HA NOI- BA BE LAKE ( ~250KM)
Morning: 7:30: Our guide will pick you up at hotel, start your Ba Be – Ban Gioc Adventure Trip 4 Days. It takes around 5hrs to transfer by car, then you will stop for lunch before taking the boat trip. Afternoon: Travelling on our private boat, you will go through the entire length of the 3 connected lakes (Ba Be – means Three Bays). You will enjoy the beauty of the lake, with green water and various flora beside the river and your boat. The boat will reach the homestay – the Bac Ngoi village– which is located close to rice fields and the lake. If you are an active person, and don’t like to sit a long time on the boat, you can choose instead of boating by kayak activities. ( Swimming in the summer from April to September) Sum up: Driving time: 5-6hrs Boating/kayaking time: 3.5 hrs. Sleep in a homestay of Tay people ( If you want to enjoy the traditional performance of Tay people, there is an additional cost)

Cycling/Hiking in BA BE national park – CAO BANG - Phia Thap incense village Morning: Cycling around 10-12km National Park. The route for cycling is very nice and peaceful. You will cycle beside of rice or cornfields, river, the villages with many stilt traditional houses, and green Karst Mountain. It’s also an interesting activity when seeing the locals catching the fish along the river and enjoy the peaceful life and fresh air. Then come back and transfer to Cao Bang and sleep at Phia Thap incense making village. Reach Phia Thap community-based tourism village – the famous incense making the village. The village is surrounded by limestone pinnacles which make for spectacular scenery. Every household in this village makes incense, so you can easily see and explore the process of making incense and talk with friendly and hospitable locals here. Sum up: Driving time: 4hrs Cycling/Hiking: 3-4hrs Sleep in a homestay of Nung people

Quang Uyen - Ban Gioc waterfall - Hiking 10km ( 150km)
Exploring Ban Gioc waterfall and Hiking at Lung Niec village Morning: 7:30am: Leave to Ban Gioc waterfall – visit the most beautiful and largest waterfall in Vietnam, located in the border area. You can spend ~1,5hrs for taking photo and take the boat to bottom of waterfall. After lunch at a restaurant near waterfall, you will do a trekking trip ~10km~3-4hrs from Khuoi Ky village to Lung Niec village ( hike around the around the bottom of Nguom Ngao Cave , trek through rice field trail, trail and the remote village of Tay people – the village live far from the modern life and city. Finish trekking trip, transfer to a homestay near Ban Gioc, a village of Tay people- well known as Horse village. From here, you feel free to enjoy the homestay atmosphere and in front of homestay is a Quay Son – green river.

BAN GIOC - HANOI ( 335km)
~7hrs driving After breakfast, you can walking around the peaceful frontier village, and very nice river. Then leave back to Hanoi via Lang Son province, the frontier province which long border with China and interesting history. You will enjoy the charming sceneries deeply reflecting the North Vietnam color: stunning limestone peaks, long-lasting lush paddy fields and untouched peaceful villages. To satisfy your desire of discovering, we will stop at an ethnic village known for its tobacco production, where you can not only learn more about the daily life of the locals but also enjoy peace and tranquility. There is a stop for lunch before getting back to Hanoi city and ending the trip. Estimate arrive Hanoi in around 5-6pm. The tour finish.