TOUGH TREKKING AND HOMESTAY TOUR IN LANG SON – CAO BANG

*BRIEF ITINERARY:Day 1:  Arrival in Hanoi.
Day 2: Transfer to That Khe via Lang Son
Day 3: That Khe – Na Pang Village – Pac Khoang Village Homestay Tours
Day 4: Pac Khoang Village – Dong Khe – Na Nieng Village Homestay Tours
Day 5: Na Nieng Village – La Village Homestay Tours
Day 6: La Village – Ta Lung – Cao Bang
Day 7:  Transfer to Ba Be National Park.
Day 8:  Kayaking Tours in Ba Be National Park – Homestay Tours
Day 9: Ba Be National Park – Hanoi
Day 10: Hanoi – Departure

Day 1 – Tough Trekking And Homestay Tour In Lang Son – Cao Bang: Arrival in Hanoi.

Cao Bang Province

Upon arrival in Hanoi,  you will meet our tour guide and transfer to you hotel in downtown Hanoi. In the afternoon we will have a tour briefing and welcome dinner with Vietnamese delights. Overnight in Hanoi.

Summary:
Hotel transfer. Private AC vehicle – 45mins
Meal: Welcome dinner
Accommodation: Hotel in Hanoi

Day 2 – Tough Trekking And Homestay Tour In Lang Son – Cao Bang: Transfer to That Khe via Lang Son

Breakfast in the hotel before we head north to Lang Son. Upon arrival in Lang Son,  we visit to Tam Thanh Cave before having lunch in local restaurant. After lunch,  we continue riding to That Khe, a small quiet town. The afternoon ride is very nice as we drive through beautiful area with forested mountains and peaceful tribal villages. Arrival in That Khe in late afternoon. We will check in a small family run hotel. Dinner and overnight in That Khe.

Summary:
Transfer: AC vehicle – 5hrs
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: mini hotel

Day 3 – Tough Trekking And Homestay Tour In Lang Son – Cao Bang: That Khe – Na Pang Village – Pac Khoang Village Homestay Tours

Breakfast in That Khe. We will have a short drive to Na Pang Village, where we begin our trek to Pac Khoang. Today we will trek along valleys with on small paths that only used by the locals to go to their farms and surrounding villages. We will cross some small streams and tackle some easy hill slopes. Picnic lunch on the way. We would reach Pac Khoang around 5pm. Pac Khoang is a village of Dzao ethnic minority. Tonight we will have dinner and overnight with a local family.

Summary:
Transfer: 10km by van Trek: 16km – Moderate
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Homestay

Day 4 – Tough Trekking And Homestay Tour In Lang Son – Cao Bang: Pac Khoang Village – Dong Khe – Na Nieng Village Homestay Tours

Trekking to Pac Khoang Village

Breakfast and begin the trek around 8.30am. This morning we trek mainly downhill to Dong Khe where will have a lunch stop. The morning trek is on village road and jungle trails with nice view of rice and corn fields along valleys. We reach Dong Khe at noon. After lunch we continue trekking to Na Nieng Village which is home to Tay ethnic minority. The trek in the afternoon is a bit harder than the one in the morning since we have more uphill terrain to tackle. We reach Pac Khoang Village around 5pm. Today we will have dinner and stay overnight in a local house.

Summary:
Trek: 16km– Moderate
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Homestay

Day 5 – Tough Trekking And Homestay Tour In Lang Son – Cao Bang: Na Nieng Village – La Village Homestay Tours

Breakfast at the homestay before we start the adventure of the day. Today we trek up and down on some forested limestone mountains to reach La, a beautiful village of Tay ethnic minority. Today we have some stops for refreshment in remote tribal villages as we encounter during the trek. Dinner and overnight at homestay.

Summary:
Trek: 16km – Moderate
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Homestay

Day 6 – Tough Trekking And Homestay Tour In Lang Son – Cao Bang: La Village – Ta Lung – Cao Bang

Breakfast at homestay and leave the village for Ta Lung, the border gate with China. We will trek through jungle and cross some small streams. Near Ta Lung we cross Bang Giang River on bamboo raft. Lunch in Ta Lung before we take a van transfer to Cao Bang Town. Check in hotel in Cao Bang and spend the rest of the day relaxing in local café or wander around the town. Dinner and overnight in Cao Bang.

Summary:
Trek: 15km – Introductory
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Hotel in Cao Bang

Day 7 – Tough Trekking And Homestay Tour In Lang Son – Cao Bang: Transfer to Ba Be National Park.

Breakfast in Cao Bang and take a transfer to Ba Be National Park. Upon arrival in Cho Ra Town, we will have lunch in local restaurant before taking a relaxing boat trip on Nang River and enter the beautiful Ba Be Lake. We will cruise through Puong Cave, a huge tunnel runs though mountain. After the boat trip we reach Pac Ngoi, a village of Tay ethnic minority. Dinner and overnight in local house.

Summary:
Transfer: 2.5 hrs
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Homestay

Day 8 – Tough Trekking And Homestay Tour In Lang Son – Cao Bang: Ba Be National Park – Homestay Tours

Cao Bang: Bamboo Rafting on Ba Be Lake

Breakfast at the homestay. We will have a short motorcycle ride to starting point where we begin a short walk through jungle. At some rest place we can have great view of Babe Lake. After 1hr trekking we descend to the lake shore and cross a bridge to An Ma Island. Visit to the temple on the island before we start the kayaking time. Leave the island we paddle to Dau Dang Waterfall we we will have a picnic lunch in a beautiful natural setting of the waterfall. After lunch we paddle back to Babe Lake. If weather permits we can swim in the emeraude cool water of the lake. Paddle back to Pac Ngoi village for another night at the homestay.

Summary:
Kayaking: 5hrs
Trekking: 1hr
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Homestay

Day 9 – Tough Trekking And Homestay Tour In Lang Son – Cao Bang: Ba Be National Park – Hanoi

After breakfast we take a short boat ride to the NP Dock where we get on van for the ride back to Hanoi. Lunch on the way. Back to Hanoi around 5pm. Check in hotel and free at leisure. Farewell dinner and overnight in Hanoi.

Summary:
Transfer Babe – Hanoi: 240km
Boat cruise: 15mins
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: hotel in Hanoi

Day 10 – Tough Trekking And Homestay Tour In Lang Son – Cao Bang: Hanoi – Departure

Breakfast in the hotel and free until you are transferred to the airport for flight home.

Summary:
Airport transfer: 50mins
Meals: Breakfast

Note on client safety:

We reserve the right to deviate from this itinerary for any reasons, including road and weather conditions, frequency of visits to a village, or for any other factor which may influence client safety. 

In order to get our most updated quotations for this tour, pls email us at sales@vietlongtravel.com & vietlongtravel@gmail.com or click at this link to submit our booking form  http://vietlongtravel.com/vietnam-adventure-tours/tough-trekking-and-homestay-tour-in-lang-son-cao-bang.html  details on other package Vietnam adventure tours in Vietnam, kindly glance at  http://vietlongtravel.com/vietnam-package-tours/vietnam-adventure-tours/   and look at http://vietnam-motorbiketour.com/ for our all travel packages in Vietnam.

VIETLONG TRAVEL & MEDIA JOINT - STOCK COMPANY
Add: 841 - 843 Hong Ha - Hoan Kiem - Hanoi - VIETNAM
Tel: (84 4) 39766534/279/285 & Fax: (84 4) 39766533
Email: sales@vietlongtravel.com or vietlongtravel@gmail.com
Website: http://www.vietlongtravel.com , www.royalheritagecruise.com, http://vietnam-motorbiketour.com/ ; http://myanmartravelpackagetours.com/