Day 3: HALONG BAY - HANOI - LAOCAI ( 175 km ) . (B, L, D)
Breakfast. Enjoy a sailing boat to cruise 5 hours on the Bay. The cruise will bring you to visit around the shapely islets of Fighting Cock, Incense-burner and others. Anchoring at Titop Islet where is the calm and clean sand and transparent beaches in order to enjoy sun-sea bathing there. Seafood lunch on board. Boat back Halong Bay and drive back to Hanoi in the late afternoon. Arrival the city and transfer to Hanoi Railway Station for a night train to LaoCai. Welcome on board, the train will depart at 21.15PM. Enjoy your night in A/C Superior cabin. O/N on TRAIN.

 

Day 4: LAOCAI  - SAPA ( 38 km). (B, L, D)
Arrival Lao Cai Station on early morning about 06.00AM. Pick up at the station and drive to Sapa Town. Breakfast at local restaurant. Then, visit Sapa Market and Sapa Church - as an impress mark, timing witness of this solitary mountain region. Then, check in hotel and short rest. Afternoon, an interesting trekking tour to CatCat village then take a walk to Taphin village where Red Dao, black Hmong minotities are living with theirs colourful civilian clothes. Evening visit to Sapa Love Market (available in Saturday & Sunday evening only) that you can imaging how is the Montagnards to express their love. O/N in SAPA

Day 5: SAPA - BACHA - LAOCAI. (80 km).  (B, L, D)
Breakfast. Then, discover the most famous market of the region - BacHa market (available on Sunday only) which is well known by its various handicraft objects of minority groups of H’Mongs, Dao, Zay..,  Then, follow up to visit Hoang-Yen-ChaoNung King’s palace. Then drive back to LaoCai Rail station for a night train back to Hanoi. The train will depart at 20.15PM. Enjoy your night in A/C Superior cabin. O/N on TRAIN.


Day 6: HANOI - NINHBINH (110 km) (B, L, D)
The train arrives at Hanoi Railway Station in early morning at 05.30AM. Transfer to a local restaurant for breakfast. Then, travelling to NinhBinh province which is called “Halong Bay on Land” to enjoy full day tour in marvelous nature. Firstly, visit HoaLu Ancient Royal Capital which was set in a spectacular of lush rice paddies and mountains, where you will visit Dinh and Le Temples which are standing on the archaeological land of the old citadel. Then, rowing boat along the streams through the rice field to admire the picturesque views and visit TamCoc caves. Rowing back to departure bank to visit the BichDong ancient pagodas hide itself on the slope’s rocky hillrange. Then, drive back to city for overnight. O/N in NINHBINH.

Day 7: NINHBINH - BACKAN, (B, L, D)
Breakfast. Then, excursion to PhatDiem Church which was built between 1875 and 1898, an architectural complex combining the traditional pagoda architecture of Vietnam and the GothicStyle of Christian architecture. The traditional architecture of Vietnam is recognized obviously in each ornament : the Belfry has curly tiled roof-tops with decoration of Vietnamese temples, the shrine of Jesus’ Heart is made of jackwood, the Big Cathedral is designed as a Museum in Vietnam. Upon arrival in BacKan, transfer to hotel or guest house for check in and a moment of rest then take an walking tour along the lake to visit to PacNgoi village, one of the village of Museum in Vietnam. Upon arrival in BacKan, transfer to hotel or guest house for check in and a moment of rest then take an walking tour along the lake to visit to PacNgoi village, one of the village of Tay hill tribe people. Back to your  hotel for dinner and overnight. O/N in BACKAN.