- After your climb you have earned a break, so relax and enjoy Sapa’s mountainous surrounds for a few more days.
- Travel to the Bac Ha market (Sundays only), the largest market in the northern region, and interact with friendly Flower H’mong people, and others, who come each week to trade and gossip.
- Visit the new and impressive Chua Bai Dinh Buddhist complex, Ninh Binh, one of the largest Buddhist complexes in all of Asia.
- Go hiking in Cuc Phong National Park, and visit the Endangered Primate Rescue Centre, and if your stay is in April or May, see some of the millions of butterflies that breed here.
- Enjoy a guided tour of Bat Trang Ceramic Village and Van Phuc silk village, to see the production of their offerings, from the beginning to the finished products.
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We have designed the itinerary to give you a taste of what is achievable
We will tailor your journey to suit your needs and budget.
Infinite adjustments can be made, including accommodation and day trip.
Day 1: Hanoi - ArrivalWe will tailor your journey to suit your needs and budget.
Infinite adjustments can be made, including accommodation and day trip.
- Met and welcomed by your guide upon arrival
- Transfer to hotel by private car
- Enjoy free time at your leisure
- Overnight at a hotel in Hanoi.
Day 2: Hanoi - City tour - TRAIN - Sapa
This city tour gives a glimpse and an introduction to the history and highlights of the nation’s capital and includes:- Visit Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum to see the embalmed body of the nation’s hero
- Visit the One Pillar Pagoda
- Visit the Temple of Literature
- Visit the Ethnology Museum, one of the finest museums in the country
- Enjoy a traditional cyclo ride of exploration through the busy streets of the ‘Old Quarter’
- Enjoy a water puppet show, a traditional and ancient art form, unique to Vietnam
- Take a night train to Lao Cai
- Overnight on train.
- Arrive at Lao Cai Train Station very early in the morning
- Refresh in a provided bathroom and have breakfast
- Transfer by private vehicle to Sapa for a day of hiking to meet ethnic minorities in their homelands, in the heart of rice fields
- Visit the village of Y Linh Ho in Muong Hoa valley
- Trek for about 6 km through landscapes of terraced rice fields to Lao Chai village, home of the Black H'mong minority group.
- Meet people proudly dressed in their distinct identifying costumes
- Walk a distance of 2 km to the Ta Van Giay village inhabited by other ethnic groups
- Overnight at a homestay in Ta Van village including breakfast.
- Commence the day with a hike to the Ma Tra village of Black H’mong, along narrow trails, through pine forests, and wonderful gardens
- Trek to Ta Phin village, home to the Red Dzao ethnic minority group
- Trek for 1 km to a large cave called Ti O Cam, under a mountain
- Transfer to Bac Ha town passing many tea plantations and small villages
- Overnight at a hotel in Bac Ha including breakfast.
Day 5: Bac Ha - Ha Giang
- Attend the Bac Ha Area Market, probably the most colorful market in all of Northern Vietnam with local handicrafts, rice wine, fresh fruit, meat and live animals
- Pay a visit to the H’mong Kings House (King Hoang A Tuong), built by the French in 1920
- Visit Ban Pho village and meet with the colorful Tay and H’mong inhabitants
- Drive to passing many tea plantations and small villages
- Arrive in Ha Giang late in the afternoon
- Overnight at a hotel in Ha Giang including breakfast.
- Depart for Dong Van via mountainous roads and through breathtaking valleys
- Visit the Bo Y Village and Binh Yen Standing Stone
- Visit the H’mong village of Lung Tam
- Visit the village of Lo Lo only in this region
- Visit the Royal Palace of King Vuong Chi Sinh Hmong, a famous historical site dating from the colonial era.
- Overnight at a hotel in Dong Van including breakfast.
Day 7: Dong Van - Meo Vac - Pan Hou
- Visit the Dong Van market and Saphin market as well as Vua Meo, the Palace of the King of H’Mong
- Depart for Meo Vac via the Ma Pi Leng Pass of over 2000m
- Hiking along the Mount Ma Phi Leng to contemplate a beautiful view over the valley
- Visit the village of Dao Thanh Phan to discover their culture and their daily lives
- Overnight at Panhou resort including breakfast.
Day 8: Pan Hou - Pho Lu - TRAIN - Hanoi
- Free time at the resort
- Transfer to Pho Lu for a night train to Hanoi
- Overnight on train.
- Free time until transfer to the airport for the departure flight.
Our prices include:
All accommodation in DOUBLE or TWIN rooms at suggested hotels
All meals as mentioned in the program
All road transport by private, spacious, air conditioned car, with provision of water and refreshing towels, and a professional driver
All transfers by private, spacious, air conditioned car, with provision of water and refreshing towels, and a professional driver
All other transportation used for travel: sampan, small boat, etc...
A competent professional guide at each stage the entire time, (except during free time)
All tours as per the designed program
All entry fees for places you visit
All the entertainment and shows mentioned in the program
All program activities (cycling, bike, kayak, or others...)
The cruise in Halong Bay: 2 days - 1 night on board of the deluxe class, Bhaya Collective junk
Government taxes currently in force (VAT, etc....)
Our prices exclude:
International flights to and from your home country,
Beverages, personal expenses and other services not clearly mentioned
Tipping guides and drivers, which are of course not mandatory, but always appreciated, are subject to your discretion.
Travel insurance of any kind that you subscribe to personally
Any free time services: including car and driver, tour guide, lunch, and dinner
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