MOUNTAIN IN NORTH VIETNAM EXPLORATION

Pick up at your hotel after breakfast, we say goodbye to the bustling Hanoi and venture our way to the very Northern trip of Vietnam – Ha Giang. We stop en-route for photo shooting at times, when passing through many of the magnificent views along the way. Lunch will be served in a local restaurant and continue our drive further till Ha Giang arrival. Check into your accommodation and overnight in Ha Giang.

Tour guide: English speaking guide

Meals: Lunch, Dinner

After simple breakfast, take a short trek along the beautiful village of Phuong Do to Thon Tha. Then continue to feasting your eyes with splendid views along the ride until we get to Quan Ba, home to Dao and Tay minorities, seasonal farmlands and verdant hillocks. We will do some hiking to green and dirt track to walk to some village and to discover their daily life. Also, a stop will be made to hike up the Heaven Gate, from here you can have a wonderful photo to the Fairy Mountain. After lunch, we will keep our way to Dong Van, a beautiful town surrounded by its limestone rock formation. On the way, make a visit to the astonishing Palace of the H’mong King. You will uncover the fortress which was built by a local chief, Vuong Chin Duc whose son later on become good friend with Uncle Ho. Arrive Dong Van in the late afternoon. Overnight at a hotel in Dong Van.

Tour guide: English speaking guide

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

If today is fall in Sunday then your day will start with a visit to Dong Van Market where you can see the local people stocking up before heading back to their eagle’s nest towns high in the mountains. Otherwise, the day will begin with climbing up the pass to the French Fortress of Pu Lo which was built in 1890 and evacuated in 1945. From here you can enjoy spectacular views of the entire region. Continue our trek through remote and beautiful countryside of Dong Van where we pass through some villages along the beaten tracks used by the locals and for the locals. Stop at a restaurant for lunch before moving to the well-known mountain pass of Ma Pi Leng. This scenic journey up through rugged outcrops to the beautiful town of Meo Vac. Set amongst towering mountains, Meo Vac is home to some H’mong and Bo Y and Tay farming families. Overnight at hotel in Meo Vac.

Tour guide: English speaking guide
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

After breakfast, do some trekking through the beautiful countryside of Meo Vac town. It is great chance to interact with local people and have some great photos with them. Next, rejoin your vehicle and descend toward to Bao Lac for visiting Black Lo Lo ethnic minority who still maintain their special traditional costume. The areas where those people live is considered as the poorest areas of Vietnam as there is few infrastructure, terrible quality road and lack of running water and electricity. Continue the journey on the mountainous road from Bao Lac to Cao Bang. Overnight in Cao Bang.

Tour guide: English speaking guide
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch 

After driving down one of the most scenic roads in Vietnam, you will arrive at the magnificent Ban Gioc Waterfalls. The peaceful and poetic landscape along the way with many terraced rice paddies dotted with traditional house will keep you awake the whole long drive and non –stop for taking picture. Arrive Ban Gioc waterfall, the fourth largest waterfall in the world. After spending some time relaxing and taking nice photos, you have an opportunity to raft nearly the fall and feel the water blob wind to your face. Later on, visit one of the most spectacular grottoes in Vietnam, Nguom Ngao, which is made up of several kilometres of superbly-lit galleries and a huge 100 m caver. Drive back to Cao Bang for your overnight stay.

Tour guide: English speaking guide

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

About 150 km east of Cao Bang, we depart Cao Bang at 8 am and embark on a route up into mountain areas onwards to Ba Be Lake National Park. This is one of the largest natural lakes in Vietnam, home to many kinds of birds, scenic valleys, towering rocky outcrops, underground river tributaries, and a gigantic cave. All of the villages in the park are not necessarily ethnic Tay. Those located high up on the slopes are inhabited by Green H’mong and Red Dao hilltribe people. Following a relaxing boat trip and a hike along the riverfront, we stay overnight with a Tay family in a traditional house.

Tour guide: English speaking guide

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

After breakfast, take a bike cycling through the scenic road of the village then end up visiting Hua Ma Cave, the biggest dry cave in Northeast Vietnam. Leave your bike then transfer back to Hanoi. Lunch will be served on a local restaurant before arriving back to Hanoi around 17.00.

Tour guide: English speaking guide  
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch