HA GIANG : SPECTACULAR THROUGH THE TONE OF ROUTE

Our unique adventure trip in northern Vietnam takes place against a backdrop of endless lush green paddy fields and irregular tree-covered limestone mountains. Providing a fleeting insight into the traditional lives, friendly tribes and exotic landscapes of north-east Vietnam

Notes:

Food:
All meals, which are indicated in the itinerary, are included in the price of this trip. While in big towns we will enjoy Vietnamese cuisine in fine restaurants. Once we travel away from big towns, the emphasis will be on healthy and nutritious fresh local produce.

Hotel & homestay:
In big towns we use the finest hotel with centre location. Please contact us if you prefer higher hotel category.In remote areas we use the best hotels or guest houses available.
Home stay in villages is basic in term of bedding condition and toilet. We will sleep on bed or floor with mattress, clean sheet, pillows and mosquito nets. Toilet is usually flush-style.

Tour guide:
The tour will be led by one of our tour guides who are experienced in guiding. He has been carefully selected and trained in this field and is fully licensed in tour guiding by the government. You will have a great time traveling with him.

What to bring:
* Sun block, anti-insect repellent, sunglasses, sleeping bag (optional), flashlight, rain coat, toiletries, original passport.

Day 1 Ha Noi - Ha Giang ( B,L,D )
Pick up at the hotel and drive to Ha Giang though Son Nam District of Tuyen Quang Province. Enjoy natural landscape and green fields, palm hill and villages. We will pass Tuyen Quang town and visit village of black Tay minority. Arrive in Ha Giang in the late afternoon. Have dinner and overnight at the hotel in Ha Giang.
Day 2: Ha Giang - Meo Vac - Dong Van ( B,L,D )
After breakfast, we depart for Dong Van via Quan Ba. Stop at Quan Ba pass "the Paradise door" where the view is superb, with green valleys and rows of identical hills and mountains. ( The Quan Ba Sunday morning markets are one of the most important and interesting meeting places ). We will have a chance to see the White H'Mong, the Red Dzao and Tay ... who live only in the villages around Quan Ba District. We take time to conquer the Ma Pi Leng Pass where we can see and enjoy a beautiful sunset over Nho Que river. Overnight at the hotel in Dong Van town .
Day 3: Dong Van - Yen Minh - Quan Ba - Ha Giang ( B,L,D )
Early get up and walk to Dong Van market ( if it is on Sunday it is really festival with colorful costume of ethnic minority buy and sell local products that cannot be found elsewhere ) for a specialty sticky rice for breakfast. We will then visit these remote areas and witness how hard the local people struggle with their environment for their survival and development. Living conditions are extremely harsh, there is barely any arable land within the Rocky Mountains and the people survive on a diet of corn, which is about the only crop able to grow in the rocky soil. Even through this hardship, the local people are very friendly, simple yet develop a strong attachment to other people. They are the souls of this remote area. We will stop to visit the H'Mong King Palace, built in 1900, Vuong Chi Duc was recognized King of H'Mong tribes by French colonialists and Lo Lo minority village. Lunch en route in Yen Minh town and then transfer back to Ha Giang for an overnight stay.
Day 4: Ha Giang - Ha Noi ( B,L )
After breakfast, we return to Ha Noi and have lunch en route. We will arrive in Hoi Noi late in the evening and end of the trip at your hotel