Day 01: Arrival Hanoi (D)
Day 02: Hanoi city tour - night train to Lao Cai (B, L, D)
Day 03: Lao Cai - Bac Ha (B, L, D)
Day 04: Bac Ha - Can Cau - Bac Ha (B, L, D)
Day 05: Bac Ha - Lao Cai - Sapa (B, L, D)
Day 06: Sapa (B, L, D)
Day 07: Sapa - Tam Duong (B, L, D)
Day 08: Tam Duong - Lai Chau (B, L, D)
Day 09: Lai Chau - Son La (B, L, D)
Day 10: Son La - Mai Chau (B, L, D)
Day 11: Mai Chau (B, L, D)
Day 12: Mai Chau - Kim Boi - Bai Chao - Hanoi (B, L, D)
Day 13: Hanoi - Hai Phong (B, L, D)
Day 14: Hai Phong - Ha Long kayaking (B, L, D)
Day 15: Halong Bay - Kayaking - Hanoi (B, L)
Day 16: Depart Hanoi (B)

Day 01: Arrival Hanoi (D)

Welcome and transfer to your hotel. Then sight- seeing in the historic city to the neighborhoods of Thirty-six Guilds in the Old Quarter. See the evening water puppet show. Overnight in Hanoi.

Day 02: Hanoi - night train to Lao Cai (B, L, D)

Spend a half of day to visit the city: Hochiminh Mausoleum and his House on Stilts, Hochiminh Museum and One Pillar Pagoda, Ba Dinh Square. Before lunch visit the Temple of Literature, Vietnam's first university dedicated to the worship of Confucius 1070). In the afternoon, visit the Museum of Ethnography. Transfer to hotel. After dining at a restaurant, transfer to Hanoi Railway Station for the night train toward Lao Cai. Overnight on train.

Day 03: Lao Cai - Bac Ha (B, L, D)

Arrive in Lao Cai in the early morning. Breakfast at local restaurant and bike ride from Lao Cai to Bac Ha. Arrive Bac Ha in the late afternoon, transfer to the Sao Mai hotel. Dinner and overnight at your hotel in Bac Ha.

Day 04: Bac Ha - Can Cau - Bac Ha (B, L, D) - the weekend

After breakfast, transfer to Can Cau market to visit the H'mong (if it's a Saturday). After the market, take your bike for a ride again. Stop to visit the castle of King H'mong near Bac Ha. Breakfast at hotel. Afternoon, an easy hike uphill to the village of the H'mong and ethnic minority school going around Bac Ha.

Day 05: Bac Ha - Lao Cai - Sapa (B, L, D)

In the early morning, visit Bac Ha market (if it is Sunday), one of the largest markets for ethnic minorities in the N orthern Vietnam. Lunch at hotel or local restaurant. Afternoon, we return by bike from Bacha to Cocly, next to Sapa, go down the mountain to Bao Nhai before taking the boat to Coc Ly (3:00). Transfer to Sapa and check in at the hotel. Dinner at local restaurant and overnight in Sapa.

Day 06: Sapa (B, L, D)

Depart by road down to visit fartherly in the valley of Sapa. Ride bikes to the villages of Black H'mong and Red Dao. Return to Sapa in the late afternoon. Dinner and overnight at your hotel in Sapa.

Day 07: Sapa - Tam Duong (B, L, D)

In the early morning, ride to Sapa market where you will meet various minority communities such as Black H'mong, Red Zao, Xa Pho or Dzay. After the market, you will be taken at the heaven door and descend the mountain across the street to the most spectacular Tam Duong. Stop at Tam Duong in the late afternoon. Free time after registration at your hotel. Dinner at local restaurant. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 08: Tam Duong - Lai Chau (B, L, D)

Road to Tam Duong. Visit local market where you will have the opportunity to meet minorities H'mong, Dao Red Man (Khmer) or Black H'mong villages in the Xa Pho Ha Nhi. Picnic on the way. Dinner and overnight at hotel in Lai Chau.

Day 09: Lai Chau - Son La (B, L, D)

That day is surely one of the highlights and the biggest challenge of this trip. We will travel on one of the most beautiful roads in Vietnam. Cross several mountains including the Pha Din Pass, a famous site of the Indochina war. Climb to the tops of mountains, then down the other side of the mountain chain. Arrive in the late afternoon. Son La has a mountainous terrain with limestone forested mountains, valleys and plains. Dinner and overnight at your proposed hotel.

Day 10: Son La - Mai Chau (B, L, D)

After breakfast, you will leave Son La to go to Mai Chau, a large part of the road on the mountainside. On the way, an easy hike is scheduled to go to the village Co Tang to visit the Black H'mong. Lunch on the way then start cycling (35 km) along a primitive forest. Arrive in Mai Chau in the late afternoon. Dinner and overnight in the Thai Bungalow.

Day 11: Mai Chau (B, L, D)

Mai Chau is a small valley surrounded by green mountains and dotted with the rivers and houses on stilts of the Thai group. The traditional houses are made of teak and bamboo. Picnic lunch. The day is devoted to explore the Mai Chau Valley and nearby villages with picnic scheduled on the road. Back to the village at the end of the day. In the evening, you will attend a traditional dance. Dinner and overnight at the inhabitant’s house.

Day 12: Mai Chau - Kim Boi - Bai Chao - Hanoi (B, L, D)

Drive up to the top of the Thung Khe hill before going down to Kim Boi. Lunch at Kim Boi. Following our bike trip to Bai Chao. Return to Hanoi at the end of the day. Dinner and overnight at hotel in Hanoi.

Day 13: Hanoi - Hai Phong (B, L, D)

Depart Ha Noi, stopping on the way to Bat Trang ceramic village. Perfect time to do some shopping. Continue to visit the temple. Picnic in the garden of the temple. Arrive in Hai Phong. Check in to your hotel.

Day 14: Hai Phong - Ha Long (B, L, D)

Transfer to Ha Long and embark on a traditional wooden junk to cruise through the Natural Wonder of the world, the Ha Long Bay with its strangely shaped islands eroded. Stop at the floating fishing village. Relax and swim on a Titov beautiful beach. Dinner and overnight on board.

Day 15: Halong - Hanoi (B, L)

Waking at dawn is very great for people who want to enjoy their last hours on the junk. Kayak for 2 hours to explore the hidden lagoons, secluded beach. Disembark and drive to Ha Noi. Dinner at restaurant in Hanoi. Overnight at your hotel in Hanoi.

Day 16: Hanoi - Departure (B)

Free time until transfer to the Noi Bai airport  for the flight to your destination.