• 7:30/ 8:00- Meet and get picked by your Cao Bang tour guide at an agreed-upon location. Drive on highway No 3.

• Visit the Museum of the Cultures of Vietnam’s Ethnic Groups in Thai Nguyen City, where you can browse the objects, photographs and exhibits that give a better understanding of the various ethnic groups.

• Enjoy a delicious lunch before you head extremely north to Cao Bang through scattered villages and rice paddies.

• Stop at a village known for its tobacco production, depending on the growing season.

• Have dinner and stay overnight in the homestay of a Nung's family in Quang Uyen.

Meals: Lunch and dinner.

• Depart to Cao Bang post-breakfast, which lies on the border of China.

• Meet the Nung people in the village of Phuoc Sen, a mountainous village famous for its traditional blacksmith craft.

• See the gorgeous Ban Gioc Waterfall which spans over 300 meters, half in Vietnam and half in China.

• Soak up the powerful atmosphere of the falls before heading to Nguom Ngao Cave. This cave stretches out 2,144 meters underground and is brimming with incredible stalactites and stalagmites.

• Return to Cao Bang town to go down on a snake pass to Ba Be Lake and take in the hospitality of a Tay ethnic family, where you can relax and enjoy a meal of home-cooked local food.

Meal: Breakfast, lunch and dinner.

• Embark on a boat and head to see distinctive wildlife or swim in the water followed by enjoying the scenery of karsts surrounding with patches of wild vegetation.

• Proceed on a boat ride along the Nang River to explore the stunning Ba Be Lake and the caves of Puong Grotto. 

Return to Hanoi, a drive of approximately 150 miles (230 kilometres).