Day 1 USA / Hong Kong

Depart USA for your journey to Asia.

Day 2 Arrive Hong Kong

Meet and transfer to your hotel.

Day 3 Hong Kong

This dynamic city unfolds today in a half-day city tour to Aberdeen, Repulse Bay, Victoria Peak and Stanley Market. You will also have ample time to explore Hong Kong on your own.

Day 4 Hong Kong / Kunming / Lijiang

After breakfast, you will be transferred to the airport for your flight to Lijiang (via Kunming). Tran fer to your hotel and balance of the day is free at leisure.

Day 5 Kunming – Lijiang (B/L/D)

Today you will stroll through the famous BLACK DRAGON POND PARK with the Moon Embracing Pavilion. Enter through the main gate and exit north next to the museum. Visit the DONGBA CULTURAL MUSEUM which will give you an insight into the unique Naxi ethnic minority culture and their religious beliefs.

Lunch at local restaurant.

In the afternoon stroll through LIJIANG’S OLD TOWN. The city was founded by the Ming Dynasty and up to today has remained a magical world of historical buildings, narrow cobblestone streets, picturesque canals and arched bridges. UNESCO named Lijiang a World Heritage site in 1997. Dinner at a local restaurant in the Old Town followed by a Naxi orchestra performance of classical Chinese music.

Overnight stay at Wang Fu Hotel (****) or similar. .

Day 6 Lijiang (B/L/D)

After breakfast, drive 30 minutes to YUHU NAXI VILLAGE a charming village at the foot of the Snow Mountains. See the former residence of Dr. Joseph Rock who had devoted a good part of his life studying the Naxi culture. Continue to YUFENG MONASTERY, a small Lamasery famous for its Carmelia Tree of 10.000 blossoms.

Early afternoon, travel to Snow Mountain Valley to see the open air Impression Lijiang show orchestrated by the famous Hollywood move director Zhong Yimou and performed by more than 700 actors. Travel to Shuhe for lunch at local restaurant.

The afternoon is devoted to the historical town of Shuhe with its lovely atmosphere of tea houses, art galleries and traditional Chinese houses. A horse cart will take you around the old town followed by time at leisure for your own explorations. If you would like to visit a further Naxi village after Shuhe your guide will be happy to take you to the area of Lashi Lake.

Dinner and overnight stay at Wang Fu Hotel (****) or similar.

Day 7 Lijiang – Kunming (B/L/D)

Breakfast at the hotel.

Early morning transfer to airport for flight to Kunming. Visit to Zhuang Tong Food Market and Yuan Tong Temple.

Lunch at local restaurant.

In the afternoon, discover the Bamboo Temple with its famous finely crafted 500 Luohan statues.

Dinner of Yunnanese specialties followed by a minority folk dance show

Overnight at the Harbour Plaza or similar hotel.

Day 8 Kunming – Stone Forest (B/L/D)

Breakfast at the hotel. Drive to the Stone Forest. On the way, you will visit the Golden Temple, a unique Taoist temple. Lunch en route.

In the afternoon, discover one of China’s most remarkable phenomena. The Stone Forest consists of innumerable bizarre-shaped ancient limestone cliffs and peaks created by wind and water erosion some 200 million years ago.

Dinner at local restaurant

Overnight at the Stone Forest Hotel or similar.

Day 9 Stone Forest – Hekou (B/L/D)

Breakfast at the hotel

Long drive to Hekou through beautiful subtropical landscape with great views of deep ravines, banana and pineapple groves, terraced rice paddies.

Lunch en route

Dinner and overnight at the Hekou Comfort Inn or similar

Day 10 Hekou – Sapa (B/L/D)

Breakfast at the hotel

In the morning, cross the border at Hekou.

The Chinese guide will leave you at the border on the Chinese side (Hekou) and you will cross by foot to the Vietnamese side (Lao Cai). After the formalities, you will enter Vietnam where your Vietnamese guide will wait for you and transfer to the Victoria Sapa Hotel in Sapa (45 minutes/38 km). Stunning trip up a winding road surrounded by steep mountains and terraced rice fields.

Lunch at local restaurant

Leisure day to explore the rural hill tribe villages of the Hmong, Dzao and Dzay minorities in the spectacular landscape around Sapa.

Dinner at local restaurant

Overnight at the Victoria Sapa Hotel (superior room)

Day 11 Sapa (B/L/D)

Buffet breakfast

Enjoy the superb facilities (heated indoor/outdoor swimming pool, sauna, massage) and be ready for trekking in the afternoon.

Lunch at local restaurant

A 4-km drive by Russian jeep to the rim of a deep valley. Along the road you will see Hmong, Dzay and Dzao minority people dressed in their traditional costumes. A 30-minute walk takes you over a rattan bridge to picturesque Ta Van village, home to all three minorities. Share their daily lives for a rare glimpse into their culture and customs. Return for a four-course dinner at the Victoria Sapa Hotel.

Overnight at the Victoria Sapa Hotel (superior room)

Day 12 Sapa – Lao Cai - Hanoi (B/L/-)

Breakfast at the hotel

Morning walk to Cat Cat Village, lunch at local restaurant.

Hotel check-out then drive down hill to Lao Cai with stopover to visit Ta Phin village, lying in a hillside meadow, it is home to Red Dzao and Hmong people.

Catch the night train Tulico at 21.15 to Hanoi.

Overnight on Tulico Train, 4-berth superior cabin

Day 13 Hanoi – Hai Phong (B/L/D)

Arrive Hanoi early in the morning (5.30), transfer to Sunway hotel for breakfast and leave the luggage then visit Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum (closed on Monday, Friday and the whole months of October & November) and Residence, One-Pillar Pagoda, Temple of Literature and Army Museum.

Lunch at local restaurant in Hanoi

Drive to Hai Phong, visit to the Cathedral, Garden theater, Hang Kenh tapestry, Du Hang Pagoda and Kenh temple and then check-in at the Harbour View Hotel.

Dinner and overnight at the Harbour View Hotel (standard room)

Day 14 Hai Phong – Cat Ba - Halong Bay Hanoi (B/L/D)

Breakfast at the hotel then take a hydrofoil to Cat Ba Island. On arrival, move to a wooden boat to cruise the best part of Cat Ba Island and Halong Bay through the limestone islets. Seafood lunch on board. Continue to visit Thien Cung (Celestial) & Dau Go (Wooden skates) grottoes. Drop off in Halong town. Transfer back to Hanoi.

Dinner and overnight at the Sunway Hotel or similar

Day 15 Hanoi - departure (B)

Breakfast at the hotel. At leisure until transfer to airport and departure flight or continuation of your Vietnam

• Add an extension to Saigon or let us customize your very own dream extension.

Accommodations:

Hong Kong: Eaton Hotel or similar (****)

Lijiang: Wang Fu Hotel or similar (****)

Kunming: Harbour Plaza or similar (****)

Hekou: Hekou Comfort Inn or similar (****)

Sapa: Victoria Sapa Hotel or similar (****)

Hai Phong: Harbour View Hotel or similar (****)

Hanoi: Sunway Hotel or similar (****)

Dates and Rates:

  Rates and Date (Guaranteed departure with minimum 2 passengers)
 

Guided Package Includes:

• Round trip international airfare departing from LAX or NYC. Other departure cities are available.

• 13 nights hotel with buffet breakfast at hotels:

           - 2 nights in Hong Kong,

           - 3 nights in Lijiang,

           - 2 nights in Kunming,

           - 1 night in Hekou,

           - 2 night in Sapa,

           - 1 night in train

           - 1 nights in Hai Phong

          - 1 night in Hanoi.

• Admission fees as per the itinerary.

• 37 meals: 14 buffet breakfast, 12 lunches, 11 dinners including Peking Duck Dinner in Beijing.

• One bottle of water or one soft drink per meal.

• Two bottles of water everyday in your room.

• Entertainment: Cultural Show in Beijing, Tibetan Dance in Lhasa, Acrobatic Show in Shanghai.

• All ground transfers.

• Hotel services charges and luggage handling.

• Professional English speaking tour guide in each city

• Intra – Asia airfare: Hong Kong / Lijiang / Lijiang / Kunming.

• Train fare from Lao Cai to Hanoi.

Not included:

• Airport taxes, Security fee and fuel surcharges

• Chinese Visa application fee.

• Gratuities to guides, drivers and porters.

• Travel Insurance. We strongly recommend you purchase Travel Insurance, so that your travel investments are protected in the event of a sudden emergency and you will travel with “Peace of Mind.”

Back to Top