Vietlongtravel: HA GIANG THE NEW DESTINATION

Destination:Bac Ha - Lung Phinh - Ta Chai - Pa Chu Ty II - Then Van - Lung Cai - Hoang Nhi Pho - Ban Gia - Nan Ma– Nan Lung - Coc pu II - Sin Man - Hoang Su Phi - Tung San – Hop Nhat - Dan Khao - Cao Banh - Ban Trang - Khuoi Hop - Ha Giang
Duration: 9 Days 8 Nights

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DAY 1:HA GIANG THE NEW DESTINATION: Bac Ha - Lung Phinh - Ta Chai - Pa Chu Ty II (-/L/D)

Pick up at Lao Cai Train station, freshen up, breakfast and then transfer to Bac Ha town let. HA GIANG THE NEW DESTINATION

Coffee break and then on to Lung Phin. Trek starts from Lung Phinh along a large path for 1,5 hour to Ta Chai 1 village of the Phu La ethnic, one of the smallest groups in Vietnam with just about 6,500 inhabitants. Paying visit to a local home before lunch break. Continue the trek through a narrow valley with corn fields and terrced rice paddies to Ta Chai 2, another village of the Phu La and then onto Pa Chu Ty, a large village of the Flower H’mong. Explore this village for the rest of the afternoon. Dinner and overnight at Pa Chu Ty.

Day summary:
Transfer 87 km
Trekking 4,5 hours, approx. 13 km
Grade 2 of 5
Home stay.

DAY 2: HA GIANG THE NEW DESTINATION Pa Chu Ty II - Then Van - Lung Cai (B/L/D)

It is interesting day today to trek through the region of the famous H’mong tribal people who are well-known for unique way of living on highest mountain with slash and burn agriculture in the past. Breakfast and depart at 09.00 am. Trekking along a narrow foot path up hills and down narrow valleys for 2 hours to Then Van Village of the H’mong, explore the village, paying visiting to several H’mong families who live in thick clay-walled houses. Continue trekking for nearly 3 hours to Lung Cai, another Flower H’mong village situated on high mountain side and over HA GIANG THE NEW DESTINATION

looking down the Chay River. Walk around the village in late afternoon for discovery the unique way of life. After breakfast at local home stay, the trek today leads through beautiful sightseing on narrow footpath to the H’mong village of Then Van. Discover the daily life of the local people. Continue trekking to Lung Cai – a delightful village located at the moutain side of H’mong area. Welcome for dinner and overnight in home stay.

Day summary:
Trekking 5 hours, approx. 13 km
Grade 3 of 5
Home stay.

DAY 3: HA GIANG THE NEW DESTINATION Lung Cai - Hoang Nhi Pho - Ban Gia (B/L/D)

Breakfast, walk around the village for watching morning life and leave Lung Cai at 09.00 am. Trekking along the narrow foot path through corn fields and Once leaving Lung Cai, following the trekking route to Hoang Nhi Pho through rice paddy and maize plantations 2 hours to Hoang Nhi Pho hamlet. Paying visiting to some H’mong family here before lunch. Afternoon trek takes almost 3 hours towards Ban Gia Vilage through a very quiet region while the trail winds up and down on steep mountain side, offering stunning scenery of narrow valleys dotted with H’mong houses. Arriving to home stay in mid afternoon, paying visit to the village school and walk around the hamlet, meeting well-coming H’mong peoples. Dinner and home stay in Ban Gia.

Day

summary:
Trekking 5 hours, approx. 13 km
Grade 3 of 5
Home stay.

DAY 4: HA GIANG THE NEW DESTINATION Ban Gia - Nan Ma (B/L/D)

It’s a great days, today for enjoying breath-taking landscapes of the Chay River massif and Ban Gia valley! The trek commences from home-stay along a large path on high mountain side for 2 hours to Khe Phang village and slightly down hill for 1 hour to Nan Ly Village where the H’mong and Mung live together. Paying visiting to local homes, village school and lunch break. Continue trekking about 2 hours through the lush farm land of the Nan Ma Commune in the afternoon and arrive to home stay at the center of the commune in mid afternoon. Walk around the communal center and market place for breathing of local life. Dinner and home stay with a H’mong family.

Day summary:
Trekking 5 to 6 hours, approx. 16 km
Grade 3 of 5
Home stay.

DAY 5: HA GIANG THE NEW DESTINATION Nan Ma – Nan Lung - Coc pu II (B/L/D)

An upstream part of the Chay River where the valley opens wide and prosperous villages with stylish houses on stilts are all featured of today’s tour. Leaving Nan Ma after breakfast, the beautiful trail almost down hill for the whole morning through terraced rice paddies and lush fruit farm to Nan Lung village of the Nung peoples who will be warmly at welcoming visitors with their curiosity at seeing tourists for the first time. Lunch break and then continue along the same trail for nearly 3 hours to Coc Pu II, another village of the Nung for staying overnight. HA GIANG THE NEW DESTINATION

Day summary:
Trekking 5 hours, approx. 16 km
Grade 2 of 5
Home stay.

DAY 6:HA GIANG THE NEW DESTINATION Coc Pu II - Sin Man - Hoang Su Phi (B/L/D)

It is a relaxing day, today. Leave Coc Pu late after breakfast for an easy walk 2 hours to Coc Pai town let of Xin Man District. Walk round the market place for an hour and then transfer by road to Hoang Su Phi. Check in the local hotel, lunch and then free to relax for the rest of the day.

Day summary: Transfer 39 km
Trekking 5 to 6 hours, approx. 16 km
Grade 3 of 5
Tien Dat hotel.

DAY 7: HA GIANG THE NEW DESTINATION Hoang Su Phi - Tung San – Hop Nhat (B/L/D)

Breakfast and depart at 08.30 am. Walk along the upstream of the Chay River 5 km to Tan Tien, then follow a foot path winding on mountain side of the Tay Con Linh mountain range gradually uphill for the whole days. Passing and paying visit to villages of the Nung and Zao ethnic peoples. The trek today also offers magnificent scenery of the Tung San Valley which runs from the foot of Tay Con Linh Mountain to the Chay River. Arrive to Hop Nhat village of the Tung San Commune in mid afternoon, explore the village, meeting the Zao Ao Dai(Zao with long dress) and especially contacting the Co Lao peoples, one of the smallest group with only about 1500 individual in Vietnam. Dinner and home stay in a house of a Zao Ao Dai family, Ho Nhat Village.

Day summary:
Trekking 6 hours, approx. 17 km
Grade 3 of 5
Home stay.

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DAY 8:HA GIANG THE NEW DESTINATION Tung san - Dan Khao - Cao Banh (B/L/D)

It is a great day of the trip today! Conquering the second highest mountain range in Vietnam. The Tay Con Linh Mountain range presents challenging to trekkers but at the same time offers probably one of the most magnificent and beautiful landscapes. High mountain, deep valleys with terraced paddies in thousands of shapes, thick forest, waterfalls with charming hamlets of tribal peoples doting here and there. Leaving home stay at 08.30 am. Trekking 3 hours a midst perfect nature surrounding uphill to the pass-top. Lunch break at a narrow passage called Heaven Gate. Descending for the whole afternoon along a larger path, passing through tea plantation and hamlets of the Dan Khao Vilalges where the H’mong and Zao live on highest elevation and the Nung and Tay live on the low land. Arrive to home stay at Cao Banh Village of the Black Zao peoples at about 4. Walk around for contacting locals.

Day summary:
Trekking 6 – 7 hours, approx. 18 km
Grade 3 of 5
Home stay.

DAY 9: HA GIANG THE NEW DESTINATION Cao Banh - Ban Trang - Khuoi Hop - Ha Giang (B/L/-)

The last trekking day with less challenging but no less interesting. Leaving Cao Banh for the trek downhill for almost the whole day along a dirt trail winding on steep mountain side which covered by thick forest and plantation and great view of the large valleys under the foot path with large HA GIANG THE NEW DESTINATION

and prosperous villages of the Tay living in stilt houses. At noon, the trek pass through Ban Trang, another village of the Zao which consist of about 25 houses surrounded by tea farm and palm plantation scattering on hilly land. Lunch break and descending the last portion of the tough trail to arrive to the large valley of Khuoi Hop Village. Paying visiting to the village, meeting the Tay ethnic peoples. Picked up in mid afternoon and transfer to Ha Giang. Enjoying a tip: Freshen up for an hour in the warm mineral water which comes from the hot spring in Thuong Son before arrival to Ha Giang Township. Check in hotel and relax. Dinner tonight is not included.