Hanoi - Cao Bang - Ban Gioc Waterfall - Ba Be Lake - Hanoi (TT 05)

Ban Gioc Waterfall & Ba Be Lake Trekking Tour

Hanoi - Cao Bang - Ban Gioc Waterfall - Ba Be Lake - Hanoi

6 DAYS 5 NIGHTS

Tour Code: TT 05

 (Private Tour)

ITINERARY BRIEF

* Day 1: Hanoi Arrival

* Day 2: Hanoi - Cao Bang (B, L, D)

* Day 3: Cao Bang Trekking & Kayaking (B, L, D)

* Day 4: Ban Gioc Waterfalls & Nguom Ngao Cave (B, L, D)

* Day 5: Ba Be Lake Cruise - Hanoi (B, L)

* Day 6: Hanoi - Departure (B)

ITINERARY IN DETAIL

DAY 1: ARRIVE HANOI

Arrival at Noi Bai Airport in Hanoi, you will be warmly welcomed by driver (No Guide). Then transfer to hotel, check in & leisure (the room may not be available after 14:00 PM).

The rest time, you will be freely explore Hanoi by your ways.

Overnight in Hanoi

Meals: None

Included: No tour guide, private transfer

DAY 2: HANOI – CAO BANG (B, L, D)

Have breakfast at hotel.

Depart from Hanoi at 07:30 am. It takes you most of the day driving up to Cao Bang City. The morning drive is gentle and easy on big High Ways. The afternoon drive is more scenic but quite winding as it becomes more hilly. On the way, have a stop at Thai Nguyen city and pay a visit to the Museum of Cultures of Vietnam's Ethnic Groups. It is a great place for you to get an overview of Vietnamese ethnic groups before meeting some of them along the trip.
Arrive at the city late in the afternoon. Check into your hotel room and take a rest before going out for dinner at a local restaurant.

Overnight in Cao Bang City

Meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

Included: Private tour guide, private transfer

Accommodation: Homestay/hotel

DAY 3: CAO BANG TREKKING & KAYAKING (B, L, D)

Have breakfast.

At 08:00 am. set out for an hour drive to Quan Uyen District where you will walk to visit a typical village of the Nung people. This village is well known for its incense making tradition. You are able to call at a family and learn about the traditional work. Followed by a short walk to Phia Thap Mountain where you will take a hike up to the summit. The hike lasts about 1.5 hour both ways. The 360-degree panorama over the area will definitely amaze you. Lunch will be served at a local house at the village after the hike.
The afternoon transfer takes you to Quay Son River in Trung Khach District. Your guide will help you on a kayak and paddling downstream the stunning river. Late in the afternoon, check into a local house in Trung Khach for a home-stay night.

Overnight in Trung Khach (Cao Bang)

Meal: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

Included: Private tour guide, private transfer

Accommodation: Homestay

DAY 4: BAN GIOC WATERFALLS & NGUOM NGAO CAVE (B, L, D)

Have breakfast.

The whole morning is spent to visit Ban Gioc Waterfall - The most beautiful falls of the country which is located right on the border line between Vietnam and China. You are able to take a raft ride on the river so that you can enjoy the falls at best. After Ban Gioc, your guide will walk you through a long cave of Nguom Ngao. This cave runs through a limestone mountain. It is long and beautifully decorated with so many stalactites and stalagmites. Your lunch will be served at a local restaurant before the afternoon drive down to Ba Be National Park. Check into your accommodation for the night.

Overnight in Ba Be

Meal: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

Included: Private tour guide, private transfer

Accommodation: Homestay/hotel

DAY 5: BA BE LAKE CRUISE - HANOI (B, L)

Have breakfast.

Bidding farewell to the host family and get to a boat station for the morning cruise through Ba Be Lake. The Lake is considered as one of the biggest mountain fresh-water lake in Vietnam. The cruise is beautiful with scenery of steep limestone mountains covered by dense rain forest. Onward to Nang River and head upstream for Puong Limestone Cave. The Nang River runs through a limestone mountain in this national park and created a big cave which is the home of thousand bats. About 15 minutes after the cave, you will land at a little station. Walk up and back on your private vehicle and drive to a nearby town for lunch. The afternoon drive brings you back to Hanoi. Arrive at your hotel late in the afternoon and check in.

Overnight in Hanoi

Meal: Breakfast, lunch

Included: Private tour guide, private transfer

Accommodation: Hotel

DAY 6: HANOI - DEPARTURE (B)

After breakfast at hotel, free leisure until driver (No Guide) pick up you and transfer to the airport for your departure flight.

Say goodbye Vietnam.
Thank you for traveling with us.

Meals: Breakfast

Included: No tour guide, private transfer