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Day 1: Hanoi - Mai Chau. ~160 km, ~6 h.
Once out of the Red River Delta, which brims with traditional farming activity, 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 - Yen Binh. ~200 km, ~8 h.
A long but beautiful drive from Mai Chau to Yen Binh, we will go up, north direction along the Da (Black) river until Yen Binh where we spend the night. Yen Binh is a small town quite near Thac Ba lake.

Day 3: Yen Binh - Luc Yen - Vu Linh. ~100 km, ~3 h.
A boat is waiting for us in Xuan Long to bring us to Vu Linh, at our Dao friends' village. You will cross all the lake (~3 hours) and we estimate that we will reach the village at about 18:00. The welcome is exceptional at Dao village of Vu Linh.

Day 4: Vu Linh - Ba Be. ~250 km, ~9 h.
Quite a long drive but easy (early departure is better) from Vu Linh to Ba Be (~250 km). Ba Be is a nice stop and it is good to arrive the first day to have a full day (of the second) day there.
However, if you feel like resting before, it is all the time possible to stop 50 km before Ba Be. The place before Ba Be is Na Khan, a village of Tay people lost in the forest.

Day 5: Ba Be. Boating.
Easy boating on the lake and river. Go to market (if it is the day you arrive). Stop at waterfall, beautiful swim…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 6: Ba Be - Quang Hoa. ~170 km, ~7 h.
Cross Ba Be lake to come back to our captain's house. Beautiful ride up to Cao Bang province. 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. Then ride 1 more hour to reach the beautiful village of Quang Hoa, in the middle of a mountain cirque. This is the territory of Nung An people. Spend the night in our friend's house.

Day 7: Quang Hoa. ~30 km, ~1 h (~100 km, 3 h).
Option 1
Na Tau is a completely unknown area that we propose to discover it by raft and motorbike. Rivers and waterfalls everywhere are extremely beautiful and wild. It is only 15 km from Quang Hoa.
Option 2
Having obtained permission from the border police, we make our way through spectacular scenery to Vietnam's most impressive waterfalls. Weather permitting we can swim right up to where the 50 m high falls hit the river.

Day 8: Quang Hoa - Mau Son. ~180 km, ~7 h.
Ride from Quang Hoa to Mau Son on the bumpy road with a stop for lunch in Lang Son. Mau Son is 30 km away from Lang Son, 1.541m above sea level. Night in the guesthouse of Mau Son Resort.

Day 9: Mau Son - Bai Chay. ~180 km, ~5 h.
We have a long ride mainly on secondary road, passing many coalmines along the road. We hope you are not covered in coal dust when we arrive in Halong City.

Day 10: Bai Chay - Halong - Hanoi. ~170 km, ~4 h.
A boat is waiting to take us to discover the Halong Bay. We first visit Thien Cung cave, then a fishing village, and cruise through myriads of limestone. We have lunch on boat before coming back to Bai Chay and take the bus to Hanoi. We arrive in Hanoi around 4 pm.