Tet in Bac Ha (Bac Ha – Ban Lien 3 days 2 nights)

Where are you going this Tet in Vietnam?

A hot spring resort near Hanoi, 2.3 hours by car? Sold out until March.

Moc Chau to see plum blossoms? So close, you've been there.

Lan Ha Bay to enjoy a yacht? Great, but quite cold, and you’ve been there . .

Let’s discover with AADASIA's Guides a land that is both fun and warm - Bac Ha, a strange but familiar district, more than 300km from Hanoi with countless specialties, wonderful scenery untouched by tourists , and enjoy the seas of clouds Hoang Thu Pho which capture every photographer.

In spring, the plum gardens bloom to make mountains white and fresh, and hills interspersed with terraced fields in their leisure time, giving the area a beautiful nickname: Bac Ha, the White Plateau.

ITINERARY

DAY 1: HANOI – BAC HA (L, D)

Around 7am, a van (16 seats) of AADASIA HOLIDAYS will pick you up at AADASIA office meeting point, Building No. 1 Luong Yen, departing on the Hanoi - Lao Cai highway. After about 5:30hrs, you will arrive in Bac Ha, have lunch in a quiet garden surrounded by roses and plum blossoms. The owner used to be a french-speaking tourguide.

Come to your house-on-stilts homestay to rest a bit and go on to visit the Mansion of Hoang A Tuong, the throneless king of the ancient Bac Ha land, with great French architecture and legends that are still around to this day. Visit plum gardens and climb Ngai Thau Hill to enjoy the sunset [ route to Ngai Thau is for hiking for 1-2km ].

Dinner is prepared at your homestay with special dishes, famous red myrtle wine of the Northwest. After dinner, you can visit Bac Ha night market or light a fire to bake potatoes and cassava with hospitable Tay hosts, or participate in a local cultural program.

[Overnight in a cozy homestay ]

Day 2: HOANG THU PHO CLOUD - BAN LIEN (BF, L, D)

After a delicious breakfast with banh chung (picking and sewing according to the custom of Tay and Nung people), pan cake, coffee, famous Bac Ha tea, etc., our Guide will take you to Hoang Thu Pho which is famous for seas of clouds like woolen carpets in springtime. Go on to San Chung, a village full of ancient and elegant houses with thick earth walls, where you will need to limit yourselves from taking pictures of every corner of the village. Continue to Ban Lien, about 30km from Bac Ha town, a beautiful village in the middle of the road between three districts, with white rice and clear water. After lunch at Ban Lien, let’s go uphill (a tea hill) to see the panorama of the whole village or go trekking about 4km on the palm hill (upon good weather).

Check in at a cozy stilt house in Ban Lien. Dinner and overnight at Ban Lien (shared floor).

Day 3: BAN LIEN – BAC HA – HA NOI (BF, L)

After breakfast with chicken porridge, Ban Lien black rice cake, please participate in making grilled Tea Tube, a great specialty of the village.

Drive back to Bac Ha, collect the ordered rice, meat, vegetables, and have a delicious lunch before returning to Hanoi.The road takes about 5h – 5:30hrs depending on traffic conditions.

Our Guide and driver will say goodbye to you at the meeting point ! see you very soon in AADASIA Spring Programs.

HOMESTAY

Na Hoi, Na Kim, Ban pho (Bac Ha), Ban Lien.

RATE

SERVICED INCLUDED

• Enthusiastic, experienced and attentive tour guide
• Good air-conditioned car, suitable for going to the mountains, enthusiastic and professional driver
• Homestay in the village, room for 2 people in Bac Ha or shared, cozy shared house on stilts in Ban Lien.
• Tickets to the sites mentioned in the program
• Meals as in the program
• Water in the van
• Travel insurance
• Definitely depart from 4 guests

SERVICES not INCLUDED

• Personal expenses, services not mentioned in the program such as other meals, drinks during meals
• Tips for Guides, Drivers or others
• VAT (10%)
• Surcharge for hotel in town (VND 400,000 to 500,000/double room)
• Cultural shows (VND 1,000,000 – 1,200,000)
• Larger group guests or customers who have been with AADASIA, have accumulated points of 1,000 or more, contact Customer Service, Hieu, Tel 0862-029-028, Email: [email protected] to get a special price.

NOTE:

• Ban Lien and the whole Bac Ha have many winding roads, the banks of the terraced fields are not very flat, it is recommended that you wear good shoes for walking, or bring spare soft slippers.
• The program has a variety of activities that can be changed flexibly depending on the route, weather, playing time in the villages and chatting with the villagers during the Lunar New Year.

BOOK NOW: Hieu (Ricky), Tour Operator, 0862-029-028