The great interest of this place is the holding of the district market (Thursday and Sunday), 6 km on the road from Tam Duong to Lao Cai. This market is one of the most beautiful in Northern Vietnam today. Sellers and buyers come from all around; the farthest villages are more than a day's walk away. The beauty of the landscapes and the numerous villages can also encourage you to visit the surroundings of Tam Duong. It is permissible for the traveler who has more time, enriching experience, to engage on one of the paths that goes through the hills, either from Tam Duong itself, or from the district market. The trail has ramifications along the way; they lead to the hamlets of Hmong and Dao. The nearest villages are less than an hour away, some are more than a day away. For our part a shorter walk will take you to meet these populations.

Tam Duong Sapa follows the Nam Na River Gorge after crossing the Black River. It is a journey in a wild nature; villages are rare. The road, sometimes track, is rather good; sometimes just bumpy in acceptable proportions. You will meet the Dao women en route; they wear black or blue trousers, tunics covered with embroidery and large black turbans on a skull whose front part is shaved as soon as they are married; they wear black or blue trousers, tunics covered with embroidery and large black turbans on a skull whose front part is shaved as soon as they are married; Loaded with heavy fagots of wood, they descend from the mountain by narrow paths as direct as sloping, to the points of sale installed along the road; these are held by Thai or Viet. Around the new houses some terraces have been developed for the cultivation of rice, maize and vegetables.

Arrival at Sapa around noon. Installation at the hotel. After lunch in town, visit Sa Pa- the French settlers, attracted by the climate and the beautiful scenery had made Sapa a mountain resort. The city is located at 1650m, at the foot of Mount Fanxipan highest point of Vietnam at 3.142m. Visit the Dragon Maw Hill, the Orchid Garden, the old Sapa Church, the market ...

Dinner and night in Sapa.

Meals included : breakfast, lunch, dinner.

After breakfast at the hotel, walk to walk through the villages of Lao Chai & Ta Van. You will walk through beautiful rice terraces all the way.

Lunch and dinner in town. Night at the hotel

Meals included : breakfast, lunch, dinner.

Departure for DongVan via QuangBa, the road passes a pass and overlooks beautiful landscapes of rice terraces. In the middle of a small plain, the big village of Quang Ba is nestled at the foot of limestone "loaves of sugar". Wrapping around these peaks, rice terraces draw long sensual waves whose softness contrasts with the aridity of the surroundings. Continue the road to Dong Van via Yen Minh and Meo Vac, a plateau that appears as a succession of valleys separated from each other by an abundance of limestone peaks and escarpments; Mediterranean forest cover (oaks, pines, walnut trees, acacias) suffers from both aridity and deforestation.

On arrival at Dong Van, installation in the hotel and night at Dong Van.

Meals included : breakfast, lunch, dinner.

In this amazing environment, you have to live the days of the market. As everywhere, the markets are the occasions in which all the ethnic groups of the region find themselves, in silence or laughter, according to the local interethnic relations, or more prosaically family. In this northern Vietnam, it is the white Hmong who are in the majority; they drove out of these ungrateful lands the majority of families of other ethnicities who were present before them: LoLo, but also Pu Peo and Co Lao. The radius of attraction of these markets is one to two days walk, the neighboring Chinese border is not an obstacle.

The Hmong of China come to sell or buy on the Vietnamese side, as those of the Dong Van plateau cross the border to do their shopping. Motorcycle owners improvise taxis; the competition is strong on the part of the many small horses that the local peasants are fond of, moreover moreover as pack horses than as riding animals. In the midst of this delirium of colors formed by the diversity of costumes, some Viet sellers offer haberdashery or industrial fabrics. Visit DongVan Market, then drive to visit the abandoned home of Vuong Chinh Duc, a former H'mong chief.

Lunch en route, dinner and night at Ha Giang.

Meals included : breakfast, lunch, dinner.

Continuation of the visit of the city Hanoi: the temple of Grand Genius and the pagoda of the Defense of the Motherland located at the edge of the great West Lake, the Temple of Literature (1st Vietnamese University of the 11th century), the Ethnography museum, the old Hanoi district ...

Lunch and dinner in town. In the evening: puppet shows on the water. Night at the hotel.

Meals included : breakfast, lunch, dinner.

Halong Bay is known as the 8th wonder of the world thanks to its magnificent landscapes, its superb caves, its pure air and rich of biodiversity. With an area of ​​1500km2, more than 3000 limestone islands, Halong Bay is truly a surprising destination. Explore Halong Bay on the Oriental Sails Cruise - one of the best 3-star cruises in Halong Bay.

08:00 - 08:30 Departure in 3.5 hours at Hon Gai International Port, visit the private waiting room of Oriental Sails JSC - The OS Lounge.
12h30 - 13h00 Welcome aboard, embark on oriental sails followed by a cruise briefing.
13:00 - 15:30 Enjoy local seafood while Eastern Sails sail along the limestone islands of Bai Tu Long Bay.
15:30 - 16:30 Visit of the fishing village

They are interested in local daily life: Take a trip by wooden oar boat (about 45 minutes) around the fishing village of Vung Vieng - one of the largest fishing villages in Halong Bay to see the life of local fishermen. The village is located in a closed lagoon, surrounded by mountains, excellent facilities for good photos. It is a chance to know better the daily life of the fishermen of the village. After the visit, you can swim around the boat.

16h30 - 17h30 Come back to Les Voiles Orientales and get some rest while the sun begins to set.
17: 30-19: 00 Enjoy Happy Hour at the bar and on the solarium and join our cooking class with Oriental Sails Chef
19:00 Dinner is served. Participation in other activities, night squid fishing or singing activities are available until 22:00.

Night aboard Cong Do Area.

Meals included : breakfast, lunch, dinner.

If Hanoi was Thang Long, "Flight of the Dragon", Halong Bay, "Descent of the Dragon", and its unreal chaos of rocky peaks, the fruit of the frolics of this beast, mistress of the waters. The ghostly pitons cut the horizon into bluish teeth or sunken mountains, of which only the summits emerge, in caverns and caves where the waves disappear, in the play of mists and clouds, in inland seas. The most singular is that these strange-shaped hills seem to float on the surface of the water, as their base is gnawed and that everywhere the silence of this sea spreads, sometimes broken by the cry of a sea bird.

06:30 - 07:00 Start your day with a Tai Chi exercise on the terrace.
07:00 - 09:00 Catch the morning view on the seascapes with a cup of tea or coffee, have breakfast cruising to Thien Canh Son Cave.
09:00 - 09:30 Visit Thien Canh Son Cave - the medium-sized and less visited cave in Bai Tu Long Bay
09:30 - 10:00 Restitution of the cabins. Luggage can be delivered to reception.
10:00 - 11:00 Return to the port. Have lunch on board.
12: 00 Landing of the eastern sails and return to Hanoi.

Dinner and night at the hotel.


Meals included : breakfast, lunch, dinner.

After breakfast at the hotel, you are free for personal pleasures until transfer to Noi Bai airport and return flight. End of the trip.