Routes: Hanoi - Mau Son -Quang Hoa - Ban Gioc -Na Tau - Ba Be Lake - Na Khan

Duration: 07 Days

Itinerary in brief
Day 1: Hanoi - Mau Son
Day 2: Mau Son - Quang Hoa
Day 3: Quang Hoa - Ban Gioc - Quang Hoa
Day 4: Quang Hoa - Na Tau - Quang Hoa
Day 5: Quang Hoa - Ba Be
Day 6: Ba Be - Na Khan
Day 7: Na Khan - Hanoi

Detail Itinerary

Day 1: Hanoi - Mau Son. ~180 km, ~5 h.
Drive from Hanoi to Mau Son on the beautiful newly sealed road with a stop for lunch in Lang Son. Mau Son is 30 km away from Lang Son, 1.541m above sea level. Quite cool in the evening! Night in the guesthouse of Mau Son Resort.

Day 2: Mau Son - Quang Hoa. ~180 km, ~6 h.
The road is a bit bumpy and dusty. It takes us 6 hours to reach the beautiful village of Quang Hoa, in the middle of a mountain cirque. This is the territory of Nung An people. Spend the night in our friend''s house.

Day 3: Quang Hoa - Ban Gioc - Quang Hoa. ~100 km, ~2 h.
Having obtained permission from the border police, we make our way through spectacular scenery to Vietnam''s most impressive waterfalls. Weather permitting we can swim right up to where the 50 m high falls hit the river.

Day 4: Quang Hoa - Na Tau - Quang Hoa. ~30 km, ~1 h.
Na Tau is a completely unknown area that we propose to discover it by raft and motorbike. Rivers and waterfalls everywhere are extremely beautiful and wild. It is only 15 km from Quang Hoa.

Day 5: Quang Hoa - Ba Be. ~170 km, ~8 h.
Beautiful drive from Cao Bang province to Ba Be. Few passes from where you can dominate the area. The road is easy but many curves. We can stop a lot. All together, stop for drinks and food it should be an 8-hour journey. We spend the night in the house of Mr. Dang (we call him Zi Dang).

Day 6: Ba Be - Na Khan. ~50 km, ~2 h.
Easy boating on the lake and river. Go to market (if it is the day you arrive). Stop at waterfall, beautiful swim…Ong pirate, the chef of Dau Dang waterfall where we enjoy lunch. Down the waterfall, we could visit the village and a small school (only few pupils during the summer). Short ride from Na Khan to Ba Be on bumpy road. Na Khan is a village of Tay people lost in the primitive forest. Mr. Lo, the chef of the village will welcome us in his house.

Day 7: Na Khan - Hanoi. ~180 km, ~7 h.s
Quite a long drive but easy (early departure is better) from Na Khan to Hanoi. Arrive in Hanoi around 5 pm.