Adventure Tour – Immersive Travel Asia

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The journey

Vietnam on foot, by paddle, underground

This is Vietnam with its sleeves rolled up: terraced valleys walked at a farmer's pace, karst rivers threaded by kayak, and cave mouths that swallow the daylight whole. From the misted ridges of Sapa to the limestone theatre of Lan Ha Bay, every day earns its evening. Like every journey we make, it's a starting point: tell us what moves you, and we'll shape it around your family, your pace and your budget.

Highlights

Trekking the Muong Hoa Valley between Black Hmong and Red Dao hamlets

Riding the Ha Giang Loop past the Ma Pi Leng Pass

Kayaking the flooded caves and hidden lagoons of Lan Ha Bay

Following the Son River into the vast chambers of Phong Nha

Cycling the rice paddies and rowing through Tam Coc's grottoes

A homestay dinner of thang co and rice wine with a hill-tribe family

Included

Accommodation

9 nights in boutique hotels & eco-lodges · 2 nights in hill-tribe homestays · 1 night aboard a private junk on Lan Ha Bay · 2 nights in a Phong Nha riverside lodge

Activities

Guided valley treks · Ha Giang motorbike or jeep loop · Sea-kayaking · Phong Nha caving · Tam Coc sampan & cycling

Also included

Private guides & drivers throughout · Domestic flights · Daily breakfast and select meals · All park and cave permits · 24/7 on-the-ground support

The route

01HanoiDays 1–2

02Sapa & the Muong Hoa ValleyDays 3–5

03Ha Giang LoopDays 6–8

04Ninh Binh & Tam CocDays 9–10

05Phong Nha CavesDays 11–12

06Lan Ha BayDays 13–14

The full day-by-day itinerary is below.

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Day by day

The route in detail

Days 1–2

Hanoi

Settle into the Old Quarter with a gentle first walk through its tangle of guild streets, then a bowl of bun cha and an early night before the mountains begin.

Days 3–5

Sapa & the Muong Hoa Valley

Trek terraced rice fields between Lao Chai and Ta Van, overnighting with a Hmong family, before climbing the shoulder of Fansipan for the wide valley views.

Days 6–8

Ha Giang Loop

Wind north to the Chinese frontier past the Quan Ba twin peaks and the vertiginous Ma Pi Leng Pass, with limestone plateaus and Sunday markets along the way.

Days 9–10

Ninh Binh & Tam Coc

Swap mountains for the 'inland Ha Long', rowing a sampan through flooded caves and cycling flat lanes to the Bich Dong pagoda tucked into the cliff.

Days 11–12

Phong Nha Caves

Enter one of the planet's great cave systems, boating into Phong Nha's echoing chambers and hiking the jungle to the river-carved Dark Cave for a swim.

Days 13–14

Lan Ha Bay

Board a private junk in the quieter waters beside Ha Long, kayaking through hidden lagoons and swimming off the deck before a final seafood dinner at anchor.