Day 01 HANOI – ARRIVAL. Day 02 Hanoi city tour – Lao Cai (Breakfast at hotel). Day 03 Lao Cai – Sapa (Breakfast at local restaurant. Day 04 Sapa – Lao Cai (Breakfast at hotel). Day 05 Hanoi – Halong bay over night cruise (Traditional breakfast PHO, lunch and dinner on board). Day 06 Halong bay – Hanoi (Breakfast and brunch on board). Day 07 Hanoi – Luang Prabang. Day 08 Luang Prabang – Pak Ou Cave . Day 09 Luang Prabang – Khuang Si Waterfall. Day 10 Luang Prabang – Siem Reap. Day 11 Full Day Temple Tours. Day 12 Full Day Temple Tours . Day 13 Boat trip – Departure .

Day 01           HANOI – ARRIVAL 

Your luxury holiday starts as we collect you at Ha Noi airport (Noi Bai), and you’re taken directly to your hotel. Hanoi is a stylish and exciting city that retains an unique old world charm and some Asia‘s most striking colonial architecture. The lakes and parks provide pleasant and relaxing escapes from the bustle of the city. Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 02           Hanoi city tour – Lao Cai (Breakfast at hotel)

Your Northern Tour continues on day 2 in Hanoi with breakfast, followed by a full day city tour starting with the Ho Chi Minh Complex, containing the mausoleum of the nation’s founder Ho Chi Minh, the Presidential Palace, Ho Chi Minh’s house on stilts. Close to this site is the One Pillar Pagoda, whose origin dates back to the foundation of Hanoi a thousand years ago.  Your tour of Hanoi continues with a trip to the remarkable Temple of Literature, well known as Vietnam’s first university.

After your own lunch, you’ll enjoy a walk around the peaceful Hoan Kiem Lake and through the less peaceful Old Quarter, a bewildering maze of shopping streets and restaurants with an amazing assortment of architecture – traditional tube houses, countless pagodas, artisans’ workshops and cottages, colonial houses and modern concrete edifices. You will see an evening performance of Hanoi’s famous water puppets before having a transfer to Hanoi Railway Station for a night train to Lao Cai with your tour guide escort. Overnight on train.

Day 03           Lao Cai – Sapa (Breakfast at local restaurant)

The train arrives at around 6AM after which you’ll be transferred by private car to Sapa, one and a half hours away. At an elevation of 1,500 meters, Sapa was once a hill resort of French administrators when the summer heat became unbearable. Getting to meet the ethnic minority people is a highlight of visiting Sapa, although their living conditions are basic.  After settling into your hotel you will take a soft trek to Cat Cat village about 3 kilometres away from town take you about 3 hours walking to visit H’Mong minority people who first lived in Vietnam in the 17^th & 18^th centuries, then you’ll walk to Ham Rong mountain about 2 hours for a fabulous overview of Sapa town. Overnight in Sapa.

Day 04  Sapa – Lao Cai (Breakfast at hotel)

Day 4 of your tou continues after breakfast with a visit to Lao Chai and Ta Van villages home of the H’mong and Dzay people will take you an hour drive and 3 hours walking in the village. You’ll be driven through on a breathtaking landscape leading to these villages head off the beaten track to explore. In the late afternoon you’ll return to Lao Cai train station for the return overnight train to Hanoi. Overnight on train.

Day 05           Hanoi – Halong bay over night cruise (Traditional breakfast PHO, lunch and dinner on board)

You’ll be met at the Railway Station early this morning and you’ll have the chance to see early morning life in Hanoi as the locals do their morning exercises and Tai Chi. You’ll also get to see the unique flower market before heading for Vietnam’s number one destination – Halong bay. Arriving just before lunch, you’ll embark on a traditional Vietnamese junk. Take lunch on board and enjoy the afternoon and overnight cruise as it provides you with fantastic views of the fabulous scenery blending with the sky and some 3,000 limestone islands which amazingly rise from the clear and emerald water. The limestone karst formations are littered with beaches, grottoes and beautiful caves, some of which you’ll visit. Overnight on board in Halong Bay.

Day 06           Halong bay – Hanoi (Breakfast and brunch on board)

The tour continues with a morning spent cruising on to the Man’s Head, Tortoise islands and then Luon Cave by small bamboo boat. After an brunch check out and continue to travel though Bai Tu Long to Bai Chay for disembark, meet the driver and guide to transfer you back to Hanoi. Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 07           Hanoi – Luang Prabang (Breakfast at hotel) QV323 18:50 – 19:00 or VN931 09:35 – 11:00.

After breakfast, you are driven to Vincom – one of biggest shopping mall in Hanoi then you are free to relax until your transfer to Noi Bai airport for your departure flight to Luang Prabang. Upon arrival meet and greet at the airport and transfer to your hotel. Luang Prabang is a fascinating historical city with a delightful mix of Buddhist temples and French Colonial buildings. In fact, it is still very much a rural kind of city in comparison to neighboring countries.

To end the day we recommend you try climbing Phousi Hill, with its 328 steps, it’s a rewarding walk as once at the summit you’ll have for a fabulous panorama view over the town centre and the mighty Mekong River and beyond. We return to your hotel late afternoon and the evening will be at you leisure.

Day 08           Luang Prabang – Pak Ou Cave (Breakfast at hotel)

Today we visit the best known temples through Luang Prabang, which tell the story of the city through the ages. First we visit Wat Visoun: which is a replica of an older Temple which was erected in the same place back in 1513, this replica was built in 1898 on the same site as that of the monastery of the middle Ages. The Wat houses numerous religious art treasures. Wat Xieng Thong is a royal Wat built on the banks of the Mekong river built in 1559 which has remained relatively undamaged by the various invasions mainly Chinese over the centuries.

We’ll take you on an amazing long tail boat journey along the Mekong River, through the beautiful Laotian countryside all the way to the fascinating Pak Ou caves, which in fact are a cave system of two interlinked caves, crammed full of Buddha statues left behind by pilgrims over generations and then we’ll observe the traditional process of rice wine distillation in Ban Sanghai. We recommend you try a taste of this locally produced wine. We return to Luang Prabang late afternoon.

Day 09           Luang Prabang – Khuang Si Waterfall (Breakfast at hotel)

For those early risers you have a fantastic opportunity to take part in the daily morning ritual of Alms giving to the saffron-clad monks who walk along in single file collecting offerings, normally food. This is a unique tradition throughout Laos and the monks are fully supported by the local residents.

After breakfast at your hotel we have time to visit famous former Laotian royal palace before continue to Kuang si waterfall

Day 10: Luang Prabang – Siem Reap (Breakfast at hotel) QV513 10:55-14:20 or VN931 11:40-13:35

After breakfast free and easy until time transfer you to airport for your onward departure to Siem Reap. Upon arrival at Siem Reap airport, meets and transfers to hotel for check in

Lunch not included

In the afternoon, visit to the temple of Kravan, Srah Srang, Banteay Kdei and Ta Prohm

Dinner not included and night at hotel

Day 11 : Full Day Temple Tours (Breakfast + Dinner)

Breakfast at hotel

Explore the greatest city of South Gate of Angkor Thom, Bayon, Baphuon, Elephant Terrace, Leper King Terrace and the Royal Enclosure

Lunch not included

In the afternoon, visit to Angkor Wat temple until sunset

Dinner and Enjoy Khmer Traditional Dance Show at local restaurant and night at hotel

Day12: Full Day Temple Tours (Breakfast)

Breakfast at hotel

Visit to Landmine Museum and Banteay Srey temples.

Lunch not included

Excursion to Kbal Spean Resort where you will climb up the 1800 meter hill high to see the river of thousand lingas

Dinner not included and night at hotel

Day 13  : Boat trip – Departure (B)

Breakfast at hotel

Excursion to Floating Village on Tonle Sap Lake where you will enjoy the boat ride to see the floating houses, schools, hospital, church, restaurants and the flooded forests.

Lunch not included

In the afternoon, transfer to Siem Reap airport for flight to next destination

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