Budget package Hanoi- Halong- Sapa

Posted in 5 days more, In the North

The package at low rate from Sapa Travel in 2015 with the main destinations in the North of Vietnam. The trip starts in Hanoi – one of the most beguiling cities in South East Asia then followed by an overnight trip to explore World Heritage site of Halong bay. You will also have an adventure trek to hill  tribe village in Sapa

DETAILS

Day 1: Arrival Hanoi

On your arrival in Noi Bai Airport, please exit and find a guide from Sapa Travel with your name on a sheet of paper. Get picked up to your hotel. Free & relax.
If your flight arrives in the morning, we will have the day for Hanoi City Tour. After short drive, start visiting first place named Tran Quoc Pagoda, a Buddhist relic and national heritage lying on the
West Lake.
– Visit One-Pillar Pagoda – the one modeled after a lotus flower, a symbol of Hanoi city. Visit the colorful features of the 54 ethnic groups of Viet Nam in the Ethnology Museum.
– Bus takes you to a local restaurant in Hanoi Old Quarter, have a rest and enjoy the lunch.
– 14:00 Visit Temple of Literature, the most famous temple situated in Hanoi, also functioned as Vietnam’s first university. It was first constructed in 1070 under King Ly Nhan Tong and dedicated to
Confucius, sages and scholars. A vast structure that has existed to present day.
– Drive to legendary Hoan Kiem Lake, visit Ngoc Son Temple dedicated to Van Xuong saint and former general commander Tran Hung Dao for his struggle against Mongolians. You also see the
beautiful Vietnamese and French architecture around the lake.
16:30 Arrive back to your hotel. Overnight in Hanoi

(Lunch included)

Day 2: Hanoi – Halong bay

8:00 tour guide will pick you up at a hotel near station then transfer to Halong Bay. Stop reroute in Hai Duong City for refreshment around 20 minutes. On arrival, enjoy a warm welcome aboard the
cruise and drink in the spectacular vista during our passage into this magical bay. Cruise briefings and check-in your traditionally styled cabin. Vietnamese lunch is served while passing the symbol
of Halong bay “Fighting Cocks” Rock. Visit Sung Sot Amazing cave with many stalactites in numerous attractive forms and shapes.
There will be plenty of time for kayaking, swimming and sunbathing (weather permitted) as you anchor for a night on the bay. Enjoy a wonderful delectable seafood dinner. Overnight on boat

(Breakfast, lunch and dinner included)

Day 3: Halong bay – Hanoi

Wake up, enjoy fresh atmosphere on one of the World Natural Heritage Sites Halong Bay. After breakfast, our chef teaches you how to decorate dishes with flowers made by vegetables and fruits
or roots while cruising around the bay and back to the port. Lunch at local restaurant in Halong City.
After lunch, get on bus and return to Hanoi. Short-break en route in Hai Duong city for refreshment around 20 minutes. Arrive Hanoi at about 17.30. Drop you off at your hotel in Hanoi.

(Breakfast and lunch included)

Day 4: Hanoi- Lao Cai- Sapa
Get the morning bus from Hanoi to Sapa. he bus journey is a four and a half hour trip from Hanoi to Sapa via the brand new Hanoi – Lao Cai highway giving you the unique opportunity to immerse
yourself in the beautiful landscape of the mountainous area of Northwest Vietnam. The bus accommodates up to 29 passengers with its luxury service including air-conditioning, Wi-Fi, bus
attendant, complimentary bottle of water, comfortable blanket and pillow and free tea, coffee and candy at the pickup point. Arrive Sapa at noon. Free to explore the Sapa market, the church and
night food market. Overnight in Sapa

(Breakfast included)

Day 5: Sapa Home Stay

Have breakfast at hotel. 8:30 Trek down to Lao Chai village to visit the Black H’Mong . Have a picnic lunch on the way then keep going along the Sapa valley to get to Ta Van village to visit the Day
people, which is supposed to be the most beautiful one in the area, where you stay overnight in a local Day family.

(Breakfast and lunch included)

Day 6: Ta Van – Giang Ta Chai – Sapa

We start the trip after breakfast, heading up to Giang Ta Chai village of the Red Dzao tribe where you will have lunch. Amazing sceneries and beautiful waterfall are to be seen in the afternoon
before going up to the main road where you will be picked up by bus. Ride back to Sapa. Check in. Enjoy the night in the mountain town.

(Breakfast and lunch included)

Day 7: Sapa – Cat Cat and Sin Chai – Lao Cai station

Breakfast in hotel, the rest of the morning is free to explore the town on your own. After lunch you check out and leave your luggage in the hotel then get yourself ready before heading down to Cat
Cat and Sin Chai villages of Black H’Mong tribe. Enjoy the waterfall in Cat Cat and beautiful scenery along the way. Back to Sapa and get fresh with a shower in the hotel‘s day room then transfer to
Lao Cai station for the night train back to Hanoi.

(Breakfast and lunch included)

Day 8: Hanoi

Arrive Hanoi around 5h30. Take a taxi your hotel. Have a shower and breakfast. Check out at noon. Transfer to the airport for the international flight. End services.

PRICE IN USD PER PERSON

INCLUDES
– Airport pick up & transfer by a private car with A/C
– Station transfer by a private car, one way
– Hanoi City Tour with entrances
– Halong Bay 2 days 1 night with full meals, entrances, guide, insurance on board, kayaking, transfer, welcome drink, cabin on board 2 adults sharing one A/C cabin
– Hanoi hotel accommodation: 2 nights and 1 day-use rooms, 2 persons in one room
– Sapa hotel accommodation: 2 nights in twin sharing room, and 1 day-use shower room
– Homestay with dinner at the local host in Day hill trile village
– Limousine A/C luxury bus tickets from Hanoi to Sapa
– Train tickets: Lao Cai- Hanoi, 1 way, A/C, soft sleeper, 4 berths in one cabin
– Excursions in Sapa as per itinerary with the bus transfer from Giang Ta Chai to Sapa

EXCLUDES
– Taxi from Hanoi station to Hanoi hotel (day 8)
– Other meals
– Other transfers
– Personal travel insurances
– Drinks
– Personal expenses
– Late check out/ early check in at hotels
– Bank fees, credit cards fees (3.3% currently by Sapa Travel)
– Single room (Hanoi: 20$/person/night, Sapa: US$ 16/person/night)
– Others not metioned in the inclusions
HOTEL IN HANOI
The guests from Sapa Travel will get the accommodation in Impressive Hotel. Located in Hanoi’s bustling Old Quarter, Hanoi Impressive Hotel provides rooms equipped with a computer and free
Wi-Fi. The hotel offers a free one-way pickup from Hanoi Train Station, half a kilometer away.
Hanoi Impressive Hotel is within 397 m from St Joseph’s Cathedral and Hoan Kiem Lake. Noi Bai International Airport is a 50-minute drive away.
Rooms are soundproofed and offer city views. Some offer a balcony. Each also has a flat-screen TV and coffee-making facilities.
Hotel address: 54-56 Au Trieu Street, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi, Vietnam
Website: http://www.impressivehotel.com

HOTEL IN SAPA
The travellers from Sapa Travel will spend the night in Legend Hotel. Located at the foot of Ham Rong Mountain, Sapa Legend Hotel offers cosy rooms with a fireplace and cable TV. The property
features a restaurant, 24-hour front desk and free Wi-Fi.
Rooms come with vibrant fabrics and dark wood furnishings. Included in all units are a minibar, seating area and wardrobe. Shower facilities and free bath amenities are in the attached bathroom.
The hotel restaurant serves a variety of Sapa, Vietnamese and international dishes. Room service is also available upon request.
Hotel address: 011 Muong Hoa Street, Sapa Town, Lao Cai, Vietnam
Website: http://www.legendhotel.com.vn

Note that Sapa Travel can upgrade or downgrade your hotels to meet your requirements

CRUISE ON HALONG BAY
Travelling with Sapa Travel in this package, you will overnight in Superior Dragon Cruise on Halong Bay. The fantastic selection of quality boat offers you a travel experience the mythical way to
islands you will not forget. The boat was built in 2010 and based on an exotic oriental junk, Ha Long Dragon Cruise, the model of the old Vietnamese court vessels with sails, a wide transom and
rectangular super structure, luxurious, traditional styling paired with sophisticated modern facilities and comforts. The junk boasts romantic wooden fixtures, a multitude of windows to make the most
of the amazing views and a spectacular upper deck for your total relaxation. All cabins are air-conditioned and have windows overlooking the bay. From the moment you step on board the Ha Long
Dragon Cruise you will feel pampered.

All team members are well – trained graduates dedicated to bringing you the very best of Halong Bay.
The boat staff give consultations to customers of what should be in the trip, the boat experts answer directly and accurately what you ask.

Cabin on board
5 double room and 5 twin cabins have shower bathroom with hot and cold water, A/C, walk-in closets, safety life vests will make you feel comfortable. The harmonious combination among wooden
carvings, lantern inspires customers’ classic impression. Whenever you can relax in your room and enjoy the splendor of the sites through panoramic window.

Restaurant on board
Located in the front of the junk, with area for check in/out, this cozy restaurant is designed to serve 22 customers with separate tables and chair carved with precious wood. Cuisines offered on
board with topics: traditional Vietnamese and Western foods

Sundeck on board
The sundeck are of 2 parts: one with sunbathing chairs where the guests can be tanning themselves for relaxing with sunset complementary drinks and foods, one with wooden chairs where you
can sit and enjoy cocktails, and the tranquility of World Wonder Heritage surrounded by green background of emerald water.

MEALS
Sapa Travel will have the meals at the local restaurants as per this itinerary. In Sapa, you will have picnic lunch, one dinner with Dzay hill trible, another lunch with Red Dao tribe in Sapa. On Halong
Bay, the full meals are on board.
Note that the drinks are excluded in the price quoted by Sapa Travel

TRANSPORTATION
In Hanoi, we will use a private car, minivan or coach for airport pickup, transfers. For Halong Bay excursions, please note that you will join with the group. Usually, it is a minivan 24 seats for adults or 30 seats for 20 persons

Sapa Travel will use a minivan to pick up from the village (Giang Ta Chai) to Sapa. For the transfer from Sapa hotel to Lao Cai station, we use the shuttle bus

All the vehicles are with air conditioners and experienced driver

TIPS
The tips are not compulsory but welcome. The normal tip is U$ 3/person/ day

BOOKING
Please send the request to info@travelsapa.com. Our expert, Mr. Long, will answer you very quickly about the availability. You can call Sapa Travel at +84912217448 for information about this budget package Hanoi- Halong Bay- Sapa. We will have group discounts for GIT. If you and your friends travel together, you will pay less. We offer free package for the leader with the group of more than 16 adults.

PAYMENT
When you finalize the budget package from Hanoi to Halong Bay and Sapa, Sapa Travel will send you an invoice for payment. Usually we require 30% or 40% deposit in advance. You can pay via credit cards, wire funds (bank transfer) or Western Union.

FINAL VOUCHER
After having your deposit, our operators will complete the bookings and the Sapa travel expert will send you a final voucher in PDF format. Please print out this voucher to show Sapa Travel representative in Hanoi for balance payment.