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| Arrival at Noi Bai Airport. Meeting with guide and transfer to the hotel. Welcome dinner featuring Vietnamese specialties. Overnight in Hanoi. |
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AM: Depart for Babe Lake, a mountain area which is nearly 200km far from Hanoi. Arrival on midday. PM: Visit Ba Be area: Nang river, grottos, waterfall, O/N at ethnic village Pac Ngoi where visitors can learn about the Tay people's customs. Enjoy meals of ethnic minorities. Overnight in guest's house. |
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| Day 03: Trekking To Tay's Villages | |
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7 hours hard trekking to visit Tay's village accompanied by local guide. Take away lunch will be arranged. It takes 5 hour walk to the village - spend time with ethnic people. Overnight in the village of Tay people. |
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| Day 04: Back To BaBe LaKe | |
| Trekking back to Babe Lake. At leisure on the day. Overnight in Babe guest house. |
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| Day 05: BaBe - TuyenQuang | |
| Depart for Tuyen Quang. Lunch on the way. Overnight in Tuyen Quang. |
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| Day 06: TuyenQuang-HaGiang | |
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Off for Ha Giang, the remote northern province of Vietnam, where H'mong poeple consider as their capital. Meet many ethnic villages en route with rich culture. Overnight in Ha Giang. |
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| Day 07: HaGiang-MeoVac-DongVan | |
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Depart early morning to visit the wonderful world of ethnic people. Get picture of many impressive scenery en route and colorful weekly market. visit the palace of H'mong king. Overnight in Dong Van. |
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| Day 08: DongVan-HaGiang-TuyenQuang | |
| Transfer back to Tuyen Quang. Overnight in Tuyen Quang. |
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| Continue your trip to North West. Leave Tuyen Quang for Bac Ha. This day is a hard travelling by car but the scenery on route is incredible. Overnight in Bac Ha. |
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| Visit Can Cau Market, an outstanding feature of ethnic people in the North. Buying souvernir from ethnic people. Short walk to discover some surrounding villages. Overnight in Bac Ha. |
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| Day 11: BacHa-SaPa-TamDuong | |
| Depart for Tam Duong. Stop enroute to visit Sapa market which is organized weekly only in Saturday. 5 hours trekking to discover villages of ethnic minorities such as Sandiu, Hanhi, Xa that remains natural and unspoiled by mass tourism. Overnight in Tam Duong. |
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| Day 12: TamDuong-SinHo-LaiChau | |
| Trekking by shortcut to SinHo villages. Car will run free and meet you at Sinho village. Continue to drive to Lai Chau town. Overnight in Lai Chau. |
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| Day 13: LaiChau - DienBienPhu | |
| Leave Lai Chau for Dien Bien Phu. Visit the old battle field. Overnight in Dien Bien Phu. |
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| Day 14: DienBienPhu-SonLa-MaiChau | |
| Leave Lai Chau for Mai Chau. Enroute visit the prison of French war. Arrival in Mai Chau, join the activities to Thai minority. Overnight at house-on-stilt in Mai Chau. |
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| Leave Mai Chau for Hanoi. Free time. |
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Transfer to airport to leave Hanoi. End of service. |
