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TOURING THE NORTH - WEST

ADVENTURE TOUR (8 DAYS)

HANOI - BAC HA - LAO CAI - MUONG KHUONG - SAPA - THAN UYEN - TAM DUONG - SAPA - HA NOI


Departure: Best on Fridays to visit the Sunday Market in Bac Ha

Day 1: HA NOI - BAC HA
7:00 am: Pick up at hotel. 8 hours road trip to Bac ha (380 km North of Hanoi). Lunch en route. Check in mini hotel in Bac ha. Dinner.

Day 2: BAC HA
Am: Walk around Bac Ha to visit villages of Flower H'mong, Tay and Nung ethnic groups. Exploring the ethnic Sunday market and some villages of ethnic people. Bac Ha Traditional Market is considered one of the most wonderful and colorful markets in extreme north Vietnam where thousands of local people in their traditional attires busily buy and sell the local produces. Dog, cat, pig, horse... are all on sales. This is golden opportunity to take best shots! Overnight in Bac Ha.

DAY 3: BAC HA - LAO CAI - MUONG KHUONG - SAPA
Tranfer to Lao Cai (about 100km west of Bac Ha). Have a lunch en route. Continue go to Muong Khuong, at leisure and on the way to Sapa, enjoy romantic pictures of mountains, water falls, terrace fields... then check in the hotel and resting time. O/N in Sapa.

Day 4: SAPA
After breakfast, transfer to Lao Chai, it's home to black H'mong and Dzay (or Nhang). Continue to visit the Ta Van village, it's home to black H'mong. Afternoon, free time to visit local love market.

Day 5: SAPA - THAN UYEN - TAM DUONG
Rising to the sounds of morning coming to life for another lovely day, we breakfast and head out for a stunning spectacular of bobbling bazaar. Transfer to Than Uyen small town. Lunch break in this old town then head out for our scenic drive to Tam Duong, on this day you'll have a chance to see the most beautiful hill tribes in Northern Vietnam such as H'Mong, Black Thai, Black Dzao, Pazi... Overnight in Tam Duong.

Day 6: TAM DUONG - SAPA
With this short distance, you can opt a chance to go trekking here for some hours, or drive straight to Sapa, enjoy the spectacular view en route. Arrive in Sapa, check in and overnight in town of Sapa.

Day 7: SAPA
Leave our dirt bikes in Sapa, we will head out for a wonderful trek to the to Ta Phin village (North of Sapa), after 4 – 5 hours trek through the rice terraces, villages of H’Mong and Dzao, we will arrive at the homestay in about 4 p.m. Do some cooking with the families and overnight in this friendly homestay. (Dzao people).

Day 8: SAPA - HA NOI
Trek uphill to main road where our jeep takes us back to Sapa, walk and shop around the town before driving (40 km) from Sapa to Lao Cai to catch night train back to Hanoi. Arrive in Hanoi early next morning, end tours.

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