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Ha Giang, Dong Van, Meo Vac, Hoang Su Phi, Ma Pi Leng… all these names call up the spirit of a great adventure. Drive uphill through spectacular landscape to Hagiang; admire the impressive Dong Van Karst pleateau; visit to Pho Bang, Sa Phin, most northern tip of Lung Cu on the border; drive the Ma Pi Leng pass; wander through colorful hill tribe market of Meo Vac; visit to local villages; trek along breathtaking landscape of mountain and terraces ò Hoang Su Phi... With its august mountains, stunning passes, green valleys and colorful hill-tribe groups, Ha Giang offers some of the most spectacular scenery in the country.
Depart Hanoi at around
08.00AM
in the morning for a stunning drive
to
, a province in the northern most region of Vietnam.
Drive past the lust scenery of the Vietnam
country from the lowland to highland. You will have stops to
visit to villages and tea farms along the way
.
Check in home stay in a Tay minority village in the mid afternoon. The rest of the day is to wander around for sightseeing and local interaction.
Dinner and overnight home stay in local house. Accommodation tonight is based on family basis with private mattress, blanket and mosquito net are provided.
Note:
- Drive length today is more than 300km, taking 6 hours but it will be longer due to many stops are made en route.
- You can choose to take accommodation in the hotel or ecolodge instead of homestay local house
Local home breakfast then start your adventure today with a drive along the one of the most spectacular roads in Vietnam getting to the Dong Van Karst plateau with lots of photos stops along the meandering mountain road to Dong Van located along the Chinese border.
Dong Van Karst Plateau with up to 80 percent of its area covered by limestone, with the center is Dong Van Town, was designated by UNESCO as one of 77 geoparks in the World. This is home to 17 ethnic groups including Kinh, Hoa, Lo Lo, Tai, Nung, Chinese Han, Dzao … These people of Dong Van have led their life on the rock for generations and preserve very well their strong traditions and identities.
Visit to Twin Mountain in Quan Ba, Pho Bang – the little town of Chinese minority with many ancient houses. These traditional houses are made from clay and are featured with distinctive ‘yin and yang’ tile roofs. Pho Bang used to be “the capital of opium” decades ago and now just like a sleeping child amongst the mountains.
Continue to Sa Phin valley where you will visit to Nha Vuong. This fortress-liked ‘Palace’ belonged to the self-appointed King of the Hmong tribe who ruled the northern mountains around Dong Van in the old time. The palace attracts keen interest from architecturally minded visitors due to its mixed style of European and Chinese architecture. (There is a weekly market here every fourth or fifth day depending on the lunar calendar).
Drive up further to Lung Cu, the mount on the most northern tip of Vietnam. Enjoy the great mountain view from the top of Lung Cu Flag tower and then visit to a village of the Lo Lo hill tribe to discover more on their unique culture and customs.
Get to Dong Van town in the late afternoon. Check in hotel and the remainder of the day is free to wander around the lovely laidback mountain town.
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