Day 1: Hanoi Arrival (Meals : N/A)
Our representative/tour guide will meet and greet you at the airport. Drive to your hotel. Overnight in Hanoi

Day 2: Hanoi City Tours (Meals : B)
A full day city tour of Vietnam's capital. Hanoi is a unique city with tree-lined boulevards, French colonial architecture, peaceful lakes and oriental temples. The city tour includes such as Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum, the One Pillar Pagoda, the Fine Arts Museum, the Temple of Literature, the Lake of the Restored Sword and the Old Quarter. In the evening enjoy a traditional Vietnamese water puppet show. Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 3: Hanoi - Haiphong (Meals : B/L)
An early start to drive to Hai Phong, Vietnam's third largest city and gateway to Halong Bay, 100km to the east of Hanoi. On arrival board the hydrofoil for the 55 minutes journey to Cat Ba Island, the largest in the bay. At Cat Ba board a private boat for a cruise among some of the 3,000 limestone islands that are scattered throughout this spectacular bay. The cruise includes a fresh seafood lunch. Return to Hai Phong by hydrofoil in the afternoon. Transfer to hotel. Overnight in Hai Phong.

Day 4: Haiphong - Hanoi (Meals : B/L)
Hai Phong still has many impressive examples of classic European colonial architecture in its town centre. A morning cyclo tour along the wide boulevards includes a visit to Hang Kenh tapestry factory and the Du Hang Pagoda, founded over three centuries ago. Return to Hanoi in by road after lunch in Hai Phong and transfer to hotel. The rest of the afternoon is free for relaxing or shopping for souvenirs. Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 5: Hanoi - Sapa (Meals : B/L)
Leave Hanoi by road for the picturesque day's journey to Sapa, in the far north western corner of Vietnam. There are many photo opportunities along the way and after a lunch stop at Yen Bai visit Black Dao and Flower H'mong villages en route. Arrive at Lao Cai in the late afternoon where you can gaze across the Red River at China on the opposite bank. From Lao Cai the road winds up the terraced hillsides to Sapa, a former French hill resort and home to some of Vietnam's most colorful ethnic groups. Transfer to hotel. Overnight in Sapa.
Day 6: Sapa walking tour (Meals : B)
A morning walking tour of Sapa visits the busy market where Red Dao, Black H'mong and other hill tribes converge from the surrounding countryside to sell their embroidery, silverware and handicrafts and to buy provisions.