Yen Bai - Nghia Lo - Mu Cang Chai 3 days 2 nights: trekking - biking & eco tour

Itinerary

Day 1: Hanoi – Yen Bai city – Nghia Lo ( L/D)

Stop At: Suoi Giang - Yen Bai, Van Chan District, Yen Bai Vietnam
AM: Our guide will pick-up you at hotel & depart to Nghia Lo, Yen Bai.

On the road, we will visit in Suoi Giang Commune, Van Chan district to admire the hundreds of years old – ancient tea trees, which make up the specialty Tea San Snow. The wild tea trees growing in the high mountains, plus a cool climate all year round haze tea flavor in particular. We have lunch at here. Then leave Suoi Giang, continue going to Nghia Lo.

Arrive at Nghia Lo town, check in our homestay at a peaceful village of Thai people. Rest on a traditional stilt house. In the afternoon, we embark on a bicycling tour to discover the daily life of the ethnic community in the area and enjoy the beautiful scenery of villages, rice fields or enjoy the Hot Spring.

Dinner and overnight at the homestay.
Duration: 1 day

Meals included:
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Sleeping at local house/ mini hotels

Day 2: Nghia Lo – Tu Le – Mu Cang Chai – trekking around villages (B/L/D)

Stop At: Mu Cang Chai, National Road 32, Yen Bai 320000 Vietnam
You will be surprise before the wonderful rice terrace belong the route from Tu Le – Mu Cang Chai.

Run over the Khau Pha pass (one of the four greatest passes in Northern Vietnam with 40km, connect Tu Le and Mu Cang Chai). We’ll cross Tu Le and Mu Cang Chai, the two remote lands of Yen Bai province where the black H’mong, Dzao and Thai people can make wonderful rice terrace on the mountains. The ride is on some of the most scenic roads which offer a lot of stops for picturing as the view point to see the Lim Mong, Lim Thai village or paragliding-point on the top of this pass.

Enjoy trekking tours around La Pan Tan commune, explore the life & musical of Mong people.

Continue trekking from La Pan Tan village to enjoy Mam Xoi rice terrace of H’mong people or Che Cu Nha Commune in Mu Cang Chai. Picnic lunch is served along trekking path. Visit some school or H’mong house, play with children. Beside the rice terrace, you will have a chance to explore the culture & local life of Mong people, such as music traditional, agriculture tools, how to make traditional clothes or H’mong people…

Note: 3- hour drive & 3-4 hour light trek. Sleeping at stilt house of the Thai people nearby Mu Cang Chai town. Dinner and overnight there.
Duration: 1 day

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Sleeping at the local house/ mini hotels

Day 3: Mu Cang Chai - Hanoi (B/L) - Around 300 kms.

Stop At: Mu Cang Chai, National Road 32, Yen Bai 320000 Vietnam
After breakfast, we have around 1 hours to look around and experience early morning in Mu Cang Chai. Around 8.00 - 8.30 am, depart back to Hanoi from Mu Cang Chai. On the road in the harvest season, you could enjoy the “Green Rice” – The special product of Tu Le town. Have lunch in Tu Le or Nghia Lo. After that, we continue back to Hanoi, taking pictures on the way back.

The Mu Cang Chai trekking trip with Vietnam tonkin travel will be finished in Hanoi in the late afternoon.
Duration: 12 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
No accommodation included on this day.