Ba Be Lake is Vietnam’s largest natural lake and is now the centrepiece of an extensive National Park. The park and the surrounding area is limestone country, so lakes, waterfalls, caves and unusual rock formations abound. The whole area is richly forested and home to many ethnic minority communities. Cao Bang province is one of the most beautiful places in all of Vietnam. The same cannot be said for the town of Cao Bang, but nobody cares as it is a useful base to explore the surrounding countryside. Cao Bang town is high above sea level and has a gentle climate. Ban Gioc Waterfall on the Quy Xuan River is located in Cao Bang Province, nears the Sino-Vietnamese border. The waterfall falls thirty meters. It is separated into three falls by rocks and trees. Ban Gioc Waterfall bears a poetic, fresh, quiet beauty of water, forest and cloud area mixed with village atmosphere of mountainous ethnic minorities. Young people and ethnic people usually sing the impressive verses about this imposing fall. Lang Son - the border town had been all destroyed during the recent Sino – Vietnamese war, but was rebuilt to become an important trade center in north-eastern region.

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Duration: 7 days/6 nights

Tour Code: MVAT03

Tour Valid: Until December 30th, 2012

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Day 1

Activities: Ha Noi Arrival
Place Transport: Airplane->car
Meals: Dinner

Upon arrival, our private Vietnam Tour guide and driver will welcome your Vietnam Holiday, pick up and transfer to the hotel for check in. Hanoi, a city where the exotic chic of old Asia blends with the dynamic face of new Asia. Where the medieval and modern co-exist. A city with a blend of Parisian grace and Asian pace, an architectural museum piece evolving in harmony with its history, rather than bulldozing through like many of the region’s capitals. Hanoi is where imagination becomes reality. Free at leisure. Overnight in Hanoi.
Day 2

Activities: Ha Noi - Ba Be
Place Transport: car
Meals: Breakfast - Lunch - Dinner

Begin this exotic journey North-East from your hotel in Hanoi, we drive up and pass through the undulating terrain of tea plantation. On the way, we will make a break and visit at the museum of Ethnology in Thai Nguyen town; then we keep moving through many other timeless villages near the road. This is the first glimpse of rural Vietnam and sets the tone for the days ahead.
Today we will have lunch in a local restaurant in Bac Can before reaching Ba Be area. Arrival in Ba Be National Park in the early afternoon, we check into the homestay in Pac Ngoi Village of the Tay minority then it is our free time for strolling around the village relaxing in the National Park Area. Tonight, we will have dinner and homestay with the Tay minority.
Day 3

Activities: Ba Be - Cao Bang
Place Transport: car
Meals: Breakfast - Lunch

Today, we will spend the morning exploring the beauty of Ba Be lakes on the local canoes; we get transfer to a boat dock and then glide along the lake into Nang River and through the pretty cave. We will enjoy lunch and interact with the Tay minority in Cam village near the beautiful waterfall. After lunch, we canoe into the tranquil Ba Be lakes for its majesty. The followings are swimming and trekking sometimes to visit the ethnic minorities. We will come back to the village around 02:00 PM for the transfer to Cao Bang, here the ethnic people of H’Mong, Dzao, Tho and Nung live together in harmony.
Day 4

Activities: Cao Bang - Ban Gioc - Cao Bang
Place Transport: car
Meals: Breakfast - Lunch

Heading out of Cao Bang town, we start venturing into the most remote northern region of Cao Bang Province. The scenic roads traverse Trung Khanh before arriving at the famous Ban Gioc Waterfall, the biggest waterfall in Vietnam (may not have full of water in the dry season). This enormous cave has two main entrances and one branch reaching almost all the way to the waterfalls where is a ‘secret’ entrance. We will be back to Cao Bang in the afternoon then it is free time relaxing and exploring Cao Bang Town.
Day 5

Activities: Cao Bang - Lang Son
Place Transport: car
Meals: Breakfast - Lunch

We get the drive to That Khe throught Dong Khe then heading for Lang Son (the border town had been all destroyed during the recent Sino – Vietnamese war, but was rebuilt to become an important trade center in north-eastern region). We can make some breaks en routes as you wish to visit hill tribe villages and take pictures.
Day 6

Activities: Lang Son - Ha Noi
Place Transport: car
Meals: Breakfast - Lunch

The central market of Dong Kinh – Lang Son and the legendary Tam Thanh Cave are visited this morning before we travel by roads back to Hanoi through many mountain areas. Their breathtaking scenery is some of the best in Asia. We encounter en route many ethnic minorities doing their daily works such as logging, herding buffalo and tilling the field. We arrive in Hanoi around 5 p.m. Our adventure ends at your hotel in Hanoi.
Day 7

Activities: Ha Noi Depature
Place Transport: car
Meals: Breakfast

Free time at leisure for you to wrap up your memorial Vietnam Holiday until our private guide will see you off at the airport with the sincere thanks for traveling with us. We hope that you have enjoyed your Vietnam Tours with us and look forward to organizing your coming Vietnam Tours.

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