Meal provided: No Meal

 
It will take you a long way today to catch Ha Giang from Hanoi. On the way, you can stop to take photos of corn fields and tea plantations. Have lunch en route at a local restaurant.

You will arrive in Ha Giang in mid-afternoon.

We continue driving to Ha Thanh village, a resident of Tay ethnic group. The village has about 100 stilt houses clustered in the foothills. Each stilt house is like a small museum showcasing one family or clan. To be welcomed warmly by the owner, you will have a drink and relax after a long day.

At the left time, you can talk to the host of the house to learn about their tradition, the way they build their houses, or see them prepare dinner by collecting vegetables or cooking food. You also can take a walk around to village around the village to explore the peaceful surroundings, landscape and daily life of Tay people.
Stay overnight in Ha Thanh village in a house on a stilt

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Meal provided: Breakfast

Today you will begin your trekking adventure by setting out form the homestay in the morning and trekking for about 6 to 8 hours to the village of Lung Vai. Along this trek, you’ll get to take in the beauty of the terraced rice paddies, majestic mountains and serene palm-tree forests. You’ll also run into people from many different ethnic groups along the way, such as Man and Dao, who are generally more than happy to stop and interact with travelers for a short while.
You’ll enjoy a picnic lunch amidst nature before continuing to the remote village of Khuoi My. En route there will be many farmers working in the fields, and if we have the time you can even join in for some farm work if you so desire.

We visit Fairy Mountains –  the special art created to this land by Mother of Nature. Between mountains & rice terraces are two twin mountain forms likening as two breasts of a fairy narrated by locals in this interesting fairy tale.
Finally, we move on to Ban Tha Village, where our driver will pick you up and drive you to Hmong Village.

Stay overnight in Quan Ba

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Meal provided: Breakfast

Take a drive to Dong Van plateau located at 1025m above sea level inhabited by H’mong and Tay ethinc groups. Dong Van Plateau is one of Viet Nam’s special limestone areas, housing prominent imprints that depict the development of the earth’s crust.

Get inside the Vuong H’mong King palace, which was a typical architecture of housing in Ha Giang.
Keep your eye wide open to get the scene of Dong Van Karst Plateau Geopark becoming the 77th member of the Global Geo-parks Network in 2010.

Visit ancient houses, depart for Lo Lo minority village, trek to Flag Tower on the top of Lung Cu mountain about 1km, and view the ancient valley from the top. From a distance, Lung Cu is a spectacular sight, with the view dominated by giant boulders and the national flag flying above Dragon Mountain, all set to the backdrop of magnificent forests. Drive to Dong Van town.
Stay overnight in Dong Van

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Meal provided: Breakfast

You can visit Dong Van market if it’s Sunday.

Departure to Meo Vac, a small town of the Black H’mong Minority located close to the Chinese border north of the Province de Ha Giang, at the bottom of the Ma Pi Leng pass, rightly famous as the most beautiful road in Vietnam.

Take a scenic 6-hour drive to Cao Bang. Arrive in Cao Bang and spend the rest of the day relaxing.
Stay overnight in Cao Bang

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Meal provided: Breakfast

After breakfast, we get back in the car again for driving to Ban Gioc Waterfall in Cao Bang Province.

Ban Gioc waterfall is considered the largest in Southeast Asia. It is also known as the 4th largest water on the border line in the world. You can admire the majestic natural landscape with huge blocks of water from a height of 30m tossing white foam.

Then will be time to enjoy the view and soak up the sublime atmosphere of Vietnam’s most beautiful waterfall before making your way to the Nguom Ngao Grotto known for its wonderful limestone formations.

On the way to Ban Gioc waterfall, you will pass Trung Khanh which is very famous for chestnuts. Local people here sell chestnuts in a special way, price on each seed. So if you want to buy, remember to buy on the way in, so on the way out, they can finish counting the seed for you.

Drive back to Cao Bang town for checking hotel and relax.

Stay overnight in Cao Bang

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Meal Provided: Breakfast

After breakfast, take a scenic drive to Ba Be.

We set out on a boat-trip across Ba Be Lake and up the winding Nang River. Eventually we’ll reach Puong Cave which is famous for its array of stalactites and stalagmites.

Stay overnight in Ba Be

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Meal Provided: Breakfast

You can wake up early to kayak before breakfast

Visit Hua Ma cave, famous for its thousands of stalactites and stalagmites. After lunch, transfer to Hanoi. End of service!

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