Tour Overview
The North West Vietnam is dominated by the mountain chain of Hoang Lien Son, offers grand and un forgettable performances. Sumptuous, the road runs over vertiginous cliffs. Few visitors to venture too far north. Hoang Lien Son, to among the most beautiful rice fields of Vietnam, tea fields, wooden houses with warm colors, many ethnic groups still wearing their traditional costume. Bac Ha market or better still that of Dong Van. The inevitable return Halong Bay. A grand tour of North West Vietnam is mostly complete.
Highlights of the tour
- Discover the most beautiful landscapes of North Vietnam, the rice terraces
- Of Mu Cang Chai, classi fied national natural heritage of Vietnam.
- Meeting with a dozen ethnic minorities in their secular environment.
- Total immersion in the daily typical Vietnamese village of Red River Delta life.
- Diverse activities to help you make the best of the trip.
- Cruising Halong Bay aboard a comfortable boat.
- Accompanied by an experienced facilitate contacts with local people speaking guide.
- Displacement comfortable vehicle suitable for mountain roads.
Itinerary
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Day
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Itinerary
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Meal
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Accompaniment
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Day 1
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Ha Noi arrival
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Guide & Driver
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Day 2
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Ha Noi city tour
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B
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Guide & Driver
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Day 3
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Ha Noi – Mai Chau – Home stay
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B,L,D
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Guide & Driver
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Day 4
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Mai Chau – Nghia Lo
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B,L,D
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Guide & Driver
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Day 5
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Nghia Lo – Tu Le
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B,L,D
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Guide & Driver
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Day 6
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Tu Le – Mu Cang Chai
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B,L,D
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Guide & Driver
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Day 7
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Mu Cang Chai – Sa Pa
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B,L
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Guide & Driver
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Day 8
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Sa Pa discovery - homestay
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B,L
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Guide & Driver
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Day 9
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Sa Pa – Bac Ha
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B
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Guide & Driver
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Day 10
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Bac Ha market – Thac Ba
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B,L,D
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Guide & Driver
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Day 11
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Thac Ba – Ha Noi
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B
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Guide & Driver
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Day 12
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Ha Noi – Ha Long bay
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B,L,D
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Guide & Driver
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Day 13
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Ha Long bay – Ha Noi
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B,L
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Guide & Driver
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Day 14
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Ha Noi departure
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B
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Driver
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Day 1
Hanoi arrival
Transfer: 30 km - 45 minutes drive
Arrival at the airport of HaNoi, you will be greeted and taken to the hotel.
Stroll through the city and discover quietly small crowded streets of Vietnamese cycling and small motorcycles. Overnight at hotel in Ha Noi
Day 2
Hanoi city tour
Start your day of exploring Hanoi with a walk in the gardens of the former Palace of the Governorof Indochina, now become the Presidential Palace. Discover the One Pillar Pagoda on stilts of Ho Chi Minh, the founder of modern Vietnam, and the inside of his Mausoleum (except Monday and Friday when visiting the interior is impossible).
You can also visit the pagoda Tran Quoc at the edge of the large Lake (West Lake), and the Museum of Ethnography, which offers a way of life, customs and habits of the 54 ethnic minorities populating Vietnam.
In the afternoon, visit the Temple of Literature, the first national university in the original architecture built in the eleventh century and now dedicated to the worship of Confucius and the Scholars. This Temple has become the symbol of Hanoi and the Vietnamese Culture.
In the evening, you will enjoy a puppet show on the water, folk art of the peoples in the Red River Delta. Overnight at hotel
Day 3
Hanoi – Mai Chau – Homestay
Transfer: 170km – 4 hours drive
Bicycle: 2 hours
Amountain road leads to the bowl Mai Chau where the white Thai dominate for a long time. Hoa Binh province marks the entrance to the North West. Atthe road side, Thais, Muong, Dzao, Hmong... Women retain their flattering attire. Rice terraces and traditional on stilt houses: Typical scenes of Vietnam. The afternoon bike or walking tour, the best way to discover the seen chanting landscapes. Accommodation in a houseon stilts Ban Lac village.Dance and local music.Tasting fermented rice (Ruou Can). Overnight at homestay.
Day 4
Mai Chau –Nghia Lo
Transfer: 230 km – 6 hours
2 hours easy hiking
We leave the beautiful valley of Mai Chau After breakfast prepared by the family. Short drive, arrived in Moc Chau Plateau, famous for its tea plantations region. The temperate climate allows the breeding of dairy cows(one in Vietnam!). At the edge of the county, are shelled the villages of Mong, Thai and Muong. A large reservoir lake is crossed by ferry. The road follows the lake. Picturesque landscapes of rice cultivation in terraces farmed aquatic products in bamboo rafts ... And always charming traditional wooden houses ... Small walk through the valley of Phu Yen. Lunch in a local restaurant. Then the route continues in full thai region. Flooded rice fields, vegetable gardens, peaceful villages at the foot of mountains photographers give heart to joy. Arrive at Nghia Lo end of the day. Overnight in guesthouse or hoemstay.
Note: lack of water, between mid -April and late June, the tray does not work. To get from Mai Chau in Nghia Lo, additional diverting two hours.
Day 5
Nghia Lo - Tu Le: the most beautiful rice paddies of Vietnam
Transfer: 50 km. 1 hr drive. 5 hours walking
The road winds through the chain Hoang Lien Son, in the heart of the highest mountains of Indochina. The village of Tu Le, marks the beginning of our hike. In Mu Cang Chai, you discover the most beautiful rice paddies of Vietnam or even Southeast Asia. The path winds through rice fields and villages(thais and mong). Women, fine lines and slender, always in traditional dress size marvel at our passage. Few Western visitors venture into these remote hamlets. Back in the late afternoon at Tu Le. Overnight homestay
Day 6
Tu Le - Mu Cang Chai
Transfer 40 km. 1 hr drive. 5 hours walking
The road continues in the chain of Hoang Lien Son. Stop at the village of Kim Nga Ba. Hike. The mongs women weave linen on the immutable loom. Night in local guesthouse or homestay Mu Cang Chai.
Day 7
Mu Cang Chai - Sapa
Transfer: 150 km. 4 hour drive. 2 hours of walking.
Final day in the Hoang Lien Son. The road winds and climbs to the highest pass in Vietnam (2047 m), dominated by Fanxipan (3143 m), the roof of Indochina. Arrive at Sapa around noon. Visit the multi- ethnic market, Sapa. Strolling through the old town with beautiful colonial houses. A pleasant stroll around Sapa concludes the day: mongs villages, Zao, dzays ... Overnight at hotel in Sapa
Day 8
Sa Pa discovery – homestay in Ta Van village
4-5 hours of walking
Day exploringSapaand surrounding villages.
You will startearly in the morning, visiting the city with itsmain attractions: the cascade of Money and Cat Cat Valley.
Inthe afternoon, excursion to the Muong Hoa valley at the foot of Mont Fanxipan and bisected by a small river.Rice terracesare spread over the slopes of the mountains, offering a landscape of velvet.Visit villages Lao Chaiand TaVan, populated by Zayand black Hmong. Overnight homestay
Day 9
Sapa - Bac Ha
Transfer: 110 km. 4 hour drive. 2 hours of walking.
Early, we leave Sapa and tourist activities. A Lao Cai, the capital of the province and border town, a simple bridge between us and China. Smuggling and trafficking of all kinds contribute to the richness of the city. The road creeps again among the hills to reach Bac Ha
In the afternoon, smalltwo-hour hikein the villages of BanPho 1 and Ban Pho 2 populated mostly Hmong Flowering, to discover the daily life of theethnic minoritytous and special customs. These villages, which are two kilometers from the city, located ina beautiful valley. Overnight in hotel
Day 10
Bac Ha – Thac Ba
Transfer: 180 km – 5 hours drive
Today you will visit one of the most beautiful markets held every week. Local tribes come to sell their animals, multicolored fabrics (do not miss the preparation of indigo), cane sugar, incense sticks and corn alcohol. Young villagers who are also sow the first seeds of their love life.
Transfer in the afternoon to Thac Ba. Two hours inThacBaLakeboatto discoverthe lives ofpeople living onfishing andbeautiful sceneryof the lake.Dinner and overnightat the inhabitant.
Day 11
Thac Ba – Duong Lam village - Ha Noi
Transfer: (200 km – 6 hours drive
Breakfast and get back to Ha Noi
Some stops on the way to admire thes cenery. Forty kilometers from Hanoi, you will visit the village of Duong Lam( village Mong Phu). Discover the Mong Phu communal house. Then walking tour through the village, meeting with people in their old homes. You can also visit Mia Pagoda( Pagoda of sugar cane) and temples dedicated to the worship of kings Ngo Quyen and Phung Hung.
Arrive in Hanoi in late afternoon. Installation at the hotel and free time to relax.
Day 12
Ha Noi – Ha Long bay
Transfer: 200 km – 4.5 hours drive
Arival early in the morning. You will have the day use room for shower and breakfast
After breakfast, transfer by road to Halong Bay, the eighth wonder of the world. This journey give you a chance to see the rice fields and the countryside of the Red River Delta.
On arrival around noon, check in a beautiful wooden junk for a cruise enchanting 2 days / 1 night in Halong Bay.
During this cruise, you can explore this vast chaos of karst mountains, caves, lagoons with all these ghostly shapes that can be seen from far away. It is so nice to feel completely lost and discovering every second new forms of increasingly tormented rocks. In addition, the play of light, clouds and mist creates unexpected atmospheres. It is the same life on the bay with all its fishing boats, whole families who either live in floating houses or aboard simple craft.
In late afternoon, the ship dropped anchor for the night in the bay. It is then possible for you to swim in the emerald sea or kayaking.
The lunch and dinner are served on the junk menu with excellent seafood. Overnight on board the junk in private cabin.
Day 13
Ha Long bay – Ha Noi
Transfer: 200 km – 4.5 hours
Morning in the bay, this is a special time for meditation and take a morning bath.
The buffet breakfast is served while the junk starts up slowly towards the pier. The return cruise allows you to discover other parts of the bay, including the Heavenly Palace Cave or the Cave of Surprise.
Landing at 11:30 and taken the road towards Hanoi. Direct transfer to the airport. On the road, visiting a traditional pottery village. This village, which stays away from mass tourism, still keeps the shapes of the oldest villages of the Red River Delta. Overnight in hotel
Day 14
Ha Noi Departure
Transfer: 30km – 45 minutes
Transfer to the airport for your departure flight. The roomis available until noononly.
Accommodation:
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Sites
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Accommodation
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Night
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Ha Noi
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Medallion hotel ***
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3
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Mai Chau
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Homestay in Ban Lac village
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1
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Nghia Lo
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Guesthouse
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1
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Tu Le
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Guesthouse
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1
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Mu Cang Chai
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Guesthouse
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1
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Sa Pa
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Holiday Sa Pa hotel ***
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1
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Ta Van
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Homestay
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1
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Bac Ha
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Sao Mai hotem **
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1
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Thac Ba
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Homestay
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1
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Ha Long
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Marguerite Junk
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1
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Tour Price: Available upon Request
Rates vary frequently. Please contact us to get the best possible price based upon your travel period and specific touring needs.
Our services include:
- Accommodation in a shared twin or shared double room
- 2 days/ 1 night cruise on the sharing confortable junk in Ha Long bay
- Meals as mentioned (B= Breakfast, L= Lunch, D= Dinner)
- English speaking guide (for other languages supplements apply)
- Tours and transfers as mentioned by private air conditioned vehicle
- Entrance fees for mentioned visits
- Boat trips as mentioned in the itinerary
- Bicycle or cyclo tour as mentioned
- Water puppet show in Ha Noi
- Traditional danc show in Mai Chau
Our services do not include:
- Other meals not mentioned
- Other services not mentioned
- Visa fee to Viet Nam
- International Flights
- Laundry, telephone calls and expenditure of a personal nature
- Tips, Travel insurance
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