Take an overnight bus from Hanoi to Tan Quang Intersection (Ngã Tư Tân Quang – Hoàng Su Phi). Upon arrival, your local guide will welcome you and transfer you to Nam Hong Village in Thong Nguyen Commune.

After checking into your traditional Dao homestay, spend the afternoon exploring the peaceful mountain village with your camera. Wander through quiet village lanes lined with wooden houses, terraced fields, and forest-covered hills while photographing everyday life in one of Hoang Su Phi’s most scenic Dao communities.

Depending on the season, you’ll have opportunities to capture local villagers working in the rice terraces, traditional architecture, children playing around the village, and beautiful afternoon light illuminating the surrounding mountains.

Today’s photography trek follows winding mountain trails through some of Hoang Su Phi’s most spectacular terraced landscapes.

Walk across the breathtaking rice terraces surrounding Nam Khoa Village, home to the Man Ta Pan ethnic people, where every turn reveals new panoramic compositions of layered rice fields stretching across the mountainsides.

Along the trail, there are excellent opportunities to photograph the daily lives of the Man Ta Pan and Long Tunics Dao communities. Capture authentic moments of farming, traditional clothing and village architecture.

Continue to Nam Ai, where you’ll discover the region’s famous ancient Shan Tuyet tea trees. These centuries-old tea trees, growing naturally in the mountain forests, provide fascinating subjects for both landscape and close-up photography while showcasing one of northern Vietnam’s most treasured agricultural traditions.

Begin today’s trek following the peaceful Nam Thong Stream, where forest scenery, streams, and mountain landscapes provide beautiful opportunities for nature photography.

Reach Tan Sa Phin Heaven Gate, one of the finest viewpoints in Hoang Su Phi, offering sweeping panoramas across endless mountain ranges, deep valleys, and spectacular terraced fields. Depending on weather conditions, mist drifting through the mountains can create dramatic and atmospheric photographs.

Continue hiking over Phin Ho Mountain to reach one of the area’s most remote villages. Along the way, photograph traditional Dao settlements nestled among forests and terraces, as well as the famous ancient Shan Tuyet tea forests, where towering tea trees have flourished for generations.

The peaceful surroundings and remote mountain scenery make this one of the most rewarding days for landscape and cultural photography.

Overnight in Phin Ho.

If your tour falls on a Sunday, begin the day with a visit to the vibrant Thong Nguyen Sunday Market, one of the most authentic ethnic markets in Hoang Su Phi. Serving twelve surrounding villages, the market gathers members of several ethnic communities dressed in their colorful traditional clothing.

This is one of the best opportunities of the tour for portrait photography, documentary photography, and capturing the lively atmosphere of mountain market life. Photograph local traders, farmers, handmade products, traditional textiles, and fresh produce.

Your guide will arrange local motorbike transportation to the market before returning to your Dao homestay for lunch.