Day 1: Hanoi
Airport pickup by private car. Arrive at the hotel, check in, discover the Hanoi Old Quarter then watch the Puppet Show. Stay in 1st night hotel.
Day 2: Ninh Bình (Mua Cave- Tam Coc- Hoa Lu)
07:15 – 07:45 Pick-up from your hotel or private address in Hanoi Old Quarter and departure to Ninh Binh.
09:30 -10:00 Arrive at Hang Mua, “Mua Cave” one of the most alluring places to get the panorama view in Ninh Binh.
11:00 – 11:30 Take a bike and start riding around the village to explore the gorgeous rice fields surrounded by limestone mountains with a unique route and visit a local family in the Tam Coc area.
12:30 Enjoy a special lunch prepared with the traditional cuisine
14:00 After the lunch break, continue your trip with a sampan rowed by a local for about 1.5 hours to explore Tam Coc “Halong Bay on the land”.
16:30 Arrive in Hoa Lu, the ancient capital of Vietnam in the 10th century, and visit the temple of King Dinh.
17.30 Leave Ninh Binh and drive straight back to Hanoi.
19:00 – 19:30 Arrive in Hanoi, and we will drop you off at your hotel or private address in the Hanoi Old Quarter. Trip ends.
Day 3: Sapa (Lao Chai - Ta Van - Ban Ho)
5:30am - Arrive in Lao Cai. The bus ride uphill to Sa Pa takes a little over an hour, giving you a glimpse of the stunning vistas and impressive rice terraces.
8am - Glide 9km to Lao Chai Village to visit the Black H'Mong people, and then continue 2km along a trail to Ta Van to meet the local Dzay people.
After lunch in Su Pan, ride 10km of rocky road down the valley to Ban Ho. Stop at the home stay of your Tay hosts to drop off your gear, then take a walk around the village to the waterfall for a swim. Then you will have tasteful dinner in a local house and stay overnight in the Tay's stilt house.
Day 4: Sapa (Thanh phu-Nam Sai-Thanh Phu-Ga)
After breakfast, cycle 8km to Thanh Phu, then doing a 7km loop along the trail to Nam Sai villages to visit Xa Pho and Red Dzao ethnic minority groups. Head back to Thanh Phu for lunch in a local house, then cycle down the stunning valley to a hanging bridge where your jeep will meet you on the main road. Drive back up the valley to Sa Pa. 5pm - Bus departs Sapapathfinder office in Sa Pa to Lao Cai. Return to Hanoi Stay at Le Chanvre Hotel
Day 5: Hanoi Foodie Tour
08.30 – 09.00 Pick-up from the hotel and transfer to our meeting point by local transportation.
09.00 Start the journey by discovering the local food world in Hanoi like a real local man and taking some steps into the Hanoi Old Quarter area. You will have a chance to enjoy green papaya salad, fried spring roll, Pho (Beef or chicken noodle), Banh Cuon (steamed stuffed pancake), Banh Mi, Hanoi draught beer. During the tour, you will not only have an opportunity to enjoy delicious local foods but will also be guided about the ingredients and process of making this local tasty dish, as well as introduced to some destinations of culture, history, and temples such as the local
market, Heritage house, and the old city gate of Hanoi Old Quarter.
11:30 Our Barista will introduce the info about the class. Such as history of Vietnamese
Coffee, Egg Coffee, Phin Coffee…Following the process for the famous cup of Egg Coffee
12:00 Come back to hotel, check out and depart from the hotel
