HA GIANG – CAO BANG – BA BE IN 8D7N

Your tour guide and driver will pick you up at 7: 30 AM at your hotel lobby and will arrive in Ha Giang around 1:30 PM. Then check in homestay in Thon Tha village and enjoy your free time there by walking around to visit some local families and explore its landscape. You can also trek to Ha Thanh waterfall and enjoy the great view here. On this first night of your Ha Giang Cao Bang Ba Be tour, you will stay at a local bungalow.

After having breakfast, you will continue with your Ha Giang Cao Bang Ba Be adventure, reaching Quan Ba Twin mountains and Heaven’s Gate.

Your adventure will continue to H’Mong King Palace which was a royal family of high rank during French colonial rule – this palace attracts keen interest from architecturally minded visitors due to its mixed style of European and Chinese architecture.

Then visit the Lung Cu National Flag Northern Pole which is super close to the China border gate. Overnight at a hotel in Dong Van town.

Start the day off with breakfast and a visit to Ma Pi Leng Pass to give you a chance to immerse yourself in the magnificent and spectacular views. Lunch will be served at a local family. Before taking a boat trip, let’s start and warm up yourself today with a trek around the stunning Skypath road to a Flower Hmong village where you can reach the peak of Ma Pi Leng mountain. Trek through the rocky mountains and you will be surprised by the local survival on rock.

In the afternoon, if the weather is nice, our driver and guide will transfer you to Meo Vac, where you will have a great opportunity to take a boat tour along the Nho Que River. That will be a unique experience. Visit a Lo Lo village before checking in at your hotel in Bao Lac town.

NOTE: Please note that during extreme rainfall events, there may be overflow in the river, which can cause flooding, creating dangerous travel conditions. In these instances, we have to skip the Nho Que boat trip and walk to visit a White Hmong village along the Skypath on Ma Pi Leng Peak.

It will be a great drive from Bao Lac to Cao Bang. There will be a short trek in the middle of the way for you to enjoy the landscape and learn more about the locals around. In the afternoon, visit the Angel Eye mountain – a name that suggests many mysteries – is located in the valley of Ban Danh Hamlet, Quoc Toan Commune, Tra Linh District, Cao Bang Province.

This mountain is also known as Nui Thung, meaning a mountain with a through-going hole, which is 50m in diameter and 50m above the lake. The mountain is located in the heart of the valley between the Thang Hen Lake complex of the Non Nuoc Cao Bang UNESCO Global Geopark, which features a charming landscape with immense grasslands and green lakes. Please feel free to ask if you want to stop somewhere else in between. Once you arrive in Cao Bang, you will check in at your hotel.

You will depart for one of the biggest waterfalls in Vietnam. Nestled amongst these amazing landscapes of Trung Khanh is the breathtaking Ban Gioc Waterfall, which spans over 300 meters, split half and half between Vietnam and China. You’ll get some time here to simply take in the amazing atmosphere surrounding the falls, which presents an excellent opportunity for some fantastic photography.

Nguom Ngao cave is a must-see place once you arrive in Cao Bang. This 300-million-year-old cave is a valuable gift of nature spending for this wonderful land. Tourists explore Nguom Ngao cave for its mysterious space created by marvelous stalactites on one side and an interesting legend behind the special name. The cave has a total length of nearly 2200m, with three gates and thousands of small grottos.

You will stay overnight at a homestay here.

After enjoying breakfast in your homestay family, visit Phuc Sen forging village. It is said that this village was established in the 11th century. In the early days, the villagers produced weapons for the soldiers of Nung Ton Phuc and Nung Tri Cao to fight against the Song army.

After the war, they made farm and domestic tools such as ploughs, hoes, knives, and scissors. It is also said that the villagers used to cast cannons and grenade casings, especially during the resistance war against French colonialism.

Thus, this craft village has a long tradition of forging. After spending time in the big waterfall, you will depart to Ba Be and spend your night in Pac Ngoi.

Today is a special day for you to learn more about different ethnic minority groups in Bac Kan. Within a day, your guide will take and introduce you to 3 different ethnic groups. You will see the difference in their dress, culture, behavior, etc. They belong to the Dzao, H’Mong, and Tay groups. It will be a perfect day to interact with local people and enjoy the peaceful villages over the rice terrace or hidden in the jungle. Also chill at Ba Be Lake on an exciting boat trip.

Explore this wonderful natural lake located in Ba Be National Park on a boat trip. Discover beautiful and dramatic landscapes and authentic culture. Travel on our local boat on the Ba Be Lake, first visiting the Puong Cave, famous for its thousands of bats. Continue down the Nang River to see the Dau Dang Waterfall before having lunch at a nearby village restaurant on the banks of the river.

Overnight at the same homestay.

Breakfast will be served at 7:30 AM before setting off for your exciting day in Ba Be National Park. After breakfast at the homestay, we will go cycling to experience the Ba Be forest at close quarters. You will cycle by the slow-flowing river, gaze in awe at the dramatic mountains and valleys and natural caves, and enjoy a little bird and butterfly spotting with romantic rice fields around. The national park is home to countless numbers of flora and fauna.

On the way, we will pay a visit to Hua Ma cave, which is only recently accessible, as few locals would enter due to ancient beliefs. The cave has thousands of stalactites and stalagmites and is still very atmospheric.

Then departed back to Hanoi. The Ha Giang Cao Bang Ba Be tour ends in Hanoi at your hotel.