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Nghia Lo – Mu Cang Chai – Sapa – Ha Giang – Babe (9d/8n)

Venture in Northwest & Northeast Vietnam then admires imposing natural beauty & experience the lives of ethnic groups. You will be traveling NGHIA LO, MU CANG CHAI, SA PA, HA GIANG, BA BE (9D/8N)!

Locations
Northeast Region , Sapa and Northwest region
Trip Duration
9 Day(s) 8 Night(s)

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Keywords : Babe , Ethnic tour , Ha giang , Mu Cang Chai , Nghia Lo , Northeast , Northwest , Sapa , Trekking

Trip code :WT-CODE 855

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Day 1: Hanoi – Duong Lam – Nghia Lo (-/L/D) 150 Km
Day 2: Nghia Lo – Mu Cang Chai – Than Uyen – Sapa (B/L/-) 240 Km
Day 3 : Sapa Trekking Tours (B/L/-)
Day 4: Sapa – Bac Ha (B/L/D) 100 Km / Homestay
Day 5: Bac Ha (Sunday) – Ha Giang (B/L/D) 190 Km / Homestay
Day 6: Ha Giang – Quan Be – Yen Minh – Dong Van (B/L/D) 140 Km
Day 7: Dong Van – Lung Cu – Meo Vac (B/L/D) 80 Km
Day 8: Meo Vac – Bao Lac (B/L/D) 100 Km
Day 9: Bao Lac – Ba Be (B/L/D) 150 Km / Homestay
Day 10: Ba Be – Hanoi (B/L/-) 250 Km

DAY 1: HANOI – DUONG LAM – NGHIA LO (-/L/D) 150 km

8.00 Depart for Nghia Lo – the second great valley of rice fields in North Vietnam. On the way, please stop by the Mia Pagoda, one of the oldest pagodas in Vietnam with over 250 statues, and visit Duong Lam, an ancient village renowned for its ancient houses built with laterite blocks. Continue to Nghia Lo through the Trung Ha Bridge. Stop along the way to discover the daily life of ethnic White Thai people. Lunch is on the way. Arrive at Nghia Lo at the end of the day, where you will have dinner and overnight at a hotel in Nghia Lo.

DAY 2: NGHIA LO – MU CANG CHAI – THAN UYEN – SAPA (B/L/-) 240 km

Breakfast at the hotel. 07:30: Part for Tu Le (40 km). It is easy to visit the village of the Thai ethnic Tu Le. It is a quiet village with scenery and beautiful rice fields. Meet locals and visit a Thai family.
Continue to Mu Cang Chai (40 km) through the scenic landscape of terraced rice fields, especially between May and October (There are two beautiful seasons: the rice water and the harvest seasons). Stop to admire and photograph the beautiful and scenic rice terraces, especially on the neck of Khau Pha with a superb view over the valley and the most spectacular rice terraces in Vietnam in the villages of Pan Tan and Che Cu Nha. Lunch is on the way.
Continue to Sapa (160 km) through fields of beautiful tea. In Tha Uyen, the road climbs to the highest pass in Vietnam (2047m). Stop by Q ickly to enjoy the freshness and see Mount Fanxipan. Arriving at Sapa late afternoon allows some free time for personal enjoyment and discovery. Located at 1,650 meters above sea level and enjoying a temperate climate, Sapa was an old resort created by the French in Mount Fanxipan (3143m), considered the roof of Indochina—dinner on your own. Overni ht at hotel at Sapa.

DAY 3: SAPA TREKKING TOURS (B/L/-)

Breakfast at the hotel. 08:00, you start the tour from Sapa. Take a short road transfer along the motorway southwards for 4 km, with a stop for the stunning scenery of Fansipan Mountain and Muong Hoa Valley. Trekki goes uphill along a large and rocky path for 2 hours to Hang Da village of the Black H’mong, which hides itself under lush trees on the high elevation of Den Thang Mountain. Explore the village, paying to visit local families—lunch breaks the town.
After lunch, continue trekking along the same trail, which goes on the high mountainside for about an hour and offers a great view of Muong Hoa Valley, until arriving at Thao Hong Den, another village of the Black Hmong to pay a visit to several local families. To continue, you will go downhill for another hour along a dirt track to Pho village at the center of Hau Thao commune. You will be picked up and transferred back to Sapa by road. The trip ends at about 3.3.30 pmo 4.4.00 pminner on your own. Overni ht at hote3.30 pmapa.4.4.00 The program of the trek can be adjusted depending on the weather conditions, your age, and your health status:

Option 1: Lao Chai / Ta Van (5 km, soft trek, very touristy)
Option 2: Cat Cat / Y Linh Ho / Lao Chai / Tavan (14 km, medium trek)
Option 3: Xau Chau / Xa Xeng / Hau Thao / Giang Ta Chai (14 km, medium trek, off the beaten track)

DAY 4: SAPA – BAC HA (B/L/D) 100 km / HOMESTAY

Breakfast at your hotel. 08 :3 Get on the road to Lao Cai (35 km). You will make a short stop to look at Cau Kieu, the friendship bridge that links Vietnam and China. Continue to Bac Ha (65 km) and visit the old H’mong King house. Then, check into a local H’mong home (1.5km from Bac Ha). Enjoy lunch and have some chatting time with friendly host members.
In the afternoon, walk to visit nearby Hmong minority villages, visit their houses, have a cup of tea, and visit their green vegetable fields. Dinner and overnight in a local home (basic condition, no private room, clean mattress, pillow, and blanket are provided for guests).

DAY 5: BAC HA (Sunday) – HA GIANG (B/L/D) 190 km / HOMESTAY

Breakfast at the local home. 08:00 Visit Bac Ha market, located in the heart of Bac Ha, a small town that is the largest one in the area. Every day, different and colorful ethnic minorities come here to sell their homemade products or buy something for their family. They are Hmong, Phu La, Back Dzao, Tay, or Nung minorities. Some of these ethnic minorities can’t be met in any other areas. Then, we will leave for lunch at Bac Ha to Ha Giang via Pho Rang. Then, continue to Viet Quang town’s entrance plateau on Dong Van. Arrive in Ha Giang—dinner and overnight at the iinhabitant’shouse on stilts.

Note: you can replace the market Bac Ha with Can Cau market, which is open on Saturday morning

DAY 6: HA GIANG – QUAN BE – YEN MINH – DONG VAN (B/L/D) 140 km

Breakfast at the local home. Then, depart for Dong Van (single stone tray Vietnam) via Quan Ba and Yen Minh. The Reote region of Dong Van is a land of rugged mountains and beautiful hill tribe villages that have remained unchanged for centuries. Today, we head northwest out of Ha Giang Town and towards the northernmost tip of Vietnam. The former Hmong royal house at Sa Phin is a primary attraction of the region. Still, the blend of the hill tribe people’s colorful costumes and the majestic mountainous scenery makes this long and sometimes bumpy trip an unforgettable experience. Lunch is on the wa—dinnerr and overnight at a hotel in Dong Van.

DAY 7: DONG VAN – LUNG CU – MEO VAC (B/L/D) 80 km

Breakfast at the hotel. 08: 0 Visit the market and the old district of Dong Van, then an excursion to Lung Cu, the Chinese border. Return to Dong Van for lunch.
In the afternoon, we depart for Meo Vac (30 km), in the heart of a mountainous region with a moderate climate, crossing the Mont Ma Phi Leng at over 2000 meters altitude. You can admire a beautiful view over the valley dotted with terraced hemp fields, karst hills, houses on stilts, and the Hmong, Za,o, and Nho QueRiversr. This mantic and quiet river took its source in China to expand on Vietnamese territory as a band of white silk. Arrive in Meo Vac. Check out the Auberge Meo Va, a small inn that is the former home of a restored Hmong farmhouse in the Chung Pa A village. The most populous minority was the Hmong. Walk through the village environment—dinner and overnight at the Auberge Meo Vac.

DAY 8: MEO VAC – BAO LAC (B/L/D) 100 km

Breakfast at the Auberge Meo Vac. 08: 00 Depart to the Lung Phinh market (18 km from Meo Vac) that stands in the morning on the days of the Tiger and Monkey according to the lunar calendar. It is the largest and most authentic Northeast Vietnam market. Here y u will be impressed by this market that attracts all the minorities in the region as the Hmong, Dao, Cao Lan, Lo Lo, Tay minorities all come here … Back to Meo Vac for lunch. Then, they transfer to Bao Lac. The end of the afternoon is free for your discovery and enjoyment of Bao Lac. Dinner and overnight at a hotel in Bao Lac.

Note: This route could be changed depending on Lung Phinh market days

DAY 9: BAO LAC – BA BE (B/L/D) 150 km / HOMESTAY

Breakfast at the hotel. 08:00 Transfer to the village of Black Lolo via the road (10 km) and hiking (2 km) to visit Lolo village. Contin e to Ba Be. Stoppi g along the way for lunch. Arrive in Ba Be in the early afternoon. Upon a rival in Ba Be, we will visit the Hua Ma cave. Check-in- The home of the Tay ethnic minority is in the Pac Ngoi village. Enjoy our free time to explore the town & and to capture picturesque views—dinner and overnight at a traditional wooden house on stilts.

DAY 10: BA BE – HANOI (B/L/-) 250 km

Breakfast at a local home. 08:00 Oboattrip on Ba Be Lake on the way to Ba Be National Park, surrounded by rugged limestone mountains and Viet Nam’s only natural mountain lake. This vital ecosystem is best known for the over 330 species of butterflies they have there! Have breakfast with your Tay hosts. The Lu h forest clinging to the surrounding mountains is your backdrop as you explore the lake. Reach the lake’s end and continue the Nang River trip until you come across the Puong cave and return to the homestay for lunch. Then, meet your driver for the journey back to Hanoi.
Arrive in Hanoi at about 119.00 pmend for our service.