Extended journeys
Dong Van Plateau
Dong Van Karst Traverse
- Duration
- 5 days
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Group
- 4–8 travelers
- Region
- Dong Van Plateau
Five days walking the UNESCO Geopark — limestone summits, hidden valleys, and nights in Hmong stilt houses.
— Highlights
- Sunrise from the Lung Cu flag tower ridge
- Two homestays with Black Hmong families
- Cross the Ma Pi Leng pass on foot
- Cooking session with local matriarchs
— Day by day
- 01
Hanoi → Ha Giang City
Scenic transfer along the Lo River. Welcome dinner with our lead guide.
- 02
Quan Ba to Yen Minh
First trekking day across the Heaven's Gate ridges. Overnight in a Tay village.
- 03
Yen Minh to Dong Van
Forest paths, buckwheat fields, and a slow afternoon at the old quarter.
- 04
Ma Pi Leng Pass
The highlight — walking the canyon rim above the Nho Que river.
- 05
Return south
Morning market, farewell lunch, transfer back to Hanoi.
