Features:Exploring the most splendid area of where concentrates various obstacles of limestone mountains ranges and incredible terraced paddy fields... Extremely attractive to picture-hunting travelers.
Your tour program in details
Day 1: Hanoi
Arrival at Noi Bai Airport. Meeting with your guide and transfer to the hotel. Welcome dinner featuring Vietnamese specialties. Overnight in Hanoi
Meals: Dinner
Day 2: Hanoi - Babe lakes
Depart for Babe Lake, a mountain area where locate the biggest lake of the North Vietnam (Ba Be means three oceans in vietnamese. Upon arrival visit Ba Be area with Nang river, grottos, waterfall, O/N at ethnic village Pac Ngoi where visitors can learn about the Tay people's customs. Enjoy meals of ethnic minorities. Overnight in guest's house
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Meals: Breakfast/ Lunch/ Dinner
Day 3: Trekking to Tay's villages
7 hour hard trekking to visit Tay's village accompanied by local guide. Tak away lunch will be arranged. It takes 5 hour walk to the village - spend time with ethnic people. Overnight in the village of Tay people.
Meals: Breakfast/ Lunch/ Dinner
Day 4: Back to BabeLake
Trekking back to Babe Lake. At leisure on the day. Overnight in Babe guest house.
Meals: Breakfast/ Lunch/ Dinner
Day 5: Babe - Tuyen Quang
Depart for Tuyen Quang. Lunch on the way. Overnight in Tuyen Quang.
Meals: Breakfast/ Lunch/ Dinner
Day 6: Tuyen Quang - Ha Giang
Off for Ha Giang, the remote northern province of Vietnam, where H'mong poeple consider as their capital. Meet many ethnic villages en route with rich culture. Overnight in Ha Giang.
Meals: Breakfast/ Lunch/ Dinner
Day 7: Ha Giang - Meo Vac - Dong Van
Depart early morning to visit the wonderful world of ethnic people. Get picture of many impressive scenery en route and colorful weekly market. Visit the palace of H'mong King
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Meals: Breakfast/ Lunch/ Dinner
Day 8: Dong Van - Ha Giang - Tuyen Quang
Transfer back to Tuyen Quang. Overnight in Tuyen Quang.
Meals: Breakfast/ Lunch/ Dinner
Day 9: Tuyen Quang - Bac Ha
Continue your trip to North West. Leave Tuyen Quang for Bac Ha. This day is a hard travelling by car but the scenery on route is incredible. Overnight in Bac Ha.
Meals: Breakfast/ Lunch/ Dinner
Day 10: Bac Ha
Visit Can Cau Market, an outstanding feature of ethnic people in the North. Buying souvernir from ethnic people. Short walk to discover some surrounding villages. Overnight in Bac Ha.
Meals: Breakfast/ Lunch/ Dinner
Day 11: Bacha - Sapa - Tam Duong
Depart for Tam Duong. Stop enroute to visit Sapa market which is organized weekly only in Saturday. 5 hour trekking to discover villages of ethnic minorities such as Sandiu, Hanhi, Xa that remains natural and unspoiled by mass tourism. Overnight in Tam Duong.
Meals: Breakfast/ Lunch/ Dinner
Day 12: Tam Duong - Sin Ho - Lai Chau
Trekking by shortcut to SinHo villages. Car will run free and meet you at Sinho village. Continue to drive to Lai Chau town. Overnight in Lai Chau.
Meals: Breakfast/ Lunch/ Dinner
Day 13: Lai Chau - Dien Bien Phu
Leave Lai Chau for Dien Bien Phu. Visit the old battle field. Overnight in Dien Bien.
Meals: Breakfast/ Lunch/ Dinner
Day 14: Dien Bien Phu - Son La - Mai Chau
Leave Lai Chau for Mai Chau. Enroute visit the prison of French war. Arrival in Mai Chau, join the activities to Thai minority. Overnight at house-on-stilt in Mai Chau.
Meals: Breakfast/ Lunch/ Dinner
Day 15: Mai Chau - Hanoi
Leave Mai Chau for Hanoi. Free time to visit Hanoi or relax after long trip. Overnight in Hanoi .
Meals: Breakfast/ Lunch/ Dinner
Day 16: Hanoi Departure
Transfer to airport to leave Hanoi. End of service
Meals: Breakfast
Include :
Twins sharing room at tourist class with air-conditioned and hot shower.14 nights in total.
Meals as mentioned the Program. 14 breakfasts, 13 lunches and 14 dinners, 4USD / lunch or dinner / person. Special requirement ( vegetarian, Muslim food etc.) could be arranged with prior notice from guest.
Land transfer by A/C jeep for whole trip Sailing boat trip in Babe Lake
Permission to the mountainous border area
English/French speaking guides. Other languages are available upon request.
Admission fees for all tourist places.