NIGHT 1: HANOI - HA GIANG                                  (OVERNIGHT ON SLEEPING BUS)

19.00-20.00: Pick up at the hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter area. Beginning of the excursion with Ha Giang. Overnight on a sleeping bus.

DAY 1: HA GIANG - KHUOI MY - HA THANH - HA GIANG                                               ( - / L / D )

04.00-04.30: Arrive Ha Giang, Drop you at the homestay or motel for the rest. You will have breakfast here.

07.30: Car and the guide will pick you up at the homestay or hotel and depart to Na Thac, Khuoi My which is the village of Tay Con Linh Ranges. Taking photographs, sightseeing the terraced rice field at Na Thac village, Phuong Do commune, enjoying the early morning. Walking around Khuoi My village (the highest village in Ha Giang city) and looking around traditional houses with mossy green house roofs. The tour guide will introduce to Dao Ethic cultural and traditional unique such as weddings, funerals and coming of age ceremony etc. Stoping at Khuoi My suspension bridge, relaxing and taking photo.

Noon: Having lunch at Khuoi My, sitting at Dao stilt house; sightseeing terraced rice fileds; enjoy traditional meal and local tea (Shan tea) with local people. After lunch, you going down the mountain. Visting and swimming at the waterfall.

17h00: Back to Ha Giang and rest. Have dinner. Free at night. Overnight in Ha Giang.

DAY 2: HA GIANG - QUAN BẠ - YEN MINH - DONG VAN                                                            ( B / L / D )

07h00: Guide picks you at the hotel or homestay, takes you to breakfast and prepares for the beginning of the excursion with Ha Giang karst plateau. You will visit:

• Km0 milestone in Ha Giang city.
• Bac Sum pass, the first pass when you go into the Dong Van Karst Plateau area.
• Next stop is Quan Ba Sky Gate. Enjoy your time here seeing the beauty of Bosom Mountain and all Tam Son Town from the higher place.
• Take a picture with a lonely Lumber tree.
• Tham Ma pass where people used to test the power of horses before.

Noon: Have lunch in a local restaurant. In the afternoon, you will visit:

• Pho Cao (Fox street) for watching the unique house of H’Mong people, with the rock fence bounding it (you can also take pictures with Peach Blossoms and Plum Blossoms at Tet holiday, and visit Pho Cao Market on Day of the Dog and Day of the Dragon).
• 9 Rounds pass
• Sung La village, visit H'Mong Ancient house - the place where the film “Story of Pao” was produced in 2006.
• Visit to the King family mansion lying inside a valley of Sa Phin. This is the wealthiest and most powerful family of Dong Van in the early 20th century.
• Lung Cu Flag Pole - the northernmost place of Vietnam.

18.00: Arrive at Dong Van town. Check in hotel and rest

19.00: Have dinner. You can free for a walk to discover Dong Van old quarter at night or have a cup of coffee (paid by yourself) at the most favourite Café in Dong Van named "Café Phố Cổ" or try many kinds of food in Dong Van. Overnight at Dong Van town.

DAY 3: MAPILENG PASS - NHO QUE RIVER - HA GIANG - BUS TO HANOI                          ( B / L / D )

06.30: Have breakfast. If on Sunday, you will have chance to join with Dong Van weekly market which is very famous with thousands of H'mong, Dzao and Tay people with colorful clothes who sell lots of local products.

08h00: Check out and get on car and continuing with:

• Conquer Mapileng pass with spectacular scenery
• Take pictures with Mapileng canyon which is 800 meters deep
• Yacht on Nho Que River and pass to Tu San Canyon (not include the fee of return motorcycle and boat, 15$/person)

12.00: Have lunch in Dong Van town. After Lunch, You will be back to Ha Giang. You will visit Lung Tam weaving village and explore the production stages to make brocade.

17.30: Arrive Ha Giang. Have dinner at the restaurant. Depending on your booked option, the car and tour guide will:

(*) With the option of returning to Hanoi by Limousine (seat): The car will take you to the Limousine, check in and rest. You self-sufficient dinner on the way back. I Arrived in Hanoi around 00:30am the next day. Tour ends. See you again!

(*) With the option of returning to Hanoi by Sleeping bus: The car will take you to the Homestay for rest and eat dinner. After the dinner, get on the Sleeping bus and go back to Hanoi. Arrived in Hanoi around 04:00am the next day. Tour ends. See you again!

Inclusions

• Transport by 7 to 16-seat AC Car transfer from Ha Giang to Karst Plateau
• 01 night at an accommodation hotel, 2 persons in a room. In case there are an odd number of tourists, there will be a room having 3 persons if accepted. If not, an additional fee of 50% of the price of a hotel room will be charged.
• 01 night at Homestay in Ha Giang
• Meals (3 breakfasts, 3 lunches and 3 dinners)
• Entrance ticket fee
• English speaking tour guide
• 01 bottle of water is served everyday during the time traveling by car

Exclusions

• VAT invoice, travel insurance
• Sleeping bus transfer Hanoi - Ha Giang city - Hanoi (02 nights on bus)
• Expenses for boat trip on Nho Que river: 15$/person
• Additional fee if there is any change in ticket prices
• Beverages for meals and other personal expenses.
• Tips for driver and tour guide, at least $5/person per day

Price Policy for Children

• Free for children with ages from 1 to 3 (their parents must pay for all their other expense and 1 to 3 year-old children do not have their own seats in the car)
• 4 to 8 year-old children will be charged 75% of the tour fee (they will have their own seats in our car and their own meals, but they have to share the hotel room with their parents)
• From 09-year-old children are considered as adults

Required Additional Fees

• Single hotel room rental: 10$/person/01nights
• Foreigner will be charged 10$ more for the permission from border police.

Notice

• You have to bring your Passport
• You should bring any type of medicine for preventing insects and common diseases; bring your toothbrush, toothpaste and towel (if necessary)
• Tour guide can rearrange the schedule, but all places stay the same
• If you are a vegetarian, please bring along your suitable food
• Do not bring a too big suitcase with you

(*) Customer responsibilities:

• Customers are responsible by yourselves for your illness and chronic diseases (cardiovascular disease, blood pressure, diabetes, osteoarthritis ...), congenital diseases, latent diseases, HIV AIDS, mental and neurological disorders , pregnant women ... are diseases that are not covered by the insurance. When necessary, you must write your own commitment to your health when participating in the tour. The tour organizer is not responsible for the cases you do not report the illness, untruthful declaration as well as cases outside the coverage of travel in the tour.
• Customers must preserve their property in all circumstances and at all locations during the trip. The tour organizer is not responsible for any lost money, identification, airline tickets, personal belongings and other property of the customer during the trip.

Additional Information:

• Buckwheat Flowers bloom from September to December every year
• Peach Flowers and Prunus Salicina Flowers appear at before and after Tet holiday
• Market(s) on Sunday morning: Quản Bạ market, Yên Minh market, Đồng Văn and Mèo Vạc market
• Market(s) on Saturday morning: Quyết Tiến market
• Market(s) on Day of the Snake and Day of the Pig: Sà Phìn market
• Market(s) on Day of the Tiger and Day of the Monkey: Lũng Phìn market
• Market(s) on Day of the Dog and Day of the Dragon: Phố Cáo market