Heritage with value of culiary and people - 12 days / 11 nights

Day 1: Hanoi arrival
Arriving at Noi Bai airport in Hanoi, you will be met and driven to your hotel. You willl have time to relax after your journey. In the evening, you will have tickets for a performance of traditional Water Puppetry (an art form unique to northern Vietnam , and an interesting, light-hearted introduction to its rural culture). Your overnight stay will be in Hanoi.

Transfer: Private AC coach
Guide: English speaking
Accommodation: Hanoi Authentic hotel – Superior room or similar
                            Option Lan Vien hotel – Deluxe room or similar

Day 2: Hanoi – Cooking class (B,L)
In the morning, you will be picked up from your hotel to the restaurant where you will learn to cook some typical Vietnamese dishes which represent the North of Vietnam. When you come back the restaurant, Vietnamese teacher will prepare and help you to cook your lunch. In the afternoon, your time will be your own.

Transfer: Private AC coach
Guide: English speaking
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Hanoi Authentic hotel – Superior room or similar
                            Option Lan Vien hotel – Deluxe room or similar

Day 3: Hanoi – walking around and shopping – Lao Cai station (B,L).
You will have the whole day to explore Vietnam 's capital city. Your guide will take you to the Temple of Literature, the first university in Vietnam dating back to the 11th century, and a popular attraction, as is Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum. You will then drive to the excellent Ethnology Museum for an overview of Vietnam 's 54 distinct ethnic groups in anticipation of your trip to Sapa. After having dinner our guide will pick you up at your hotel and transfer you for the overnight train to Lao Cai Station. Enjoy the experience the romance of overnight train travel.

Transfer: private AC coach
Guide: English speaking
Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Accommodation: Oriental Express 4 soft sleeper shared cabin or similar