EXTREME VIETNAM NORTH-EAST ADVENTURE TOUR – 10 DAYS

* BRIEF ITINERARY:

Day 1: Arrival – Hanoi Sightseeing Tours
Day 2: Sightseeing Tours to Lang Son – Trekking Tours to Na Pang Village (That Khe) via Lang Son
Day 3: That Khe Trekking Tours  to Na Pang Village – Pac Khoang Village – Homestay Tours
Day 4: Pac Khoang Village Trekking Adventure Tours to Dong Khe and Na Nieng Village – Homestay Tours at Pac Khoang Village
Day 5: Na Nieng Village Trekking tours to La Village – Homestay Tour at La Village
Day 6: La Village Trekking Tours to Ta Lung – Cao Bang Adventure Tours
Day 7: Cao Bang Adventure Tours to Ba Be National Park.
Day 8: Kayaking Tours in Ba Be National Park
Day 9: Ba Be National Park Adventure Tours to Hanoi
Day 10: Hanoi – Departure

Day 1: Vietnam Northeast Adventure Tour to Lang Son, Cao Bang, Bac Kan: Arrival – Hanoi Sightseeing Tours

On arrival at Hanoi Airport, you are met by our tour guide and transferred to your hotel in Hanoi downtown. We will have a tour briefing in the afternoon and welcome dinner with Vietnamese delights. Overnight in Hanoi.

Summary:

Hotel transfer: Private AC vehicle – 45mins

Meal: Welcome dinner

Accommodation: Hotel in Hanoi 

Day 2: Vietnam Northeast Adventure Tour to Lang Son, Cao Bang, Bac Kan: Hanoi Sightseeing Tours to Lang Son – Trekking Tours to Na Pang Village (That Khe) via Lang Son

After having breakfast in the hotel, we head north to Lang Son. Upon arrival in Lang Son we visit to Tam Thanh Cave before having lunch in local restaurant. After lunch we continue riding to That Khe, a small quiet town. The afternoon ride is very nice as we drive through beautiful area with forested mountains and peaceful tribal villages. Arrival in That Khe in late afternoon. We will walk to Na Pang Village in Trang Dinh district of Lang Son, here we will have dinner and overnight with a Tay family on their traditional house on stilt. 

Summary: 

Transfer: AC vehicle – 5hrs 

Trek: 10km – Moderate

Meal: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner 

Accommodation: Homestay

Day 3: Vietnam Northeast Adventure Tour to Lang Son, Cao Bang, Bac Kan: That Khe Trekking Tours  to Na Pang Village – Pac Khoang Village – Homestay Tours

Breakfast at the homestay. We will start our trek to Pac Khoang – a village of Dzao ethnic minority. Today we will trek along valleys with on small paths that only used by the locals to go to their farms and surrounding villages. We will cross some small streams and tackle some easy hill slopes. Picnic lunch on the way. We would reach Pac Khoang around 5pm. Tonight, we will have dinner and overnight with a local family.

Summary :

Transfer: 10km by van

Trek: 16km – Moderate

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner 

Accommodation: Homestay

Day 4: Vietnam Northeast Adventure Tour to Lang Son, Cao Bang, Bac Kan: Pac Khoang Village Trekking Adventure Tours to Dong Khe and Na Nieng Village – Homestay Tours at Pac Khoang Village

Breakfast and begin the trek around 8.30am. This morning we trek mainly downhill to Dong Khe where will have a rest for lunch. Dong Khe was the first major battle of the first Indochina war in 1950 between Viet Minh and the French and the war ended with Viet Minh victory, marked with the national hero Vo Nguyen Giap.

The morning trek is on village road and jungle trails with nice view of rice and corn fields along valleys. We reach Dong Khe at noon. After lunch we continue trekking to Na Nieng Village which is home of Tay ethnic minority. The trek in the afternoon is a bit harder than the one in the morning since we have more uphill terrain to tackle. We reach Pac Khoang Village around 5pm. Today we will have dinner and stay overnight in a local house.

Summary 

Trek: 16km– Moderate

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner 

Accommodation: Homestay 

Day 5: Vietnam Northeast Adventure Tour to Lang Son, Cao Bang, Bac Kan: Na Nieng Village Trekking tours to La Village – Homestay Tour at La Village

Having breakfast in the homestay before starting the adventure of the day. Today we trek up and down on some forested limestone mountains to reach La, a beautiful village of Tay ethnic minority located in the valley among the magnificent mountain ranges. Today we have some stops for refreshment in remote tribal village of Na Nieng village which is surrounded by the lush forest and wild life, and we encounter during the trek. Dinner and overnight at homestay.

Summary :

Trek: 16km – Moderate

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner 

Accommodation: Homestay

Day 6: Vietnam Northeast Adventure Tour to Lang Son, Cao Bang, Bac Kan: La Village Trekking Tours to Ta Lung – Cao Bang Adventure Tours

Breakfast at homestay and leave the village for Ta Lung, the border gate with China for 1 hour and one of the most dynamic economic zone of Phuc Hoa districts, Cao Bang province. We will trek through jungle and cross some small streams. Near Ta Lung we cross Bang Giang River on bamboo raft. The river flowing through Cao Bang ends at Tà Lùng border Gate, Hmong rural commune, Phuc Hòa (at the southeast of Cao Bang) before it returns to Guangxi, China. Lunch in Ta Lung before we take a van transfer to Cao Bang Town. Check in hotel in Cao Bang and spend the rest of the day relaxing in local café or wander around the town. Dinner and overnight in Cao Bang.

Summary :

Trek: 15km – Introductory

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation: Hotel in Cao Bang

Day 7: Vietnam Northeast Adventure Tour to Lang Son, Cao Bang, Bac Kan: Cao Bang Adventure Tours to Ba Be National Park.

Breakfast in Cao Bang and take a transfer to Ba Be National Park, popular Vietnam’s natural complex mainly consisting of Ba Be Lake, the supposed largest natural fresh water lake in Vietnam. The 150-m altitude makes it the Vietnam’s highest lake above sea level. Along the way, stop at Cho Ra Town, we will have lunch in a local restaurant before taking a relaxing boat trip on Nang River and enter the beautiful Ba Be Lake.

We will cruise through Puong Cave, it’s about 30m high and 300m long, and completely passes through a mountain. A navigable river flows through the cave, making for an interesting boat trip. It costs 300, 000 VND for a boat and takes three hours. After the boat trip we reach Pac Ngoi, a village of Tay ethnic minority. Dinner and overnight in local house.

Summary 

Transfer: 2.5 hrs

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner 

Accommodation: Homestay 

Day 8: Vietnam Northeast Adventure Tour to Lang Son, Cao Bang, Bac Kan: Kayaking Tours in Ba Be National Park.

Breakfast at the homestay. We will have a short motorcycle ride to starting point where we begin a short walk through jungle. At some resting points we can have great view of Babe Lake. After 1hr trekking we descend to the lake shore and cross a bridge to An Ma Island. Visit to the temple on the island before we start kayaking.

Leave the island we paddle to Dau Dang Waterfall we will have a picnic lunch in a beautiful natural setting of the waterfall. After lunch we paddle back to Babe Lake. If weather permits we can swim in the emeraude cool water of the lake. Paddle back to Pac Ngoi village for another night at the homestay.

Summary 

Kayaking: 5hrs 

Trekking: 1hr 

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation: Homestay

Day 9: Vietnam Northeast Adventure Tour to Lang Son, Cao Bang, Bac Kan: Ba Be National Park Adventure Tours to Hanoi

After breakfast we take a short boat ride to the National Park Dock where we get on van for the ride back to Hanoi. Lunch on the way. Back to Hanoi at around 5pm. Check into your hotel and free afterward.

Tonight, we’ll have farewell dinner and overnight in Hanoi.

Summary 

Transfer Babe – Hanoi: 240km 

Boat cruise: 15mins

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner 

Accommodation: hotel in Hanoi 

Day 10: Extreme Vietnam North-East Adventure Tours: Hanoi – Departure

Breakfast in the hotel and free until you are transferred to the airport for flight home.

Summary

Aiport transfer: 50mins

Meals: Breakfast

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* Inclusion:

• + AC vehicle as indicated in the program
• + Boat in Ba Be National Park
• + Kayak
• + English or French speaking guide
• + Porters & cooks 
• + Meals as indicated in the itinerary
• + Hotels based on twin shared
• + Homestay permissions
• + First-aid kit 
• + Water & Snack
• + Entrance fees & Sightseeing fees 

* Exclusion:

• Travel insurance 
• Visa 
• Tips 
• Personal expenses