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Discovery Indochina Your Way!

Green Discovery Indochina Address: No 6A, Dao Duy Tu Lane, Hoan Kiem Dist, Hanoi,Vietnam

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Website: www.greendiscoveryindochina.com

NOTHERN VIETNAM PHOTO TOUR HIGHLIGHT HILL TRIBE VILLAGES & BEAUTIFUL NATURAL SITES

17 DAYS / 16 NIGHTS

This Northern Vietnam Photo Tour – Highlight hill tribe villages’ discovery and beautiful

landscape is provided in the remote areas in Northeast and Northwest Vietnam –Halong Bay –

Quang Ninh province - Ha Giang province and Bac Ha District, Lao Cai Province. This 16

days trip allows you to travel from the New Seven Nature Wonder – Halong Bay to remote hill

tribe villages, inhabited by the H’mong (Black Hmong, Blue Hmong and Flower Hmong), the

Dzao (Red Dzao, Black Dzao and Dzao Tien), the Tay, Dzay, the Nung, Pho Xa, Lolo, Bo Y

ethnic minorities… We will bring you to visit the colorful and authentic ethnic markets: Pha

Long market, Bac Ha Market, Dong Van market and Meo Vac market. All the dates are

designed and match with the all markets that you will visit in the itinerary.

This tour covers all the main subject matter for photography - including Landscape, Portrait

and Nature.

Destinations: Hanoi – Halong Bay – Lao Cai – Pha Long Market – Bac ha

market – Hoang Su Phi – Ha Giang – Quang Ba – Yen minh – Dong Van – Meo Vac –

Lung Phin - Ha Giang – Hanoi.

Tour Duration: 17 Days/ 16 Nights

Tour Type: Private Photo Tour, Adventures & Expédition

Designed by: Jenny Trinh – Amateur Photographer / Travel Advisor

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BRIEF ITINERARY:

Tour Dates Destinations Meals

Included Transportation

Day 1

(Tuesday)

Hanoi Arrival Welcome Dinner Car



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Day 2

(Wednesday)

Hanoi – Halong Bay Breakfast/Lunch

/Dinner

Car/ Cruise

Day 3

(Thursday)

Halong bay – Hanoi Breakfast/

Lunch/ -

Car/ Cruise

Day 4

(Friday)

Hanoi – Free day – Night train to Lao

Cai

Breakfast/-/- Car/ Train

Day 5

(Saturday)

Lao Cai – Pha Long Market – Bac Ha Breakfast/

Lunch/ Dinner

Car

Day 6/

(Sunday)

Bac Ha Sunday Market - Hoang Su Phi Breakfast/

Lunch/ Dinner

Car

Day 7

(Monday)

Hoang Su Phi - Ha Giang Breakfast/

Lunch/ Dinner

Car

Day 8

(Tuesday)

Ha Giang Trekking Breakfast/

Lunch/ Dinner

Car

Day 9

(Wednesday)

Ha Giang – Quan Ba - Yen Minh Breakfast/

Lunch/ Dinner

Car

Day 10

(Thursday)

Yen Minh – Dong Van – Stopover

Sungla – Pho Bang – Dong Van

Breakfast/

Lunch/ Dinner

Car

Day 11

(Friday)

Dong Van – Lung Lu – Dong Van Breakfast/

Lunch/ Dinner

Car

Day 12

(Saturday)

Dong Van Trekking – Free day Breakfast/

Lunch/ Dinner

Car

Day 13

(Sunday)

Dong Van Market – Meo Vac Market –

Khau Vai commune – Meo Vac.

Breakfast/

Lunch/ Dinner

Car

Day 14

(Monday)

Meo Vac – Lung Phin - Yen Minh Breakfast/

Lunch/ Dinner

Car

Day 15

(Tuesday)

Yen Minh – Quan Ba - Ha Giang Breakfast/

Lunch/-).

Car

Day 16

(Wednesday)

Ha Giang - Hanoi. Breakfast/

Lunch/-)

Car

Day 17

(Thursday)

Hanoi - Departure (Breakfast/-/-) Car

DETAILED ITINERARY



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Day 1/(Tuesday): Hanoi arrival (Welcome Dinner)

Transfer via: International flight

Upon your arrival in Noi Bai airport, we will be picked up by our local guide and

driver then transfer to Hanoi City center. Take rest of the day at your own leisure.

In the evening, meet Jenny Trinh again for Welcome Dinner.

Overnight in Hanoi.

Accommodation: Medallion Hanoi Hotel – 3 Stars

Room Type: Superior Room – Double/ Twin Sharing

Day 2/ (Wednesday): Hanoi – Halong Bay (Breakfast/ Lunch/ Dinner)

At 7.30 – 8.00 Pick-up from your hotel in Hanoi. Drive to Halong City through the

paddy fields in the Red River Delta.

10.00 Stopover on the way for refreshments

12:00 – 12:30 Check in Pelican, Glory & Image café (Tuan Chau Island)

12:30 – 13:00 Transfer to Glory Legend boat by tender

13:00 – 13:15 Welcome on boat enjoy welcome drink and follow Operation Manager

briefing safety on boat as Glory Legend Cruises heads to Hoa Cuong, Ngon Tay, Duoi

Ca.

13:30 – 14:30 Have lunch on boat

15:00 – 15:45 Transfer to small bamboo boat to visit Luon cave. Kayaking service

available.

15:45 – 17:00 Visit Titov / Soi Sim Island for swimming.

17:00 – 18:00 Back to the boat continues cruises to find safety place for overnight (near

587 islet or Luon cave). Free time on boat

18:00 – 19:00 Cooking Class &Happy hour (buy two drinks, get one free)

19:30 Have dinner on boat

21:30 – 23:00 Join squid fishing. Overnight on boat

Accommodation: Glory Legend Cruise – 3 Stars


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Day 3/ (Thursday): Halong bay – Hanoi (Breakfast/ Lunch)

06:15 – 06:45 Enjoy Tai Chi instruction on the Sundeck

07:00 Have breakfast on boat

07:45 – 08:45 Explorer Visit Surprise cave (about 60 minute by walk)

09:00 – 09:30 Check out, payment in reception area

10: 30 Have lunch on boat

11:30 Back to Tuan Chau pier. Transfer by tender to Pelican, Glory & Image cafe.

12.00 Return from Halong to Hanoi by shuttle bus.

14.00 Stopover in Dong Trieu town to visit a ceramics workshop

16.00 Arrive in Hanoi. Free day at your own leisure.

Overnight in Hanoi.

Accommodation: Medallion Hanoi Hotel – 3 Stars


Day 4/ (Friday): Hanoi – Free day – Night train to Lao Cai (Breakfast)

Today you have free day at your own leisure.

In the evening, meet up our guide and driver, transfer to Hanoi railway station to take

a night train to Lao Cai. Overnight on train.




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Accommodation: King Express Train

Room Type: Soft sleeper cabin

Day 5/ (Saturday): Lao Cai – Pha Long Market – Bac Ha (Breakfast/ Lunch/ Dinner)

Meet our local guide and driver at Lao Cai Station upon your arrival, freshen up and

enjoy breakfast before heading north overland 55km to Muong Khuong and turn right

for 25km along the Chinese border line to Pha Long Market. This very rural market is

not very famous among tourists because of poor transportation and special

government permission but really fascinating one for its special festive atmosphere.

Joining local tribal peoples you will spend some hours at the market place where all

local products and farming tools as well as Chinese cheap consumer goods can be seen

for sales. But more than that, you can see and even contact friendly and cheerful

minority peoples of different tribal groups in their colorful traditional dresses who

come from remote villages mainly for enjoying meeting others for socializing.

After the Pha Long market, we will drive forward to Bac Ha town to have lunch in a

local restaurant where you can try the traditional lunch of Thang Co (horse stew) and

corn wine (alternative dishes are available!).

After lunch we will drive to Ban Pho village and take a short walk around where the

Flower Hmong, Tay and Nung minorities live.

We will see the local people making corn wine in their houses, ready for the Bac Ha

market on Sunday.

End the afternoon with a visit the house of Mr. Ho, a local Hmong man who performs

traditional music, dance and story telling.

Overnight in Bac Ha.

Accommodation: Ngan Nga Hotel


Day 6/ (Sunday): Bac Ha Sunday Market - Hoang Su Phi (Breakfast/ Lunch/ Dinner)

Breakfast at the hotel. Take a walk to Bac Ha market, a big market crowded with

people from many different hill-tribes. This is the most colorful market in North

Vietnam. Here, you have chance to enjoy the BacHa people's simple but unique kinds



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of food with special wines made from rice, cassavas, corn and different sorts of fruits

such as plums, apples and peaches. Talk to the locals using the guide as your

interpreter. Leave the market for the H'mong King's house (King Hoang A Tuong) built

by the French colonists and the Chinese in 1920. Return to the town for lunch.

In the afternoon, we will drive to Hoang Su Phi. On the way to Hoang Su Phi, we will discover significant terraces of Hoang Su Phi area. Visit Ho Thau commune of Dao ethnic minority people. Overnight at Pan Hou Village Resort in Hoang Su Phi.

Accommodation: Pan Hou Village Resort


Day 7 (Monday): Hoang Su Phi - Ha Giang (Breakfast/ Lunch/ Dinner)

Early morning, visit one of the following commune markets: Ban Luoc, Tung San, Ho Thau.

You can see various kinds of ethnic minority people from hill tribe villages gather here. Then,

continue exploring Hoang Su Phi area, take visit to San Chi ethnic minority people (one of the

smallest ethnic group in Vietnam) villages of Ban May, Ban Phung and Ban Diu to see locals

wearing traditional customs working on terrace fields.

On the way we will visit Chu Ha school. Stopover Chu Ha School for a while then we will

toward Ha Giang city in the late afternoon. Dinner and overnight in Ha Giang city.

Accommodation: Ha An Hotel

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Day 8/ (Tuesday): Ha Giang Trekking (Breakfast/ Lunch/ Dinner) We set off and trek to the village Nam Hong (5-6 hours). You have the chance to contemplate the beauty of the rice terraces , mountains and bamboo forests. Ethnic minorities such as Man and Ta Pan Dao live in the region. We will have a picnic lunch and continue the journey to the remote village of Ta Pan Man . On the route, you can see farmers working in the fields and there may be the opportunity to experience some their work at first hand. Dinner will be served by our local guide. Overnight at homestay in Ta Pan Man.

Day 9/ (Wednesday): Ha Giang – Quan Ba - Yen Minh (Breakfast/ Lunch/ Dinner) After breakfast, we will drive to Quang Ba. En route we stop for visiting some hill tribe villages to meet local ethnic people. After that we will drive toward Yen Minh. Overnight in at hotel in Yen Minh.

Accommodation: Thao Nguyen Hotel


Day 10: (Thursday): Yen Minh – Dong Van – Stopover Sungla – Pho Bang – Dong

Van (Breakfast/ Lunch/ Dinner) After breakfast, we will drive toward Dong Van, en-route we will stopover Sung La, visit some hill tribe villages in Sung La, then we will explore Pho Bang.

Accommodation: Hoang Ngoc Hotel


Day 11: (Friday): Dong Van – Lung Lu – Dong Van (Breakfast/ Lunch/ Dinner) We will continue our way to Dong Van, home of the Lo Lo Ethnic and colorful Blue Hmong, White Hmong and Flower Hmong minority groups. The route between Dong Van and Lung



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Lu is one of the most beautiful and spectacular in all of Northern Vietnam. Overnight in Dong Van.



Day 12/ (Saturday): Dong Van Trekking – Free day (Breakfast/ Lunch/ Dinner)

Today’s trek will be on dirt paths, through some villages of the Tay and Giay ethnic minority

groups. You will have more opportunities to explore the beauty of landscape dominated by

rice terraces, high mountains and fruit gardens. The first part of the trek is on a dirt path set by

the river on one side and numerous bushes and orchards on the other. The track is then

sometime with big ascents to villages located on mountain side.

In the afternoon, you are free at your own leisure. Overnight in Dong Van.





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Day 13/ (Sunday): Dong Van Market – Meo Vac Market – Khau Vai commune – Meo

Vac (Breakfast/ Lunch/ Dinner)

Wake up early for Sunday market in Dong Van. Hunt the amazing shots in Dong Van Sunday

market, then we will drive toward Meo Vac Sunday Market and Khau Vai commune.

The market is not only where the locals living in the karst plateau trade cattle, it is also a gathering place for the Mong ethnic minority. Market goers must start early in the morning. Those selling cattle have to wake up the earliest, usually around midnight, to walk their cows to market. Many walk dozens of miles, climb mountains and cross streams to get there, yet they never appear to be tired and are always smiling and cheerful. In addition to cattle, there are also dogs, goats and pigs for sale at the market. Despite being tied up, a few chubby pigs are still able to run around while the goats lie near their owner’s feet and dogs wag their tails to greet passers-by. The first sellers start to arrive around 5 am. The echoes of the clop, clop, clop of cattle hooves can be heard throughout the forests and mountains as they make their way to the market. We can see the traditional costumes of the local Mong people at the market; the men wear long black dresses while the women dress in their best, most colourful costumes and their children run alongside them. There are food shops selling traditional Thang co (stewed meat soup) and fragrant maize wine near the area reserved for selling cattle. Most Mong men insist on sampling the wine before leaving at the end of the day.

In the afternoon, we will explore more ethnic minorities villages around Meo Vac. Overnight in Meo Vac.

Accommodation: Hoang Cuong Hotel


Day 14/ (Monday): Meo Vac – Lung Phin - Yen Minh (Breakfast/ Lunch/ Dinner)

Drive to Yen Minh. On this route, we will visit Lo Lo ethnic minority villages in Sung La commune, Hmong Hoa’s town of Pho Bang, and Pho Cao market. Explore surround ethnic villages in Meo Vac area.

Overnight in Meo Vac.

Accommodation: Thao Nguyen Hotel



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Day 15/ (Tuesday): Yen Minh – Quan Ba - Ha Giang (Breakfast/ Lunch/ Dinner)

Depart from Meo Vac to Yen Minh, continue driving for Ha Giang via Yen Minh. On the way, we will visit some ethnic minority villages to explore traditional weave of White H’mong and Dao ethnic groups. After lunch in Quan Ba, we will visit Bo Y ethnic minority people’s village in Quyet Tien commune. Arrive Ha Giang city in the late afternoon. Dinner and overnight in Ha Giang.

Accommodation: Ha An Hotel


Day 16/(Wednesday): Ha Giang – Hanoi (Breakfast/ Lunch/ Farwell Dinner)

Today we will drive back to Hanoi. On the way back to Hanoi, we will visit several White Hmong villages and Red Dzao village. Arrive Hanoi in the late afternoon. In the evening, meet Jenny Trinh again for Farwell Dinner in town. Overnight in Hanoi.

Accommodation: Medallion Hanoi Hotel



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Day 17/ (Thursday): Hanoi - Departure

Transfer via: International flight – Your own arrangement.

Today you are free at leisure and free time to relax before meet our tour guide and

driver then transfer us to airport for departure flight. End of services

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SPECIAL OFFERED PRICE OF TOUR PACKAGE

The price is valid till the end of Dec, 2015

Price is quoted in American USD dollar at the newest exchange rate

Number of

Photographers 2 Pax 3~5 Pax 6~9 Pax

The price in USD

per person

US$

1,415/Person

NA NA

Single supplement US$ 219 NA NA

Hotel 3 Stars and Resort Category:

Destination Hotel Name

Hanoi Medallion Hanoi Hotel

Halong Bay Glory Legend Cruise

Bac Ha Ngan Nga Hotel

Hoang Su Phi Pan Hou Resort

Ha Giang Ha An Hotel

Yen Minh Thao Nguyen Hotel

Dong Van Hoang Ngoc Hotel

Meo Vac Hoang Cuong Hotel

Note:

- This is a cash price. Credit cards incur a 2.5% bank fee

- This tour is private tour designed for your group 4 Photographers only

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Included:


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Entrance Fees: To scenic spots as listed in the itinerary.

Meals: All meals as specified in the itinerary with authentic Vietnamese food.

Private Transfers during the trip with the drivers as the itinerary.

An excellent English-speaking guide throughout the trip as the itinerary at

each region.

Hotels: Hotel fees are based on two people sharing with Double/ Twin Rooms.

All hotels as listed in the above itinerary serve daily Western or Local breakfast.

All rooms are air-conditioned with private facilities unless specified.

Train tickets Hanoi – Lao Cai

Pha Long Market/ Bac Ha Market/ Dong Van Market/ Meo Vac Market

Daily bottle of mineral water

Service Charge & Government Taxes

Excluded:

Excess Baggage Charges. Passengers holding an adult fare or half fare ticket are

entitled to a free baggage allowance of 20kg, for economy class. Total weight of

carryon baggage each passenger may not exceed 5kg. The size may not exceed

20x40x 55cm.

Personal Expenses: Expenses of a purely personal nature such as laundry,

drinks, fax, telephone calls, optional activities, sightseeing or meals which are

not included in the tour itinerary.

Tip

Visa

Single Room Supplement

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NOTES:

Please be aware that flight times, hotels and all other logistics, services and

days of travel are subject to availability. Where flights are cancelled or

delayed we will endeavor to secure alternative arrangements of similar value

as noted in our booking conditions.

The traveling times mentioned within this dossier are approximations only.

These times will vary according to weather, road, traffic or any other

prevailing conditions.

This itinerary and supplementary information has been complied in good

faith and was accurate at time of writing. However it DOES NOT form part

of a contract between the client and Green Discovery Indochina.

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Vietnam visa service

Visitors must obtain visa approval prior to entry. The procedure is as follows:

(1) Passport details and arrival and departure dates are sent to us not later than 14 days

before passengers' departure to Vietnam. (Customer can send through email or fax, we

need: full name in passport, gender, date of birth, passport number, expiry date,

nationality, occupation, the first international airport (Hanoi or HCMC) where

customers arrive, flight detail)

(2) We submit details to the Immigration Department.

(3) The Immigration Department sends us the original visa approval document.

(4) We send customer a copy of the approval document via email (Note: All customers

need this paper to get onboard for flight to Vietnam)

(5) Each customer needs passport + 2 passport-sized photos + USD45 (in cash USD) to

get the visa stamp.

Thank you so much for your interest in our company!

Have a wonderful trip in Indochina!

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