THE HIGHLAND BEAUTY OF VIETNAM
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Duration
Tour Type
9 Days 8 Nights – Ha Noi – Sapa – Da Nang – Ho Chi Minh
Overview
Discover the enchanting charm of Vietnam’s majestic highlands with our immersive “Highland Beauty of Vietnam” tour package. Journey through the misty mountains, lush tea plantations, and vibrant ethnic villages of Northern and Central Vietnam. This curated adventure takes you to breathtaking destinations such as Sapa, Ha Giang, and Da Lat, where you’ll experience cool mountain air, terraced rice fields, and colorful cultural traditions. Whether trekking through scenic trails, visiting local markets, or relaxing by serene waterfalls, this tour offers a perfect blend of nature, culture, and tranquility.
Highlights
Explore the picturesque terraced fields of Sapa and interact with local hill tribes.
Drive through the jaw-dropping Ma Pi Leng Pass in Ha Giang.
Discover Da Lat’s colonial charm, pine forests, and flower gardens.
Visit local villages and experience traditional crafts and cuisine.
Enjoy guided hikes, waterfalls, and panoramic viewpoints.
Tour Plan
- Arrive in Ha Noi, our driver will take you to hotel for baggage storage
- 12:30-12:45: Our driver will take you to have lunch at our restaurant. You have an opportunity to enjoy Vietnamese cuisine. Vegeterian foods are available.
- 13:30: Visit Tran Quoc Pagoda located on Golden Fish Island in West Lake. It is the oldest pagoda in Hanoi built in the 6th century.
- 14:30: Continue to visit Temple of Literature – the first university of Vietnam, The Temple of Literature (Van Mieu Quoc Tu Giam) is one of the most attractive tourist spots in Northern Vietnam. The Temple of Literature was founded in 1070
- 15:30: Keep going to visit Hoa Lo Prison, the prison was built by the French, from 1886 to 1901, when Vietnam was still a part of French Indochina. The French called the prison Maison Centrale. The prison was called “A Hell on Earth” and now the prison is like a war museum for those who want to understand more about the war against France of Vietnamese people.
- 16:30: Our bus will take you back to the hotel for check-in.
- Free leisure and overnight in Ha Noi City
- Have take away breakfast at hotel and do hotel check-out
- 06:20:Our private car will pick you at hotel to the sleeping bus station and depart to Sapa following Noi Bai - Lao Cai highway. Along the way, you will have a chance to enjoy the beauty of northwestern mountains, terraced fields sparkling in sunlight or dim in thick fog.
- 13:00-13:30: Arrive in Sapa, have lunch at local restaurant and fo hotel check-in at 14:00 PM.
- 14:30: You will start hiking to Cat Cat Village which is occupied by the Black H’mong tribe. Here,you can see the hydroelectric power station which was built by the French in the twentieth century. You will experience the tribal way of life of ethnic minorities while enjoying wonderful views of the terraced rice paddy fieldsand the waterfall in Cat Cat village. Visitors will also understand culture, unique customs, traditional crafts such as weaving, touching carved silver, forged agricultural tools... Come back to the hotel.
- 18:30:Having dinner. After dinner, you are free to explore the charm of Sapa by night, enjoy roasted corn, baked eggs beside charcoal fire or go shopping. Especially on Saturday night, we highly recommend a stop at the Love Market - one of the unique cultures of ethenic minorities in northwest Vietnam. Overnight at hotel in Sapa.
- Day 3: Sapa – Join Group Morning Tour to Fansipan Peak – Back to Ha Noi (Breakfast + Lunch)
- Have breakfast in the hotel.
- 08:00: Car and tour guide take you to Fansipan Cable Car Station to start the journey to conquer Fansipan with the world's most modern 3-wire cable car system with a cabin that can accommodate up to 30 visitors. Then continue conquering to the top of Fansipan at 3.143m higher from sea-level, the roof of Indochina.
- 11:30: Back to Sapa, have lunch at local restaurant, take a rest and do hotel check-out.
- 13:00: Our sleeping bus will take you back to Hanoi.
- Arrive Hanoi, our driver will take you to hotel for check-in
- Free leisure and overnight in Ha Noi City
- Have breakfast at hotel and do hotel check-out
- 08:00: Pick up from Hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter or Opera Theatre Houseand departing for Halong
- 11:30 – 12:00: Arrive at Tuan Chau harbor, check in at the waiting room.
- 12:00 – 12:30: Get on Tender Boat to Verdure Lotus Cruise and enjoy Welcome drink, meet the captain, crew to get a brief introduction about cruise and safety guidelines. Complete check-in procedure.
- 13:00 – 13:15: Enjoy Vietnamese seafood and vegetarian lunch, while cruising in the magnificent Halong – Lan Ha Bay, admiring the fascinating rock formations in the bay.
- 15:00–15:30: You can choose to relax on the sundesk or explore Ba Trai Dao – Tra Bau area and the natural lagoon of Lan Ha Bay and experience kayaking here.
- 17:30 –18:30: Come back to our Cruise and participate in our Happy Our & Cooking Class. Take photos and relax.
- 19:00: Dinner is served at the restaurant. After dinner, you can join the squid fishing program, relax on the sundesk, enjoy a glass of wine at the bar…Overnight on boat.
- 6:00-6:30: Taichi on the sundeck, sightseeing sunrise
- 6:15 -7:00: Have breakfast. Morning view of bay’s landscape with a cup of tea or coffee.
- 7:00: Visitors Dark and Light Cave. Here you can freely kayak or bamboo Boat to explore the landscape, or immerse yourself. in the cool, clear blue water of this place.
- 9:30: Back to your cabin, take relax and check carefully all the luggage before leaving your cabin.
- 10:00: Check-out from the private cabin and enjoy a fantastic cruise on the bay for room service. Complete check-out procedure. Enjoy lunch at the restaurant while the cruise is returning to the harbour.
- 11:00: You take the Tender boat back to Tuan Chau port.
- Arrival at Tuan Chau Marina. Our bus will take you back to hotel in Ha Noi
- Our driver will take you to the Noi Bai International Airport as your departure flight to Da Nang City
- Arrive in Da Nang City, our driver will take you to hotel for check-in
- Free leisure and overnight in Da Nang City
- Have breakfast at hotel
- 07:30 - 08:30: Our guide and driver will pick you up from your hotel, depart for Ba Na Hill through one of the most beautiful seaside streets of Central Vietnam.
- 09:00: Arrive in Ba Na, you will have a chance to experience the two – UNESCO - record cable system up to the top of the hill and enjoy the beautiful sight of Mo stream, Toc Tien waterfall with the impressive dazzling white spume.
- Sightseeing on Ba Na Hill to:
- Hand of the gods hold Vietnam’s Golden Bridge.
- L’Jardin Zone with French Architecture Building: Tinh Tâm Garden, French Stable, one hundred-year-old pomelo tree, Old Villas.
- Linh Ung Pagoda, 27 meters Buddha Statue, Loc Uyen Garden.
- 11:30: From Debay station, you will get on the second cable system to move to Nui Chua Peak – the rooftop of Da nang City. Enjoy buffet lunch.
- Continue the tour with Fantasy Park – one of the most modern indoor game centers of the Asia.
- Visit Chua Linh Tu Temple, enjoy a panoramic view of the whole Da Nang city and Da Nang Bay through the mist in a romantic afternoon on Ba Na peak.
- Go down by the cable system. Get on coach and return the city centre.
- 17:00 -17:30: Drop off at your hotel.
- Free leisure and overnight in Da Nang City
Day 7: Da Nang Departure – Ho Chi Minh Arrival –Join Group Cu Chi Tunnels Afternoon Tour (Breakfast)
- Have breakfast at hotel and do hotel check-out
- Our driver will take you directly to the Da Nang International Airport as your departure flight to Ho Chi Minh City
- Arrive in Ho Chi Minh City, our driver will take you to hotel for baggage storage
- 12:30 – 13:00: Pick up at your hotel and depart to Cu Chi will take approximately one and a half hours bus driving.
- Upon arrival, before exploring the tunnels, you will have some short introduction followed by an introductory video about how the tunnels were constructed and how the people survived in the harsh conditions of the war time. Then, spend your time to explore the remaining area and tunnel systems which included the special constructed living areas with kitchens, bedrooms side by side with other martial facilities like storage, weapons factories, field hospitals, and command centers helping whoever lives inside the tunnels meet their basic needs. Besides, there are also many hidden trap doors and dangerous traps within the maze-like tunnels for security purpose during the war.
- 19:30: Return to hotel in Saigon for check-in
- Free leisure and overnight in Ho Chi Minh City
- Day 8: Ho Chi Minh – Join GroupDay Tour to Mekong Delta (Breakfast + Lunch)
- Have breakfast at hotel
- 7:30 – 8:00: Leaving the hustle and bustle of Ho Chi Minh City and start your trip to depart for My Tho, the town lies on the left side of the Mekong River. Upon arrival, visit Vinh Trang pagoda which sated back to the late 19th century. Then boarding the sampan and cruising down the river around the four beautiful islands known as Dragon, Unicorn, Phoenix and Tortoise islands.
- Stop over at Unicorn Island, go walking around country lane and seeing orchards, enjoy tropical fruits, folk song music which performed by the local people. Visit the fruit plantation.
- Riding a hand-rowed sampan through Thoi Son canal and treat yourself in the beauty of the countryside, visit the family business, visit honey-bee farm, enjoy honey tea and coconut candy workshop.
- Have lunch at local restaurant. Break time.
- In the afternoon, time for cycling around the Tan Thach village, meet the local villagers to experience the local daily life in the Mekong delta. Hammock relaxing and enjoy cool breeze for those can’t join the cycling trip.
- 17:30: Return to Ho Chi Minh City
- Free leisure and overnight in Ho Chi Minh City
- Have breakfast at hotel
- 7:30 – 8:00: Leaving the hustle and bustle of Ho Chi Minh City and start your trip to depart for My Tho, the town lies on the left side of the Mekong River. Upon arrival, visit Vinh Trang pagoda which sated back to the late 19th century. Then boarding the sampan and cruising down the river around the four beautiful islands known as Dragon, Unicorn, Phoenix and Tortoise islands.
- Stop over at Unicorn Island, go walking around country lane and seeing orchards, enjoy tropical fruits, folk song music which performed by the local people. Visit the fruit plantation.
- Riding a hand-rowed sampan through Thoi Son canal and treat yourself in the beauty of the countryside, visit the family business, visit honey-bee farm, enjoy honey tea and coconut candy workshop.
- Have lunch at local restaurant. Break time.
- In the afternoon, time for cycling around the Tan Thach village, meet the local villagers to experience the local daily life in the Mekong delta. Hammock relaxing and enjoy cool breeze for those can’t join the cycling trip.
- 17:30: Return to Ho Chi Minh City
- Free leisure and overnight in Ho Chi Minh City
- Have breakfast at hotel
- Do hotel check-out before 12:00 PM
- Our driver will take you directly to the Tan Son Nhat International Airport as your departure flight
Related Tours
Included/Exclude
Include
- Roundtrip airport transferby private car without guide
- Roundtrip transport Ha Noi - Ha Long by Shuttle Bus without guide
- Roundtrip transfer Ha Noi – Sapa by Sleeping bus without guide (Single Cabin)
- Meals mentioned in Itinerary: 8 Breakfast + 6 Lunch + 2 Dinner + 1 Brunch
- 07 nights accommodation at standard room in hotel and 01 night accommodation at standard cabin in Ha Long Bay cruise (Based on Double/Twin Sharing)
- Entrance fee mentioned in Itinerary
- Ba Na Hills Cable Car
- Mekong Boating
- Fansipan Cable Car
- Water in tours: 1 bottle of 550ml/person/day tour
- Tours and Transfer are on Sharing Basic with good condition coach and local guide speaking English
Exclude
- Domestic Flight
- International Flights
- Monorail transfers between Sapa Station and Muong Hoa Station
- Monorail transfers from Fansipan Station to Fansipan Peak and back
- Wax Museum, Wine Cellar Debay, Alpine Coaster Entrance Ticket and Games with coins in Ba Na Hills
- Vietnam Single Entry e-VISA (Normal Process)
- Drink on Cruise, during Meals and Surcharge for Beverages brought on Cruise
- Cu Chi Tunnel Gun Shooting
- Other meals and services than mentioned
- Laundry, telephone calls and expenditure of a personal nature
- Tips for group tour (Optional)
- Travel insurance (Compulsory)
- Early check-in and late check-out at all hotels
- Unforeseen expenses in the event of tour cancellation due to force majeure situations such as natural disasters, adverse weather conditions, or strikes...
