Halong bay and Nam Cang Retreat 8 days

Welcome to Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam! Our tour guide will be waiting for you at the airport, then transfer you to the hotel in the city center. 

The check-in time is at 14:00. If you like to secure early check-in, there will be a lit bit surcharge. 

Free time to explore Hanoi, and optional tours available for you to choose from

+ Hanoi Street Food Tour

+ Hanoi Cooking Class Half Day

There are also cultural shows like Water Puppet Show and My Village Show that you may be interested in. Please contact our travel consultant if you are interested in these services. 

Note: The airport might be crowded, so please be presented at Pole No.10 outside the terminal gate to meet our tour guide. Contact your travel consultant if you can not find him. 

• Hoan Kiem Lake

Hanoi half-day city tour (Morning or afternoon depending on the availability). The routes of the tour can change subject to the client’s interest.

On the city tour, you will visit most of the must-see places in the city. The first stop of the tour is the Temple of Literature, the first university in Vietnam. Then you head to One Pillar Pagoda, the Mausoleum of President Ho Chi Minh. Please note that sites are viewed from outside and closed Mon and Fri and from Jun - Aug. 

Following is the visit to West Lake, and Tran Quoc Buddhist Pagoda. Then, you will have a meal at an authentic Vietnamese Restaurant. 

Evening street food tour

At 17:30, get picked up at the meeting point near Hoan Kiem Lake for the Hanoi street food tour. You will travel through the small streets and alleys inside Hanoi Old Quarter. The tour guide will show you the true Hanoi, how people in Hanoi live, work and eat. Walking around Hanoi Old Quater, you will know more about the legendary “Hanoi of 36 guild streets” where goods and crafts were traded in specialized streets by traders and craftsmen from clans and villages all over the country. These people brought their culture, habits, and local cuisine to form the Hanoi style. 

On the food tour, you will try many delicious dishes from the most popular to the lesser-known dishes of locals. The menu can change depending on availability, from Pho Bo (Vietnamese Beef Noodle) to Banh Cuon (Steamed rice rolls), “Banh Mi” (Vietnamese Baguette)...

The tour finishes with unique Ca Phe Trung (Egg Coffee), which you never should miss. It is local life, local stories, local food, and local drink tasting. It's the little things that make the difference in your travel experience in Hanoi!

• Our Professional tour guide

From 6:30 – 7:00 AM, the Topas Mountain Express will pick you up at your Hanoi hotel before departing for
a nearly 5 hours transfer to Thanh Phu Bridge, followed by another short transfer to Nam Cang village. Well
arrived you will walk through the village, cross a private bridge and check into your private room in the
comfortable Topas Riverside Lodge. Your lunch is served at the lodge.
The afternoon is perfect for visiting the Red Dao minority village. Nam Cang locates in the most remote area
of Sapa and the Red Dao women wear some of the most colorful and diverse costumes of all Vietnam’s
ethnic groups. Herbal bath, plant medicine and embroidery are some of the things that the Red Dao are very
skilled at. Accompanied by your guide, you will explore around the village and learn how the local villagers
make writing paper from rice, silver jewelry or embroidery.
Back at the lodge, it is great time for a cold beer or just refresh in the river in front of the lodge.
Your dinner is served at the Lodge with warmly atmosphere.

• Village in Sapa

In the morning you take a walk up to the jungle to explore the beautiful surrounding nature. You will
encounter with the locals walking with their barefoot. The higher you go, the more you will be inspired by
the origin of the nature. Along the trail you will meet many different kind of trees, bamboo, and herbs. The
cardamoms are planted in this area, it is a special spicy use for cook some tradition dishes. Listen to the
sound of nature and birds, you will soon meet a clear river, running out from mountain. Here is a nice spot
for you to stop for relax, enjoy the nature, deep your feet into the cool water. You will spend some more
time to explore the surrounding forest before going back.
Leave the mountain, you will return to village on the same track by noon. Arrive back at Topas Riverside
Lodge, you may want to take a swim in the river if the weather permits.
In the afternoon, you will have a private transfer to the Topas Ecolodge. From your bungalow’s balcony, you
may enjoy your aerial view over the mountainous area where you have just been.

• Trekking In Nam Cang Village

The morning is at your leisure at Topas Ecolodge. You can either relax or borrow free of charge high quality
mountain bikes from the lodge for an exploration to the surrounding area. You can also take a scheduled
shuttle bus to Sapa to visit the town or book a half day tour to explore the highest peak of Indochina, Mt.
Fansipan (3.143m) by cable car or enjoy a treatment in the lodge’s hilltop spa.
At 14:30, Topas Mountain Express departs from Topas Ecolodge and returns to your hotel in Hanoi. Overnight in Hanoi. 

• Topas Ecolodge

After breakfast at the hotel, you will be transferred by a shuttle bus to Halong Bay, which is listed as one of seven natural wonders in the world. 

Arriving on the cruise, you will be welcomed by the cruise staff, then check in the cruise. Delicious seafood will be served while the boat cruises along the bay. 

Following a short break, it is now time for some activities on the boat. Depending on the cruise’s itinerary of the day, you can visit a cave, do a kayak, swim in the sea.

Then get back to the junk for relaxing and having dinner. Overnight on board. 

• Halong Bay

On the second day in Halong Bay, you are recommended to get up early to join a Tai-chi lesson, or just enjoy the beauty of the sunrise over the karst formation of Halong Bay. 

Enjoy the meals on the cruise while the boat slowly travels through the magnificent rock formation back to the port. Upon disembarkation, our driver will be waiting for you to transfer to the hotel in Hanoi for checking in. Rest of the day at leisure. 

• Kayaking in Halong Bay

Leisure time before your departure flight. The driver will come to the hotel to pick up you for the transfer to the airport. The tour ends at the airport. 

Check-out time is at 12:00, please contact us if you want late check-out. It is a bit of a surcharge for late checkout. 

• Hanoi