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THAILAND & DISCOVERY NORTH OF VIETNAM

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Departure Point: Bangkok - Thailand

Trip code: ODCMPT0025

Duration: 13 days / 12 nights

Vietnam's breathtaking landscapes, friendly people, colorful cuisine and well documented history keeps it at the forefront of any travelers list of ‘must-see places in Asia.

From the rugged the mountains in the North to emerald rice paddy fields in the south and picturesque tropical beaches that hug its curvaceous coastline. Give a look at our company's sample itineraries of Vietnam tours and travel comprehensive services for an idea of your travel plan.

Trip Inclusions

    • Accommodation for Triple room with daily breakfast
    • English Speaking Guide as indicated in the itinerary
    • Meals as indicated in the itinerary
    • Transportation
    • Admission fees and permits where applicable
    • Cruises in Halong Bay 
    • Boat in Ninh Binh
    • Train ticket 1 way ( Ha Noi-Lao Cai with soft sleeper with A/C cabin have 4 soft berth private cabin for 3 persons )

Trip Exclusions

    • Pre/post trip arrangement
    • Domestic flight
    • International Flight
    • Travel insurance
    • Meals not indicated
    • Other personal expenses
    • Tips and gratuities

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    Tour itinerary

    1
    Day - Arrive to BangKok (N/A)

    Upon arrival, We will have a Driver meet and transfer to hotel for dropping off your luggage (Early check-in is NOT included & subject to hotel’s availability). Free time


    In the afternoon at 14:00pm : Go to visit to Wat Traimit, the Temple of the Golden Buddha, the temple is famous for its 900-years old five-and-a-half-ton solid gold image, and then continue to visit Wat Po, the largest and oldest temple in Bangkok, as well as the largest single Buddha image or the Reclining Buddha (Phra Buddhasaiyas), also known as Wat Phra Chetuphon or The Temple of the Reclining Buddha. The temple is also known as the birthplace of traditional Thai massage Reclining Buddha. Then visit take ferry to Wat Arun, locally known as Wat Chaeng, is situated on the west (Thonburi) bank of the Chao Phraya River. It is easily one of the most stunning temples in Bangkok, not only because of its riverside location, but also because the design is very different to the other temples you can visit in Bangkok. Wat Arun (or temple of the dawn) is partly made up

    2
    Day - Floating Market – Royal Grand Palace & Emerald Buddha -Ha Noi (B/L)

    This morning transfer to visit Damnoen Saduak floating market , A leisurely morning drive true the bustling metropolis of Bangkok and the scenic country side going towards the south for about few kilometers, you will come to Damnoen Saduak , where is colorful floating market in Thailand were you can find all kinds of farm product sold in their colorful flat bottom boats, then transfer airport for catch flight to Ha Noi .


    Upon arrival, We will have a tour guide and Driver meet and transfer to hotel for check-in at hotel

    3
    Day - City tour in Hanoi - Train to Lao Cai (B/L)

    After breakfast at hotel,  Tour guide pick you up from hotel by visiting Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, is a large memorial in Hanoi. It is located in the center of Ba Dinh Square. Continue to visit Tran Quoc Pagoda , then keep walking to Quan Thanh Temple, formerly known as Trấn Vũ Temple is a Taoist temple in Hanoi, as one of the Four Sacred Temples of the capital, Quan Thánh Temple is located near West Lake. Keep forward to the Temple Of Literature, constructed in 1070, it is a temple of Confucius in Hanoi, northern Vietnam. And the temple hosts the "Imperial Academy" (Quốc Tử Giám, Vietnam's first national university.

     

    13.00: Have lunch at local restaurants.

     

    Proceed to visit the Ethnology Museum. Which focuses on the 54 officially recognized ethnic groups in Vietnam, it is widely considered to be the finest modern museum in Vietnam and a tourist attraction in Hanoi. We will take you to Hoan Kiem Lake, Enjoy an hour cyclo tour around the Old Quarter of Hanoi to experience the bustling, real lifestyle of this exciting and vibrant neighborhood.

     

    16.30 pm: Drop off at your hotel. Free time to relax until at 21:00pm we will pick up and transfer to train station for catch the night train to Sa Pa 

    4
    Day - Sa Pa –Cat Cat –Sin Chai (B/L/D)

    5.00 am: Arrive in Lao Cai and be transferred by private car to Sapa, which gives yours eyes a massage with the endless blue sky and colorful terraced paddy field. The road is curved around the mountain and you will just go from one surprised to another. The further you go, the closer you are to the sky and to nature.


    On arrival, you will stop by our office and leave your luggage and possibly take a shower in our partner hotel’s waiting room.


    7.00 am: Have breakfast at a local restaurant.


    9.00 a.m: Trek to visit 2 villages of the Black H'mong (Cat Cat and Sin Chai). And enjoy traditional dances of ethnic minorities. You will stop by a waterfall and a hydroelectric station for a while and enjoy traditional dances of ethnic minorities. Before continuing the trek on a dirt trail through rice paddy terraces. You also will enjoy spectacular scenery while walking along a narrow river.


    Picnic lunch at a waterfall and this is a chance to see the hydroelectric power station established by the French.  Then Get the car from Sin Chai back to Sapa.


    In the afternoon: Take a walking tour of Sapa for a visit to the busy market where Red Dao, Black & Flower H'Mong, Tay and other ethnic minority people converge from the surrounding countryside to sell their silverware and handicrafts, vegetable, bamboo shoot, mushroom, medicinal herbs and souvenirs…


    7.00 p.m: Have dinner then you are free to walk around Sapa town in the evening. 

    5
    Day - Sa Pa –Lao Chai –Ta Van (B/L/D)

    You meet your guide and depart at 8.00 and start trekking. The first part we will mostly trek down hill Y Linh Ho hamlet. The trek offers some stunning views of the rice terraces, gardens and Fan Si Pan mountain ranges. After going through a suspension bridge, we start walking up to Lao Chai San village.


    10.00 a.m: After this you continue to Ta Van village (1.200 m) to visit Zay people. The area is renowned for its colourful ethnic minorities, and Ta Van is home to two such groups.


    12.00: Picnic Lunch by the side of the river.


    In the afternoon:


    1.30 p.m: Take the road get to a village located at the foot of Hoang Lien range via bamboo forests. visit  Giang Ta Chai village;  From here, we can visit a waterfall and a rattan bridge. Coming here, you will visit a beautiful waterfall, Rattan Bridge and you will see the amazing scenery of this remote village.


    Walk up to the road for take a private car back to Sapa.


    7.00 p.m: Have dinner then you are free to walk around Sapa town in the evening.

    6
    Day - Sa Pa –Ha Giang (B/L/D)

    8:00: departure from Sa Pa to Ha Giang. On the way you can see all natural life of local people in the mountain of Vietnam take may picture of Ducks, water bufferloes, rice paddy fields and so on. Arrival in Ha Giang around late afternoon.


    Come to special resort for relax and sightseeing.

    7
    Day - Ha Giang-Dong Van (B/L/D)

    fter have breakfast , we take the first spectacular road, which leads to Dong Van, a series of long passes and deep valleys. Lunch in the small mountain town of Tam Son.


     


    We then cross a landscape of pine forest and arrive at the astonishing King of the H’mong’s Palace, a fortress built by a local chief allied with the French against the Vietminh, Vuong Chin Duc, and evacuated in 1950 (his descendants now live in France and Canada). Arrival in Dong Van around 18:00. Diner in a local restaurant and hotel night

    8
    Day - Dong Van – Ma Pi Leng Pass – Meo Vac – Bao Lac- Cao Bang (B/L/D)

    An absolutely unforgettable day! It starts with the visit of the market of Dong Van, where the locals shop before returning to their eagle nest. We then climb a pass up to the French Fortress of Pu Lo, built in 1890 and evacuated in 1945, from which we enjoy a spectacular view of the entire region.
    which climbs on 15 km up to the top of the Ma Pi Leng Pass, through a gigantic maze of lime peaks, “stone forests”, and canyons unique in the world. We then go down into the valley of Meo Vac, We then continue snaking through the mountains, cross the river, and arrive in the village of Bao Lac, where we have luch and we take the mountain road Bao Lac – Cao Bang. Before Cao Bang, another one of our little secrets : a gorgeous small road snaking through the mountains to the Tay village of Cho Ra and then down to the Tay village of Bo Lu . 

    9
    Day - Cao Bang –Ba Be (B/L/D)

    A treat! After have Breakfast then take by car to Ba Be (120 km)

     

    then short wark to the house owner’s boat, who takes you through the entire length of the 3 connected lakes (Ba Be – “3 bays”) and up the Nang River, to an astonishing site: Dong Phuong, an enormous tunnel 300-long that the river has dug through a lime mountain.
    The boat then goes down river to the small village of Hua Tang. As simple and authentic as you have been dreaming of! Lunch in a local house alongside the river. After lunch, a short walk through the jungle takes you to the very scenic Thac Dau Dang Waterfalls, a series of spectacular cascades between sheer rock walls. Return by boat for another delightful evening at your Tay house

    10
    Day - Ba Be-Ha Long (B/L/D)

    Enjoy local life of homestay and departure on a secret road of ours, following the river and then snaking from pass to pass through the hills of Central North Vietnam. Everybody will look at you, for no tourists ever go that spectacular way. We then join the main road to Ha Long , with a short stop for lunch on the road . arrive to Ha Long at late afternoon .

    11
    Day - Ha Long –Lan Ha Bay join with group (Visit Halong bay - Swimming & kayaking) (B/L/D)

    AM: Have free time relax until at noon at 11.45 am take a transport transfer to Halong habour. You will be transferred to Legacy Legend boat by small tender, enjoy welcome drinks; check-in your cabin.


    PM: Enjoyed Vietnamese lunch and beautiful Halong bay toward Lan Ha bay, passing many beautiful limestone karst islands…


    -Visit Titop island – the most beautiful island in Halong bay, you can swimming at nice beach or clim up to the top & enjoy amazing Halong bay view.


    - Swim & do kayaking at the pristine place. You will have chance to do kayaking by your own to explore the bay, islets & swimming in the tranquil water.


    - Enjoy Sunset party on the sundeck with some fresh fruits. Enjoy dinner on boat.


    - Enjoy Sunset party on the sundeck with some fresh fruits. Enjoy dinner on boat.


    Evening: Karaoke, play games, Squid fishing, chat with other group....

    12
    Day - Ha Long –Ninh Binh (Visiting cave - Halong bay ) (B/L/D)

    - 6.30 am: You can get up early & enjoy some cup of coffee under the peaceful morning with sunshine, some sound of bird, waves...Enjoy breakfast at the restaurant.


     


    - 7.45 am: After breakfast, Visiting cave - this is one of the most beautiful cave in Halong bay.


     


    - Around 9.00 am, back to the Legacy Legend Halong cruise, time for checking-out. The cruise starts back to the habour.


     


    - Enjoy Cooking class, learning the way to make Vietnamese Spring-roll before early lunch on boat at around 11.00 am.


     


    Around 12.30 noon, Disembark and get on car transfer to Ninh Binh


     


    Arrive to Ninh Binh late afternoon around 18:30pm . Check in hotel and have free time relax 

    13
    Day - Ninh Binh-Departure ( Visit Hoa Lu-Tam Coc ) (B/L)

    Our guide will meet you at your hotel then go to visit Hoa Lu, once ancient capital of Vietnam dating back to the 11th century. Having been eroded over the millennia, the dilapidated ruins have nearly been absorbed by the spectacular scenery creating a mystical atmosphere that will besure to titillate your imagination, visit King Temples.


    Then driving to Tam Coc for a stunning boat trip.


    Board the sampan boats, owned by locals, gently sailing along Ngo Dong river, capturing the wonderful scenery of Karst hills, rice fields, and quaint villages, and passing “Hang Ca”, “Hang Hai” and “Hang Ba”.


    Leisurely cycling on country road around village. After for lunch will transfer to the airport for catch flight departure . Tour finish 

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