North Vietnam Tours Travel Hanoi Ba Be National Park Bao Lac Ha Giang (6 days)

The 6-day North Vietnam Tours is customized by the Hanoi based tour operator Lotussia Travel taking you to the less travelled places in the northern Vietnam. Start the 6-day tour from Hanoi, you travel through Ba Ba National park, Bac Kan province, Bao Lac, Cao Bang province, Meo Vac, Dong Van, Yen Minh, Ha Giang. This is a guided tour which includes such highlights as Ba Be lake boat trips, boat trips on Nam An lake, easy treks to ethnic villages, visit highland markets, meet up with different ethnic groups, spend the night at local home (homestay) and more. The off-the-beaten path tour is provided with 7-seater car, 16-seater minibus for small group tours and 30 seater bus for bigger groups. English-speaking guide, basic hotel accommodation, meals are also provided in this north Vietnam 4wd tour. Contact Lotussia Travel for more details.

Itinerary:

Day 1: Begin your North Vietnam overland tour. Travel Hanoi - Ba Be National Park (L,D).

8:00: You will be met up at your hotel in Hanoi by Lotussia Travel guide, driver then depart for Ba Be National park. Leaving hotel, we will travel northwards along national road 3.

Stop in Thai Nguyen City after about 2 hours drive for visiting the Museum of Ethnology. Leaving Thai Nguyen and continue the road ride to Cho Moi townlet for lunch break and then continue the road ride to Na Phac junction. Visit a local Dzao village before arriving hotel around late afternoon.

Dinner & overnight in a stilt house (homestay).

Day 2: Continue your North Vietnam trip. Boat trip on Babe lake. Travel to Bao Lac, Cao Bang (B,L,D).

After breakfast,  we will take a short walk to the boat pier and then enjoy the whole morning mainly on boat for exploring the pure nature of Ba Be lake and national park with some highlights including visiting to Dau Dang Waterfall and Puong Cave.

Lunch will be provided in a local restaurant on spot (simple).

After lunch, transfer uphill for 160 km to Bao Lac with several stops along the way for admiring spectacular scenery of the western part of Cao Bang Province and paying visit to villages of the Nung peoples.

Arriving in Bao Lac in late afternoon, check-in hotel. Dinner and overnight in a local hotel in Bao Lac.

Day 3: Bao Lac -  Meo Vac. Easy walk & visit local villages en route (B,L,D).

Leaving Bao Lac at about 09.00 for a drive along the Gam River for an hour before turning right and traveling uphill to the higher land, heading north to Meo Vac Townlet of Ha Giang Province. Stop along the way for visiting several small hamlets of the Nung, Tay and H’mong ethnic peoples scaterring along the Nho Que River.

Arriving in Meo Vac at about 13.00, having lunch and check in hotel for a short rest.

Spend the the afternoon by walking along the stunning Nho Que River, admiring scenery of the spectacular Ma Pi Leng Pass, paying visit to villages of the H’mong, Zao and Red Lolo ethnic peoples.

Dinner and overnight in Meo Vac.

Day 4: Travel to Dong Van - Yen Minh (B,L,D).

Leaving Meo Vac, you will enjoy one of the most stunning landscapes of the northern mountain - The Ma Pi Leng Pass. Visit a small H’mong hamlet, set amongst the rock field featuring the very tough life on this limestone highland before continuing along the road 4c to Dong Van, the northernmost townlet of Vietnam. Walk along the ancient street of Dong Van before having lunch.

After lunch, enjoy an hour drive to Lung Cu, the northernmost commune of Vietnam, walking to visit a Red Lolo village for half an hour and then driving downhill 24 km to Xa Phin to pay visiting to the famous historical site of the Vuong Family’s Palace famous for its mixture of H’mong architectural style.

Continue our road to Yen Minh where will spend the night.

Day 5: Yen Minh - Nam An Lake (B,L,D).

Leaving Yen Minh for a drive up and downhill over the spectacular Yen Minh mountain pass with some stops for overviewing scenery and visiting a Red Zao village.

Leaving the main road, crossing the Nho Que river by suspension bridge and walk along the bank of the river for an hour through a H’mong village before taking the road ride again to Quan Ba Townlet.

Lunch will be provided in a local restaurant en route.

In the afternoon, we will take another short walk in a H’mong village before driving downhill all the way to Ha Giang Township and onto Nam An eco spot.

Day 6: Nam An Lake – Hanoi (B,L).

Full day road trip from Nam An to Ha Noi along national road 2 with several stops and break along the way.

Arrive Hanoi in the afternoon at about 05.00 PM. End.