Vietnam Northwest Adventure Tour 5 days 4 nights

Ta Xua Mountain creates a natural boundary between Yen Bai and Son La with three peaks, offering a magnificent mountainous picture. The highest peak of the mountain is the place where Vietnam flag tower is put at the height of 2,850 meters. At the second peak, there is still an old flag tower built in French colonial period. The third peak is in the middle and it is like a connecting line making the spine of dinosaur. And you can conquer “that spine” with two ways. One starts from Ta Xua village and another starts from Bac Yen. When you leave Ta Xua village, the path to the top of Ta Xua becomes slippery and steep. Then, you will head to the forest edge. In your journey, you will see a cliff whose shape is similar to the head of a turtle. The turtle’s head stays at the height of 2,120 meters.

Day 1: Hanoi - Nghia Lo Town (-/-/D)

Before participating in the journey to Yen Bai to conquer the mountain peak in Ta Xua Nature Reserve, we will have a meeting with Vietnam typical tours's guide in the morning for checking packages and getting some training before starting the tour. Then, you’ll get back to the hotel for check-out and lunch.

In the afternoon, our guide will meet you again and we depart for Nghia Lo, Yen Bai province. The total distance is about 200 km; you will have dinner up on arrival and spend the night at a local 3 star hotel. Sleep in Nghia Lo.

Day 2: Nghia Lo - Trek to 2,200m of Ta Xua Mountain (B/L/D)

After breakfast in Nghia Lo, we will drive to the starting point of the trek where we meet our local H'Mong porter and start the whole day trekking up to the 2,200m base camp. Through the trekking trail, you will go passing the H'Mong's apple forest with white flowers, bees and butterflies are surrounding in blooming season. Then picnic lunch will be served by our local supporters in the cloud valley.

After lunch, you’ll continue the trek through the wild flower plateau and through tortoise-head rock to reach the base-camp at 2,200m height. Set for sleeping, relax and catch amazing moment of sunset above the ocean of cloud before a warm dinner with some local wine. Sleep in tent.

Day 3: Ta Xua Peak - 2,200m (B/L/D)

Waking up in the sound of forest and wind, you will enjoy a big local breakfast which supplies you enough nutrition for a whole day trekking. Then, you’ll continue the journey of hard but reward trekking on the rocky dinosaur backbone up to the peak with a picnic lunch served on the way. This day maintains the most beautiful highlights of the journey with majestic and liberal scenes. Standing at the peak and looking around, you’ll be amazed at the ocean of cloud beneath your feet. Enjoy the moment of victory at the peak of the greatest mountain.

Then, you’ll continue trekking down of the primary forest with ancient Pine trees and countless species of orchids to get back to the 2,200m point for setting base camp. You will also have a chance to explore the dwarf bamboo forest on the mountain ridge and visit a very nice waterfall on the way.

You’ll stop and set for base camp at 2,200m point, have dinner with some local wine before sleeping in tent.

Day 4: Photos Time - Van Chan - Hot Bath (B/L/D)

After waking up, you’ll have chance to welcome the sunrise on the cloud ocean in early morning at the base camp of 2200m and take photos to keep beautiful memories of the great trek. Then, you’ll have breakfast before returning to the village (starting point). The car will pick you up and we drive to Van Chan town with a scheduled lunch on the way.

In the afternoon, we will visit to a Thai’s traditional village. Don’t miss a chance to have a hot bath by a natural spring to relax and recover. Check in a stilt-house for night and enjoy a local dinner with full of Thai’s specialties.

Day 5: Suoi Giang - Hanoi (B/L/-)

This day is most relaxing one during the whole itinerary. Waking up lately, you will have relaxing time to soak your feet into the hot spring when waiting for your breakfast. We will then drive through winding passes along tea terraced-fields to visit Suoi Giang – a H’Mong’s village at about 1000m in altitude. Breath up in the cool air of the highlands when walk around the hundred-year-old tea gardens, you will then behold by yourself the hand-made tea production process of the locals and enjoy hundred-year-old Snow-Mountain Tea before a lunch with local specialties.

After a short rest, we will drive 160km back to Hanoi. This interesting discovery tour will end at around 18:00 in Hanoi.

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