Viet Nam Photography tour 12 days 11 nights

Upon arrival at Noi Bai airport, warming greeting by our tour guide and transfer to the city centre. Standard check in time is 14h00, early check in upon availability. This afternoon, let’s warm-up by a photo tour around Ha Noi old quarter streets, Long Bien bridge…

After a short rest, transfer to Restaurant for dinner (booked by guest). Overnight in Hanoi

Our Vietnam photography tour destination today is Quang Phu Cau village located 1.5 hour driving from Hanoi. This is where the locals have long involved in making incense sticks. Then, the sticks travel to all over Vietnam to find themselves burning on family alters or in temples.

Then, we move to Chuong Village. Chuong village is a charming destination that first-time travelers to Vietnam should not miss. Known for its stunning traditional art, the village is famous for producing ‘Non La,’ or conical hats, which are iconic symbols of Vietnamese culture. In Chuong village, you can see artisans at work, creating these elegant hats by hand, and experience the rich cultural heritage that makes Vietnam so unique.

Driver back to Ha Noi – Overnight in Ha Noi

After check out early from the hotel, we leave early (at around 6:00am) to taking the road 32 Northwest out off the city up-mountain hill to Phu Tho province. Long Coc tea hill is considered one of the most beautiful tea hills in Vietnam, with hundreds and thousands of small hills that are of outstanding scenic beauty, particularly in the morning, when the area is shrouded in thick fog.

Early morning shooting as the best time to gaze on these tea hills. As the first rays of sunshine light up the hills and mist still lingers, the scene that develops in front of one’s eyes is spellbinding

Wandering to shoot the daily life of villagers and capture this beautiful tea farming activities

After approximately 3.5 hours driving, we reach Nghia Lo. Stop to enjoy its misty pinewoods, graceful terraced paddy fields and get lovely pictures of landscape and charming Hmong, Dzao, Thai girls you see on the mountainside.

If you are not tired and time permits, let’s take your camera and hunt for sunset photos.

Have dinner & overnight in Nghia Lo

This morning, wake up early for sunrise hunting at one of the most beautiful viewpoints

Before crossing the “horn of heaven” (Khau Pha Pass), Tu Le appears with a scent that offers lots of photo opportunities. You will be immersed in the aroma of rice. There are also large streams providing irrigation for the whole region that is perfectly mixed with golden rice fields.

After having lunch, we move to Mu Cang Chai approximately 2 hours driving. We will take you to the most amazing places to take the photos of the rice terraces in Mu Cang Chai such as “La Pan Tan”, “Mam Xoi”, “Horseshoes in Sang Nhu village” and beautiful Lao Chai village.

Note

At Mam Xoi, Horseshoes in Sang Nhu village, we will have to take “Motorbike – Xe Om”. If the road is too muddy or slippery, let’s take a walk for safety.

If you are not tired and time permits, let’s take your camera and hunt for sunset photos.

Have dinner and overnight in Mu Cang Chai.

In the early morning, we take you to beautiful Kim Noi village for more wonderful photos

We start a wonderful drive & very short trek to view the majestic landscapes of rice terraces, local villages of Black H’mong and mountains in Han Xung village of the Hmong people. You will immerse in the majestic natural landscape, the unique terraced fields in this area.

Next, the journey move to La Pan Tan commune. Along the community’s paths, you have chance to see the view daily life of local tribes and to interact with friendly people; then along buffalo trails to captivate the most impressive terraced rice fields in La Pan Tan commune.

After lunch, We leave Mu Cang Chai for Bac Quang. We suggest that you should hire a fire dancing festival. This is a very unique festival that only exists here, both spiritual and with many artistic values.

Dinner and overnight in Bac Quang

After breakfast, We will leave Bac Quang and reach Quan Ba. On the way, the delegation conquers and watches Bac Sum slope 7km long. Standing at the top of the mountain, watching the panoramic view of Doc Voi is also wonderful. After arriving in Quan Ba, you will stop at the Quan Ba‘s ​​heaven gate, and enjoy the panoramic view of Tam Son town – Quan Ba.

Evening: Return to the center of Tam Son town, check-in at the hotel, then have dinner at a restaurant there

Check out the hotel, and have breakfast. The driver takes you to Dong Van Stone Plateau. On the way, you can take pictures and visit:

Sung La Valley – is compared to a mysterious “Oasis”. Sung La in Dong Van District, Ha Giang is known and found by many people through the movie “Pao’s Story”.

We’ll stop along the way to visit Pho Bang old town, Pho Cao, Lung Cam culture village of the H’Mong minority

Dinner and Overnight in Dong Van

After breakfast, we will wonder around the Ma Pi Leng passage taking multiple photography stops, following a road meandering through the mountain sides and getting through the Ma Pi Leng passage, overlooking a vertiginous canyon and the Nho Que River gorges further down

Setup takes photo at Lo Lo House

In the afternoon, we will driver to Ha Giang. Dinner and overnight in Ha Giang

After breakfast, we take a drive Bac Ha. On the way, depending on the actual situation, the tour guide will take you to visit local villages, combining rest stops with capture beautiful photos.

After lunch, we drive back to Ha Noi. Overnight in Hanoi

After breakfast, we arrive to Thu Sy Village and “Bần” Village. Thu Sy village is characterized by dark brown tiled roofs, 3-room houses, and rows of bamboo trees. Strolling through the village, you will see elders sitting in front of their house, weaving fish-pots and chatting. In the leisure following harvest time, they weave fish-pots all day long. But before the harvest, they weave only at night.

Free at short leisure after lunch until we transfer to Noi Bai airport for flight to Da Nang. The flight departs at about 17.00 from Noi Bai airport and arrives in Da Nang at 18.20. Then we transfer to hotel in Hoi An. Overnight in Hoi An

Hoi An’s fishermen start their day early, and if you go on this tour, then so will you. Expect pick up at your accommodation around 5.30 am by Mr Huyen. This allows plenty of time to make it to your first tour stop well before dawn. Our day starts in a small fishing village roughly 10 kilometres from Hoi An’s Ancient Town. Here, we’d photograph fishermen unloading their catches and women sorting and bargaining over the seafood haul. This would be followed by breakfast and a trip to a historic fish sauce factory, with a final stop at the local boatyard. The whole tour is done on foot, a great way to take advantage of other photo opportunities along the way. Expect to finish and be back at your accommo After short leisure, we explore the romantic and rustic beauty of Hoi An. Moreover, you will have a great chance to understand more about the local culture, customs as well as hunting the most fabulous views, corners of the ancient town. We will check in at the “Yellow wall” alley then we will cycle around Hoi An Ancient Town to capture the ancient town when it is waking up.dation around 9:30 am.

In the afternoon, we visit Thanh Ha Pottery. Hoi An ancient town is famous for its nostalgic beauty and the traditional craft villages. Thanh Ha Pottery Village is one of the oldest pottery villages in Vietnam. Thanh Ha pottery village still preserves its traditional pottery-making process, which manually shapes pottery by hand and foot pedal without using molds.

Overnight in Hoi An

After breakfast, Discovering Binh Minh fish market at crack of dawn. At the moment of dawn, as the first glimmering rays of sunlight start to shining the ground, the Binh Minh fish market in the namesake commune turns crowded with large crowds of seafood sellers and buyers.

Then, we transfer to Da Nang airport. Free at leisure until the time for your flight back home. Thank you for enjoy the Vietnam Photography Vacation with Minh Huyen Nguyen. Hope to serve you in the next Vietnam Photo Trips.

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