Tours - Grand Tours

For a real cultural immersion experience of the north, a Grand Tour is the way to go. Seeing many different provinces and their different landscapes, the only limit to the tour is your imagination! We get to go trekking on some of the finest trails the country has to offer as well as seeing the different ethnic communities along the way.

Right now we have 7 and 9 day tours that travel across Sapa, Ha Giang, Cao Bang and Bac Kan (for Ba Be Lake). The provinces of the north are truly massive. Because of this - multi province tours really lend themselves to longer adventures. These longer tours are also easier to customise as we cover so much distance, we may well be close to where you wanted to add. The 7 day tour covers some 1500 kilometers over the duration of the tour for an idea.

Getting to know the regions

While the provinces are different with different features and sights, the topography is fairly similar with minor differences. Much of the north is covered by mountains and gigantic limestone karsts that are hundreds of metres high. These karst formations often come with underground cave systems that possible to explore, some with caverns up to 50m high.

Ha Giang

Quite possibly the most remote province in Vietnam, covering some 8000 square kilometres with less than one million people - it’s very sparely populated indeed. The only way to get around here is on the Ha Giang Loop Road built in the 1960s. Because of this remoteness, difficulty of access - the region has remained preserved from outside influences. This makes it a great destination for adventurers who wish to see old ethnic cultures such as the Hmong and the Tay.

Bac Kan

This province sits between Ha Giang and Cao Bang. The star attraction here is Ba Be Lake and the Ba Be Lake National Park. In the park are more caves like the Puong Cave and Ghost Cave as well as the Nang River that we travel along with the boat tour.

Cao Bang

Slightly less remote than Ha Giang and with more Chinese influence due to it’s location next to the border, this is another huge province of 6700 square kilometres with a population of 500,000. It is home to the must see sights of Ban Gioc Waterfall, Tiger Cave, Angel Eye as well as many others.

Sapa

This area is really all about the Muong Hoa Valley. The valley is huge. The sides can reach up to one kilometre high from the valley floor and the valley is 30 kilometres long. This makes it much more a trekking location than just sight seeing, though there is plenty of that on offer here as the steep sided valley has steeply terraced rice fields that are a wonder to see.

Select your tour

Each of the tours itinerary is listed on its own page with full listings of the sights and activities to help you choose the right tour for you.

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7 days

6 nights

Hanoi

Grand tour with Ban Gioc waterfalls

Sapa for 2 days of trekking, Bac Ha to meet the Flower Hmong tribe. Ha Giang the huge Ban Gioc waterfalls are the highlight. Too much to list - see the itinerary for full details.

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$551

Itinerary

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9 days

8 nights

Sapa

The ultimate pass + Ba Be lake

Everything from the 7 day tour + we get a boat trip down Ba Be lake - the biggest freshwater lake in Vietnam as well as an overnight stay there. This really is the ultimate adventure.

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$796

Itinerary

*Prices are intended as a guide based on a group of 4 persons with a per person price. To see the actual price, check on the page. Depending on how many people are in your group, the cost may be higher or lower per person.