Detail Itinerary
DAY 1: HANOI - SON LA
7.00AM : Pick up at hotel. Overland drive to
SonLa by 4 WD jeep with several stops on the way
for pictures. 320km. Lunch en route. Check in
hotel in SonLa.
DAY 2: SON LA - DA RIVER
Leave SonLa town to Black River ( Da River )
banks, where you will start cruising up the
river by fishing boat. Extremely beautiful
landscapes. Picnic lunch. Dinner and over night
in a village of the Thai ethnic minority people
on the bank of the river. Basic conditions.
DAY 3: DA RIVER - LAI CHAU
Continue cruising to LaiChau, where the jeep is
await to pick you up for transferring to Phong
Tho. Wonderful scenery along the Black River and
mountain ranges, passing several villages of the
Red H'Mong, Giay, XaPho, Dzao, Tay, Thai …
minorities. Dinner and over night in PhongTho's
Guest house .
DAY 4: LAI CHAU - SA PA
Overland drive 120 km to SaPa., passing the
highest in Vietnam mountain pass. Lunch en
route. PM: Walk around SaPa : 7 km (returned way
) to visit Black H'Mong villages. Dinner and
sleep over night at hotel in SaPa.
DAY 5: SA PA - BAC HA
AM: Free to visit SaPa. Lunch in town. PM:
Transfer to BacHa highland. 100 km. Over night
in Bac Ha.
DAY 6: BAC HA TREKKING
AM: Join the market in BacHa . PM: Walking to
the villages of Flowered H'Mong and Tay people.
Over night in Bac Ha.
DAY 7: BAC HA - HANOI
Day drive back to Hanoi. Lunch at local
restaurant en route .
