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Adventure Tours
The Northern Highlight of Vietnam
AXTNEW - NHV02
Hanoi - Ba Be Lake - Tuyen Guang - - -
THE NORTHERN HIGHLIGHT OF VIETNAM PLUS AXTNEW-NHV02
HANOI - BA BE LAKE - TUYEN QUANG - HA GIANG - HALONG - TAM COC: 13D/12N
DAY 01: HANOI - ARRIVAL

Arrive at NoiBai Airport. Meeting with guide and transfer to the hotel. Welcome dinner featured with Vietnamese specialty. Overnight in hotel (D)

DAY 02: HANOI - BA BE LAKE

Departure for BaBe Lake, and mountain area, which is nearly 200 km far from Hanoi. Arrive on midday. PM: Visit BaBe area: Nang river, grottos, waterfall. Overnight at ethnic village, namely PacNgoi, where visitors can get to know about Tay People. Enjoy daily meals of ethnic minorities. Overnight in guest’s house(B/L)

DAY 03: TREKKING FROM BA BE TO TAY’S VILLAGES

AM 7-hour hard trekking to visit Tay’s village accompanied by local guide. Ta Ke away lunch will be arranged. It takes 5–hour walk to the village - spend time with ethnic people. Overnight in the village of ethnic people(B/L)

Day 04 : TREKKING BACK TO BA BE LAKE - LEAVE FOR TUYEN QUANG

Walking back Babe Lake. Free time on this day for leisure, taking picture… PM: Depart to Tuyen Quang, an old headquarter of Viet Nam Revolution. Lunch on the way. Overnight in Tuyen Quang. (B/L)

DAY 05: TUYEN QUANG - HA GIANG

AM: Depart to Ha Giang town in 4 hour.
PM : Freetime to visit this beautiful town. Overnight in Ha Giang hotel. (B/L)

DAY 6: HA GIANG - DONG VAN

Depart in the early morning to visit the wonderful world of ethnic minorities people. Going on the moutain with many impressive sceneries and visiting many basically ethnic villages and colourful weekly markets. Lunch at Quang Ba town. Overnight in Dong Van guest house. (B/L)

DAY 07: Dong Van - Ha Gian

Turn back to Ha Giang from Dong Van. Continually to discover some cheerful and colourful ethnic Markets on the way. Lunch at Yen Ninh town. Overnight in Ha Giang. (B/L)

DAY 08 : HANOI - HALONG

7h00 Am Return to Hanoi. More stop on the way. Lunch on the way
17h00 Arrival Hanoi. O/N in Hanoi

DAY 09 : HANOI

Take a full day city tour : visit Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum (closed on Monday, Friday and the whole months of October–November) and His Residence, One–Pillar Pagoda, Temple of Literature, built in the 11th century as Vietnam’s first university. Lunch at local restaurant. Afternoon visit Historical museum, Hoan Kiem Lake with NgocSon Temple and one hour cyclo tour along the Old Quarter and end of the tour is shopping in Hang Dao and Hang Bong streets. Overnight in Hanoi. (B/L)

DAY 10 :HANOI - HALONG

After breakfast at hotel. Drive to Halong Bay (165 km east of Hanoi), listed as a World Heritage Area of outstanding natural beauty. “Dragon descending to the sea” as it is known in Vietnamese, picturesque Halong Bay has more than 1,000 limestone islets rising from the sea, many of them containing beautiful grottoes. At noon arrive in Halong city, where you will board the wooden junk. While cruising through the bay, seafood lunch is served on board. Visit Thien Cung & Dau Go caves; circle Tuan Chau, Ga Choi, Dinh Huong, Dog and Sail islands. Stop at Titop Beach. Dinner and overnight on board of the Junk. (B/L/D)

DAY 11 : HALONG - HANOI

Breakfast on board; continue cruising to Man’s head and Tortoise islands, Luan cave, Bai Tu Long Bay, Toad Island and Bai Tho Mountain. Disembark at Halong pier. Drive to back Hanoi hotel. O/N in Hanoi.(B/L)

DAY 12: HANOI – HOA LU

Proceed to Tam Coc to visit“Halong Bay on land” – the same limestone rocks as in Halong Bay but seen from a winding stream through paddy fields instead of the sea. Enjoy spectacular scenery during the boat trip to Tam Coc caves with visit of the Bich Dong Pagoda. Visit Dinh and Le dynasty temples. Transfer to Hanoi. O/N in Hanoi. (B/L)

DAY 13: HANOI - DEPARTTURE

Free leisure untills transfer to airport for flight to departure.

Inclusive: Exclusive:
  • Hotel accommodation with breakfast (Based on Twin Sharing) in Sapa and Hoi An.
  • Ground transportation on private tour with English / Chinese speaking guide
  • All private transfers: airport–hotel–airport and excursion transfers
  • Admission fees to tour throughout(eachcity)
  • Vietnamese or Chinese food for Lunches / or dinners as tour program
  • Packag 02D/01N in Halong. O/N on boat
  • Bottle of water available on coach
  • Vietnam visa if request
  • Domestic and International Air tickets
  • Domestic airport tax & International airport tax departure
  • Personal expenses such as drinks at meals, camera fees to tour sites
  • Other accounts aren’t mentioned the above
Cities Deluxe Surperior (A) Superior (B) First Clas Standard
Hanoi ***** **** **** *** ***
Melia, Sofitel Plaza Horison Fortuna Guoman Sunway Bao Son,Zephyr Lake side Serenade, Majestic Hoa Binh, Galaxy, Platinum I,II Chains first Eden Camelia Salute, Anise
Halong Emeraude Indochinasails Huong Hai Junk Bai Tho ( Deluxe)
Ba Be Ba Be Hotel or similar
Hagiang Phuong Dong hotel or similar
Tuyen Quang Lo Giang hotel or similar
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