North West 8 days Islamic tour

Day 01 : Hanoi Muslim Tour - Mai Chau Islamic Trip (Halal Lunch, Halal Dinnder)

Depart from Hanoi to Mai Chau, a picturesque valley, home to many hill tribes including the Dzao, Muong and Thai. Arrive in Mai Chau around noon and check into the Thai ethnic homestay in Van Village, inhabited by ‘White Thai’, who predominantly live in this area. Enjoy Halal Lunch will be a typical Thai ethnic meal at the homestay. In the afternoon, take a short walk around the village where you will be welcomed by friendly local people, communicate with them and get to know their traditional lifestyle. Enjoy a traditional dancing show in the evening. Overnight at the homestay

Day 02 : Mai Chau Muslim Tour - Son La Muslim Tour (Halal Breakfast ,Halal Lunch ,Halal Dinner)

After Halal breakfast prepared by your homestay host, you will drive toward Son La, the fifth largest province in Vietnam, located in the far north. Take a short hike to Pa Co village 30km form Mai Chau where you will meet the Black H’mong ethnic group.

Continue the drive past lush tea plantations in Moc Chau. This is an incredible chance to shoot great photos. Cross a bamboo bridge to visit Na Ken village, 80 km from Son La, home to the Black Thai ethnic group. To this day, their houses are built in an ancient structure with thatched roofs shaped like a tortoise carapace and unique decorations called "khau cut" at each end of the ridge. Arrive at Son La in the late afternoon. Overnight at hotel.

Day 03 : Son La Muslim Tour - Dien Bien Phu Islamic Travel (Halal Breakfast ,Halal Lunch ,Halal Dinner)

Today you travel to Dien Bien Phu crossing the Pha Din Pass, the highest and longest pass in Vietnam with an altitude of

1,500m. At the middle of the pass, stop to visit a multiethnic primary school and a village of the White H’mong hill tribe where children in colorful traditional costumes will welcome you with warm smiles. You then drive to Dien Bien Phu, site of the most legendary battle in Vietnam’s struggle for independence from the French in 1954. Visit famous sites of the Indochina War, the Ellianne Hill and the War Museum, which vividly describes the fight. Relics from the battle on display include old French tanks and artillery pieces, and most interestingly a reconstruction of the bunker in which the French commander, Colonel de Castries, surrendered to Viet Minh forces. Overnight at Dien Bien Phu Hotel.

Day 05 : Tam Duong (Halal Breakfast ,Halal Lunch ,Halal Dinner)

Tam Duong is a frontier town situated in a beautiful valley amongst limestone peaks. This place is the home of many hill tribes such as the H'Mong, Man Tien, Lu and Cu Chu people. Authentic in lifestyle and colorful in costumes, most of these tribes have migrated from South China during the 17th 18th century. A full day of trekking through their villages, nestled at the foots of the mountains and hills, enables you to discover the differences among these ethnic groups. Overnight at Tam Duong guesthouse

Day 06 : Tam Duong Muslim Travel - Sapa Islamic Tour (Halal Breakfast ,Halal Lunch ,Halal Dinner)

In the morning, discover the most fascinating cultural activity of hill tribe people, at the local market held every Sunday. You will meet many different minorities from the surrounding regions of Tam Duong that come to exchange their goods and meet friends. This is a great photo opportunity. En route to Lao Cai, you take a hike through Ban Hon, a village of the Lu ethnic group. Lu women take great pride in their shining lacquered teeth and traditional costumes adorned with metal jewelry.

Arrive in Sapa, once a mountainous resort during the colonization by the French. Check into the hotel. Free time to explore the little town with its market and remains of colonial architecture. Overnight at hotel.

Day 07 : Sapa Muslim Travel - Lao Cai (Halal Breakfast ,Halal Lunch ,Halal Dinner)

After breakfast, you visit the local market before leaving the busy town behind. Continue your trek downhill to Cat Cat Village, stop en route at the foot of a magnificent waterfall and at an old hydroelectric plant built by the French during the colonial era in Vietnam. Follow a scenic trail through picturesque terraced rice paddies to reach Muong Hoa Valley, passing through the Black Hmong village Lao Chai and Ta Van, which is inhabited by people of the Giay minority. Transfer to Lao Cai station for the night train to Hanoi. Overnight in the 4 berth soft sleeper cabin.

Day 08 : Hanoi Arrival

Arrive in Hanoi, transfer to your hotel

NORTH WEST VIETNAM MUSLIM TOUR PRICE : Please contact us for the best price

NORTH WEST VIETNAM MUSLIM TOUR PRICE INCLUDED :

Accommodation in hotel or homestay as mentioned in the program

All Halal Meals as mentioned in the program

Airconditioned private vehicles for all transportations

English speaking local guide

Return night train ticket (Hanoi / Lao Cai / Hanoi), train in airconditioned and comfortable cabin (04person/cabin)

Entrance fees.

NORTH WEST VIETNAM MUSLIM TOUR PRICE EXCLUDED :

Tips and personal expenses such as: laundry, telephone, drinks…