3-day Adventure Mountainous Tour (Hanoi / Duong Lam ancient village / Remote area or Mu Cang Chai / Sapa)
Tour Description
Day 1: Hanoi / Ancient village of Duong Lam / Nghia Lo (300 km) - Drive to Duong Lam village (about 80 km), the purely agricultural village of the Northern Red River delta where still preserve many hundred-year-old houses. Then drive to visit Mia pagoda (another hamlet in Duong Lam village) built in 15th century and admire 287 statues of all sizes, among with are famous sculpture such as the statue of Buddha in the Himalayas and the statues of the Eight Vajra Deities. Lunch in the village. After lunch continue to drive to Nghia Lo, a town in Yen Bai province. Arrive in Nghia Lo in the afternoon. Visit Cang Don relic site. Dinner and night in Nghia Lo town.
Day 2: Nghia Lo / Mu Cang Chai / Sapa - Leave Nghia Lo after early breakfast. Go on the 30-km dangerous and foggy pass of Khau Pha you will reach Mu Cang Chai, the amazingly beautiful land with magnificent terraced fields such as Che Cu Nha, La Pan Tan. After lunch you will go through Lai Chau province blessed with mystical mountain, beautiful rivers and streams. Visit minority villages en route. Enjoy the landscape on O Quy Ho pass - the highest pass in Vietnam (2070 m). Arrive in Sapa late afternoon. Dinner and night in Sapa (Meals included: breakfast)
Day 3: Sapa (Lao Chai & Ta Van villages) / Lao Cai / Hanoi - After breakfast visit Lao Chai village (Black H’Mong tribe), looking down the valley, viewing magnificent landscapes of high mountains, waterfalls and terraced rice paddies… Have a walk around Lao Chai village, learn more about the daily life here, and then have a 2km trek from Lao Chai to Ta Van village (Dzay tribe). After lunch drive back to Hanoi (370 km) . Arrive in Hanoi late evening. (Meals included: breakfast)
Services included:
Accommodation at standard hotel (2*-3*) - twin/double sharing
Entrance fees.
Meals as mentioned.
English speaking guide.
Private car
Services excluded:
Personal expense and other service not mentioned in the itineraries
NOTE: The tour price is better for the group of more than 2 people and is not valid during Vietnam Holidays (New Year 2018; Vietnam Tet Holiday from Feb 14 to Feb 22 - according the Lunar calendar; Liberty Day of Apr 30; the May Day and the National Day of Sep 2)
The best time to take the tour is Sept - Oct.
Please contact us if you want to make any changes to the itinerary.