Welcome by the tour guide upon your arrival at the airport, and transfer by private car to the hotel

In the afternoon, try cyclo for 1 hour to discover:

• From the colonial district with its charming architecture, to the avenues lined with greenery
• Hoan Kiem Lake and its legend and Ngoc Son
• From the maze of streets teeming with small shops in the heart of the famous and fascinating “old quarter of the 36 corporations” and its famous silk street (Hang Gai)

Depending on your wish, the evening entertainment will be scheduled either on the 1st day of your arrival or on a following day to be chosen with your guide, depending on the timing of the days in Hanoi

• Water puppet show
• Welcome dinner with our host
• Overnight in hotel

Hanoi - Ha Giang: 290 km - 5h30

Relatively little known, this “green” destination is unique in its well-preserved traditions and local culture

Visit of the Thai ethnic group to the village of Phuong Do, dotted with houses on stilts and rice terraces

• Walk through the village for an overview of the authentic daily life of the inhabitants
• Return to Ha Giang late afternoon
• Overnight in hotel

Ha Giang - Yen Minh - Dong Van: 125 km - 4h

Depart for Dong Van via mountainous roads and through breathtaking valleys:

• Visit the Bo Y Village and Binh Yen Standing Stone
• Journey to the H’mong village of Lung Tam
• Visit the village of Lolo only in this region
• Discover the Royal Palace of King Vuong Chi Sinh Hmong, a famous historical site dating from the colonial era
• Lunch included
• Overnight in hotel

Dong Van - Meo Vac - Ha Giang: 200 km - 6h

• Visit the Dong Van market and Saphin market as well as Vua Meo, the Palace of the King of H’Mong
• Depart for Meo Vac via the Ma Pi Leng Pass of over 2000m
• Hiking along the Mount Ma Pi Leng to contemplate a beautiful view over the valley
• Visit Meo Vac town, the end of Stone Global Park, time to take many nice picture of this areas
• Lunch at a local restaurant. Return to Ha Giang
• Overnight in hotel

Ha Giang - Thac Ba Lake - Vu Linh: 205 km - 4h30

• Departure in the morning for Thac Ba, one of the largest artificial lakes in Vietnam named “Halong in the mountains” because of its charms
• Visit the lakeside village of Vu Linh, populated by white-panted Daos
• Overnight in hotel

We offer a wide choice of activities to those who want to discover Dao culture

For example, you can:

• Take Dao cooking classes
• Discover local plants, how to use them for cooking or medicine
• Learning to catch fish and shrimp with traditional nets
• Build bamboo, for example boats or cabins…
• Learn to sew with a traditional loom and learn more about Daos patterns
• If you come at the right time, you will be able to participate in the Dao ceremonies, participate in rice picking…
• Overnight in hotel

Thac Ba - Ba Be: 200 km - 5h

After breakfast, we drive to Ba Be, containing the largest natural lake in the north of Vietnam and the vast Ba Be National Park

Check in homestay of Tay People in the villages by the lake, you will have time to discover the villages, do small trek in the national park

• Lunch and dinner included
• Overnight in homestay

After breakfast, we will discover Ba Be lake by boat, on the way you will visit the Puong Cave, Dau Dang waterfall and the villages of local minorities by the river and the lake

Return by boat to Pac Ngoi Village

Lunch and dinner included

Overnight in homestay

Ba Be - Hanoi: 210 km - 4h30

On the way back to Hanoi, visit ethnic minority villages

Before returning to Hanoi, visit Co Loa, the first fortified citadel in the history of Vietnam, in the 3rd century BC and former capital of Vietnam during the first independence after a thousand years of Chinese domination

Arrival in Hanoi late in the afternoon

Overnight in hotel

Hanoi - Halong Bay: 170 km - 3h

A dream setting that makes Halong Bay to be classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Let yourself be charmed aboard a magnificent traditional-style junk, with one night on board. A romantic and unforgettable getaway!

Ha Long means the “descent of the dragon”. According to legend, a dragon descended into the bay to tame the sea currents. With the violent movements of its tail, it cut deeply into the mountain. Then, he plunged into the sea. The water level rose, revealing only the highest peaks

Ha Long day 1:

• Embarkation on the junk boat at the Halong port to start the cruise
• Lunch at the onboard restaurant with delicious seafood caught in the bay
• Sail with a beautiful itinerary
• Discover the wonders of the bay, coves, islets, caves, beaches
• Swimming (depending on weather conditions)
• Dinner with local seafood specialties
• Overnight in a superior luxury private cabin

Halong Bay - Hanoi: 170 km - 3h

Ha Long day 2:

• Wake up on the bay and morning cruise
• Introduction to kayaking
• Lunch and disembarkation in the late morning
• Activities: cave visit, kayaking, swimming, Tai Chi initiation, beautiful discovery of the fishing village

Return to Hanoi

Overnight in hotel

Depending on your centers of interest and the timing, you manage with your guide the choice of these visits and the order in which you wish to do them!

• The Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum
• The One Pillar Pagoda
• Quan Thanh Temple & Tran Quoc Pagoda
• Visiting Dong Xuan Market
• Visiting the Women’s Museum
• The visit to the Ethnography Museum, the result of Franco-Vietnamese cooperation, is marvelous
• The street of the train: surprising... houses glued to each other and crossed by a railway line and the inhabitants who live on the rails
• A workshop for making lacquer, the specialty of Vietnam. You will have the explanations of the different stages, the inlay of mother-of-pearl, eggshells, etc...

Transfer by private car to the airport for the departure flight