9 Days PackageLa Pandora Cruise- Sapa - Ninh Binh - Phong Nha -(Hue - Hoi An)

9 Days PackageLa Pandora Cruise- Sapa - Ninh Binh - Phong Nha -(Hue - Hoi An)

Phong Nha Cave has been regarded by British Cave Research Association as the top cave in the world due to its 4 top records: the longest underground river, the highest and longest cave, broadest and most beautiful fine sand beaches inside the caves, the most spectacular stalagmites and stalactites. Once you reach at the entrance of cave, you will feel like you are entering in the mouth of mountain.

*** Please be aware that occasionally the selected boats sell out without notice. If this happens you will automatically be booked on a comparable boat, or upgraded boat, at no extra charge. Your confirmation booking will show the boat on which you are confirmed. If you would like to confirm if there is availability on a specific boat prior to purchasing your excursion, please What'sApp me at +84 347 598 889 and let me know which boat you are interested in and I will personally check for you! - Dung ***

Itinerary

Day 1: Day 1: Hanoi – Ha Long Bay - Lan Ha Bay (Lunch/ Dinner)

Stop At: Halong Bay Vietnam
08:30 Hotel or private address pick up with our shuttle bus. Short break half way

12:00 Arrive Got Ferry Terminal, transfer by tender to La Pandora Cruise, and enjoy welcome drinks, receive cruise briefing, safety instructions then check in to your cabin and set sail through Ha Long Bay while having time to admire the magical landscape go by. The Cruise Pass Da Chong Islet, where you can see a lighthouse built by the French over 100 years ago.

13:00 A special lunch in Vietnamese cuisine of fresh seafood and an assortment of appetizing favorites are served while sailing through Islets of Con Vit.

15:30 The Cruise sails through Lan Ha Bay. The area is surrounding of extraordinary limestone karsts landscapes. We progress to Ong Cam area of Lan Ha Bay- a separate part of Ha Long Bay. This is a quiet tourist paradise in Vietnam, enjoy kayaking and/or enjoy swimming in the crystal clear waters of the Bay

17:30 Back to La Pandora Cruise, drop anchor for staying overnight. Enjoy the complimentary sunset party on the sundeck with local wine and fresh fruits.

19:00 Dinner is served in the restaurant. Enjoy delicious local food prepared and served for you by our wonderful onboard catering staff.

21:00 Retire to your cabin or join the fishing excursion, watch a movie, have a drink at the bar, wifi access or play exciting games. Overnight on
Duration: 1 day

Meals included:
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight on La Pandora Cruise

Day 2: DAY 2: HA LONG BAY – LAN HA BAY

Stop At: Lan Ha Bay, Cat Ba Vietnam
06:00 Enjoy sunrise and admire the never ending miraculous scenery of the Bay. Practice an invigorating Tai Chi session on the sundeck.

07:00 Light breakfast, coffee and tea served.

08:30 Transfer to day boat for visit Viet Hai village. You will take the bicycle trip along the village path and go through rain forests and dark tunnel. Enjoy stunning scenery of rice fields on the way. Stop at the village to relax. Visit an ancient local house, made from straw, mud, bamboo...you will have chance to see the local life on a valley of local people.

11:30 Back to day boat for visiting Lan Ha Bay. Lunch served on day boat.

13:30 Visit Lan Ha Bay, free kayaking to discover bay by yourself and swimming in the blue water. Visit the Van Boi area, which is the heart of Lan Ha bay, there are a lot of white sandy and coral beaches.

16:30 Return to La Pandora Cruise, time for relax. Enjoy the complimentary sunset party on the sundeck with local wine and freshfruits.

19:00 Dinner is served in the restaurant. Enjoy delicious local food prepared and served for you by our wonderful onboard catering staff.

21:30 Retire to your cabin or join the fishing excursion, watch a movie, have a drink at the bar, internet access or play exciting games.

Overnight on board.
Duration: 1 day

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Cruise

Day 3: DAY 3: DARK & BRIGHT CAVE – HA LONG BAY - HANOI

Stop At: Lan Ha Bay, Cat Ba Vietnam
06:00 Enjoy sunrise and admire the never ending miraculous scenery of the Bay. Practice an invigorating Tai Chi session on the sundeck.

07:00 Light breakfast, coffee and tea served

07:45 Visit Dark & Bright Cave and islets by local rowing boats which is a wild and mysterious beauty in the middle of the World Heritage

09:15 Back to our boat, relax before checking out

10:00 Join cooking class demonstration (teaching you how to make our speciality, Spring rolls) on the cruise.

10:30 Lunch is served on board

12:00 Disembark at the Got Ferry Terminal by tender. Take our shuttle bus to return to Hanoi

15:00 Arrival back at your hotel or home
Duration: 12 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
No accommodation included on this day.

Day 4: Day 4: Hanoi – Sapa – Lao Chai Ta Van

Stop At: Sapa Market, Dien Bien Phu Road, Sapa Vietnam
06h00 – 06h30: Pick up at hotel or at the meeting point and then start departure to Sapa by Limousine Bus, following Noi Bai – Lao Cai high-way.

Along the way, you will have chance to contemplate the beauty of northwest mountains that terraced fields are sparkling in sunlight or dim in thick fog. Have a short break for 30 minutes then continue the trip to Sapa.

13h00: Arrive in Sapa, check in hotel and have lunch.

After lunch, our tour guide will pick you up from our hotel and joinining trek down to Lao Chai village to visit the Tay and Dzay tribes, keep going along the bottom of Muong Hoa valley to visit Ta Van village where is home to the Dzay minority. This is the most beautiful ethnic village in the area

Check in homestay; get to know the family of Dzay People. Spend time to enjoy the mountain life on Sunset. You may attend cooking local dishes with the family and enjoy dinner in peace. In the evening, you can join the local bar nearby with music and socialize with other tourists then overnight at homestay. Overnight at our local homestay with the family the accommodation for the evening is clean, basic bedding and mosquito nets are provided, western toilet & shower, just a great place to be. You will sleep on mattresses on the floor in a mixed-gender dormitory style and there a few ways to better understand a country and its people.
Duration: 1 day

Meals included:
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Private bungalow

Day 5: Day 5: Giang Ta Chai villages – Sapa – Hanoi

Stop At: Sapa Market, Dien Bien Phu Road, Sapa Vietnam
Rise and shine…Enjoy our breakfast at our homestay today we start early at 8 AM.

After breakfast, we start the day with an easy trek of 5 km to visit villages of the H’mong ). The trekking will take you along local paths, up and down rice terraces and into the villages and home of local hill tribes. Enjoy a beautiful waterfall and rattan bridge with picturesque landscapes… through bamboo forest on the way to the main road to get the jeep to return to Sapa.

2h00 PM:The bus will pick you up from Ta Van village to Sapa Town.

Enjoy your free time in Sapa for refreshment.

Around 3:00 PM as our driver is waiting you for you short drive to Sapa town, where our staff prepared a take away sandwich for on the way to Hanoi.

21h30: We arrive in Ha Noi.
Duration: 12 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
No accommodation included on this day.

Day 6: Day 6: Hoa Lu - Tam Coc - Mua Cave

Stop At: Ninh Binh Tam Diep Flyover, tổ 5- p., Nam Sơn, Tam Điệp, Ninh Bình, Vietnam
8h10: Our driver and tour guide pick you up at hotel or meeting point in the Old Quarter to get to Ninh Binh province which located in the south of Northern Vietnam.
9h30: Visiting Hoa Lu- ancient capital of Vietnam from 986-1010. We will visit Ding king temple and Le king temple in the 10th century, finding out the Heroic histories of this two Kings in Chinese Wars.
10h30: Visiting Mua Cave( Dancing cave), where you can get the impressive panoramic view of Tam Coc and NinhBinh city when you reach the top point of Ngoa Long mountain( about 500 stone steps)
12h00: Enjoy the set menu Vietnamese cuisine lunch at Wonderland bungalow.( cooking class activity is available)
13h00: Discovering Tam Coc ( Three water caves) on the sampan (bamboo boat) in almost 2 hours passing through 3 caves: Hang Ca- first cave, Hang Hai- second cave, Hang Ba- the third cave by boat will bring to you excited feeling
15h00: You will be amazed by the beauty of countryside in the North of Vietnam by cycling time.
15h30: Sunset party at the swimming pool: After discovering the amazing beauty of Ninh Binh by walking, hiking, cycling, tourists can relax by swimming, drinking local tea, fresh fruits while the Sun is setting (swimming in the allowable condition)
16:00PM: Have pick up to our homestay in Ninh Binh - Ham Rong Homestay for dinner, take a rest, around 20:30PM, Car will take you to the train station to take the night Train from Ninh Binh to Dong Hoi ( Phong Nha National Park), depart at 21:47PM.
Duration: 12 hours

Meals included:
• Lunch
• Dinner
No accommodation included on this day.

Day 7: Day 7: Phong Nha - Paradise Cave

Stop At: Phong Nha Caves, Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park 510000 Vietnam
07:30 – 08:00 Our driver and Guide will pick you up at Dong Hoi station, airport , bus station … and hotels at Dong Hoi city or Phong Nha town go to Phong Nha Ke Bang national park.
09:00
Visit Paradise cave.
Paradise cave was discovered by scientists of the British Caving Research Association in 2005, has the length of 31km, the longest dry cave in Asia.
You will be taken by the electrical car from the parking to the foothills of the cave (2km). You will went in the jungle, see many kind of trees and hear the sound of animals.Expore the cave about 1km on the wood foor and see lot of stalactites with different shapes.
With naturally primitive features Paradise Cave looks like a landscape painting, making it very attractive to visitors. There are a series of white crystal stalactites resembling glass pillars and many other spectacular formations.
12:00 Lunch at a restaurant with local specialties from the people here processing.
13:00 Continue the journey to visit the PhongNha Cave.
13:30
Visit Phong Nha Cave is considered “First Cave wonders“
Take a boat about 5km along the Son River to Phong Nha Cave (river cave).
On Son river, you will see pictures of the girls, the children have fun on the waterfront and have the opportunity to experience the daily life of the neighborhood riverside village bearing the Vietnamese country soul.
Conquering the Phong Nha Cave: The longest wet cave, enjoy the scenery spectacular limestone, underground river system and unique stalactite in the world. Caving Fairy & Imperial admire the beautiful stalactites blocks are created by nature over thousands of millennia.
Return to the boat station.
16:00 – 16:30 Vehicle transfer you back to Phong Nha town or Dong Hoi City.
17:00 – 17:30 Go back Nam Long Plus Hotel to stay overnight.
Duration: 12 hours

Meals included:
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Overnight at Nam Long Plus Hotel

Day 8: Train from Dong Hoi - Hue

Stop At: Hue Imperial City (The Citadel), Hue Vietnam
- After breakfast the car will bring to the train station to take a train to Hue, train depart at 8:05AM. Arrive Hue around 11:05AM.
Duration: 3 hours

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.

Day 9: Easy Rider from Hue to Hoi An

Stop At: Hoi An Ancient Town, Hoi An 560000 Vietnam
08:00AM: Tour guide and motorbike pick up from Hue hotel. A full day trip Hue to Hoi An by motorbike, this Scenic Coast route is simply the best way to travel to Hue if you only have one day! Join with us and admire them
Leaving Hue in the morning our first stop is Elephant Springs where you can wade in the rock pools.
Next we stop for photos at Lang Co Beach before traveling over the Hai Van Pass. Hai Van means “Sea of Clouds” and when crossing the top of the Pass you are literally surrounded by clouds on one side with stunning ocean views on the other.
Duration: 8 hours

Meals included:
• Lunch
No accommodation included on this day.