Hanoi Sapa and Fansipan 4D3N

Arrive at Noi Bai International Airport. Complete customs formalities and meet your private guide and driver. Check into your hotel. Head to the Old Quarter for a walking tour and sample Hanoi's famous street dishes. Stroll along Hoan Kiem Lake, a peaceful escape in the city centre with scenic views and local legends surrounding Turtle Tower. End the evening with a traditional Water Puppet show.

Breakfast at the hotel. Check out. City tour featuring the Temple of Literature and the French Quarter, which reveals why Hanoi earned the nickname 'Paris of the East'. Lunch at a local restaurant.

Depart for Sapa, the mountain town the French once called the 'summer capital of Tonkin', travelling along Vietnam's longest highway spanning 250 km. Stop at Lao Cai to visit and photograph Milestone 102 at the Lao Cai International Border Gate. Dinner at a local restaurant on arrival.

Check in to your hotel in Sapa.

Breakfast at the hotel. Visit Cat Cat Village, a roughly 7 km, 3-hour walk through the homeland of the Black H'Mong people. The village offers mountain scenery, terraced rice fields, waterfalls, traditional performances, handicraft souvenirs, and warm local hospitality. Lunch at a local restaurant.

Head to Sun World Fansipan Legend. Board the Muong Hoa luxury train, the most modern in Vietnam, and enjoy sweeping views of the Muong Hoa Valley and its terraced rice fields through panoramic windows. Alight at Hoang Lien Station and transfer to the Fansipan cable car, a Guinness World Record holder, for the ride to the upper station. Continue on the Do Quyen mountain train along a winding arc track that passes through a tunnel beside the Great Buddha statue.

Hike up to Thanh Van Dac Lo and Bich Van Zen Temple before reaching the summit of Fansipan. Visit the Tam Thanh Mau Temple and the Lower Pagoda, and take photos at the Fansipan flagpole at the roof of Indochina. Tickets for the train, cable car, and mountain train are all included.

Dinner at a local restaurant. Free time to explore the night market.

Breakfast and check-out. Drive back to Hanoi. Lunch at a local restaurant. Visit the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, a national symbol, along with the Presidential Palace, Presidential Garden, Ho Chi Minh's House on Stilts, and the One Pillar Pagoda.

Cross the iconic red Huc Bridge to visit Ngoc Son Temple on Hoan Kiem Lake, a serene fusion of history and tranquillity. Explore the Old Quarter, a bustling network of narrow streets lined with vibrant markets, traditional shops, and street food stalls at the heart of Hanoi. Transfer to the airport for your onward flight.