Code:
NB05
Ninh Binh and Sapa
Duration:
4 Days
Embark on our thoughtfully curated 4-day Ninh Binh and Sapa tour, a promise of extraordinary exploration. Personalize the adventure to match your preferences – our dedicated experts will exceed your desires. Send a request, sharing your needs, and witness your dream experience come to life. Your remarkable journey awaits!
INCLUSIONS:
Private A/c transportation with all entrance per itinerary
English speaking tour guide
Vietnamese meals as mentioned in the itinerary
Accommodation in shared twin/ double during the tour
Sightseeing tickets & permit
Two way cable car ticket
Bicycles and sampan boat-ride in Ninh Binh
Bottled water on the vehicle
EXCLUSIONS
Travel insurance
Drinks and other meals
Hotel in Hanoi (Optional)
Tips and gratuities
Personal expenses and others not mentioned clearly above.
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DAY 1: HANOI - NINH BINH (TAM COC, THAI VI TEMPLE & BICH DONG PAGODA)
7:30 a.m. Get picked up at your hotel in Hanoi and take 2,5 hour drive through the fertile land of the Red River Delta, you will arrive at Tam Coc boat operation place in Ninh Binh.
On arrival, take 2 hr sampan boat ride on a small river and through 3 tunnel-like caves. (This area is considered as “Inland Halong Bay” featured with karst formations.)
An easy walk in between the limestone mountains to visit Thai Vi temple (which dedicated to a Vietnamese heroic dynasty.) from Thanh Station.
A Vietnamese lunch is served at a local restaurant.
Afternoon 1.5 hr bicycle ride along the back roads through beautiful scenery of towering karsts on the ground of ponds, rice paddies and rural villages. (On the bike, we will have as many stops as you want to take photographs.)
Visit Bich Dong Pagoda, an important religious place for the locals in the region.
4:00 p.m. Check in your hotel and take it easy before dinner.
What's Included
Accommodation
Tour
Transfer
Guide
/Lunch/ Dinner
DAY 2: NINH BINH - HANOI
Have breakfast at the accommodation
8:00 a.m. Get transferred to Hang Mua and embark on a hike (approx. 500 steps) to a mountain summit where you're able to admire a panorama view over the rocky mountains and fertile valleys.
Followed by a trek on rural paths through rice fields, and along the sides of sheer cliffs.
Your lunch is served at a local restaurant in the area.
Afternoon short trek out to where your private vehicle awaits and spend the remainder of the day driving back to Hanoi.
Between 4 and 5 p.m. arrive at your hotel in Hanoi, check into your hotel and stay for the night.
** Note: The hotel in Hanoi tonight is not included, please let your travel consultant know if you wish to have it arranged at the booking time.
What's Included
Accommodation
Tour
Transfer
Guide
Breakfast/ Lunch/
DAY 3: HANOI - SAPA
7:00 a.m.: Meet your driver and tour guide again for the morning drive to the mountain town of Sapa town. (the drive takes 5 hours.)
Arrive at Sapa around noon and have a Vietnamese set menu lunch at a restaurant
Start the afternoon by a short transfer to a trekking point at the slope down to Y Linh Ho village, Muong Hoa Valley (the most beautiful valley in Sapa region)
Embark on a beautiful trek down hill with mountain views of stunning terraced fields and tribal villages of the H'mong ethnic minority.
(The trek is up and down at times, include paved and un-paved sections of the path. After crossing a suspension bridge, the path gets smaller and a bit steep for a while before down again)
Late in the afternoon, get picked up at Lao Chai village and return to Sapa town for the night at a hotel.
What's Included
Accommodation
Tour
Transfer
Guide
Lunch/ Dinner
DAY 4: SAPA - HANOI
Breakfast is served at your hotel
Then at about 9:00AM, meet up our guide and driver at your hotel and transfer to Fansipan Cable Car station to begin the journey conquering Fansipan Mt. by modern cable car. The cable car in Sapa is the world’s longest and highest cable car.
Reaching Mount Fansipan used to mean a full-day hike at least. But from Feb 2016 the trek up will be reduced to a 25-minute flight by cable car. The 6.5km long cable car can carry a maximum of 2,000 passengers an hour, with each cabin accommodating 35 passengers.
While traveling by cable car, you can enjoy the scenery and magnificent views to Sapa and views of Muong Hoa valley, Hoang Lien National Park. After that, take the return ride to get back the first station.
In the afternoon, just lay back on your private car for the long drive back to Hanoi.
Arrive at your hotel in Hanoi. End of the service.
** Note: The hotel in Hanoi tonight is not included, please let your travel consultant know if you wish to have it arranged at the booking time.
What's Included
Accommodation
Tour
Transfer
Guide
Breakfast/ Lunch/
PRICING IN US DOLLAR FOR PRIVATE TRIP PER PERSON BASED ON TWIN/ DOUBLE SHARING:
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05 - 06
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11 - 12
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13 - 15
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