ITINERARY IN DETAIL
DAY 1: HANOI – HALONG BAY (-/L/D)
Welcome to Threeland!
In the morning the tour guide of Threeland Travel will meet
you at your hotel in Hanoi and transfer you to Halong, a
World Heritage as designated by UNESCO in 1994, with
thousands limestone islets with stopovers en route to visit
the rural life of the Red River Delta’s farmers (esp. in
transplanting and harvest times), or the ceramic town at
Dong Trieu. The transfer will take about 3hours30. Check-in
your boat in Halong and have a lunch of fresh seafoods
served on board. Afternoon is your relaxation and you can
just relax on the sundeck and enjoy the bay’s splendid
seascape of thousands odd-shaped rocky islands, visit the
inside-island grottoes or go swimming. Dinner (seafoods) and
overnight on board.
DAY 2: HALONG BOAT TRIP – TRAIN TO LAO CAI (B/L/D)
After breakfast, we will continue to tour the Bay until
reaching the Wharf of Halong again (around 11.00) and back
to Hanoi. Stopover at Hong Ngoc Charity centre in Sao Do
Town for a quick lunch. After arrive in Hanoi around 16.00,
the guide will show you around the Sword Lake, Ngoc Son
Temple and enjoy an afternoon show at 17.00 of Water
Puppetry. Dinner in Hanoi before taking the night train
(escorted by Threeland guide) to Laocai stantion. Overnight
on the train.
DAY 3: LAO CAI - BAC HA – BAN LIEN (B/L/D)
Upon our arrival in Lao Cai early morning (about 06.00) we
will take a short break for refreshment and breakfast at Lao
cai restaurant before having the car of Threeland to drive 2
to 3 hours along the winding mountainous road to Bac Ha, the
“White Highland” of the Northwest. Meet our new friends from
our local support team before starting our 3-hour trek to
Ban Lien, the Tay family’s hometown. You will have a chance
to see plum and peach forests hereby and if the trek is in
Spring with white apricos covering mountains, the beautiful
scenery will leave you unforgettable memories. Overnight in
Ban Lien.
DAY 4: BAN LIEN – NA TRI – QUANG NGUYEN (B/L/D)
This day you could see the interesting change of
geographical conditions from earth mountain with peach and
plum forests to rocky ones with sharp and rugged rocks.
Thanks to its great geography this place had been chosen by
Raid Gauloise for their big contest in 2002. After a long
7-hour trekking, we will overnight in Quang Nguyen.
DAY 5: QUANG NGUYEN – HO THAU – NAM SON (B/L/D)
Another hard day with 6-7 hour trekking thru the mountain,
rain forest and villages. You will have great chance to meet
typical hill-tribal people such as Tay, Nung, Dzao and
H’mong. The temporary waterfalls made by sudden rains, foggy
mountains and forests etc. will fascinate you by their
mystery. Overnight in Nam Son, a modern village with some
cold drink and hot dinner.
DAY 6: NAM SON – MOTORBIKE TAXI TO BAN NHUNG – TUNG SAN
(B/L/D)
After breakfast, we will take one-hour driving by “motor
taxi” (xe om) to Ban Nhung, then start trekking from here.
This day we will have great chance to discover green tea
mountainous fields and the routine activities of tea
farmers. Tung San is famous by its green tea and we can
taste a little bit this bitter special tea. Overnight in
Tung San.
DAY 7: TUNG SAN – THUONG SON – VI XUYEN HOT SPRING
(B/L/D)
Being located between the Natural Reserve of Tay Con Linh
(Ha Giang province), the wild and narrow tracks in Tung San
will challenge the trekkers by its slope, extreme descending
and rocky paths. Locals here have a few chances to see
foreign tourists so you could find the pure life of hill
tribal people hereby. Get over to the elevation of 1,971m
where you will reach Vi Xuyen hot spring for relax in the
pool and massaging tub by mineral hot water. Overnight at
hotel in Vi xuyen.
DAY 8: VI XUYEN – HANOI (B)
After breakfast, we will take an easy transfer to Hanoi by
motortaxi. Arrive in Hanoi late afternoon.
End of services. in Hanoi.
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