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Customize your tour7 Day Trip: The Northwest
- Hanoi
- Mai Chau
- Son La
- Dien Bien Phu
- Lai Chau
- Tam Duong
- Binh Lu
- Sapa
Tour type
Private
Duration
8 Days 7 Nights
Departure
Daily
Trip Highlights:
Discover diverse culture, sumptuous landscape and greet warm-hearted ethnic locals in this guided weeklong tour to northwest of Vietnam and you will quickly find Vietnam a pleasure-seeker’s paradise.
- Meet many friendly local ethnic people in Mai Chau
- Visit the beautiful Pha Din Pass in Dien Bien
- Join a wonderful Sapa trekking tour around villages of ethnic tribes
Trip Itineraries:
Day 1
Hanoi Arrival
Hanoi arrival. Pick up and transfer to your hotel. Free at the rest of the day. Meals on your own and overnight Hanoi.
- Transfer: Private modern AC vehicle
- Guide: N/A
- Meals: N/A
- Accommodation: Hotel in Hanoi
Day 2
Hanoi – Mai Chau (B, L, D)
In the morning, take a 3.5-hour drive from Hanoi to Mai Chau in Hoa Binh province (150km northwest of Hanoi) through many soaring mountains, fertile valleys and traditional villages. After lunch, enjoy free time until dinner to explore the idyllic natural surroundings. Overnight in a traditional stilt-house of Thai people which consists of comfortable curtained-off sleeping areas in one long room with all bedding and mosquito nets.
Optional: This evening enjoys a traditional Thai performance of music and dance. The Thai ethnic group has inhabited this area for centuries and much of their lifestyle and traditions have remained unchanged over the years – extra charge
- Transfer: Private modern AC vehicle
- Local guide: Local English speaking guide
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Hotel accommodation: Homestay with local people
Day 3
Mai Chau – Son La – Dien Bien Phu (B, L, D)
Enjoy a hearty breakfast in the homestay before driving up north to Son La. On the way, stop to visit villages of various tribes including H’mong, Thai, Muong and Dzao. There are also many orchards and tea farms in Moc Chau plateau – Vietnam’s premier tea-growing region. After travelling for about 200km, you will reach Son La for a late lunch. Continue to follow winding mountain roads to capture great views, especially of Pha Din Pass (which means Heaven-Earth). Arrive in Dien Bien Phu, check in your hotel. Dinner and overnight in Dien Bien Phu.
- Transfer: Private modern AC vehicle
- Local guide: Local English speaking guide
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Hotel accommodation: Mini hotel in Dien Bien Phu
Day 4
Dien Bien Phu – Lai Chau – Tam Duong (B, L, D)
Today, you will visit Dien Bien Phu battlefield in the First Indochina War (1954). Fulfill your historical knowledge with trips to Dien Bien Phu Museum, A1 hill and Dien Bien Phu Cemetery. Take a minute’s silence in memory of the heroes who devoted their lives for the victory of the historical Dien Bien Phu Campaign. After lunch, drive down Nam Na River and visit H’mong and Dzao villages on the way. Check in your hotel in Tam Duong. Dinner and overnight in Tam Duong Town.
- Transfer: Private modern AC vehicle
- Local guide: Local English speaking guide
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Hotel accommodation: Mini hotel in Tam Duong
Day 5
Tam Duong – Binh Lu – Sapa (B, L)
In the morning, transfer from Tam Duong to Sapa following rout 4D – perhaps the most beautiful stretch of road in Vietnam threading the Fansipan Mountain Range and the China border. Climb up Tram Ton pass, the highest pass in Vietnam and enjoy a well-rounded lunch in a local restaurant. Arrive in Sapa at noon. Dinner is on your own and overnight in Sapa.
- Transfer: Private modern AC vehicle
- Local guide: Local English speaking guide
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
- Hotel accommodation: Hotel in Sapa
Day 6
Sapa Trekking to The Village – Sapa – Night Train to Hanoi (B)
After breakfast, drive downhill to Cat Cat village where you can visit a waterfall and a hydroelectric station. Take a short rest before continuing our trek on a trail through rice paddy terraced fields. Arrive in Y Linh Ho village, home to Black H’mong people. You will then climb toward main road to the pick-up point and back to Sapa. Free until a night train from Lao Cai to Hanoi. Meals are on your own. Overnight on train.
- Transfer: Private modern AC vehicle/ Overnight train
- Guide: Local English speaking guide
- Meals: Breakfast
- Accommodation: Soft sleeper berth Deluxe wooden AC cabin/ sharing cabin
Day 7
Hanoi Arrival – Hanoi City Tour (B, L)
Arrive in Hanoi in the early morning. Transfer to your hotel and enjoy breakfast there. At around 08:30 AM, join a full day Hanoi city tour with our local guide to the Ho Chi Minh Complex and the Temple of Literature – the first university of Vietnam. Lunch included in a local restaurant. In the afternoon, continue to visit Vietnam Museum of Ethnology where exists numerous cultural heritages of 54 ethnic groups in Vietnam. At the end of the day, join an hour walking tour around Hanoi Old Quarter before returning to your hotel. Dinner on your own and overnight in Hanoi.
- Transfer: Private modern AC vehicle
- Guide: Local English speaking guide
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
- Accommodation: Hotel in Hanoi (early check in included)
Day 8
Hanoi Out (B)
Free until time for your transfer to the airport for your flight back home by our driver. Trip ends.
- Transfer: Private modern AC vehicle
- Guide: N/A
- Meals: Breakfast
- Accommodation: N/A
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Customize this programInclusions:
- Private air-conditioned vehicle round trip transfer
- One-way Deluxe wooden AC night train share cabin Lao Cai - Hanoi
- Private Local English speaking guide
- Entrance fees and sightseeing fees
- 01 bottled mineral water per person per day
- Meals as mentioned in the detail program (B: Breakfast; L: Lunch; D: Dinner)
- Hotel accommodation as in the detail or similar
- Accommodation shared in Double room with daily breakfast
Exclusions:
- Visa to Vietnam
- Personal expenses
- Drinks & beverages
- International flight & Domestic flight tickets to/from Vietnam
- Tips & travel insurance
- Peak season or Public holidays surcharge if any
- Compulsory Gala dinner on X-Mas or New Year if any
- All other services not clearly mentioned above
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