I have been to Hanoi twice, Halong Bay once but not yet to Sapa. Hubby's cousin sisters and second sister are going, so he said why not we join them. Though I am not keen, I just follow his wishes. As I felt the road trip to Sapa is quite long 5-6 hours. The last trip we went with my two boys and my late mom was 11 years ago to Halong Bay, in August 2013.
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| Glass Bridge area |
They have booked via GTT for 7 days 6 nights via Malaysia Airlines depart on 6 April 2025. We have paid RM3967 per pax as we do not need travel insurance through travel agent which cost RM132 per person.
The highlights
Cat Cat Village
Rong May Glass Bridge
Halong Bay 5 star cruise
30 min cyclo riding in old town
French bread & Egg Coffee
Hanoi Sen Buffet Restaurant
Hotels will be 4 star with 2 nights in KK Sapa Hotel, 1 night Venue Cruise and 3 nights in FTE Ba Dinh Hotel.
Day 1 (meal on board, lunch, dinner)
Depart 6 April 2025 by flight MH752 0940/1210 hrs to Hanoi. Arrive, we were sent to Bun Cha Huong Lien. It is now known as Bun Cha Obama, noodle with pork shop visited by Obama. It was delicious! We then visited Ba Dinh Square (monuments, President's palace where President Ho Chi Minh read the proclamation of independence etc), We then visited the Tran Quoc Pagoda before we left for dinner and finally check into hotel.
Day 2 (B, L, D)
Heading to Sapa 5 hours by coach. We had lunch at Lao Cai area. Visit Lao Cai International Border between Vietnam and China. Then proceed journey to Sapa. Once reached Sapa, we need to transfer to a smaller van as tour bus is not suitable for the small routes in Sapa. After we checked into hotel, we assemble again after 15 mintues and went for visit in Sapa.
Stroll along the village home of Black H'mong ethnic. Had a drink admiring the view. Visit Sapa Church. Dinner was hot pot at town area..
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| View from room balcony KK Sapa Hotel |
Day 3 (B, Buffet L, D)
Morning view from room was misty. After breakfast, we proceed to Fansipan Mountain (3143m) by cable car, This place is worth visit. We walked up to the Big Statue Buddha base, board a tram to go up to the peak. For return, you can choose to take the tram or walk down (about 30 minutes). After buffet dinner, we proceed to visit Rong May Glass Bridge and then continue with Cat Cat Village and end the day with western food i.e soup, salad, pizza, pasta and chicken . It was indeed a tiring day.
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| Fansipan Peak |
Day 4 (B, L, D)
Next morning after breakfast, we transfer back to Hanoi. After lunch, visited Temple of Literature, cycle tour around 36 Old Quater area, had dinner then check in hotel.
Day 5 (B, L, D)
Transfer to Halong Bay, Unesco World Heritage Site via Jetty in Halong City. Overnight on Venus Cruise. Meals on board was good only setback no drinks not even plain water. provided which you need pay separately. Enjoyed activities such as kayaking, bamboo boat ride to Dark and Bright Cave, night squid fishing.
Day 6 (B, L, Buffet D)
After brunch onboard disembark and drive back to Hanoi
Enjoy high tea with french bread aka banh mi and egg coffee at Hidden Gem Cafe. Walk around 36 Old Quater Area.Enjoy the water pupper show. Buffet dinner at Sen Buffet Hanoi. Indeed lots of fresh seafood served besides plenty of other food. We loved the crab, oyster, clam and squid.
Day 7 (B, Meal of Board)
After breakfast, we left the hotel at 9.30 am, 30 minutes transfer to airport for return flight. MH 753 1300/1740 hrs.
Overall a good trip. Local guide Mr Hung could speak English well. He used to bring locals to Europe tours and talking about safety, he mentioned Vietnam is safe comparing to Italy, Spain and Paris.
Sapa the city of fog, a place you should visit.
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