"Get ready for cultural immersion, local escapades, plenty of fun and un-pho-gettable times all rolled into one".

Day 1: Hanoi Arrival & Cyclo
Arrive at Hanoi Airport. You will meet and greet by our representative and straight transfer to hotel for check-in. Afternoon visit Cyclo in The Old Quarter of Hanoi: admire the ancient French architecture.
Far East Tour’s bus & guide will pick you up to the center of Hanoi millennium civilization. To fall in line with the capital, your group comes over Hoan Kiem Lake (Return Sword Lake) which is known as the heart of Hanoi with many old high trees. Santering with the tour guide to visit The Old Quarter. There is a lot of interesting thing in Hang Gai or Hang Bac Street. You can find out something that attracts you on the way together. Overnight at the hotel in Hanoi.

Day 2: Hanoi City Tour - Lao Cai
After your breakfast at the hotel, Later Far East Tour’s bus & tour guide are willing to travel with you from the main lobby of the hotel. We begin going around Hanoi with the most exciting destinations. You will have a chance to look at Hanoi working in the morning through the bus. It is really an unfamiliar imagine with dozen of motorbikes in the street. Sometimes, when you take your eyes in the sidewalks, you can find out the street hawkers who wear conical hats and carry two loads of goods (flower, fruit, noodle, etc) on their thin shoulders.

The first place we stop is the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum region. We will listen to a tour guide tells about the revolution life of Uncle Ho and see his tombs from the outside. Nearby, we visit One Pillar pagoda – one of the most original architecture temples in Asia with wooden structures. The Temple of Literature: The first university of Vietnam is near to. With only around 7 minutes, we can stay at the temple where worship the Le Kings and owns up to 80 stone turtles as the supernatural power of feudal doctors. Vietnamese people often come over here to try their luck in the study and examine it on the first day of the New Year.

Having lunch with “Phở cuốn” and “Bánh Tôm” to know about the best dishes of Hanoi which is connected with Hanoi from hundreds of years. In the afternoon, Far East Tour will take you to the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology where can provide you the general view of ethnic groups in Vietnam. With lively models of each minority groups, The Museum is voted as one of the most interesting museum of Asia. Savoring your dinner with “La Vong Grilled Fish”, a famous cuisine of Hanoi.  Later on, we catch the Fanxipan Express Train to transfer to Lao Cai Province. Overnight on the Fanxipan Express.

Day 3: Lao Cai - Bac Ha Village
5.25 a.m. Arrival at Lao Cai Railway Station very early. A car will pick you up to Si Ma Cai District to visit morning Can Cau kermis which is the unique red soil road between Si Ma Cai and Bac Ha. It is known as the crowded and colorful of Lao Cai, Can Cau brings to you a satisfying feeling by the H’ mong women wearing spreading dress and millions of specific goods trading here.

Riding along Ban Pho Village, feeling its rudimentary scene and meeting the plain country people. Because of being famous for the corn wine process, you will smell the corn perfume around your road to Bac Ha. We will stop at Hoang A Tuong Place (The palace of King H’mong in Lao Cai) which were the most luxurious in the past. Overnight at the hotel in Bac Ha.

Day 4: Bac Ha - Lao Chai - Ta Van
After having an early breakfast, we will experience the Bac Ha morning Sunday market – the biggest market of mountain areas. It is bustling but untouched with a lot of Ethnic traders converge from many other provinces. Sometimes, you will meet a woman in a black dress or a brown buffalo which is wandering. There are several Ethnic Groups that you can see in the Bac Ha market such as Tay (who in the black dress), Black H’ mong, etc. The market is also near the cassava and cornfields.

After lunchtime, we move to Lao Chai Village where gathering the place of Dzao people. Although being far only 7 kilometers from the noisy and gaudy Sapa, Lao Chai is really tranquil and peaceful. It seems to be a very different world with the traditional customs and culture of minority groups amongst the growing of the neighbors. At the end of the day, we take easy trekking to Ta Van Village. Stepping in a pathway with rice-terraces covered around two sides of the road, you will feel clearly one of the most classic panoramas of West-South Vietnam. You will have an opportunity to meet Giay people, explore their cultural identities and experience a night time as a minority. End of half-day trekking Lao Chai – Tavan. Enjoying your very fresh dinner with the products of mountains are. Overnight at home-stay in Tavan.

Day 5: Trekking to Giang Ta Chai
Enjoy a special breakfast with local cuisine. Taking leave of Ta Van then trekking circa three kilometers to Giang Ta Chai Village throughout the bamboo forest. After going over the authentic country road, we will meet Red Dzao, ethnic minority people. Especially, we will stop at a Red Dzao’s family in Rattan Village. It is time to research more about the customs and habits of the Ethnic group in Rattan. Before proceeding to Sapa, we continually walk to Supan and take our private van. Enjoy your free night in Sapa town. Dinner by yourselves and overnight at the hotel in Sapa.

Day 6: Sapa - Lao Cai
Enjoy your breakfast at the hotel, then being willing to discover the spectacular landscapes. Firstly, we will have short trekking to The Ham Rong Mountain with a hillside on the way from Sapa town. It is far away only 3 kilometers, and it is also fascinating destination with an amazing overview. From the peak of Ham Rong, you can take your eyes as long as you can see to memorize a panorama of Sapa including Mt. Hoang Lien Son, Muong Hoa Valley, Sapa town and Ta Phin. All of them are looming in dew. You are likely losing your soul in heaven with cloud covers around.

In the afternoon, we will visit Muong Hoa Valley where are far 8 kilometers from Sapa. The Valley is wonderful with the view of rice-terraces spreading out mountains. The most interesting thing here is the bank of curved stones and the small pretty spring which streams via Lao Chai, Ta Van, Hau Thao. At the end of the sixth day, we go back to Lao Cai Station to take a railway to Hanoi. Overnight on the Fanxipan Express.

Day 7: Hanoi - Halong Bay
Arrival early morning in Hanoi – Enjoy a very different Hanoi Capital in the first ray of sunlight, then having breakfast with “Phở”. We will transfer by shuttle bus to Halong City on about 4 hours. Embark a Halong Cruise with a welcome drink on the boat to begin the route of Halong discovery. With the first leisure day, we will stay at the Lom Bo area and visit Me Cung Cave (Maze Cave) which is one of the most mysterious caves of Halong Bay. The cave is special by its millions of years structure.

Continually, we take kayaking around the Bright & Dark Cave area and swimming. Bright & Dark Cave is a quite large area in Lan Ha Bay. It includes both dark parts and bright places with mountains cover around to be a circle. The water of this bay is totally tranquil with fantastic colors of green and blue. Before the BBQ dinner on the boat, we will together join in a cooking demonstration with spring-rolls that is known as the most delicious dishes of the World. Enjoy your night time with cruise’s activities such as massage (not free), karaoke or fishing squid. Overnight on board.

Day 8: Halong Bay - Hanoi
Early morning at 6.30 a.m. You can take part in Tai Chi exercise on sundeck with our friendly cruise manager or bring with you a camera to hunt the sunset. If you visit Halong on sunny days, the imagines of sunset between the immense of the sea and mountains certainly become the most unbelievable memory in your life that you never forget.

After breakfast, the tender will pick you up to the Rang Dua area – a fishing village. We will sit together to hear about their culture, floating lifestyle and fishing knowledge. Savor a cup of tea and try honey wine. Go back to the cruise for relaxing and having lunch. You can contemplate the breathtaking the landscapes of Halong or sunbathe lazily on the sun deck while the cruise is streaming to Tuan Chau Marina for disembarking. 12.30 a.m. We will pick up to Hanoi by shuttle bus. 04.30 p.m. Check-in the hotel and enjoy a free night in The Old Quarter. Overnight at the hotel in The Old Quarter.

Day 9: Hanoi - Departure
After breakfast, you will be transferred to Delhi