HA GIANG – DONG VAN KARST PLATEAU – DU GIA

19.00-19.30: Pick up at the hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter area. Beginning of the excursion with Ha Giang. Have dinner on the way (paid by yourself). Overnight on a sleeping bus.

04.00-04.30: Arrive Ha Giang, Drop you at the motel or homestay for the rest. You will be served a simple breakfast with egg bread or instant noodles.

07h00: Preparation for beginning of the excursion with Ha Giang karst plateau. You will visit:

• Km0 milestone in Ha Giang city.
• Bac Sum pass, the first pass when you go into the Dong Van Karst Plateau area.
• Next stop is Quan Ba Sky Gate. Enjoy your time here seeing the beauty of Bosom Mountain and all Tam Son Town from the higher place.
• Lung Tam weaving village and explore the production stages to make brocade.

Noon: Have lunch in a local restaurant. In the afternoon, you will visit:

• Take a picture with Lonely Tree.
• Tham Ma pass where people used to test the power of horses before.
• Pho Cao (Fox street) for watching the unique house of H’Mong people, with the rock fence bounding it (you can also take pictures with Peach Blossoms and Plum Blossoms at Tet holiday, and visit Pho Cao Market on Day of the Dog and Day of the Dragon).
• Nine rounds pass.
• Sung La village, visit H’Mong Ancient house – the place where the film “Story of Pao”.
• 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 20th century.
• Lung Cu Flag Pole – the northernmost place of Vietnam.

18.00: Arrive at Dong Van town. Check in hotel and rest

19.00: Have dinner. You can free for a walk to discover Dong Van old quarter at night or have a cup of coffee (paid by yourself) at the most favorite Café in Dong Van named “Café Phố Cổ” or try many kinds of food in Dong Van. Overnight at Dong Van town.

07.00: Have breakfast. On Sunday, you will have a chance to join the Dong Van weekly market which is very famous with thousands of H’mong, Dzao and Tay people with colorful clothes who sell lots of local products.

08.00: Check out and get on car and continuing with:

• Conquer Mapileng pass with spectacular scenery
• Take pictures with Mapileng canyon which is 800 meters deep
• Yacht on Nho Que River and pass to Tu San Canyon (not include the fee of return bus and boat, 15$/person)

Noon: Have lunch in Meo Vac town. After Lunch. We will drive through the villages of Lung Phin, Lung Ho, Mau Due, Lang Khac… where we will have a bit of a stop to take pictures. And stop at Du Gia commune where we will spend a night in a homestay located in the middle of a dreamly green rice field.

18.00: Eat dinner. Free at night. Overnight in Du Gia.

07.00: Take a deep breath, enjoy the fresh air of early morning and eat breakfast.

08.00: Check out and take the road back to Ha Giang. It doesn’t mean the end of attractions, you will have time for hiking in the wonderful scenery of the mountains in Duong Thuong commune. You will visit Lung Tam weaving village and explore the production stages to make brocade. After two hours of driving we will reach the famous Lung Khuy cave. The cave is around 300m in length with many magnificent stalactites and fancy shapes that will stimulate your imagination.

Noon: Eat lunch in Nam Dam village, Dao ethnic, village of houses with clay walls. If the weather is good, you may take a swim at the stream on the way back to Ha Giang. Arrive Ha Giang. Eat dinner and go to the bus station after that.

17.30: Arrive Ha Giang. Have dinner at the restaurant. Depending on your booked option, the car and tour guide will:

(*) With the option of returning to Hanoi by Limousine (seat): The car will take you to the Limousine, check in and rest. You self-sufficient dinner on the way back. Arrived in Hanoi around 00:30am the next day. Tour ends. See you again!

(*) With the option of returning to Hanoi by Sleeping bus: The car will take you to the Homestay for rest and eat dinner. After the dinner, get on the Sleeping bus and go back to Hanoi. Arrived in Hanoi around

04:00 am the next day. Tour ends. See you again!