MARY & FAM'S PLAN: VIETNAM ITINERARY 7D7N IN NORTHERN PART
DESTINATIONS: HA NOI – SAPA – QUANG PHU CAU INCENSE VILLAGE
TRAVEL DATE: FROM 20TH TO 26TH MARCH 2025
NAME OF CLIENT: MARY
CODE TOUR: MARY-2003-2603-2025
QUANTITY: 6 ADULTS
WHATSAPP: +63
VIETNAM CONTACT IN PERSON: +84963611399 (JENNY)
TOUR PACKAGE: 9.050.000 VND/PERSON (RATE APPLY FOR GROUP 6 PEOPLE)
Day 1: 20TH MARCH: HANOI ARRIVAL – WELCOME TO VIET NAM – WALKING AND FOOD TOUR – TRAIN STREET CHECK IN (B/L) PRIVATE TOUR
Day 2: 21ST MARCH: HANOI - SAPA - CAT CAT VILLAGE (B/L) PRIVATE TOUR
Day 3: 22ND MARCH: SAPA – FANSIPAN PEAK – MONG VILLAGE ALPINE COASTER (B/L) PRIVATE TOUR
Day 4: 23RD MARCH: SAPA FREE MORNING – BACK TO HA NOI (B)
Day 5: 24TH MARCH: HA NOI – QUANG PHU CAU INCENSE VILLAGE MORNING TOUR (B/L) PRIVATE TOUR
Day 6: 25TH MARCH: HA NOI FREE & EASY (B)
Day 7: 26TH MARCH: HA NOI DEPARTURE (B)
Get picked up by our driver from the airport.
Have some rest.
Starting the trip to explore Hanoi old quarter with your local friend.
Visiting Hanoi 36 streets, hidden gems, the places which is only locals know…
Check in train street famous place you can’t miss when visiting Hanoi.
Along the trip Jenny will take you to local places to enjoy our Hanoi authentic street foods: She is taking you to Hoan Kiem Lake where you will find the greatest “bánh mì” place in town. After that, you will visit to one of the original egg coffee based in Hanoi from 1946.
The next stop is an ancient cuisine alley where you can try the truly authentic version of “bún chả” and spring rolls – Hanoian specialties.
Later on, you will pass by few interesting streets in the old quarters which are still devoted to their original trades to get to try Hanoian savory pan cake and Vietnamese steamed rice rolls.
Overnight in Ha Noi
Local Activities
To walk
06:20: Our driver will pick you up at your hotel and depart to Sapa following Noi Bai – Lao Cai highway. Along the way, you will have a chance to enjoy the beauty of northwestern mountains, terraced fields sparkling in sunlight or dim in thick fog. Have two short breaks in 30 minutes for each and then continue the trip to Sapa.
13.00 – 13:30: Arrive in Sapa, have lunch and check in at the hotel.
14:30: You will start hiking to Cat Cat Village which is occupied by the Black H’mong tribe. Here, you can see the hydroelectric power station which was built by the French in the twentieth century. You will experience the tribal way of life of ethnic minorities while enjoying wonderful views of the terraced rice paddy fields and the waterfall in Cat Cat village. Visitors will also understand culture, unique customs, traditional crafts such as weaving, touching carved silver, forged agricultural tools…
Come back to the hotel.
After dinner, you are free to explore the charm of Sapa by night, enjoy roasted corn, baked eggs beside charcoal fire or go shopping. Especially on Saturday night, we highly recommend a stop at the Love Market – one of the unique cultures of ethnic minorities in northwest Vietnam. Overnight at hotel in Sapa.
Overnight in Sapa
Local Activities
To walk
Have breakfast in the hotel.
08:00: Car and tour guide take you to Fansipan Cable Car Station to start the journey to conquer Fansipan with the world’s most modern 3-wire cable car system with a cabin that can accommodate up to 30 visitors. Then continue conquering to the top of Fansipan at 3.143m higher from sea-level, the roof of Indochina.
12:00: Back to Sapa, have lunch.
13:00 Heading to Ban Mong Alpine Coaster. The coaster descends the mountainside, twisting and turning with the natural contours of the landscape. You’re treated to panoramic views of the surrounding mountains and valleys with each twist and turn.
Finish the day and have free evening.
Overnight in Sapa.
Local Activities
To walk
Have breakfast at the hotel. Have a free morning for resting and discovering Sapa town on your own.
12:00: Check out hotel.
14:00: Get on the bus and go back to Hanoi.
20:30-21:00: Arrive to Ha Noi
Overnight in Ha Noi.
Local Activities
Having breakfast. Spend the last morning in Hanoi to visit Quang Phu Cau incense village
08:30: Driver picks you up at your hotel and head out of Hanoi by car
09:30: Arriving in Quang Phu Cau. By the time we arrive, the villagers have already set out incense to dry in various formations and we’ll get pictures of people working among this sea of red. We will have time to capture a variety of shots of the workers in action.
We also venture further into the village workshops, shooting images of the incense-making process, including bamboo chopping, dipping the sticks in dye, and the creation of incense paste. We’ll take more images of the friendly locals who have worked on producing incense in this village for generations. We leave the village at noon, as the workers are preparing for lunch and head back to Hanoi for lunch.
Have a free afternoon.
Overnight in Ha Noi.
Local Activities
To walk
Having your last day in Ha Noi for free and explore the city on your own. Free day for shopping.
Overnight in Ha Noi
Local Activities
Have breakfast. Check out hotel. Driver picks up to the airport
Trip ends. See you next time!
Note: Driver picks up 3-3,5 hours before your departure flight!
Thank you for travelling with Jenny From The Blog!!!
- Accommodations
- Airport pick up and drop off
- All transportation in tour
- Local English-speaking guide along the trip
- Muong Hoa train and Fanxipan cable car round trip (not included 500 steps to the peak)
- Meals as mentioned in itinerary (B: Breakfast, L: Lunch, D: Dinner)
- Entrance fees according to program
- Travel insurance
- Beverages for meals and other personal expense
- Tip for driver and tour guide
- You have to bring your Passport
- You should bring any type of medicine for preventing insects and common diseases
- Tour guide can rearrange the schedule, but all places stay the same
- If you are a vegetarian, you can bring your own food to suit your taste (if necessary)
- Customers are responsible for your illness and chronic diseases (cardiovascular disease, blood pressure, diabetes, osteoarthritis …), congenital diseases, latent diseases, HIV AIDS, mental and neurological disorders, pregnant women … are diseases that are not covered by the insurance. When necessary, you must write your own commitment to your health when participating in the tour. The tour organizer is not responsible for the cases you do not report the illness, untruthful declaration as well as cases outside the coverage of travel in the tour.
- Customers must preserve their property in all circumstances and at all locations during the trip. The tour organizer is not responsible for any lost money, identification, airline tickets, personal belongings and other property of the customer during the trip.
As a general rule, unless otherwise stated, our policy is that all cancellation must be informed in writing either via email or via Messenger, WhatsApp. Cancellations will be charged as follows:
- In more than 30 days prior to the trip departure: No charge
- In 15-30 days prior to passengers’ arrival: 30% charge
- In 15 days prior to passengers’ arrival: 50% charge
- In 6 days prior to passengers’ arrival: 100% charge
