4 Days Yen Bai Trekking Tour to Ta Xua Peak

Hanoi to Ta Xua Peak Trekking Tour – 4 Days. Ta Xua Peak is in the list of 15 highest mountain peaks in Vietnam, known as the “Dinosaurs Backbone” and is one of the most beautiful seas of clouds heavens in the Northwest. Ta Xua mountain is the natural boundary between Yen Bai and Son La, with three peaks forming an extremely majestic wonder. The highest point is where the Vietnamese flagpole is erected at an altitude of 2,865m, at the second peak, there are some traces of the old flagpole which was built during the French colonial period.

DAY 1: HANOI – TRAM TAU ( 250KM BY CAR ~6HRS) ( L, D)

7:30 AM our car and tour guide will pick you up from your hotel. The car will run through the winding mountain road, beside the beautiful landscape and sometimes the bumpy road. Afternoon: Arrive at Tram Tau Hotspring Resort, take a rest after a long day by swimming in the natural hot spring swimming pool in the resort, among the nature of the forest, rice terrace fields. You will enjoy the first dinner of the trip with special local dishes and sleep in a comfortable bungalow or homestay stilt house, take the full energy before starting the trekking Ta Xua trip.

DAY 2: TRAM TAU – BAN CONG ( TA XUA)- TREK ( B, L, D)

06h00: Wake up, eat breakfast and prepare for a hard trekking Ta Xua trip – 07h00: Transfer by car to Ban Cong commune, 7km far from the center – until the end of the concrete road, then you will be transferred by motorbike or walking ( depend on the weather) to the starting point through the soil and muddy road.– 07h30-8:30: Arrive trekking point, meet the porter and start the trekking Ta Xua trip. The trekking road can be quite steep, long muddy slope when beginning, after that, the trekking road is easier. Through the forest, jungle – 11h30-12:00: Picnic lunch on the climbing trip. Afternoon: You will see the turtle headstone – climbing there, you can see the cloud sea or panorama landscape – Around 16h30: Arrive camping site -17:30-18:00: You can see the sunset near the camping site if the weather is good. The porter will prepare the meals for the team. You will learn the camping site skill such as taking the fire, cook meals with wood, and experiencing the night between the mountain without electricity, no mobile phone, and the internet. Eating, talking, seeing the star sky, and leaving modern life to merge with nature!

*Summary*

Trekking time: ~ 7-8 hours, Deep, steep, slippery slope, no stream.

There is a little bit of water that can wash hands but can’t take a shower. NO WC.

Sleep in the hut and sleep badly. If there are too many tourists ( other groups), the company will prepare a tent.

DAY 3: DINOSAUR BACKBONE MOUNTAIN- TA XUA (B, L, D)

04h00-4:30: Wake up and eat breakfast. – 05h00-5:30: Start trekking to the summit. You will pass on the Dinosaur Backbone mountain – with a small and narrow path to see the sunrise and reach the top. ( If the weather is good, you can see the clouded heaven and see the sunrise). We will spend more time here for you to take a photo, videos, and enjoy nature! Around 11:00: Come back camping site, eat lunch, and go down to Ta Xua. Late arrival Ta Xua town. Check-in home-stay Ta Xua Hill.

DAY 4: TA XUA – BAC YEN – THANH SON – HANOI  (B, L )

Early wake up and take photos and breakfast and coffees before transfer back to Hanoi via Bac Son and Tu Le and Thanh Son. Lunch on the way, late afternoon arrival in your hotel for check-in. End The Tour.