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Northern Vietnam Luxury Adventure Tour 8 days
Tripcode: VENLA8D

• Private pick-up & drop-off services
• Private tour with English or French speaking guide
• Daily departure from Hanoi

We guide you through the most exciting destinations of Northern Vietnam. Start your trip in cosmopolitan Hanoi , where you will be treated to a private city tour, dinner at one of the city's leading restaurants, and a performance of the famed water puppets.

After Hanoi, you take the deluxe Victoria Express train to Sapa. Set among the highest mountains in Vietnam , at the border of China , Sapa is one of the country's most intriguing destinations. It gains its reputation most notably for its terraced rice paddies and colorful markets where villagers converge to sell and buy goods and, most importantly, to socialize. The 'Victoria Express' train has revolutionized the accessibility of this area of Vietnam . In Sapa, spend time learning about the local hill tribe villages and absorb the magnificent scenery before taking the train back to Hanoi .

We spend a night on a junk cruising Halong Bay , where thousands of limestone rock sculptures jut dramatically from the sea and numerous grottoes have created an ephemeral, fantastic landscape.

Day 1: Arrival Hanoi (D)

Warmmly welcome on arrival in Hanoi airport. Pick up and transfer to hotel. Welcome dinner at local restaurant followed by a water puppet show. Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 2: Hanoi City Tour (B/L)

Start your luxury adventure trip in Hanoi, Vietnam 's artistic and intellectual capital. Explore the fascinating Old Quarter and its hundreds of specialty shops selling silk clothing, lacquerware, embroidered linens, furniture, bamboo, cooking utensils, ceremonial objects and more. Walk around Hoan Kiem Lake , take a ride on a cyclo to dinner, and watch a performance of Vietnam 's famed water puppet show. Dine in French colonial villas converted into gourmet restaurants. Enjoy people watching at stylish cafes. Shop for impressive modern art in the city's many galleries. Also visit Hanoi 's main cultural attractions, including the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, his House on Stilts, the One Pillar Pagoda, the Fine Arts Museum and the Temple of Literature. Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 3: Hanoi - Lao Cay by Victoria Express Train for Sapa (B)

Enjoy a free day of leisure in the post-colonial city Hanoi . You may like to visit the bustling, narrow streets of the Old Quarter; each street specializing in one particular product, or perhaps opt for some cultural sights by viewing some of Hanoi's many museums. In particular the Museum of Ethnology dedicated to Vietnam 's 54 ethnic minority peoples. Perhaps you could visit Hoa Lo prison, formerly known by its inmates as 'The Hanoi Hilton'. Some of its more notable guests included Senator John McCain and Pete Peterson, the first post-war U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam. You could stroll around the French quarter where many of the embassies are located. Or take a shopping expedition in the Old Quarter or just relax at one of the many parks and lakes that make Hanoi one of the greenest cities in Asia.

In the evening your guide will meet you at your hotel & bring you to the Hanoi station for getting on the Victoria Express train. Overnight on train.

Day 4: Lao Cai - Sapa (B/L)

The train arrives at the Lao Cai train station at approximately 6:00am. There will be a vehicle waiting to transfer us to Sapa. The drive to Sapa is only 33 km but it takes around 1.5 hours. Once at Sapa, we will check into Victoria hotel (Early check-in subject to availabilty) and have breakfast at the Ta Van Restaurant of Victoria Hotel and then enjoy a free morning to explore around town.

Meet your guide in the hotel lobby at 2:00 pm for a walking tour to the hilltribe villages of Cat Cat, home to the H'mong ethnic minority peoples. As you walk to the villages nestled in the valley below Sapa, you will meet some of the local minority people on their way to and from Sapa. In the village you have the opportunity to share cultural experiences with the families that live in the area. Overnight at Victoria Sapa hotel.

Day 5: Sapa - Hanoi (B/L)

Following breakfast at we explore the Sapa daily market and then set out on our 3-4 hour trek that will take us along buffalo paths and trails and through several hilltribe villages of Lao Chai and Tavan, home to H'mong, and Dzay people. This is an absolutely spectacular walk through stunning scenery inhabited by some of the friendliest people you can meet. Stop for lunch on the way to Ta Van village. Transfer to Lao Cai station for Victoria Express train back to Hanoi. Overnight on train.

Day 6: Hanoi - Halong Bay - Cruise (B/L/D)

Early arrive in Hanoi around 5:00 am. Pick up from here, transfer to restaurant for breakfast and morning coffee.

Day 7: Halong Bay - Hanoi (B)

Day 8: Hanoi Departure (B)

You have free time until pick-up at your hotel and transfer to Noi Bai airport for your departure flight. End of services.

Tour price includes:

+ Private door-to-door pick-up & drop-off services.
+ All private transportation
+ Accommodation shared in Double/Twin room with daily breakfast
+ Experienced English or French speaking guide.
+ Halong Bay cruise program
+ Meals as stated in the itinerary (B: Breakfast ; L: Lunch ; D: Dinner)
+ All sightseeing tickets.
+ Tissues and water on coach.
+ Complimentary Vietnam visa on arrival pre-approved letter.
+ Services charges and government tax.
+ Exclusive and personalized single agent/single customer service.
+ No extra charge after services confirmation
+ 24/7 hotline support guaranteed

Tour price exclude:

+ International flights & departures taxes
+ Personal expenses, tips and gratuities
+ Travel insurance
+ Beverage
+ Vietnam visa stamp fee (US$ 25 & 02 passport photos per person)
+ Other servives not mentioned above

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Tour Category	Valid from 01 Oct 2011 - 30 Sep 2012 Price per person in USD for the party of
	1	2	3-4	5-6	7-9	10-14	Sgl Sup
Luxury	3,245	1,840	1,742	1,641	1,627	1,594	839

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