The 7-day North Vietnam Tours takes you to the less traveled places of the north western Vietnam where you will discover lots of untouched villages, sites including Ba Be national park, Bao Lac, Cao Bang, Meo Vac, Dong Van highland, Yen Minh, Quan Ba, Ha Giang province, Thong Nguyen, Hoang Su Phi. Extend your Ha Giang travel experience with a two-day tour to Bac Ha, Lao Cai province. There you enjoy a short walking tour to a Tay village, visit the Coc Ly market, open on Tuesday only before taking the overnight train trip from Lao Cai to travel back to Hanoi. This off the beaten path tour itinerary is customized for small groups, family travel and those who look for a off the beaten track trip to the less visted Vietnam. For more details, contact Lotussia Travel Hanoi.

Itinerary:

Day 1: Hanoi – Ba Be National Park (L,D)

You will be met up at your hotel in Hanoi at 8:30am and travel northwards along national road 3 (Please inform us your hotel address).

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: Ba Be National Park – Bao Lac (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 in town. 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 (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: Meo Vac - 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 – Thong Nguyen (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 Thong Nguyen.

Overnight in Thong Nguyen.

Day 6: Thong Nguyen – Bac Ha (B,L,D)

Depart for Hoang Su Phi making another stop along the way to visit a Red Dzao village. Continue our drive towards Sin Man with several photo stops along the way. Arrive Sin Man around noon. Lunch will be provided in a local restaurant in town. After lunch we will have a short rest before getting on our vehicle again for the journey to Bac Ha. Stop en route for another short walk to a H’mong village and Phu La village. Arrive in Bac Ha around late afternoon. Check-in hotel.

Dinner will be provided either in a local restaurant in town or at hotel.

Overnight in Bac Ha.

Day 7: Visit Coc Ly Tuesday market. Laocai – Hanoi (B,L)

Travel by car to Coc Ly market which is open on Tuesday only. Every Tuesday morning, minorities from surrounding villages such as the Flower Hmong, the Black Dzao and the Tay, gather here to sell and buy their products.

After visiting the market, travel by boat downstream on Chay river. Enjoy magnificent sight of the beautiful caves and life on the riverbank. You will have lunch at a nice spot or later in a local hill tribe village. The trip will also offers you a visit to Trung Do village of Tay minority, where you can stop by a traditional Tay house for a cup of tea. You will go further downstream until you arrive to Bao Nhai Bridge. Here you get on the car for the journey to Laocai.

Take the night train back to Hanoi. Overnight on the train.

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This 5-day North Vietnam Tours is customized for individuals, small group tours and holiday tours, those seeking an off the beaten path tour to Vietnam. Begin the tour with a car transfer from Hanoi up to Ha Giang town, Ha giang province where you spend the first night at local home. The following days, you will travel to Meo Vac, Dong Van karst plateau, Sa Phin village. If you arrive there on Saturday or Sunday you will have the opportunity to visit one of the most colorful market in Vietnam where you meet up with different ethnics groups such as the Tay, the Dzao, the H’mong…You will spend one night at My Lan hotspring in Tuyen Quang before you enjoy the drive back to Hanoi.

Itinerary:

Day 1: Ha Noi – Ha Giang.
You will be met up with Lotussia Travel team at your hotel in Hanoi then transferred to Ha Giang though Son Nam District of  Tuyen Quang province. Enjoy natural landscape and green fields, palm hill and villages. Passing Tuyen Quang town, you can visit village of black Tay minority. Arrive at Ha Giang town in the late afternoon. Dinner and Overnight in hotel in Ha Giang.

 Day 2: Ha Giang - Meo Vac - Dong Van.

Breakfast at the local restaurant, and then our guide will take you to highland of Ha Giang province with a stop in Quan Ba District to visit the Bo Y minority village, this area is wonderful weather around year, then process passing Sky gate where you can visit sky, Fairy Mountain, hand weaving village. Break in Yen Minh town. Continues driving to Meo Vac town, visit Dzao minority house and we have chance to view Nho Que river with Ma Pileng point. Arrive Dong Van District. Dinner and Overnight in hotel.

Day 3: Dong Van - Lung Cu - Sa Phin - Ha Giang.
Breakfast outside of hotel. Visit ancient houses, departure for Lo Lo minority village, trekking to Flag tower on the top of Lung Cu mountain about 1km, view ancient valley from the top. After that we go to Sa Phin village to visit former Meo King palace, on the way we can stop to visit Lung Tao a small village. If we come here on Sunday, we have chance to visit local market, it is still remain traditional life of high minority in Ha Giang. Overnight in hotel in Ha Giang.

Day 4: Ha Giang - My Lam hot spring - Tuyen Quang.
After breakfast, we return to Tuyen Quang with some stops on the way for taking photos, and then head to My Lam for some hours at leisure at Hot spring. Check in hotel in Tuyen Quang town. Free time to explore the town & afternoon market.

Day 5: Tuyen Quang - Viet Tri - Ha Noi.

Breakfast at hotel. Transfer to Ha Noi on No.2 national road with a stop at Viet Tri city as a short break and lunch for an hour. After that, we drive straight to Hanoi. Arrive in Hanoi in the late afternoon. End of the trip.

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This 5-day North Vietnam Tours includes such travel highlights as Ha Giang homestay experience, visit Quan Ba, Dong Van karst plateau, Dong Van old streets, Pho Bang town, Meo Vac, Khau Vai love market, open once a year. This overland tour is only available in March (or April) depending the Vietnamese Lunar Calendar. This overland tour takes you to the less traveled region of the far north Vietnam where you enjoy beauty of the wild nature, karst plateau, untouched hilltribe villages and meet up with different ethnic groups such as the Lolo, thay Tay, the H’mong…The Khau Vai love market is unique and exceptional.

 Itinerary:

Day 1: Drive Hanoi – Ha Giang

8:00: You will be met up with Lotussia Travel team at your hotel in Hanoi and transferred to Ha Giang via Tuyen Quang province.

We arrive in Ha Giang around early afternoon. We will check into a local village house and have lunch. After lunch, we will have a short walk around this village.

Meeting and talking with local villagers will help you understand more the culture of the Tay ethnic group.

Dinner will be provided at the village. Overnight in a stilt house.


Day 2: Ha Giang – Quan Ba – Dong Van
After breakfast, we will have a short visit of the Ha Giang museum before we continue our drive towards rocky highland in ha Giang. We make some stops en route for admiring the scenery and taking pictures.

Lunch will be provided in a local restaurant en route. After lunch, we take a short break before we continue our trip to Dong Van highland.

We stop en route for visiting a local Hmong village in Cao Pho, Vuong Family Palace in Xa Phin commune.

We arrive in Dong Van around late afternoon. Check into a local hotel and overnight.

Day 3: Dong Van – Meo vac – Khau Vai.

After breakfast, we will have a short walk in Dong Van ancient streets before we continue our expeditions towards Meo Vac.

A stop will be made when we reach the Ma Pi Leng pass for visiting a local H’mong village and taking picture of the Nho Que river.

We arrive in Meo Vac town around noon. Visit to a small village of the Lolo and lunch break, then we continue traveling to Khau Vai.

Arrive in Khau Vai Love Market around afternoon. We take a look at the market.

Dinner will be provided at Market. Overnight in Lung Pu.

Notes: Kindly note the Khau Vai love market is open once a year in March lunar month.

 Day 4: Khau vai – Quan Ba

After breakfast, we continue the road trip to Quan Ba. We make some stops en route for visiting Lung Phin market, one of the biggest tribal market in northern Vietnam.

After lunch at Yen Minh, we will visit a textile cooperative in Lung Tam village. Lung Tam Village has a long-standing traditional craft of brocade weaving, that not only brings income to hundreds of local families, but also contributes to preserving the traditional culture of the Mong ethnic people living in this mountainous area.

We come back to Quan Ba around afternoon. Check  into a local hotel for dinner and overnight

Notes: The Lung Phin market is open following Vietnamese lunar calendar. Ask your Lotussia Travel consultant for details.

Day 5: Quan Ba – Ha Noi

After breakfast we drive back to Ha Noi. Arrive in Ha Noi around afternoon. End of Lotussia Travel service.

Contact Lotussia Travel for more details.

This 5-day North Vietnam Tours is arranged in the far north Vietnam where you will visit beautiful scenery of the wild nature, to meet up with different ethnic groups. Begin your off the beaten path tour from Hanoi, you travel through Tuyen Quang to Ha Giang town, Ha Giang province. After spend a night at local home (homestay), you continue your road trip up to the north pole, Yen Minh, Quan Ba, Meo Vac, Dong Van. Visit the karst plateau, the ancient palace of the H’mong King in Saphin village, the old streets in Dong Van town. This guided tour is one of our hot tours are customized for those seeking a different travel experience to the less traveled Vietnam.

Itinerary:

 Day 1: Drive Hanoi – Ha Giang

8:00: You will be met up with Lotussia Travel team at your hotel in Hanoi and transferred to Ha Giang via Tuyen Quang province.

We arrive in Ha Giang around early afternoon. We will check into a local village house and have lunch. After lunch, we will have a short walk around this village.

Meeting and talking with local villagers will help you understand more the culture of the Tay ethnic group.

Dinner will be provided at the village. Overnight in a stilt house.


Day 2: Ha Giang – Yen Minh

After breakfast in the stilt house, we will have a short visit of the Ha Giang museum before we continue our drive towards  Dong Van stone plateau.

We stop en route for a short walk through the hill of pine and visit a Red Dao of village. Lunch en route.

We arrive Yen Minh town around late afternoon. Check into a local guesthouse for overnight.

Day 3: Yen Minh – Dong Van – Meo Vac

8:00 we continue our road trip to Dong Van karst plateau. A stop will be made en route for visiting a Hmong village in Lung Cam, and the residence of the Vuong family, still called “Palace of Hmong King”.

After lunch and short rest, we continue our drive towards Meo Vac town. We make some stops en route for admiring the scenery and taking some photos of Ma Pi Leng pass.

Arriving in Meo Vac, we check into a local hotel and take a rest. Then if time permit, we will have the opportunity to visit a village of Hmong near the town.

Dinner and overnight in Meo Vac.

Day 4: Meo Vac – Ha Giang.

After breakfast, we start our road trip back to Ha Giang town. Upon our arrival in Quan Ba, Yen Minh, we will make a stop in Lung Tam village, a Hmong village where you will learn how local villagers weave brocades.

After lunch at Quan Ba, we continue our trip back to Ha Giang. Check into a stilt house for dinner and overnight.

Day 5: Ha Giang – Hanoi.

After breakfast, enjoy a full day drive back to Hanoi. Lunch will be provided en route. Arrive back in Hanoi around mid-afternoon. End of Lotussia Travel service.
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This 5-day North Vietnam Tours is customized by the Hanoi based tour operator Lotussia Travel in the far north Vietnam where you discover the beauty of the wild nature, meet up with different ethnic groups and experience the rich ethnic culture. Begin your adventure holiday with a car transfer from Hanoi to Tuyen Quang and then up to Quang Binh where you spend the night at a local home (homestay). The next days, you travel through Ha Giang to Bac Me, then to Meo Vac and Dong Van. If you arrive in either Meo Vac or Dong Van on Saturday evening, you have the opportunity to assist to the Sunday market is one of the most interesting ethnic highland marketing in Vietnam. During this 5-day north Vietnam tour, lots of stops are made en route for you to do some easy hike to hilltribe villages.

Itinerary:

Day 1: Hanoi – Thai Nguyen - Tuyen Quang – Quang Binh ( –,L,D)
You will be met up at your hotel in Hanoi by Lotussia Travel guide, driver and driven to Thai Nguyen. Visit the ethnology museum in Thai Nguyen then move on Tan Trao, called the capital of the resistant forces (Vietminh) in the war against the French from 1946 – 1954. Visit a Tay village in Tan Trao before having lunch in a local restaurant. After lunch, continue the road trip to Tuyen Quang. The region is home to several ethnic groups such as Tay, Dao, Cao Lan. Take a short break at Vinh Tuy before taking a back road to travel through the lowland of Ha Giang province. Arrive in Quang Binh around late afternoon. Check in hotel. Overnight in Quang Binh.

Day 2: Quang Binh – Nam An –  Ha Giang – Bac Me (B,L,D)
Breakfast and leaving Quang Binh at 08.00. After a quarter hour, we will arrive My Bac commune where we will stop for a short walk to a local hill tribe village. Continue our drive to Nam An, used to be a narrow and deep valley, built into a lake for water storage to run a hydraulic power plant and now has become spectacular lake with a peninsular for eco-tourist sport. Spend an hour walking around the lake visiting a local Red Zao village. Lunch in a house and relax. It is possible for you to swim in the emerald water or moving around the lake on bamboo rafts . Then continue our road trip to Ha Giang. Have a short walk to a Tay village in Ha Giang. Then drive to Bac Me. Overnight in Bac Me.

 Day 3: Bac Me – Meo Vac – Dong Van( B,L,D)

Check out hotel at 08.00 and depart for Meo Vac. The first portion of the road weaves its way along the the Gam river amongst high mountains and thick forests. Crossing the Gam river and following the newly built road uphill, we will arrive Niem Son commune where we will spend almost an hour for visiting the local market and a small village of the H’mong ethnic peoples. Drive uphill through the remote and deserted region to Meo Vac. Getting close to Meo Vac, there appeared some small hamlets of the H’mong built on the immense limestone hill sides. Stop for visiting one of these hamlets for the first impression of the very hard life on this mysterious limestone highland. Arriving in Meo Vac at noon, take a quick look at the market (Sunday)and lunch break. After Lunch, visit to a small village of the Lolo, an ethnic group with only about 4,700 peoples near the town before leaving Meo Vac . Then continue along the road for 16 km to Dong Van. Check in hotel upon arrival and having a short rest. At about 17.00, the group gathers again for a leisure walk around the market place and the old street of Dong Van.

Day 4: Dong Van – Lung Cu - Vuong Palace – Pho Bang – Yen Minh – Quan Ba (B,L,D)

Check out hotel at 08.00 and drive to Lung Cu. Visit a village of the H’mong ethnic and a village of the Red Lolo in Lung Cu then move on to the Vuong Family Palace once ruled over the H’mong in the region and popularly known as King of the H’mong. Continue our drive to Pho Bang ancient town. Walking for about an hour to explore this town which is featured with two storey wooden houses, clay walled, Yin and Yang tiled roofs and leisure atmosphere. Leaving Pho Bang for a driving down hill to Yen Minh. Lunch will be provided in a local restaurant in Yen Minh. After lunch, drive uphill of a long and high mountain pass. Take a break at the foot of the pass far walking to visit a village of the La Chi, another small ethnic group with only over 3,000 individuals in Vietnam whose culture is really unique and strong. Arrive in Quan Ba around late afternoon. Check in hotel for freshen up and relax. Overnight in Quan Ba.

Day 5: Quan Ba – Ha Giang – Ha Noi (B,L,D)

Breakfast and check out hotel. Driving uphill to the top of Quan Ba mountain pass, stop for admiring the great view of Quan Ba valley. Then driving few kilometers further for visiting two more hill tribe villages - one village of the H’mong with traditional living style of the highlander ethnics and the other, a village of the Kinh peoples immigrated to the region in 1980s. Driving for another hour and take a coffee stop at Ha Giang before continue along national road 2 to Bac Quang. Lunch break. The whole afternoon is for traveling along national road 2 for Hanoi. Arrive in Hanoi in late afternoon. End trip.
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This 4-day North Vietnam Tours is customized by the Hanoi based tour operator Lotussia Travel. The overland tour includes such travel highlights as Dong Van rocky highland, Meo Vac market, open on Sunday morning. You have the opportunity to visit different hilltribe villages along the way, to spend a night at local home (homestay), to eat local food and to experience the real life. This overland tour is provided with English-speaking tour guide, basic hotel accommodation, homestay, meals, and vehicle. The best time to do this 4-day Hagiang tour is the dry season starting from October until April.

Itinerary:

Day 1: Drive Hanoi – Ha Giang

8:00: You will be met up with Lotussia Travel team at your hotel in Hanoi and transferred to Ha Giang via Tuyen Quang province.

We arrive in Ha Giang around early afternoon. We will check into a local village house and have lunch. After lunch, we will have a short walk around this village.

Meeting and talking with local villagers will help you understand more the culture of the Tay ethnic group.

Dinner will be provided at the village. Overnight in a stilt house.

Day 2: Ha Giang – Dong Van

After breakfast, we will have a short visit of the Ha Giang museum before enjoying our road trip to the Dong Van rocky highland. We make stops en route for admiring the scenery of rocky highland. If you're lucky, in the days of market fair, you'll be enjoyed the culture of highland market.

Lunch will be provided in a local restaurant in Yen Minh.

After lunch, we continue our road trip to Dong Van plateau. Stop en route for visiting a local Hmong village in Pho Cao village. We will also visit the Hmong King palace in Saphin village and have a short walk in a Lo Lo village.

After that, we come back to Dong Van town. Overnight in a local hotel.

Notes: Most of local markets are open following Vietnamese lunar calendar.

Day 3: Dong Van – Meo Vac – Ha Giang

After breakfast, we visit the Dong Van ancient town before we continue traveling to Meo Vac. We make some stops en route for admiring the scenery and taking pictures.

Arriving in Meo Vac, we visit a Lolo village. There will be possibility to attend to a traditional music show are performed by local villagers (contact your Lotussia Travel consultant for availability).

After  lunch, we travel back to
Ha Giang. We arrive in Ha Giang around late afternoon. Check into a local house for dinner and overnight.

Day 4: Ha Giang – Hanoi.

Enjoy a full day drive traveling back to Hanoi. We will arrive Hanoi around mid-afternoon. End of Lotussia Travel service.

Contact Lotussia Travel for more details.