LAOS TO VIETNAM BORDER CROSSING – 14DAYS
Itinerary: LuangPrabang – LuangPrabang – MongNgoi Kao – TayTrang – Dien Bien Phu – Lai Chau – Sapa night train to Hanoi – Halong Bay
Tour code: XSE 0083 MULTI COUNTRY TOURS
Highlights:
- Go through the mountainous Laos Republic and across the most remote border gate TayTrang to the North of Vietnam
- Discover LuangPrabang as the fusion of traditional architecture and Lao urban structures
- Admire a picturesque village on the bank of Nam Ou River
- Experience multi-color of Vietnamese culture in Hanoi and enjoy a unique water puppet show
- Discover the beauty of Sapa in the off-the-beaten-track route&visit village such as Lao Chai & Ta Van Villag, Giang Ta Chai village of Ban Ho village, ……
- Overnight at homestays to get insight into their unique culture and customs, friendly, hospitable family, Experience the rustic living of locals, Feast on delicious meals at local people
- Discover the Wonder of the World – a Ha Long Bay with its bewitching scenes. Cruise in BaiTu Long Bay, the less visited part of Ha Long Bay (Oriental-designed cabin with large windows and en-suite bathroom
- Explore Ha Long Bay by kayak, visit the cave and a bamboo boat trip to floating village, Authentic Vietnamese cuisines onboard…
Overview
Do the most customized adventure from Laos to Vietnam border crossing with your friends. This will be such an exciting and authentic experience for your team with trekking, exploring among the spectacular natures of Laos and Vietnam. Draw by yourself a walking route from LuangPrabang to Sapa, then continue relaxing into Hanoi and Halong Bay.
Tour summary:
- Day 01 : Luang Prabang Arriving
- Day 02: Luang Prabang Discovery (B/L)
- Day 03: Luang Prabang - Nam Ou River - MuangNgoi Kao (B/L/D)
- Day 04: Muang Ngoi Kao - MuangKhua (B/L)
- Day 05: Muang Khua - TayTrang border - Dien Bien Phu (B/L)
- Day 06: Dien Bien Phu - Sin Ho - Muong Lay – Paso (B/L)
- Day 07: Paso - Tam Duong – Sapa (B/L)
- Day 08: Sapa - Lao Chai - Tavan villages (B/L/D)
- Day 09:Tavan - Giang Ta Chai - Ban Ho village (B/L/D)
- Day 10: Ban Ho - Sapa – night train to Hanoi (B/D)
- Day 11: Hanoi City Tour (B/L)
- Day 12: Hanoi – Hon Gai Harbor –BaiTu Long Bay- Cong Do- Cap la Island (B,L,D)
- Day 13: Tra San- ThienCanh Son – Hon Gai border – Hanoi (B,L)
- Day 14: Hanoi - Pick up & Departure (B)
DAY 1: LUANG PRABANG ARRIVAL
Private driver
Arrival in LuangPrabang airport, you will be picked up then transferred to the hotel for check-in
(Check-in time is 14.00 PM, early check-in is not included in itinerary and subject to availability).
Let’s make the most of relaxing after your flight.Stay overnight in LuangPrabang
Meals: None
Accommodation at a selected hotel in LuangPrabang
DAY 2: LUANG PRABANG DISCOVERY (B,L)
Private driver & guide
The downtown of LuangPrabang is often known with the colorful mosaic, French architectural treasure. It was recognized as a World Heritage Site by its historical & cultural values. Morning: Take a walk to visit Wat Mai & other special monasteries, which is familiar to the imagines of monks. After that, visit the Royal Palace that was built in the French colonial period by King SisavangVong. Nowadays, it is converted as a national museum. Afternoon: The tour guide will take you to the markets in town and some outsight landscapes. You will study more about the history of LuangPrabang, and Kings Family as well. Overnight at the hotel in LuangPrabang.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation at a selected hotel in LuangPrabang
DAY 3: LUANG PRABANG NAM OU RIVER – MUANG NGOI KAO (B,L,D)
Private driver & guide
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch , Dinner
Accommodation : Overnight on MuangNgoi Kao
DAY 4: MUANG NGOI KAO – MUANG KHUA (B,L)
Private driver & guide
Let’s wake you up early to contemplate the fairy time of dawn when the sun is rising over limestone mountains. Breakfast at the guest house. Morning: Embark again to the boat to continue the discovering journey on the Nam Ou. After crossing over the amazing villages on the banks, we stop at a local restaurant for the lunch. Afternoon: The boat cruises to MuangKhua, check-in the Sinary Guest house, then experience the authentic life-style here. Overnight at Sinary Guest House in MuangKhua. Introduction of MuangKhua: Located in Phongsaly Province, MuangKhua town inhabited by Vietnamese, Yunanese, and Lao. From here, you can cross over the TayTrang border gate to enter the northernmost province of Vietnam (Dien Bien Phu). Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation : Overnight on Muang Khua
DAY 5: MUANG KHUA- TAY TRANG BORDER – DIEN BIEN PHU (B,L)
Private driver & guide
Breakfast at the hotel.
Go along a remote region of MuangKhua towards the border between Laos and Vietnam, we will arrive at TayTrang border gate. Especially, if coming over in the rainy season, you will have some river crossing. Meet local guide at TayTrang who will take you go over the border gate to enter to Dien Bien Phu Province. Famous by its specific of rice & Thai people, there is a MuongThanh valley with the immense rice-field that is 20km in long as well as 6km in wide.
In other side, Dien Bien Phu is well-known as a battle field in the first Indochina War. Nowadays, it still remains lots of historical sites as De Castries bunker, Dien Bien Phu museum, A1 hill. We will spend the afternoon time to visit & explore the history of this province. Overnight at the hotel in Dien Bien Phu.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation : Overnight on Dien Bien Phu
DAY 6: DIEN BIEN PHU – SIN HO - MUANG LAY – PASO (B,L)
Private driver & guide
Enjoy breakfast at your hotel
After breakfast, we drive to Sin Ho. The road twists and passes through the picturesque sceneries. Moreover, we’ll have chance to encounter with the minorities people as White Thai, White Hmong…
- We arrive in Sin Ho around lunch time. Sin Ho now day is famous for its medical plantation and its tropical orchid variety.
- After lunch, we continue the ride on a winding road to Paso, a little town lies on a confluence of Black River, famous for its giant cat fish. We arrive to Paso by late afternoon for check-in.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation : Overnight on Paso
DAY 7: PASO - LAI CHAU – TAM DUONG – SAPA (B,L)
Private driver & guide
Trekking: 3 hours trekking
Enjoy breakfast at your hotel
The drive from Paso to Sapa is one of the most scenery and mountainous stretch of road in the whole of Viet Nam. We pass by many small villages of Red and White Hmong, Black Dao and White Thai ethnic minorities. We stop at Tam Duong for lunch.
- After lunch, the road weaves its way through the picturesque valley and mountain. We will drive uphill to the highest pass “Heavens Gate Pass” which is in a height of 2000 meter. If the weather is clear the views here are magnificent. There are plenty of possibilities for making photo stops.
- We arrive in Sapa in the afternoon.Visit of Cat Cat village to visit the H’mong tribe. Dinner on your own.
Accommodation : Overnight on Sapa
DAY 8: SAPA- LAO CHAI & TA VAN VILLAGE (B,L,D)
Private driver & guide
After the breakfast, local guide leads you to start the walking trip from Sapa town to Lao Chai – Tavan. Following the curves of Sapa, you will meet the villages of Black H’mong people with the signpost “Lao Chai”. With the charming rice-terraces, Lao Chai is wonderful all-year-round, especially in the pouring or harvest season.
After the lunch at a local house, we continue admiring the authentic scenes along the road to Tavan village that inhabited by Day minority. With a little difference, Tavan is more rural, and interesting by its corn-terraces. Overnight at the home-stay in Tavan village.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch ,Dinner
Accommodation :Ta Van homestay
DAY 9: TA VAN VILLAGE- GIANG TA CHAI – BAN HO VILLAGE (B,L,D)
Private driver & tour guide
Breakfast at the home-stay with the host, then beginning trekking to Giang Ta Chai where Red Dzao house hides under the row of bamboo or the ancient trees. Do the picnic lunch among the initial forest. In the afternoon, we go ahead to Ban Ho village– the fantastic valley of Sapa with such a spectacular view. Ban Ho is also voted as the most wonderful landscapes of Lao Cai. Moreover, the village is attracting with Lavie waterfalls. Overnight at a Tay family in Ban Ho.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Ban Ho homestay
DAY 10: BAN HO VILLAGE- SAPA- HAM RONG MOUNTAIN – NIGHT TRAIN TO HANOI (B,L)
Private driver & tour guide
Our guide and driver will pick you ànd transfer to visit Ham Rong Mountain with its flower garden. Lunch is at the local restaurant
After lunch you free and easy until pick up and transfer to railway station for night train to Hanoi. Overnight on the train.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation : On Train – Soft berth in sharing cabin with AC
- Our tour guide will not accompany during the train trip
- Private compartments on request at surcharge.
- Train journeys are part of a great local experience. Cabins are shared with other local passengers (unless private cabin is requested and all berths paid for – with supplement). Restrooms at either end of the carriages complete the local experience.
DAY 11: HANOI – ORIENTATION (B,L)
Private driver & tour guide
9:00: the day starts with visit to the complex dedicated to Ho Chi Minh- the nation’s founder, containing Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum (viewed from outside on Mondays, Fridays and every afternoons due to closure), and the house on stilts, One Pillar Pagoda. Next up visit Tran Quoc Pagoda – Hanoi’s oldest pagoda on the bank of West Lake &Temple of Literature, Vietnam’s first university which was constructed in 11th century. Back to your hotel and be free for lunch at your own expense.
In the afternoon, take a cyclo ride around the Old Quarter streets which were named after the specific goods once offered for sale at these places. Stop at HoanKiem Lake to learn about legend of the lake and visit Ngoc Son Temple, followed by the Water Puppet show – a uniquely Northern Vietnamese art form depicting scenes from rural life and episodes of national history. Check in the hotel for a short relaxing, Dinner is on your own. Stay overnight in Hanoi.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Hanoi
DAY 12: HANOI - HON GAI HARBOR – BAI TU LONG BAY – CONG DO – CAP LA ISLAND – TRA SAN (B,L,D)
• Shuttles bus & Tour guide on cruise
Explore Ha Long Bay by deluxe cruise.
Notes: Ha Long Itinerary is subjected to change based on weather conditions and each Cruise.
08:00 – 8:30: We will pick you up from your hotel and head to northeast of Vietnam. 12.30: Arrive Ha Long, transferred a by tender to Cruise on BaiTu Long bay
12.45: Enjoy a welcome drink with all staffs on board, listen briefly to safety on boat and activities included then check in cabin.
13.30: Delicious Vietnamese set menu while leisurely cruising to the core of BaiTu Long Bay.
15.00: Arrive to Cap La Island the beautiful area in BaiTu Long bay. Enjoy kayaking through the karst and breathtaking nature, swimming and relaxing
17.30: Get back to the boat and enjoy sunset tea (enjoy tea and fresh fruit).This time is regarded as “Happy hour”- Buy two get one free while our cruise sailing to the overnight anchorage.
19.00: Sumptuous set-dinner on board.
20.30: Free time for joining games, you may also try your luck with squid fishing.
(Please inform our guide if you want to join in karaoke activity)
Overnight in BaiTu Long bay cruise
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch , Dinner
Accommodation : Overnight on Ha Long cruise
DAY 13: TRA SAN – THIEN CANH SON CAVE – HON GAI HARBOR- HANOI (B,L)
• Shuttles bus & Tour guide on cruise
06.30: Freshen up your new day with doing Tai Chi
07.00: Breakfast will be served in Western style and furthermore with Vietnamese traditional food. Tea and coffee is available
08.00: Explore ThienCanh Son cave. Your guide will explain the history of Ha Long Bay, BaiTu Long Bay and this Cave, made by Mother Nature
09.30: Back to your boat by tender then finish packing.
Please remove all of your belongings from your cabin, you may leave heavy luggage outside of the cabin (staff will transfer directly to the pier).
10.30: Cooking demonstration is organized by our guide at this time. You have a chance to make Vietnamese cuisine- “BanhCuon” by yourself.
11.00: Enjoy a traditional Vietnamese lunch.
12.00: Disembark in Hon Gai pier
12.30: Say goodbye Halong Bay then returns to Hanoi and drop off at your hotel around 16:30. Free and easy in Hanoi. Dinner is on own. Stay overnight in Hanoi.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation at a selected hotel in Hanoi
DAY 14: HANOI DEPARTURE (B)
Private driver
Enjoy breakfast at your hotel
Free and easy until you will transfer to airport for flight home.
Since this can be private or group tour, the price per person varies and depends on many aspects, such as your group size, the hotel ratings and your departure date. If you want to get a custom price quote for this tour, please fill out the online inquiry form and give you as much information as possible about your trip. Your online travel consultants will be at your service and help you make the most of your travel time and dollars
1/ The weather & our latest advice on the weather
Light clothes regardless of the season in the south but for the visit of temples and pagodas, make sure you have a top with sleeves (shoulders must be covered) and bottoms going at least up to the knee. From November to March it can get pretty cold in the North, make sure to have warm clothes for mornings and evenings.
Northern Vietnam:
- Dec – Feb: 10°C to 25°C, mostly dry, grey.
- March: 15°C to 30°C, season change, dry.
- April – June: 25°C to 35°C, some heavy showers.
- Sept – Oct: 25°C to 35°C, clear weather, occasional showers.
Note: from 5°C to 10°C less in the mountains; make sure you have warm clothes.
Laos
- Dec –April : 10°C to 25°C, Cool and mostly dry, Special on Mar – April dry and very hot
- May– Nov: 25°C to 35°C, Rainy season
Note: from 5°C to 10°C less in the mountains; make sure you have warm clothes.
2/ Visa
- To go to Vietnam you must have a valid passport valid at least 6 months after the date of return.
- The Government of Vietnam promulgates the Resolution on Vietnamese Entry Visa Waiver for Citizens of Five European Countries: UK, France, Germany, Spain and Italy. This exemption is applied for a maximum period of 15 days regardless of passport categories and purpose of entry into Vietnam, and is valid until June 30, 2021.
- For any stay lasting more than 15 days, or for a multiple entry stay in a period of less than 15 days, a visa is required. A period of 30 days is required after the last exit from Vietnam in order to once again benefit from the visa waiver measure for a stay not exceeding 15 days.
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3/ International flight
- Our offer does not include international flights between your country and Vietnam for two reasons:
- International flights from your country are more expensive if purchased in Vietnam. It is therefore more beneficial for you to buy them from a ticketing agency in your country.
- The payment and booking conditions for international flights are strict while it is difficult for us, a local agency, to apply the same conditions to you (full payment before travel). Since international financial transactions give rise to significant bank charges, you will be led to pay unnecessary surcharges.
4/ Which language?
- The official and most widely spread language is Vietnamese.
- English is spoken in all touristic areas.
5/ Cancellation Policy:
- More than 30 days before arrival: no cancellation charge will be done (Client’s non-refundable deposit will be forfeited)
- 14-29 days before arrival: 10% of the cost of the tour is forfeited
- 10-13 days before arrival: 40% of the cost of the tour is forfeited
- Within 10 days before arrival: 100 % of the cost of the tour is forfeited
6/ What to Bring
- Sun Glasses, Sun Block, Wide Brim Hat, Insect Repellent, Swimming Suits
- Warm Clothes (in winter from November to April)
- Original Passport
LIST OF OUR HOTELS:
The hotels offered by Xuan Son Travel classified from 02 to 05 stars at international standard, comfortable with all the required services.
- Homestay/local homestay: we have developed fair tourism, through contacts with the local population, the possibility of sleeping with locals and sharing their daily lives. The conditions of these accommodations that we offer you are well assured and with the best possible conditions
- Standard Category: 2 stars. The rooms are decent, clean, equipped with bathroom, satellite TV and air conditioning.
- Superior Category 3 stars. The rooms are generally spacious and the services and facilities are more numerous.
- Deluxe category: 4 stars. The rooms are luxurious and spacious, with a wide choice of quality services have swimming pool, spa, Jacuzzi
- Luxury Category: 5 stars. Hotels with excellent comfort and a wide range of excellent services. Swimming pool, spa, Jacuzzi…)
| CITIES /AREAS | HOME STAY | HOTEL-STANDARD | HOTELS-SUPERIOR | HOTEL-DELUXE | HOTELS- LUXURY |
| LUANG PRABANG | …. | Villa Oasis/ Phousi Guesthouse hotel or similar | Villa Pumalin/ Villa Chitdara /Villa Saykham/ Le Sen Boutique or similar | Villa Santi/ Maison Dalabua hotel/ Kiridar hotel or similar | Souvannaphoum/ Luang Prabang View/ Luang Say Residence hotel or simalr |
| MUANG NGOI KAO | Ning Ning Guesthouse | …. | …. | …. | …. |
| MUANG KHUA | Sinary Guesthouse. | …. | …. | …. | …. |
| DIEN BIEN PHU | …. | …. | Him Lam hotel or similar | Muong Thanh Hotel or similar | …. |
| PASO | Homestay | Lan Anh hotel or similar | …. | …. | …. |
| HANOI | …. | Maison d’Orient Hotel.. | Hong Ngoc Dynastie/ Icon 36/ Flower / Hanoi Era/Gondola hotel.. | La Siesta Classic Premium / Golden Silk/ Pearl/ Thang Long opera/Flower Garden | Sofitel Legend Metropole / L’Opera/ Movempick Hotel |
| CRUISE | …. | …. | Oriental Cruises/ V’Spirit Cruises…. | Swan Cruises/ Renea cruise/Calypso cruise/ Victory cruise …. | Dragon Legend cruise/ Heritage/Dynasty/Orchird/ Genesis cruise…… |
| SAPA | Sapa homestay | …. | Sapa Aroma hotel | Sapa charm/Lotus Arora hotel/Amazing/Bamboo Sapa hotel/ Pistachio.. | Silk path Grand resort |
TRAVEL PRICE: LAOS TO VIETNAM BORDER CROSSING – 14DAYS 13NIGHTS
From…. To…usd /per
Excluding international flights
Inclusion
- The English speaking guide as guided time.
- Accommodation based on double/twin sharing with daily breakfast.
- Ha Long Bay cruise 2 days 1night (sharing cabin, surcharge for private one).
- Cyclo in Hanoi/ Water puppet show
- Meals as indicated (B = Breakfast; L = Lunch; D = Dinner).
- Train 1ways: Lao Cai – Hanoi (soft berth in sharing cabin with AC).
- All transfers with the air-conditioned private vehicle (excepted shuttle bus from/to Ha Long Bay).
- Water & cool towels.
- Government taxes & service charge.
Exclusion
- International Airfares.
- Early check in/ late checkout.
- Meals not indicated.
- Drinks & beverage.
- Surcharge for gala dinner on 24th and 31st of December.
- Vietnam/ Laosvisa stamp fee.
- Personal travel insurance (Compulsory).
- Personal expenses such as Telephone and Laundry bills.
- Tips and gratuities.
Customize this tour
This tour is designed with balanced activities and pace. If you want to customize it, you may always change its itinerary and accommodations according to your needs.
Contact us
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- xuansontravel@yahoo.com.vn
My name is Nicky, English & French speaking advisor at Xuan Son Travel. I have been the specialist in tailor-made trips to Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia for 18years. I love the charm of the small streets of Hanoi as well as the charm of the countryside, with magical landscapes, warm and smiling inhabitants in all regions of Vietnam. As a Travel Consultant, I put it at your disposal and will assure you that your wishes and desires are perfectly suited to your trip to Asia.