Itinerary

1. Day 1: Hanoi – Sapa – Lao Chai Ta Van

   • 06:00 – 06:30 - Pick up from the hotel or at the meeting point and start the journey to Sapa by Limousine Bus, following Noi Bai – Lao Cai high-way. Explore the beauty of northwest mountains along the way and see how the terraced fields are sparkling in sunlight or dim in thick fog.

   • Have a short break for 30 minutes then continue the trip to Sapa.

   • Arrive in Sapa at 1pm, check-in hotel and have lunch.

   • After lunch, the Vietnamese tour guide will pick you up from the hotel and join the trek down to Lao Chai village to visit the Tay and Dzay tribes. Keep going along the bottom of Muong Hoa valley to visit Ta Van village, the home to the Dzay minority. It is the most beautiful ethnic village in the area.

   • Check-in homestay and get to know the families of Dzay People. Enjoy the sunset views and stillness of mountain life. You may try your hand at cooking local dishes with the family and enjoy dinner in peace.

   • Feel free to join the local bar nearby with music and socialize with other tourists followed by overnight homestay.

2. Day 2: Giang Ta Chai villages – Sapa – Hanoi

   • Rise early and have breakfast at the homestay. The tour begins at 8 AM.

   • Start the day with an easy trek of 5 km to visit villages of the H’mong. The trekking will take you along local paths, up and down rice terraces and into the villages and homes of local hill tribes. Enjoy a beautiful waterfall and rattan bridge with picturesque landscapes through bamboo forest on the way to the main road to get the jeep to return to Sapa.

   • Travel back to Sapa town via bus from Ta Van village at 2 pm. Enjoy your free time in Sapa for refreshment.

   • Reach Sapa around 3 pm followed by a light snack by the staff and head on to Hanoi.

   • Arrive at your Hanoi hotel in the evening at 9:30 pm followed by an overnight stay.

3. Day 3: Hanoi – Ha Giang by Limousine Bus

   • Depart from your hotel in Hanoi at 6 am to drive to Ha Giang city. It is roughly a 7 hour drive from Hanoi.

   • Pick up by the guide and head to the Homestay for lunch.

   Overnight at Homestay.

4. Day 4: Ha Giang- Heaven Gate- Quan Ba pass- Vuong palace – Dong Van

   • Drive 155 km from HA Giang to Quan Ba mountains.

   • Meet Mong people in your transit and observe their lifestyle. 

   • Stop by wonderful places to take a photo or two and just enjoy the beautiful landscape.

   • Reach the Heavens Gate at Quan Ba. It is 1500m high and over the clouds, the view is amazing. Also, you can admire the beauty of the twin mountains.

   • Have lunch in a small restaurant in Yen Minh. 

   • Drive down Ha Giang and stop 15 km west from Dong Van to visit the Vuong Palace, which the Mong people built for their King.

   • Reach Dong Van at 5 pm. Dong Van is a quiet village which is nice to walk around, go on the small market in the old quarter.

   • Have dinner at the hotel followed by overnight stay.

5. Day 5: Meo Vac – Lung phin – Mau Due Du Gia – Ha Giang - Hanoi

   • Have breakfast and tour the city on easy rider bikes.

   • Eat lunch in a local restaurants between Dong Van -Ha Giang, Mau Due. This is the place where you can find only rice terrace fields and take a shot trek.

   • Visit the local white Mong family.

   • Return to Ha Giang at 3:30 pm.

   • Drop off at the Homestay in Ha Giang where you can take rest.

   • Take Limousine bus back to Hanoi.

   • Arrive in Hanoi by the same evening at 10 pm. The tour ends.