Day 1: Hanoi - Ba Be Lake

• 08.00: Depart from your hotel in Hanoi

• Drive East pass Red River and Chuong Duong Bridge on a route up into mountain areas north east of Hanoi, stop along the route for taking pictures, visit local villages and winding up curving road to Ba Be Lake Lake and National Park, one of the largest natural lakes in Vietnam, home to many kinds of birds, scenic valleys, towering rocky outcrops, underground river tributaries, a gigantic cave and local ethnic minorities, including the Tay, Red Dao and Hmong.

• Arrive at about 13:00, stroll along the riverfront and have lunch.

• In the afternoon, take a short hike to nearby villages or relax in front of the lake with spectacular scenry.

• The night will be spent with a local family in a traditional house to experience their way of life, dinner will be served at thefamily where the tourists stay

Day 2: Explore Ba Be Lake & National Park

• The day begins with a morning hike in the park, the tourists descend into the scenic valley, home to the Tay minority people and encircled by rock formations.

• Board the boat and touring through the Nang River and pass rolling hills and Hmong and Red Dao villages, Dau Dang Waterfall. The scenery is extraordinary, with rurfal farmland, and rugged mountains jutting out of the tangled jungle growth.

• End the second day in the park’s headquarters, where the tourists can spend the night at a comfortable of the park hotel.

Day 3: Ba Be Lake – Hanoi

• This is a spectacular boat trip on the lake. Tourists stroll along the riverfront, visit some lovely villages and hike the upper reaches of the lake, in an area marked by massive limestone cliffs and mountains.

• After lunch in a local restaurant, it is a drive back to Hanoi, visit Ethnic Minority Museum in Thai Nguyen.

• Drive back to Hanoi late afternoon, arriving at around 4:30 pm at your hotel.

Inclusions

• Transfer in air-conditioned vehicle

• Pick up & drop off at your hotel in Hanoi

• Accommodation at stilt house in hill tribe village

• All meals as mention in the program

• Fully escorted English speaking tour guide

• Boat cruise on the river

• All admission cost at places mentioned in itinerary

Exclusions

• International flights

• International departure tax

• Visas and visa fees

• Travel insurance

• Pre-post accommodation in Hanoi

• Other meals & drinks

• Admission fees during free time

• Personal expenses such as shopping; telephone, laundry and bar bills etc.

• Tips and gratuities

• All other service is not made on the written form

Note: Tickets for children

• Children 5 to 10 years old: 1/2 adult tickets.

• Children 11 years old and above: 01 adult ticket.

• Two adults are allowed to go with 01 child under five, if more than one child to go with, the second onward shall have to buy ticket.

Activity suggestions

Preparations

• Camera to take photos

• Comfortable clothes and shoes

Most suitable for

People of all ages and occupations.

• Car transfer from Hanoi to Ba Be Lake and vice versa

• Boat cruise around Ba Be Lake