Day 1: Hanoi arrival
Pick up at Hanoi airport. Transfer to hotel in Hanoi. Check in & free to explore Hanoi Old quarter. (Lunch & dinner)
Day 2: Hanoi - Thai Nguyen - Ba Be Lake
Drive from Hanoi to Ba Be lake, stopping on the way to Museum of ethnology in Thai Nguyen. Then continue to Ba Be National Park. Dinner and home stay at hill tribe house. (Breakfast, lunch & dinner)
Day 3: Ba Be Lake - Cao Bang
Haft day boat trip in Ba Be lake. Continue to Caobang. Over night in hotel Cao Bang. (Breakfast, lunch & dinner)
Day 4: Cao Bang - Ban Gioc waterfall
Visit Ban Gioc waterfall. Continue to Nguyen Binh, then Bao Lac. Visit the tribal a long the way. Over night in guest house in Bao Lac. (Breakfast, lunch & dinner)
Day 5: Bao Lac - Hill tribal village
Have a wark to village near by Bao Lac town to visit Lo Lo minority village. Over night in guest house in Bao Lac. (Breakfast, lunch & dinner)
Day 6: Bao Lac market - Bao Lam market - Ha Giang (350 km)
Morning market in Bao Lac and Bao Lam then all day drive to Hagiang. Short break to visit the Red Dzao village on midle road. Stay over night at hotel in Hagiang. (Breakfast, lunch & dinner)
Day 7: Ha Giang Museum - Quan Ba, hill tribe village (200 km)
Full day visit Ha Giang Museum then drive to Quan Ba where you will visit Nung people & Bo- y people. Stay over night at hotel in Ha Giang. (Breakfast, lunch & dinner)
Day 8: Ha Giang - Bac Quang, Red Dzao & Pathen Village (200 km)
Continue onto Bac Quang, visit Red Dzao & Pathen commune in Tanchinh village. Stay over night at Bacquang. (Breakfast, lunch & dinner)
Day 9: Dzao with white trouzer - back to Hanoi (180 km)
Drive back to Hanoi. Visit Dzao with white trouzed in route. (Breakfast, lunch & dinner)
Day 10: Hanoi - Halong Bay - Kayaking on Halong Bay (150 km)
Depart for Halong Bay at 8 am. Stop on route to admire the landscape picture, you might take picture of buffalo boy. Embark on Huong Hai Junk, check in registration. Boat screw will greetings you special seafood lunch with welcome drink. Cruise into mystic Halong Bay to see the amazing karsts with different formations islets, floating fishing village, with its unique way of life. Kayaking to Luon cave, enjoy swimming, sun bathing at Ti Top beach or climb the peak of the mountain for a breath-taking panorama view of Halong bay. Have dinner and accommodation on junk. (Lunch & Dinner)
Day 11: Halong Bay - Hanoi (150 km)
Early risers can enjoy a morning view of bay’s landscape with a cup of tea or coffee with breakfast. More paddling on bay or sitting on the upper deck, you can relax while taking in the breath-taking beauty of the rocky islands rising from the crystal-clear water of the bay. Have lunch on boat before turn back to habor for private vehicle back to Hanoi. Stay over night at hotel in Hanoi. (Breakfast & lunch)
Day 12: Hanoi - Exit
Free until time transfer to airport for flight back home. (Breakfast)
* Note: Accommodation at standard hotel, guest house and homestay is very basic but clean and rich experience
