Luxury Travel Vietnam Group Company is Offering New Luxury Trips in Hand-Picked Destinations in North Vietnam

Hanoi, Vietnam, February 24, 2010 --(PR.com)-- Luxury Travel is an independent Vietnamese Boutique Travel Agency and luxury travel provider (www.luxurytravelvietnam.com) offering sophisticated travelers luxury vacations in hand-picked destinations in Vietnam.

The company is offering 7 day "Essentials Highlights of North Vietnam" tours for travellers to experience the wonders of Vietnam: Hanoi - Sapa and Halong Bay.

This trip takes travelers to discover the must see destinations in the North Vietnam from misty mountain Sapa to the wonders of Halong Bay.

Travelers start this adventure in the charming capital of Hanoi, Vietnam's artistic and intellectual capital. Explore the fascinating Old Quarter and its hundreds of specialty shops. Travelers walk around Hoan Kiem Lake, ride a cyclo to dinner, and watch a performance at the famed Thang Long Water Puppet Theater. They dine in French colonial villas converted into gourmet restaurants.

Travelers will enjoy people watching at stylish cafes. They shop for impressive modern art in the city's many galleries. Also they visit Hanoi's main cultural attractions, including the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, his House on Stilts, the One Pillar Pagoda, the Fine Arts Museum and the Temple of Literature.

They then board the luxury Victoria Express train bound for remote Sapa, a mountain village near the Chinese border. Trekking to villages, visit local markets where hill tribe minorities (including Hmong, Red Dao, Tay , Xa Pho and Giay) trade their goods. View spectacular waterfalls and drive through mountain valleys.

They Explore the hill station town of Sapa, and visit several villages where the tribes live. During free time, enjoy your mountain chalet hotel, where guests can enjoy fondue by the fire, swim, play tennis, and take mountain walks. Mountainous northern Vietnam is one of the best places in Asia to visit hill tribe villages and see dramatic mountains covered with terraced rice fields.

Travelers return to Hanoi and then travel Halong Bay for a memorable adventure on one of the most beautiful bays of the world with kayak and boating activities, and cave climbing. See Halong Bay in style on board Bhaya - a newly built wooden junk featuring twenty luxurious cabins furnished in classic Eastern style.

A truly memorable experience awaits passengers as they cruise this delightful Bay, reveling in its tranquility as travelers escape the bustling tourist sights. Start a new day with calming Tai Chi, dine on fresh seafood on the deck, then retire to the private plush cabin - just some of the highlights of Bhaya's exceptional Halong Bay cruise.

Tour prices start from 2100 USD per person for a private party of two people. If travellers book this unique tour package and travel to Hanoi before 31 September 2010 with the code "PLuxEarlybird," they will receive a 10% discount.

The offer includes accommodations in deluxe rooms at luxury properties, deluxe train, privates junk cruises, most meals, private transfers, private pick up and drop off service. The tour can be booked at the last minute and customized to suit individual interests and schedules.

Guests can also request helicopter tours, restaurant reservations, meetings with artists, cooking instructors and designers, shopping recommendations, spa reservations, tours with special-interest lecturers, and exclusive access to local activities and cultural events for an additional charge.

For tour information and online booking, visit www.luxurytravelvietnam.com.

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