VL011: NORTHERN MOUNTAINS OF VIETNAM (10 DAYS)
(10 days/ 9 nights)
DAY 1: HA NOI ARRIVAL – TU LE (L, D) – Wednesday
Arrive at Noi Bai International Airport. Meet your tour guide. Transfer to Tu Le. Have lunch on the way.
Arrive at Tu Le, check in your hostel and have dinner. Overnight in Tu Le.
DAY 2: TU LE – MU CANG CHAI – SA PA (B, L, D)
Have breakfast. 8:00 you escape Tu Le town. Visiting Tu Le terrace and Mu Cang Chai (La Pan Tan) terraces. Have lunch on the way.
Upon your arrival in Than Uyen, you turn right and keep driving uphill towards Sa Pa. The road trip takes about two hours as you travel along the west side of Hoang Lien Son mountain range. Arrive at Lao Cai Province, visit Tram Ton pass – the “Heaven Gate”. Enjoy magnificent view of the Fansipan Mount, the highest one in Vietnam. Arrive at Sa Pa town around mid/late afternoon. Overnight in Sa Pa.
DAY 3: CAT CAT VILLAGE – FANSIPAN (B, L, D)
AM: After breakfast, take a short trip to visit Cat Cat village and Tien Sa Waterfall
PM: Visit the world’s longest three-rope cable car system, extending from the northern Lao Cai Province’s Sapa Town to Fansipan peak.
Have free time for shopping. Dinner and overnight in Sa Pa.
DAY 4: LAO CHAI – TA VAN – PHO VILLAGE – BAC HA (B, L, D)
AM: After breakfast, check out and take car to Lao Chai village trekking to Ta Van village to visit Dzay minority. Have lunch at village.
PM: Visit Ban Pho village, trekking about 4 km of mountain path to Village of Flower H’Mong people and House of H’mong King.
Overnight in Bac Ha.
DAY 5: BAC HA MARKET – HA GIANG CITY (B, L, D) – Sunday
After breakfast, have free time for visiting Bac Ha Market. Transfer to Ha Giang City, lunch on the way.
Have dinner and overnight in Truong Xuan Resort.
DAY 6: HA GIANG – DONG VAN (B, L, D)
After breakfast, transfer to Dong Van rock highland. We stop for visiting Quan Ba Fairy Mountain and Sung La village of Lo Lo (Lisu) people. Have lunch.
Continue to visit Meo King Palace- Vương Chí Sình. Then, we get on car to Dong Van and check in hotel.
Have dinner at restaurant. Free time for visiting Dong Van old quarter. Overnight in Dong Van.
DAY 7: DONG VAN – CAO BANG (B, L, D)
After breakfast, you visit Dong Van market then transfer to Meo Vac through Ma Pi Leng pass, at the altitude of 1,500m and enjoy Nho Que river– a poetic river between two cliffs to reach Cao Bang.
From Ma Pi Leng Pass, you can see a part of Dong Van Karst Plateau Geopark – a geopark in northern Vietnam, shares border with China in the north. It is a member of the UNESCO Global Geoparks Network and Asia Pacific Geoparks Network.
Have lunch in Bao Lac Town. After taking a rest, get on car to Cao Bang. Check in hotel. Have dinner and overnight in Cao Bang City.
DAY 8: CAO BANG – BAN GIOC – NGUOM NGAO (B, L, D)
AM: Have breakfast. Transfer to visit Blacksmith Village and Nguom Ngao Cave. After lunch, check in resort.
PM: Visit Ban Gioc Waterfal – considered as the most beautiful waterfall in the North of Viet Nam. Have dinner and overnight in Ban Gioc.
DAY 9: CAO BANG – HA NOI (B, L, D)
After breakfast, transfer to Ha Noi. Have lunch on the way.
Arrive at Ha Noi, check in hotel have free time for relaxing or shopping.
Have buffet dinner at Sen Restaurant and overnight in Ha Noi.
DAY 10: DEPARTURE (B)
After breakfast, have free time for shopping before transferring to Airport. Tour ends.
PRICE FOR PER PERSON (USD)
Option |
Price |
Single room extra |
Hostel in Tu Le |
540 |
177 |
Le Champ Tu Le Hot Spring & Spa****
Mountain view bungalow |
580 |
217 |
(Applied for group from 16 people)
Tour price includes:
– Full transportation as tour program indicated
– Meals as listed in tour program (B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner)
– Accommodation (Twin/double shared rooms) with breakfast.
– Entrance fees
– Fansipan Cable Car 2 ways, Muong Hoa Mountain Train 2 ways, Mountain train up to Fansipan Peak: 40usd/pax
– License fees in Ha Giang and Cao Bang
– English speaking guide
– Mineral water: 02 bottle 0.5l/pax/day.
Tour price excludes:
– International flight tickets and airport taxes
– Single room (1 person stay 1 room)
– Tips for tour guide and driver: 3usd/pax/day
– Pre/post trip arrangement
– Visa and visa arrangement
– Travel insurance, telephone, drinks and other personal expenses…