THD-N02 · Mountain & Bay
A week that climbs into the highlands first, then lets the journey settle on the water.
Pair the mountain valleys and communities around Sapa with Hanoi and a slower final chapter among the islands of Ha Long Bay.
Our target: an initial response within one Vietnam business day. No obligation.AI-assisted destination illustration. Confirmed vessels, accommodation and activities are named in your written proposal.Seasonal planning
March to April and September to November for a balanced mountain-and-bay journey. Sapa can be cold and misty in winter, while summer is warmer and wetter. Landscape colour, rice-terrace conditions and visibility change with the season, which is part of the highland experience. Tell us your exact dates and preferred pace so the final advice can be matched to your holiday.
The shape of the journey
Hanoi is the gateway to two contrasting landscapes: meaningful time in the Sapa highlands followed by a slower final chapter on Ha Long Bay. Final timings are built around your flights and confirmed services.
What makes this journey distinct
Leave Hanoi behind and watch the landscape rise into the Hoang Lien Son range. The journey north is part of the experience: broad valleys, changing light and the first cool breath of the highlands.
Photograph by Elliot Andrews / Unsplash
See Sapa from the footpaths rather than only from a viewpoint. Your local team matches the walk to your fitness, the weather and the conditions on the day, leaving time to notice life between the terraces.
Photograph by Nguyen The Hung / Unsplash
An overnight cruise gives the bay room to change around you—from afternoon light to a quieter morning on the water. Your selected vessel, cabin and activities are named in the final proposal.
AI-assisted destination illustrationSample itinerary
Airport gatewayNoi Bai International Airport (Hanoi)
RouteHanoi · Sapa · Ha Long Bay
This is a sample programme, not a fixed departure. Hotels, timings and activities are confirmed in your personalised proposal.
Meet the THD team at Noi Bai International Airport and transfer privately to your hotel. The rest of the day stays deliberately light so you can recover from the international journey.
Discover Hanoi through a considered mix of history, neighbourhood life and food culture. The exact visits and pace are shaped around your interests and confirmed in the written proposal.
Travel north as the plains give way to valleys and mountains. Planned comfort stops break the journey before you settle into Sapa and take in the highland setting.
Join a local guide for a valley route matched to your fitness and the day’s conditions. Rice terraces, village life and mountain views turn the walk into the defining active chapter of the journey.
Keep the morning unhurried before returning to Hanoi. Your confirmed programme balances time in the highlands with a comfortable transition into the bay chapter.
Board the selected cruise and let the landscape unfold from the water. Cabin category, meals and included activities depend on the confirmed vessel and are stated clearly in your proposal.
Wake to a quieter side of the bay, complete the cruise programme and disembark. A private transfer returns you to Hanoi or Noi Bai Airport in line with your onward arrangements.
Scope at a glance
We show what THD handles in Vietnam and what remains outside the land proposal, so you can compare your options with confidence.
Included in your proposal
7 servicesOutside the land proposal
5 itemsYour written proposal
Before you confirm, THD prepares a date-specific document so you can see what is planned, what is included and what the journey costs.
International airfares remain outside the land proposal unless expressly stated.Route, pacing and practical travel times for your confirmed dates.
Proposed properties, room category and included meal basis.
Transfers, vehicle arrangements, guide language and local support.
Meals, entrance fees, activities and services included in the land package.
Currency, group basis, total land price and the quote’s validity period.
Deposit, payment schedule and the applicable change and cancellation terms.
Essential · Comfort · Signature
Tell us your dates and preferred hotel style. Our Vietnam team will check current availability and prepare a transparent land-package quote.
Compare another route
Adds meaningful Sapa highland time to the classic northern route. If you would rather keep the pace easy and the journey shorter, Northern Vietnam Impressions reaches the same bay in five days.
Northern Vietnam · 5 days · 4 nights
Northeast Vietnam · 8 days · 7 nights
North to Central · 10 days · 9 nights
Plan directly with Vietnam
Tell us when you will arrive, who is travelling and the hotel level you prefer. Our Vietnam team checks current availability before sending the itinerary, named accommodation, inclusions and total land price.