8DAYS VIETNAM BEATEN TRACKS

North-East Vietnam (8D/7N) private tour
Hanoi - Sapa - Ha Giang - Dong Van- Meo Vac - Cao Bang - Ba Be Lake - Thai Nguyen Hanoi

This trip for eight-day adventure  beaten path and into the wild and unspoilt beauty of Northern- East Vietnam. During the trip, you will trek through mountains, valleys, and villages to discover the landscapes and cultures of Sapa and the frontier region of Ha Giang, Ban gioc Waterfall & Ba Be National Park. This adventure will take you through jungles, mountains, rice paddies, rivers and lakes to see some of the most stunning scenery in Vietnam. You will also meet the ethnic minority communities living in the remote villages scattered across the countryside. This 08 day discovery adventure will take you off the beaten track to discover the immense beauty of the remote areas of Vietnam.

DAY 1: HANOI - SAPA
Our guide and driver will pick you up  from  Airport  upon arrival or from Hotel in Hanoi  for your 05 hour drive to Sapa. Simply sit back, relax, and enjoy as the scenery transforms from bustling metropolis to rolling hills and endless rice paddies  and tea plantations, After 05 hours arrive in Sapa, the first  for  check in the hotel. Then time you will be start sightseeing and trek. We will head through the rice terraces from Lao Chai to Ta Van village, which is inhabited by a H’mong community. Here you’ll get the chance to meet local people and share stories and information about your respective cultures with each other before you head back to Sapa Town by car before get dark. Evening overnight stay in a hotel Sapa.
Including: Private car, driver and  local tour guide , hotels twin share room
DAY 2: SAPA TREKKING  (B/D)
After enjoying  breakfast, we start our trek by heading to the Red Dzao village of Ma Tra, followed by the village of Ta Phin. On the way here there will be stunning scenery of rice paddies and small villages everywhere you look, and we’ll end the day by staying in a local home-stay in Ta Phin village, allowing you to really get up close and personal with the culture and traditions here. Evening enjoying dinner   with family local serving food
Including: local tour guide, home-stay and dinner
DAY 3: SAPA - BAC HA - HA GIANG (B/D)
Today we’ll leave Sapa in favour of Vietnam’s final frontier, Ha Giang. On the way we’ll make a stop at Hoang A Tuong (or the “Cat King’s House”) in Bac Ha Town and have lunch in Chang Village, both inhabited by Tay communities.
After lunch we continue our drive deeper into Ha Giang, enjoying the spectacular scenery along the way, before finally reaching the Tay village where we will spend the night around 6pm, just in time for a home-cooked dinner. You’ll overnight in this traditional Tay stilt house.
Including: Private car, driver and  local tour guide, home-cooked dinner
Note: if this trip on Tuesday or Saturday or Sunday on week, we will stop over visit hill tribe markets, on ( Tuesday Coc Ly Market) (Saturday  Can Cau market)  and  Sunday Bac Ha market day.
DAY 4: HA GIANG - DONG VAN (B)
Morning breakfast and then you will begin the journey to Dong Van following a spectacular series of passes which wind through the mountains and valleys. Through En route to heaven gate of Quang  Ba  then to Yen Minh, you enjoy exceptional views of the rolling landscape and interesting flora and fauna. After that, we will have Lunch in the small mountain town of Tam Son visiting the villages of the H’mong, Pho Bang, Pho Cao. You will have the chance to see the former palace of the H’mong King, Vuong Chinh Duc who was an ally of the French. You will arrive in Dong Van around 18:00 where you will have dinner at a local restaurant before check in and spend the night in a hotel in Dong Van.
Including: Private car, driver and  local tour guide, hotels twin share room, .travel permit in Ha Giang
DAY 5: DONG VAN - MEO VAC - BAO LAC - CAO BANG (B)
You’ll start the day off with breakfast and a visit to the Dong Van Market & Meo Vac  (On Sunday markets), where locals come from all the surrounding villages to purchase and trade for essentials they cannot produce themselves. Then you will be making the trek up to Pu Lo fortress which was built in 1890 and evacuated in 1945. From here you can enjoy spectacular views of the entire region, before climbing 20 km to the top of Ma Pi Leng Pass. Through a gigantic maze of limestone peaks, stone forests, and canyons before descending into the valley of Meo Vac. Winding our way through the valley, we’ll eventually reach Bao Lac village, where we’ll rest for a bit and have lunch before being driven to Cao Bang where you’ll spend the night in a hotel.
Including: Private car, driver and local tour guide, hotels twin share room.

DAY 6: CAO BANG - BAN GIOC -WATERFALL (B/D)
This day is likely to be your highlight of the tour, as we take you to one of the most incredible natural wonders in Northern Vietnam; Ban Gioc Waterfall. The drive here from Cao Bang is roughly two hours, and this breath-taking 300-metre wide cascade sits right on the border between China and Vietnam, amidst a beautiful mountainous landscape.
While you’re here you can spend your time relaxing in the glow of the natural beauty, take some amazing photos, and board a bamboo boat that will take you so close to the falls you’ll feel the spray on your face, practically sitting at the very edge of Vietnam, so close to China that you can actually touch it.
After enjoying the waterfall, you will venture deep underground into the magical Nguom Ngao Cave to discover the rock formations which have been carved by erosion over millennia.
After visiting the waterfall and cave, you will travel down a beautiful road which is unknown to many, which winds through the mountains before reaching the beautiful home-stay of Nung village an amazingly friendly blacksmith, before having dinner at his house and settling in for the night in this cozy traditional Nung house look over the lake. ( see the tab of hotels)
.Including: Private car, driver and local tour guide, home-stay, home-cooked dinner
DAY 7: BAN GIOC  WATERFALL - NATIONAL PARK OF  BA BE LAKE   (B/D)
Today we leave After breakfast, you will travel down a beautiful road which is unknown to many, which winds through the mountains before reaching the Nung village of Quang Uyen. And drive through Ma Phuc pass on our way to Ba Be National Park. Once in the park, you’ll have time to explore the many wonders located here, such as the lake itself, the caves of Puong Grotto, the rapids of Dau Dang Waterfall and finally the tiny Widow Island located on the lake. We’ll be staying in a traditional Tay stilt house overnight, staying with a local host family.
Including: Private car, driver and local tour guide, boat trip, home-stay  twin share room, home-cooked dinner
DAY 8: BA BE - THAI NGUYEN - HANOI (B)
After breakfast, we’ll take you on a stroll along the riverfront to visit some surrounding villages, followed by a hike up one of the higher points around the lake, providing you with some impressive views surrounded by limestone formations and mountain peaks. Following this we enter Hua Ma Cave, famous for its thousands of stalactites and stalagmites, and also known for being the biggest dry cave in Northeastern Vietnam. After lunch in a local restaurant, it’s sadly time to head back to Hanoi, On the way to Hanoi we stop over visit Ethnic Minorities museum in Thai Nguyen, this is museum incredible show you up details of minorities groups in Vietnam , not to be miss, arriving at your hotel around 5pm. End of trip
Including: Private car, driver and local tour guide, boat trip, 

HOTELS HOME-STAY LIST
Please note that the hotels mentioned in this list are for reference only. Depending on availability and your preference, they can be changed. If we are unable to book any hotel, it will replaced by another hotel at least of equivalent standard and value.
Home-stay tourism is developing fast and there are many so-called home-stay places in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia and not yet in Myanmar now. Most of them are actually detached guesthouses that separate the guests from the host families. After many years and with our deep local connections, we have carefully selected and established our real home-stays that allow guests to truly live as a member of the local families. Several of them are exclusively reserved for the travellers of Hand in Hand Travel only.

Destination	Accommodation
Sapa	Sapa Centre Hotel
Sapa trekking day	Home-stay Ta Phin village
Ha Giang	Truong Xuan resort
Dong Van	Hoa Cuong hotel
Cao Bang - Ban Gioc	Thanh Loan hotel
Ban Gioc waterfall	Home-stay in Village
Ba Be National Park	Home-stay in Tay village

PRICE : 
Tour Code: VNAD02
This rate is quoted in USD 750/ per person, based ( group 02 P.P) on Double/Twin occupancy. Rrate is quoted in USD 650/ per person ( group 03-04 P.P)  Applied for the – Private Tour. Valid from 31 Dec 2018 - 31 Dec 2019
 
TOUR PRICE INCLUDED:
•    Complimentary arrangement for Visa Approval Letter – single entry Vietnam.
•    Transfer by private air-conditioned vehicle as per program.
•    English speaking guide as per program.
•    Breakfast (B) Lunch (L) & Dinners as mentioned (B/L/D).
•    Visit fees for all sightseeing as mentioned on the program.
•    Accommodation in sharing double room including breakfasts at hotels as mentioned.
TOUR PRICE EXCLUDED:
•    Stamping fee for visa to Vietnam.
•    Meals not mentioned.
•    International flight and taxes.
•    Visit fees for all sightseeing as mentioned on the program
•    Other personal expenses: drinks, souvenir, etc…
 
 NOTICE:
•    Standard check-in time is 13h00 and check-out time is 12h00 at most of the hotels.
•    Arrival/Departure: Above prices are valid only for group of clients traveling together – arrival and departure with the same flight. Arrival/departure by other flight subject to supplement charge.
•    In no case, the non-used services or visits will be refunded or provided on individual basis for group member(s) due to the delayed arrival/early departure unless they will go on private tour.
•    Program is subject to change without notice due to Airlines unexpected changes of schedule or flight unexpected cancellations.
•    There might be supplement for compulsory lunches or dinners during Christmas and New Year 2019.
•    There will be no refund or compensation applied due to force major which effect to visit program.
•    We reserve the right to adjust the prices at any time in the event of an increase of the fuel surcharge applied by airlines companies or any other transport companies.
•    In general most places are closed in Vietnam throughout the period of the Lunar New Year (from 10 February until the 15th of February 2018/19 inclusive).
•    Deadline for flight tickets: We will automatically issue flights 5 days after bookings is confirmed by us, please take note and come back to me within 5 days since booking is confirmed if you find clients don’t want to issue it.
 

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From Hanoi - Sapa - Ha Giang - Dong Van- Meo Vac - Cao Bang - Ba Be Lake - Thai Nguyen Hanoi
This trip for eight-day adventure  beaten path and into the wild and unspoilt beauty of Northern- East Vietnam. During the trip, you will trek through mountains, valleys, and villages to discover the landscapes and cultures of Sapa and the frontier region of Ha Giang before winding up in the sublime setting of Ba Be National Park.
PRICE:$ 650/p.p
TOUR CODE: VNAD002
08 DAYS