Discover North East Vietnam 6 Days

 
Overview Itinerary:
 
Day 1: Hanoi – Drive to Ha Giang via Tuyen Quang
Day 2: Ha Giang – Quan Ba – Yen Minh – Dong Van
Day 3: Dong Van - Ma Pi Leng Pass – Cao Bang
Day 4: Cao Bang - Ban Gioc Waterfall - Cao Bang
Day 5: Cao Bang – Pac Bo Grotte – Ba Be Lake
Day 6: Ba Be lake - Hanoi. End of service
 

 

Discover North-East Vietnam 6 Days
 
Hanoi - Ha Giang - Dong Van - Cao Bang – Ban Gioc Waterfall - Ba Be Lake - Hanoi
(6 Days 5 Nights - Individual trips with private guides and drivers)

Day 1: Hanoi – Ha Giang (L/D)
You will be met up with Ha Long Tour & Service team at your hotel in Hanoi. Drive to Ha Giang, a province in the far north of Vietnam. Your route will take you through mountainous landscape and striking scenery. Upon arrival at Tuyen Quang, you’ll visit the 15th century Mac Dynasty Citade. After lunch at a local restaurant, you will head towards a small town in Ha Giang to spend the night. You’ll arrive and check in with time to or wander to the peaceful villages nearby. Overnight in Ha Giang
 
Day 2: Ha Giang – Dong Van (B/L/D)
After breakfast, we will drive from Ha Giang to Quan Ba Heaven Gate, where you can stop for great pictures of the impressive twin mountains. You will go on to Yen Minh, with spectacular scenery along the way, followed by a drive to Pho Bang, located right on the border between Vietnam and China. After lunch in Pho Bang, you will visit the impressive house of Mong King, Lung Cu flag tower before driving to Dong Van, where you will see the most unique stone plateau in the world. In the afternoon you can take a walk to the old street of Dong Van, where you still can find hundred year old houses made from clay, with hospitable local people still living there. You will stay overnight in Dong Van.
 
Day 3: Dong Van – Meo Vac – Cao Bang (B/L/D)
After breakfast, a scenic route will take you to the Ma Pi Leng Pass from where you can enjoy a panoramic view of the Nho Que River. Continue our drive towards Cao Bang, you will pass by and through many valleys, mountains, villages and waterfalls. The journey is an adventure in itself, and you will be rewarded with wonderful and sensational landscapes. You will arrive in Cao Bang in the late evening and stay overnight.
 
Day 4: Cao Bang - Ban Gioc Waterfall - Cao Bang (B/L/D)
After breakfast, you’ll visit the Ban Gioc Waterfall on the China-Vietnam border, 85km from Cao Bang.  Ban Gioc is one of the largest and possibly the most impressive waterfall in Vietnam. You can swim in the cool waters below the falls or simply enjoy the pleasant surroundings and views across to China on the opposite side of the river. In the afternoon, you’ll visit Nguom Ngao, one of the largest caves in the area. It has many fascinating shapes and stalactite formations. You’ll then spend the night in Cao Bang.
 
Day 5: Cao Bang – Pac Bo Grotte – Ba Be Lake (B/L/D)
This morning you will visit Pac Bo Grotto. This is where Ho Chi Minh returned in February 1941, after 30 years of living abroad, and in search of a way to liberate the country. The scenery along the way is beautiful, with great green rice fields and local water wheels everywhere. You will return to Cao Bang town, and then drive to Ba Be. The roads are very bumpy and zigzagging, but the spectacular mountainous landscapes with undulating terraced rice fields and hill villages make our hardship all worthwhile!  Upon arrival, you will experience a home stay in a house on stilts.
 
 Day 6: Ba Be Lake - Hanoi (B/L)
In the morning, you will enjoy a tranquil boat trip to Ba Be Lake, exploring the unspoiled tropical national park, with a stop to visit Puong Limestone Grotto and Dau Dang Waterfall. After having lunch in a simple restaurant near Dau Dang Waterfall, then you will drive back to Hanoi. End of service.