Day 1: Hanoi – Night Train to Lao Cai (-)
You will be picked up at your place and transported to Hanoi train station in the evening. You will take the night train to Lao Cai (air-conditioned cabin shared by 4 persons, soft beds).
Day 2: Lao Cai – Bac Ha – Lung Phinh – Ta Chai – Pa Chu Ty II (L, D)
Upon your arrival in Lao Cai in the early morning, our driver will pick you up and take you to Bac Ha.
Today, we will start our trek from Lung Phinh market to Ta Chai Village, home of the Fu La ethnic group. Then, we will continue up to Pa Chu Ty II, a H’Mong ethnic minority village.
We will meet a family who will welcome us to their house and spend the night there.
Dinner and overnight at the homestay.
Day 3: Pa Chu Ty II – Then Van – Lung Cai (B, L, D)
After breakfast with our hosts, we will take the footpath leading to the H’Mong Village of Then Van while admiring the beautiful natural setting.
After our lunch break, we will continue trekking to Lung Cai – a delightful village located on the mountain side.
Check in at a homestay and enjoy a delicious dinner prepared by the host family.
Overnight at the homestay.
Day 4: Lung Cai – Hoang Nhi Pho – Ban Gia (B, L, D)
Say goodbye to the host family before we trek through rice paddy fields and maize plantations up until reaching Hoang Nhi Pho, where we will stop for lunch.
Then, we will resume our hike and go to Ban Gia Village. There, you will be the guests of a local family.
Dinner and overnight at their house.
Day 5: Ban Gia – Nan Ma (B, L, D)
After a nice breakfast with the host family, we will being a great trekking day. Our path undulates steeply up and down and through incredible landscapes.
We will finally reach the isolated H’Mong Village of Nan Ma. The villagers are friendly and curious and the countryside is impressive.
Dinner and overnight at a homestay.
Day 6: Nan Ma – Lan Lung – Coc Pu II (B, L, D)
The trekking will be easier today and will be punctuated by the exciting crossing of the Nung ethnic minority area.
Then, we will take a break at Lan Lung Village and have lunch at a local house before we continue to our final destination of the day, Coc Pu II.
Overnight in a comfortable house in Coc Pu II, a village inhabited by the Nung minority.
Day 7: Coc Pu II – Xin Man – Hoang Su Phi (B, L, D)
After breakfast, we will walk for 3km until reaching Coc Pai town in Xin Man district (Ha Giang province).
Later, we will lunch at a local restaurant.
After lunch, we will drive to Hoang Su Phi, where we will check in a guest house.
Dinner and overnight in Hoang Su Phi.
Day 8: Hoang Su Phi – Tung San (B, L, D)
After breakfast, our driver will bring us to the starting point for our trek. Today, a long 15-km trek is on the program: we will go through local villages and scenic landscapes.
Lunch will be provided on the way.
Upon arrival in Tung San (Black Dzao ethnic group), we will meet the family who will be our hosts for the night.
Dinner and overnight at the homestay.
Day 9: Tung San – Dan Khao – Cao Banh (B, L, D)
Wake up early to breathe the fresh air of this mountainous area.
After having breakfast, we will trek from Tung San to Dan Khao and then to Cao Banh, while having lunch on the go.
In Cao Banh, we will be the guests of a Dzao family.
Dinner and overnight at their house.
Day 10: Cao Banh – Ban Trang – Khuoi Hop – Hanoi (B, L)
We will leave Cao Banh and trek until reaching Ban Trang, before continuing on our path toward Khuoi Hop.
Finally, we will reach Len Village in Viet Lam, where our driver will pick us up and drive us to Hanoi.
You will reach the capital in the late afternoon.
End of tour.
