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02 Days - Ban Gioc waterfall - Bac Son valley

This valley is situated 170 miles south of Hanoi, Vietnam's capital city, and it is an ideal place for agriculture. One interesting aspect about this valley is its incredibly high mountains which are about 500-1200 meters high. These mountains together with the valley's paddy fields create that great scenic landscape that you can only see after climbing 500 steps to reach the peak of the mountain. If you don't have too much time, let's do it in 02 days for you This valley is also quite famous for its incredible lakes. If you head straight to the valley's pathways leading you to the paddy fields, you'll get a chance to see the beautiful river that runs crossing the rice fields. Besides the valley itself, the Bac Son district's village possesses a beauty of its own. The district is inhabited by the Tay ethnic people and their traditional stilt houses. If you wish to see the entire view of the valley you would need to reach the peak of Bac Son Mountains. It can be tiring to climb these mountains, but the effort is all worth it especially if you want to take that share-worthy panoramic shot of the Bac Son Valley. This valley has become a source of interest for the tourists because of its enticing beauty. The easiest way to reach this valley is by taking a road trip from Hanoi using the Highway 3 to Thai Nguyen and turning to National Highway 1B. Make sure that you visit this enchanting valley of beauty. Seeing such a beautiful place will make you realize that Mother Nature has so much to offer. Moreover, there is too much to explore in this beautiful world so don't just sit and stare. Plan your trip to Vietnam's Bac Son Valley right away.

01: Ha Noi – Bac Son Valley – Trung Khanh Village ( Cao Bang) 358 km
6h30: Depart from meeting point in Ha Noi to Bac Son. On the way, you will have chance to enjoy the beauty of scenery with rice fields and dotted stilt houses of ethnic people. There will be some stops for taking photos.
11h00: Arrive Bac Son. It’s time to have a Vietnamese lunch in the stilt house of local with specialties of Lang Son. After that is a short rest then car will pick up to transfer you to the foot of a mountain where the cell phone tower situated atop. Thence, you start climbing up to the summit for admiring the dramatic panorama of the valley.
Get back the car and continue the tour to Trung Khanh ( Cao Bang).
Arrive Trung Khanh at around 18h00. Check in hotel and having dinner.

Day 02: Trung Khanh – Ban Gioc - Cao Bang city – Ha Noi (380km)
7h00: Check out guest house and having breakfast.
7h30: Get on the car to reach Ban Gioc. Visit Ban Gioc water fall, one of the 4 largest waterfall along a national border in the world.
Visit the stunning Nguom Ngao cave.
10h30: Back to Cao Bang city and having lunch.

Afternoon: Car back to Ha Noi through the lush countryside of North Vietnam. Tour ends around 20h00.

Includes:
A/C transfer All meals mentioned above English speaking guide Entrance fees Home-stay & hotels. Immigration fee (in Ban Gioc waterfall)

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