Day 1: Hanoi
   Meet on arrival at Hanoi Noi Bai International Airport and transfer to hotel for check in. At leisure. Evening enjoy the famous Vietnamese traditional art of water puppet show.
  Overnight :at Hotel in Hanoi
 ( include: Breakfast)

Day2: Hanoi- Mai Chau village
  Depart from Hanoi at 7:00 a.m and arrive in Mai Chau at 11h30 a.m. Have lunch in Mai Chau. Then the tour guide will help you explore unique lifestyles of Thai Den and Thai Trang – two minority groups settling in Ban Lac. You also enjoy yourselves with specialities of the hospitable residents in there. At night, there comes the great time of Fire Festival where you could explore more about the originality of these minority groups' customs
 Overnight  at a lodge in Mai Chau
 ( include: Breakfast, lunch)

Day 3: Mai Chau- Cuc Phuong National Park
   Drive to Cuc Phuong national park through rice fields and villages, river and limestone mountains to Nhoquan. Arrival and visiting Cuc Phuong national park and go for pleasant walk through the lush of vegetation of rain forest.
 Overnight :at the national park lodge
 ( include: Breakfast and lunch)

Day 4: Cuc Phuong- Tam Coc
  Breakfast at the national park lodge Walk to visit the big tree & tall tree (century tree) butterfly museum and look out for a stuning view over the park. Drive to Ninhbinh and proceed to Tamcoc where we embark on river sampan for a 3 hour cruise along the Ngo Dong River flowing peacefully between 2 spectacular limestone mountain ranges. Enjoy the wonders of nature. Feel the peace and calmness of the region.
 Overnight:  at Hotel in Ninh Binh
 (include: Breakfast and lunch)

Day 5: Tam Coc- Halong Bay
   Breakfast at the hotel. Drive to Halong bay through the lush of Red River vegetation in rural village. Arrival Halong bay 12.30 Check in on board of Victory, enjoy seasonal fruits while the captain introduce the programme of journey. 13.00 – 14.30 Start the journey. Lunch served with local cuisines menu and enjoy the paramount view at Ha Long. 15.00 Visit Cua Van Fishing village – see the actual daily life of fising village people. 16.00 Explore Surprise Cave – one of the most famous caves on the Ha Long Bay. 17.00 Stop at this place. Free to swim and take kayak if desire. 18.00 Return to your cruise or relaxation or enjoy sunset on the bay. 19.30 – 21.00 Dinner at the restaurant with prepared menu. 21.00 Watch Ha Long bay video. 21.30 Free at your leisure like lying on deck or going to catch squid. 
 Overnight :on Victoria Cruise 4* in Halong Bay
 ( include: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner)

Day 6: Halong Bay- Hanoi
   6.30 See sunrise on the Ha Long Bay or swim on the beach. 7.00 Continue cruising towards. Enjoy breakfast with cakes & coffee. 8.00 – 9.00 Visit Titop seaside or Soi Sim. You can swim or climb to the mountain. 9.30 Check out time. 10.00 Enjoy brunch on the way back to the port. 11.00 arriving at the port. Car will wait & pick-up and drive back to Hanoi. Arriving in Hanoi, free time.
 Overnight: at Hotel in Hanoi
 (include: Breakfast and lunch)

Day 7:  Hanoi- Full day sightseeing- Overnight train to Sapa
     You will have an all day Hanoi City Tour, tour guide will show you the most attractions of Hanoi: Ho Chi Minh Museum, Ho Chi Minh residence, One pillar pagoda, continue to West lake with stop at Quan Thanh Tempnle & Tran Quoc Pagoda, then visit Temple of Literature, the first university in Vietnam before the lunch at local restaurant. More sightseeing to Ethnology Museum where you will have time to explore traditional lifestyle of 54 ethnic minorities in Vietnam. And finishing Hanoi city tour with rickshaw (cyclo) tour around Hanoi Old Quarter, Hoan Kiem lake. Tonight we will take the night train to Sapa. Overnight train trip to Lao Cai in shared sleeping compartments (sharing 4 berths per compartment).
 Overnight: at Overnight Train to Sapa
 (include: Breakfast and Lunch)

Day 8:  Tribal Market Day- Sapa
  Arrive to Laocai station, transfer to colorful market .You will enjoy beautiful scenery along the ride until you arrive in Muong Khuong. From there, you turn in a dirt road, which goes up in mountains. The tinny market is surrounded by pine trees forests and villages. Flower Hmong, Tu Di, Tay and Giay ethnic minorities come to buy and sell local products such as food and material for agriculture and fabric. After exploring the market, you will be able to visit a village of Black Dao.You will then head back to Muong Khuong and have lunch in a local restaurant. After lunch, you get on the car for journey back to Lao Cai. Contintue onto Sapa.
 Overnight: at Hotel in Sapa
 (include: Breakfast and Lunch)

Day 9:  Sapa Sightseeing
   After a continental breakfast at the hotel you have a easy trip to visit Red Dzao Village, enjoy the beautiful landscape. After Lunch at a local restaurant, we take a short drive to Cat Cat and Sinchai village of the Hmong people, there you should take a soft walk around then share their daily lives for a rare glimpse into their culture and customs.
 Overnight: at Hotel in Sapa
(include: Breakfast and lunch)

Day 10:  Sapa- Overnight Train to Hanoi
   Breakfast at the hotel, then embark to Lao Chai and Ta Van villages home of Tay people. Pleasant walk through rice terraces and meet with the Red Dzao and the Black H'mong. Late of afternoon, transfer to Lao Cai station for evening train to Hanoi. Overnight on soft sleeper cabin. Please note that the train is a local experience. Cabins are shared with other local passengers (unless private cabin is requested and all berths paid for - with supplement). Communal rest rooms at either end of the carriages complete the local experience.
 Overnight: at Overnight Train To Hanoi
(include: Breakfast and lunch)