CAO BANG – BAN GIOC WATERFALLS – NGUOM NGAO CAVE – BA BE LAKE
DAY 1 – HANOI/ DRIVE TO CAO BANG
Included meals: Lunch/ Dinner
Depart from Hanoi in the morning, It takes you most of the day driving up to Cao Bang City. The morning drive is gentle and easy on big High Ways. The afternoon drive is more scenic but quite winding as it becomes hillier. On the way, have a stop at Thai Nguyen city to visit the Museum of Cultures of Vietnam’s Ethnic Groups. It is a great place for you to get an overview of Vietnamese ethnic groups before meeting some of them along the trip.
Arrive at the city late in the afternoon. Check into your hotel room and take a rest before going out for dinner at a local restaurant.
DAY 2 – BAN GIOC WATERFALLS & NGUOM NGAO CAVE
Included meals: Breakfast/ Lunch/ Dinner
In early morning, you will leave Cao Bang City for Trung Khanh. The drive takes you about 1.5 hours to Ban Gioc Waterfall with a short stop on the way to visit Phuc Sen village (up to your request). Then visit Ban Gioc Waterfall – The most beautiful falls of the country which is located right on the border line between Vietnam and China. You are able to take a raft ride on the river so that you can enjoy the falls at best. After Ban Gioc, your guide will walk you through a long cave of Nguom Ngao. This cave runs through a limestone mountain. It is long and beautifully decorated with so many stalactites and stalagmites. Your lunch will be served at a local restaurant before the afternoon drive down to Ba Be National Park. Check into your accommodation for the night.
DAY 3 – BA BE LAKE BOAT TRIP/ DRIVE BACK TO HANOI
Included meals: Breakfast/ Lunch
After the breakfast, bidding farewell to the host family and get to a boat station for the morning cruise through Ba Be Lake. The Lake is considered as one of the biggest mountain fresh-water lake in Vietnam. The cruise is beautiful with scenery of steep limestone mountains covered by dense rain forest. Onward to Nang River and head upstream for Puong Limestone Cave. The Nang River runs through a limestone mountain in this national park and created a big cave which is the home of thousand bats. About 15 minutes after the cave, you will land at a little station. Walk up and back on your private vehicle and drive to a nearby town for lunch. The afternoon drive brings you back to Hanoi. Arrive at your hotel late in the afternoon and finish the trip.
******* HAVE A NICE TRIP *******
Included: Private transportation, good and experience guide from Hanoi, 1 night at local hotel in Cao Bang and 1 night at homestay in Ba Be during the tour, all permitted fees, boat trip as indicated, meals as indicated, water on car
Excluded: Hotel accommodation in Hanoi, Banking/ Credit card fees (if any), Any meals, drinks other than specified, Tip and personal expenses.