You’ll have the whole day to explore Vietnam’s capital city. Your guide will take you to the Temple of Literature, the first university in Vietnam dating back to the 11th century, and a popular attraction, as is Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum, his simple stilt house where he lived and worked and the museum dedicated to his memory.

After lunch, you’ll drive to the excellent Ethnology Museum for an overview of Vietnam’s 54 distinct ethnic groups. You’ll also call in Hanoi Train Street which is one of the most famous and adventurous tourist spots in Hanoi. It’s a tiny narrow street hidden in one of the back streets of Hanoi and surrounded by high narrow houses packed closely together. These families’ backyards are the railways where the train passes a few times per day. The bustling Old Quarter is a magnet for visitors, it’s noisy and hectic, but definitely a ‘must-see’ attraction. The Old Quarter is a maze of shopping streets and restaurants with a hotchpotch of architecture – traditional tube houses, religious buildings, artisans’ workshops and cottages, colonial houses and modern concrete edifices.

At 21.00, a car will arrive to take you to Hanoi railway station in time to board the 22.00 overnight sleeper to Lao Cai. Overnight on the train.

You’ll arrive in the early morning at 06.00, you’ll be met and taken by car to visit Bac Ha market where the ethnic minority groups routinely congregate to buy and sell their produce. After you have spent the morning exploring the market, your lunch will be served at a local restaurant. After that, you’ll return to Lao Cai and continue your journey into the mountains to Sapa, a small town perched on the mountainside opposite Mt. Fan Si Pan, Vietnam’s highest peak. You’ll arrive with time to relax and stroll around the town. You’ll spend the night in Sapa.

The trips to ethnic minority markets must be on Tuesday (Coc Ly or Ban Cam market), Thursday (Lung Khau Nhin market), Saturday (Can Cau) or Sunday (Bac Ha, Muong Hum or Muong Khuong markets).

08:00: You will be met up with our local team at your hotel in Sapa. You travel by car toward the Silver Waterfall where you will be able to take a short walk to the waterfall. You will then drive further to Heaven Gate, the highest peak of roads in Vietnam. From there you can see Fansipan, the highest peak of Indochina mountains as well as enjoy stunning views. The trek will be relatively soft until lunchtime. After a couple of hours of hiking, you will have a break at a nice spot in the forest and enjoy a good lunch.

With new energy you start ascending as well as descending towards the campsite. En route you have many opportunities to enjoy the scenery and magnificent views to Sapa area and beautiful landscape of Lai Chau province. You will arrive to the campsite at 2800m ASL in the late afternoon. Now it is time to relax and enjoy a well prepared dinner.

After having breakfast, you climb to the top, where you can celebrate your victory. From there, you can enjoy the best view to beautiful sceneries. In the afternoon, you’ll take a cable cab back to Sapa.

Later in the evening, your driver will take to Lao Cai railway station to catch the overnight train at 21.30 back to Hanoi. Overnight on the train.

You’ll arrive in the early morning at around 05.30, then you’ll be picked up to your hotel for breakfast.

After breakfast, at 08.00, you’ll be picked up to Ha Long Bay.

11:30: Arrive to Tuan Chau harbor.

12:00 – 12:30 Welcome to our cruise and enjoy welcome drink, meet the captain, crew to get a brief introduction about cruise and safety guidelines. Complete check-in procedure.

13:30: Enjoy Vietnamese seafood and vegetarian lunch, while cruising in the magnificent Halong – Lan Ha Bay, admiring the fascinating rock formations in the bay.

15:45: Heading to Ba Trai Dao area. It is time for you to chill out in the swimming pool on cruise or discover the lagoon by kayaking.

17.00: Come back to our La Casta Cruise and participate in our Sunset party with Fruit, Snack and Happy Hour for drink. Take photos and relax.

19:00: Time for dinner enjoying set menu Vietnamese typical food (Buffet dinner served instead if the guest number on board are from 30 people) on the cruise.21:00: Evening entertainments: play game on the cruise: cards game, chess, squid fishing, relaxing with drink on skybar and overnight on the board.

06.30: Early morning sun risers can enjoy fantastic view on sundeck.

7:00-7:45: Have light breakfast. Morning view of bay’s landscape with a cup of tea or coffee.

08:00: Stroke the stunning views of the Bay and it’s dramatic limestone islets

Visit the famous Tra Bau, it’s time for freely kayak and explore the landscape, or swim…

09:00: Back to your cabin, take relax and check carefully all the luggage before leaving your cabin.

9:30: Check-out from the private cabin and enjoy a fantastic cruise on the bay for room service. Complete check-out procedure and enjoy your last lunch at La Casta Regal cruise.

11:30: Cruise are landing Tuan Chau Harbor, tourists say goodbye to sailors and finish the cruise. Then, you’ll be picked up to Noi Bai airport for an afternoon flight to Danang. On arrival, you’ll be picked up to your hotel in Hoi An. You’ll spend the night in Hoi An.

We will depart from your hotel in the morning and drive along the coastline to the historic Marble Mountains, where we can explore temples built inside the caves pocketing the mountain and take in spectacular views of the expanding city of Danang and the famous My Khe Beach.

After lunch, your guide will show you the Ancient Town and explain its considerable significance in the history of Vietnam. You’ll spend the night in Hoi An.

In the morning, you’ll drive to Bach Ma National Park (90 km). After a 500m walk to the summit, you should be able to see the spectacular view. From there, the Rhododendron trail and the Five Lakes Cascade trail (6km in total) meander through evergreen forest, cascades and waterfalls. After lunch in a nearby local restaurant, the Pheasant Trail (2.5 km) takes you to a series of waterfalls and crystal-clear pools. In the late afternoon, you’ll return Hoi An for overnight accommodation. You’ll spend the night in Hoi An.

After breakfast, your car arrives to take you to Danang airport for your morning flight to Ho Chi Minh City. Arriving at Tan Son Nhat airport in Ho Chi Minh City, your guide will take you to visit the famous Cu Chi tunnels, a Byzantine maze of underground passages, chambers, rooms and booby traps used by both the Vietminh and the Viet Cong to suddenly materialise as if from nowhere, launch a lightning ambush, and vanish equally rapidly. After that, you’ll be driven to Ho Chi Minh City. The remainder of the day will be your own. You’ll spend the night in Ho Chi Minh City.

After breakfast, your guide will arrive to show you around Ho Chi Minh City. You’ll visit the Reunification Hall – an early colonial masterpiece constructed to accommodate the Governor –general of Indochina. The Museum of War Remnants provides a very partial, but riveting, perspective of the ‘American War’: not for the squeamish! The Binh Tay market and the China Town are worth a stroll to explore the local daily life and the culture mix.

After lunch, you’ll also call in at the Jade Emperor Temple. It’s one of the best Taoist temples in Vietnam, with superb effigies, remarkable carved panels of the descent to Hell and somewhat incongruous terrapin and tortoise sanctuaries. You’ll then return your hotel for freshen up or wander around the huge Ben Thanh market, one of the liveliest areas of Ho Chi Minh City, is packed with every conceivable commodity. You’ll spend the night in Ho Chi Minh City.

After breakfast, you’ll be picked up at your hotel and travel to Ba Den (Black Virgin) Mountain, Tay Ninh province. This is the highest mountain in the southeastern Vietnam (986m high). It’s about 3-hour drive passing beautiful rice fields and rubber tree plantations, through small towns with smiling people.

Upon arrival at the foot of the Black Virgin mountain, we commence trekking on the foot path to the top of the mountain. You may encounter some small streams and great views along the way. Reach the top of the mountain after about 2.5-3 hours and reward yourself with the stunning views. Break for a picnic lunch at the summit. Descend the mountain on a beautiful but steep route for about 2 hours to Ba Den Temple. Here you can take a rest and board a cable car to the bottom of the mountain this will afford you further view of your accomplishments on the mountain before driving back to Ho Chi Minh City. You’ll spend the night in Ho Chi Minh City.

After escaping from Ho Chi Minh City’s urban sprawl, you’ll travel to Ben Tre. You’ll then take a boat around Ben Tre River to see the view of rural lifestyle of the people who live along the river bank on the way. Arrival at My Thanh An, you’ll enjoy grapefruit – a famous specialty in Ben Tre before a motor-boat leads you through the myriad of Mekong’s tiny channels to a family house in a canal-side orchard to have lunch.

In the afternoon, you’ll wander around to see the rice fields and vegetable farm with an opportunity to join with their daily work of planting and watering vegetables. Thence, “Xe loi” – a three wheels bike will take you to Nhon Thanh village for a rowing boat ride to visit the traditional family run brick–inn and the salt processing. You’ll then return to Ho Chi Minh City. You’ll spend the night in Ho Chi Minh City.

Your time will be your own until your private car and driver arrives to take you to Tan Son Nhat airport for your departure flight home. End of services.