BREATHTAKING SAPA & HALONG BAY FAMILY HOLIDAY
The northern area of Vietnam is always an attractive destination for most families visiting the country. This 05-Day Breathtaking Sapa Family Holiday to Halong Bay will take you and your children from the mountain to the bay, the most beautiful landscape of Northern Vietnam along with family-friendly activities. With a short 5-day trip but your family will have a wonderful chance to discover the life style of the hill tribes, the striking terraced rice field in Sapa as well as the World Heritage Sites of Halong Bay.
Spectacular Landscapes
- The sublime greatness of Fansipan Peak of Hoang Lien Son Range
- The yellow rice terraced fields mixed with the green grass borders
- The magnificent beauty of World Heritage Halong Bay
Kid-friendly Activities
- Experience an excellent night train with superb services
- Do light treks through poetic hill tribes of H'mong & Red Dzao ethnic groups
- Do swimming at the beach and kayaking to explore surrounding islets
Cultural Discovery
- Learn traditional customs and daily works of the ethnic people
- Taste numerous mouth-watering local food
- Understand interesting stories relating to Halong Bay and its surroundings
Day 1: Hanoi – Sapa/ Night Train
Day 2: Lao Cai - Sapa - Lao Chai - Ta Van (B,L)
Day 3: Sapa – Ta Phin – Sapa (B,L)
Day 4: Hanoi – Halong Bay (B,L,D)
Day 5: Halong Bay – Hanoi (B)
- In the evening, get picked up by our driver and guide to take your family to the Tran Quy Cap train station
- At 9.45 PM, get on an overnight train on private 4-berth cabins from Vietnam’s capital city to the border town of Lao Cai
- Overnight Train: fully-equipped cabins featuring air-conditioning, reading lights, comfortable beds and Sapa-inspired décor; available with high-speed internet, restrooms, toiletries and hot/cold water as well as snacks
- Overnight on train
Night train
Sapa Stone Church
- At around 6.00 AM, reach Lao Cai train station where your family will be picked up by private driver to transfer to Sapa Town where you enjoy fresh air and wet and cold climate
- Have a hearty breakfast at a local restaurant before your trip to hill tribes of Sapa
- Visit Lao Chai – a village of Black Hmong ethnic people – to get a closer look at their daily life and how they make their traditional clothes, handicraft, indigo, etc.
- Do trekking with your children along the mountainside and admire one of the appealing views of the golden rice terrace field in Vietnam
- Walk to Ta Van – a village of Giay people – through a suspension bridge to mesmerize the beauty of cascading terraced fields, which are decorated by the green of corn and young rice on both sides of the road
- Back to Sapa Town for overnight
Trekking
Local Activities
Hotel
Terraced fields in Ta Van village
- Begin the morning with a 3-kilometre trek through spectacular scene to the village of Suoi Ho where you can enjoy views over endless rice terraces and the animals the H’mong minority use for their daily works
- Come across the impressive ruins of a church in Ma Tra dating back to the French occupation in the early 1900s
- Ta Phin village: located towards the northeast of Sapa Town and a home to Red Dao and H’mong ethnic groups possessing a rich culture that has not been damaged by the modern life
- Try the Red Dao herbal medicine bath using plants from the land to treat many illnesses to take a rest after a fantastic trekking day
- Return to Sapa town for lunch and drive back the hotel in Hanoi
Trekking
Local Activities
Hotel
Red Dzao ethnic minorities
- Transfer to Halong Bay by a shuttle bus from the cruise and enjoy the peaceful scenery as we travel through the countryside, farmlands and Red River delta along the road
- On arrival the meeting point, welcome aboard the cruise with the welcome drink and check-in cabin
- Refresh and unwind on the cruise until enjoy the typical local lunch in the dining room
- Then, explore the Surprising Cave (hang Sung Sot): first discovered by the French in 1901 and divided into 2 caverns which the first is connected by a small passageway to the larger one next-door with the capacity of over 1000 people
- Head to Titop Island area for swimming, kayaking or doing a short trek to the top of island to have the overview of Halong Bay from here
- Enjoy Sunset Party on the sundeck to watch the amazing sunset with others on the cruise
- Have an authentic Vietnamese dinner and then take one of interesting activities like book reading, games, movies, and squid fishing, etc.
Local Activities
Cruise
Kayak
Halong Bay
- Join a Tai Chi session on the sundeck which helps you full of energy for the day
- Take a bamboo boat rowed by the locals to visit the beautiful Luon Cave to admire the stunning views of the bay and the sheer limestone cliffs plunging into the cool & green lake
- Luon Cave: situated on Bo Hon Island and an open air cave with only access by boat. A group of islands join to form a brakish lake about 1 kilimetre in circumference
- Join the short class of Cooking Demonstration to learn how to make spring rolls before an early lunch is served
- Return the shore and head to the hotel in Hanoi
Local Activities
Local boat
Beach
Kayaking in Halong Bay
- Private door-to-door pick-up & drop-off services
- Professional and experienced English speaking guide at each destination
- 03 nights in all 3/4/5* hotels with central location, great breakfast & free WiFi
- 01 private 4-berth cabin on night Hanoi – Lao Cai night train
- Limousine Van transfer from Sapa to Hanoi
- 02 days 01 night joining on Halong Bay Cruise
- All entrance fees as mentioned in the itinerary
- Meals as clearly mentioned (B: 04 breakfasts, L: 04 lunches, D: 01 dinner)
- Bottled water is available on minivan (01 bottled water per person per day)
- Services charges and government tax
- 24/7 hotline customer services during the trip
- No extra charge after confirmation
- All the International flight
- International departures taxes,Travel insurance
- Surcharge for early check in and late check out the hotel
- Personal expenses, tips and gratuities
- All the meals which does not mentioned clearly above
- Peak season or Public holidays surcharge if any
- Compulsory Gala dinner on X-Mas or New Year if any
- Vietnam visa stamp fee
- Other services not mentioned above
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Miss Loan the tour operator took us out for an evening meal when in Hanoi, she had been extremely helpful throughout the whole process, particularly as this was our first visit to the area. Then on to Ha Long Bay on an incredible cruise with Ginger Cruise with high quality dinning and wonderful decor in the cabins. I would strongly recommend Viet Prestige Travel to anyone who is looking to visit this part of the world with a bespoke agenda.
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