HA GIANG – LUNG CU – DONG VAN: SPRING FLOWERS OF THE NORTHEAST
The stone plateau of Ha Giang at its most colourful, from Hai Phong.
Visit Lung Cam Cultural Village, the Meo King's Palace and the Lung Cu Flag Tower, look down on the Nho Que River from Ma Pi Leng and sip coffee in Lo Lo Chai.
| DAY | ROUTE |
|---|---|
| DAY 1 | HAI PHONG – HA GIANG – YEN MINH – DONG VAN (Breakfast, lunch, dinner) |
| DAY 2 | DONG VAN – HA GIANG (Breakfast, lunch, dinner) |
| DAY 3 | HA GIANG – HAI PHONG (Breakfast, lunch, dinner) |
| DAY 4 | HA GIANG - HAI PHONG (Breakfast, lunch) |
04h00 The tour guide and vehicle will pick you up at Vietravel HaiPhong.
Depart for Ha Giang - a land of San tea, honey wine and Thang Co; a land of peach blossoms, plum blossoms, traditions and bustling markets... Along the way, you can take the opportunity to admire the majestic and pristine Northeast mountain forests. The vehicle will stop along the way for breaks; you can get off to relax and take commemorative photos.
Stop in Ha Giang city for lunch at a local restaurant, savoring local specialties such as stream fish, five-color sticky rice.
Then, follow the Can Ty road, passing through the most beautiful pine forests in Vietnam stretching along the high mountain slopes to Yen Minh town. Continue to Dong Van district to admire the beauty.
• Dong Van Karst Plateau Geopark, recognized by UNESCO as a Global Geopark in 2010. You can stop to visit Pho Cao, Sung La, and the cultural village of Lung Cam, the setting for the famous film “Chuyen cua Pao” - in winter and spring, the fields are full of blooming yellow rapeseed flowers or Tet peach blossoms, perfect for romantic photos with strong cultural features.
Then, continue to Dong Van Old Quarter. Check in to the hotel, have dinner, and freely explore Dong Van Old Quarter at night.
Stay overnight in Dong Van
Guests wake up, have breakfast and check out of the hotel. The car takes guests to visit:
• Lung Cu - The northernmost point of the country, also described as: “Where you bow down to touch the ground and look up to touch the sky”. Guests visit the National Flagpole and take commemorative photos. From the Lung Cu flagpole, guests can admire the beautiful terraced fields interspersed with the stilt houses of the Lo Lo people in Seo Lung village below. Take pictures among the vast and poetic buckwheat flower garden (most beautiful in October & November every year).
After that, guests have lunch at a restaurant in Dong Van. Following the Meo Vac direction along the Nho Que River, guests will visit:
• Ma Pi Leng Pass - Known as the most majestic pass in Vietnam, it is one of the Four Great Passes of the Northeast and Northwest regions.
Guests depart for Quan Ba, where tourists have the opportunity to admire the Twin Fairy Mountains - a “work of art” bestowed by nature on this land. In addition, guests also have the opportunity to hear stories about the legend of this mountain, extremely fascinating and interesting.
The group gets on the bus back to Ha Giang city to have dinner at the restaurant. Check into the hotel, freely explore Ha Giang city at night, enjoy the specialty of Au Tau porridge at some restaurants along the Lo River.
Stay overnight in Ha Giang
Guests have breakfast and check out of the hotel. The car takes guests to visit:
• Peak 468, Vi Xuyen - located in Nam Ngat village, Thanh Thuy commune, crossing the steep roads around the Dong Bac mountain range next to Thanh Thuy border gate. “July Vi Xuyen” are memories of the most fierce battlefield, famous for the names “minced meat hill”, “century lime kiln” or “valley calling souls”.
• Shopping shopping for specialties of the mountainous region: Shan Tuyet tea, Bac Ha honey, sun-dried buffalo meat, mushrooms, dried bamboo shoots.
Continuing the journey back to Hai Phong, guests stop for lunch in Tuyen Quang. The tour ends at the original pick-up point.
(*) The order of the sightseeing spots may change according to the actual situation at the time of departure, but all benefits and sightseeing spots according to the program are still ensured.
Main activities: Highland specialties.
Notes:
- Children under 5: no service charge; parents take care of the child and pay any extra costs (e.g. height-based charges). Two adults may bring only 1 child under 5; a second child pays the rate for ages 5 to under 12 plus the single-room supplement. Air, rail and public transport tickets follow the carriers' rules
- Children from 5 to under 12: 50% of the adult tour price (no separate bed). Two adults may bring only 1 child aged 5 to under 12; any additional child must buy a single bed.
- Children 12 and over: 100% of the adult price.
After payment, if you wish to cancel the tour, please bring your ID card and payment receipt to the Vietravel office to complete the cancellation procedure. Cancellations by phone are not accepted.
- Cancellation time is counted in working days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays/Tet.
- Arriving late for the flight is treated as a cancellation 1 day before departure.
Refund and cancellation terms follow the Travel Ticket Sales Conditions attached to the contract.
- 10% of the tour price: immediately after registration.
- 50% of the tour price: 15 days before departure.
- 70% of the tour price: 5 days before departure.
- 100% of the tour price: 2 days before departure.
- 10% of the tour price: immediately after registration.
- 50% of the tour price: 30 days before departure.
- 70% of the tour price: 20 days before departure.
- 100% of the tour price: 10 days before departure.
