Day 1: Ha Giang - Meo Vac - Ma Pi Leng Pass - Dong Van (L/D)
08h30: Rings the beginning of your greatest adventure tour Vietnam in one of the most remote areas of Northern Vietnam. Your guide will pick you up at your hotel in Ha Giang City to start the drive to Dong Van. On the way you will pass by Quan Ba and its legendary Fairy Bosom Hills, visit a French bunker dated from the colonization and stop in Mau Due for lunch.
13h30: You will then reach Meo Vac to start the first trek of the trip, a 10-kilometer hike through Ma Pi Leng pass, a must-see destination in Ha Giang. You will stroll around the valley, cling to the side of the undulating mountains, overlooking the Nho Que river, giving unrivalled views of the valleys and terraced hemp fields, which decorate the mountainsides. Walking this path will give you feelings you have never experienced before. Though it is not advised, if you do not want to trek you will have the possibility to relax and zigzag down the pass to the end of the trail. You can stop for photos on the way.
17h30: Arriving in Dong Van, you will settle for the night in a hotel and have dinner in a local restaurant.
Highlights and activities: Dong Van, Quan Ba, Ma Pi Leng, 8 - 10km trek
Accommodation: Hotel in Dong Van
Meals: Lunch, dinner
Day 2: Dong Van - Yen Minh - Ha Giang (B/L)
If you are lucky to be travelling in Dong Van on a Sunday morning, do not miss out on the weekly market which gathers all the local ethnic minorities in the area and gives you the unique opportunity to walk through the crowd, witness the trade market of buffalos, cows or chickens, or be dazzled by the colourful booths of traditional ethnic clothes.
After that, we will continue our loop to the final frontier and travel through Ma Le, the ‘one-eyed ghost’ area. This road remains a secret, it can take you to the northernmost point of Vietnam, Lung Cu, home of the Lo Lo ethnic minority, or to Vuong palace which is our next destination. It is a unique place, home of the H’mong King, whose architecture is influenced by three cultures: Chinese, French and Hmong. It was also used during the French colonization as a secret storage room for opium.
The tour then continues to Yen Minh, known for its countless terraced fields, posed on the mountainsides. Lunch will be served at your next stop in Quan Ba, before returning to Ha Giang City.
Highlights and activities: Ma Le, Lung Cu, Vuong palace
Accommodation: Not included
Meals: Breakfast, lunch
