Cao Bang - Ba Be Discovery

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1. Day 1: Hanoi - Lang Son - Cao Bang
   

   

   This morning you leave the capital city of Hanoi for a three-hour drive to Lang Son City on the National Highway 1A. On arrival to this border city you will visit the local market. Continue along spectacular mountain roads to Cao Bang, a drive filled with spectacular views of lush valleys, village hamlets and distant mountains. Upon reaching Cao Bang, a small town on the Chinese border, there is time to take a short stroll to see the colorful mountain tribes living in this area.
   Meals: Lunch, Dinner
   Accommodation: Hotel in Cao Bang

2. Day 2: Cao Bang - Ban Gioc Waterfall
   

   

   

   

   Spend today exploring the unspoiled nature that surrounds Cao Bang as you drive along the Chinese border to Ban Gioc Waterfall. Set amid stunning scenery, overlooking the border, Ban Gioc is one of the country's largest waterfalls and you'll have time to relax or take a swim in its emerald waters. On the way back to Cao Bang City, you will visit Nguom Ngao Cave which was formed about 300 million years ago. According to Tay language, Nguom Ngao means the cave of tigers. Legend has it that, the sound of the stream inside the cave likes the growl of tigers. Going into the cave, you will be dazzled by wonderful seven-colored stalactites hanging down from high stone cliffs, of which some look like human bodies, forest plant, animals, lotus... You can feel the harmony between stone and water. Return to Cao Bang in the late afternoon for a chance to explore more of this quaint town.
   Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
   Accommodation: Hotel in Cao Bang

3. Day 3: Cao Bang - Pac Po Cave - Ba Be Lake
   

   

   

   Early this morning depart for a drive north toward the Chinese border to see the historical site of the cave where President Ho Chi Minh live and work when he returned to Vietnam in early of 1940s. Along the way we stop and visit the exotic local markets to mingle with the hill tribes as they barter their wares. You'll return to Cao Bang midday and after lunch and drive to Ba Be National Park in the afternoon. On arrival, youwill meet up and become acquaint with the family of Tay tribe and tonight, stay at their traditional long house of the Tay village.
   Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
   Accommodation: Homestay in Ba Be

4. Day 4: Ba Be Lake - Dau Dang Waterfall
   

   After breakfast, take a 3 boat trip with spectacular view of Ba Be lake and surrounding mountains and. Take a short trek to the Dau Dang Waterfall before visiting some villages of the Tay and Zao minority people, enjoying a picnic lunch along the way. Have dinner and stay overnight in the village of Tay tribe.
   Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
   Accommodation: Homestay in Ba Be

5. Day 5: Ba Be - Bac Kan - Hanoi
   

   

   

   

   After breakfast, visit Cho Ra market. Then head back to Hanoi, stopping for sightseeing and taking photographs and having lunch enroute. Arrive back in Hanoi late in the afternoon. Tour ends.
   Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
   Accommodation: N/A