The Big Adventure in Northern Vietnam

Day 1: Hanoi – Bac Kan – Cho Ra – Ba Be National Park

07.30 Our tour guide will pick you up at your hotel and head to Ba Be. Have lunch at Bac Kan city. After lunch, we drive straight to Ba Be.

14.00 Arrive at Boc Luom dock where we begin our paddling trip along Nang River. Paddle though the giant Puong Cave before go into Ba Be Lake. When we arrive at Be Be Dock we will walk to a village of Nung ethnic minority where we spend our night in a homestay. Dinner at the homestay.

Notes
- Driving time: 5hrs
- Paddling time: 3hrs
- Meals: Lunch, Dinner

Day 2: An Ma Temple – Ao Tien Lake – Dau Dang Waterfall

07:30 Get up and have breakfast at the homestay. Today we will paddle across the lake to visit to An Ma Temple. Continue paddling to Ao Tien and have a picnic lunch by the lake. After lunch, we paddle to Dau Dang Waterfall. Spend sometime to relax after a long paddling day at the waterfall. Take support boat back to the village of overnight and dinner.

Notes
- Paddling time: 4hrs
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 3: Ba Be National Park – Bao Lac – Meo Vac

08:00 Have breakfast at the homestay before taking a boat ride to the bus station. Take a long drive on the winding roads of northern Vietnam to Bao Lac Town for lunch. After lunch we continue driving to Meo Vac. On arrival in Meo Vac, we check in hotel and would do short trek on the ancient path along the stunning Pi Leng Gore. Dinner and overnight in Meo Vac.

Notes
- Driving time: 5hrs
- Trekking time: 5kms
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 4: SUP adventure on Nho Que River – Ha Giang

We have breakfast in town before taking a short drive to the river bank. Today we paddle in the most beautiful paddling spot in Northern Vietnam with with the highlight is Tu Lan, the highest mountain gore in Southest Asia. We will have a picnic lunch just before we enter the gore. After lunch we paddle to a hydro power station where we get on our bus and go back to the hotel for washing and change. In the afternoon we drive to Ha Giang City where we spend another night in a hotel. Dinner and overnight in Ha Giang.

Notes
- Driving time: 1hr
- Paddling time: 4hrs
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 5: Ha Giang – Hanoi

Breakfast at the hotel. This morning we have a visit to a tea factory where you will learn how we havest the giant tea and how different kind of tea are made. Drive back to Hanoi with a stop on the way for lunch. Arrive in Hanoi in late afternoon. Tour ends

Notes
- Driving time: 6hrs
- Meals: Breakfast, Lunch