Highlighted Northeast Vietnam Adventure Tour 8 Days / 7 Nights

The first day in our Northeast Vietnam adventure is  exploring Bac Son valley, known as the green paradise surrounded by many forested mountains, also as  the home of many local ethnics such as Tay, Dao, Nung who have been living here for a long time.Bac Son is an off-beaten-path destination of primitive natures, new to travellers so you can experience authentic local cultures, enjoy delicious local foods & homestay with a local family.

At 8h00, our guide pick you up at hotel & transfer to Bac Son valley.Nice landscapes of mountains, valleys & farming activities that you captivate and stop for photos along the journey.Arriving at Quynh Son by noon, there will be an authentic Vietnamese lunch at a local stilt house. Take your time to enjoy delicious local food and chat with the friendly host.

In the afternoon, take a short stroll around the village to get a closer look at the lifestyle of Tay people. Afterwards, you will start with a hard trek up to Na Lay peak where a mobile tower is located for great panorama of the whole Bac Son valley region.

Dinner and overnight at the homestay.

Meals Included: Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Home Stay in Bac Son

Ba Be lake & its national park is the most highlighted attraction in Bac Kan province, that you must pay your visit in Vietnam holidays. Ba Be means three lakes including Pe Lam, Pe Lu and Pe Leng with its spreading length of over 8 km,its widest point of 3 km and at the level of 150 metters comparing to the sea level.By doing a boat trip around the lake, you can get stunning view of the lake scenery with tropical rained forest on limestone mountain cliffs surrounding the lakes, Ba Goa island – a small islet in the middle of the lake, stop on the way to visit Fairy Pond or An Ma temple on the islands, listening the guide’s interesting stories about the local’s legends.

After breakfast, we say good bye to local family and drive to Thai Nguyen city with a stop to visit the Museum of Ethnology where provide you with an interesting exhibition of 54 ethnic minorities in Vietnam.

After having lunch in a local restaurant, continue our journey to Ba Be lake – the biggest lakes of fresh water in Vietnam located inside Ba Be national park.Check in Tay local family home in Pac Ngoi village and have free time at leisure strolling around the village or viewing the sun setting down in Ba Be lake.

Dinner & homestay at the homestay.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Home Stay in Ba Be Lake

You can get up early for a fresh air of the region or have stunning view of the sun rising above the lakes. After breakfast, set off your exploration with a boat tour around Ba Be lake and Nang River.Between the cruise, you will stop to visit Fairy Pond or An Ma temple in the island, stop by Dau Dang waterfall- one of the highlights of the lake and Puong Cave- a large cave in Ba Be National Park.

Around noon, our driver will pick us up at Puoc Lom harbour and transfer to Cho Ra town for lunch at a local restaurant. In the afternoon, drive to Cao Bang city where you will spend an overnight at the hotel. 

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel in Cao Bang

Due to its far location to reach Hanoi, Cao Bang province is a remote & less touristic province sharing its border with China so you can expect to get untouched natural landscapes of Ban Gioc majestic waterfall & Nguom Ngao cave in this northeast Vietnam adventure..

Have a breakfast at the hotel, then transfer to the remote area of Trung Khanh district. Along the way, make a short stop at Phuc Sen village where you have chance to get to know more about the techniques of making farming tools used by local blacksmiths.

At around 11.30, you will arrive at Ban Gioc waterfall – the most impressive waterfall of great beauty in Vietnam. Take a short walk down to Quay Son River and embark on a small local boat to explore the spectacular waterfall. Afterwards, transfer to the nearby local restaurant for lunch.

Your afternoon exploration will continue to Nguom Ngao Cave- famous for its unusual limestone formations. You will be fascinated by the breathtaking charm of stalagmites and stalactites. After sometime exploring the cave, get on the private car and drive back to Cao Bang.

Overnight in Cao Bang.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel in Cao Bang

Today is our full day driving to Vietnam’s northernmost province named Ha Giang,the land of Dong Van Global Geopark with majestic rocky mountains & vast green valley, and the land of many local ethnic minority groups of their well-preserved & rich cultures.Promising an interesting adventure day in this package of Vietnam adventure tour.

After breakfast, we will have a scenic driving journey with numerous stops to have beautiful photos of this northeast region of Vietnam on the “legendary road of happiness” and explore  the pristine natures & the locals’authentic cultures in Dong Van Rocky Pleateaux. Arrive Meo Vac town in the late afternoon, you have time strolling around this frontier town.Overnight in Meo Vac

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel in Meo Vac

If today is on Sunday, you can take part in a weekly Meo Vac market - the popular meeting place of local ethnics in the region every Sunday.Local tribes surrounding areas garther here to exchange their products, to drink or to meet their friends.You will be impressed with colorful dresses to spot out which tribes they are from.After attending this anthentic & interesting Meo Vac Market,we drive along "the road of happiness", overcome Ma Pi Leng Pass - the King of the Passes in Vietnam due to its drammatic challenges,but offer you the most breathtaking landscapes of the regions overviewing manificient towering mountains, deep valleys & gentle Nho Que river running between the high cliffs.It is like we are on "the heaven on earth" scenery.

After Ma Pi Leng Pass, we decend down the pass & reach Dong Van town surrounded by high mountains.In the afternoon, we have time to visit Lung Cu flag tower- the northernmost point of Vietnam with a big pole flying Vietnamese national flag - an emblem of Vietnam's Sovereignty.Here,we climb up to the top point of 1700 metters and have a great captivation of rice terraces, stunning mountains & China side.Back to Dong Van, if the time is available, you can do some trekking to Don Cao bunker which was built by French during the war with an tower to observe surrounding Dong Van area.Overnight in Dong Van town.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel in Dong Van town

After breakfast, we enjoy a scenic drive and explore highlighted attractions in the region. Fristly,drive  to visit Vuong Palace of a former H'mong King,then pay a visit to Sung La village which became a popular tourist attraction after it was featuring in the 2006 film “ Chuyen Cua Pao” ( Pao’s story), to Lung Tam village, learning about traditional brocade craft of local Black Hmong & their cultures.Overnight in Quan Ba town.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel in Quan Ba town

Continue discovering Dong Van Global Geopark with a visit to Quan Ba Heaven Gate for great captivation of surrounding area and contemplating Quan Ba Twin Mountains ( Fairy Mountains)- a the nature mother’s symbolic art to this land, and descend to Ha Giang city for lunch & transfer back to Hanoi.It is the end of highlighted Northeast Vietnam adventure tour at the doorsteps of your hotel.

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: N/A