Vietnam Trekking and Homestay Tours: Travel Hanoi Lang Son Cao Bang Ba Be National Park (7 days)

The 7-day tour is arranged in the north eastern Vietnam taking you to remote, isolated villages of Cao Bang province where you meet up with the Tay and Nung people. Begin your 7-day adventure tour with a car transfer from Hanoi to the north through Bac Giang and Bac Ninh province to Lang Son town and then That Khe where you spend the first night. The following days you will trek along hillside from village to village including Na Pang village, Pak Khoang village, Na Nieng village, La village, Ta Lung village. This is a medium hike as you spend about 5 – 6 hours on trekking with few up and downhill climbs. The tour is provided with an extension trip to Ba Be national park where you enjoy a boat trip on Ba Be lakes. A short hiking tour can also be made on the spot if you would like to spend more time around this area. The tour is provided on private basis with private vehicle, experienced English-speaking tour guide, support vehicle, local porters and trekking equipments. The best time to travel this trekking adventure tour is the dry season starting from October until April.

Itinerary:

Day 1: Hanoi – Lang Son

7:00am: You will be met up with Lotussia Travel team at your hotel in Hanoi. Depart for Lang Son, driving the national road 1A. After about three hours, you arrive in Lang Son. Visit to Tam Thanh Cave and walking around the busy trading town. We continue riding to That Khe, a small quiet town. The afternoon ride is very nice as we drive through beautiful area with forested mountains and peaceful tribal villages. Arrival in That Khe in afternoon free the rest of the day. We will check in a small family run hotel. Lunch and dinner included. Overnight in That Khe.

Day 2: That Khe – Na Pang Village – Pac Khoang Village  (B/L/D)

Breakfast in That Khe. We will have a short drive to Na Pang Village, where we begin our trek to Pac Khoang. Today we will trek along valleys with on small paths that only used by the locals to go to their farms and surrounding villages. We will cross some small streams and tackle some easy hill slopes. Picnic lunch on the way. We would reach Pac Khoang around 5pm. Pac Khoang is a village of Dzao ethnic minority. Tonight we will have dinner and overnight with a local family.
Transfer: 10km by van

Day 3: Pac Khoang Village – Dong Khe – Na Nieng Village (B/L/D)

Breakfast and begin the trek around 8.30am. This morning we trek mainly downhill to Dong Khe where will have a lunch stop. The morning trek is on village road and jungle trails with nice view of rice and corn fields along valleys. We reach Dong Khe at noon. After lunch we continue trekking to Na Nieng Village which is home to Tay ethnic minority. The trek in the afternoon is a bit harder than the one in the morning since we have more uphill terrain to tackle. We reach Pac Khoang Village around 5pm. Today we will have dinner and stay overnight in a local house.

Day 4: Na Nieng Village – La Village (B/L/D)

Breakfast at the homestay before we start the adventure of the day. Today we trek up and down on some forested limestone mountains to reach La, a beautiful village of Tay ethnic minority. Today we have some stops for refreshment in remote tribal villages as we encounter during the trek. Dinner and overnight at homestay.
 
Day 5: La Village – Ta Lung – Cao Bang (B/L/D)

Breakfast at homestay and leave the village for Ta Lung, the border gate with China. We will trek through jungle and cross some small streams. Near Ta Lung we cross Bang Giang River on bamboo raft. Lunch in Ta Lung before we take a van transfer to Cao Bang Town. Check in hotel in Cao Bang and spend the rest of the day relaxing in local café or wander around the town. Dinner and overnight in Cao Bang.

Day 6: Transfer to Ba Be National Park (B/L/D)

Breakfast in Cao Bang and take a transfer to Ba Be National Park. Upon arrival in Cho Ra Town, we will have lunch in local restaurant before taking a relaxing boat trip on Nang River and enter the beautiful Ba Be Lake. We will cruise through Puong Cave, a huge tunnel runs though mountain. After the boat trip we reach Pac Ngoi, a village of Tay ethnic minority. Dinner and overnight in local house.

Day 7: Boat trip on Ba Be lake. Return Hanoi (B/L)

After breakfast we take a short boat ride to the NP Dock where we get on van for the ride back to Hanoi. Lunch on the way. Back to Hanoi around 5pm. Check in hotel and free at leisure. Farewell dinner and overnight in Hanoi.