Amazing Northern Vietnam in 14 Days

TRAVEL OVERVIEW

	Time	Destination		Activity	Meal
	Day 1	Ha Noi		Ha Noi Arrival –  Overnight in Ha Noi .
	Day 2	Ba Be		Ha Noi – Ba Be Lake – Overnight in Ba Be Driver  203 km – 5,5hours driver	B/L/D
	Day 3	Cao Bang		Ba Be Lake – Ban Gioc Waterfal – Overnight in Cao Bang  150 km – 3 ,5 hours drive	B/L/D
	Day 4	Ha Giang		Cao Bang – Ha Giang – Overnight in Ha Giang	B/L/D
Day 5			Loops	Ha Giang City – Yen Minh town – Tham ma pass – H’mong King palace – Dong Van Motor bike with easy rider 195 km – Meal: B,L,D – Sleep in Hotel in central Dong Van)	B/L/D
Day 6			Loops	Dong Van Town – Ma Pi Leng Pass – Meo Vac Town – Overnight in Meo Vac   Higlight on Ha Giang Loop: Exclusive Kayaking on Nho Que River – Happiness road- Ma Pi Leng Pass – Sky Walk- Meo Vac Town)	B/L/D
Day 7			Loop/Sapa	Meo Vac – Ha Giang – Sapa-  Overnight in Sapa 6 Hours Driver from Ha Giang to Sapa	B/L
	Day 8	Sapa		Sapa – Trekking – Muong Hoa Village – Overnight in Tavan Pick up by 16 Seats Van – Trekking 6- 8km	B/L/D
	Day 9	Sapa/Ha Noi		Sapa – Cat Cat – SinChai – Travel to Ha Noi – Overnight in Ha Noi	B/L
	Day 10	Moc Chau		Ha Noi – Moc Chau – Cloud Hunting – Overnight in Moc Chau	B/L
	Day 11	Pu Luong		Moc Chau –  Mai Chau – Hobbit Land – Overnight in Pu Luong	B/L
	Day 12	Pu Luong		Hobbit Land – Authentic Trek – Overnight in Pu Luong	B/L
	Day 13	Ninh Binh		Hobbit Land – Ninh Binh – Trang An – Overnight in Ninh Binh	B/L
	Day 14	Departure		Ninh Binh – Ha Noi – Departure	B

 

TRAVEL ITINERARY

 

Day 1_Arrival – Hanoi –Overnight in Ha Noi

Our driver will meet you in Hanoi and transfer you to your hotel in the old quarter of Hanoi.

Back to your hotel and Overnight in Ha Noi at Accoutis hotel

Day 2_ Ha Noi – Ba Be Lake – Overnight in Ba Be – Driver  203 km – 5,5hours driver (B/L/D)

07.00h – The guide will pick you up from your hotel and will depart  to the forest of Ba Be National Park, a drive of approximately 150 miles (230 kilometers). Along the way you will stop to visit a Tay minority community, the second largest ethnic group in Vietnam after the Viets, mostly living off the cultivation of rice. You will continue to Ba Be National Park for a boat ride along the Nang River, with time to explore the stunning Ba Be Lake, the caves of Puong Grotto and the legendary Widow Island.

 

Going to your overnight hotel .

 

Overnight in Babe Bungalow

Day 3_ Ba Be Lake – Ban Gioc Waterfall – Overnight in Cao Bang  – 150 km – 3 ,5 hours drive (B, L, D)08.00h – After breakfast  you will depart for Cao Bằng one of Vietnam’s most northern

that borders China. Here you will have the chance to meet the Nung people in the village of Phuoc Sen, a mountainous village famous for traditional blacksmith craft.
Like the Tays, the Nungs largely live by farming the terraced rice paddies that you will see all around as you continue to Ban Gioc Waterfall, the stunning falls that span across the border between Vietnam and China. You will spend some time at your own leisure, relaxing and taking photos as you soak up the incredible surroundings of Vietnam’s most beautiful waterfall. Heading back to Cao Bang, on the way, we come to visit the expansive 2,144 meter Nguom Ngao Cave to discover its brilliant stalactites.

 

Overnight in Cao Bang

 

Day 4_Cao Bang – Ha Giang – Overnight in Ha Giang ( 6 hours driver) (B/L/D)

After a night in the hotel in Cao Bang, you will depart for your transfer south to Hanoi. It is a journey of approximately 185 miles (310 kilometers) through vertiginous rice paddies and remote villages. You will get the chance to stop at an ethnic village known for its rice production. This is the road less traveled in Vietnam, offering the chance to enjoy some peace and tranquility.
There will be a stop for lunch before travel to Ha Giang

Overnight in Ha Giang Town .

Day 5_ Ha Giang city – Yen Minh town – Dong van – Overnight in Dong Van (B/L/D)

( Highlight on Ha Giang loop: Heaven Gate -Bac Sum Pass-Tham Ma Pass- H’mong King Palace- )

0830h: Meeting your guide and easy rider then our brilliant Ha Giang Loop adventure begins. The road leads you to Bac Sum Pass, up to Heaven Gate,  where you can enjoy the beautiful scenery of the twin mountains and Tam Son town. Having lunch in Yen Minh Town. Short break and drive towards Dong Van, through the picturesque Chin Khoanh Pass. Indeed, the whole Dong Van KarstPlateau is a major geoheritage sight in Vietnam. The landscape is composed of unlimited rice fields, thousands of limestone rocks and breath-taking views. It also gives you the chance to experience the life of hill-tribe villages where local people works on the land. Visiting Hmong King’s Palace, a home of Vuong’s family in Sa Phin. Arrival  Dong Van in quite late afternoon, enjoy a local Vietnamese dinner and live music, karaoke after a long day of mind blowing landscape views. At night time, free and easy  before another day of adventures.

( Transport: Motor bike with easy rider 195 km – Meal: B,L,D – Sleep in Hotel in central Dong Van)

Day 6_ Dong Van town-ma pi leng pass- Nho Que river- Leng Pass – Sky Walk- Meo Vac Town (B/L/D)

( Higlight on Ha Giang Loop: Exclusive Kayaking on Nho Que River – Happiness road- Ma Pi Leng Pass – Sky Walk- Meo Vac Town)

After breakfast we leave Dong Van Town to enter the highlight of the journey, the Ma Pi Leng Pass It is well known for its abrupt cliffs and breath-taking views, often referred to as the “king” of the passes in Vietnam with its highest point at an altitude of 2,000 meters. Kayaking on Nho Que river will be unforgetable. As experience how spectacular the pass is, we will trek the Sky Path to have a closer look at the whole valley and Nho Que river. From the top view, there is a picturesque 360° panorama of Ma Pi Leng Pass. Once on the peak, you might feel overwhelmed by the majestic mountains and rivers. Then we continue to drive through the villages of Meo Vac, Mau Due and Lung Ho, where our break for lunch is served. In the afternoon, we pass through the epic mountainous to Du Gia rural homestay  where  located in the middle of green rice fields. Cozy dinner with local and drink ” Happy Water ” put your hand up , say 1…2…3 Zooo Cheers… so funyyy :)))

( Transport: Motorbike with easy rider 120 Km – Meal: B,L,D – Sleep in local homestay in Du Gia Local village) 

Day 7_Du Gia-Lung Tam Village -Ha Giang – Travel to Sapa –  Overnight in Sapa (B/L)

( Highlight on Ha Giang Loop: Good morning nature – Swimming on waterfall-  Lung Tam village) 

On the last day of our journey, swimming water fall before coming back to Ha Giang city. Visit Lung Tam -The village is occupied by Hmong ethnic minorities, who are skillful textile products. We then cross Quan Ba town and have a look at the Nui Doi mountain. After crossing Sky Gate, we pass back by Bac Sum Pass and go back to Ha Giang late afternoon

Relaxing time until take the bus to Sapa at 16.00h

22.00h – Arrival to Sapa  and Overnight in Sapa

Day 8_ Sapa – Trekking – Muong Hoa Village- Overnight at Bunglow in Tavan (B/L/D)

In the morning at 9 am.After breakfast ,we will walk from Sapa towards MuongHoa valley 9 (including Y Linh Ho, Lao Chai and Ta Van village).

Arriving at Y Linh Ho Village, the most beautiful rice terraced field in Sapa where you stop for photo opportunity, coming into local house for discovering the rich local culture custom.

Here you will discover the wonderful scenery of the Hoang Lien mountain range and meet people of the Black H’mong tribes before Trekking through terraced rice paddies and minority villages along the MuongHoa River.

 

We then cross the suspension bridge towards the Zay village, arriving at Ta Van

 

Back to your hotel in Sapa – Overnight in Sapa

(6km Trekking and the van will travel with you )

Day 9 – Sapa –  Cat Cat – Sin Chai – Travel to Ha Noi – Overnight in Ha Noi  (B/L)

 09.00h – After having breakfast your guide will meet you and together you will walk to the South-west of Sapa (around 4 km) to visit Cat Cat village of the Black H’mong.

Relax at the food of the stunning waterfall and the vestige of a hydroelectric power station that was constructed by the French during the colonial time in Vietnam.

Enjoy picnic lunch by the side of the river, and then next 6 km to Sin Chai, the village located at the foot of Fansipan Mountain, “the roof of Vietnam and Indochina”. From here you can enjoy huge stunning landscapes before climbing up on the way a Car to return to Sapa.

We then board the bus back to Sapa where you can take shower in the hotel and ready for travel to Ha Noi at 14.00h

 

2030h – Arrival to Ha Noi and overnight in Ha Noi

 Day 10_  Hanoi – Moc Chau – Overnight in Moc Chau  (B,L)

 08.30h – After breakfast , the guide and  driver will pick you up and transfer you to Moc ChauYou will stop for some viewpoint on the way :

• Stop to have a boat ride in Thung Nai and visit pagoda inside a cave and another one on one of the islands
• Stop at “White Stone” view point
• Overnight at Moc Chau Eco Garden

Day 11_ Moc Chau – Cloud Hunting – Hobbit Land – Overnigh in Pu Luong  – (B/L)

 

0800h – Aftet the breakfast you will start visit Visit the longest glass bridge in the world

After travel to Hobbit Land

14.0h0h – Check in and Ebino Resort

1430h – 1730h – Board the van to the starting point. Following the small road through the terrace rice and sugar cane fields, cross the Hanging Bridges to visit other remote rural villages of Thai Ethnic. Stop at the giant waterwheels, ducks farm to learn about the agriculture before getting on the Bamboo Raft for a relaxing cruise on Cham stream (cruise depending on weather conditions).

1730h – Pick up the van to go to the Eco Garden – Mountain Retreat. Enjoy swimming in the Infinity Pool.

Overnight in Pu Luong

Day 12_  Hobbit Land – Authentic trek built – Overnight in Pu Luong (B,L)

•  Start trek down the hill through magnificent rice terrace, through bushes areas and down to the Vally
• Keep on to village where you will see an area where you can have a bath with locals in public with spring water coming out of the mountains
• Keep on to a village with a break near a big duck farm with talk to a duck expert
• Lunch at local family on the way
• Keep on till you will arrive to amazing waterfalls – walk inside the water and climb 20 min on the cascades to reach the waterfall.
• Pickup by the car and transfer to Ebino Resort.
• Overnight at the Ebino Resort

 Day 13_  Hobbit Land – Ninh Binh – Tam Coc – Overnight in Ninh Binh (B,L)

07h30 – 8h00 am: The english tour guide will come to your hotels, to pick you up for the tour departure to Tam Coc.

Arriving Tam Coc. Take the sampan go along the Ngo Dong river to visit 3 caves.

Biking around Tam Coc.

Having a buffet lunch.

Then we take you go to visit Hoa Lu ancient capital of Viet Nam. We will visit Dinh king temple and Le king temple in the 10th centery, finding out the heroic histories of this two king in Chinese Wars.

Keep going to visit Mua cave. The place attracts visitors with its many interesting stories. Climb 500 stone steps, here you can see all the way to Tam Coc, enjoy a stunning panoramic view of the countryside and Ngo Dong river.

Get on our tourist bus go to Ninh Binh. Check in your hotel in Ninh Binh ,free time to relax .Dinner is service at your hotel in Ninh Binh. After having dinner free time to visit Ninh Binh city in the evening. Sleep overnight in Homestay in Ninh Binh.

Day 14_Ninh Binh – Ha Noi – Departure  (B)

 Relaxing time until the driver will pick you up and transfer you to the airport for your flight departure .

Travel the end

Includes:

Airport transfers

Twin share accommodation

Land transfers as per itinerary

Entry tickets & permits

English speaking guide on day tours

Meals as per itinerary – B = Breakfast – L = Lunch – D = Dinner

Excludes:

Flights not listed above, Drinks, Hotel mini bar items,Tips, Phone calls, travel visa’s, personal travel insurance, all other private expenses &any additional expenses caused by reasons beyond our control. 

Additional Information

 

1) Please check with your family doctor for medical advice before commencing the journey.

2) Meals for customers with special dietary needs can be arranged but notice is required at time of booking.

3) Please bring along a strong and comfortable pair of walking shoes, raincoat or small umbrella, jackets, small backpack, insect repellent and Sunscreen.