Routes: Hanoi - Nghia Lo - Than Uyen - Sa Pa - Bac Ha - Vu Ling

Duration: 07 Days

Day 1: Hanoi - Nghia Lo. ~180 km, ~7 h.
Easy drive on sealed road. Drive through rural areas with beautiful rice field along the road.

Day 2: Nghia Lo - Than Uyen. ~140 km, ~6 h.
The road is wild and bumpy. Between Sapa and Hanoi, we will find an important mountainous massif, almost as high as the Fansipan: the Mu Cang Chai. From the top, we have one of the most beautiful views of North Vietnam.

Day 3: Than Uyen - Sapa. ~120 km, ~5 h.
Walk/ stroll in the morning. Direction Sapa.

Day 4: Sapa - Trekking.
Sapa and Bac Ha are now quite touristy. However, we can trek to Ta Van village where is dominated by Giay people. We pass Lao Chai village on the way and lunch could be in Lao Chai, Ta Van, or wherever we want. The children will go together with you along the way. We stay O/N in a stilt house of Giay family, which is basic and rough.

Day 5: Sapa - Bac Ha. ~105 km, ~3 h.
The ride from Sapa to Bac Ha takes ~3 hours, down from Sapa to Lao Cai (34 km) and up to Bac Ha (70 km) with stunning landscape. We check in Dang Khoa Hotel and have lunch. In the afternoon, we trek to Lung Phinh village (Phu La people). Stay overnight in Bac Ha.

Day 6: Bac Ha - Luc Yen - Vu Linh. ~130 km, ~5 h + 3 h boat.
We start the ride from Bac Ha to Luc Yen, then follow a small track, then a boat is waiting for us to bring the bikes and us to Vu Linh, at our Dao friends'' village. We will cross all the lake (~3 hours) and we estimate that you will reach the village at about 18:00. It will be dark already. The welcome is exceptional and we hope you will not be too much tired.

Day 7: Vu Linh - Hanoi. ~180 km, ~6 h.
The road is easy and relaxing. We will avoid heavy traffic by taking this road.