Northwest Golden Season โ Mu Cang Chai 3D4N from Dong Hoi
Highlights
Tour Highlights:
- Explore 3 of the most beautiful terraced field heritages in Vietnam.
- Experience Khau Pha Pass โ one of the four great passes.
- Cultural exchange with the Thai & HโMong people.
- Enjoy highland cuisine: Tu Le sticky rice, local pork, corn wine.
- Check-in Suoi Giang โ the capital of Shan Tuyet tea.
Detailed itinerary
10:00 PM: Guests assemble at the meeting point, sleeper bus departs for Ha Noi.
Overnight on the bus, preparing for an exciting journey.
05:00 AM: Arrive in Ha Noi, tourist vehicle & tour guide pick up the group to depart for Yen Bai via National Highway 32.
07:30 AM: Breakfast in Son Tay.
11:30 AM: Have lunch at a local restaurant.
01:00 PM: Visit Muong Lo field โ the second largest rice valley in the North. During the ripe rice season (September โ October), the entire golden field stretches out like a carpet, brilliantly beautiful under the sunlight. Visitors can stroll around, take photos with the rice fields, or admire the scenery from above.
Visit a Thai ethnic village: explore stilt house architecture, traditional brocade weaving, and enjoy "ruou can" (tube wine). The tour guide introduces the local custom of welcoming guests into the home with meals and wine.
06:30 PM: Dinner with Thai specialties: sticky rice, grilled stream fish, wild bamboo shoots served with "cham cheo" dipping salt.
Join the cultural exchange program: Xoe dance, Then singing. Guests can join hands to dance around the campfire and immerse themselves in Thai culture.
Overnight at a hotel/stilt house in Nghia Lo.
07:00 AM: Breakfast, check out.
08:00 AM: Depart for Mu Cang Chai, passing through Tu Le Valley.
Featured experiences:
- Khau Pha Pass: one of the "four great mountain passes" of Vietnam. From above, visitors will see a panoramic view of Tu Le Valley and multi-layered terraced rice fields. During the golden season, this is a fantastic spot for cloud hunting and photography.
- Tu Le: Famous for its fragrant, sticky rice grains. Visitors enjoy Tu Le sticky rice and purchase local specialties. In addition, Tu Le features natural hot springs โ a wonderful relaxing stopover.
12:00 PM: Lunch at a local restaurant, enjoying hill chicken and grilled free-range pork.
01:30 PM: Visit the National Heritage terraced rice fields:
La Pan Tan: famous for the "Golden Raspberry" hill โ a legendary check-in spot with beautifully layered circular fields.
Che Cu Nha: winding roads up, terraced fields stretching along the mountain slopes, majestic yet romantic.
De Xu Phinh: one of the three communes with the most beautiful terraced fields in Mu Cang Chai. Guests can walk along the village paths and take photos with H'Mong children in traditional attire.
06:00 PM: Enter the H'Mong village, have dinner at the homestay: cap nach pork, thang co, corn wine, and wild vegetables. Cultural exchange with local villagers: listen to Khen (panpipe) music, try on traditional clothing.
Overnight at a homestay in Mu Cang Chai.
06:30 AM: Breakfast, check out.
07:30 AM: Board the bus to Suoi Giang โ the famous Shan Tuyet tea region.
09:00 AM: Stroll through centuries-old ancient tea hills growing at an altitude of 1,300 โ 1,400m, visit and enjoy a refreshing cup of Shan tea, and hear stories about the H'Mong people protecting the tea forest.
12:00 PM: Lunch in Van Chan.
01:30 PM: Bus transfers the group back to Ha Noi. Along the way, the tour guide shares insights into the landscapes of the Northwest mountains.
07:00 PM โ 08:00 PM: The group boards the sleeper bus back to Dong Hoi.
Overnight on the bus.
Included
- 02 nights accommodation at a hotel/homestay
- Modern air-conditioned tourist vehicle accompanying throughout the program.
- Professional Vietnamese or English-speaking tour guide throughout the route.
- 03 breakfasts standard 50,000 VND/person.
- 03 lunches standard 150,000 VND/person.
- 03 dinners standard 150,000 VND/person.
- One-time entrance tickets for the attractions in the tour.
- Mineral water: 02 bottles/ 01 guest/ 01 day.
- Cold towels: 02 pieces/ 01 guest/ 01 day.
- Travel insurance, maximum level: 20,000,000 VND/ 01 guest/ 01 case.
- Sovaba Travel tourist hat.
Not included
- VAT invoice.
- Personal expenses, food and beverage costs, and sightseeing outside the program.
- Tips for the driver and tour guide:
- If guests are satisfied with the service of the driver and tour guide, they may tip them at their discretion. This tip is entirely optional but customarily starts from 50,000 VND/guest/day.
TOUR CANCELLATION CONDITIONS:
- Immediately after registration (before 30 days of departure): forfeit 100% of the deposit.
- Before 7 days (prior to tour departure): forfeit 50% of the total tour cost.
- Before 5 days (prior to tour departure): forfeit 75% of the total tour cost.
- Within 5 days (prior to tour departure): forfeit 100% of the total tour cost.
- No refunds, cancellations, or changes apply to groups during Holidays and Tet.