[FAM Trip 2024] Golden Harvest Expedition: Paradise of Rice Terraces

Arrive at Noi Bai international airport in Hanoi, welcome by your local guide and transfer to hotel for check in. After refreshment, join your guide for a short walk around the Old Quarter. 

Visit the "Train Street" in Hanoi where the railway runs through the heart of the city, passes by the neighborhood, with houses and cafes situated just inches away from the tracks, making it a unique and thrilling experience. Enjoy a delightful blend of sweet and bitter flavors cup of Egg Coffee. Welcome dinner with the group. Overnight in Hanoi. 

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Head the road toward Mu Cang Chai - a breathtaking region in northern Vietnam known for its stunning landscapes, particularly its terraced rice fields.

Overnight at lodge in Mu Cang Chai.

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Spend around 4 hours trek and hike along a trail which connect villages to villages, meeting different tribal people such as White Thai, Black Zao, Red H’mong… who you can differentiate by the color of their clothes and discover their living style by the locations of the village.

After lunch, travel to Sapa via Than Uyen, a beautiful region that is famous for its peaceful atmosphere, green rice terraces and grandiose mountains. Be impressed with the culture and the colorful traditional costumes of the local ethnic people.

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Trek through the valley of Muong Hoa - one of the most beautiful valley, which is the largest terraced rice paddy in the Sapa area.

Head the road about 108km toward north east from Sapa to Bac Ha where homed to H’mong Hoa ethnic group. Overnight at homestay in Bac Ha.

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Attend to Sunday Bac Ha Market. You will see local people from different ethnic groups from other places come here to exchange their goods, make a lively colorful market in an unique way.

Take a short trekking to visit Ban Pho Village where live the Black H’Mong and Flower H’Mong. Continue to visit the ancient edifice of the Meo King - Hoang A Tuong.

Drive to Hoang Su Phi and explore its fascinating terraced rice fields through the off beaten track. The area is exceptionally amazing during the harvest season, the natural fields are carpeted yellow on the extensive areas, which appeal to nature lovers and people who look for remarkable photo shots.

Overnight at lodge in Hoang Su Phi.

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In the morning, start your day with a trekking at Nam Hong village. where you’ll meet local Red Dao ethnic minority group.

The village offers an amazing scenery of primeval mountains and majestic terraced fields. While exploring the village, you will witness indigenous cultural activities of the Dao people, such as: Growing wet rice, planting forest trees... and you will enjoy crossing the stream along the trails, take photo besides an amazing and picturesque waterfall in the region.

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Drive to Dong Van plateau (155km) located at 1025m above the sea level inhabited by H’mong and Tay ethinc groups. Stop at Heavenly gate of Quan Ba, a beautiful valley nested in the mountains. 

Visit village of Dzao people and the Palace of H’Mong King Vuong Chi Sinh which is a symbol of the past glory of the H’mong people built in 1914. Overnight in Dong Van. 

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After breakfast, departure to visit Lo Lo Chai village, a miraculous village in the North, nestled in the rocky plateau of Ha Giang province and considered one of the most remote villages with unique culture and architecture.

Continue the road to Meo Vac, passing over the spectacular Ma Pi Leng Pass, one of the most beautiful roads in Vietnam. The road has a view of rippling hills tumbling down to the distant waters of the Nho Que River far below. Right at the top of the pass is a lookout point where you can stop to take a shot of this splendid scenery. Overnight at homestay in Meo Vac.

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Road to Cao Bang via Ma Phuc Pass. Stop a long the way to visit the village of Tay and Nung people to see their traditional way of making tiles, incense, knives, ... Overnight at homestay in Cao Bang.

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Enjoy a scenic day trip from Cao Bang to the beautiful Ban Gioc Waterfall with limestone karst formations soaring from the verdant rice paddies of Tay, H’Mong and Dzao ethnic minority groups. Visit Nguom Ngao Cavern before leaving for Lang Son.

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Head the road to Ha Long. Check in on board and set sail through the bay while lunch is served. Passage into the magical bay where thousands of sculpted limestone islands rise from the waves like dragons' teeth. Dinner and overnight on board.

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Wake up early in the morning to enjoy beauty of Ha Long Bay at sunrise and start your day with Tai Chi exercise before breakfast. Continue to visit Ha Long Bay in the morning. Brunch on board before checkout. Disembark, transfer to Noi Bai airport.

Note: Recommended return flight departures after 7PM. The itinerary can be modified depend on actual conditions and weather.

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