Highlights of Northeast Vietnam

After breakfast, you’ll visit the Ban Gioc Waterfall on the China-Vietnam border, 85km from Cao Bang, passing through attractive scenery en-route.

Ban Gioc is one of the largest and possibly the most impressive waterfalls of Vietnam. After lunch, you’ll visit Nguom Ngao, one of the largest caves in the area. It has many fascinating shapes and formations of stalactites. From there, you’ll head back to Cao Bang with time to relax before dinner and your overnight stay.

After having breakfast in the hotel, we head north to Lang Son. Upon ar­­­rival in Lang Son we visit to Tam Thanh Cave before having lunch in local restaurant. After lunch we continue riding to That Khe, a small quiet town. The afternoon ride is very nice as we drive through beautiful area with forested mountains and peaceful tribal villages. Arrival in That Khe in late afternoon. We will walk to Na Pang Village in Trang Dinh district of Lang Son, here we will have dinner at Local vietnam restaurant.

Hotel pick-up and transfer to Ha Long City. Upon arrival, embark on a memorable cruise with an overnight in Ha Long Bay. Enjoy the breath-taking scenery of this UNESCO listed World Natural Heritage with wonderful caves, tiny islets and beaches as well as floating villages scattering around. You may opt for activities, like kayaking (at surcharge) and swimming (if the weather permits).

Accommodation on board in Ha Long Bay

Estimated driving time/distance:

About 4.5 hours/ Lang Son – Ha Long City: 290 km

Greet the day with a morning Tai Chi exercise (at request and not available on all boats). View the sunrise over the bay. Have breakfast while cruising through the bay.

Meet our driver & guide take you to Ninh Bình. Leave for the Trang An Grottoes, an out-standing natural beauty of majestic limestone massif at 20 square kilometer rise dramatically out from rice paddy fields

Embark on a traditional sampan gently roweddown the exquisite river through numerous caves: Lam Cave, Vạng Cave, Đại Cave, Thánh Trượt Cave,…and Cao Sơn Temple, Suối Tiên Temple, Vũ Lâm Temple…

Check in Hotel & Dinner at local Vietnamese restaurant.

Accommodation at hotel in Ninh Binh

Estimated driving time/distance:

About 3 hours/ Ha Long City – Ninh Binh: 160 km

Our tour guide will meet you at your hotels Visit Mua Cave and start an amazing trek up to the top of Ngoa Long mountain for watching the spectacular rice valley with a specious view of nature to Tam Coc area.

After visiting Mua Cave, continue driving to Hanoi.

Lunch at local Vietnamese restaurant. Check in Hotel

Afternoon visit Vietnam Museum of Ethnology, Ngọc Son Temple, Walking in Old Quarter 36 street.

Overnight in Hanoi city.

Our guide and driver pick you up at the hotel in the Old Quarter of Hanoi and then depart for Sapa. Arrive in Sapa, and savour lunch in the local restaurant.

You begin the journey to explore Ham Rong mountain with a wild and spectacular scenery; visit Indochina orchid garden with all kinds and colours; Passing Heaven Gate 1, Sky Gate 2, visitors will reach the highest place of Ham Rong which is the May yard – the intersection of the sky and the sky, watching the whole of Sapa town from above. On the way down the mountain, you will enjoy music and dance program performed by ethnic artists H’Mong, Dzao …

Visit Cat Cat village to learn about the daily life of H’mong ethnic people, visit Tien Sa waterfall. Enjoy a traditional performance at the old hydroelectric plant. Evening is free wandering time around Sapa. Overnight in Sapa.

Diner at local vietnamese restaurant.

After breakfast, Our guide and driver pick you up to Lung Khau Nhin market, Lung Khau Nhin Market has meeting on Thursday of every week. It is one of the famous ancient markets of Lao Cai, Sapa Like other fairs, Lung Khau Nhin has vibrant color of the dresses, blankets, green cabbage and yellow citrus.

The main road that runs through the market, people sell fruit and vegetables, pots and personal items. From the main road turn to market is place that people sell dresses, brocade and blankets… After that, visitors come to sell livestock such as: pigs, chickens, dogs and cats… Walk from section to sections, corner to corners, seeing and smelling of different local products such as spices; vegetable; farming tools; handicraft; and even medicinal herb…, meeting smiling peoples every where. The people who sell goods come from all ethnic H’Mong, Nung, Man, Kinh… but the number of people can not speak mandarin fluently.

Arrive in Lung Khau Nhin at about 09.30 am, right at the crowded time of the market.

Lunch at local Vietnamese restaurant.

On the way back to Sapa, visit Huu Nghị Border between Vietnam & China.