NORTHEST OF VIETNAM HA GIANG – HOANG SU PHI – DONG VAN – MEO VAC – CAO BANG – BAN GIOC WATERFALL – BA BE LAKE – NATIONAL PARK 8 DAYS 7 NIGHTS PRIVATE TOUR

Tour Highlight:

– Enjoy and admire mountain view road

– Discovery Ha Giang, Dong van, Hoang Su Phi, Meo Vac, Ma Pi Leng Pass

– Visit Ban Gioc Waterfall ( one of the most 10 famous and beautiful waterfall on the world)

– Explore Ba Be National Park

– Cruising to visit Ba Be Lake, Dau Dang waterfall, Bat cave, Fairy pond…

– Visit beautiful local villages and stay with local family

– Exciting activities: Trekking, Hiking & Cruising

– Enjoy delicious local foods

– Discovery history, daily life and local culture

Tour Detail:

Day 1: Ha Noi – Ha Giang (L, D)

Travel to remote places in northeast of Vietnam, twin mountain, Ha Giang

Your guide will pick you up at your hotel in Hanoi at around 8am. We will set out towards Ha Giang via Tuyen Quang, passing countless tea plantations, mountains and ethnic minority villages along the way. You will have lunch at a local restaurant in Tuyen Quang, before arriving in Ha Giang in the late afternoon. Time permitting, you can explore the town and meet the local people before you’re served dinner and stay overnight in hotel/ homestay.

Day 2: Ha Giang – Lung Vai –  Khuoi My –  Ban Tha (B, L, D)

Today you will begin your trekking adventure by setting out form the homestay in the morning and trekking for about 6 to 8 hours to the village of Lung Vai. Along this trek, you’ll get to take in the beauty of the terraced rice paddies, majestic mountains and serene palm-tree forests. You’ll also run into people from many different ethnic groups along the way, such as Man and Dao, who are generally more than happy to stop and interact with travellers for a short while. You’ll enjoy a picnic lunch amidst nature before continuing to the remote village of Khuoi My. En route there will be many farmers working in the fields, and if we have the time you can even join in for some farm work if you so desire. Finally, we move on to Ban Tha Village, where our driver will pick you up and drive you back to Ha Giang. Free time to relax. Dinner is service. Sleep at the hotel/ homestay.

Day 3: Ha Giang – Dong Van (B, L, D)

Travel to remote places in northeast of Vietnam, H’mong ethnic minority

As we set out from Ha Giang after getting our permit from the immigration office, your journey to Dong Van will be filled with spectacular landscapes in the form of a series of long passes. En route you will stop for lunch at the small and beautiful mountain village of Tam Son, before heading to the majestic “King of the H’mong Palace”, a fortress built by a local chief, Vuong Chin Duc, who allied himself with French forces against the Viet Minh. Built in the 1900’s, this palace was designed in the style of ancient Chinese architecture dating to the Qing era, and it was made from materials such as solid stone blocks, wood and terracotta tiles. You will arrive in Dong Van at around 6pm, at which time you will have dinner at a local restaurant and stay overnight in a hotel.

Day 4: Dong Van – Meo Vac – Cao Bang (B, L, D)

Travel to remote places in northeast of Vietnam, Ma Pi Leng pass, Hagiang

You’ll start the day off with breakfast and a visit to the Dong Van Market (if it is Sunday), where locals come from all the surrounding villages to purchase and trade for essentials they cannot produce themselves. Then you will be making the trek up to Pu Lo fortress which was built in 1890 and evacuated in 1945. From here you can enjoy spectacular views of the entire region, before climbing 8 km to the top of Ma Pi Leng Pass, through a gigantic maze of limestone peaks, stone forests, and canyons before descending into the valley of Meo Vac. You will then descend into the valley of Meo Vac, visiting Meo Vac Market before continuing on the snaking road through the mountains, crossing the river, and arriving in Cao Bang. You will have dinner and spend the night in Cao Bang.

Day 5:  Cao Bang – Ban Gioc Waterfall (B, L, D)

Travel to remote places in northeast of Vietnam, Bangioc waterfall

This day is likely to be your highlight of the tour, as we take you to one of the most incredible natural wonders in Northern Vietnam; Ban Gioc Waterfall. The drive here from Cao Bang is roughly two hours, and this breath-taking 300-metre wide cascade sits right on the border between China and Vietnam, amidst a beautiful mountainous landscape. While you’re here you can spend your time relaxing in the glow of the natural beauty, take some amazing photos, and board a bamboo boat that will take you so close to the falls you’ll feel the spray on your face, practically sitting at the very edge of Vietnam, so close to China that you can actually touch it. After enjoying the waterfall, you will venture deep underground into the magical Nguom Ngao Cave to discover the rock formations which have been carved by erosion over millennia. After visiting the waterfall and cave, you will travel down a beautiful road which is unknown to many, which winds through the mountains before reaching the Nung village of Quang Uyen. You will be welcomed by friendly local master, having dinner at their house and settling in for the night in this cosy traditional Nung house.

Day 6: Cao Bang – Ba Be Lake (B, L, D)

Travel to remote places in northeast of Vietnam, Puong cave, Ba Be lake

Your day will start with breakfast at the hotel followed by a three-hour drive to Cho Ra where you will stop for lunch. From here you will board a boat and take a trip through the three lakes which make up Ba Be Lake and up the Nang River to Puong Cave, a 300-meter long tunnel through a mountain. If it is hot, you can have a swim in the cool, refreshing water before you visit the stilt houses in Coc Toc, a Tay ethnic minority village, where you will spend the night in local Homestay, set in a traditional Tay House and letting you experience the amazing hospitality of the Tay community.

Day 7: Ba Be Lake – Hanoi (B, L)

Travel to remote places in northeast of Vietnam, green Ba Be lake

After breakfast, we’ll take you on a stroll along the riverfront to visit some surrounding villages, followed by a hike up one of the higher points around the lake, providing you with some impressive views surrounded by limestone formations and mountain peaks. On the way here you’ll pass through Pac Ngoi Village, an especially good example of the traditional stilt house architecture. Following this we enter Hua Ma Cave, famous for its thousands of stalactites and stalagmites. On the way back to Hanoi your driver will take you through a pass known as “Dog Flower Pass”, where we’ll stop and give you a chance to take some great photos of the terraced fields surrounding you. After you’ve taken your photos and enjoyed lunch in a local restaurant, we’ll finish our journey back to Hanoi, drop you off at your hotel around 6pm.

End the tour!

Tour Price:

Child Policy:

– Children under 4 years old are FOC, sharing a room with parent/s.

– Children from 4 to 6 years of age are charged 50%, sharing a room with parent/s.

– Children from 7 to 09 years of age are charged 80%, sharing a twin/ double room

– Children from 09 years old will be considered adult

– Only one (01) child under 4 years old sharing room with two (02) adults are allowed for FOC

What need to bring:

– You should bring the most important things such as passport, comfortable clothes suitable for outdoor activities, comfortable walking shoes, sunscreen, camera, small local money, a small day pack for hiking and trekking, an Umbrella or raincoat, medical masks, popular medicine such as Painkillers, Plasters, Diarrhoea tablets, Antiseptic, Fever reducer, Pain reliever, Cough suppressant…

Trip Note:

– Please note, the itineraries and schedules are subject to change without notice, depending on the weather and operating conditions.

– All passengers should provide mobile phone or email address to the tour operator. The company will contact you directly after you make your reservation.

– You need a confirmation with tour operator for group tour start only on Saturday.

– If you are vegetarian or have any special food requirements, please advise the local operator in advance.

– If you would like to make a new plan trip, please contact to us, so we can give you more information.

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