Vietnam

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days
7
km
1,087
stops
18
travel / day
1h 49m

A car-free loop through Northern Vietnam: Hanoi's Long Bien Bridge and beer street, the Sapa night train with Fansipan's cable car, then Ha Long and Lan Ha bays by boat, Ninh Binh's karst rivers, and pottery back near Hanoi.

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Curated by Lance · drove it, filmed it

updated Oct 2026

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You sleep in Hanoi · Sa Pa · Ha Long · Cat Ba · Ninh Binh — start and end in Hanoi.

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DAY01

Long Bien Bridge → Ta Hien Beer Street

3 km · 20m on the move · overnight in Hanoi

  1. 1⭐ Long Bien Bridge
  2. 2Hoan Kiem Lake
  3. 3Ta Hien Beer Street
DAY02

Fansipan → Sapa Night Market

317 km · 3h 25m on the move · overnight in Sa Pa

  1. 1⭐ Fansipan
  2. 2Sapa Night Market
DAY03

Muong Hoa Valley → Cat Cat Village

12 km · 20m on the move · overnight in Sa Pa

  1. 1⭐ Muong Hoa Valley
  2. 2Cat Cat Village
DAY04

Sun World Ha Long → Cua Van Floating Village

453 km · 4h 47m on the move · overnight in Ha Long

  1. 1⭐ Sun World Ha Long
  2. 2Cua Van Floating Village
DAY05

Sung Sot Cave → Cat Ba

24 km · 30m on the move · overnight in Cat Ba

  1. 1Sung Sot Cave
  2. 2⭐ Lan Ha Bay
  3. 3Cat Ba Market
DAY06

Trang An → Bich Dong Pagoda

162 km · 1h 57m on the move · overnight in Ninh Binh

  1. 1⭐ Trang An
  2. 2Tam Coc
  3. 3Bich Dong Pagoda
DAY07

Bat Trang Ceramic Village → Dong Xuan Market

116 km · 1h 24m on the move · end of trip

  1. 1⭐ Bat Trang Ceramic Village
  2. 2Temple of Literature
  3. 3Dong Xuan Market

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  • Entry tickets and paid activities

Heads up

  • Book the Hanoi–Lao Cai night train and the Lao Cai–Sapa shuttle in advance; the direct Sapa–Ha Long sleeper bus takes about 7 hours.
  • Bay cruises, the Cua Van boat trip and the Cat Ba–Ninh Binh bus depend on weather; confirm sailings the day before.
  • On Long Bien Bridge, walk only on the pedestrian side paths and keep clear of passing trains and scooters.
  • Tam Coc is best seen by bike or boat along the river; agree on boat prices and tipping before setting off.

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