“Nine days? What are you going to do in Hanoi for nine days??”
Well, technically one of the days do not count, since our return flight was early in the morning. But we managed to cover a fair bit, at our own pace, doing only the things we want to do.
Here’s a quick overview of our itinerary, a glimpse into a really fantastic, memorable trip. I will blog about them later when I have time (and energy, mostly energy).
The best Hanoi itinerary, ever
DAY 01 >> Arrive in Hanoi. Depart for Lào Cai via overnight train
DAY 02 >> Arrive, transfer to Sapa. Visit Cat Cat village, and Fansipan
Steps through Cat Cat village, straight to your heart
Reached the peak via cable car and my God-given legs. And a lot of cursing.
DAY 03 >> Sapa trekking through Muong Hoa Valley. At night, depart for Lào Cai for Hanoi via overnight train
Incredible trekking experience. 10/10 will do again
Friends who made it through overnight train journeys, stay friends forever?
DAY 04 >> Hanoi
DAY 05 >> Depart for Halong Bay, for overnight cruise
On board the La Fairy. Not la bored.
Halong Bay? Commercialised but not over rated
DAY 06 >> Depart for Hanoi.
Quang Ba flower market in Hanoi, worth waking up early for
DAY 07 >> Hanoi
Ngoc Son Temple, Hoan Kiem Lake
Around Hoan Kiem Lake on a weekend, where they closed the roads for pedestrian access
DAY 08 >> Hanoi
Trains pass by their house twice a day
Only tourists walk the entire Long Bien bridge. We tourists
DAY 09 >> Depart for Kuala Lumpur. Sad.
These are some selection from my hundreds of photos. Obviously I can’t put up everything we did/ saw/ ate/ experienced, because no one is that interested.
But if we could do it differently, we would. Maintain the same nine-day trip, but stay two nights in Sapa, and two nights in Halong Bay. Perfect.
Love the penultimate pic the most, others are very nice too, camera money did not go to waste.
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