Dear Colleague,

Ciao Travel is one of leading bespoke tour operator in Vietnam.  We are offering great FAM trip, exploring Vietnam north highlights for travel agencies, who is selling and planning to sell our tours in future. Travel bloggers, journalist, freelance travel writers… is also welcome to joining.

The FAM trip is opportunity to experience the most spectacular natural landscapes and cultural diversity in Vietnam. It is totally free of charge for those, who are working with us, otherwise, the special net rate is offering for potential partner/colleague…

You can join the trip yourself or with your partners. Beautiful Vietnam is waiting for you!

VIETNAM NORTH HIGHLIGHTS
Hanoi – Sapa – Ninh Binh – Ha Long Bay
7days – 6nights

Reveal most spectacular treasures of Vietnam North in 7days, from the emerald sea to impressive mountains and undulating terraces. From the mystical landscape of Ha Long bay to impressive mountains and colorful hill tribe culture of Sapa and new World Heritage wonder - Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex. The journey bring you through stunning contrast of Vietnam North beauty and its culture and full fill your memory with breathtaking experience.

PROGRAM IN DETAILS:

DAY 1 – 21st AUGUST 2015: HANOI ARRIVAL

Welcome at the airport on arrive by your private driver, transfer to hotel for check in procedure then free at leisure to relax. Overnight at hotel in Hanoi.

Summary:
Transportation: Private vehicle
Meals: Welcome dinner
Accommodation: Chalcedony hotel

DAY 2 – 22nd AUGUST 2015: HANOI – SAPA

Pick up at 08:00 for 5hours driving from Hanoi to Sapa following highway. Stop in Lao Cai Town for lunch then take one hour drive up hill through cloud and pristine, spectacular landscape to get to Sa Pa. Check in hotel and take a short rest.

Afternoon: Take easy light trek down-hill to visit Cat Cat and Y Linh Ho villages of Black H’mong people located in a beautiful valley against the wall of Fansipan Mountain. The trek provides a great chance to see, meet and talk with local and to drop in to learn about their life and traditions. It is the chance for interesting local interaction and to fill up your album with beautiful photos. Get back to Sapa by car and free to stroll in Sapa town with French Church, bustle market…

Evening: We have demonstration dinner with friendly chef in cozy restaurant. 

Summary:
Transportation: Private vehicle
Meals: Breakfast at hotel - Lunch – Dinner
Accommodation: Sunny Mountain hotel

DAY 3 – 23rd AUGUST 2015: EXPLORE HILL-TRIBE MARKET - RETURN TO HANOI

Have breakfast at hotel then check out to depart to Muong Hum market that locates about 65km from Sapa town. Passing over the complex of Muong Vi caves and grottoes and Xeo village, you arrive the remote valley Muong Hum, where becomes a bustling place, the joining point of culture and cuisine of people in different ethnic groups every Sunday.

This market has preserved nearly intact its life – style, imbued with culture tradition. On arrival, join bustle Cao Son market to enjoy the exciting atmosphere where local tribes gather to buy, sell and to socialize all the relationships.

Enjoy lunch at local house in the village nearby. It is chance to experience reality local life and their custom.

Afternoon, we driving back Hanoi. Arrive Hanoi around 6pm.

Summary:
Transportation: Private vehicle
Meals: Breakfast at hotel - Lunch
Accommodation: Chalcedony hotel

DAY 4 – 24th Aug 2015:HANOI – NINH BINH - TRANG AN GROTTOES & HOA LU

Situated near the southern margin of the Red River Delta, the Trang An Landscape Complex is a spectacular landscape of limestone karst peaks permeated with valleys, many of them partly submerged and surrounded by steep, almost vertical cliffs. Exploration of caves at different altitudes has revealed archaeological traces of human activity over a continuous period of more than 30,000 years.

They illustrate the occupation of these mountains by seasonal hunter-gatherers and how they adapted to major climatic and environmental changes, especially the repeated inundation of the landscape by the sea after the last ice age. The story of human occcupation continues through the Neolithic and Bronze Ages to the historical era. Hoa Lu, the ancient capital of Viet Nam, was strategically established here in the 10th and 11th centuries AD. The property also contains temples, pagodas, paddy-fields and small villages.

Depart around 08:00 for 2hrs driving to visit the Trang An Landscape Complex, included Hoa Lu – The ancient capital with twin temples of Dinh & Le Kings and Trang An grottoes(about 90 km away from Hanoi).

Upon arrival, we will see Hoa Lu, the first capital of Vietnam, is also an interesting historical site. Most of which has been destroyed. The remains are the temples dedicated to King Dinh and King Le, the two heroes who lived in 10th century and chose Hoa Lu to build the citadel of the capital city. In 1998, archaeologists unearthed a new section of the old citadel, which have been preserved together with some artifacts and shown in a display room built around them.

After lunch, take the amazing boat trip to visit Trang An grottoes which is a gathering of 31 valleys, 50 cross-water caves, and home to 600 kinds of flora and over 200 kinds of fauna, many of them in the Red Book of Vietnam. While rowing through Trang An grotto in the quiet, fresh air of the highlands, with only the sound of birds and the oars stirring the clear water and surrounded by magnificent forested mountains upon which graze white goats, visitors enjoy a heaven on earth.

Summary:
Transportation: Private vehicle
Meals: Breakfast - Lunch
Accommodation: Hoang Son Peace hotel

DAY 5 – 25th August 2015: NINH BINH – HA LONG – CRUISE IN MYSTERIOUS BAY

Depart Hanoi at 8.00AM for a stunning drive through the lush country land of Red River Delta along the way to Ha Long Bay.

Embark the boat on arrive at 12:00. You will be welcomed aboard and greeted with a complimentary drink. Check in your cabin then free to relax before enjoy seafood lunch on board while the cruise heading through the bay.

After lunch, it is time for you to admire spectacular sceneries while the boat cruising to Bai Tu Long Bay, passing through extraordinary limestone karst landscapes; Oan Lagoon, Teapot and Monster Head Islets. Explore Vung Vieng fishing village by local rowing boats or kayaks to discover the interesting daily lives of its inhabitants.

Leisurely relax on sundeck, sipping cocktail while enjoy incredible sunset on bay as the sun setting down over the back drop of islands and shimmering sea. 

Enjoy BBQ dinner tonight with a range of different options guaranteed to please everyone’s palette.

Summary:
Transportation: Private vehicle
Meals: Breakfast - Lunch - Dinner
Accommodation: En-suite cabin in Jasmine cruise or Syrena cruise

DAY 6 – 26th August 2015: HA LONG BAY CRUISE – AMAZING CAVE EXPLORATION – HANOI

Get up in spectacular sunrise of Halong. Breakfast with omelet, tasty soup, bread, butter, jam and special Vietnamese coffee then set sail to explore to another part of Ha Long bay and enjoy your swim in a peaceful place then stroll about 01 hour to discover Amazing cave – the biggest and most beautiful cave in Ha Long Bay.

Check out the room and enjoy lunch before you disembark the boat at Halong harbor at noon. Here the driver is waiting for you to riding directly to Hanoi airport for your departure.

Summary:
Transportation: Private vehicle
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Accommodation: Chalcedony hotel

DAY 7 – 27th August 2015: HANOI CITY TOUR - DEPARTURE

In the morning: Your tour guide will pick you up from the hotel around 08:00 (you decide departure time). Starting explore charming city with a traditional cyclo (rickshaw) ride through the old quarter to French Quarter. End the cycle ride in front of Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, take a quick overview of the mausoleum and the president's humble house-on-stilts.

You will then transferred to the famous Temple of Literature which has been considered as Vietnam's first university and is the principal Confucian sanctuary in Vietnam. Lunch will be served at local restaurant with Hanoi’s specialties.

Afternoon: Transfer to Hanoi airport for departure.

Summary:
Transportation: Private vehicle
Meals: Breakfast - Lunch

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PRICE: AGENCY PRICES IN US DOLLAR:

PACKAGE INCLUDED:

• Listed hotels
• Package 2days – 1night on cruise in Ha Long Bay.
• Private air-conditioner transfer through the trip
• Boat trip in Trang An grotto
• English Speaking guide
• Xich Lo in Hanoi Old Quarter
• Meals as mention above (mention as B = Breakfast; L = Lunch; D = Dinner)
• Entrance fees
• Mineral water & tissue (01 bottle/pax/day) on car.

EXCLUDED:

• Insurance
• Requested beverages
• Personal expenses
• Any services not mentions in the inclusion portion.

BOOKING CONDITION

• The FAM trip is totally FREE of charge for agents who are already dealing with us.
• You can join the FAM trip by yourself or with your partners
• Certification/ assignment… is required when booking the FAM trip.
• Contact info@ciaotravels.com for further assistance or booking.