, customs and unique people here with traditional crafts such as weaving, carved silver, hand forged agricultural tools.
12:30 Enjoy a meal at a local restaurant in Sapa Town.
15:00 Driver take you back to Hanoi.
21:00 End of tour at Hotel 
DAY 8: HANOI CITY TOUR (L/D)                    (Sharing services)
        Considered charming colonial city, tourists would find Hanoi very typical feature of oriental city alive with its tree-lined boulevards and lakes and its blend of French, Chinese and Vietnamese architecture. Hanoi is the jewel of Asia. A cyclo trip will bring you to charming "36 streets and 36 wares" of the fascinating Old Quarter.
8:30 Start the trip with Tran Quoc pagoda, a Buddhist relic and national heritage lying on the West Lake.             
- Visit Ho Chi Minh’s complex, the final resting place of Viet Nam’s greatest father; his house-on-stil and One pillar pagoda – modeled after a lotus flower, a symbol of Hanoi.
11:00 Visit Temples of Literature constructed in 1070 - dedicated to Confucius, sages and talented scholars. It is the most famous temple in Hanoi, also functioning as Vietnam's first university.
12:30 Have a rest and enjoy lunch in a local restaurant in Hanoi Old Quarter – tasting vietnamese tradional food.
14:40 Leave for a legendary Hoan Kiem lake and Ngoc Son Temple dedicated to a former general commander Tran Hung Dao for his struggle against Mongolians.
Note: (if you join the tour by Monday/ Wednesday/ Friday: you will visit Bat Trang Ceramic village. If you join by Tuesday Thursday/ Saturday/ Sunday: you will visit Vietnam Ethnology Museum)
16:00 Arrive back in your hotel. Tour ends. After having private dinner, overnight in Halong old quarterl
hotel.
DAY 9: HANOI – MAI CHAU VALLEY               (Private services)
07:45 Pickup at hotel for departure
10:00  Short break within 20 minute
11:30 Take scenic photo stop of Mai Chau valley on the way to arrive in Mai Chau
12:15 Traditional lunch in local village (vegetarian available)
13:00 Take a bicycle ride with local tour guide, see farmers working in fields, locals weaving scarves and visit surrounding  peaceful villages.
15:00 Free time for bicycling, walking, shopping
18:00  Visit Thai living museum for Traditional dinner
19:30 Watch Thai traditional dance in the stilt house Enjoy Traditional alcohol (ruou can) with the community
Overnight in Ban Lac village in Mai Chau valley.
DAY 10: MAI CHAU – PHU LUONG NATIONAL PARK 
                                                                     (Private services)
       The Pu Luong Nature Reserve is an area of outstanding beauty, cultural interest and high biodiversity value stretching from Mai Chau in the north west to Cuc Phuong National Park in the south east. The region is blessed with rich forest, limestone panoramas, magnificent rice terraces and breathtaking scenery. On this trip you can experience the everyday life and culture of Thai and Muong ethnic minorities and spend nights with friendly locals.
8:00 After breakfast at stillhouse of Lac village, the van take you about 1 hour with distance of 45km to Phuluong national park.
9:00 Arrive at Phuluong area and we stay at Phu Luong retreat bangalow. Then, we spend time to relax or walk around this village.
12:00 A Thai delicious traditional lunch will be served for travellers to enjoy
13:30 After a good taste of meal, all the guests can take a nap after a long time of trip… After a good sleep, customers should wake up and trek on foot or ride bicycle on the path of terraced rices until the dusk to come.
18:00 Have dinner and enjoy the dancing show of nature around.. feeling your heart return to free.. relax and listen to Thai tradional music..  Overnight at Phu Luong retreat bangalow.
DAY 11: PHU LUONG – HANOI (B/L/D)            (Private services)
6:30 Wake up and exercise your body, then have breakfast before saying goodbye the local people and the host.
7:30 Keep all memories and pictures taken in Phuluong in your mind when the van starts your back way to Hanoi.
12:00 Arrive at Hanoi and have lunch at restaurant ..
14:00 Free time to explore and go shopping at Hanoi Old Quarter .. Enjoy your leasure time at Hanoi street or maybe sleep at hotel .. After dinner, overnight in Hanoi 3 star hotel.
DAY 12: HANOI – BACK  HOME (B/-/-)
Breakfast at the hotel then free and easy. 
Wait until our driver come and pick you to the airport 
Trip ends.
 
SPECIAL NOTES:
- Abreviation: B = Breakfast;  L = Lunch;  D = Dinner
-  Single supplement in cabin/room on cruise or hotel: Pay extra 850,000 VND / 1 night on cruise and 600,000 VND/ 1 night for hotel room (upon your request).
- Itinerary is subject to change without prior notice due to bad weather or local authority order...
- Bring your passport with valid visa (compulsory), insect repellent, hat, swimsuits, cash…
CHILDREN POLICY:
- Under 5 years old: Free of charge, sharing room with parents.
- From 5 up to 9 years old: charge 75% (sharing cabin with parents)
- From 10 years old up: Charge as the adult price.
INCLUSION
- Hotel in Hanoi (4 nights at 3 start hotel standard), Sapa hotel (1 night at 3 star hotel standard) * In case, you book hotel rooms yourselve on social media (Booking.com/ Agoda.com..) at Hanoi for night 1st , 7th, 8th, 11th. The price will be minus equal 2,400,000 vnd/ 1 pax in contract price
- Airport picking up and dropping off by bus (depending on the guest number)
- Pick up and drop off at pointing places by air-conditioned bus.
- Professional English speaking guide.
- Activities: go sightseeing, kayaking, swimming, trekking, rockclimbing…indicated as itineraries.           
- Entrance fees and sight-seeing fees.
- Meals as indicated.
- Overnight cruise
- Hanoi – Mai Chau – Phu Luong – Hanoi: All services are private services including: meals, 1 dom homestay in Mai Chau, 1 private room in Phu Luong, guide 3 days 2 night, private luxury 4 seat car.