North East of Vietnam

Duration: 7 days / 6 night
Itinerary: Hanoi - HaGiang - Dong Van - Meo Vac - Ba Be - Ban Gioc - Cao Bang

Price: $189

Day 1: HANOI – HA GIANG (300KM)
Depart from your hotel at 7:00AM, drive 300km on the highway 3 to Ha Giang. On the way, stop at Thai Nguyen to visit the museum of the cultures of Viet Nam ethnic groups and Tuyen Quang. Break the trip for lunch then continue on the beautiful road along Lo river to Ha Giang. Check in your hotel. Relax with bathing by traditional medicinal herbs of Red Dzao people then enjoy 30 minute massage. Overnight  in Ha Giang.

Day 2: HA GIANG – YEN MINH – DONG VAN (200 KM)
Leave Ha Giang for Yen Minh following direction of North. On the way, visit Yen Minh local market - a typical colourful market of HMong, Lolo and Red Dzao people. Continue to Dong Van. Visit a Yen Minh local market (on Sunday only) and Meo King house - Vuong Chi Sin. Transfer to hotel for check in. Overnight  in Dong Van.

Day 3: DONG VAN – MEO VAC (100 KM)
Visit Lung Cu - the North Polo of Vietnam. Depart for Meo Vac following foot print of Ma Phi Leng to visit a village of black HMong people - a remote and penniless village. Transfer to hotel. Overnight  in Meo Vac.

Day 4: MEO VAC – LUNG PHIN – BAC ME  (300 KM)
Drive to Lung Phin, visit a wild and pretty market. Discover more about diversifield cultures of local people while see their activities. Continue to Bac Me. Check in hotel and relax. Overnight  in Bac Me.

Day 5: BAC ME – BA BE – PHU THONG (250 KM)  (D)
Leave for Ba Be. Take a boat trip to visit Babe lake, Dau Dang waterfall, Nguom Ngao grotto and Pac Ngoi village (home of Tay people). Transfer to Phu Thong. Overnigh in Phu Thong.

Day 6: PHU THONG – BAN GIOC – CAO BANG (250 KM)  (B)
Drive to Ban Gioc to visit the biggest waterfall, which is considered a most beautiful one in Vietnam located in the border between Vietnam and China. Call on villages of Tay, Nung and Sai Diu poeple. Walk along their village and talk to them. Return to Cao Bang. Overnight  in Cao Bang.

Day 7: CAO BANG – HA NOI (350 KM)
Leave Cao Bang for Hanoi. Arrive in Hanoi. Trip ends