Ha Giang province goes as far as the northernmost tip of the border with China. Continue your discovery to Ba Be national park, enjoy a cruise in a peaceful natural setting, sleep in a homestay and wander around charming Tay ethnic minority villages.
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Destination
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Trip duration
7 days, 6 nights
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Min/Max travelers
Min 1 - Max 9 - the price is per person sharing a twin room and travelling in a group of 6 people
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Transport
Mini-coach/Boat
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Accommodation
Hotel and Home-stay in local villages (standard category)
Ha Giang is the final frontier of northern Vietnam. It is believed to have the most spectacular scenery in all of Vietnam: a place of absolute relaxation with its pure nature, limestone pinnacles, and granite outcrops.
Travelling to a mountainous region normally requires a lot of time on road but is compensated by unique scenery and amazing landscape, and certainly remain the best way to experience the local life.
Vietnam
Day 1
HANOI AIRPORT PICK-UP – THONG NGUYEN
In the early morning, depart from Hanoi to the northern province of Ha Giang. Stop at Thai Nguyen to visit the Ethnology Museum, a very informative introduction about 54 ethnic groups of Vietnam. You will get an overview of the area and the hill tribes.
Lunch at a local restaurant.
Arrive at Thong Nguyen in the afternoon. Check-in at your hotel.
Dinner at the hotel.
Accommodation
Food
-/L/D
Accommodation
Pan Hou resort
Day 2
THONG NGUYEN – TREKKING
Breakfast at the hotel.
Easy trekking (about 12 km, 5 hours) to the local minority villages, seeing rice terraces, tea plantations, stilt houses of the Red Dzao, Hmong, Tay, etc.
Picnic lunch.
Return to the hotel where you will have your dinner.
Accommodation
Food
B/L/D
Accommodation
Pan Hou resort
Day 3
THONG NGUYEN – HA GIANG
Breakfast at the hotel. Depart for Ha Giang, capital of the province and starting point for the circle to the remote north. Lunch at a local restaurant.
In the afternoon, visit Tha and Ha Thanh villages, inhabited by the Tay ethnic minority.
Dinner in the village.
Accommodation
Food
B/L/D
Accommodation
Home-stay in the village
Day 4
HA GIANG - DONG VAN
Breakfast at a local restaurant.
Today you will explore Dong Van, recently recognized as a karst plateau geopark. Go from surprise to surprise along the winding road that will take your breath away. Starting from Ha Giang and heading to Quan Ba, stop at “the heaven gate” to enjoy the magnificent panoramic view from its lookout point over the valley. Continue to Yen Minh and Sung La, then walk to H’Mong and Lolo villages, meet the locals and visit a typical house with thick walls made of soil, only existing in this area.
Lunch en-route.
Before arriving in Dong Van, get down to Saphin and let curiosity guide you through the H’Mong King Palace. It stands out of the rest of the houses in the area due to its size and style, inspired by the Chinese with some French touches. It was built as a palace and fortress to protect from enemy attacks.
Arrive in Dong Van in the afternoon.
Dinner at the hotel.
Accommodation
Food
B/L/D
Accommodation
Home-stay in the village
Day 5
DONG VAN - MEO VAC – BA BE NATIONAL PARK
Breakfast at a local restaurant.
Dong Van is a modest mountainous town with a nice market open mostly on Sundays with lots of minority ethnic people coming from the surrounding areas. Dong Van is the gate where the 22 km of spectacular road to Meo Vac begins. While driving on this fascinating serpentine road, stop at Ma Pi Leng Pass to admire the natural wonder where the Nho Que River snakes through the karst mountain ranges. Continue to Tinh Tuc and get down to Ba Be national park. Arrive at Ba Be late in the afternoon.
Lunch will be provided en-route.
Dinner in the local village.
Accommodation
Food
B/L/D
Accommodation
Home-stay in the village
Day 6
BA BE NATIONAL PARK
After breakfast, take a boat trip across Ba Be lake passing the legendary Widow’s island, Fairy Pond, walk to Dau Dang cascade then cruise upstream on the Nang river to Puong cave (Bat cave).
Lunch en-route.
In the afternoon, walk or bike to the nearby villages, explore the way of living of local people and catch some glimpses of the splendid mountainous countryside around.
Dinner in the village.
Accommodation
Food
B/L/D
Accommodation
Home-stay in the village
Day 7
BA BE - HANOI AIRPORT DROP-OFF
After breakfast, say farewell to the local family.
Drive through tree-shadowed roads of the national park and make your way to Hanoi.
Lunch en-route.
Arrive at Hanoi in the afternoon.
End of the services
Food
B/L/-
THONG NGUYEN
Pan Hou Resort
Pan Hou village is an eco-lodge equipped with solar energy hot water system and fans. It is located in Thong Nguyen town, 33 km from the main Highway No. 2, which may take up to 1.5 hours to access due to the winding road. The Pan Hou Village “base camp” is the right place to start from and discover various landscapes of the region, its markets, and hill tribes
HA GIANG
Home-stay in the village
Please note accommodation and restaurants are often basic
DONG VAN
Hoa Cuong Hotel
Make yourself at home in one of the 38 air-conditioned rooms featuring minibars. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available to keep you connected. Private bathrooms with shower/tub combinations feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as complimentary bottled water and blackout drapes/curtains
BA BE
Pac Ngoi Homestay
Please note accommodation and restaurants are often basic
Create the experience of your dream with our travel experts
Make your own trailIncluded
- Accommodation with meals as specified in the programme are of standard category. If you wish to upgrade the hotel rating, kindly contact us
- Transfers and tours with English speaking local guide
- Entrance fee and boat fee
- Service charges, room tax and handling fee
- Prices are net per person in twin sharing basis
Not Included
- International air tickets to/from Vietnam
- Domestic air tickets
- All optional tours
- Other food and beverage in addition to the above
- Early check-in / Late check-out charges from the hotel
- Personal insurance
- Expenditure of a personal nature, such as drinks, souvenirs and laundry etc.
- Other services not mentioned in the program
- Surcharge for English/French speaking guide during Tet (Lunar New Year) from 24 to 28 January 2020 included + 290 per group per day. Christmas & New Year's Eve compulsory dinner (to be advised upon booking)
- Single supplement: 340 RMB
- Vietnamese approval letter
- Visa fee in Vietnam & Cambodia & Lao
- We reserve the right to charge a supplement to all guests if Tourism Authorities eventually decide to increase the fees applied to cruises in Ha Long Bay
Payment and Cancellations
- CANCELLATION POLICY FOR TOURS & PACKAGE:
Cancellation notice received (*):
Between 30 and 21 days prior to arrival : 20% of total amount
Between 20 and 7 days prior to arrival : 50% of total amount
Less than 7 days : 100% of total amount
( *) Cancellation policy may subject to changed depend on condition of each hotel property, if any outside of above general policy, our consultant will inform you at time of confirmation stage. - Payment should be received 30 days before departure
- Typically a deposit of 30% will be required at time of booking. Specific conditions may apply
Is this trip guaranteed to run?
- Private tour only
Important notes
Few important details to frame the experience:
- Minor program changes are sometimes necessary, depending on road - and weather conditions. Prices are subject to change in case of VAT or other tax increases.
- Itinerary is subject to changes depending on confirmed flights, road conditions and availability of rooms.
- Some parts of the road may be damaged or an eventual landslide in rainy season may cause some delays and make the transfer longer and less comfortable
- Accommodation and restaurants are often basic, particularly the homestay in Pac Ngoi is of very limited level of comfort
- Official check-in time 14h00 and check-out time 12h00.
- DAY 1: Pan Hou village is an eco lodge equipped with solar energy hot water system and fans. It is located in Thong Nguyen town, 33 km from the main Highway No. 2, which may take up to 1.5 hours to access due to the winding road. The Pan Hou Village “base camp” is the right place to start from and discover various landscapes of the region, its markets and hill tribes
- DAY 4: Alternatively, visit Lao Savillage, nearby Sung La if time and weather permits. Lao Savillage is a small H’Mong village, hidden deep in the valley with many well kept traditional features. The access of the road is steep
- The tour is in English or French. German, Spanish and Italian speaking guide also available at a surcharge, please check with us