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NORTHEAST: HANOI - HA GIANG - DONG VAN - MA PI LENG - CAO BANG - BAN GIOC WATERFALL - LANG SON | VIETNAM AIRLINES

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Description

5-day 4-night Northeast journey exploring Ha Giang – Dong Van – Ma Pi Leng – Cao Bang – Ban Gioc Waterfall – Lang Son with Du Lich Thien Nhien.

Itinerary

DAY 1: SAIGON - HANOI - HA GIANG (Light breakfast, lunch, dinner)

- Morning: The Travel Company's staff will complete procedures for the Saigon - Hanoi flight, passengers land at Noi Bai airport, the tour guide will pick you up at Noi Bai airport and depart for Ha Giang. Arriving in Tuyen Quang city, guests will have lunch, then visit and take photos of the Mac Dynasty Citadel historic site.

- The group continues to move to Ha Giang - a land of Shan Tuyet tea, honey wine and Thang Co, the land of pink peach blossoms, pear blossoms, tradition and bustling market days. Upon arriving in Ha Giang, guests visit and take photos at Milestone Km 0.

- The vehicle takes guests for dinner, then returns to the hotel to check in and rest.

- Guests are free to rest or stroll around the town to enjoy Cam Mountain Coffee, the highest point in Ha Giang.

DAY 2: HA GIANG - QUAN BA - YEN MINH - DONG VAN (Breakfast, lunch, dinner)

- Morning: Guests complete check-out procedures and have breakfast. The group departs along National Highway 4C to Quan Ba. Along the way, guests stop to sightsee and take photos at Bac Sum Pass.

- Continuing the journey through Heaven's Gate and Twin Mountains, visitors reach Quan Ba Heaven's Gate - where heaven and earth meet. The group can freely admire the romantic scenery of the hilly region of Tam Son town from above.

- Afterward, depart for Yen Minh. Have lunch in Yen Minh town.

- Afternoon: After admiring Tham Ma Pass and Chin Khoanh Pass, the group arrives in Sung La to visit the H'mong ancient house with rammed earth walls - which was used as the setting for the 2006 feature film The Story of Pao by director Ngo Quang Hai, adapted from the short story The Sound of the Khene Behind the Stone Fence.

- The car takes guests to the Vuong Family Mansion (King of the Cat's Palace) located in a valley in Sa Phin commune. This was the wealthiest and most powerful clan in the history of the H’mong ethnic group in Dong Van district in the early 20th century, recognized as a state historical and cultural relic.

- The group departs to visit the Lung Cu Flag Tower, the northernmost point and the rooftop of Vietnam – Where looking down touches the earth and looking up touches the sky. The group arrives in Dong Van for dinner and checks into the hotel for rest.

- Evening: Guests are free to stroll around, explore, or enjoy the specialties of Dong Van ancient town at night. Overnight in Dong Van.

DAY 3: DONG VAN - MA PI LENG PASS - TU SAN CANYON - CAO BANG (Breakfast, lunch, dinner)

- Morning: Guests have breakfast at the hotel and check out. The group departs for Meo Vac.

- Guests stop to admire the scenery of Ma Phi Leng Pass, one of the famous Four Great Passes of our country, which is the most scenic section on the road named Happiness Road. Take photos of the majestic beauty of the Ma Phi Leng canyon, 800m deep - the area with the deepest terrain division in Vietnam. Guests take a motorbike taxi down to the boat pier, board a boat to admire the scenery of Nho Que River and Tu San canyon for about 1 hour (Boat and motorbike fees are at your own expense if weather conditions are good).

- Arriving in Meo Vac town, the group has the opportunity to visit the Meo Vac market.

- Continue the journey to Cao Bang, and have lunch in Bao Lac town. Afterwards, continue across Me Pia Pass, also known as the 14-tier slope.

- Stop to visit the Pac Bo cave historical site where President Ho Chi Minh lived and conducted revolutionary activities in the early years upon returning to the country. Arriving in Cao Bang, the group checks into the hotel.

- Evening, take a walking tour of the night street on Friday and Saturday nights. Overnight in Cao Bang.

DAY 4: CAO BANG - BAN GIOC WATERFALL - LANG SON (Breakfast, lunch, dinner)

- Morning, the group checks out and departs for breakfast. Afterward, travel to visit Ban Gioc Waterfall, which has a height of over 50m, divided into 3 tiers, considered the most beautiful waterfall in Vietnam and the largest waterfall in Southeast Asia. This is the 4th largest cross-border waterfall in the top 10 waterfalls in the world.

- Continuing the journey, guests explore Nguom Ngao Cave, also known as Tiger Cave, one of the most beautiful caves not only in Cao Bang but also in the entire Northern region.

- After lunch, guests depart for Lang Son (180km) via the Phuc Hoa - Dong Khe route. On the way, guests stop to visit Huu Nghi Quan border gate, where the North-South historical road begins (Ai Nam Quan) (If the border gate is open).

- Evening, guests are free to visit Ky Lua night market.

DAY 5: LANG SON - TAM THANH CAVE - NOI BAI (Breakfast, lunch)

- Morning, the group has breakfast at the hotel and departs to visit the famous Tam Thanh Pagoda and Tam Thanh Cave, admiring the Hòn Vọng Phu (Waiting Husband Mountain) on To Thi Mountain, famous in Vietnamese literature and poetry.

- The group visits and shops at Dong Kinh Market, the largest market in Lang Son.

- The group has lunch, then checks out and departs to return to Noi Bai Airport to catch the flight back to HCMC. Arriving at Tan Son Nhat Airport, the tour bids farewell to the group and looks forward to seeing you again.

Note: The itinerary may change depending on weather conditions, tidal forecasts, and port authority regulations.

Terms & conditions

TOUR PRICE INCLUDES:

  1. Round-trip airfare and baggage (10kg carry-on + 23kg checked baggage) by Vietnam Airlines
  2. New model air-conditioned tour bus throughout the itinerary, experienced drivers.
  3. Breakfast: according to the tour program at hotels and restaurants
  4. Main meals: 09 diverse set menus with 5-6 dishes per meal (depending on the flight schedule, the company will arrange suitable meals)
  5. 3-star standard hotel, 2 persons/room. In case a guest requests a triple room, it will be arranged accordingly.
  • Ha Giang : Ha An/ Cao Nguyen/ Silk River
  • Dong Van : Hoa Cuong/ Hoang Ngoc / Khai Hoan .
  • Cao Bang : Max Boutique/ Los Angeles / Gia Quy

Lang Son : Muong Thanh

,… or equivalent standard hotels: 2 persons/room standard.

  1. Admission tickets to sightseeing spots included in the program
  2. Cheerful, enthusiastic, experienced, Vietnamese-speaking tour guide serving the group throughout the journey.
  3. Tour hat, 01 bottle of mineral water per day
  4. Guests are covered by travel insurance with a maximum compensation of: 20,000,000 VND/case.

TOUR PRICE EXCLUDES:
  1. Single room surcharge: 1,900,000 VND (for guests who wish to sleep alone in 1 room) – holidays and Tet surcharge an additional: 400,000 VND
  2. Personal phone expenses, drinks, and sightseeing tickets outside the program.
  3. 8% VAT tax (until further notice)

CHILDREN'S TOUR PRICE:

- Children aged 11 and above purchase 01 ticket.

- Children from 05 to under 10 years old with a height of 1m or less are charged according to the tour price table above... If the child is over 1m tall, an additional 325,000 VND for sightseeing tickets applies. Standard includes airfare, bus seat, insurance, meal, sightseeing ticket, and sharing a bed with parents.

- Children from 02 years old to under 05 years old: tour price according to the pricing framework above. Standard includes airfare, bus seat, insurance; meals and bed are shared with parents. (However, 02 adults can only be accompanied by 01 child; if there are more accompanying children, from the 2nd child onwards, they must be paid for according to the Children from 05 to under 11 years old framework).

- Infants under 02 years old: tour price 500,000 VND including airline taxes, fees, and insurance, parents take care of the baby's meals themselves, but a couple can only be accompanied by 01 infant under 02 years old, if there is a 2nd infant, the child price applies according to the 2 to under 5 years old framework.

REFUND/CANCELLATION CONDITIONS:

- Pay the full tour and airfare amount upon tour registration and ticket issuance.

- Tour cancellation after registration incurs a 50% penalty of the deposit.

- Tour cancellation 25 days in advance incurs a penalty = 70% of the total program tour price. (Calculated by working days)

- Tour cancellation 20 days in advance incurs a penalty = 80% of the total program tour price. (Calculated by working days)

- Tour cancellation 15 days in advance incurs a penalty = 90% of the total program tour price. (Calculated by working days)

- After this period, the penalty = 100% of the total program value. (Calculated by working days)

- Holidays and Tet: no refunds, no cancellations

(Tour cancellation time is calculated for working days, excluding Saturdays and Sundays). Specifically, Holiday and Tet tours are non-refundable and non-cancellable.

- Tour cancellation with the company must be notified directly via Fax, email, text message, and must be confirmed by the company. Cancellation via phone is not accepted.

NOTES

- The order of sightseeing spots in the program may change to suit actual conditions, but will not be canceled or altered without agreement with the Group.

- In case the trip does not have enough guests to depart, guests will be transferred to another departure date.

- If guests are overseas Vietnamese or foreigners with a separate visa, they must bring it along on the tour.

- The order and details of the program may change to suit objective conditions (weather, traffic, etc.)

- The company will not be responsible for guaranteeing sightseeing spots in cases of natural disasters, security incidents, aviation incidents, etc.

- When registering for a tour, please carefully read the program, tour price, inclusions and exclusions, as well as tour cancellation conditions on the payment receipt. In case you do not register for the tour directly but through someone else, please learn about the program thoroughly from the person who registered for you.