Sapa To Ha Giang and Ba Be Adventure Tour 9 Days ( Private)

Sapa To Ha Giang and Ba Be Adventure Tour 9 Days ( Private)

The remote mountainous area of Ha Giang offers breathtaking views and interesting subcultures. It is the least traveled area of the North and attract hardier travelers craving a glimpse of some of the most remote ethnic minority people. We offer hiking, home stay and classic tours in this area. Come to discover the most remote areas of Vietnam with amazing preserved landscape and rich culture here

Tour Information

Tour Duration: 9 Days / 8 Nights

Tour Route: Hanoi – Sapa – Muong Hoa Valley– Sapa – Ha Giang – Dong Van – Meo Vac – Cao Bang – Ban Gioc Waterfall – Ba Be National Park – Hanoi

Dates: No fixed departure dates. You may go whenever you wish.

Starts/Ends: Hanoi / Hanoi

Group size: Private tour

Tour Customizable: Absolutely! (Tell us your specific requirements in the inquiry form)

Itinerary

Day 1: Hanoi – Night train to Lao Cai

Stop At: Ha Noi railway station, Tran Quy Cap Street, Hanoi 10000 Vietnam
Be ready at your hotel lobby at 8:10 p.m, our tour guide and driver will meet and pick you up for a short transfer to Hanoi Station to take the overnight train to Lao Cai City. Overnight on the train.

Accommodation: 4 berth soft sleeper train cabin.
Duration: 8 hours

No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Overnight on Train

Day 2: Lao Cai – Sapa – Off beaten track to Muong Hoa Valley (14km trekking , 4,5 – 5 hour trekking) (B,L,D)

Stop At: Muong Hoa Valley, Sapa 333108 Vietnam
Your train arrrives in Lao Cai around 06:30 A.M, then we take an hour on the car for a transfer to Sapa where we will fresh up and have breakfast. Departure from the hotel at 09.00 am for a short road transfer out of Sapa town to walking path. Then we start to walk along a large path for 2 hours uphill the Den Thang range. Reaching to the top, great view of the Fansipan Peak and the stunning Muong Hoa Valley opens wide in the sight as the trek approaching to Hang Da Village of the H’mong which sits at 1,800m hill-top and over looking down the Muong Hoa Valley. Explore the village and then lunch break. For almost an hour after lunch, the walking path sneaks on high elevation and offers amazing panorama of Muong Hoa Valley. Then getting downhill through several H’mong hamlets of the Hau Thao Commune which scatter on steep and rocky mountain side. There are chances to see different process making fiber from hemp: Spinning, weaving,…in these hamlets.The walk end at Red DzaoVillage of the Giang Ta Chai Village in the late afternoon. Checking the home stay, you can swim at the Muong Hoa Stream or Ta Chai Waterfall as well as walking on Rattan Bridge to have adventure feeling. Having dinner and sleeping with the local tribe.

Accommodation: homestay
Duration: 1 day

No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Overnight in Local Homestay

Day 3: Giang Ta Chai – Muong Hoa Valley– Sapa (10 km trekking) (B,L,D)

Stop At: Giang Ta Chai Village, Ta Van Commune, Sapa 008420 Vietnam
After having breakfast, we will walk uphill via Bamboo forest to visit Ta Va Village, home to Red Dzao Tribe, continue to walk along the Muong Hoa Valley with billions of rice paddy fields to visit Lao Chai Village, having lunch there before climbing to the main road for a transfer back to Sapa. The rest of afteroon, you are free to your leisure.

Accommodation: Hotel in Sapa
Duration: 1 day

No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Overnight Hotel in Sapa

Day 4: Sapa – Ha Giang (B,L,D)

Stop At: Ha Giang Historic House, 209 Minh Khai, P. Minh Khai, Hà Giang, 310000, Vietnam
• 08:30 A.M Picking up at your hotel lobby by our local guide and driver then we will have 4 hours driving to Ha Giang City. On the route from Sapa to Ha Giang, stopover for visiting Chang village, inhabited by Tay minority people. Enjoy beautiful scenery of the mountainous area, featured with palm tree hills
• 12:30 P.M stop at the local restaurant for your own lunch
• 03:00 P.M, arriving in Ha Giang City, check in the hotel / resort then you are free at your leisure

Duration: 1 day

No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Accommodation: Truong Xuan Resort Or Traditional Tay Homestay

Day 5: Ha Giang – Dong Van (B,L)

Stop At: Dong Van Karst Plateau Geopark, Sa Phin, Ha Giang 310000 Vietnam
• 07:30 A.M, having breakfast
• 08:30 A.M, we will lead to Dong Van, a series of long passes and deep valleys. Lunch in the small mountain town of Tam Son in your own. We then cross a landscape of pine forest and arrive at the astonishing King of the H’mong’s Palace, a fortress built by a local chief allied with the French against the Vietminh, Vuong Chin Duc, and evacuated in 1950 (his descendants now live in France and Canada)
• 04:00 P.M, arriving in Dong Van Town, check in the hotel then you are free at your leisure.

Accommodation: Hoa Cuong Hotel
Duration: 1 day

No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Accommodation: Hoa Cuong Hotel Or Similar

Day 6: Dong Van – Meo Vac – Cao Bang (B,L,D)

Stop At: Dinh Vua Meo, Sa Phin, Dong Van Vietnam
07:30 A.M, having breakfast
• 08:30 A.M, we have a short visit to Dong Van Market where the locals shop before returning to their eagle nest
• 09:30 A.M, we check out the hotel then have a car trip up to the top of the Ma Pi Leng Pass, through a gigantic maze of lime peaks, “stone forests”, and canyons unique in the world. We then go down into the valley of Meo Vac, We then continue snaking through the mountains, cross the river, and arrive in the village of Bao Lac, where you can have lunch at the local restaurant in your own.
• 13:30 P.M, we continue our trip to Cao Bang
• 17:30 Arriving in Cao Bang City, check in the hotel

Duration: 1 day

No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Accommodation: Thanh Loan Hotel Or Similar

Day 7: Cao Bang – Ban Gioc Waterfall – Ba Be National Park (B,L,D)

Stop At: Ban Gioc Falls, Trung Khanh, Cao Bang 22000 Vietnam
08:00 A.M, having breakfast at the hotel
• 09:00 A.M, we will depart for Ban Gioc waterfall, which is closed to Vietnam’s northern border with China. On the way to Ban Gioc Waterfall, you will see many terraced rice paddies dotted with some houses creating a peaceful and poetic landscape
• 11:00 A.M, arrive at Ban Gioc Waterfall, you will marvel at its spectacular beauty, which is worth to be the Vietnam’s most beautiful waterfall. After spending some time relaxing and taking nice photos, you will visit Nguom Ngao Cave, listen to its interesting legends
• 03:00 P.M, we drive to Ba Be National Park

Duration: 1 day

No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Accommodation: Homestay

Day 8: Ba Be National Park (B,L,D)

Stop At: Ba Be National Park, Bo Lu Village Ba Be district, Nam Mau 270000 Vietnam
08:30 A.M, having breakfast
• 09:30 A.M, we start to explore Ba Be Lake, the caves of Puong Grotto, the rapids of the Dau Dang waterfall and tiny Widow Island. You will also visit the stilt houses of the Tay community in Bo Lu Village, where you will spend the night in a homestay.

Accommodation: homestay
Duration: 1 day

No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Overnight in homestay

Day 9: Ba Be National Park – Hanoi (B,L)

Stop At: Ba Be National Park, Bo Lu Village Ba Be district, Nam Mau 270000 Vietnam
08:00 A.M, having breakfast at the homestay
• 09:00 A.M, visit some lovely villages and hike the upper reaches of the lake, in an area marked by massive limestone cliffs and mountains. Time for visiting Hua Ma cave, the biggest dry cave in Northeast Vietnam.
• 12:00 P.M, Luch time in your own
• 03:30 P.M, arriving in Hanoi, ends our tour by dropping you off at your hotel.
Duration: 10 hours

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.