Adventure
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North Vietnam is full of wonders to be discovered at the slow ancestral pace characteristic of the region. Through this unique programme, you will discover an authentic Vietnam with an unsuspected old-fashioned charm, with its remote ethnic groups, its conical hats and its rustic ploughs pulled by buffaloes... A region of the world where time seems to have stopped. Immerse yourself in the Vietnam of villages and ethnic groups!
Prices are variable and should be requested from the agency
Length of stay
14 days / 12 nightsMinimum number of participants
Privatized trip from 2 personsPrivate trip from 2 persons.
Total immersion in the villages
French-speaking guides to encourage exchange
Day 1
Departure from Paris on a regular airline. Services and night on board.
Day 2
Welcome at Hanoi airport, transfer and installation at your hotel. Cycle rickshaw tour in the old city and around Hoan Kiem Lake. Visit the Ngoc Son pagoda on the lake. Free time for lunch. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 3
Hanoi
On the programme of visits:
- Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum
- The house on stilts
- The One Pillar Pagoda
- The Temple of Literature.
In the afternoon, visit the Ethnography Museum, then a typical Hanoi pagoda.
Free meals. Night at the hotel.
Day 4
Ba Be
Breakfast and drive to Ba Be National Park. Lunch on the way and arrival at Ba Be in the late afternoon. Upon arrival, boarding for a cruise on the lake to the village of the boatmen. Settle in a traditional house on stilts where you will have dinner and spend the night.
Day 5
The day begins with a visit to a village school. Creation of a "comprehension" workshop, an English course aimed at enabling development and communication. Then we leave for an easy 4 to 5 hour walk to meet the ethnic minorities living in the area. Stop to enjoy the waterfalls and have a picnic.
Return to the village of the boatmen. Dinner and overnight stay with the local people.
Day 6
A full day of village life:
Possible activities:
In the fields: Cultivation of young plants, flowers. Work in the fields for rice cultivation or maintenance of growing plants. Of course the villagers are experienced in working in the fields and rice paddies, but their extreme poverty does not allow them to hire help. Perhaps you will feel useless when you first enter the rice field, but your help will allow us to intensify the harvesting surface (since the creation of the association, we have doubled the surface area of the rice fields exploited by the village).
In families: Helping families by teaching basic principles of hygiene and domestic safety through practical situations. Provision and use of antiseptic products for daily use.
Sports activities: Organisation of an inter-village sports tournament (football) OR Setting up a volleyball court (posts and net, tracing, levelling), matches with the local population.
Lunch, dinner and overnight stay.
Day 7
Bao Lam, Meo Vac
In the morning, departure for Meo Vac via Bao Lam. Meeting with the Blue Hmong ethnic group and the Lo Lo ethnic group. Lunch on the way.
Arrival in Meo Vac towards the end of the day. Settling in a guesthouse. Dinner at leisure. Overnight in a guesthouse.
Day 8
Dong Van, Pho Bang, Yen Minh
In the morning, tour the Meo Vac market before heading to Dong Van via a winding road. Upon arrival in Dong Van, stroll through the old quarter and visit the villa of the Vuong Chi Sinh royal family. Then direction Pho Bang. Visit of the Chinese quarter. Continue to Yen Minh and then Ha Giang by crossing the pass called The Celestial Gate Quan Ba.
Arrive in Ha Giang late in the day. Lunch en route. Dinner and overnight at a local's house.
Day 9
Cao Banh, Pan Hou
The morning is dedicated to an easy walk to the Cao Banh village of the Daos. Lunch with the locals. In the afternoon, departure towards Pan Hou.
Check-in and overnight at the hotel. Dinner at leisure.
Day 10
Day hike in the surroundings of Pan Hou. Crossing of ethnic minority villages where ancient customs are still practiced today. Picnic lunch. At the end of the day, free time to enjoy tea treatments (to be paid on site).
Dinner at leisure. Night at Pan Hou.
Day 11
In the morning, departure for Hanoi. Lunch en route in a local restaurant.
Arrival in Hanoi in the early evening. Check-in at the hotel. Dinner at leisure. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 12
Halong, Bai Tu Long, Cap La
In the morning, we drive to Halong. On arrival, immediate boarding on the junk, welcome drink and presentation of the program. Installation in the cabins. Lunch on board as the junk heads towards Bai Tu Long Bay. After lunch, relaxation. The junk will sail towards Cap La, a fishing village that you will visit by kayak, before returning to the junk. Dinner and overnight on board.
Day 13
Hanoi
Breakfast on board. Continuation of the cruise in the bay. Visit of the Thien Canh Son cave. Disembarkation and return to Hanoi through the vast rice fields of the Red River Delta. Stop en route to visit the But Thap pagoda.
Direct transfer to Hanoi airport for your return flight. Arrival in France the next morning.
* Price from Paris. Please contact us for any other departure city.
Homestay
2* and 3* hotels in our selection
1 night cruise in Halong Bay
Winter extends from November to late April/early May in the north of the country. The advantage is that it is never too hot in Hanoi and its region (Red River Delta): 15 to 20°C during the day, it can even be a little cool (sometimes less than 10°C at night). The disadvantage is that the weather is often grey, foggy and even rainy. It can drizzle for days on end, making Along Bay quite gloomy. However, from February to March, in the late evening, it can be quite clear in Hanoi and in the lowland areas, and on the coast. A form of spring is established from mid-March to early May.
From May onwards, the heavy heat of the summer begins and lasts until October. Although it can rain, this is the driest time of the year and the one with the highest temperatures. The average temperature is 30 to 40°C, which is muggy and sometimes difficult to bear. At the end of the season, from September to November, the North can experience some fairly violent typhoons from the former China Sea.
Avoid the months of July and August, when there is heavy rainfall, sometimes violent.
No compulsory vaccination. Must be up to date with vaccinations.
Recommended vaccination: Hepatitis A.
Water: drink only bottled mineral water.
More information on the Pasteur website.
PASSPORT & VISAS
PASSPORT: The expiry date of the French passport must be at least 6 months before the end date of the stay in Vietnam.
VISA: A visa is necessary to stay in Vietnam. It can be requested from the Vietnamese Embassy in Paris or on the spot on presentation of the invitation we will have sent you.
Our partner for your visa procedures: VISA FIRST
A special number dedicated to Human Trip clients: 01.82.88.07.82
For each visa given to our partner, 1€ is donated to our association
More information on the France Diplomatie website.
An authentic journey into the North Vietnamese rural life and ethnic diversity.
- Accompaniment of local French-speaking guides
- Visit to a village school and participation in an English comprehension workshop
- Encounter with ethnic minorities
- The possibility of enjoying tea treatments at Pan Hou
- Nights and meals with local people
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