Spectacular Northwest Journey 7 days

After breakfast and check out of the hotel at 8.00 am, your guide and driver will pick you up and drive along the scenic and rural landscape of Highway 6 to Mai Chau – a small town nestled amid a lush valley, surrounded by green rice fields and friendly people.

Stop along the way to visit the Muong tribe and then at Thung Khe Pass for a spectacular view Mai Chau Valley has to offer. Upon arrival, lunch will be served by a local host family in Mai Chau.

The afternoon will be followed by a beautiful hike along the dirt paths to walk through terraced rice paddies and small villages, to discover the natural beauty of the valley, and to encounter the culture of the White Thai inhabitants who live in the region.

Early evening to relax at leisure a bit before having dinner with the family and enjoying local traditional dances with a live music performance.

Tour guide: English-speaking guide
Meals: Lunch, Dinner

Start the day with a simple breakfast with tea or coffee, then say goodbye to your host and drive off to Son La. Stops will be made en route many times to visit villages of various tribes, including H’mong, Thai, Muong, and Dzao. Your drive will pass many lush orchards and tea farms in the Moc Chau plateau before reaching Son La for a late lunch.

In the afternoon, you continue your drive along winding mountain roads in North Vietnam’s stunning countryside, including the most well-known and historic Pha Din Pass. Stop on top of the Pha Din for a breathtaking view and photo shooting opportunity. On arrival, check into your hotel, and the rest of the day is at leisure

Tour guide: English-speaking guide
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Nestled in a heart-shaped basin near the border with Laos lies Dien Bien Phu, the famous historical battleground that put an end to the French colonial occupation in 1954.

After breakfast, you start the day with a visit to the local market, where you will meet charming Thai tribes in their traditional costumes and purchase their farm products.

Continue our visit to the Dien Bien Phu Museum, A1 Hill, and the War Cemetery of Dien Bien Phu, along with the nearby General De Castries’ Bunker, Old Muong Thanh Bridge, and Nam Rom River.

After lunch in a local restaurant, you continue your way to Lai Chau along a dancing but rewarding road with a chance to know a variety of ethnic villages such as Kho Mu (Xa), Huoi Chan, Dzao..etc.

Then, drive further to Phong Tho on scenic roads with picturesque views, dotted with ethnic villages of Thai, Kho Mu, and H’mong minorities. Arrive in Phong Tho and spend the rest of the day cycling around the township or to some nearby villages.

Tour guide: English-speaking guide
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Today morning, we check out and leave Phong Tho for Sapa. We might experience some little bumpy roads but such rewarding ones for magnificent sceneries, valley views and colors of jungles along the way. A rest stop will be made when we drive up Tram Ton pass that offers views to Fansipan peak, aka “Indochinas rooftop” and visit to the nearby Heaven’s Gate and the Silver Waterfall. Upon arrival in Sapa in the afternoon, check in your hotel and sometimes at leisure until our guide takes you out for dinner in this lovely old French colonial town has to offer. Overnight in Sapa.

Tour guide: English-speaking guide
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Breakfast in hotel, you will explore Sapa daily wet market and then set out on our 3-4 hour trek down to Muong Hoa valley, travel though the villages of Lao Chai and Ta Van, home to H’mong and Dzay people. A great experience is awaited when you walk through pine forests, terraced rice paddies, and meet with minority villagers while enjoying the amazing and breathtaking views from the surrounding valleys. Picnic lunch will be served at the end of the walking tour or in a local restaurant in Sapa town. The rest of the day will be balanced at your leisure.

Tour guide: English-speaking guide
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Free and easy day for you to explore more in Sapa town and the local market.

Tour guide: English-speaking guide
Meals: Breakfast

After breakfast at the hotel, you will leave Sapa by the new, beautiful highway back to Hanoi. The drive will be just about 5 hours but through many rural, beautiful countryside as the landscape changes from arching mountains to the flat plains of the Red River Delta.

Arrive in Hanoi in the early afternoon and check in your hotel. End of services.

Tour guide: English-speaking guide
Meals: Breakfast