The 13-day tour offers the opportunity to visit Hanoi, Mai Chau, Tam Coc, Sapa, Halong bay, Ho Chi Minh city and Mui Ne beach, Phan Thiet. Different travel activities have been added to the multisport trip – hiking, countryside cycling, trekking, highland market, homestay, boat cruise, sea kayaking, beach resort. The itinerary can be further customized to exactly suit your needs and budget.

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Vietnam Soft Adventure Tour: Travel Hanoi Mai Chau Tam Coc Sapa
Halong Bay Saigon Mui Ne (13 days)
The 13-day tour offers the opportunity to visit Hanoi, Mai Chau, Tam Coc, Sapa, Halong bay, Ho Chi Minh city and Mui
Ne beach, Phan Thiet. Different travel activities have been added to the multisport trip – hiking, countryside cycling,
trekking, highland market, homestay, boat cruise, sea kayaking, beach resort. The itinerary can be further customized
to exactly suit your needs and budget.
Itinerary:
Day 1: Hanoi – Mai Chau.
Depart for Hoa Binh province and up then to Mai Chau valley. This scenic drive takes around four hours. Along the way
we pass fields of tapioca and sugar cane as well as rice paddies.
Arrive in Mai Chau around late afternoon. Check into a local stilt house for dinner & overnight.

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After dinner, assist to the traditional music and dance show which is performed by The Thai young girls and boys. They
all come from this village. Try also some rice alcohol made of traditional plants and local sticky rice.
Day 2: Hiking Mai Chau. Travel to Tam Coc - “Halong bay in-land”.
Leave the village for a half day walking around. We will pass many different Thai hamlets, through rice fields, hill
sides…We will stop by some local houses to talk with local people to understand their customs and culture.
Lunch will be provided in a local stilt house.
After lunch enjoy a four hour drive to Tam Coc, also called “Ha Long Bay on land”, or the “Vietnam’s second nicest
grotto” (to Huong Tich) for its poetic and inspirational natural scenery.
Arrive in Tam Coc around late afternoon. Check-in hotel. Overnight in Tam Coc.
Day 3: Tam Coc sampan cruise and countryside bicycle tour. Travel back Hanoi.
After breakfast, we will take a two hour boat trip around natural caves and grottoes, admire the wonderful landscape
of the tourist area. The 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.
Cycle along the village roads with beautiful sightseeing and friendly local people. Arriving in Hoa Lu, we will visit Hoa
Lu - The Acient Capital and the remaining two temples of Dinh King & Le King.
Lunch in a local restaurant then travel back to Hanoi.
In the evening, attend to the water puppet show, one of famous Vietnamese traditional art.
Overnight in Hanoi.
Day 4: Hanoi city tour. Overnight train to Lao Cai.
Free morning at leisure.
In the afternoon, we will continue visiting the Ethnology museum where you can find the biggest object collection of
54 Vietnamese ethnic groups.
Enjoy a short cyclo excursion through the bustling old quarter streets named after the specific goods once offered for
sales at these places.
In the evening, transfer to Hanoi Railways Station for overnight train to Laocai. Train ??? Departure at??? (To be
advised).
Overnight on board train.

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Day 5: Arrive Lao Cai. Visit Muong Khuong market. Travel to Sapa.
Arrive Laocai Railway Station early this morning. You will be greeted by Lotussia local team and transferred to a local
restaurant in town for breakfast.
Travel to Muong Khuong district enjoying beautiful scenery along the road. Upon arriving in Muong Khuong, we will
take another road which goes up in mountains. Pine trees forests and villages surround the tinny market. Flower
Hmong, Tu Di, Tay and Giay ethnic minorities come to buy and sell local products
such as food and material for agriculture and fabric. After exploring the market, we will have a short walk to a Black
Dao village.
Then head back to Muong Khuong where your lunch will be provided in a local restaurant.
After lunch, travel to Sapa where you will spend the night.
Notes: There is no market on Monday and Friday.
Day 6: Trekking Sapa hilltribe villages.
You first sneak through the market and leave the busy town behind. After a couple of minutes, you will follow a road
going downhill to Cat Cat village. You will stop by a waterfall and a hydroelectric station for a while before you trek on
a dirt trail through rice paddy terraces. You will also enjoy spectacular scenery while walking along a narrow river. You
eventually arrive in Y Linh Ho village of Black Hmong minority, where you can take a rest while you are served lunch
nearby the river.
After lunch, you head Muong Hoa valley. You will pass through Lao Chai village of Black Hmong minority and then
Tavan village of Giay minority by following a very popular trekking route. You will spend the night in local house of
Giay minority. You will be able to take a walk to enjoy the valley view as well as swim in the river nearby.
Day 7: Continue trekking Sapa. Travel to Laocai. Overnight train back to Hanoi.
After breakfast, depart for Giang Ta Chai village of Red Dao minority. You will trek through bamboo forest, which
belongs to Hoang Lien National Park. On the way you will pass by a waterfall where you will have time to take a rest
and enjoy the surroundings.
You will find a nice place to have lunch.
After lunch, you continue trekking towards Su Pan, a small village located by the road where your vehicle will waiting
for the drive back to Sapa.
Day use will be provided in a mini/standard hotel for quick shower before the overnight train back to Hanoi. Train???
Departure at ??? (To be advised).
Overnight on board train.

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Day 8: Arrive Hanoi. Travel to Halong bay. Cruise. Kayaking.
Arrive in Hanoi early this morning, welcome by our team again and transfer to a local restaurant for early breakfast.
At 8:30: Depart for Halong bay. 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 and board the Bai Tho traditional
sailing junk (or similar 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 or take a kayaking trip on the emerald waters of Halong bay.
Watch the sun set over the bay whilst enjoying a delicious dinner. Overnight on board junk.
Day 9: Halong bay – Hanoi. Fly to Ho Chi Minh city (Saigon).
Breakfast on board. Then we continue our cruise while the boat is going back to shore. Arrive at Ha long wharf about
11h00 and join our vehicle again for journey back to Hanoi.
Upon your arrival in Hanoi, transfer directly to Noibai airport for a two-hour flight to Ho Chi Minh city.
Welcome at Tan Son Nhat airport in Ho Chi Minh city by Lotussia Travel local team and then escorted to your hotel in
town. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh city.
Day 10: Saigon city tour. Travel to Mui Ne, Phan Thiet. Beach resort.
Enjoy a half day city tour tour with Ho Chi Minh City major highlights such as the Post Office, cathedral, Reunification
palace, centre town, then continue towards Cholon, visit Thien Hau temple and Binh Tay market.
In the afternoon, transfer to Mui Ne, Phan Thiet (without guide). The scenic 200km drive north on Highway One passes
through the bustling city of Bien Hoa before cutting through dense rubber plantations.
Arrive in Muine and check into resort.
Overnight in Muine.
Day 11 & 12: Phan Thiet beach resort.
Full day free at leisure to enjoy the prime beach of Muine or just relax on the hotel/resort poolside (no guide; no car).
Optional golf course or beach activities can be arranged on the spot with hotel/resort. Please check with your
hotel/resort staff for more information.
Overnight in Muine.

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Day 13: Travel back to Ho Chi Minh city.
Free at leisure until transfer back to Ho Chi Minh (without guide). Trip ends.
Lotussia Travel is a Hanoi based tour operator offering a wide selection of multi-activity tours in all over Vietnam. The
above multi-activity tour is only a sample we list on this site for your reference. That can be flexible, customizable and
subject to weather conditions and other circumstances. We have lots of other itineraries which will be available upon
request. If you need further information or have any suggestions or comments, please feel free to either mail to travel
at lotussia.com or visit our following sites:
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