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About This Tour
This tour will take you from the vast lakes and chalky karsts of Ba Be National Park to the wild and rugged landscapes of Cao Bang to visit the spectacular Ban Gioc waterfall. You will be travelling through remote areas in Northern Vietnam, brushing along the Chinese border and staying with local families to learn about and experience the unique cultures and customs of rural Vietnam.
ACCOMMODATION:
| Location | Accommodation | Type |
| Ba Be | Tay’s Homestay | Homestay, private room with AC |
| Cao Bang | Nung’s Homestay | Homestay, private room |
Highlights
Included
- AC transportation
- 02 nights at homestay. Meals [02 breakfast, 03 lunches and 02 dinners]
- Entrance fees mentioned in the itinerary
- Professional English-speaking tour guide
- 01 bottle of water (500ml) is served every day during the time travelling by car
Excluded
- VAT invoice, travel insurance
- Additional fee if there is any change in ticket prices
- Tips for driver and tour guide
- Travel insurance
- Beverages for meals and other personal expenses.
Tour Plan
Expand allCollapse allHA NOI – LANG SON – CAO BANG (L/D)
Our tour guide will pick you up by car at your hotel around 7:30-8:00am, transferring you to Lang Son. We will start by driving in the direction of the Chinese border for about 3 hours, before stopping at Chi Lang Pass – a 20-km-long gorge created from a narrow valley between two mountains. This place occupies an important position in Vietnamese history, being the place of many victories against various Chinese invasions over the centuries and millennia, as far back as 981AD. As such it bears the reputation of Vietnam’s strongest citadel and bastion. Here you will have roughly an hour to walk around and explore the area around the Quy Mon Quan Gate, which translates as “The Gate of Monsters”, named for the many invasion forces that would spill through the pass over the course of history only to be beaten back by stalwart Vietnamese defenders. After lunch at a local restaurant in Dong Dang, you will continue your trip into the pass, stopping to visit Mother’s Temple and Dong Khe – an important historical site where The Battle of Dong Khe was fought during the First Indochina War. In fact, this was the very first battle of the Indochina Wars, and the fighting here took place through September and October 1950, ending in a resounding victory for the Viet Minh. In the evening you will get to enjoy dinner and overnight rest in a local homestay owned and operated by a local Nung family.
-Highlights and activities: Chi Lang, Quy Mon Quan Gate, Dong Khe Battle Site, Ethnic Villages, and a 3-5km walk.
-Accommodation: Homestay of Nung ethnic people
-Meal: Lunch and Dinner in local restaurant
CAO BANG – BAN GIOC WATERFALL (B, L, D)
After enjoying breakfast at the homestay, you will depart for Trung Khanh which lies right on the border with China. Here you will have another chance to meet and interact with the local Nung people living in the village of Phuoc Sen, a mountainous village famous for its traditional blacksmithing. The farming tools made here are an integral part of the lifestyle which is evident in the surrounding rice paddies and fields. Nestled amongst these amazing landscapes is the breath-taking Ban Gioc Waterfall which spans over 300 meters, split half and half between Vietnam and China. You’ll get some time here to simply take in the amazing atmosphere surrounding the falls, which presents an excellent opportunity for some fantastic photography. Once you’ve finished at the falls, it’s time to head over to Nguom Ngao Cave, for a very different, but no less impressive natural wonder. The cave stretches for 2,144 meters underground and is brimming with incredible stalactites and stalagmites. You will then return to Cao Bang town and head down the “snake pass” to Ba Be Lake, where you will stay overnight in a homestay constructed in traditional Tay fashion and owned and operated by a local Tay family. Here you can relax and unwind from the day and enjoy a delicious and authentic home-cooked meal.
-Highlights and activities: Ban Gioc Waterfall, Nguom Ngao Cave, Ethnic Villages
-Accommodation: Homestay of Tay ethnic people
-Meal: Breakfast, dinner at homestay. Lunch in local restaurant
BA BE LAKE – HA NOI ( B, L )
After breakfast we’ll kick the final day of the tour of by boarding a boat and setting off onto the lake. It’s up to you how to spend your time on the boat, whether it’s relaxing and enjoying the views or going for a swim in the cool waters to refresh yourself. The views consist of stunning karst formations all around you covered with patches of wild vegetation and a rich wildlife. The boat will then continue along the Nang River, giving you a chance to explore the caves of Puong Grotto where you can marvel at the stalactites and stalagmites created through river erosion, as well as observe the thousands-strong bat colony that lives here. Now that you’ve reached the end of your tour, you’ll be driven the roughly 230 kilometres back to Hanoi, with a stop at a tea plantation nestled among rolling hills. Once we arrive in Hanoi it is time to say farewell, having made lifelong memories and connections.
-Highlights and activities: Ba Be Lake, Puong Cave, Tay ethnic villages.
-Accommodation: Not included
-Meal: Breakfast at homestay. Lunch in local restaurant
ADDITIONAL FEES:
- Single supplement: US $20
CHILDREN POLICY:
- FOC for children from 1 to 3 go along with 2 adults (their parents must pay for all their other expenses and 1 to 3 year-old children do not have their own seats in the car). In case one person goes on the trip with one child from 1-3 years old, the child will be charged 50% as an adult’s price (the child will have meals and his/her own seat).
- 4 to 9 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 shar the hotel room with their parents)
- From 10-year-old children are considered as adults
NOTICE:
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- Any cancellation of a booking must be in writing and shall only be effective upon its acknowledged receipt by Mr Linh’s Adventures.
- FOC cancellation more than 15 days before travel date, 30% surcharge if cancelled 15 days or less before travel date. If cancelled 7 days or less before the tour starts, 55% of the total amount is charged and if cancelled 2 days or less before the tour starting date, 100% of the total amount is charged.
- No refunds are given in case of ‘force majeure’.
- No refunds are given if the client leaves the program after it has begun for any reason whatsoever or miss any scheduled sightseeing or visit or no showing up. You have to bring along your Passport
- You should bring any type of medicine for preventing insects and common diseases
- Bring your private toothbrush, toothpaste and towel (if necessary)
- Tour guide can rearrange the schedule, but all places stay the same
- If under 6 tourists, driver can also be tour guide
- If you are a vegetarian, you can bring your own food to suit your taste (if necessary)
- Do not bring a too big suitcase with you
- After the trip we wilL drop you off at Hanoi Opera House
CUSTOMERS’ RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Customers must be responsible for your illness and chronic diseases (such as cardiovascular disease, blood pressure, diabetes, osteoarthritis …), congenital diseases, latent diseases, HIV AIDS, mental and neurological disorders, pregnant women … They are diseases that are not covered by the insurance. When necessary, you must write your own commitment about 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.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TRUST!
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