The highlights of North Vietnam

The Highlights of North Vietnam is designed for our travellers to experience the major tourist attractions in northern Vietnam while following the less-travelled routes. The tour is to show our travellers different aspects of the normal Vietnamese life from the ethnic minorities in the mountains of Sa Pa and Mai Chau to the idyllic and breathtaking countryside of Ninh Binh. 

The tour not only engages you in easy sightseeing activities, but also adds some soft adventure activities with walking amid the fresh nature of Sa Pa  and Mai Chau  and staying in a White Thai home with basic facilities. Still the tour grade is of easy and relaxing pace.

While conditions may be limited in the mountains and in the countryside, we'll allow certain level of luxury with a cruise on a traditional deluxe wooden junk through the wilderness of the World Heritage Site of Ha Long Bay. Amid the wild of this paradise on Earth, we'll indulge every of our senses with fine wine and fresh local seafood.

The tour will not complete without a cooking class preparing the fine cuisine of northern Vietnam at a local restaurant in Ha Noi . And you'll have plenty of leisure time to recall the once-in-a-life time experience of northern Vietnam  before bidding farewell to the beaming smiles of the locals.

Summary
Day1 ( Sunday, May 18, 2008 ) Arrive in Ha Noi (0850). Ha Noi City Tour (B/L/D)
Day2 ( Monday, May 19, 2008 ) Ha Noi – Mai Chau (B/L/D)
Day3 ( Tuesday, May 20, 2008 ) Mai Chau – Ninh Binh (B/L/D)
Day4 ( Wednesday, May 21, 2008 ) Ninh Binh – Ha Long Junk Cruise (B/L/D)
Day5 ( Thursday, May 22, 2008 ) Ha Long Bay  – Ha Noi. Night Train for Lao Cai (B/L/D)
Day6 ( Friday, May 23, 2008 ) Arrive at Lao Cai. Lao Cai – Sa Pa (B/L/D)
Day7 ( Saturday, May 24, 2008 ) Sa Pa – Lao Cai. Night Train for Ha Noi (B/L/D)
Day8 ( Sunday, May 25, 2008 ) Arrive in Ha Noi. Cooking Class & free time  (B/L)
Day9 ( Monday, May 26, 2008 ) Free at leisure. Depart Ha Noi (200) (B)

This article is written by Paradissa Travel . We operate tours in Vietnam ,Laos  and Cambodia . Please refer to www.paradissa.com  for further information on traveling in Vietnam  or contact us atson@paradissa.net  for any assistant in your travel to Indochina . Thank you.