8 Days Vietnam Ha Giang and Lao Cai Trekking Tour

Day 1: Hanoi Capital – Quang Binh Town ( L, D)

You will be picked up at 8 a.m by our tour guide and driver at your hotel and transferred to Quang Binh district, Ha Giang province. Follow the national road 2 via Viet Tri, Tuyen Quang, and Vinh Tuy to a 55 km narrow provincial road. You will have a chance to visit some villages of the Tay ethnic tribe on the way before having lunch in Tuyen Quang city. It takes a whole day to overcome 295 km to reach this destination, so at 5 p.m, you will be available in Quang Binh. Then you are free to explore this newly established townlet in the evening.

Day summary

Transfer 300 km for approx.6 and half hours/ Some short walks to villages in Vietnam along the way.

Acc: Local Homestay in Quang Binh

Day 2: Quang Binh Town – Tan Nam Village (B, L, D)

The next day is dedicated to trekking to explore new land as well as improve your health. Have breakfast and do the check-out procedure. Then our tour guide will pick you up at 8.30 a.m and transfer about 6km far from Homestay to the starting point of the trekking trail. From here you will walk for sightseeing through the valley and rice paddy terraces for about 2 hours to visit a village of Pa Then ethnic people. Stop for lunch in this beautiful village and take a short break before continuing the journey.,3 hours in the afternoon are spent ascending and descending the pretty hill through plantations, rice paddies, and especially the palm forests in Tan Nam Commune. Following some hamlets of the Black Zao and larger villages of friendly Nung ethnic peoples, you will approach central Tan Nam at about 5 p.m. Discover this hospitable village before dinner and stay overnight at Nung’s local family.

Day summary

Transfer 6 km/ Trekking Vietnam Tours 6 hours, approx.15 km, grade 2 of 5/

Homestay in Village of the Nung.

Day 3: Tan Nam Village – Phieng Lang Village(B, L, D)

Enjoy breakfast before departing the village at 8.30 a.m. You may find the trek today easy as pie because we’ll walk for a stroll on a large village path connecting Tan Nam and other Zao Ao Dai Ethnic villages (Zao with long dress), Tay and Nung ethnic Villages in Vietnam. These hamlets are located beautifully along the Nam Ly River, so You will have a chance to enjoy a peaceful life in this land. You are hospitably welcomed by the residents.,  After lunch and a short break, you will climb the hill to reach Phieng Lang. You’ll arrive in this remote area in the mid-afternoon, so you have much free time to walk leisurely and take a picture of the poetic countryside. This land is settled down mostly by the Zao Ao Dai people and several Flower Hmong who traditionally and practically build their houses on hilltops and cultivate the surrounding land to create perfect dwellings. Enjoy dinner in the Dzao’s stilt houses.

Day summary

Trekking Vietnam Tour about 6 hours, approx.17 km, grade 2 of 5/

Homestay in Phieng Lang Village of the Red Zao.

Day 4: Trekking Vietnam Tours To The Remote Area Of Phieng Lang – Pa Duc – Quang Thuong – Nam Choong (B, L, D)

The next day is planned to climb the mountain along the pretty Nam Ly valley. Have breakfast and leave Phieng Lang at 8 a.m. Along the uphill way, tourists will have a chance to encounter residents in Pa Duc village and Quang Thuong. In contrast with the Nung and Tay, who occupy the higher lands and build their houses all over the hill-tops, peoples in Pa Duc and Quang Thuong settle down in large villages in the lower lands. I believe that this part of the trek brings one of the most gorgeous northern views to tourists. After lunch, we will start the tour by hiking down along the narrow trail through tea farms and steeping paddy terraces. The destination of this afternoon is Nam Choong Village where the Zao Ao Dai is inhabited. Explore the village and stay in a local house for 1 night.

Day summary

Trekking Vietnam Tours 5 hours, approx.14 km, grade 2 of 5/

Homestay.

Day 5: Do A Trek From Nam Chong – Quang Nguyen – Coc Cang – Coc Dong (B, L, D)

At 08.30 a.m, depart from the local family. Do trekking on a narrow trail along the Nam Ly River for an hour to the central commune of Quang Nguyen. Then you’ll suffer under a tough and steep trail for 2 hours for visiting Quang Vinh Village, the Nung village on the low land, and Red Zao and Zao Ao Dai on the higher land.,Take break time for lunch and then we must be prepared for the most challenging part of the tour: To come over the Nhin Co San mountain. The trail becomes narrower and very tough. Tourists must ascend the hill through the thick rainforest and bamboo forests for nearly 3 hours before coming to Coc Cang village of Che La Commune. Keep on passing trail for 1,5 hours to visit hamlets of the White Hmong to Coc Dong Village of the Nung peoples. Dinner and homestay here.

Day summary

Trekking Vietnam Tours 6 to 7 hours, approx.17 km, grade 4 of 5/

Homestay in Coc Dong Village of the White Hmong.

Day 6: Coc Dong – Coc Re – Coc Pai (B, L, D)

What a wonderful day today! You need to leave Coc Dong for nearly one hour to ascend uphill along a trail sneaking amidst the high mountains. On the way, we will pass some hamlets of the Flower Hmong, who – as you know – always make up the highest elevation. Reach Coc Re at noon and enjoy lunch in a local restaurant after you can go around the Coc Remarket and learn the culture here. The whole afternoon is used for passing through some narrow valleys with marvelous terraced paddies and newly planted forests. The final destination of the day is Coc Pai, the townlet of Xin Man District. Do the check-in procedure in the Gia Long hotel. You are free to see the interesting activities taking place around the Xin Man Market in the late afternoon.

Day summary

Trekking Vietnam Tours 6 hours, approx.17 km Walking, grade 3 of 5/

Hoang Gia Hotel in Xin Man Town.

Day 7: Coc Pai – Bac Ha White High Land (B, L, D)

Trekking Vietnam Tours, Have breakfast and take a leisurely walk around Coc Pai Market before being transferred by Motorbikes for 2 hours to Bac Ha Townlet. Arrive in Bac Ha at noon, check in to the Cong Fu hotel, and have lunch., Exploring the cultural specificity of the Flower Hmong and Tay ethnic is the main topic in the afternoon. You need to spend 2 hours walking to Ban Pho valley to be able to visit the houses of the Flower Hmong and the Tay. Here you have a chance to observe the way residents produce their well-known spirit from corn. You are also taught about the Khen – the traditional instrument made up of 6 bamboo pipes.

Day summary

Road transfer 63 km/ Trekking Vietnam Tours 3 hours, approx.7 km, grade 2 of 5/

Hotel Cong Fu.

Day 8: Bac Ha – Coc Ly – Chay River – Lao Cai – Back to Hanoi (B, L)

A new day with surprising new things is waiting for you.  Have breakfast and depart Bac Ha village at 8.30 a.m. The tour guide will take you on to walk through many villages in Vietnam of Flower Hmong and Tay.  Climb the hill and then go downhill to the fertile valley. Now could see with their own eyes the local houses built on stilts and located on the bank of the Chay River. Take advantage of this opportunity to enjoy the fantastic scenery, and walk leisurely to understand more about the prosperous village. Have lunch in a local house. Then take a boat trip to discover this area for 2 hours. You will be picked up and transferred back to Ha Noi.

Day summary

Trekking Vietnam Tours 5 hours, approx.15 km, grade 2 of 5/ Boat trip 2 hours.