All About Your 5-Day Trip To Explore Northern Vietnam

In Northern Vietnam lies much astonishing beauty that one really should pay attention to at least once in their life. With this absolutely wonderful trip in 5 days, one will have the chance to discover most of Northern’s stunning landscapes. Choose Frontier, and here is how your memorable 5 days shall be.

Day 1: Start your 5-day Northern tour from Hanoi to Mai Chau

To begin your amazing 5-day Northern tour, you shall depart from Hanoi and travel to Mai Chau, a fertile valley that's home to ethnic Thai people living in traditional wooden stilt houses. Mai Chau is considered to be one of the places that worth visiting during winter, with the astonishing beauty of natural landscapes and lovely weather. Along the way, you can stop for lunch with a local Thai family before hiking out to explore the surrounding villages that dot the verdant landscape.

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Mai Chau is definitely one of the most beautiful areas in Northern Vietnam

Next, you shall head off the tourist trail and into Pu Luong Nature Reserve, where few foreign visitors have discovered the natural beauty and friendly local hospitality that makes this one of North Vietnam’s best-kept secrets. Learn to cook authentic Vietnamese cuisine at the homestay and enjoy dinner with the family before falling asleep to the peaceful sounds of the river.

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Day 2: On the way to Ninh Binh

On the second day, you shall wake up and stretch your muscles on a trek through unspoiled primary rainforest in Pu Luong Nature Reserve. The experience of walking through the terraced rice fields where traditional farming methods are still used instead of machines will surely leave you with lovely memories.

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Pu Luong National Park

This is where you get to soak in the culture and countryside that rewards the few who travel to this remote, special place. Then you shall travel on to Ninh Binh, stopping for lunch in Thanh Hoa Province.

Day 3: Explore Ninh Binh and Cuc Phuong National Park

On the morning of the 3rd day, you shall boat and float down the romantic Tam Coc River, soaking in the early morning atmosphere in peace before the day-tripping tourists arrive from Hanoi capital. Here you can take in the breathtaking scenery around you as the river weaves through bright green rice paddies edged by towering karst mountains.

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A peaceful corner in Cuc Phuong National Park

Next, you shall drive to Cuc Phuong National Park for lunch and trekking through Vietnam’s oldest national park and largest nature reserve. Rich with biodiversity, you’ll have the chance to see a wide variety of flora and fauna including a 1,000-year-old tree, as well as endangered animals such langurs and pangolins being rehabilitated in the park’s conservation centers.

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Day 4: Discover Lan Ha Bay – the most beautiful beach of Northern Vietnam

Cat Ba Island will be your next stop in this amazing 5-day tour, where you will board a traditional wooden sailboat and sail into Lan Ha Bay, passing the floating villages that fringe this Jurassic-looking national park island. Kick back on the deck and watch the backdrop change as the sun dips down and jungle-topped karsts become shadows of a hundred different shapes against the twilight sky.

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Lan Ha Bay - a stunning gift of nature in Vietnam

Lan Ha Bay, along with Ha Long Bay, processes such a stunning and lovely ocean area that capture the heart of many tourists from all over the world. Stop by the place just once and you will see why Lan Ha Bay is so loved.

Day 5: The last day of your 5-day Northern Vietnam tour

On the last day, you shall wake up to a setting that feels otherworldly as you cruise among the thousands of karst islands and pillars rising up with sheer cliffs from the emerald water. Before leaving, stop for a swim or kayaking then return to Gia Luan harbor on Cat Ba Island to travel back to Hanoi.

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Ha Long Bay deserves to be the World Natural Heritage

What can the 5-day Northern Vietnam tour give you?

Joining Frontier Travel Vietnam in this wonderful 5 days and 4 nights tour of exploring Northern Vietnam, you will maximize your time in North Vietnam and explore some of the most striking natural landscapes in the country and authentic local culture. This itinerary is designed for travelers looking to experience a variety of distinct, scenic destinations that, so far, remain less touristed.

The tour also comes with such convenient services, such as air-conditioned minivan with a well-experienced driver, a professional local English-speaking tour guide as well as meals within the itinerary.

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Get to see the stunning river Tam Coc, Vietnam

The tour also comes with 4 night’s accommodations in a homestay or hotel and an interesting cooking class at a homestay in Pu Luong and a boat ride with the captain in Ninh Binh and many other services.

Book Scenic North Trekking + Sailing 5-Day Tour To Northern Vietnam

Don’t miss the wonderful chance of exploring Northern Vietnam with Frontier Travel Vietnam in this amazing 5-day tour. Choosing Frontier and you will have one of the best moments in your life. Just reach out to us when you are ready and let us do all the work.

Frontier Travel Vietnam is looking forward to seeing you in the near future. We wish you a good day and hope to see you in Vietnam in the near future.

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