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Day 1 – Jun 8: Hanoi arrival
Arrival at the airport in Hanoi and transfer you to hotel for your stay.
- Overnight in Hanoi
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Day 2 – Jun 9: Hanoi (leisure time)
After breakfast, your leisure time at your hotel or in explore the city on your own.
- Overnight in Hanoi
- B
Day 3 – Jun 10: Hanoi → Quang Uyen
Operation on Tuesdays and Fridays only
Our tour guide will pick you up by car at your hotel in Hanoi old quarter around 7:30 – 8:00am, transferring you to Lang Son. We will start by driving in the direction of the Chinese border for about 3 hours, before
stopping at Chi Lang Pass a 20kmlong gorge created from a narrow valley between two mountains. This place occupies an important position in Vietnamese history, being the place of many victories against various Chinese invasions over the centuries and millennia, as
far back as 981AD. Here you will have roughly an hour to walk around and explore the area around the Quy Mon Quan Gate, named for the
many invasion forces that would spill through the pass over the course of history only to be beaten back by stalwart Vietnamese defenders.
After lunch at a local restaurant in Dong Dang, you will continue your trip into the pass, stopping to visit Mother’s Temple and Dong
Khe – an important historical site where The Battle of Dong Khe was fought during the First Indochina War. In fact, this was the very first
battle of the Indochina Wars, and the fighting here took place through September and October 1950, ending in a resounding victory for the Viet Minh.
In the evening you will get to enjoy dinner and overnight rest in a local homestay owned and operated by a local Nung family.
Highlights and activities: Chi Lang pass, Quy Mon Quan gate, Dong Khe battle site, ethnic villages, and a 3-5km walk.
- Overnight in Cao Bang
- B,L
Day 4 – Jun 11: Cao Bang – Ba Be lake
After enjoying breakfast at the homestay, you will depart for Trung Khanh which lies right on the border with China. Here you will have
another chance to meet and interact with the local Nung people living in the village of Phuoc Sen, a mountainous village famous for
its traditional blacksmithing. The farming tools made here are an integral part of the lifestyle which is evident in the surrounding rice paddies and fields.
Nestled amongst these amazing landscapes is the breathtaking Ban Gioc Waterfall which spans over 300 meters, split half and half
between Vietnam and China. You’ll get some time here to simply take in the amazing atmosphere surrounding the falls, which presents an excellent opportunity for some fantastic photography.
Once you’ve finished at the falls, it’s time to head over to Nguom Ngao Cave, for a very different, but no less impressive natural wonder. The cave stretches for 2,144 meters underground and is brimming with incredible stalactites and stalagmites.
You will then return to Cao Bang town and head down the “snake pass” to Ba Be Lake, where you will stay overnight in a homestay
constructed in traditional Tay fashion and owned and operated by a local Tay family.
Here you can relax and unwind from the day and enjoy a delicious and authentic home cooked meal.
Highlights and activities: Ban Gioc waterfall, Nguom Ngao cave, Ba Be National Park, ethnic villages.
- Overnight in Ba Be
- B,L
Day 5 – Jun 12: Ba Be lake → Hanoi
After breakfast, you will board a boat to cross the lake to the north shore. From here you will start a hike in the rainforest of the central area of the Ba Be National Park. Along the shores of the lake, you will reach a prehistoric cave dating back 500 million years, hidden in an
ancient forest composed of rare and hard wood trees, as strong as steel.
A little further, a fire station allows to observe the birds.
Resume your hiking to reach the An Ma temple (a sacred temple of the Tay people venerating the snake god and military general
of the Mac dynasty).
It is now time to choose how to spend your time on the boat: relax and admire the landscape or take a dip in the fresh waters of
the lake? Anyway, enjoy the scenery with its beautiful karst formations lined with jungle.
Note: visitors who do not wish to participate in the walk can ask to stay on the boat to join Widow Island or do some shopping
Return to Ba Be Jungle Houses restaurant for lunch before ending the tour, you will be taken about 230 km back to Hanoi and stop at a tea
plantation located among rolling hills. When we arrived in Hanoi, it was time to say goodbye, creating lifelong memories and bonds.
- Overnight in Hanoi
- B,L
Day 6 – Jun 13: Hanoi (leisure time)
After breakfast, your leisure time at your hotel or in explore the city on your own.
- Overnight in Hanoi
- B
Day 7 – Jun 14: Hanoi → Ninh Binh (Hoa Lu & Tam Coc)
After breakfast at hotel, we transfer you to Hoa Lu (in Ninh Binh), the ancient royal capital of Vietnam. Take a sightseeing tour and take a bike to reach Tam Coc. Enjoy lunch and start exploring the famous 3 caves. Climb to Hang Mua and enjoy the panoramic view from the top.
- Overnight in Ninh Binh
- B,L
Day 8 – Jun 15: Ninh Binh → Hanoi
After breakfast, you will be taken to visit Van Long Nature Reserve, we get on a bamboo rowboat as soon as we arrive for a boat trip rowing along this beautiful wetland of Van Long, enjoying spectacular scenery surrounded by rice paddies, lotus pond and towering limestone mountain peaks.
After that, visit Bai Dinh pagoda, is one of the largest pagoda complexes in Southeast Asia.
Then return to Hanoi.
- Overnight in Hanoi
- B,L
Day 9 – Jun 16: Hanoi → Sapa
After breakfast, pick you up at hotel and transfer to Sapa. Arrival in Sapa around 13:00, check in your hotel and enjoy your leisure time in the city on your own.
- Overnight in Sapa
- B
Day 10 – Jun 17: Sapa (trekking)
After breakfast, we start our trek, get through the rice terraces in Muong Hoa valley. We reach the village of Black Hmong, see the spectacular landscape of Hoang Lien Son Mountain. Enjoy picnic lunch at Lao Chai Village.
Continue our trek to Ta Van village – home of Dzay ethnic people. Enjoy the scenery until we meet our van at Ta Van bridge and head back to Sapa town. The total trekking distance is about 12 kms and it lasts for 4.5 hours.
- Overnight at hotel in Sapa
- B,L
Day 11 – Jun 18: Sapa (trekking)
Breakfast at your hotel. We embark on a short trek to Cat Cat village. This village, home to the Black H’mong ethnic group, is nestled in a deep valley near the base of Fansipan Peak. With a knowledgeable guide, we explore the village, witness daily life, and visit the picturesque waterfall that once powered a French-built Hydraulic Power Station. We capture memorable photos before hiking uphill to meet our return bus to Sapa town. The trek covers 3.5 km and lasts about 2 hours.
After that, visit Sin Chai village to enjoy the beautiful sight-seeing of Sapa.
We return to Sapa Town.
- Overnight at hotel in Sapa
- B
Day 12 – Jun 19: Sapa (leisure time)
After breakfast, your leisure time to explore the city on your own.
- Overnight at hotel in Sapa
- B
Day 13 – Jun 20: Sapa → Hanoi
After breakfast, your leisure time to explore the city on your own. In the afternoon, take a bus back to Hanoi.
- Overnight in Hanoi
- B
Day 14 – Jun 21: Hanoi (leisure time)
After breakfast, your leisure time at your hotel or in explore the city on your own.
- Overnight in Hanoi
- B
Day 15 – Jun 22: Hanoi → departure
After breakfast, your leisure time in the city till we transfer you to the airport for flight back home.
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- B
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