• Visit Buddhist Tran Quoc Pagoda, the oldest Buddhist temple in Hanoi.
• Visit the most famous church in Hanoi city St. Joseph Cathedral of Hanoi has an official name of Saint Joseph which was designed by Bishop Pugninier in the period from 1884 to 1886 with an architectural style resembling Notre Dame de Paris.
• Ba Dinh Square is the largest square in Vietnam。
• Nice experience in Hanoi - The Railway Cafe in Hanoi provides a unique and aesthetically pleasing experience with its train views (Drink is on your own expense).

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• After breakfast depart to Sapa located at 1500 meters (4921 feet) above sea level in Vietnam's remote northwest mountains. Sapa is famous for both its fine, rugged scenery and its rich cultural diversity.
• Sapa stone church built in the cross shape simulation Gothic Roman architecture.
• Embark on a lovely walking tour that will take you along buffalo paths and trails through several hill tribe villages of Lao Cai Province,Ta Van home to the Black H’mong and Dzay people. Once on the valley floor you can really appreciate the wonderful scenery surrounding you. The walls of the valley are covered with multi-layered rice terraced fields. Ta Phin Village – Set within the valley with a towering mountain peak on the other end, this village is bustling with the daily life of the Kinh, Red Dzao and Black Hmong.

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• Cat Cat hill tribe village, trekking up and down hill through the forest and along the terraced rice fields. As we walk through the village nestled in the valley，we will meet some of the local minority to and from Sapa, meantime enjoying the beautiful landscape contrast. Thereafter journey up terraced hillsides to Sapa, a former French hill resort and home to some Vietnam’s most vibrant and ethnic groups.
• Vietnam – China border photo taking: there is a nice park that overlooks the Red River. To the left is China, and to the right is Vietnam. Den Thuong Pagoda is a zodiac circle featuring the animals of the lunar calendar. The temple has one of the most amazing temple trees you will see anywhere.

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• Halong Bay - “Natural Heritage of the World” listed under UNESCO. Most of the islands on the Halong Bay are limestone and were formed over 500milion years ago.
• In the evening time relax and enjoy sunset. Dinner is served with a variety of Vietnamese and fusion cuisine. We will then cruise to our overnight anchorage. Overnight in Junk cruise.

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• Visit Sung Sot (Surprise) Cave*-one of the biggest, most beautiful caves in Halong Bay.
• Upon return to the cruise, take time to freshen up and check out of cabins. Enjoy set menu lunch served in the dining room (Note: *The above itinerary is for your reference only as each cruise will have its own different itinerary and will be slightly different)
• Back to Hanoi. Visit Restored Sword Lake in the center of modern Hanoi.
• Walk through Hanoi Old Quarter for shopping. Tour continues to enjoy a leisurely tram ride tour through the streets of this fascinating city. You will come face to face with the daily lives and activities of Hanoi’s streets as you pass through the congested, but delightful Old Quarter. Ride pass the fascinating streets, which still bear the names of the shops that could be found in them in the 15th to 18th centuries.
• Enjoying Vietnamese egg coffee is a beverage originating from Vietnam, more specifically from Hanoi in the 1950s. Later it became a popular coffee drink not only in Viet Nam but around the world.

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• After breakfast at hotel and free for your own activities till transfer to airport for departure flight home. We hope you have enjoyed your holidays with CTC Travel!

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