Things to Do in Ha Long Bay
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DAY 14: DALAT
Morning visit to garden and Dalat Market referred to as one with the most beautiful markets in the highland which has a wide array of flowers, fruit and veggies. ho hilltribe Village for the foot of Lang Bian Mountian, continue to check out the Old Dalat tour to catba University along with the Old railway station from French period. Finally visit on the Crazy house, among new but strange architecture in Dalat designed by the daughter in our former president Truong Trinh.
Day 1: Arrival - HANOI
Meet on arrival at Noi Bai Airport, transfer to hotel for sign in. Then you try a tour by cyclo throughout the old quarter streets to uncover the local people life.
Then bus takesyou to Gia Luan pier and jump on boat to HalongBay. The boat goes another way - through amazing islets amid dramatic natural scenery, take photos of Fighting Cock Islet, Cho Da Islet, Dinh Lu Huong Islet, FishingVillage… 7:30 AM: Have a breakfast, check out the room, the boat will transfer one to Cat ba town, and you have 30 minutes to discover the small town of Catba island.
Biking or trekking to discover the wild appeal of Cat Ba national park. 7:30 AM: Have breakfast, and here, you will enjoy a sunrise cruise within the breathtaking scenery of Halong. Monkey at monkey island Cruise to Gia Luan Ferry, bus goes to Cat Ba National Park.
Day 9: HUE - DANANG - HOIAN
Hoi AnAfter breakfast at hotel, transfer to go to Tu Duc Royal Mausoleum. The scenic 4-hour drive via Hai Van Pass offers spectacular views of mountains, the sea, idyllic beaches and villages (we could choose the shorter way by driving over the tunnel). Visit to Cham Museum & Marble Mountains featuring its beautiful grottoes and temples before arriving in Hoian. Then transfer to Hoian.
12:00 AM: Bus takes you to BeoHarbour and can get on boat for MonkeyIsland, have lunch, kayaking and swimming. And you have one night in Bungalow and admired thounsand stars during the night. Free time tour to catba in the evening!
Do kayaking through Luon cave. 12h00 AM: Arrive Halong bay, access it the Junk, your lunch will be in the restaurant about the Junk. Cruise around the bay, visit Sung Sot cave, probably the most spacious and beautiful cave of Halong bay.
Day 7: CATBA ISLAND - HAI PHONG - HANOI
After a quick transfer takes us towards the national park of Cat Ba, we set off with a half-day exploring Vietnam's unique offshore park. The afternoon we board a hydrofoil to Hai Phong and drive time for Hanoi.
We will make our method to Hoi An that has been originally a Cham seaport but may be influenced down centuries with a myriad of traders from various cultures. We include these sights within an enchanting walking tour to catba (http://catbaresorts.org/) past many low tiled houses scattered down the small streets and assembly halls which reflect the town's multi-cultural past
After tour in Hoian, drive to My Son, 70 km from Hoian. My Son will be the Holy Land of Champa Kingdom from 04th to 13th century. Now the ruins of My Son is well maintained by UNESCO as World Culture Heritage. There are plenty to view in this tranquil and delightful town, several of which will be the famous Japanese Covered Bridges, the Pottery Museum, the two centuries old Tamky House, the Chua Ong Pagoda as well as the vibrant market. Day 10: HOIAN - MY SON - HOIAN
In this morning, after having breakfast.
At a height of a single,500 meters, Sa Pa once was a hill resort of French administrators if the summer heat became unbearable. The roads are bumpy sometimes but various scenic landscapes changing in the delta area to the Tonkinese Alps alllow for an interesting journey. Day 3: HANOI - SAPA BY CAR
An morning hours start to drive down the Red River to Sa Pa.
Afterward, we take visits to the Tuyen Lam Lake, King Bao Dai? Refresh with a little bit cool atmosphere from the highland city, which was known as ? This charming town is set around a lake and encompassed by forests, waterfalls and rolling countryside. DAY 13: NHA TRANG - DALAT
Drive to Dalat city, 1500 m across the sea level. s summer palace, city flower garden & Linh Phuoc Pagoda. Then time for strolling around Xuan Huong Lake. The influence in the French is obvious in local culture and architecture since Da Lat was founded during the early last century as a hill retreat for that colonials to flee the oppressive heat inside coastal plains and the chaos of Saigon.
Transfer to Lao Cai Railways Station for overnight train time for Hanoi. Day 5: SAPA - BAC HA MARKET - BACK TO HANOI BY TRAIN
We continue venturing into northern Vietnam with the next stop being Bac Ha Market, which also attracts numerous ethnic minority groups such as Variegated Hmong, Dao, Phu La, La Chi, Tay. Afternoon, like a boat trip down stream Chay River and take visit to villages over the river, discover the local people life. The experience of this congregation is colorful and unique.
Today we have enough time to explore some of nearby hill tribe villages and go to the busy market of Sa Pa the place that the Red Dao, Black Hmong,Tay, XaPho ethnic minority people converge from your surrounding valleys and hillsides to sell their goods and purchase provision . Day 4: SAPA
The Phan Si Pang range boasts Vietnam? s highest mountain and lends an alpine feel for the area surrounding this hill station.
