This tour is mixture of free exploration and escorted when we think is nessesary. That will save much of your time and money but still bring up to you enough relaxation and cares on places that not too easy to do it by yourself. Tour starts and finishes from Hanoi.

Day 1: Arrive Hanoi - Night train to Lao Cai
Our guide will meet you at Noi Bai Airport and the tour starts. Take a cyclo ride around Hanoi Old Quarter of 36 streets, visit Ngoc Son Temple and Hoan Kiem Lake. You are then attending the Water Puppets show. Enjoy your dinner at local restaurant before taking night train to Lao Cai.

Day 2: Sapa - Hill tribe villages (B)
You will arrive at Lao Cai at about 6.00. Short car trip to Sapa town about 40km from Lao Cai. Breakfast at local restaurant before check- in. Relax or optional visit in the morning. In the afternoon, 2 hours trekking to visit Cat Cat village, home of Black Hmong hill tribe, which is just 2 km from Sapa town. Overnight in Sapa.

Day 3: Hill tribe villages in Lao Cai - Night train back to Hanoi (B)
After breakfast we check out and leave your luggage at hotel. Then taking a drive to Lao Chai - Ta Van villages, Home of Dzay and Black Mong hill tribes. While trekking around the village, meeting and talking with local hill tribes to learn more about their daily life, customs and traditional habits. Optional visit around Sapa town or free at leisure before taking car trip back to Lao Cai train station. You will have your own dinner at local restaurant before getting on night train to Hanoi.

Day 4: Hanoi - Halong Bay Cruise (B/L)
Our car will pick you up from the Train Station. After breakfast, take a bath and relax at a hotel for a while before continue the tour to Halong Bay. Upon arrival, embark on a boat for a cruise majestic HaLong Bay. Enjoy beautiful landscape of HaLong Bay, naturally formed by islands and islets, explore natural caves or sunbathing. Enjoy lunch on board. The boat will stop a while for you to take a short excursion visit Thien Cung - Dau Go caves. Return to Hanoi in the afternoon. Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 5: Hanoi City tour - Departure (B)
After breakfast at hotel, you will visit Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Ho Chi Minh Residence, One-Pillar pagoda Tran Quoc pagoda, Quan Thanh temple. Afternoon, continue to visit Hanoi Hilton prison and Van Mieu - the first university of Vietnam or free time for shopping before drive to Noi Bai Airport for flight back home or explore South of Vietnam.