Trekking in the Northwest and North pole of Vietnam 15 days

Trekking in the Northwest and North pole of Vietnam 15 days will not only give you a chance to trek in the most beautiful areas in North pole - Ha Giang and Northwest of Vietnam where you will be totally satisfied with breathtaking landscape and visit ethnic minorities, but also visit the world's wonder - Halong Bay where you will find a feeling of wonderland on the earth.

Day 1: Hanoi arrival

Day 2: Hanoi - Viet Quang

Day 3: Viet Quang - Tan Lap

Day 4: Tan Lap - Xuan Minh

Day 5: Xuan Minh - Nam Khoa

Day 6: Nam Khoa - Khoa Trung - Nam Hong

Day 7: Nam Hong - Quang Binh - Bac Ha

Day 8: Bac Ha – Na Lo

Day 9: Na Lo – Ban Lien

Day 10: Ban Lien - Nam Khanh

Day 11: Nam Khanh - Bac Ha

Day 12: Bac Ha - Hanoi

Day 13: Hanoi – Halong – Bai Tu Long

Day 14: Bai Tu Long Bay – Vung Ha – Cong Do

Day 15: Bai Tu Long Bay – Halong - Hanoi

Day 1: Hanoi arrival

Upon arrival in Hanoi, be welcomed by our guide and transfer to the hotel in the city center for check-in (available at 14:00). Take your first-hand discovery of the capital including the Temple of Literature, Hoan Kiem Lake. Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant. Then, visit the Women's Museum which is the most popular site since 2015. Take a cyclo around Hanoi Old Quarter to explore its craft villages and local life. In the evening, participate in a water puppet show - a typical art of Vietnam. Check in hotel an overnight in Hanoi.

Day 2: Hanoi - Viet Quang

After breakfast, depart for Viet Quang via Tuyen Quang. Upon arrival in Viet Quang, check in a homestay and enjoy a cup of green tea to freshen up. Then go for short walk around Viet Quang before coming back to homestay for your dinner. Overnight in Viet Quang.

Day 3: Viet Quang - Tan Lap

After breakfast, head out by car to the point of trek where you will spend your all time to trek through the streams, waterfalls and rice fields to the village of Kha Thuong - home of the Red Daos. Stop for lunch before keep trekking in the heart of the forests, rice fields and tea hills to Tan Lap village which is the village of Red Daos. Check in homestay and overnight in Tan Lap.

Distance: 12km

Trekking: ~ 4h

Elevation difference: average

Day 4: Tan Lap - Xuan Minh

Enjoy breakfast at homestay, then go past the primary forests and Nam Trang Mountain at the altitude of 1000m. Enjoy lunch at the house of Red Dao people. In afternoon, go down the streams through the hill of tea, waterfalls and rice fields to the arrive in the town of Tan Minh. Check in homestay and overnight at the homestay of long-tunic Daos.

Distance: ~ 14km

Trekking: ~ 6h

Difference in altitude: difficult

Day 5: Xuan Minh - Nam Khoa

Breakfast at the homestay, later trek to the village of Nam On - land of the Red Daos. After that, walk to Son Quang village, land of the Red Daos. Stop here for our lunch. After that, continue trekking through the tea and palm hills to the village of Hong Quang. Check in homestay and overnight homestay in Nung.

Distance: ~ 17km

Trekking: 6h

Elevation difference: average

Day 6: Nam Khoa - Khoa Trung - Nam Hong

After breakfast at homestay, start your trek today through rice terraces to the village of Khoa Trung where we stop for lunch. Afterwards, continue trekking to Nam Hong Village via Khoa Ha. Upon arrival at Nam Hong village, check in Hoang Su Phi Lodge and then enjoy the massage with herbal bath of the Red Daos. Overnight in Nam Hong.

Distance: 15km

Trekking: ~ 5h

Elevation difference: average

Day 7: Nam Hong - Quang Binh - Bac Ha

After breakfast at the lodge, walk around the village of Nam Hong then drive to Bac Ha through sublime landscapes: rice terraces, ethnic villages and mountains. Enjoy lunch at a local house in Quang Binh. Then, continue to Bac Ha. Upon arrival, check in at the hotel and overnight in Bac Ha.

Day 8: Bac Ha – Na Lo

After breakfast, visit the villages around Bac Ha: Can Cau, Ban Pho 1 and Ban Pho 2 where you will meet H’mong people before traveling to the village of Nalo. Check in homestay and overnight in Na Lo.

Day 9: Na Lo – Ban Lien

After breakfast at the homestay, trek to Ban Lein through Nam Tho passing beautiful landscapes. Arrive in Ban Lien village. Check in and overnight in Ban Lien.

Trekking: 5-6 hours

Day 10: Ban Lien - Nam Khanh

Breakfast at homestay, then start the treks through the ethnic villages of Tays. Have lunch on the way at a local family. Then, trek down to the village of Nam Khanh. Check in homestay and overnight in Nam Khanh.

Trekking: 5-6 hours

Day 11: Nam Khanh - Bac Ha

After breakfast, we leave Nam Khanh village to go up to the different hills to the village of Bac Ha which is known for its weekly market held every Sunday morning. Upon arrival, check in hotel and overnight in Bac Ha.

Trekking: 5-6 hours

Day 12: Bac Ha - Hanoi

After breakfast, take an early morning visit to one of the famous markets in/ near Bac Ha such as, Can Cau, Coc Ly, Cao Son or Lung Khau Nhin ... it depends on the day that you visit. Then, you go hiking to ethnic villages of Ban Pho 1 & 2 which are the land of H'mong, Tays, Phu La .... Finally, transfer back to Hanoi. Arrive in Hanoi in the late afternoon, check in hotel and overnight in Hanoi.

Day 13: Hanoi – Halong – Bai Tu Long

08:00 – 08:30 Pick-up at hotel and start 3 hour-and-a-half drive to Halong International Cruise Port, check in Oriental Sails JSC’s private waiting hall – The OS Lounge.

12:15 – 12:45 Embark on Oriental Sails by transfer boat. Listen to cruise briefing and receive room key.

13:00 – 15:30 Savor a delectable lunch as Oriental Sails cruises further along the limestone islands of Bai Tu Long Bay, heading to Vung Vieng fishing village – one of the largest fishing villages in Halong Bay to see the life of local fishermen.

Option 1: Take a bamboo rowing boat trip around Vung Vieng Fishing Village

Option 2: Take kayak and go kayaking by yourself with help and instruction of tour guide around the Village.

17:30 – 18:00 Return to Oriental Sails and have bath then relax as the sun starts to set.  Enjoy the Happy Hour at the bar and on the sun deck while cooking demonstration is organizing.

19:00 Dinner is served. Socialize with other guests, night squid fishing or just laze around. Singing and dancing activities are available till 22h00.

– Overnight on board at Cong Do Area

Day 14: Bai Tu Long Bay – Vung Ha – Cong Do

06:30 – 07:00 Start your day with Tai Chi exercise on the sundeck. Enjoy a cup of coffee or refresh yourselves in Bai Tu Long majestic Bay.

07:00 – 08:00 Have breakfast in the restaurant.

08:30 – 15:30 Discover Bai Tu Long bay by one-day itinerary on our professional day boat.

 – Cruise toward Tra San, Vung Ha Island where tourists can go kayaking, and catching beautiful sights and enjoy the wild, bewitching nature with many limestone islands, lovely small beaches.

– Have lunch on our day boat at Vung Ha area.

15:30 – 17:30 Transfer back to Oriental Sails Cruise. Have dinner and night activities on board.

– Over second night on board at Cong Do area.

Day 15: Bai Tu Long Bay – Halong - Hanoi

06:30 – 07:00 Start your day with Tai Chi exercise on the sundeck.

07:00 – 09:00 Catch morning view of seascapes with a cup of tea or coffee, have breakfast while cruising toward Thien Canh Son Cave

– Visit Thien Canh Son Cave – the medium size and less visited cave in Bai Tu Long Bay

09:30 Check-out room. Luggage can be delivered to the reception area.

09:30 – 11:00 Head back to the Harbor. Have early lunch on board.

– Disembark Oriental Sails at around 12h00.

12:00 – 16:30 Transfer back to Hanoi and trip finishes at the hotel around 16h30