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Khau Vai market lies in the mountains of Meo Vac District, northern mountainous Ha Giang Province, home to a ‘market’ where lovers meet. Khau Vai love market appeared a long time ago. Set 2,000m above sea level, the market opens only one day, March 27 on lunar calendar. There are no sellers or buyers, only lovers who bring food and wine.
The Khau Vai market is not just for a hopeful marriage. It is also the social event of the year, where old friends meet up and new ones are made. No matter their age, everyone looks forward to the chance to chat over sticky rice, grilled cassava or rice dumplings. The celebrations begin the evening before, with a night of song and dance, and performances expressing fervent wishes for eternal love and romantic melodies fill the night air.
Whether they find a partner or not, the happy memories of the day linger in the minds of many of these mountainous people. At this market, good wills are always ripe.
Overnight in a local family, we will enjoy the time with local people until the morning. Short sleep in the noisy market then ride around to discover the most beautiful landscape of Vietnam. Then we come back to Meo Vac town for the night in guesthouse.
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Tour inclusive :
- Motorbike rental & all the gasoline needed
- Tour guide ,Motor biking protective pants, jacket, gloves, helmet, rain gear, and other safety equipment;
- Sleeping bags, mosquito nets, sheets, pillows and accommodations
- All food, 02 Bottle soft drinks or water;
- All entrance fees, permits, tickets, boat trips, ferries, bamboo rafts, etc...
Tour not inclusive
- Personal expense (such as souvenirs), personal insurance, drinks, food and accommodation in Hanoi, and tips are not included in our fee
Itinerary at a Glance:
- Day 1 : Hanoi - Mai Chau
- Day 2 : Mai Chau - Son La
- Day 3 : Son La - Lai chau
- Day 4 : Lai Chau - Tam Duong - Sapa
- Day 5 : Sapa
- Day 6 : Sapa - Bac Ha
- Day 7 : Bac Ha - Xi Man - Ha Giang
- Day 8 : Ha Giang - Dong Van - Meo Vac
- Day 9 : Meo Vac - Bac Me
- Day 10 : Bac Me - Ba Be Lake
- Day 11 : Ba Be Lake
- Day 12: BaBe - Hanoi
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Day 1 : Hanoi - Mai Chau ( 150 Km ) 5 hour
To head out of Hanoi city, we follow the highway No 06 .we pass through limestone monoliths and into foothills populated by Muong people. We head straight at the main range before breaching a high and beautiful forested pass, which descends into the hidden valley of Mai Chau where we spend the night with friends in a traditional Thai stilt house.
Day 2 : Mai Chau - Son La (180 Km ) 8 hour
Today,On good road looking high over distant mountains we head up into a forested region populated by H´Mong people before descending into a mountainous tea-growing region. Soon after we follow a long valley floor covered in a sea of rice surrounded by Black Thai villages all the way to Son La with its bargain-filled market. Overnight at Hotel
Day 3 : Son La - Lai Chau (200km ) 9 hour
Very nice road and stunning landscape. Probably the most beautiful journey of the whole trip even the road is in poor condition. Overnight at Hotel
Day 4 : Lai Chau - Tam Duong - Sapa (250 Km) 10 hour
The most demanding and remote section of the ride takes us upstream along the side of a Black River tributary through forest on a bumpy dirt road past isolated pockets of Tay, Thai, H´Mong and Man peoples before breaching a pass to enter the Tam Duong plain which is covered in shark´s teeth like limestone karsts.We propose to visit a village of Mang people near Sin Ho, the guide will buy some food to give to the head of the village, and he later distributes our donations to the villager..Overnight at Hotel
Day 5 : Sapa
To day we trekking 14 km ..5 hour .to visit some ethnic minority Village , to see the Red Dzao people via the paths through terraces and bamboo forests. Visit a waterfall, a suspension bridge. Picnic lunch and cross the river. Visit an H´mong village up to the mountain. Overnight at hotel.
Day 6 : Sa Pa - Bac Ha (120 Km) 4 Hour
Down from Sapa to Lao Cai (34 km) we stop in border with china ..endthen keep riding 70 km to Bac Ngam. We will stop to enjoy the beautiful scenery and mountain and river views. Then we head up the mountain pass to Bac Ha for lunch and take a short walk to visit some Hmong Village ..Overnight at Hotel
Day 7: Bac Ha - Xi Man - Ha Giang (190 Km) 9 hour
Minor roads and tracks, lost in the mountain. Flower H´Mong savagely imposes their bright colours in these wild vastnesses. Quiet road with the joys of riding through picturesque landscape along the Lo river. Superb. It is necessary for us to be able to obtain authorizations from the authorities of Ha Giang. The following stages cross the mountainous territories of the frontier ethnic groups. In addition, it is necessary to show the white leg to penetrate there...Overnight at Hotel
Day 8 : Ha Giang - Dong Van - Meo Vac (165Km) 7 hour Rise and shine for a few hours trek to many of the Heaven Gates such as Quan Ba, Yen Binh, Dong Van. They are so called because one gets the feeling of touching the sky - the heaven´s gates. This is the best time and place to appreciate the wonderful vast limestone mountain range and perpendicular rock walls, which brings one a feeling of adventure while being lost in a magical land. Visiting these remote areas, we will see how hard the local people struggle with their environment for their survival and development. Because the living conditions are extremely hard - there is barely any arable land within the rocky mountains - the people who live there survive on a diet of corn, which is about the only crop able to grow in the poor rocky soil. Even through this hardship, the local people are very friendly and simple, yet develop strong attachments to other people. They are the soul of this remote area.
Before sunset we ride up to khau Vai Market where the mountain hill tribes are looking for their intimate friends not seen since their last appointment one year ago. Warm your way through the crowd of thousands of colourfully dressed locals. You will need to find your own emotions and words to describe this experience!
Day 9: Meo Vac - Lung Phing - Bac Me
We spend more time in the market to discover more mysteries about this culture and event, then return to Meo Vac town for lunch. Take a siesta, then continue to explore the border area, considered one of the wildest regions in the Northern part of Vietnam. It is a beautiful landscape of limestone karsts populated with these colorful ethnic minority people.Follow the Nho Que river close to the Chinese border. On the way, we will stop at many corners where local people are gathered and sharing sentiments over a bowl of corn wine, and listen to their stories. Overnight at Hotel
Day 10 : Bac Me - Ba Be (160 km ) 8 Hour
Few passes from where you can dominate the area. The road is easy but many curves. We can stop a lot. All together, stop for drinks and food it should be an 8-hour journey. We spend the night in the house of Mr. Dang (we call him Zi Dang).
Day 11: Ba Be Lake
Easy boating on the lake and river. Go to market (if it is the day you arrive). Stop at waterfall, beautiful swiming Ong pirate, the chef of Dau Dang waterfall where we enjoy dinner. Down the waterfall, we could visit the village and a small school (only few pupils during the summer). We propose to stay in the stilt house of forest guards.
Day 12 : Ba Be - Hanoi (220 km) 10 hour
The last day, an easy ride 220kms through Thai Nguyen, Bac Kan, and Vinh Yen provinces on a small road with little traffic.We arrival Hanoi around 5 Pm. End of service
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