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 to explore on your own. 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 and depart for Sapa along Vietnam's longest highway, covering 250 km of highland scenery. On the approach to Lao Cai, stop at Milestone 102 to visit and photograph the Lao Cai International Border Gate. Continue up into the mountains to Sapa, the hill town the French once called the summer capital of Tonkin. Lunch at a local restaurant.

Visit Cat Cat Village, about 2 to 3 km from Sapa town. The village is home to the Black H'Mong people and sits among terraced rice fields, waterfalls and mountain scenery. Browse traditional handicrafts and watch cultural performances by the villagers. Then transfer back to the hotel to check in.

Dinner at a local restaurant. Overnight in Sapa.

Breakfast at the hotel. 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.

Buffet lunch at Fansipan. In the afternoon, visit Silver Waterfall (Thac Bac), which tumbles down the mountainside just outside Sapa town.

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. See the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, a national symbol, from outside (it only opens to visitors in the morning), along with the Presidential Palace, Presidential Garden, Ho Chi Minh's House on Stilts, and the One Pillar Pagoda.

Visit the Temple of Literature and the French Quarter, which reveals why Hanoi earned the nickname 'Paris of the East'. 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.