Trekking Tour Cao Bang Less Seen Beauties
  • Visited places: Hanoi, Cao Bang
  • Tour Activity/Theme: Adventure, Trekking, Hiking, Budget, Ethnic village, Sublime nature, Homestay, Bucolic countryside, Off the beaten track, Mountains

Trekking Tour Cao Bang Less Seen Beauties is a hard adventure tour through the heart of the area of Cao Bang listed in the UNESCO global geoparks. The tour takes in the most beautiful area of the geopark but not yet discovered and explored by most travelers to Vietnam.

 Trekking Tour Cao Bang Overview

A scenic road between Cao Bang and Trung Khanh
A scenic road between Cao Bang and Trung Khanh

{Inclusions
English-speaking guide as per itinerary; 
Homestay accommodation with basic conditions as indicated in the program; 
Private coach for the transfers Hanoi – Phuc Sen/Thung Mountain - Hanoi as indicated in the program;
Meals as indicated in the program ( B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner); 
All admission fees during guided times in the program; }
{Exclusions
Insurance of any types; 
Drinks, laundry, bar or other personal expenses; 
Others not clearly specified clearly in the inclusions;}

Detailed itinerary

Note: Trekking time for each day is estimated from 08:00 A.M to 16:00 or 16:30.

Day1    (    Sunday, October 15, 2023    )    Hanoi – Cao Bang – Phuc Sen (Quang Hoa, Cao Bang) (-/L/D)

Transfer to Phuc Sen Commune, home to the Nung and Tay Peoples.
Lunch en route. 
Dinner at the homestay.
Overnight with a Nung Family.

Nung An Blacksmiths at Phuc Sen, Cao Bang Vietnam
Nung An Blacksmiths at Phuc Sen, Cao Bang Vietnam

Day2    (    Monday, October 16, 2023    )    Day Trekking to Visit Villlages around Phuc Sen (B/L/D)

Breakfast at the homestay.
Trek through mountains, corn fields, rice fields to visit handicraft villages: weaving bamboo baskets and tools, making tiles, incense.
Picnic lunch and dinner at the homestay.
Overnight with a Nung Family.

A Tay old man carrying his grandson at a village in Cao Bang
A Tay old man carrying his grandson at a village in Cao Bang

Day3    (    Tuesday, October 17, 2023    )    Trekking Phuc Sen to Phja Hai: Thin forest and ethnic villages (B/L/D)

Breakfast at the homestay.
Trek through karstic mountains, thin forest and valleys to Phja Hai Commune. The trails we trek on today are not much used nowadays.
Picnic lunch and dinner at the homestay.
Overnight with a Nung or Tay Family.

A Tay lady carrying firewood home
A Tay lady carrying firewood home

Day4    (    Wednesday, October 18, 2023    )    Trekking Phja Hai to the Thang Hen Lake and the Thung Mountain (Angel Eye’s Mountain): Thin forest and ethnic villages (B/L/D)

Breakfast at the homestay.
Trek through karstic mountains, thin forest and valleys to the Thang Hen Lake and the Thung  Mountain which are located in the heart of one of the UNESCO Global Geoparks. While it is famed recently, the region is only visited by a small number of Vietnamese adventure travellers who camp around the lake or the mountain.
Picnic lunch and dinner at the homestay.
Overnight at a simple guesthouse of homestay style. 
Note: We will replace this by a homestay if we could find a suitable one. No one offers homestay here yet.

Scenic landscape at Cao Bang Geopark
Scenic landscape at Cao Bang Geopark

Day5    (    Thursday, October 19, 2023    )    Thung Mountain – Cao Bang – Ha Noi (B/L/-)

Breakfast and enjoy relaxing moments amid the heavenly landscape.
Transfer back to Hanoi.
Lunch en route.
The tour concludes at your hotel in Hanoi. We trust you had a great adventure in Cao Bang with AdventureGreen.

Lovely mountains on our way back today
Lovely mountains on our way back today
Scenic road back from a great trekking adventure tour in Cao Bang Vietnam
Scenic road back from a great trekking adventure tour in Cao Bang Vietnam

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