• Price Includes:
  - Hotel accommodation with breakfasts (Based on Twin Sharing) in Sapa and Hanoi
  - One night on board in Halong Bay
  - Ground transportation on a private tour with English speaking guide / Chinese speaking guide
  - All private transfers: airport-hotel-airport and excursion transfers
  - Admission fees to tour sites throughout the program
  - Meals as mentioned on the tour program
  - Train: Hanoi to Lao Cai/ Lao cai to Hanoi
  - Bottle of water available on coach

  Price Excludes:
  - Vietnam visa
  - Domestic and International Air tickets
  - Domestic airport tax & International airport tax departure
  - Personal expenses such as drinks at meals, camera fees to tour sites
  - All other accounts are not mentioned in the above inclusion.

  Accommodation in each package
  Deluxe 5* 
  * Hanoi - Melia, Nikko, Sheraton, Sofitel Plaza, Horison
  * Halong Bay - Emeraude cruise/ Indochina sails
  * Sapa - Victoira Sapa hotel, Chau Long hotel

  Superior 4* A
  * Hanoi - Fortuna, Guoman, Sunway Hanoi
  * Halong Bay - Huong Hai junk/ Bai Tho Junk
  * Sapa - Chau Long hotel

  Superior 4* B
  * Hanoi - Bao Son, Zephyr hotel, Lake side hotel, Serenade hotel, Thang loi hotel
  * Halong Bay - Huong Hai junk/ Bai Tho Junk
  * Sapa - Chau Long hotel

  First Class 3*
  * Hanoi - Majestic hotel, Hoa Binh hotel, Galaxy hotel, Platinum I hotel, Green park hotel 
  * Halong Bay - Huong Hai junk/ Bai Tho Junk
  * Sapa - Bamboo hotel, Chau Long hotel

  Standard 3*
  * Hanoi - Chains first Eden hotel, Camellia Salute hotel , Anise Asia hotel
  * Halong Bay - Huong Hai junk/ Bai Tho Junk
  * Sapa - Bamboo hotel, Chau Long hotel
  
  Surcharge for Express train Victoria Sapa: USD 125/person (2 ways)
  Surcharge for Victoria Sapa for weekend (Saturday, Sunday) @USD 30 /room/night (valid 30 Dec 08)

  Visa-on-arrival Application:
  A visa is required before entering Vietnam. However, passport holders of some countries can visit Vietnam without an entry visa. These countries include Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, The Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Japan, South Korea, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland and Brunei. The maximum length of stay allowed for each nation varies depending on an agreement between them. Please contact Vietnamese embassies and consulates in your country for more details.

  If there is no Vietnamese embassy or consulate in your country, you can apply for a visa on arrival at international airports in Hanoi, Danang and Ho Chi Minh (you must have a visa beforehand if you plan to travel overland to Vietnam). To apply for visa on arrival, you need to have an approval letter from a tour company in Vietnam. If an approval letter is to be obtained via Circle Of Asia Limited, the following document must be supplied to us at least 2 weeks prior to your arrival in Vietnam:

  • Full name as per passport 
  • Passport number/ date of issuance and expiry 
  • Date and place of birth  
  • Occupation and nationality

  An approval letter can only be requested via Circle Of Asia in connection with the booking of travel arrangements to Vietnam. A handling fee of 25 USD per person (subject to change) will be charged to your reservation.

  Alternatively, you can apply for an entry visa by yourself at the Vietnamese Embassy in Bangkok with the supply of 2 passport-sized photos, your passport and application fees. The application process takes about 5 working days.

Hanoi

There are some sightseeing activities you can do before heading out to the countryside. Most center around Hoan Kiem River; the river shares its name with the district. The area, north of Nguyen Du Street, comprises charming old streets, a cluster of French colonial-style buildings, the famous puppet theater, hotels and embassies alongside bustling markets, museums and temples. The lake is a pleasant place for a leisurely stroll to take in the local way of life. For shoppers, there are plenty of shopping options around the lake, mostly on Trand Tien Street and Hang Gai Street – look out for Dong Xuan Market for local and foreign goods. Like anywhere in Asia, bargaining is a way of life. Make sure you agree on the price you feel comfortable with. Patience and smiling face are always the best policy when negotiating the price – bargain hard but keep it friendly.

Halong Bay

One of the world’s natural wonders, (and a common backdrop for films set in Vietnam), Halong Bay features more than one thousand awesome limestone karsts and islands of various sizes and shapes along the 120-km coastline of Bai Chay Beach.

Its waters are host to a great diversity of ecosystems including offshore coral reefs, freshwater swamp forests, mangrove forests, small freshwater lakes, and sandy beaches. The folk tale has it that the dragons descended from heaven to help locals by spitting jewels and jade to the sea, forming a natural fortress against invaders; these precious stones are represented by the lush green outcrops. Several islands boast beautiful grottos and caves with contiguous chambers, hidden ponds and peculiar stone formations.
The bay is about 160 kilometers northeast of Hanoi and accessed by road. Several travel agents in Hanoi offer overnight packages that include a selection of boating excursions from Chinese junks to kayaks.

Sapa

Setting blissfully at the elevation of 1,650 meters on the Hoang Lien Son mountain range, Sapa is the hill station built in 1922 and a fine resort town in the northwest of Vietnam. Besides the fertile terraced paddy fields and primal hill tribal villages, it is home to the fog-swirled Fansipan peak, the highest in the country. It offers a peaceful place that is naive of tourism modification.

The town has the temperate climate zone with the coldest months from January to February; the excellent summer weather from March to May; the rains from June to August. The town has the most pleasant temperature from September to mid-December.