Includes internal flights, twin shared accommodation, English speaking guides, private cars, sightseeing and meals listed. Excludes visa and travel documents, travel insurance, international flights, local tipping, etc.
This itinerary is to give you a flavor of what is possible. We can tailor this trip to suit your specific needs and expectations. You may alter any aspect of the itinerary from excursions to accommodation.
International Flight: Excluded Welcome to Vietnam! Upon arrival in Hanoi, our guide will greet you at the airport welcome area and transfer you to the hotel for check-in. Then you will be able to relax after the long international flights or explore the city on your own.
After check-in, enjoy a stroll on your own around Hoan Kiem Lake outside your hotel. Feel free to also pick up a souvenir at the night markets or at one of the many trinket shops in the alleys and small roads of this historic part of town.
Accommodation: Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi
Day 2: Hanoi – Sapa | Road Trip to Sapa | Hill Tribes Villages
Meals: Breakfast Today, you will start an adventure with our 14 Days Family Getaway Vietnam Unique Hill Tribes Sapa. Travel around 4 hours on the newly built highway northward from Hanoi to Sapa through the lush countryside and beautiful mountainsides. Sapa is a lovely small town located near the top of the Annamite Range and surrounded by the ethnic hill tribes. Then you will check in your hotel.
In the afternoon, our tour guide will take you to Muong Hoa valley to see one of the most beautiful valleys in northwest Vietnam. Descending into the valley by foot, you will see the largest terraced paddy of Sapa. A short walk takes you from Lao Chai village of the Black H’mong minority to Ta Van village of the Giay minority. You will have a chance to see the different traditions and costumes of these two ethnic minority groups. After the hike, return to the hotel for some leisure time in the evening.
Accommodation: Victoria Sapa
Day 3: Sapa | Authentic Weekly Bazaar of Flower Hmong Ethnic
Meals: Breakfast Each day of the week, various ethnic village tribes congregate together in remote sections of the mountains. They dress in their finest ethnic garments to represent their tribes as they come together to buy, sell and trade their produce and livestock with other villages. The hill tribe market is a unique opportunity to see the colorful ethnic apparel proudly on display. It is a time of social and community gathering. Finally, return to your hotel and relax.
Note: As different regions have different markets on certain days of the week, we will clarify in the itinerary which market you will visit based on your travel dates.
Flower Hmong Hill Tribe at a Sapa Bazaar
Accommodation: Victoria Sapa
Day 4: Sapa – Hanoi | Return to Hanoi | Leisure
Meals: Breakfast Today, you will travel by vehicle back to Hanoi with the view of the lush countryside and beautiful mountainsides along way. Arrive at the hotel and enjoy your leisure time.
Accommodation: Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi
Day 5: Hanoi | Highlights of Vietnam’s Capital | Water Puppet Show and Dinner
Meals:Breakfast, Dinner In the morning, you’ll be escorted to see the Tran Quoc Pagoda. This 1,400-year-old temple features ten tiers surrounded by gardens and which also hosts a bodhi tree grown from a cutting of the original Buddhist tree under which Buddha sat. Next, you’ll take a stroll around the Hoan Kiem Lake where you can see the Tortoise Tower sitting on the water. Then you’ll enjoy a half hour cyclo tour through the Old Quarter in Hanoi. The cyclo is a historic mode of transportation in the cities of Vietnam where a cyclist escorts you while you sit in a seat affixed to the front with a canopy over top.
Next, you’ll visit the One Pillar Pagoda – a pagoda situated on a pillar made of a single stone, in the middle of a lotus pond. This pagoda was built by a 9th-century emperor who saw it in a dream and regarded this as a divine inspiration to recreate the structure in the vision.
You’ll pass by the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum before visiting the highlight of this tour – The Temple of Literature. This ancient university was erected almost a millennium ago and has hosted many of the most prominent scholars through Vietnamese history. The site features many gardens, pools, buildings, and ancient trees where the best and brightest of Vietnam studied under the guidance of Confucius teachings.
Vietnam Cuisine and Puppet Show
The evening will start with a Water Puppet Show performed by the world-renowned Thang Long Opera House. This performance features a talent unique to Vietnam. You’ll watch as water puppets perform the folklore legends of Vietnam while live ethnic music sets the mood.
After the show, you’ll enjoy traditional Vietnamese cuisine at Home Restaurant – a historic French colonial residence restored in between the Old Quarter and the serene West Lake. Enjoy fine Vietnamese cuisine as you begin your enchanting journey through Vietnam and Laos. Once you finish your dinner, you’ll be escorted to your hotel.
Accommodation: Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi
Day 6: Hanoi – Halong Bay | Voyage Halong Bay with Cruise by Orchid
Meals:Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner In the morning, our guide and driver will assist you with a transfer to Halong Bay. Then continue to the Orchid Private Lounge and enjoy refreshments until boarding. Then board Orchid Cruise.
Voyage on scenic Halong Bay
Receive a safety briefing and check in your cabins. The boat sets adrift for Da Chong islet, home to an old French lighthouse. Enjoy a sumptuous feast in the panoramic dining hall while en route to the isles of Con Vit and Gia Luan. The bay opens up to you with stunning green karsts towering above the water. This area receives very few cruise ships as it has just been newly opened up. Continue to Ba Trai Dao beach of Lan Ha Bay. A paradise with perfect beaches and natural beauty. Stop at one of the beaches for swimming or kayaking during the afternoon.
As dusk approaches, welcome the sunset with a local specialty – “Ba Kich”(a liquor made from Noni fruit). Back on board, you’ll join a cooking demonstration to learn a few Vietnamese culinary secrets. Enjoy your creation! Then time for supper in the dining hall. Delicious Vietnamese cuisine and seafood in a romantic setting. After dinner, you may enjoy watching the stars from the sundeck, watching a movie in the restaurant, or give night squid fishing a try with the staff(subject to seasonal availability).
Accommodation: Orchid Cruise
Day 7: Hanoi | Halong Bay Sunrise | Return to Hanoi
Meals: Breakfast Rise early for one of the top best sunrises in the world. Then head to the sundeck for an invigorating Tai Chi session amongst a picture-perfect backdrop of karsts, sea, and nature. Enjoy a breakfast in the dining hall before taking a journey to explore the area around Sang Tai sea cave via canoes.
Return back to the pier for check out. Our guide will be waiting to help you with luggage and transfer back to Hanoi.
Accommodation: Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi
Day 8: Hanoi – Danang | Leisure | Flight to Danang
Internal Flight:Included Meals: Breakfast Morning is at your leisure to relax.
Board an afternoon flight to Danang. Upon arrival, our guide will greet you at the airport and transfer you to your resort next to the beach for check-in. Enjoy some leisure in the evening.
Accommodation: Fusion Maia Danang
Day 9: Danang | Photo Treasure Hunting at Hoi An Ancient Port Town
Meals: Breakfast Ready for an adventure? Today you’ll go on a photo treasure hunt to discover Hoi An Ancient Town. You’ll split up in teams and receive a map and a list of unusual objects or places that you’ll need to find and take a picture of. Whoever finds the most on the list wins! For an added twist, the participants need to be in the picture as well.
Morning is at your leisure to relax.
Hoi An Ancient port town and river
In the afternoon, your tour guide and driver will escort you from your hotel to Hoi An Ancient Town. This town features the 16th-century Hoi An port town in it’s preserved state. You’ll start by visiting the Museum of Trade Ceramics. This museum houses art and pottery dating from the 1,500s to the 1,700s.
Then you’ll briefly visit the Chua Ong Pagoda, a temple from the 17th century which features China’s influence in the region. You’ll continue through the Ancient Town as the streets take on a magic of their own with old lanterns, French-style houses, intricately carved wooden doors and more. You’ll take a stroll through the Old Tam Ky House to see it’s imperial styles meshed with French overtures. Continue on to stroll along the river and see traditional boats and locals on bicycles passing by. You’ll then approach the Japanese Covered Bridge. This bridge has connected the Chinese and Japanese sides of town over the waterway for centuries. The old wooden structure has shown amazing resilience for more than 400 years.
At dusk, enjoy walking along the riverside as old colorful lanterns light up the town.
Accommodation: Fusion Maia Danang
Day 10: Danang | Cham Island Discovery
Meals:Breakfast, Lunch Discover the amazing Cham Island.
In the morning, you will be transferred to the pier where you will continue by boat to the island. Then you will start with a visit to the Cham Island Museum where you’ll see relics from the ancient Cham civilization which were found on the island and learn some quick facts about Cham history. Next, visit Au Thuyen which shelters smaller boats during big storms. Next, you’ll walk along rice fields to the temple of Hai Tang for a brief visit. Then you’ll return back to the boat for snorkeling for half an hour at Xep beach. Here you can see the forests of tropical coral under the sea. After, you’ll go to Chong beach for lunch and relaxation.
You’ll return be returned to the hotel when you’re ready.
Accommodation: Fusion Maia Danang
Day 11: Danang | Relax on the Beach
Meals: Breakfast
Spend this full day at your own leisure on the beach of Danang. Or Indulge your self with the hotel’s spa, pool, and other facilities.
The landscape of Danang Beach
Accommodation: Fusion Maia Danang
Day 12: Danang | Relax on the Beach
Meals: Breakfast This is also a leisure day to explore the beach of Danang.
Accommodation: Fusion Maia Danang
Day 13: Danang | Relax on the Beach
Meals: Breakfast This is also another leisure day to relax on the beach of Danang.
Accommodation: Fusion Maia Danang
Day 14: Danang | Farewell!
Meals: Breakfast Today our guide will transfer you to the airport before your homeward flight and will bid you a fond farewell. Thank you for traveling with us and choosing our 14 Days Family Getaway Vietnam Unique Hill Tribes Sapa!
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