Extended journeys
Meo Vac
Ma Pi Leng Canyon Expedition
- Duration
- 7 days
- Difficulty
- Challenging
- Group
- 4–6 travelers
- Region
- Meo Vac
A serious week on foot through Vietnam's most dramatic canyon, sleeping in remote hamlets few travelers reach.
— Highlights
- Boat the emerald Nho Que river
- Three off-grid homestays
- Cross-cultural meals with five ethnic groups
- Optional via ferrata along the canyon wall
— Day by day
- 01
Ha Giang welcome
Briefing, gear check, intro dinner.
- 02
Into the highlands
Drive to Meo Vac, afternoon acclimatisation hike.
- 03
Tu San rim
Walk above the deepest gorge in Southeast Asia.
- 04
Descent to the river
Steep day down to a Giay village by the water.
- 05
Nho Que crossing
Boat upstream, then trek to a remote Lo Lo hamlet.
- 06
Climb to Lung Pu
The hardest day — long ascent with panoramic rewards.
- 07
Return
Slow morning, transfer back via the Happiness Road.
