6 days, 5 nights.
Day 1: Hanoi - Na Khan. ~180 km, ~8 h.
Quite a long drive but easy (early departure is better) from Hanoi to Na Khan 180 km. The road is sealed all the way until Bac Kan and the last part from Bac Kan to Na Khan is wild and little bumpy. Na Khan is a Tay village, Mr. Lo, the chef of the village will welcome us in his house.
Day 2: 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… 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 our captain.
Day 3: Ba Be - Quang Hoa. ~170 km, ~8 h.
Beautiful ride up to Cao Bang province. Few passes from where you can dominate the area. The road is easy but many curves. We can stop a lot. All together, stop for drinks and food it should be an 8-hour journey. Then ride 1 more hour to reach the beautiful village of Quang Hoa, in the middle of a mountain cirque. This is the territory of Nung An people. Spend the night in our friend's house.
Day 4: Quang Hoa (options). ~100 km, ~2 h (~30 km, ~1 h).
Option 1:
Having obtained permission from the border police we make our way through spectacular scenery to Vietnam's most impressive waterfalls. Weather permitting we can swim right up to where the 50 m high falls hit the river.
Option 2:
Na Tau is a completely unknown area that we propose to discover it by raft and motorbike. Rivers and waterfalls everywhere are extremely beautiful and wild. It is only 15 km from Quang Hoa.
Day 5: Quang Hoa - Lang Son. ~150 km, ~5 h.
Drive from Quang Hoa to Lang Son. We will have time to discover this city, which has become a big trading post between China and Vietnam.
Overnight in hotel.
Day 6: Lang Son - Hanoi. ~150 km, ~3 h.
If the weather is nice, we can continue driving toward South to Mau Son. Mau Son is 30 km away from Lang Son, 1.541m above sea level, Promenade around Mau Son in the morning, visit our Dao friends. Then, ride down to Lang Son to have lunch.
We could also go to visit the market of Lang Son, full of smuggled goods.
Arrival at Hanoi around 6 pm.
Contact us now to book this tour or to know about different itineraries.
Quite a long drive but easy (early departure is better) from Hanoi to Na Khan 180 km. The road is sealed all the way until Bac Kan and the last part from Bac Kan to Na Khan is wild and little bumpy. Na Khan is a Tay village, Mr. Lo, the chef of the village will welcome us in his house.
Day 2: 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… 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 our captain.
Day 3: Ba Be - Quang Hoa. ~170 km, ~8 h.
Beautiful ride up to Cao Bang province. Few passes from where you can dominate the area. The road is easy but many curves. We can stop a lot. All together, stop for drinks and food it should be an 8-hour journey. Then ride 1 more hour to reach the beautiful village of Quang Hoa, in the middle of a mountain cirque. This is the territory of Nung An people. Spend the night in our friend's house.
Day 4: Quang Hoa (options). ~100 km, ~2 h (~30 km, ~1 h).
Option 1:
Having obtained permission from the border police we make our way through spectacular scenery to Vietnam's most impressive waterfalls. Weather permitting we can swim right up to where the 50 m high falls hit the river.
Option 2:
Na Tau is a completely unknown area that we propose to discover it by raft and motorbike. Rivers and waterfalls everywhere are extremely beautiful and wild. It is only 15 km from Quang Hoa.
Day 5: Quang Hoa - Lang Son. ~150 km, ~5 h.
Drive from Quang Hoa to Lang Son. We will have time to discover this city, which has become a big trading post between China and Vietnam.
Overnight in hotel.
Day 6: Lang Son - Hanoi. ~150 km, ~3 h.
If the weather is nice, we can continue driving toward South to Mau Son. Mau Son is 30 km away from Lang Son, 1.541m above sea level, Promenade around Mau Son in the morning, visit our Dao friends. Then, ride down to Lang Son to have lunch.
We could also go to visit the market of Lang Son, full of smuggled goods.
Arrival at Hanoi around 6 pm.
Contact us now to book this tour or to know about different itineraries.
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