Mountains on a trekking tour at Cao Bang
  • Visited places: Hanoi, Lang Son, Cao Bang
  • Tour Activity/Theme: Adventure, Trekking, Homestay, Off the beaten track

Cao Bang trekking tour is a hard trekking adventure for 6 days 5 nights with off-the-beaten path itinerary. The province of Cao Bang is in the North-East of Vietnam, 300km from Hanoi.

Cao Bang Trekking Tour Overview

The region is characterized with waterfalls, valleys and imposing mountain peaks. Cao Bang is home to a number of ethnic groups in Vietnam such as the Tay, Nung, Dao, Hmong, Lo Lo… whose traditional culture is well preserved for centuries.

Though possessing many hidden gems of natural beauties and traditional culture, Cao Bang is not yet Mountains at Thach An, Cao Bangvisited by most foreign visitors to Vietnam. Our trekking adventure brings you through different ethnic minorities who inhabit in heavenly landscape in the province. The region is seldom visited by foreign visitors and tourism is only in its infancy that infrastructure may be much poorer than you imagine. Be sure you expect the unexpected embarking on this adventure journey. The rewards are the hidden gems that you get from the experiences which, we believe, make you come back different.

Cao Bang – Ta Nung – Ethnic Villages – Lang Son - Hanoi

Accommodation: Guest houses and homestay with very very basic facilities.
Times of tour: December through April.

Mountains at Thach An, Cao Bang

{Inclusions
English speaking guide;
Private car/van for all land transfers as per itinerary;
All accommodation as indicated per itinerary;
Meals as indicated in the itinerary: B=Breakfast; L=Lunch and D=Dinner;
Admission fees and permits per tour itinerary;
Drinking water on the trek;
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{Exclusions
Insurance of any types;
Other expenses of personal nature;
Those not specified as included in the itinerary;
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Detailed itinerary

Day1 Ha Noi – Cao Bang – Phja Thap Village (B/L/D)

From Hanoi, we travel our way on Route 3 which is excellent. We have lunch at Bac Kan Town. The landscape today includes hills and tea plantations in Thai Nguyen Province, the pristine mountains and valleys in Bac Kan and Cao Bang Provinces. We have lunch at a great family restaurant in Bac Kan Town. We arrive at Pac Rang Village, a Nung Community late in the day. The night is at a Nung family at Phja Thap Village where locals make incense.
Overnight at Phja Thap Village.

Bucolic countryside with rice fields and mountains along the new road between Thai Nguyen and Bac Kan Provinces
Bucolic countryside with rice fields and mountains along the new road between Thai Nguyen and Bac Kan Provinces

 

Beautiful mountains at Ngan Son Town in Bac Kan Province
Beautiful mountains at Ngan Son Town in Bac Kan Province

 

Spectacular mountains along Route 3 from Bac Kan to Cao Bang
Spectacular mountains along Route 3 from Bac Kan to Cao Bang

 

Stunning mountains along the road from Cao Bang City to Trung Khanh
Stunning mountains along the road from Cao Bang City to Trung Khanh

 

Blacksmiths at the Pac Rang Village in Cao Bang Vietnam
Blacksmiths at the Pac Rang Village in Cao Bang Vietnam

Day2 Phja Thap Village – Ta Lung Trekking – La Village (trekking 15km) (B/L/D)

Breakfast at the homestay.
We are transferred to Ta Lung border town where our trek starts. The highlights today include idyllic rice valleys, evergreen forests. We arrive at La Village in the afternoon. Have time to explore the community before dinner.
Overnight at La Village, in a small valleys with forested mountains around.

Great road from Cao Bang City to Ta Lung
Great road from Cao Bang City to Ta Lung

 

Ta Lung Border Checkpoint betweeen Vietnam and China
Ta Lung Border Checkpoint betweeen Vietnam and China

 

Our home night is at a Tay family
Our home night is at a Tay family

 

Mountains on our trek today
Mountains on our trek today

Day3 La – Na Nieng (19km) (B/L/D)

Breakfast at the homestay.
The trek is more challenging and the scenery is more and more beautiful. We will have to trek through a high limestone mountain with dense forest before reaching our home tonight at Na Nieng Village.
Overnight at a Tay homestay at Na Nieng Village.

 

Peaceful countryside on the trek in Cao Bang Vietnam
Peaceful countryside on the trek in Cao Bang Vietnam

 

Some thin forest on the trek today
Some thin forest on the trek today

Day4 Na Nieng – Pac Khoang (18km) (B/L/D)Homestay at Thach An, Cao Bang

Breakfast at the homestay.
We trek through valleys and ethnic communities to Dong Khe Town where we have lunch. In the afternoon, hike up a buffalo trail to Pac Khoang, a Dzao community. The village is perched on top of a mountain with forest all around.
Overnight at a Dao family’s home at Pac Khoang.

Our adventure continues along the dirt path amid amazing nature of mountiains and forest and rice fields
Our adventure continues along the dirt path amid amazing nature of mountiains and forest and rice fields

 

Another home on our trek
Another home on our trek

Day5 Pac Khoang – Na Pang (20km) (B/L/D)

Breakfast at the homestay.
On the fifth day, we trek downhill and uphill through limestone mountains and dense forest to Na Pang Village. Arriving at the village in late afternoon, we will have time to relax by the riverside. This is a poor community rarely visited by outsiders.
Overnight at Na Pang.

The forest which marks a one of the most brutal battles during the Franco-Viet Minh War in 1950
The forest which marks a one of the most brutal battles during the Franco-Viet Minh War in 1950

 

Our homestay in Lang Son is at a Tay family in Trang Dinh
Our homestay in Lang Son is at a Tay family in Trang Dinh

Day6 Na Pang – Trang Dinh – Lang Son – Hanoi (B/L)

Breakfast at the homestay.
We trek along a river toward That Khe Town. Our vehicle picks us up from That Khe and transfers us to Lang Son City. We will visit the highlights of Lang Son including the To Thi Mountain, Nhi Thanh and Tam Thanh Caves. Then, continue our journey back to Hanoi. You have completed a hard trekking adventure through the limestone mountains and forests along the Chinese border with AdventureGreen.

Back to civilization at That Khe Town, Lang Son Province
Back to civilization at That Khe Town, Lang Son Province

 

The landscape on the way back could easily take your breath away!
The landscape on the way back could easily take your breath away!

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