ESSENTIAL NORTHEAST VIETNAM TREKKING TOUR

*BRIEF ITINERARY:Day 1:  Hanoi – Thai Nguyen – Trekking Tours in Ba Be National park
Day 2:  Ba Be Package Tours – Cao Bang Travel Packages
Day 3: Day trip in Ban Gioc Waterfall
Day 4:  Cao Bang – Phuc Hoa – Dong Khe – That Khe
Day 5:  La Village – Homestay tour at Na Nieng Village
Day 6: Na Nieng – Pac Khoang Village Homestay Tours
Day 7: Pa Khoang – Na Pang
Day 8: Na Pang – That Khe – back to Hanoi

Day 1 – Essential Northeast Vietnam Trekking Tour: Hanoi – Thai Nguyen – Trekking Tours in Ba Be National park (L)

Pick up at hotel. As you head out of Hanoi, over the Red River on the Chuong Duong Bridge, the suburbs quickly give way to the sprawling farm lands of the Red River Delta. Travel north along High way 3 to Thai Nguyen for a stop to enjoy a lunch of traditional Vietnamese food. It’s worth to visit Vietnam Ethnoloies Museum to understand about the multi-ethnic minorities live across of Vietnam. Leaving behind the delta, you’ll start climbing into the mountainous area of Ba Be National Park – the largest natural lake in Vietnam, located in the middle of limestone, in Nam Mau commune, Bac Kan district, Bac Kan province, in the northeastern region in Vietnam tours’ traveling map. With the good road condition, it only takes about a 5.5 hour drive from Hanoi to get there. Take a short boat trip (30 minutes) to a Tay village for homestay at local house.
Dinner and overnight in local homestay.

Ba Be: Trekking Tour around the Park

Boat Trip in Ba Be Lake

Day 2 – Essential Northeast Vietnam Trekking Tour: Ba Be Package Tours – Cao Bang Travel Packages (B/L)

Ba Be National Park, surrounded by rugged limestone mountains, is Viet Nam’s only natural mountain lake. This important eco-system is best known for its over 330 species of butterflies! Have breakfast with your Tay hosts. The lush forest clinging to the surrounding mountains is your backdrop as you explore the lake. Reach the end of the lake and stop for a trek to Dau Dang waterfall, the 100m, three-level waterfall makes the scenery even more magnificent.. Meet your Jeep, head north through the lush mountain passes to the city of Cao Bang. Dinner on guest’s account.
Overnight at hotel.

Day 3 – Essential Northeast Vietnam Trekking Tour: Day trip in Ban Gioc Waterfall (B/L)

Jeep ride to Ban Gioc, visit the waterfall. On this day you’ll take a scenic insightful day trip north of Cao Bang to the beautiful Ban Gioc waterfall near the Chinese border. This picturesque, cascading waterfall is 53 meters high and has an impressive span of 300 meters. The drive there offers unique landscapes, limestone karst formations soar from the verdant rice paddies of the surrounding farms of local ethnic minorities. Along the way, you’ll see Tay, Hmong and Dzao ethnic minority groups. Heading back to Cao Bang, stop to explore the expansive 2, 144 meter Nguom Ngao Cavern to discover its brilliant stalactites. Nguom Ngao means “tiger’s cave” in the language of the local Tay ethnic minority. It is said that a long time ago, many fierce tigers sheltered in the cave and would enter the nearby village to hunt for livestock and even humans.The main entrance to this cave is some 2km from Ban Gioc Waterfalls, just off the road to Cao Bang. Wonderful beauty of Nguom Ngao spreads the cavern. A British study in 1995 found the grotto to be 2,144 meters long, reaching heights of up to 60 m. Dinner on guest’s account.
Return to Cao Bang and overnight at hotel.

Day 4 – Essential Northeast Vietnam Trekking Tour: Cao Bang – Phuc Hoa – Dong Khe – That Khe (B/L)

Ta Lung national entrance –La village 15 km (04 hours). Drive from Cao Bang town to the Ta Lung national entrance 70 km, visit the national entrance. Have lunch there. Go on walking along the valley and lime stone mountain from Ta Lung to La village about 15 km. Dinner on guest’s account.
Overnight at the Tay’s stilt – house.

Day 5 – Essential Northeast Vietnam Trekking Tour: La Village – Homestay tour at Na Nieng Village (B/L)

After breakfast, continue walking and climb the lime stone mountain. Have lunch. Traveling along the lime stone to the Na Nieng village, which is home of Tay ethnic minority covered by the lush of jungle forest and mountain ranges.
Overnight at the Tay ‘s stilt – house.

Cao Bang: Tay’s House on Still

Cao Bang: Pac Po Cave

Day 6 – Essential Northeast Vietnam Trekking Tour: Na Nieng – Pac Khoang Village Homestay Tours (B/L/D)

After breakfast, leave the Na Nieng village to Dong Khe town on walk 12km. Lunch in Dong Khe. Continue to the Pac Khoang village – the habitat of Red Dao minority. Dinner on guest’s account.
Overnight at the Red Dao ‘s village.

Day 7 – Essential Northeast Vietnam Trekking Tour: Pa Khoang – Na Pang (B/L/D)

After breakfast, trekking through lime stone valley, the small streams. Stop for lunch. Continue walking to Na Pang village, Trang Dinh district – Lang Son to enjoy the taste of Tay minority lifestyle. Dinner on guest’s account.
Overnight at Tay’s stilt-house.

Day 8 – Essential Northeast Vietnam Trekking Tour: Na Pang – That Khe – back to Hanoi (B)

 After having breakfast, trekking to That Khe town – a historical relic in the first Indochina war and home of the special food of duck roast. Drive back Hanoi. Stop over in Lang Son.

End the tour!!!

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