Highlights of the Northern Vietnam and China tour offers you great experiences in the beautiful countries.
Visit North Vietnam from the ancient capital of 1000 years-old Hanoi. Enjoy the magnificent view of Halong Bay. Explore the magnificent terraced rice paddies in Sapa. Visit local villages and learn about the colorful lives of ethnic minorities in the mountains. Transfer to China for admiring terrace field in Yuanyang. Discover the Qingkou Hani Minority Village? Then visit the beautiful city Kunming.
The highlight tour of Northern Vietnam and China in 11 days will not disappoint you.
Arrive in Hanoi. Transfer to the downtown of the city. Check-in at the hotel.
Free time to explore the capital of 1000-years-old. You will see a lot of boulevards with tree-lined, lakes and French-Indochina architecture buildings.
Hanoi – The city of lakes
Visit the amazing historical and cultural places. Explore the Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum and the fascinating Ethnology Museum. Then visit the icon of Hanoi – the unique One Pillar Pagoda. Discover the interesting temples and pagodas of Hanoi. Visit the Temple of Literature, Tran Quoc temple… Head to the Old Quarter with a walking tour to the 36 old streets, the Restored Sword Lake (Hoan Kiem lake) and Ngoc Son temple.
Have lunch at a nice local restaurant.
Enjoy a water puppets show in the theater.
Overnight in Hanoi.
Hoan Kiem Lake – Hanoi
Our driver and guide will pick you up from your hotel in the morning and take you to Halong Bay. To get to Halong, it takes about 4 hours.
When you arrive at lunchtime, you can check into our luxury cruise and start having a great time in Halong Bay. Spend the whole afternoon taking in the beautiful scenery around you. There are thousands of limestone cliffs which stand in the middle of the sea. All of them are covered in a thick layer of green forest. This makes Halong bay even more beautiful. On the boat, you can enjoy lunch, dinner, and spend the night.
Halong Bay Cruise
Get up early to enjoy the fresh sea air. Do some morning exercises in the morning. Then you will eat breakfast and pull up our boat’s anchor, so you can start sailing again in the bay. Keep your camera handy in the morning to get the best pictures of Halong Bay. Check out, then eat lunch on the boat.Get back to the harbor. Take a car or bus back to Hanoi.
Train to Sapa
Arrive in Hanoi at around 4 p.m.
Enjoy your free time. Transfer to the Hanoi train station. Take the night train to Sapa. Cabin for 4 people, soft sleeping bed is included.
The train gets there at about 6 am. A local guide will meet you there and take you from Lao Cai to Sa Pa town. After breakfast, you will start trekking to Catcat village, where you will get your first look at Sapa. You will see beautiful sights. You will also learn a lot about the traditions and ways of life of the people who live there. After a long hike, take a private car back to your hotel and relax. In the afternoon, visit Sapa Town. Explore the Sapa market, and Ham Rong. Stay in a hotel in Sapa for the night. Lunch at a nearby restaurant.
Sapa montagne- Vietnam
After breakfast, our guide will pick you up and take you on another long but very interesting day of trekking to the Black H’ Mong and Dzay villages of Laochai and Tavan. Here, you can share cultural experiences with locals in the area. Have lunch on the way or with a family in the area. After lunch, go back to your hotel. Free time. Stay the night at Sapa.
Local life in Sapa
After breakfast at the hotel, our guide and driver will take you to Lao Cai. At the Laocai-Hekou Border Gate, you will go through the entry procedures to get into China. Transfer to Yuanyang. On the way to Yuanyang, having dinner. Get into the hotel and eat dinner. Overnight in Yuanyang.
Yuanyang- China
Explore the Yuanyang Rice Terraces. Visit the Duoyishu Rice Terrace. Explore Laohuzui – the Tiger Mouth Rice Terrace. Afterward visit the Bada Rice Terrace. Visit Sheng Cun village and Qing Kou village. They are the best places to see and take pictures. The beautiful terraced fields and landscapes will leave you with a lasting impression of its natural beauty. You can spend the night in Yuanyang.
Yuanyang Hani Rice Terraces
Visit the Qingkou Hani Minority Village. Then explore the Terraced Fields. Transfer to Jianshui and check in the hotel. Stay the night at the hotel in Jianshui.
Qingkou Hani Minority Village
Visit the Yunnan Stone Forest. Transfer to Kunming.
Spend the night at the hotel.
Yunnan Stone Forest
After breakfast at the hotel and some free time in the morning, pick up and transfer to the airport, where you will catch your flight back home. Goodbye and see you again soon!
Kunming – China
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