Day 1 Hanoi - Yen Bai
Pick up from your hotel in Hanoi for departure to Yen Bai ( 4 hour drive ).
Check into your hotel before heading for lunch in Yen Bai town. After lunch,
transfer to Thac Ba Lake - one of Vietnam's three man-made lakes with more than
1,300 islands and islets: romantic and magnificent scenery. Cruising on Thac Ba
Lake to visit Thac Ba hydro-electric plant ' the first in Vietnam ; visit Thuy
Tien cave listening to the story of the nine beautiful fairies, the moving love
story of a young couple. Continue to sail to Ngoi Tu cultural village ' home of
the Dao, Tay and Cao Lan ethnic groups. Meet local people at the village and
exchange culture with the Dao, Tay and Cao Lan ethnic groups. Back to your hotel
in the late afternoon.
Overnight: Hanh Hoa Vien hotel in Yen Bai
Meals included: Lunch and dinner
Day 2: Yen Bai - Suoi Giang - Nghia Lo - Ancient Thai People village
Pick up at your hotel and go straight to the Suoi Giang ecological zone -
looking at the Tuyet tea trees - 30m high and 1m in diameter - which are 300
years old, drinking a cup of tea with some H'mong ethnic people. Go down and
continue to visit Nghia Lo town. Lunch, visit Nghia Lo historical site marking
the resistance of the Yen Bai people against French aggression, and ancient Thai
people's village to discover their daily life. Dinner with the Muong Lo food
specialties while enjoying their folk songs and Xoe dance. Overnight with local
family in their stilt house.
Overnight: homestay in Nghia Lo
Meals included: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Day 3: Thai village - Muong Lo market - Ban Hoe hotspring - Yen Bai
Breakfast, farewell villagers and head back to Nghia Lo town to visit Muong Lo
market, and free time for shopping and relaxing in the Ban Hoe natural hot
spring. Have lunch before returning to Yen Bai to visit the manufacture of the
Gem-store paintings; watch the artists making the beautiful paintings with gems.
Overnight: Hanh Hoa Vien hotel in Yen Bai
Meals included: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Day 4: Yen Bai - Hanoi
Depart back to Hanoi . Tour ends after arrival at your hotel.
Meals included: Breakfast
Tour includes:
• Accommodation with daily breakfasts
• Extra meals as per the itinerary
• Local English speaking tour guide
• Private transfer round trip by 7 seater
• Tours and excursions as described in the program
• Entrance fees and permits where applicable during guided time
Tour excludes:
• Pre & post trip arrangements
• Transfers beyond the itinerary
• Entrance fees and permits during free time
• Travel insurance (compulsory)
• Food & drinks not mentioned within the itinerary
• Tips and gratuities
• Expenses of a personal nature such as bar bills, laundry and telephone charges
• Other services not clearly described in the program
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