Photo display on Italy’s Culture in Hanoi

Posted on November 1, 2011 by thuan

Photo display on Italy’s Culture in Hanoi

The opening ceremony of “Italian Sites on the UNESCO Heritage List” photo exhibition was hosted by the Italian Embassy in Vietnam with the sponsorship of NEM Fashion on October 25 at the showroom on 45 Trang Tien Street, Hanoi.

The exhibition is part of a number of activities in “Vietnam – Italy 2011” programme, which aims to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Italy’s Unification (1861) and allow visitors to understand more about Italy.

There have been 911 landscapes recognised as Cultural Heritage sites by UNESCO worldwide of which 45 are located in Italy. This affirms the importance of the country Internationally as being a centre of culture.

The show “Italian Sites on the UNESCO Heritage List” offers a unique view of the most valuable treasures in Italy These sites were specifically chosen as cultural landmarks of the world, not only for the Italian people, but to be shared by people internationally.

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Hanoi, northern provinces promote tourism links

Posted on October 27, 2011 by admin

A seminar on linking tourism initiatives across the provinces of Lao Cai, Quang Ninh and Ninh Binh and Hanoi city was held in Hanoi on October 27.

Delegates focused on better cooperation in the areas of information sharing, advertising, as well as infrastructure investment and new tourism products.

In particular, participants committed to improving State management policy, encouraging closer cooperation, and looking at ways to make tourist destinations more attractive to local and overseas markets

(Source: VOV)

Hanoi, northern provinces promote tourism links

A seminar on linking tourism initiatives across the provinces of Lao Cai, Quang Ninh and Ninh Binh and Hanoi city was held in Hanoi on October 27.

Delegates focused on better cooperation in the areas of information sharing, advertising, as well as infrastructure investment and new tourism products.

In particular, participants committed to improving State management policy, encouraging closer cooperation, and looking at ways to make tourist destinations more attractive to local and overseas markets

(Source: VOV)

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Hanoi Sapa-Seo Trung Ho-Ta Trung Ho-Ban Ho Village

Posted on October 22, 2011 by thuan

Hanoi Sapa-Seo Trung Ho-Ta Trung Ho-Ban Ho Village

(6 days/7 nights)

Spectacular scenery and ethnic minorities of Sapa. The northwest of Vietnam is a captivating blend of dramatic landscapes and colorful hill tribes. Sapa is set in a spectacularly beautiful valley close to the border with China. Its breathtaking mountain scenery is some of the best in Asia. Ethnic minorities from many of the surrounding villages: Seo trung Ho – Ta Trung Ho – Ban Ho Village…

Tour Detail :

Day 1: Departure

7h30: taxi take you from your hotel in Hanoi to Hanoi Railway Station for the night train at 8h35 PM to get to Laocai Station. Sleep on the train ( 4 people/cabin or 2 people/cabin on request ).

Day 2: Sapa free (B/L/D)

Picked up at Laocai Station by bus to Sapa (round 8.30 AM). Check in hotel & breakfast. Free to explore the town.

Day 3: Sapa Town – Seo Trung Ho Village ( Overnight at the village ) 17 km by jeep, 18 km trekking , round 6.5 hours of trekking (B/L/D) Sapa – Seo Trung Ho – Ta Trung Ho – Ban Ho Village

Breakfast at the hotel, take a jeep ride along MuongHoa valley to visit the Rattan Bridge, silver waterfall, the first village of the Red Dzao people (GiangTa Chai village). Do a trek round 6 – 7 hours through the forests up and down in Fanxipan range then reach Seo Trung Ho village of the Red Dzao. This is an almost untouched village and there are very few tourists getting here. In here, there is a chance to enjoy a most beautiful waterfall in Sapa, which comes from a height of about 70 m. Stay overnight in this village with a Dzao family.

Day 4: Seo Trung Ho – Ta Trung Ho – BanHo Village ( Overnight at the village ) 17 km trekking in the forests ( B/L/D)

Have breakfast with the family, start climbing up to the mountain for another untouched village: Ta Trung Ho village located at about 1450m above the sea level. Picnic lunch at the village and then descend BanHo village to visit a different minority: The Tay people who have houses on stilts. Stay the night at Ban Ho village in a house on stilts. Have dinner with the family.
Sapa – Seo Trung Ho – Ta Trung Ho – Ban Ho Village

Day 5 : Ban Ho Village – Sapa – Laocai 10 km of walking, 23 km by jeep. ( B/L/D)

Break fast at BanHo, Go for a walk to a waterfall called Lavie which was discovered and named by the French in the past. Say goodbye to BanHo and the family to get up to Supan village where to take jeep back to Sapa. Have hot shower at the hotel and then take bus to Laocai Station for the night train to Hanoi.

Day 6: Hanoi

Arrive in Hanoi around 5.00 AM. The end of the tour.

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Hanoi Sapa – Ban Ho Adventure

Posted on October 22, 2011 by thuan

Hanoi Sapa – Ban Ho Adventure 4 Days / 5 Nights

The trek brings you though the excellent views of the valley, the magnificent limestone and paddy fields of H’mong village will be introduced, visits to local families and reach their customs and the Cat Cat waterfall will be visible.

A “White curtain” cascade appears, surrounded by flowery valley and deep – green pines. The rocks near the river and waterfall provide a marvelous place for picturesque photos and sunbathing during good weather.

Detailed Itinerary :

Night 1 : Our car will pick up from your hotel in Hanoi anf transfer to Hanoi train station for the night to Lao Cai station.Overnight on  the train.

Day 1: Laocai Station – Sapa – Lao Chai- Tavan ( B, L, D )

AM: 7h30 arrive Lao Cai Pick up at Lao Cai Station then transfer to Sapa. Have breakfast in the hotel or restaurant (optional) before the trip starts. We walk along the main road for a while then take a small path up hill to get to Lao Chai village of the Black H’Mong tribe. The trek brings you through the upper mountain range of Sapa overlooking down to its valley. The guide will prepare lunch in a local house while you walk around the village to meet the tribe and visit their catholic church. After lunch continue to Tavan village to visit the Day tribe, which is supposed to be the most beautiful one in the area then you will stay first night at local house. Homestay at village.

Day 2: Tavan – Giangtachai- Ban Ho village ( B, L, D )

Have breakfast and check out before the trip starts. Trek down to Giang Ta Chai village to visit the Red Dzao tribes. Have a picnic lunch on the way then keep going along the buffalo trails to get to Ban Ho  where you will see the amazing scenery and beautiful waterfall. Stay overnight in a local family.

Day 3: Banho – Sapa Tour ( B, L, D )

Free on the morning at waterfall for swimming or walk around in the village then trekking up to the mountain. And the last 45 min. climbing up hill to get to the waiting point is really a challenge for you. You get back to Sapa by Vietnam TripAdvisor’s jeep. Stay overnight in Sapa.

Day 4: Sapa Tour  – Lao cai – Hanoi ( B, L, D )

Free at leisure or walk around in the market to see the locals people purchasing in Sapa market. Check out. Private vehicle transfer back to Lao Cai railway staytion for night train back to Hanoi. Over night on train.

Day 5 : Hanoi

Arrive to Hanoi at 05:00. Turn back your hotel on your own. End of the tour.

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Hanoi Sapa – Bac Ha – Cau May

Posted on October 22, 2011 by thuan

Hanoi Sapa – Bac Ha – Cau May 3 Days / 4 Nights

Sapa has many natural sites such as Ham Rong Mountain, Silver Waterfall, Rattan Bridge, Bamboo Forest and Ta Phin Cave.Markets are not only trading center but it’s also the cultural sites. Bac Ha is a less crowded alternative to Sapa, and arriving midweek makes for a relaxing visit. BacHa market is the most colourful market in North Vietnam. At the market, you have chance to enjoy BacHa people’s simple but unique kinds of food with special wines made from rice, cassavas, corn and different sorts of fruits such as plumps, apples, peaches.

Detailed Itinerary :

Night 1 – Thursday: Ha Noi – Lao Cai

Our car will pick you up from your hotel and transfer to Hanoi train station for the night train at 20:40 to lao Cai station. Overnight on train.

Day 1 – Friday: Lao Cai – Sa Pa – Soft Trek ( B, L, D )   

Arrive at Lao Cai train station at about 6.30. 2.5hrs bus trip 40km to Sapa. Free time to visit Sapa town. In theafternoon, 2hrs trekking 5km to visit Cat Cat Village, home of Black H?mong hill tribe. Meeting & Talking with locals to learn more about their daily life.

Night 2 – Friday: Overnight at a hotel in Sapa

Day 2 – Saturday: Sapa – Can Cau – Bac Ha ( B, L, D )

Start early in the morning at 6am, driving to Can Cau market, which passing Bac Ha Town. The road between Bac Ha and Can Cau is hilly but very beautiful. The products at the market are interesting, and many different groups of ethic minority people represent make the market an unforgettable experience. Back to Bac Ha for lunch. Check-in at a hotel in Bac Ha. After a rest, trekking about 5 km of mountain path to Ban Pho Village – home of  Flower H’Mong people, get in touch and witness their traditional life style,  habit and customs.
Night 3 – Saturday: Overnight in the hotel in Bac Ha.

Day 3 – Sunday: Bac Ha – Lao Cai – Hanoi ( B, L, D )  

After breakfast, take a car to Si Ma Cai Market – join in Si Ma Cai hill-tribe market and discover the daily life of Flower H’Mong, Red Dzao people. Back to Bac Ha Town, free time to visit Bac Ha Sunday Market before lunch time. Drive back to Lao Cai City. Dinner in Lao Cai and take a night train back to Hanoi.

Night 4 – Sunday: Overnight on train back to Hanoi

Day 4: Hanoi (B)

Arrive in Hanoi early morning. Check-in at your hotel for breakfast and bathing (check-out time at noon). Finish tour.

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Hanoi Sapa- Coc Ly Market

Posted on October 22, 2011 by thuan

Hanoi Sapa- Coc Ly Market 2 Days / 3 Nights

Tour Highlights :

Meet and talking with the Black H’mong tribes in CatCat village.
Visit CocLy Market open on Tuesday only.
Enjoy the view of Chay river.
Vietnam-China International gade.

Detailed Ititnerary :

Night 1-Sunday:Hanoi – Lao Cai

Our car will pick you up at your hotel and transfer to Hanoi train station for the night train at 8:40pm to Lao Cai station.Sleep on the train with AC Soft Sleeper.

Day 1: Lao Cai -  Sa Pa  ( B,L, D )

Arrive at Lao Cai Train station at about 6.30. Take a transfer to Sapa. Having breakfast and relax before explore Sapa Town. In the afternoon, take a 2km short trekking to Cat Cat Village, the home of H’mong Ethic. Meeting & talking with locals to learn more about their daily life.
Meals : Breakfast, Luch, Dinner

Day 2: Sapa -  Coc Ly – Lao Cai ( B, L, D )

Leave Sapa for Lao Cai then Coc Ly tribal market, which offer the chances to see H’mong and Dzao minority people in their most colorful costumes. Take a boat trip down stream on Chay river with picnic lunch. Enjoy scenic view from river and trek to Dzao, Tay minority villages. On the way visit Vietnam – China International Border Gade.  Return back to Lao Cai station for the night train to Hanoi.
Meals : Breakfast, Luch, Dinner

Day 3: Hanoi :

Arrive in Hanoi early morning,Please call a taxi to your hotel.Tour ends.

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Hanoi Sapa 4 Villages

Posted on October 22, 2011 by thuan

Hanoi Sapa 4 Villages 2 Days / 3nights

Sapa lacated in the north of Vietnam and in the middle of the breaktajing landscapes.It’s not only one of the most beautiful places in Vietnam but in Asia also.With ethnic cultures and bracing mountain air, it’s a magical combination of landscapes.

Sapa is well- known by mountainous and valleys,the remote villages of diffirent minorities as Black H’mong and the Red Dzao…The excellent areas for trekking.

Detailed Itinerary :

Night 1: Hanoi – Lao Cai:

Our car pick you up at your hotel and transfer to Hanoi train station for the night train  to Lao Cai station.Overnight train soft sleeper with AC .

Day 1 : Sapa – Cat Cat – Sin Chai ( B,L,D )

AM : Arrive Lao Cai, pick up at Lao Cai Station by bus then transfer to Sapa .Check in and have breakfast in the hotel .After lunch trek to Cat Cat and Sin Chai villages of Black H’mong tribe .Enjoy the waterfall in Cat Cat and beautiful scenery along the way .Back to hotel for dinner and enjoy the night in  Sapa town .
Meals : Breakfast, Luch, Dinner

Day 2 : Sapa – Lao Chai – Ta Van ( B,L,D )

After breakfast you check out and leave your luggage in the hotel, get ready for the trip .Trek down to Lao Chai village to visit the Tay and Dzay tribes then keep going along the bottom of the Sapa valley to get to Ta Van village, which is supposed to be the most beautiful one in the area .Have a picnic lunch on the way .You go back to Sapa by motorbike/jeep .Get yourself fresh with a shower in the hotel’s day room before transfer down to Lao Cai Station for the night train back to Hanoi.
Meals : Breakfast, Luch, Dinner

Day 3 : Hanoi

Getting back to Hanoi from Sapa trip so early at around 5am,taxi to hotel on your own.Tour Ends.

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Hanoi Sapa Hill Tribe Village

Posted on October 22, 2011 by thuan

Sapa Hill Tribe Village 2 Days / 3 Nights

There are many reasons to come to Sapa. The two main are: to see how local minorities live in Vietnam, and to go on a trekking on the mountains.In this trip we would like to help you learn more about the trible’s cultures in Sapa, the Black H’mong and Red Dzao people.Explere the daily like and the cultures.

Detailed  Itinerary :

Night 1: Ha Noi – Lao Cai . Overnight on Train

Our car will pick you up from your hotel to Hanoi Railway Station for the night train, soft sleeper with AC at 20.30pm to go to Lao Cai station.Overnight on the train.

Day 1: Lao Cai – Sa Pa – Cat Cat Village ( B,L, D )

Arrive at Lao Cai Train station at about 6.30. Take a transfer to Sapa. Having breakfast and relax before explore Sapa Town. In the afternoon, take a 2km short trekking to Cat Cat Village, the home of H’mong Ethnic. Meeting & talking with locals to learn more about their daily life. Overnight in hotel.

Day 2: Sapa Village – Lao Cai ( B, L, D )

Today, you can choose one of the following options to visit the local villages:

Option 1: Pleasant drive to Tafin village (12km from Sapa) of Red Dzao ethnic. Touring to the village to visit Tafin handicraft shop and explore the daily life of Red Dzao. Here you have a good choices to buy woven and textile brocades, which is made by ethic people. Visit Tafin Cave and small hamlet of Black H’mong people. Return to Sapa and take a transfer to Lao Cai station for night train to Hanoi.

Option 2: Take the foot path up and down and crossing a small hamlet of Matra, where inhabited by Black H’mong ethic. Continue trekking up the village and getting through paddies fields will lead you to an ancient Catholic abbey, built by French colonists. Walk 2 km more to reach Tafin handicraft shop and explore the daily life of Red Dzao. Here you have a good choices to buy woven and textile brocades, which is made by ethic people. Visit Tafin Cave and small hamlet of Black H’mong people. Return to Sapa & take a transfer to Lao Cai station for night train to Hanoi.

Night 3: Overnight at an AC 4 berth soft sleeper train to Hanoi.Arrive in Hanoi early morning, please take a taxi to your hotel.End tour.

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Hanoi Sapa 2 Markets

Posted on October 22, 2011 by thuan

Hanoi Sapa 2 Markets 3 Days 4 Nights

Bac Ha Sunday Market – Some 100km (62 miles) from Sapa, this is probably the most famous market in the region and more along the lines of what Sapa was once like. Here, various hill tribes converge every Sunday morning to conduct commerce. As a visitor, you’re certainly part of the trade here because folks are keen to sell you their wares.

Tour Details :

Night 1 Friday :Hanoi – Lao Cai

Our car picks you up at your hotel and transfer to Hanoi train station for the night train to Lao Cai station.Sleep on the train. Overnight on AC Soft Sleeper Hanoi – Lao Cai train

Day 1 ( Saturday ):  CanCau – BacHa ( B, L, D )

Picked up at Laocai Train Station to transfer to CanCau market. It takes more than 2 hours to get to CanCau – a small market situated in a valley surrounded by mountains and only 7 km from China. The market deeply shows the typical cultural features of the minorities in remote mountainous areas in Vietnam. Further more, you can enjoy seeing boys and girls in colourful costumes – different colours of the mountains. They attend the market in the hope of finding “the other halves of their lifves” and this is also the time for them to chat, to exchange everything among different ethnic peoples through cups of wine sold in the market. Say goodbye to the market and transfer to BacHa. On the way, spend time visiting a village of the Flower H’mong and then check in hotel in BacHa. Free to explore the town. Lunch in CanCau or in BacHa and dinner in BacHa.

Day 2: ( Sunday ): Bac Ha – Trung Do  – Chay River –Sapa ( B, L, D )

A walk to BacHa market. Visit one village and an old building called The H’mong king’s house. Breakfast and the beginning of the day on which you visit a big market filled with many different hill-tribe peoples. This is the most colourful market in North Vietnam. At the market, you have chance to enjoy BacHa people’s simple but unique kinds of food with special wines made from rice, cassavas, corn and different sorts of fruits such as plumps, apples, peaches… talking to the minorities through the guide’s interpretation. Leave the market for the H’mong King’s house (King Hoang A Tuong) built by the French colonists and the Chinese in 1920. Return the town for lunch. In the afternoon, spend time visiting another village (BanPho village) Say good bye to BacHa and get back to Trung Do village, visit the Tay then get on boat along Chay river. Get off boat for jeep at Bao Nhai then continue to Sapa. On the way back, drop in to see the Vietnamese and Chinese Harbour Mouth in LaoCai. Reach Sapa late in the afternoon. Check in hotel in Sapa.

Day 3 : (Monday):Sapa – Lao Chai – Ta Van – Giang Ta Chai – Lao Cai  ( B, L, D )

Breakfast, check out hotel at 10:00 AM. Get downhill to the valley for 3 villages of the Black H’mong, the Dzay & Red Dzao people. Lunch at a Dzay family. Get up to the road for a car back to Sapa. Then take shuttle bus to LaoCai Station for the night train to Hanoi. Dinner at Lao Cai Station.Overnight on the train

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Hanoi – Sapa Homestay Adventure

Posted on October 22, 2011 by thuan

Hanoi – Sapa Homestay Adventure 3 Nights / 2 Days

Hanging over 5000 km square with the population of 6000 people, with lush greenery of mountain ranges is just the beginning of your expedition to the jade of Far East. Imagine a land lush in tropical forest and emerald rice terrace fields and a land alive with very colorful tradition and culture.

The trek brings you though the excellent views of the valley, the magnificent limestone and paddy fields of H’mong village will be introduced, visits to local families and reach their customs and the Cat Cat waterfall will be visible.

Tour Programe :

Night 1: Hanoi – Lao Cai

8.00pm – The private car come to pick you up from your hotel then transfer to Ha Noi Railway Station and catch the night train to Lao Cai (soft sleeper with airconditioning)., arrive 5:30 or 6:00am.

Day 1: Lao Cai – Sapa home stay ( B, L, D )

5.30am – Arrive in Lao Cai. The bus ride uphill to Sa Pa takes a little over an hour, giving you a glimpse of the stunning vistas and impressive rice terraces. You’ll have breakfast in a local Restaurant, then meet with our local guide and drive (30 minutes) to the Golden Stream Valley, stopping at Ta Van village. Walk down through the village from the main road and start trekking to Giang Ta Chai village. The trekking route offers some challenge as you balance on the rice terraces and a small trail on the steep mountainside. The vegetation is dense as the trail leads up to a peaceful village perched on the Hoang Lien mountainside. Head downhill and relax by a local stream for a picnic lunch. In the afternoon, trek about 1.5 hours uphill before descending down to the quaint Tay hill tribe village of Ban Ho. Dinner and overnight in home stay.
Meals : Breakfast, Luch, Dinner

Day 2 : Sapa more trekking –Lao Cai: ( B, L, D )

After breakfast, you will start the day with an easy trek on dirt paths.  Enjoy the peaceful atmosphere of the valley with its traditional stilt houses and rice terraces. Make your way along a stream to cross a hanging bridge before arriving in Nam Toong Village. In this picturesque valley, you’ll pass some remote villages of the Red Dzao ethnic minority communities set amongst the rice and corn fields.

After a picnic lunch, walk back to the meeting point where our driver is waiting to take you back to Sa Pa for a shower at the  hotel in Sapa town.Our bus pick you up and transfer to Lao Cai train station.Have dinner before catch the night train depart at 20:20 back to Hanoi.Tour ends at Hanoi Railway station next day morning at 5:30am.

Meals : Breakfast, Luch, Dinner

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