Vietnam Tour 7 Days

Your Vietnam Tour 7 Days starts in Hanoi. 

Upon arrival in Hanoi, once you collect your luggage and clear the Visa process our local guide will be waiting outside with your name board, ready to greet you and transfer you to your hotel (approximately 1 hour). Normal check-in time is at 14.00 and an early check-in is subject to availability. You will be given time to relax or you may like to walk around Hoan Kiem Lake (The Lake of the Returned Sword) to enjoy the local atmosphere.

At around 16:00 our tour guide will pick you up from your hotel and we walk to the nearby Water Puppet Theatre. You will be impressed by the unique Vietnam traditional art dating from the 11th century. After the show, we will enjoy a delightful welcome dinner in one of the local restaurants. We then escort you back to your hotel for the night. 

Hanoi City Tour is one of the best tours in Northern Vietnam Tours for travelers who want to learn more about Vietnam history and culture. This city tour will help you to have the overview of Hanoi and Vietnam in general for your Vietnam Tour.

After breakfast, your tour guide will meet you in your hotel lobby at 08:30. We will spend a full day discovering all of the must-see destinations in Hanoi. First, we will visit one of the most popular destinations – the Ho Chi Minh Complex. This consists of Ho Chi Minh ‘s Mausoleum, Ba Dinh Square, Uncle Ho’s House on stilts, the Ho Chi Minh Museum and the historical One Pillar Pagoda (Chua Mot Cot).  Your guide will then take you to one of the three most popular museums in the city – the Vietnam Military History Museum, the Fine Arts Museum, the Hoa Lo Prison, or the Ethnology Museum.

We will enjoy a delicious lunch at a local restaurant and continue our tour in the afternoon. Our first stop is the Temple of Literature - Hanoi‘s symbol of wisdom, talent and study.  Known as the first University of Vietnam, this is the place to worship the Confucian philosophers and celebrate the high-ranking scholars of Vietnam. We then head back to the Old Quarter where you may like to spend more time discovering the heart of the city. Wandering around the hidden alleys and finding the best local food and Vietnamese coffee in the narrow streets or on the sidewalks will be a rewarding experience for you. Dinner is at your own expense.

The 3 day of Vietnam Tour 7 Days, you will visit Hoa Lu Ancient Capital of Vietnam and do enjoy the boat trip in Tam Coc. 

After breakfast, your tour guide will meet you in your hotel lobby for the two-hour drive to the outstanding UNESCO World Heritage Site Tam Coc ( Ninh Binh ). We take a sampan boat rowed by the locals along the Ngo Dong River leading to the Tam Coc grottoes. You will marvel at the limestone cliffs rising out of the rice fields. 

After lunch, we go to Hoa Lu – the ancient Capital of Vietnam in the 10 and 11th centuries ruled by the first two Imperial Dynasties - the Dinh and the Le. Here people worship two great kings of Vietnam - Dinh Tien Hoang and Le Dai Hanh, both of whom protected, preserved and defeated other enemies. You will learn more about the unique Vietnamese woodcarvings from the 17th century as well as the precious historical relics. 

We return to Hanoi where your guide will take you to explore the local street food in the Old Quarter and mingle with the local people. You can sample the best Vietnamese dishes cooked by the locals and learn how to eat each dish in the traditional way. From Pho 

(noodle soup), Bun Cha, Banh Cuon, and Banh Mi. Finish with the best coffee in Hanoi while seeing daily life. We then return to your hotel for you to collect your luggage and check out.

Your guide will meet you in the hotel lobby at 20:30 and escort you to Hanoi Railway Station for the night train to Lao Cai.

Bac Ha Market is great trip for you to learn more about the local life and culture of the mountainous area. Bac Ha Market is authentic market and the trip today will be one of the most highlighted trip in your Vietnam Tour 7 Days. 

On arrival in Lao Cai, your local guide and driver will greet you with your name board. We will have breakfast before starting our 1.5 hours drive to Bac Ha Market- one of the biggest minority people’s markets in the north of Vietnam. Every Sunday  the minority groups such as the Red H’Mong, Black Dzao, Tay, and Nung people dressed in their colourful clothes gather here to sell their goods.  You will see many different products from local fruit and vegetables to ducks, chickens, armpit-pigs, cats, dogs, horses, buffaloes, as well as handmade brocade fabrics and handcrafted silver jewellery. This is also an opportunity to interact with the minority groups. Lunch will be served at a local restaurant. 

In the afternoon, we will take the half hour drive back to Lao Cai. We make a stop at Trung Do Village inhabited by the Tay people. This is a popular attraction for not only domestic visitors but also for foreigners.  You will also have an opportunity to see the 15-20 houses on stilts in this village and the splendid landscape of lush rice paddies and cornfields on the shore of the Chay River. 

We return to Sapa and check into your  hotel overnight. The rest of the day and evening is free for you to explore Sapa. Dinner is at your own expense.  Overnight in Sapa.

Easy trekking tour is an important part of your Vietnam Tour 7 Days in the North of Vietnam. Today we will have a chance to visit the local area around Sapa.

After breakfast in your hotel, your guide will meet you in the lobby at 08:30 AM to visit the Muong Hoa valley. You will enjoy the breathtaking panoramic view of the mountain ranges and the cultivated terraced rice-paddies. As we walk down to the Lao Chai-Ta Van villages you will learn about the rice-growing process from the local people. You will also have an opportunity to watch and learn about the cultural customs and tribal life of the Hmong and Zay people. You will enjoy the fresh air and feel the local atmosphere here.

Lunch will be provided at a local restaurant before returning to Sapa for you to enjoy a free afternoon in the town. This is your opportunity to shop, have a massage, sample the local food, or to simply explore this fascinating place before you take the night train back to Hanoi.

Halong Bay is a must-see in your Vietnam Tour 7 Days and any other Vietnam Tours. 

Return to Hanoi around 5.00am. Your guide will transfer you to your day-use hotel (booked by our company). After breakfast in your hotel your guide will meet you in the foyer at  8:00am for the 3.5 hours drive to Halong Bay by private car. Along the way, there will be an opportunity to take photos of the splendid rice-paddy fields and Red River Delta countryside surrounding the peaceful North Vietnamese villages.  We will take a 30-minute break for refreshments during the trip. 

Upon your arrival at Tuan Chau Harbor, you will board the boat and commence your overnight cruise in Halong Bay. After a briefing and some general information about the trip, a delicious lunch will be served (there will be several options if you are vegetarian or if you have any special requests). Lunch will be served as you cruise amongst some of the thousands of stunning limestone mountains and islands. After lunch, you can relax in your cabin or on deck before joining the interesting on-board activities. These are subject to each boat’s itinerary and include kayaking, sampan boat rowing, swimming or a cooking demonstration by the cruise chef. Enjoy a small glass of Vietnamese rice-wine (nicknamed happy water). The evening will commence with a tasty dinner. You are then free to relax, join others in squid fishing, or watch a movie about amazing Halong Bay. Stay overnight on the cruise. 

Our last day begins with an option to join an early morning session of Tai Chi on the sundeck with your tour guide. This is a healthy morning exercise that Vietnamese people believe brings people a long life and keeps you feeling positive. After breakfast, we visit the spectacular Luong Cave (inaccessible by larger boats) for kayaking or a sampan boat ride. On returning to the boat, lunch will be served as we sail back to Tuan Chau Harbor where you will disembark. Your driver will be waiting for you there to drive you to Noi Bai Airport to catch your flight.

We finish our Vietnam Tour 7 Days and it is time for us to say goodbye! Travel with the reliable tour company – Incredible Asia Journeys and experience the most of Vietnam.