10 DAYS, TEXTILE TRAILS

Itinerary

ITINERARY IN DETAILS:

DAY 1: ARRIVAL HANOI
Arrival day with transfer to hotel in Hanoi for check in.
Visit Hanoi craft shop and museum of ethnology. Visit 54 tradition workshops and meet with local weaver and textile experts.

DAY 2:HANOI – THAI NGUYEN – CAOBANG ( 285KM) (B,L,D) 
Arrival Hanoi and departure for ThaiNGuyen. Visit ThaiNguyen ethnology museum
Overnight Caobang

DAY 3: CAOBANG – NGUYEN BINH -  BAOLAC  (150KM) (B,L,D) 
7am depart for NguyenBinh. Visit the Coin Dzao village. Attend the initiation ceremony of Dzao with coin people followed by a cultural exchange with local woman.
Drive to Baolac. Walk to visit Sanchi village 
Overnight Baolac

DAY 4: BAOLAC – BAOLAM - HAGIANG ( 150KM) (B,L,D) 
Visit Baolac colorful market where Lolo (Black Lolo) intermingle in their best Sunday market.Continue onto Hagiang. Visit Long dressed Dzao at Na Khuong village. 
Overnight in HaGiang

DAY 5: HAGIANG – QUANBA – MEOVAC (150KM) (B,L,D)
Visit HaGing museum, and  MinhTam market. Meet with  White H’mong, Nung Inh, Tay , Dzao people. Drive by  Heavan Gate to Quanba . Visit Lungtam texiles cooperative of H’mong people.  Loom donation to the poor weavers followed by weaving and natural dye demonstration. Lunch in YenMinh (100km from Hagiang ) 
Drive to Meovac. Diner and join  the PhongLuu festival ( Khau Vai market festival which takes place. 
at Khauvai village on 26-27th March lunar month).  Attend the traditional dance of H’mong, songs exchange of Nung and Tay , Dzao people.
Overnight Meovac.

DAY 6: KHAUVAI MARKET – MEOVAC (B,L,D)
Enjoy Khauvai festival. Craft and folk arts performance of Khauvai.
Attend typical gongs beating festival of flower Lolo people. Enjoy local specialties of
Lolo, H’mong, Dzao, Tay, Nung people.
Overnight in Meovac

DAY 7: MEOVAC MARKET – DONGVAN  - YENMINH - QUANBA  ( 180KM ) (B,L,D)
Visit the  best Sunday market of Meovac where thousand of flower Lolo in the colorful attires busily buy and selles their own produces. Drive to Dongvan visit flower Lolo village of Xungla, Lungcam village.  Visit Saphin village and Vuong Palace. Visit Pupeo & Colao people in Phobang
Overnight at Quanba.

DAY 8: QUANBA – BAC QUANG (150KM) (B,L,D)
Visit the Nung Inh village of Quanba.  Visit  Dzao Tapan in Vietlam village.
Visit colorful Pathen village in TanTrinh. Attend the typical Fire Dance of Pathen people.
Diner followed by folks song dance with Pathen  local people. 
 Overnight in BacQuang.

DAY 9: BACQUANG - TUYENQUANG - HANOI (200KM) (B,L)
Visit White  Dressed Dzao around TuyenQuang. 
Return back to Hanoi .Overnight in Hanoi

DAY 10: HANOI -DEPARTURE (B) 
Transfer to airport for the flight back to home.