Northwest Vietnam Discovery 10 Days Tour

Duration: 10 Days/ 9 Nights

Hanoi > Mai Chau > Moc Chau > Son La > Dien Bien > Lai Chau > Sapa > Mu Cang Chai

Mai Chau, Vietnam

Mai Chau

From USD 1,198 per person

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Overview

Northwest Vietnam Discovery is one of the best tours to discover Northwest of Vietnam in 10 days. The tour covers almost all attractive destinations of Northwest of Vietnam with typical and unique cultures, customs, traditions of local minority ethnic groups in: Mai Chau, Moc Chau, Son La, Dien Bien, Lai Chau, Sapa, Mu Cang Chai, Nghia Lo

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Tour Highlights

  • Enjoy the experience of a lifetime while traveling to remote mountain regions, as you get a first-hand look as to how these hill tribes have thrived independently throughout all of history. You especially won’t want to miss Ha Giang, Cao Bang, Dien Bien, Son La, and Yen Bai, located in the north of Vietnam.
  • Take a trek through Sapa, the picturesque highland townwhere you can unplug and reconnect with nature, while getting a true look into the lives of local hillside communities.

Detailed Itinerary

Day 1 : Arrive Hanoi

Dinner
Upon arrival at Noi Bai Airport in Hanoi, Paradise Travel’s tour guide and driver are ready to welcome you at airport exit gate.
On the way from airport to hotel, our tour guide will briefly introduce your tour program, general and necessary information for the time you are in Vietnam, double check with you with things you may need to make clear, reconfirm with you for the next day pick up time
If time permit, we have a cyclo around old quarter, join the Water Puppet Show in late afternoon, have welcome dinner.
Overnight at hotel in Hanoi
Hanoi – Cyclo Old Quarter

Day 2 : Hanoi - Mai Chau - Moc Chau

Breakfast & Lunch & Dinner
Our driver and tour guide will pick you up at your hotel in Hanoi and then we will drive toward Mai Chau.
On the way, we have short break in Luong Son town
We arrive in the village of Lac – Mai Chau. Have a delicious lunch with local food.

Lac Village in Mai Chau

In the afternoon, we visit the beautiful poetic valley of Mai Chau, discover the interesting customs of the “white Thai’ ethnic minority  and the ways they make their unique brocades and handicraft items.
Later in the afternoon, we keep going to Moc Chau, the land of the immense fields of tea and infinite variety of wild flowers.
18.00: Arrive in Moc Chau, check in the room, have dinner with specialties of the North-West.
Overnight in Moc Chau

Day 3 : Moc Chau - Son La- Dien Bien

Breakfast & Lunch & Dinner
After early breakfast, we visit the Dai Yem waterfall, the Dong Son Moc Huong (Doi cave) that is considered the most beautiful one in the North-West of Vietnam with very interesting legend. The next beauty spot is the pine forest of Ang village, a dreamlike place with immense green color of pines and a big beautiful lake. In this area, we enjoy the glamour of the beautiful rolling hills of wild flowers, gardens of plump-trees, peach-trees…
11. 45:  Back to Moc Chau for lunch
In the afternoon, we continue our way to Dien Bien with a stopover to visit Son La Prison in Son La
Arrive in Dien Bien late in the afternoon, check in, have dinner and overnight at hotel in Dien Bien
Moc Chau Tea Farm

Day 4 : Dien Bien - Lai Chau

Breakfast & Lunch & Dinner
After breakfast, we start the day by visiting Dien Bien Phu Museum and A1 hill then continue to Dien Bien Phu Cemetery to observe a minute’s silence in memory of the heroes who devoted their lives for the victory of the historical Dien Bien Phu Campaign. Visit General De Castries’s Bunker, Old Muong Thanh Bridge and Nam Rom river.
After lunch, we will drive Lai Chau, dinner and overnight in Lai Chau.
A1 Hill – Dien Bien Phu

Day 5 : Lai Chau - Sapa

Breakfast & Lunch
This morning, we leave Lai Chau for the transfer to Sapa. The drive from Lai Chau to Sapa along route 4D, threading the Fansipan Mountain Range and the China border, is perhaps the most beautiful stretch of road in Vietnam. Climbing the highest pass in Vietnam, the Tram Ton Pass. Lunch in local restaurant en route. We will reach Sapa in the afternoon.
Dinner yourselves and overnight in Sapa.
Sapa – Rice Terrace

Day 6 : Sapa

Breakfast & Lunch
Pick up at your hotel and start the tour to visit Sapa ethnic villages. The day is devoted to a beautiful hike through the breathtaking scenery of Sa Pa valley. Start by road that descends in the wake of the street Cau May (6 km) en route, admire the rice terraces hidden behind mist of the morning, a truly awe-inspiring sight.
Follow a small track and cross Muong Hoa River and pass well tended rice terraces on your way to the Black Hmong village of Lao Chai.  Continuing through the colorful rice terraces you will reach the village of Ta Van Giay. As you continue your trek along the Muong Hoa River you will cross a small suspension bridge, roughly 2km from the settlement. Here you can discover a fascinating collection of rock carvings. These engravings depict some beautiful images of man, stilt houses and some beautiful decorative patterns.
We lunch in a home in the village.
After lunch the walk continues through a bamboo forest to Giang Ta Chai, a Red Dao ethnic minority village. After taking a rest nearby a waterfall to refresh, you start climbing uphill to a road where the car is ready for your journey back to Sapa.
Dinner yourselves and overnight in Sapa.
Kids Riding Buffalo At Lao Chai Ta Van – Sapa

Day 7 : Sapa - Mu Cang Chai

Breakfast & Lunch & Dinner
Check out to leave Sapa this morning, we will head to Mu Cang Chai where have beautiful terraced fields that was recognized as heritage of terraced fields.
From Sapa town, our car will take us cross Tram Ton Pass again where you can enjoy fresh and cool air and nice landscapes. Taking tours to visit villages of Muong Khoa, Muong Kim and Na Kim where you can see very colorful minority groups. Lunch en route. Arrival in Mu Cang Chai at mid afternoon, we will drive to Kim Noi village, the village of Black Thai people, one family here will be our host today.

The rice terraces are the symbol of Hmong people’s diligence.

Leisure time we may take a strolling around this village to see the normal life of villagers.
Dinner with family.
Overnight at Kim Noi village of Thai people in Mu Cang Chai.
Mu Cang Chai

Day 8 : Mu Cang Chai - Nghia Lo

Breakfast & Lunch & Dinner
After breakfast with local family, we visit & take photograph Che Cu Nha Rice Terrace Field of Hmong people and Che Xu Phinh, La Phan Tan – it was recognized the national landscape of Vietnam in 2007.
Return to Mu Cang Chai for lunch.
Leave Mu Cang Chai to Nghia Lo, free to discover the wild land of Nghia Lo, then dinner and overnight here.
Mu Cang Chai

Day 9 : Nghia Lo - Hanoi

Breakfast & Lunch
Enjoy the fresh air and breakfast in Nghia Lo, check out hotel before leaving Nghia Lo to visit Suoi Giang Eco-Park where is a part of Hoang Lien Son national park, home of ancient green tea field, we walk around to learn about the producing procedure of special green tea of Vietnam and take photograph in the tea garden.
Hoang Lien Son mounts
Visiting Hoc village where exists a hot steam, traveler can enjoy and have a bath in natural hot-water of stream. Have a lunch then return to Hanoi.
Dinner yourselves and overnight in Hanoi

Day 10 : Hanoi departure

Breakfast
We have breakfast at hotel then our driver will pick you up for your flight home.
Home sweet home!

Prices

Prices are in USD, per person.

Hotel / Group 2 guests 3-4 guests 5-6 guests 7-8 guests 9-12 guests Single surcharge
3 Star 1198 1072 995 956 935 198

What's included

  • Hotels at destinations as indicated in program
  • All private land transfers
  • Meals as indicated in program (B = breakfast, L = lunch, D = dinner)
  • Tour guide (English or French speaking)
  • Entrance fees

What's excluded

  • Personal expenses
  • International flights
  • International travel insurances
  • Other meals, drinks, tip….
  • Other expenses not indicated in program

Cancellation by Customer

– There may be cancellation fees charged by suppliers (hotels, airlines…) once these bookings are made and paid. These fee shall by paid by travelers.

– These are maximum cancellation fees to be flexible applied:

  • Cancellation received after confirmation: Cancellation fees charged by airlines, hotels… (if any)
  • Cancellation received from 15 days to 20 days prior arrival date: 10% of total package tour charged + Cancellation fees charged by airlines, hotels… (if any)
  • Cancellation received from 3 days to 14 days prior arrival date: 15% of total package tour charged + Cancellation fees charged by airlines, hotels… (if any)
  • Cancellation received less than 3 days prior arrival date or during tour or No-Show: 20% of total package tour charged + Used services (if any) + Cancellation fees charged by airlines, hotels… (if any)

Children Policy

  • Free of charge for child under 5 years accompany with 1 full paying client, sharing room and food with parents. He/ she shall pay for air tickets (if any) and/ or incurred expenses
  • 75% charged for child from 5 – under 11 years accompany with 1 full paying clients, using services as an adult
  • Child age of 11 years up is subject to adult rate

Customer Reviews

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France April 30, 2019
10.0 Organization at the top
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10 days tailor-made tour from Sapa to Hue via Halong Bay, a cruise on Halong Bay, Hoi An City Lanterns and finally Hue ... a perfect organization, the drivers at the rendezvous, guides at the top ... Our organizer always available, listening to us and following our course ... the team is top with a special mention for Amélie who organized and followed our journey ... thank you to her for his kindness, his smile and his availability No doubt to travel in Vietnam is Paradise Travel must choose.
Japan February 18, 2019
10.0 Great experience
The team at Paradise Travel were quick to organize a last minute tour for my wife's birthday. The guides were brilliant fun and went above and beyond to make the tour extra special. They also ensured we were able to take the tour by motorbike. Thank you for great service!

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