VIETNAM ADVENTURE TRAVEL

Northeast Challenge

Return to Previous Page Inclusions : Accommodation (double/twin sharing) Private pick up and transfer (A/C van) English/French speaking tour guide Meals specified in tour program Return trains (Night trains) All entrance, permission and visiting fees Exclusions : Visa to Vietnam (Request) Departure airport tax Meals which do not specify in the program Personal travel insurance All other international flights All personal expenses All gratuities and tips to driver and tour guide. Other Package Tours :  Central Highland Trails (14 days) Central Highland Off Road (14 days) Northwest Loop (9 days) Northeast Challenge (14 days) Backroads of Vietnam (24 days) Sapa Hill Tribes Encounters (11 days) Fansipan Mountain Trekking (8 days) Board Basis Descriptions : B - Breakfast L - Lunch D - Dinner Return to Previous Page

Duration :		14 days/13 nights
Grade :		Hard
Starts from :		Hanoi
Ends in :		Hanoi
Rates Start From :		Request
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*** Note: Tour can be modified, hotels changed, to suit your tastes and budget. You also can change the starting point Hanoi or Saigon City. 

TOUR IN  BRIEF

Day 1: Hanoi Arrival

Day 2: Hanoi - Ba Be Lake

Day 3: Trekking

Day 4: Ba Be 

Day 5: Ba Be - Tuyen Quang

Day 6: Tuyen Quang - Ha Giang 

Day 7: Ha Giang - Meo Vac - Dong Van

Day 8: Dong Van - Tuyen Quang

Day 9: Tuyen Quang - Bac Ha

Day 10: Bac Ha Trekking

Day 11: Bac Ha - Sapa

Day 12: Sapa Trekking

Day 13: Sapa Trekking - Hanoi

Day 14: Hanoi Departure

DETAILED ITINERARY

Day 1: Hanoi Arrival
Arrival at Noi Bai Airport. Meeting with guide and transfer to the hotel. Welcome dinner featuring Vietnamese specialties (see Hanoi). O/N Hanoi

Day 2: Hanoi - Babe Lake
AM: Depart for Babe Lake, a mountain area which is nearly 200km far from Hanoi. Arrival on midday.

PM: Visit Ba Be area: Nang river, grottos, waterfall, O/N at ethnic village Pac Ngoi where visitors can learn about the Tay people's customs. Enjoy meals of ethnic minorities. O/N in guest's house.

Day 3: Trekking to Tay village
7 hour hard trekking to visit Tay's village accompanied by local guide. Tak away lunch will be arranged. It takes 5 hour walk to the village - spend time with ethnic people. O/N in the village of Tay people

Day 4: Babe Lake
Trekking back to Babe Lake. At leisure on the day. O/N in Babe guest house.

Day 5: Ba Be - Tuyen Quang
Depart for Tuyen Quang. Lunch on the way. Overnight in Tuyen Quang.

Day 6: Tuyen Quang - Ha Giang

Off for Ha Giang, the remote northern province of Vietnam, where H'mong poeple consider as their capital. Meet many ethnic villages en route with rich culture. O/N in Ha Giang.

Day 7: Ha Giang - Meo vac - Dong Van
Depart early morning to visit the wonderful world of ethnic people. Get picture of many impressive scenery en route and colorful weekly market. visit the palace of H'mong king.

Day 8: Dong Van - Ha Giang - Tuyen Quang
Transfer back to Tuyen Quang. O/N in Tuyen Quang

Day 9: Tuyen Quang - Bac Ha market
Continue your trip to North West. Leave Tuyen Quang for Bac Ha. This day is a hard traveling by car but the scenery on route is incredible. O/N in Bac Ha.

Day 10: Bac Ha - Can Cau (Saturday market)
Visit Can Cau Market, an outstanding feature of ethnic people in the North. Buying souvenir from ethnic people. Short walk to discover some surrounding villages. O/N in Bac Ha.

Day 11: Bac Ha - Sapa
Depart for Tam Duong. Stop enroute to visit Sapa market which is organized weekly only in Saturday. 5 hour trekking to discover villages of ethnic minorities such as Sandiu, Hanhi, Xa that remains natural and unspoiled by mass tourism. O/N in Tam Duong.

Day 12: Sapa
Trekking by shortcut to Sin Ho villages. Car will run free and meet you at Sinho village. Continue to drive to Lai Chau town. O/N in Lai Chau.

Day 13: Sapa
Leave Lai Chau for Dien Bien Phu. Visit the old battle field. O/N in Dien Bien.

Day 14: Sapa - Hanoi