Day 1: Hanoi - Thai Nguyen - Bac Son Valley (Homestay) (L/D)
Morning activities:
Leave your hotel in Hanoi at 7.30 am and start the special trip to Bac Son with a drive that takes us nearly 4 hours, through the fertile Red River Delta. You travel through Thai Nguyen City. The scenery along the way is beautiful with rice and other cereal fields, dotted with stilt-house villages which amaze you. Our guide will show you some stops on the way for taking photographs.
You arrive at Quynh Son village at noon time. This is a chance for you to have a Vietnamese lunch at a local stilt house. This is not only a chance to enjoy the local food. But also a good time to interact with the host family of Tay ethnic people.
Afternoon activities:
This afternoon you will take a short stroll around the village to learn the daily life of the Tay ethnic minority. Then the driver transfers you to where we started conquering the Na Lay Mountain peak where you admire the panorama views of Bac Son valley. It will amaze you with the rice fields, rivers and Tay stilt house’s roofs, water buffalos on fields of gaming grass, and see local people’s work. All make an awesome picture on your eyes.
After that, you’ll climb down and return to our homestay overnight. You will be welcomed back by a local meal made by the host for your dinner. For the balance of the day, the locals are open to any conversation to find out their rich culture. Homestay at stilt house.