8 Days China and Vietnam Overland Group Tour along Yunnan-Vietnam Railway

At 08:30am, meet your tour guide & driver at the hotel. Then head to Jianshui and stop to visit Xingmeng Mongolian Village on the way, the.biggest Mongolian village in Yunnan.

Upon Jianshui arrival, pay a visit to Zhu Family Garden and Jianshui Confucius Temple. After that, check in the hotel and have a short break. Later, stroll around Jianshui Old Town.

Breakfast at hotel and then drive to visit Double Dragon Bridge, Tuanshan Village and Zhang Family Garden.

After that, continue the driving to Yuanyang Hani Rice Terraces and check in the hotel upon arrival. Head to visit the mushroom-shaped house in Azheke Village. In the late afternoon, enjoy the sunset view of Laohuzui Terrace Fields in Panzhihua Town. Transfer back to the hotel.

Get up every early in the morning, you’ll drive 30KM to visit Duoyishu Village and enjoy the sunrise of Duoyishu Rice Terrace Fields when the sun appears above the eastern horizon. The terraced fields are ring upon ring and cascade one by one. They go along the hillside up to the sky. You will see the scenery of the terraced fields from the top of the mountains to the bottom. They are all farms under the sunshine and cloud and mist. The landscape is spectacular.

After that, head to experience the local Market - Shengcun Market where there are filled with local merchandise and customers for selling, exchanging or buying various kinds of fresh products, animals and trifles.

Later drive across China-Vietnam Border to Lao Cai Province and continue the trip to Sa Pa Town.

At around 08:30 am, we will head to Y Linh Ho village, the home to the Black Mong people. Enjoy the scenery of beautiful valleys lying between mountains.

After lunch, hike into the Muong Hoa Valley and visit Lao Chai village where the black H’mong people are living. Enjoy the fresh air, see terrace fields and stream along the way. Interact with the hospitable local people, learn about their culture and customs.

Then walk to Ta Van village where many Vietnam ethnic minority groups gathering and living. Residents here are mainly the H’Mong ethnic, Giay, and Red Dao. Also we will visit a local Catholic Church.

After the tour, drive back to Sapa.

At around 08:30 am, we will head to visit Ta Phin village, the nearest village of Red Dao’s ethnic group within the area of Sapa area. The ethnic people offers eye-catching distinctively hand-made brocades with numerous bright colors and patterns.

After lunch, continue the tour to Silver Waterfall. Being one of the most beautiful waterfalls in Vietnam, the water flows down as silver so that people here called it Silver Waterfall.

Move on to Heaven Gate and discover spectacular natural paintings with dense forest, also see the difference between Lao Cai and Lai Chau provinces.

After the tour, get back to the hotel for a rest and then be transferred to the station for the night train to Hanoi.

We will arrive at Hanoi in the early morning. Upon arrival, transferred to the transit hotel near the station for taking a rest and then have breakfast.

Then start today's Hanoi city tour. The first stop is Ho Chi Minh mausoleum, the final resting place of Vietnamese Revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh, known to his people as Uncle Ho. Then visit the surrounding sites of One Pillar Pagoda and his ancient house.

Continue the trip to the Temple of Literature. Built in 1070, the temple hosts Vietnam's first national university - the Imperial Academy and is dedicated to Confucius, sages and scholars.

After lunch, head to visit The Vietnam Museum of Ethnology, which focuses on the 54 officially recognised ethnic groups in Vietnam.

Later transferred back to the old quarter and visit Hoan Kiem Lake. Ngoc Son Temple, a pagoda sitting in the centre on a small island, is in commemoration of the 13th century military leader - Tran Hung Dao. Then experience the local life around the old quarter on a Cyclo.

After breakfast, explore this city at leisure until being transferred to the airport for your next destination. Service ends.