Northern Vietnam Challenging Trekking Adventures Touring Laocai Ha Giang Remote Hilltribe villages

Day 1: Hanoi – Lao Cai

You will be met up with Lotussia Travel team at your hotel in Hanoi and transferred to Hanoi rail station and board a night train to Lao Cai. The train conditions are very basic however we will travel in soft sleeper class which is compartment for 4 passengers. O/N on board.

Day 2: Bac Ha – Lung Phin – Ta Chai – Pa Chu Ty II

You will be greeted by Lotussia local team at Lao Cai Train station and then transferred to Bacha. Your trek start from Lung Phinh market to Ta Chai village, home of Fula minority. Arrive later afternoon at the H’mong ethnic minority village of Pa Chu Ty II, our destination for overnight. The villages are unused to the presence of foreigners so we are encouraged to tread gently. The accommodation here is basic.

Day 3: Pa Chu Ty II – Then Van – Lung Cai

After breakfast at local home stay, the trek leads through beautiful sightseeing on narrow footpath to the H’mong village of Then Van. Discover the daily life of the local people. Continue trekking to Lung Cai – a delightful village located at the moutain side of H’mong area. Welcome for dinner and overnight at Mr Ma Seo Hoa’s homestay.

Day 4: Lung Cai – Hoang Nhi Pho – Ban Gia

Once leaving Lung Cai, following the trekking route to Hoang Nhi Pho through rice paddy and maize plantations . Lunch will be prepared and served here. After lunch, you will continue the trek toward Ban Gia village. Enjoy your dinner in a private local house and spend the night at Mr The’s homestay.

Day 5: Ban Gia – Nan Ma

Breakfast at local home stay. A great days trek, undulating sometimes steeply up and down and through natural landscapes to arrive finally at the isolated H’mong village of Nan Ma. The villagers are friendly and curious and the countryside and village very impressionable. Spend one more night in the H’mong village of Nan Ma at Mr Sinh’s house.

Day 6: Nan Ma – Nan Lung – Coc Pu II

The trekking is easier today and is punctuated by the exciting crossing of Nung ethnic minority area. Reaching relative civilization of terraces of paddy fields, house tools as brick, smith  and more. Have a break at Nan Lung village where the group will have lunch in a local house before continuing the last destination of Coc Pu II village. Overnight in a comfortable house in Coc Pu, a village inhabited by the Nung minority.

Day 7: Coc Pu II – Xin Man – Hoang Su Phi

After breakfast, there are three kilometers of warking to Coc Pai town in Xin Man district of Ha Giang province. Your car will be waiting to drive you to Sin Man, one of the pourest district which has border with Lao Cai province and China. Lunch will be in a local restaurant. Dinner and overnight in local guest house in Hoang Su Phi.

Day 8: Hoang Su Phi – Tung San

Breakfast at hotel. Transfer by car to the start point of your treeking today. You will trek 15 km through the beautiful scenery and local villages. Lunch will be served at a nice spot. Continue to the Black Dao ethnic of Tung San for dinner and overnight. Mr Tan Van Sai will have pleisure to welcome you at his house.

Day 9: Tung San – Dan Khao – Cao Banh

After having breakfast, your trek will begin from Tung San to Dan Khao then Cao Banh. Lunch on route. Dinner and overnight at Mr Phan Van Dau’s homestay (Black Dzao ethnic minority).

Day 10: Cao Banh – Ban Trang – Khuoi Hop – Ha Giang

Leaving Cao Banh, you will take the trekking route to Trang village then continue toward Khuoi Hop. Once reaching village Len in Viet Lam you will be transferred by car to Ha Giang. Dinner in town. Overnight in hotel in Ha Giang.

Day 11: Ha Giang – Ha Noi

Breakfast at hotel. Transfer to Hanoi via Tuyen Quang, Phu Tho provinces. Arrive Hanoi. End of Lotussia Travel service.