NORTHEAST LOOP OF VIETNAM
4 days, 3 nights.
Day 1: Hanoi - Vu Linh. ~180 km, ~8 h.
Drive to Vu Linh in 8 hours. The road is easy and mostly sealed. We are welcome in the house of our Dao friends. The welcome is exceptional.
Day 2: Vu Linh - Na Khan. ~165 km, ~6 h.
You ride from Vu Linh to Na Khan through Tuyen Quang. The road is sealed almost all the way. The last part (10 kilometres) is wild and bumpy. Na Khan is a Tay village, lost in the middle of the primitive forest. Mr. Lo, chef of the village will welcome us in his house.
Day 3: Na Khan - Ba Be. ~50 km, ~2 h.
Short drive from Na Khan to Ba Be on bumpy road. Lunch at our captain's house (Mr. Dang, we call him Zi Dang). Easy boating on the lake and river. Go to market (if it is the day you arrive). Stop at waterfall, beautiful swim…Ong pirate, the chef of Dau Dang waterfall where we enjoy dinner. Down the waterfall, we could visit the village and a small school (only few pupils during the summer). We propose to stay in the stilt house of forest guards.
Day 4: Ba Be - Hanoi. ~240 km, ~8 h.
Quite a long drive but easy (early departure is better) from Ba Be back to Hanoi ~240 km. Arrive in Hanoi around 5 pm.
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