NORTHEAST & NORTHWEST VIETNAM TOUR NO. 2 (HA GIANG - SAPA - FANSIPAN) 5D4N

06h00-06h30: Car and tour guide pick you up in the Old Quarter and Opera House area to depart for the Ha Giang tour. In the morning, the car will stop for you to rest and have breakfast at a restaurant in the Kim Anh Intersection area (the beginning of the highway) or at a rest stop on the highway.

Note: If your flight is early or departs the night before, the car can pick you up at Noi Bai Airport or at hotels in Dien Xa area near the airport on the morning of departure.

11h00: You will have lunch in Tan Yen town (Ham Yen, Tuyen Quang).

15h00: Arriving in Ha Giang city, you are free to take pictures at Km0 of Ha Giang. Then our car will continue to pick you up from Ha Giang city to continue the journey to conquer Dong Van Karst Plateau..

16h30: Stop at Quan Ba ​​Heaven Gate rest stop to take pictures of Fairy Bosom Twin Mounts view point, also known as Quan Ba ​​Twin Mountains, and the whole view of Tam Son town from above.

17h30: Arrive in Yen Minh, check in and rest.

18h30: Dinner. Free evening. Overnight in Yen Minh.

06.00: Check out from the hotel, have breakfast, and go sightseeing in Dong Van Karst Plateau Geopark. During the visit, you will stop at:

• Sung La village, visit Hmong’s Ancient house - the place where the film “Story of Pao” was produced in 2006. 
• Lo Lo Chai village to learn about the culture and life of the Lo Lo people at the northernmost point on the map of Vietnam.
• Visit to the King family mansion lying inside a valley of Sa Phin. This is the wealthiest and most powerful family of Dong Van in the early of 20th century. 
• Visit Lung Cu Flag Pole - the northernmost place in Vietnam.

12.00: Return to Dong Van town for lunch. After lunch, you continue:

• Travel through Mapileng Pass. This is the most beautiful path of the “Happy Way”. Come to Mapileng Canyon (800m depth) - the deepest canyon in Vietnam and indulge in the terrific view there.
• Take pictures with the majestic beauty of the 800m deep Ma Pi Leng Canyon (Tu San Gorge)- the most deeply dissected terrain in Vietnam.
• Boat trip on Nho Que River: Take a boat down the Nho Que River to Tu San Gorge, the deepest canyon in Vietnam located on the Nho Que River. The Nho Que River flows into Vietnam from Xeo Lung village, Lung Cu commune, Dong Van district, passing through Tu San Gorge along the foot of Ma Pi Leng Pass. (not including the cost of the Nho Que River boat trip according to the actual price at the time of the visitor's visit. The current ticket price is 120,000 VND/person + additional costs (if any) such as motorbike taxi fees or shuttle bus rental fees in case the Management Board is overloaded or due to road damage, road under repair, etc. leading to the Management Board's shuttle bus not being able to serve visitors).

17.00: Arrival in Dong Van town. Have dinner and free at night. You can take your time at Dong Van Ancient Town, a place that has lived nearly one century. And you can enjoy a coffee break at “Café phố Cổ” shop - a very famous coffee shop there (self payment). Overnight in Dong Van town.

In the morning: You wake up to witness the scene of people from many ethnic groups excitedly gathering from all over the streets to Dong Van market to participate in the market session that takes place every Sunday morning.

07h00: Have breakfast and get on the bus back to Ha Giang city. On the way, visit the Meo King Resident - Vuong Chinh Duc located in the valley of Sa Phin commune, this is the richest and most powerful family in Dong Van district in the early 20th century.

12h00: Have lunch in Ha Giang city. After lunch, the car will take you to the bus office and wait there.

16h00: The Ha Giang - Sapa bus (specific route coach) will pick you up from Ha Giang city to Sapa. The bus will stop to rest along the way. You will have dinner at the bus stop by yourself on the way to Sapa

21h30: Arrive in Sapa, check in at the hotel and rest. Free evening. Overnight in Sapa.

07.00: Have breakfast in the hotel.

08.00: Car and tour guide take you to Fansipan Cable Car Station to start the journey to conquer Fansipan with the world's most modern 3-wire cable car system with a cabin that can accommodate up to 30 visitors. Then continue conquering to the top of Fansipan at 3.143m higher from sea-level, the roof of Indochina.

11h30: Back to Sapa, have lunch and rest.

In the afternoon: You will start hiking to Cat Cat Village which is occupied by the Black H’mong tribe. Here, you can see the hydroelectric power station which was built by the French in the twentieth century. You will experience the tribal way of life of ethnic minorities while enjoying wonderful views of the terraced rice paddy fields and the waterfall in Cat Cat village. Visitors will also understand culture, unique customs, traditional crafts such as weaving, touching carved silver, forged agricultural tools...  Come back to the hotel.

18h00: Having dinner. After dinner, you are free to explore the charm of Sapa by night, enjoy roasted corn, baked eggs beside charcoal fire or go shopping. Especially on Saturday night, we highly recommend a stop at the Love Market - one of the unique cultures of ethnic minorities in northwest Vietnam. Overnight at the hotel in Sapa.

07.00: Have breakfast in the hotel. Check out the hotel

08h00: Tour guide picks you from the hotel and takes you to Moana. A check-in area with man-made structures but arranged in harmony with nature to create a unique, strange and beautiful landscape. The check-in area is only 500m from the Stone Church, with the view embracing the Hoang Lien Son range and the majestic Fansipan peak. This place consists of seven categories, attracting young people by many unique miniatures. There are Bali heaven gate, Moana girl statue, infinity lake, golden hand, death swing, lonely tree and coffee area.

13.00-13.30: Back to Sapa, have lunch and rest.

13h30: You get on the bus back to Hanoi.

19h00: Arrive at Noi Bai Airport (You can request to return to the airport if needed).

20h00: Arrival in Hanoi. End of tour. See you again!