Discover a corner of North Vietnam where ancient history and stunning landscapes collide. Travel from the modern capital to the first capital city, Hoa Lu and admire ancient relics. Meet the Hmong people and other minority villagers on a hilltribe excursion in Sapa. Explore the limestone karsts and rice paddies of ‘Halong on Land’ before boarding a boat to cruise the real Halong Bay. This trip offers great value as it introduces the region’s main sights, providing plenty of flexibility so you can experience an adventure you'll never forget.
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Hanoi - Ninh Binh - Sapa - Halong Bay
Departure:
Daily from Hanoi
Daily from Hanoi
Category:
Northern Vietnam Tours ,
Small Group Tours
Theme: Interact with local, Soft Adventure, Cultural, Nature
Suitable: Singles & Solo, Young Adults
Tour Highlights
- Trek through the rolling rice terraces, waterfalls, mountains and lush green hills of Sapa and get in touch with people from ethnic minority groups
- Cast away on a traditional junk boat and set sail through hundreds of limestone karsts that rise dramatically from the emerald waters of Halong Bay
- Get a glimpse of countryside in Vietnam, enjoy the peace with endless rice paddy fields and fresh air
Itinerary
Day 1: Hanoi Half day City tour
Day 2: Hanoi – Ninh Binh – Hanoi - Night train to Lao Cai
Day 3: Lao Cai – Road transfer to Sapa – Y Linh Ho - Lao Chai - Ta Van - Sapa
Day 4: Sapa - Cat Cat - Sin Chai - Sapa - Hanoi - Road transfer
Day 5: Hanoi – Halong Bay - Overnight on cruise
Day 6: Halong Bay – Hanoi
Important Notes:
- PROGRAMS & SCHEDULES SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE
- If you have any specific food requirement (vegetarian, vegan, food allergies, etc.) please inform us in advance, we will provide notices to our restaurants, tour guides and partners so they would be able to serve you the best.
Price & Inclusion
| 01 Jan 2022 - 31 Dec 2022 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Small Group | Private Tour | |
| Economy (2*) |
$469
US
$399
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$619
US
$526
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| Superior (3*) |
$528
US
$449
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$676
US
$575
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| First Class (4*) |
$668
US
$568
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$845
US
$718
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Notes:
- *All prices are based on per adult, in Double/Twin sharing
- Small group tour available (max 10 guests): HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
- Surcharge will be applied for single traveler or single room request
Booking Policy
Price Includes
- 5 Breakfasts, 4 Lunches, 1 Brunch, 1 Dinner
- Car, Train, Cruise, Trekking
- Hotel (2 nights), Overnight train to Lao Cai (1 night), Overnight in Sapa (1 night), Cruise in Halong Bay (1 night)
- Accommodation in TWN/ DBL sharing accommodation at hotel, except overnight on train and home-stay (if any)
- All transport within Vietnam (excluding airport pick up & see off), as per itinerary.
- All in-tour stationed local English speaking guide.
- Overnight train ticket Hanoi - Lao Cai (4 soft berth sharing cabin with air condition)
- Sharing luxury limousine Sapa - Hanoi
- Shuttle bus Hanoi - Ha Long Bay - Hanoi
- Entrance fees as per itinerary
- Meals as indicated in the program
Price Excludes
- Hotel EARLY check in and LATE check out
- Peak season surcharge & compulsory dinner at the hotel (if any)
- International flights to or from Vietnam with taxes
- Transfer from and to airport
- Visa or Passport Fees
- Travel Insurance
- Tips, laundry and gratuities
- Meals not marked on itinerary, and water during meals
Cancellation Policy
- Cancellation received before 60 days: FREE of charge
- Cancellation received from 30 days to 59 days prior arrival date: 10% of total rate
- Cancellation received from 15 days to 29 days prior arrival date: 30% of total rate
- Cancellation received from 7 days to 14 days prior arrival date: 50% of total rate
- Cancellation received less than 7 days prior arrival date or No show: 100% of total rate
Children Policy
- The rate for children applicable for one child sharing a twin or double cabin with two adults
- For infant (<04 years old): FOC except domestic ticket cost
- 04 - 11 years old without bed: 50% adult rate
- 04 - 11 years old with extra bed: 75% adult rate
- 04 - 11 years old in twin share: 90% adult rate
Customer Reviews
9.3
Excellent
Based on 49 reviews
Traveler type
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Questions & Answers (12)
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Hi further enquiries below:
1. For hotel, overnight cruise, and train accommodation: can one family with 4 members to share one room?
2. For cruise accommodation, is the room with view or without view?
3. For child born in Dec 2011, is the child grouped to 4-10 year old?
4. Arrival around 12:30 in the noon, can arrange pick up from airport? then the tour will start on 10th or 11th?
5. Is there any tip culture in Vietnam? if yes, normally how much to give?
6. Is there any brochures about Vietnam's story or daily life to share?
Regards Denise
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@Denise:
For your question please find all answer below:
1. Yes we could arrange the family for 4 person sharing together.
2. All room on cruise will provide seaview
3. Yes I could count him in a group off 10 if travels before Dec.
4. Airport pick up is not included, we could offer with extra charge, you can start on 11.
5. For tipping, please read more information here: Tipping in Vietnam guide.
6. We have all information on our Vietnam travel guide page, please visit and read.
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Good Day! I want to inquire this tour package.
1. In Ninh Binh, is Mua cave not included in the tour?
2. Day 2 Sapa, we will checkout right away after breakfast? How about our luggage? We can’t go on the tour if our luggage is always with us…
3. What cruise ship is included in the tour?
Thanks a lot, give me a qoutation ASAP so that we can decide. Thanks a lot!
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Hello Karren,
For your question please find answer below:
1. Mua cave is not included we could add with surcharge +5usd/person
2. When checking out you can leave luggage at the hotel after trekking you can come back and take it.
3. We included 1 night cruise and depend on the hotel class the cruise also different.
If you do have other question please feel free to ask me.
BestPrice
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What is the age range of the people on this date, please? Interested Departure Date: Thursday 31 March 2022
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@Matt:
On 31 Mar current we don't have too many travellers but mostly young. Please confirm if you want to book on that date.
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Could you tell me more about interacting with local experience?
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Hi Liv,
Interacting with local people is that you will be trekking to the local people, have the chance to talk with them, try to do their farming work
If you stay overnight at the homestay, there is the chance to cook the meals and eat with them
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Would you be able to organize a tour of Thailand Cambodia and Vietnam for 3 people. My husband myself and our daughter Our daughter will travel with us and share a room with us. We plan to arrive in Bangkok late in December 25th and would have to leave Hi Chi Minh city on January 9th.
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Dear Charleen turner.
For 13-15 days discover Thailand, Cambodia & Vietnam I would like to suggest you join our: Vietnam, Cambodia & Thailand at a glance 13 days.
And all of you can share 1 room (1 double + 1 single bed).
Regards,
BestPrice
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Mr. Ken
14/06/2022Our trip to North Vietnam was incredible. We selected this 6-day tour package that included airport transfers, accommodation, tours, and some meals at best possible pricing. Also, we ordered to be customized 2 more days to explore on our own. Ms. Tansy was in charge of our booking, and we appreciate… More Our trip to North Vietnam was incredible. We selected this 6-day tour package that included airport transfers, accommodation, tours, and some meals at best possible pricing. Also, we ordered to be customized 2 more days to explore on our own. Ms. Tansy was in charge of our booking, and we appreciate her hard work and patience. She will react to our questions immediately and always sends a message to see how we are doing.
All the employees we met, from the hotels to the tour guides to the ship, were warm and welcoming. I must compliment Ms. Na at the Tirant Hotel; she is extremely friendly and helpful. We had a similar experience with our tour guides. Less
Mr.Edward
13/05/2022The tour was interesting, it included many activities. I really enjoyed the trekking time in Sapa. The route was easy enough and I saw a lot of amazing things about the ethnic culture here. Halong Bay was gorgeous but the cabin on the cruise was quite small, but the services were excellent, the cruise staff was so nice and our cabin was clean and comfortable.
Ms.Mary Beth Osburn
10/04/2022Omg!! Everything is fantastic so far!! I had no idea we were coming into a national holiday!! There is so much to see and do here!! Thank you!!!
Mike
28/02/2022My family did this trip last week and luckily the weather condition was prefect. We visited Hanoi, Ninh Binh, Sapa & Halong bay with Heritage cruise Binh Chuan. All accommodations were nice and great location. We loved the boat ride via Tam Coc in Ninh Binh. Highly recommend this trip to discover all beauty of North Vietnam.
Mr.John daff
06/01/2022We did this trip during the new year time. Jenny was our travel consultant for this trip and she was amazing!! Every morning, the driver and guide were ready and waiting for us at the hotel lobby. The scenery was amazing and less crowded. We would definitely recommend BestPrice Travel!
Mr.Mathieu Bernard
16/04/2021We have just been back from a wonderful trip with BestPrice Travel.
Sapa was really nice, however, it was a bit cloudy.
Halong Bay was beautiful and peaceful right now without a lot of tourists.
Also, thank our travel consultant Ms. Kim - who was very helpful and arrange a great trip for us.
Mathieu
Mr.Matthias Mucha
12/11/2019Hi vana , we really enjoyed the food tour and cooking class. it was both amazing :-) tour guide was cool guy. The tour in Sapa was Amazing. We are now at cat ba island in our hotel. Thank you for everything. The 6 Day Northern Vietnam Tour was awesome. Now its relaxing time ;-) greetings
Client from German
14/10/2019Hi vana , we really enjoyed the food tour and cooking class. it was both amazing :-) tour guide was cool guy. The tour in Sapa was Amazing. We are now at cat ba island in our hotel. Thank you for everything. We liked it very much :-) Now its relaxing time ;-) greetings
Ms.Anna Zaini
10/09/2019Weather is not so good – raining season. Others all great.
We loved Duc so much, he is a very good guide, talented and knowledgeable. He knows about Vietnam history very well. He can explain in details to us.
We liked her (Ms. June) in Sapa, so cute and energetic. She knows well about her villages… More Weather is not so good – raining season. Others all great.
We loved Duc so much, he is a very good guide, talented and knowledgeable. He knows about Vietnam history very well. He can explain in details to us.
We liked her (Ms. June) in Sapa, so cute and energetic. She knows well about her villages and peoples so that she can provide us with a lot of good information about her place.
Guide in Ha long bay: We missed him (Mr. Bean), attractive guide with a lot of sense of humor. He knows well about his cruise, Ha long and nearby historical places. Very good tour arrangement.
La Suite Hotel & Spa Hanoi: Very good hotel with a great location and a pleasant staff
Calypso cruise Halong: Very nice cruise with beautiful interior design, good food and pleasant staffs and crews.
Sapa Vista Hotel: Good hotel with a very good Sapa mountain scenery but a bit far from town
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Ms.Wong Jing Jing
15/08/2019Thank you for the good itinerary. We met a group from Taiwan who planned DIY, and they were surprised that my family of 3 had a nice itinerary and good price. They may recommend to their friends.
Ninh Binh experience was marred by the uninvited photography along the boat rowing. We did not ask to be… More Thank you for the good itinerary. We met a group from Taiwan who planned DIY, and they were surprised that my family of 3 had a nice itinerary and good price. They may recommend to their friends.
Ninh Binh experience was marred by the uninvited photography along the boat rowing. We did not ask to be photographed but she insisted and did not stop even though we did not want to respond to her. Although we understand they do this for a living, but we felt like we were cornered and forced to buy the printed photographs, and the photographer showed an angry and unfriendly face when we refused to buy. It was not a nice experience.
Compare this experience to what we did in Sapa. We bought some crafts from the ladies who followed us along the trek in Sapa, as they were friendly, genuine and helped us along the trekking as it was very slippery and muddy. We were grateful for their help and thus we bought some items from them. That was OK for us because we received help from them that are crucial for us to complete the trek safely.
Tom had been very friendly and helpful. It is very nice of him to call on the night we arrived and to inform us on some activities that we can do at night, and what to look out for.
The food tour was good as he showed us many places which we would not dare to venture in on our own. It made the entire Hanoi food experience more wholesome. Recommended to do food tour on 1st or 2nd day in Hanoi to get familiarize with the area.
Jon? Pho? Is speaks very good English and brought us into the villagers life in Sapa. Trek was tougher than expected due to muddy grounds. It was a good trek and a good work out. It would had been even better if he had prepared us to wear good shoes for walking in nature, and bring sunblock and enough water, as well as raincoat in case it rains. The second day tour in Cat Cat village was good. Nice views and he gave us a tour of his house. It is also very interesting to hear form a guide who is a local in the village as he can show us the actual life of villagers in Sapa. Overall, he was a good guide.
Munh? Is an average guide. Compared to Tom and Jon, her English is not that great. Her knowledge about the history of the places are also OK, but it could also be due to the limitation of what she could share because of the English command. She also come across as always talking about tips and how we need to give tips, which we understand that it helps her income, but it makes it seemed like an obligation to give tips. In Asian culture, giving tips is not the norm, thus we don’t usually tip where we come from. Tipping is a very US culture. Less