8:00 am Tour guide and car from Paradise Indochina Travel come to pick you up at your hotels around Hanoi Old Quarter or your places then start the tour. Depart from the hotel for a visit to Vietnam’s first university: the Temple of Literature. Founded in 1076, Quoc Tu Giam was established within a temple to educate Vietnam's royalty, mandarins and members of the elite.

The mausoleum of the historic father figure of modern Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh, and his modest house on stilts. (Sites are viewed from outside; closed Mon and Fri and from Oct-Nov

Visit One Pillar Pagoda, one of Vietnam’s most iconic temples.Legend claims that The One Pillar Pagoda was built following a dream by the fatherless emperor in which the enlightened being Avalokiteshvara gave him a baby son resting on a lotus flower. Emperor Ly Thai Tong commissioned the pagoda to be created in resemblance of this lotus flower which is also the Buddhist symbol of enlightenment. The Emperor remained in gratitude to the bodhisattva and subsequently to to Quan Am, the Goddess of Mercy following the birth of his son. Inside the temple a richly gilded statue of Quan Am takes centre place at the main altar. After the temple was completed loyal followers flocked daily to give thanks and support to the emperor, praying to Quan Am for a long and successful sovereignty. Today, the concrete pillar that supports the tiny wooden pagoda is a replacement for the original one which was blown up by

Have lunch in a local restaurant in Hanoi Old quarter.

Visit the picturesque West Lake and its sixth century Tran Quoc Buddhist Pagoda. Tran Quoc Pagoda is regarded as the most ancient pagoda in Hanoi with its history line of more than 1,500 years

The museum offers an excellent view of the customs and habits of 54 ethnic groups in Vietnam with various unique cultural features.You can find artifacts in different categories such as clothing, jewelry, weapons, musical instruments, religion, beliefs, and many other spiritual activities. The Ethnology museum Hanoi is packed full of information detailing traditional Vietnamese ways of life, from religious events to the symbolic rituals of all the Vietnamese ethnic groups, providing a rich tapestry of the culture melting pot existing in Vietnam. The exhibition hall features everyday objects representing each group, a research centre, library and auditorium. The outdoor display area exhibits a variety of Vietnamese homes as full-scale replicas, with great attention paid to the varying architectural styles set within the authentic and tranquil gardens. In addition, there are also leisure pursuits on display including traditional water puppet theater and calligraphy.

7:30 am Tour guide and car from Paradise Indochina Travel come to pick you up at your hotels for Ninh Binh trip. Enjoying the beautiful scenery of the rural areas on the way Stop off at Hoa Lu, where there are temples dedicated to Emperor Dinh Tien limestone Karst Mountains. Hoang of the Dinh Dynasty (968-80) and Emperor Le Dai Hanh of the Le Dynasty (980-1009).

Have lunch in a restaurant near by in Ninh Binh town.

Continue on for 2 hour boat ride in Tam Coc. There will be ample opportunity to stop for photographs of the villages and landscapes along the way.

6:30am - 6:45am Pickup at your hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter and depart to Sapa. It takes about 5 hours traveling on the new express way to Sapa.

You rrrive Sapa town around 13:00. Check in hotel and have lunch at hotel then you will leave your big luggage in the hotel then start the tour. A short drive to the gate of Cat Cat Village which is home of Black H’mong ethnic people and is located near the bottom of a deep valley at the foot of Fansipan Peak. 15.30: And then walk down the village to see a beautiful waterfall and power plant built by French during colonial time in 1925. From here you will have 40 minutes to enjoy performance showed by boys and girls from the village. Trekking distance is about 2.5 kms and it lasts for 2 hours 17.00: Come back to Sapa Town 19.00: Have dinner at hotel and free time visit Sapa town NOTE: The program will change if you choose option for stay in Homestay

Have breakfast at hotel, then check out the hotel 9.00:am. Then you start a trek 8km down to Muong Hoa Valley. (It is the most beautiful Valley in Sapa where the Local Hill Tribes live and work on the Rice Field Terraces) 10.00: Trek down hill through to the Villages on a small trail for 3,5 hours to a sleep mountainside where the terraced rice paddies of an ethnic minority group 12.30: Having lunch at restaurant. And around 13.30 we will continue trekking along the bottom of the valley to get to Ta Van village of the Dzay people to experience their way of life. Around 14.30 the bus will transfer you to hotel and prepare luggage back to Hanoi 15.30 the sleeping bus start going back to Hanoi. You arrive back in Hanoi around 22:00. The bus you stop at one place in the Old Quarter and you take a taxi back to your hotel (around 1.5 - 2km far from the sleeping bus stop)

After breakfast in hotel, you depart for the 2.5 hour drive to Halong Bay. Arrive to Halong City’s jetty and proceed with check-in formalities.

After a welcome on board, lunch will be served while cruising towards the bay. Halong Bay is listed by UNESCO as a World Natural Heritage and voted as New 7 Wonders of the world.

Ti Top beach is the main highlight of the island. It takes the shape of a crescent moon. Though not as big as other beaches, it wins the visitors’ hearts by its quiet and airy atmosphere and breathtaking landscape. It boasts pristine white sand, clear water, and small waves, which makes it an ideal place for swimming. Swimming at Ti Top beach is really relaxing. Especially when summer comes, it becomes more beautiful and is well worth a visit to cool off. When you spend your day at the beach and want to take a deckchair, you will be asked to buy some food or drink, otherwise, you will have to pay for the seat. After swimming, you can sample fresh seafood specialties under immense sky and sunshine.

Early risers can enjoy a memorable sunrise over the karst formations of Halong Bay. Breakfast will be served shortly there after.

Surprises” or (Surprise Grotto), Sung Sot Cave is one of the biggest, most beautiful caves in Halong Bay and a highlight on most Halong Bay itineraries. It is on Bo Hòn Island, and is one of the finest and widest grottoes of Ha Long Bay. Ascending to the grotto, the way is covered by trees and foliage, and consists of great paved stone blocks.Inside, it is partitioned into two chambers; the first one being similar to a wide theatre hall. Many stalactites hang from the high ceiling, with numerous possible forms and shapes. A place so amazing that the French deemed it “Grotte des Surprises” or (Surprise Grotto), Sung Sot Cave is one of the biggest, most beautiful caves in Halong Bay and a highlight on most Halong Bay itineraries. The cave can be found on the island of Bo Hon, along with another popular Halong cave, Trinh Nu. From the dock below, visitors must climb 50 stairs to the grotto’s mouth, which is just 25 meters above the sea.

Enjoy brunch while the vessels cruises slowly through the magnificent rock formations back towards port.