Day 1: Hanoi Arrival - Visit the historical and cultural city (L)
Arrival at the airport, reception and transfer to the hotel located in the city center (check in from 12:00) to deposit your suitcases.
Departure for a visit to the Ethnography Museum, Hoa Lo Prison (Hanoi Hilton Hotel).
Typical lunch at the restaurant.
Tea at the Sofitel Métropole, a place steeped in history
Possibility of a small conference with Hugo Genin or ex-soldiers.
Night at the hotel.
Day 2: Hanoi - Visit (B, L)
Breakfast. 08:00 City Tour: Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum on BaĐinh Square, Governor General's House (outside), Stilt House, One Pillar Pagoda.
Typical lunch at the restaurant.
Continuation for the visit of the War Museum. Market at Paul Doumer Bridge on the Red River.
In the evening, possibility to visit the railway that passes in the city.
Night at the hotel.
Day 3: Ha Noi - flight to Dien Bien Phu (B, L)
Transfer to the airport for flight to Dien Bien Phu. Arrival at the airport, the provincial capital and a commercial gateway to China and Laos. On arrival at Dien Bien, check in at the hotel. Departure for the visit of the Museum of Dien Bien Phu, the French memorial.
Night at the hotel.
Day 4: Dien Bien Phu - Visit (B, L)
Breakfast at the hotel. At 8:30, discover the site and surrounding hills, the Battle of France and Vietnam, Visit the Battlefields: Dominica Hill 2, Eliane Hill 2 through the Vietnamese Cemetery, the Gabrielle hill north of the valley, the ditches with the location of the artillery command post and the Bailey Bridge.
Small transfer then to a village of the Tay ethnic group. Walk in the village and meet with the inhabitants who are the testimonies of elders who lived the war as civilians.
Afternoon excursion to 30 km in the Muong Phang valley north of Dien Bien. Visit of the remains of the former command post of Viet Minh forces
Night at the hotel.
Day 5: Dien Bien Phu - Lai Chau - Tam Duong (B, L).
Breakfast at the hotel, Road to Tam Duong with about 6, 7 hours of mountain road. The road through the Lai Chau valley is both breathtaking and rugged, lined with rice terraces on mountainsides and turbulent rivers. On the road, visit the most beautiful hill tribes of North Vietnam, the Hmong, Black Thai, Black Dao, and the Pazi.
Night in the colorful city of Tam Duong
Day 6: Tam Duong - Tram Pass Ton - Sa Pa (B, L)
Breakfast at the hotel.
In the morning, stroll through this peaceful town and visit its local market, before heading back on the road. As you climb, you will reach Tram Ton pass, the highest pass in Vietnam. Arrival at the city of Sapa - a former hill station founded by the French and a commercial hub for regional minority groups, installation in the hotel. Small walk in this small town with guide to have the first view of the local ethnic minorities.
Night at the hotel.
Day 7: Sa Pa Lao Chai - Ta Van (B, L, D)
Breakfast at the hotel.
An easy 6 km path leads you from Sapa town to Hmong Noir village: Lao Chai (access possible by car). This village is in the middle of a beautiful landscape, facing Mount Fansipan 3143m altitude - the highest point in Vietnam - the large valleys and rice terraces. At the end of the valley are small shops selling tea and fruit.
Afternoon, continue to the village of Ta Van which has a large bamboo forest. This village is divided into three parts: near the river Giay (whose women wear blouses pink fuchsia, apple green, canary yellow or bright blue), half-slope the Red Dao (with large red hats pompoms) and in the highest part of the village the Black Hmong (dressed in hemp cloth with dark blue indigo).
Dinner and overnight at Giay residents.
Day 8: Ta Van - Giang Ta Chai - Sa Pa - Ha Noi. By night train (B, L, D)
Breakfast in the village. Short walk to the village Giang Ta Chai, land of the Red Dao. On arrival, discover the way of life of the inhabitants of the village. Stop near a waterfall for lunch. In return, visit the village of Hau Thao. Return to Sapa around 16:30.
- From 17:30 to 18:00, the bus will pick you up from the hotel to go to Lao Cai train station.
Dinner at Lao Cai. Departure of sleeper trains around 21:00.
Day 9: Ha Noi - Ha Long Bay - Vung Vieng Fishing Village (B, L, D).
Arrive at Hanoi Station early in the morning, rest in a small hotel near the train station for change and breakfast.
08:00 Departure from your hotel and transfer to Halong.
11:30 - 12:30 Welcome aboard
12:30 Boarding on the Bai Tho junk to go to Bai Tu Long
13:00 Lunch. Enjoy local seafood
15:30 Transfer by small boat to visit the fishing village Vung Vieng
It is a chance to know better the daily life of the fishermen of the village. After the visit, you could swim around the boat.
17:30 Return to the boat, continue the visit of Bai Tu Long Bay.
18:30 The cruise is anchored at Ho Dong Tien area.
19:30 Dinner. Then, relaxation or cuttlefish fishing.
9:30 pm Video broadcast on Halong Bay (25 minutes).
Stay overnight.
Day 10: Halong Bay - Ha Noi - Flight to Sai Gon (180km) (Bunch)
06:30 Admire the sunrise over the bay or practice Tai Chi on the upper deck of the Bai Tho junk.
07:00 Biscuits, coffee and tea will be served.
08:00 Visit Sung Sot cave.
09:30 Check-out
10:00 Brunch buffet during the return to the port
11:00 Arrival at the port
11:30 Transfer to Hanoi towards airport for flight to Sai Gon.
On arrival at the airport, welcome and transfer to the hotel in the center of the city
Night at the hotel.
Day 11: Sai Gon - Visit (B, L)
Breakfast at the hotel. Departure for the visit of the city: the market of Ben Thanh - symbol of the city, the cathedral of Notre Dame and the Central post office (built on the plans of Gustave Eiffel), the Seat of the Popular Committee of Ho Chi Minh City - l Old Central City Hall, the most beautiful colonial building in the city.
Overnight at hotel in Sai Gon
Day 12: Sai Gon - Cai Bè - Cần Thơ (B, L)
Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to Cai Bè. On arrival, visit the floating market of Cái Bè and the candy workshop.
Transfer to the island of Tan Phong, visit the honey farm and flower garden of Hai Yen, learn about the daily life of bees, cultivation of mushrooms, walk culverts (Cầu Khỉ) and participate in the daily activities of local inhabitants. Possibility of cooking classes (a special local pancake of the region - bánh lá Mít); visit orchards and taste fresh fruit, listen to traditional music (đờn ca tài tử).
Following, take a small cruise down the canal to the place of lunch. Typical lunch of the region.
After lunch, bike in the island in the heart of nature in the peaceful countryside.
Road to Cần Thơ. Installation in the hotel.
Overnight at hotel in Can Tho.
Day 13: Cần Thơ - Cai Rang Floating Market - Sai Gon (B, L)
Early in the morning, board a boat for a cruise to the Cai Rang Floating Market, one of the largest floating markets in the Mekong.
Cai Rang Market is located not far from the city of Can Tho. On an arm of the Mekong, at sunrise, we see hundreds of boats equipped with a long bamboo pole at the end of which is planted a pineapple, a tomato, a fruit of the dragon ... This is what sell the peasants of the delta. Each went up the river on his sampan loaded with a pyramid of fruits or vegetables.
Landing at Ninh Kieu wharf.
Road to the visit of the 19th century antique house of Binh Thuy which served as a backdrop for the film The Lover adapted from the book of the same name by Marguerite Duras.
Then transfer back to Saigon. Arrival around 17:30.
Night at the hotel.
Day 14: Sai Gon- Departure (B)
Free time until transfer to the airport for the flight of your departure.
End of our journey!
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