Hanoi Sapa and Fansipan 5D4N

Arrive at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi. Complete customs, then meet your private guide and driver. Check into your hotel. Your driver will take you to the Old Quarter to explore on your own. Stroll along Hoan Kiem Lake, a peaceful city-centre escape framed by local legends and scenic views of 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 of its kind in Vietnam, and enjoy sweeping views of the Muong Hoa Valley's terraced rice fields through its transparent windows. At Hoang Lien Station, board the Fansipan cable car (holding two Guinness World Records) to ascend the mountain. Continue on the Do Quyen mountain train, which winds through a tunnel beneath the Great Buddha statue, to reach the upper station.

From there, hike through Thanh Van Dac Lo and Bich Van Zen Temple before reaching the summit of Fansipan, the Roof of Indochina. Visit Tam Thanh Mau Temple, the Lower Pagoda, and take photos at the Fansipan flagpole. Train, cable car, and mountain train tickets 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 Sapa's lively night market.

Breakfast at the hotel, then check out. Drive straight back to Hanoi. Lunch at a local restaurant in the city.

Visit Hoa Lo Prison, built by the French in 1896 and notorious as a detention centre for political prisoners and later American POWs during the Vietnam War. Known as Hell's Hole, it is infamous for the harsh conditions endured by its inmates. Then enjoy a coffee on Hanoi's Train Street.

Dinner at a local restaurant. Free time to explore the Old Quarter or join an optional night tour of Hanoi.

Breakfast at the hotel, then check out. Full city tour of Hanoi covering the Temple of Literature and the French Quarter, whose elegant boulevards reveal why this city was once dubbed the Paris of the East. Cross the iconic red Huc Bridge to visit Ngoc Son Temple on Hoan Kiem Lake, a serene blend of history and spirituality.

Continue to the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, the Presidential Palace, the Presidential Garden, Ho Chi Minh's House on Stilts, and the One Pillar Pagoda. Finish in the Old Quarter, Hanoi's vibrant historic heart of narrow streets, traditional shophouses, and street food stalls.

Lunch at a local restaurant. Transfer to the airport for your departure flight to Singapore.