CAO BANG – PAC BO - BAN GIOC WATERFALL - TIGER CAVE - GOD'S EYE MOUNT - BA BE LAKE 3-DAY 2-NIGHT TOUR PACKAGE

CAO BANG – PAC BO - BAN GIOC WATERFALL - TIGER CAVE - GOD'S EYE MOUNT - BA BE LAKE

Duration: 3 days 2 nights/ Transportation: Bus / Departure: every Friday

 Highlights:

• The tour departs even if just two people register.
• The tour includes a visit to Thung Mountain (God's Eye Mount), a new tourist site in Tra Linh Cao Bang.
• The tour also includes a visit to the Pac Bo relic with its pure pearly stream and a photo opportunity at the Ho Chi Minh Trail km0 milestone.
• Explore the 4th largest waterfall in the world, located between the two countries.
• Explore Ba Be Lake, one of the world's 100 greatest freshwater mountain lakes.
• Explore the life and culinary culture of the Tay and Nung ethnic groups, etc..

DAY 1: HA NOI - CAO BANG - PAC BO                                                        (- / L / D)

06:00-06:30: Car and tour guide pick you up at your hotel in the Old Quarter and Opera House area, depart for Cao Bang in the direction of Hanoi - Thai Nguyen highway. You stop to relax along the road and have breakfast there. Famous passes along the path include Giang Pass and Gio Pass.

12:00: Lunch at the restaurant on Gio Pass. After lunch, continue to board the bus to Cao Bang. On the journey, you'll travel via stunning passes including Khau Khang travel, Cao Bac Pass, and Tai Ho Sin Pass.

15:30: Arrive at Pac Bo and see the Pac Bo historical relic site (50 kilometers from Cao Bang city). Here, you will see President Ho Chi Minh's house and activities from 1941 to 1945, as well as snap memento photographs at Lenin Stream - Karl Marx Mountain, Coc Bo Cave, and Milestone 0 on Ho Chi Minh Road.

 If there is enough time and the group requests it, the car will stop to allow them to visit Kim Dong's grave.

18:30: Arrive in Cao Bang City, have supper, and then check into your hotel to relax. Free evening to explore Cao Bang's nightlife. Stay over in Cao Bang.

DAY 2: CAO BANG - BAN GIOC WATERFALL - TIGER CAVE - GOD’S EYE MOUNT                                                                                                                           (B / L / D)

06:00: You will be picked up by a car and tour guide for breakfast. After breakfast, the party boarded the car for the excursion to Non Nuoc Cao Bang Global Geopark. This is a national geopark covering more than 3,275 km2 in Cao Bang province, Vietnam's highest land, and includes the districts of Ha Quang, Trung Khanh, Ha Lang, Quang Hoa, and parts of Hoa An, Nguyen Binh, and Thach An. This park is a place worth 500 million years of Earth's history through the remaining traces here. Fossils, marine deposits, volcanic rocks, minerals, and limestone landscapes are excellent examples of Earth's development and change. On April 12, 2018, UNESCO formally declared the park as a worldwide geopark, making it Vietnam's second global geopark after the Dong Van Karst Plateau Geopark in Ha Giang. Along the journey, you may admire Ma Phuc Pass with its lyrical and attractive beauty.

09:00: Arrive to Ban Gioc, you visit and take photos of:

• Nguom Ngao Cave, also known as Tiger Cave, is a stunning natural wonder in the North. The cave is located in Gun village, Dam Thuy commune, Trung Khanh district, Cao Bang province, in the middle of a mountain, 5 kilometers from the Ban Gioc waterfall. According to a 1995 study conducted by the British Royal Cave Association, this cave is 2,144 meters long and has three main doors: Nguom Ngao, Nguom Lom, and Ban Thuon. There are several stalactites and stalagmites in the cave, each with its own unique shape.
• Ban Gioc waterfall. The waterfall is 53 meters tall, separated into three tiers, and is regarded as one of Vietnam's most beautiful waterfalls. It is also the fourth largest waterfall in the top ten most stunning waterfalls in the world, and it is located on the border of two nations.

12:30: Lunch in a restaurant. After lunch, the automobile and tour guide will transport you to Thung Mountain (also known as God's Eye Mount). Stop in Na Ma valley, also known as Tuyet Tinh Coc steppe of the Cao Bang mountainous region, to observe and snap photographs of the mountain, which is regarded a masterpiece of geological creation, among a landscape that is both lovely and wonderful.

Note: Due to limited traffic, cars will often have to come to a halt around 01km from the Magic Eye Mountain location. You may enter by walking or using a motorcycle taxi (at your own expense).

18:30: Return to Cao Bang city, have supper, and then check into the hotel to relax. Spend your free evening exploring Cao Bang at night. Stay overnight in Cao Bang.

DAY 3: CAO BANG – BA BE LAKE - HA NOI                                 (B / L / - )

06:00: You check out of the hotel, have breakfast at the restaurant (or hotel) then depart for Ba Be.

11:00: Arrive at Cho Ra town and have lunch at the restaurant. After lunch, the car transported the party to the Ba Be Lake National Park boat station, where they boarded a boat to explore the lake. Sitting in a small boat, you may unwind and enjoy the lake scenery while looking for a good position to take shots. On the lake, the boat will stop at the following places:

• Fairy Pond is situated in the corner of Ba Be Lake, a little lake surrounded by a mountain. According to legend, the gods used to sit here and play chess.
• An Ma Temple: The temple is situated on a tiny mountain in the center of the lake. According to legend, during the feudal struggle between the Le and Mac dynasties, the Mac generals lost the fight and escaped to Puong Cave, where they committed suicide.

Appreciating the attitude of loyalty, the people erected a shrine to revere the Mac family, but fearing that the Le Dynasty would demolish it, they renamed it An Ma shrine. The Tay ethnic language's two phrases "An Ma" signify "beautiful peaceful grave," which is the final resting place of Mac family loyalists.

• Ba Goa Island - a lovely small island located right in the center of the lake that was formed during its formation. The boat travels gently around the island, allowing you to snap shots.

14:30: The group returns to the boat dock and gets on the bus back to Hanoi.

19:00: Return to Hanoi Opera House. Tour end. See you later!

Note: In case you need to go straight to Noi Bai airport, we will charge a fee of 200,000 VND/group of guests (fees incurred for distance and car costs to get into the airport).

TOUR PRICE APPLIES FOR 01 GUEST 

(applies to individual customers joining groups)

Includes:

• Scheduled tourist vehicles range from 7 to 45 seats, depending on the number of passengers on departure day
• Optional 2- or 3-star hotel accommodation for two nights, with room capacity for two persons (odd to sleep three)

• 05 main dinners at 120,000 VND each serving.
• Two breakfasts in the restaurant, including noodles, pho, or banh cuon based on the day and hotel standards.
• Pac Bo tram ticket, Pac Bo ticket, Ban Gioc Waterfall ticket, Nguom Ngao ticket
• Tickets to visit Ba Be Lake and boat tour to Ba Be Lake
• Guides serve the group throughout the route
• Drinking water served on the bus, 01 bottle per day/person

Not included:

• VAT invoice (if you get an invoice, you need to notify and agree before booking the tour)
• Surcharge of 50,000 VND/guest with foreign nationality (procedure costs at Ban Gioc Waterfall according to regulations)
• Single room surcharge applies to cases where you travel alone and cannot sleep with another person or due to the customer's request to sleep separately.
• Drinks at meals, in hotels and other personal expenses
• Rafting costs at Ban Gioc Waterfall (only necessary if you want to go close to the foot of the waterfall)
• Cost of motorbike taxi to God’s Eye Mount
• Other services and costs not mentioned in the program
• Tips (not required for Vietnamese tourists), but usually from: 150,000 VND/person
• Tipping regulations for foreign guests: minimum $3/day x 3 days = $9/guest/tour

Children (need to read carefully to clearly understand children's standards):

• Children aged 1–4 years old are free (parents pay all costs for the child, do not take up space on the car). Two adults can only accompany one child for free; the second child is charged 75% of the tour ticket. If one adult travels with one kid aged one to four, the youngster must pay half of the parent's tour fare.
• Children aged 5-9 pay 75% of the trip ticket, which includes separate lunches and cars.

Note: Children (whether purchasing 50% or 75%) do not have standard beds and must sleep with their family. Two or more children cannot be regarded as one adult.

• Tour prices for children aged 10 and above are computed like adults.

Note:

• Tours involving ships, trains, aircraft, or border areas require legal identification documents. (ID card/passport). Children under the age of 14 must present at least their birth certificate. Children aged 14 and over are needed to have an ID card or passport.
• Bring medication for stomach pains caused by diarrhea, as well as for common colds and fevers.
• Vegetarians should bring additional vegetarian food.
• If you do not use any tour services, you will not receive a refund unless you tell us at the time of registration.
• Tour guides reserve the right to re-arrange sightseeing spots based on departure date conditions, while ensuring all spots are included in the program.
• For cars with 16 seats or less on departure day, the driver can also serve as a tour guide. These are seasoned drivers who understand the route and the local culture.
• As this is a mountain journey in a tiny vehicle, we advise against bringing heavy or excessive bags. To avoid hauling heavy baggage, bring a backpack.
• At the end of the trip, we will drop off passengers at a single location: Hanoi Opera House. Please take the cab to your hotel or apartment on your own.

(*) General information on local hotel services: For tourist attractions (particularly hilly routes), we apply a convention to grade hotels in a related manner to services. This rating is mostly based on hotel room rental pricing and comparable room quality amongst hotels in the same location, rather than the star level requirements set by the General Department of Tourism.

(*) Customer responsibilities:

• Customers are responsible for their own health. Insurance does not cover chronic conditions such as cardiovascular disease, blood pressure, diabetes, bone and joint disease, congenital diseases, hidden diseases, HIV AIDS, mental and neurological problems, or pregnancy. When participating in the trip, you must make a written commitment regarding your ailment. The trip organization is not liable for the following situations: You do not disclose illness, dishonesty, or instances that fall beyond the limits of travel insurance on the tour.
• Customers are responsible for their own property throughout the trip. The tour operator is not liable for the loss of money, valuables, plane tickets, or personal property by clients during the trip.