Day 1: Arrive Hanoi. Pickup at Noi Bai airport & transfer to hotel in town.
Upon your arrival at Noi Bai airport in Hanoi, you will be greeted by Lotussia Travel guide, driver and escorted to your hotel in town. Check-in hotel and stay free at leisure.
Overnight in Hanoi.
Day 2: Hanoi – Mai Chau - Pu Luong Nature Reserve.Trekking to Hang village (B,L,D)
After breakfast, depart for Pu Luong Nature Reserve. This scenic drive takes around four hours. Along the way we pass fields of tapioca and sugar cane as well as rice paddies. Following lunch in Poom Coong village we drive further into the reserve where we begin our trek. We trek for approximately three hours before arriving at the Thai village of Hang.
We spend the night with a local Thai family who will be our host in a traditional house on stilts. Whilst enjoying their hospitality we will discover a little more about their lives and culture.
Day 3: Trekking from Hang village to Kho Muong village (B,L,D)
Today we will walk for about six hours. Along the way we pass through several Thai villages and hamlets before arriving at the village of Kho Muong. As the name suggests this is a Muong minority village and we will be their guests for the night.
Day 4: Trekking to Pho Doan. Travel to Tam Coc (B,L,D)
This morning we set out from Kho Muong and trek for roughly three hours and a half before arriving in Pho Doan townlet where your lunch will be provided in a local house.
After breakfast, we will catch a motorbike-taxi to La Han ferry where our car will be waiting for us for our journey to Tam Coc (“Halong bay in-land”).
Dinner & overnight in Tamcoc.
Day 5: Tam Coc river boat trip. Easy road cycling. Return to Hanoi. Spa package (B,L)
After breakfast, take a two-hour boat trip along the Boi river. The river trip in Tam coc is wonderful for photo hunters, especially when local people come to harvest the water rice planted along the river, or when they transplant some seedling for the next crops. The tourists often compare the place with Guilin - China, or more closely, to the limestone islets of Halong Bay in the Tonkin Gulf for their similar geological structures and shapes.
Then enjoy one-hour bicycle trip through rural villages before arriving Hoalu ancient capital. Lunch will be provided in a local restaurant in town.
Return to Hanoi.
Enjoy one-hour massage package in one of most finest spa salon in town - A full body massage both invigorating and relaxing. This massage helps to reduce tension, soothe sore muscles and increase circulation.
Overnight in Hanoi.
Day 6: Travel to Halong bay. Boat cruise (B,L,D)
Join our shuttle bus and enjoy the journey through the rich farmlands of the Red River Delta and the scenery of rice fields, water buffalo and everyday Vietnamese village life. Arrive in Halong around noon and board the Bai Tho traditional sailing junk. Whilst cruising the exquisite waters sample the regions fresh seafood. Visit the recently discovered Surprise Grotto with its great views, and on the next island see the yawning mouth of Bo Nau Cave. Alternatively journey to Dau Go Cave and nearby see the famous stalagmites and stalactites of Thien Cung Cave. Enjoy a swim in the emerald waters of Halong Bay at any spot that you wish to visit. Watch the sun set over the bay whilst enjoying a delicious dinner.
Overnight on board junk.
Day 7: Return to Hanoi. Watch water puppet show (B)
Wake up to fresh coffee and a wholesome breakfast before cruising back to Halong City. Disembark at the dock at Halong City at 11:00 and transfer back to Hanoi.
In the evening, attend to the water puppet show, one of famous Vietnamese traditional art.
Overnight in Hanoi.
Day 8: Cyclo excursion. Departure (B)
Free time in the morning.
In the afternoon, enjoy a short cyclo excursion through the bustling old quarter streets named after the specific goods once offered for sales at these places. Then transfer to Noibai airport for onward flight back home. The end of Lotussia Travel services.
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