DAY 1: HANOI – NGHIA LO – MU CANG CHAI (Lunch/Dinner)
06:30 am: Car and tour guide pick you up at your hotel and depart for Mu Cang Chai - Yen Bai . On the way, stop for breakfast
At noon, Arrive at Nghia Lo, stop for lunch at a restaurant with Thai ethnic specialties.
After lunch, your first trip will be Khau Pha Pass , one of the four great passes in the North in the language of the Thai people, meaning Horn of Heaven, the place where heaven and earth meet. You will stop. Sightseeing and taking photos at Khau Pha Pass - Legendary place at Yen Bai heaven's gate.
If enough time, you can visit Mam Xoi hill, along with the golden terraced fields of La Pan Tan and Che Cu Nha communes in a corner of the sky. The place has been recognized as a national intangible heritage.
NOTE: Walking follow the trails to the hill, Depend on weather, or you can take motorbike taxi (pay extra)
After that, Get on the bus to Mu Cang Chai town center to check in and rest.
Evening: You have dinner. Overnight at homestay in Mu Cang Chai.
DAY 2: MONG NGUA HILL (HORSEHOOF HILL) – TRAM TAU (Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner)
06:30: After breakfast, you depart for Mong Ngua Hill located in Sang Nhu village, 2km from Mu Cang Chai town, featuring picturesque semicircular terraced fields. When the rice season comes, many tourists are overwhelmed with emotions before the "splendid carpet" woven with bright yellow rice.
Walking follow the trails to the hill, or you can take motorbike taxi (pay extra)
After that, Get on the bus and depart for Nghia Lo for lunch at the restaurant. On the way, we visit local market if it still open (Local market open very early in the morning), maybe Nga Ba Kim market or Mu Cang Chai town market
13:00: After lunch, you depart for Tram Tau , check in homestay, free to rest.
16:30: You depart to visit and experience bathing in Tram Tau hot spring , located nearly 2km from the center of Tram Tau town - Yen Bai. With a very special location, nestled in the middle of majestic natural scenery, this is a natural hot mineral spring flowing from the ground, so the water source is extremely clean, good for health, the water temperature is about 43-40 degrees Celsius. 45 degrees Celsius. The spring water is so clear you can see the bottom, sparkling with pebbles.
(Pay extra for ticket there)
18:30: You have dinner at the restaurant, enjoying dishes with the flavors of the Northwest highlands. Overnight at homestay.
DAY 3: TRAM TAU – HANOI (Breakfast, Lunch)
Morning: You wake up early to catch the early morning sunlight and have breakfast. You check out and get on the bus to go sightseeing.
You have 2 options to choose from as follows:
Option 01:
07:00 am The car and tour guide will take you to visit Cu Vai village , a village with only 46 households living in the middle of the mountain, where 80% are H'Mong ethnic people. The lives of the people here are always attached to nature. Few people visit, so they still retain the wild character and national identity. Cu Vai village also has extremely majestic natural scenery with surrounding rolling hills and terraced fields stretching as far as the eye can see.
Walking follow the trails to the hill, or you can take motorbike taxi (pay extra)
Option 02:
07:00 am The car and tour guide will take you to visit small clear streams and rice fields with wooden water wheels in the Tram Tau area to feel the rustic and simple features of people's lives here. Short trek around homestay.
12:00: You have lunch at Nghia Lo, you rest at the restaurant. And then, transfer back to Hanoi.
05:00 – 6.00 p.m.: The group arrives back in Hanoi to end the Mu Cang Chai 3 Days 2 Nights tour. Tour guide and driver say goodbye to you.
NOTE:
- September, October is high season, many Vietnamese come to Mu Cang Chai. Almost homestay full booked very soon, you might see crowd people at tourist sites…
- Itinerary can change depend on the condition of weather, time, your health….
Inclusions:
- PRIVATE door to door transport (new vehicle) with air-conditioned
- Acommodation Homestay (Note: Stilt house for homestay is standard, it is a share with has the curtain to separate each mattress, share bathroom together. However, it is clean and safe for stay) (Private room in homestay/bungalow/resort is available on request with extra charge)
- Meals as mentioned above (B= Breakfast, L= Lunch, D = Dinner)
- Mineral water daily 2 bottle 500ml/per day
- English speaking Tour guide, enthusiastic and experienced
- Entrance fees
- 24/7 hotline support guaranteed
- Gov tax and service charge
- No extra charge after final confirmation
Exclusions:
- Travel insurance (Compulsory).
- Tips for tour guide and driver & Other personal expenses (telephone, laundry, drinks during meals, etc.)
- Additional sightseeing or extra usage of vehicle/ Transfer ( Motorbike taxi to Cu Vai village, Mam Xoi hill...)
- Tram Tau hot mineral bath ticket: buy directly ticket there. (120.000 VND/Adult)